we have also coordinated with the senate ag committee which has jurisdiction involving commodities, and holding bipartisan briefings, where all senate staff with representatives of many of the organizations before us today to help our constituents impacted by the fund's downfall. as investigators seek to recover mf global customer funds, and hold accountable those responsible for any wrongdoing this committee will focus our attention on preventing to chaur abuses and -- other critical public policy, use raised by the collapse of mf global. today's hearing provides a unique opportunity to ask an important set of questions. how can we strengthen protections for customer accounts at fcms or broker dealers in, including those firms that hold u.s. customer funds abroad given the size of the short fall in mf global's customer accounts. what should congress understand about the idea of extending to commodity accounts similar insurance protections that are currently available to securities accounts under the securities investor protection act. and how we can continue regulatory oversight and co

after that, the senate ageing committee looks at long-term care. >>> charles colson died this past weekend at age 80. he talked about the white house taping system in 2007. >> kissinger had the right although he abused it. to come into the office without having somebody announce him or take him in. kissinger could just walk in when he wanted to. nixon told him that because of the severity of the foreign policy. feel free to interrupt anything. henry would do it for a trivial reason and one day, nixon was really kind of ticked off at henry for a variety of things and i said, executive office the door, the far door swung open. it was henry. caught a glance. nixon did not appear to look up, but i know he knew it was henry. he immediately said to me i think you're right about that, chuck. i think it's time we use nuclear weapons. everything else has failed. and kissinger stood in the doorway absolutely paralyzed. that's on a tape somewhere. somebody's going to hear that on a tape somewhere, oh, my lord, this nixon was a madman. colson did bring out the dark side. >> hear more about his politic

and later, the senate ageing committee looks at long-term care. >>> now a discussion about the trends in digital media, including the evolution of the internet and its future. the aspen institute and tmg custom media host this event. it's about an hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you all and very much, welcome. this is first in a series of dialogues on the future of content in partnership with charley fire stone's communication program. i want to thank tmg custom media. they are among others that publish the magazine, but really in the forefront of, that they came up for the idea of futures of content and it's our pleasure to thank them for doing it. the event is on our website. aspeninstitute.org. it's also on twitter with a hash tag future of content. and one other quick announcement. our program will be holding a symposium on the state of race in america moderated by juan williams on april 9th at the museum. so see people as you go out if you want to hear more about it. so thank you very much. this is the first of our series. one thing you will notice is you have three guys from the o

and in a little more than two hours the senate aging committee looks at long-term care. >> one thing i always remember my office overlooked the building in the plaza. the plaza there was a day-care center in the plaza. some of the children were killed, others injured. during the recess period they would always come play out here in the plaza and you would hear their voices. so that left a lasting impression, of course, when, they were silenced. my son, a dear friend of his in high school, she had just graduated and was working in the social security office. her father was a good friend of mine. when i got home actually that morning i had three different messages. first of all wanting to know what he could find out about his daughter. secondly that it didn't look good. and the third message when he was crying. >> watch our local content vehicle's next stop, exploring history and literary culture of oklahoma city with special airings, weekend of may 5 and 6 on book tv and american history tv on cspan 3. >> virginia senator jim webb explains his legislation to increase accountability and

the senate ag committee has drafted a bill that voluntarily provides $24.7 billion in deficit reduction. we have eliminated, as you have indicated, madam chairman, four commodity programs, rolled them into one, while saving approximately $15 billion from farm safety net programs. without really disturb iing the safety net. 23 conservation programs are streamlined into 13 while saving nearly $6.4 billion. $4 billion is saved in the nutrition title. 15 program authorizations are eliminated in the rural development title, eltding over $1 billion of authorized spending over ten years. two programs are combined, and another two eliminated in specialty crops. $1.2 billion in mandatory money is transferred to discretionary. and the energy title. five programs are eliminated in the forestry title, reducing authorizations by at least $20 million. and over 60 authorizations are eliminated from the research title, reducing authorizations by at least $770 million over five years. madam chairman, that is $24.7 billion, or if you're writing it in the press, almost $25 billion. and mandatory savings.

what's the average age now of senators compared to in history? >> right about now it's about 62.9 years which is the highest ever. the very first congress in 1789 the average age was 47. it took until the 1840s for that number to top 50. and considering that it was a young man's job, the travel alone to get over, you know, the bad roads and sleeping, five to a bed, in a boardinghouse in the capital city, so top 50s in the mi mid-19th century. and it wasn't about 2005 that it went over 60 for the first time. >> before we run out of time, that tie i know has some relationship to history. what is it? >> well, historians love anniversaries, and this year is the 100th anniversary of the russell senate office building, and we produced a booklet and senate website features on that. and the senate gift shop in an entrepreneurial spirit produced a series of three neckties that pick up the designs that are evident in this wonderful beax arts building. >> i'm trying to find to ask you more appointed senators now than ever before in history. is that true? >>

the united states state senate. and so they began to gravitate in the 1920s, '30s and '40s and the senate becomes the center of the debate. it's the golden age of debate when clay, calhoun and webster speak in the wonderful old senate chamber with the magnificent acoustics. when the first press gallery is established in the senate chamber in 1841, thanks to henry clay, who broke the compromise. and a senate seizes power and seizes attention away from the house of representatives, and never gives it back. in a sense, the senate has remained this unusually powerful body ever since that golden age in the 130s. and by the way, who was the speaker of the house who helped to broker the missouri compromise that made the u.s. senate the powerful body that it is today? it was henry clay, of course. and so that's my introduction to talk about the foundations of the united states senate. and we now have about ten minutes open for questions. and i would be very happy to entertain any questions about anything i said or anything i failed to say. thank you. we have a microphone, too. >> my name is charles thomas. thank you. what role does the sergeant of a

the senator's staff of conducting interviews and a due diligence with regulatory organizations and parties involved in overseeing the mf global in its bankruptcy. we have also coordinated with the senate ag committee which has jurisdiction over america's involvement with commodities for all senate, staff, and representatives before us today to help our constituents impacted. as investigators seek to recover mf global customer funds, and hold accountable those responsible for any wrongdoing, this committee will focus its attention on preventing future abuses and the other critical policy issues raised by the collapse of mf global. today's hearing provides a unique opportunity to ask an important set of questions. how can we strengthen protections for customer accounts? including those firms that hold u.s. customer funds abroad. given the sharp fall from mf global customer accounts, what should congress understand about the idea of extending to commodity accounts similar protections that are currently available to secure the accounts under the investment protector act. and how we can continue to improve regulatory oversight and coordination for large, complex global institutions. they also

the comments of senator nelson. this impacts really all of our states. and ill imagine every member of the ag committee has heard about this issue. as one of only two members i believe who serves both on the ag committee and on the banking committee, i look forward to working with members of the ag committee to try to convince our colleagu colleagues. >> thank you, senator. >> once again, we look forward to working with you. i know this is an issue very important to kansas. so we look forward to working with you. >> thank you. ill just echo na as well. it is banking committee jurisdiction. they asked us not to ard this here. we certainly have the opportunity to do that on the floor. and appreciate your leadership. are there other amendments for this title? >> i'd like to bring up bozeman one. please. thank you madam chair and i'll be really brief. i offer this in a sense of frustration. we want all our food to be nutritional and accessible for all americans specially low and moderate income families. as we per sue these goals as i'm out and about is all i hear about is the heavy handed regula

the senate. the hope is it will bet are draw resources to search for missing children of all ages. it was back in december of 2010 when the 17-year-old from north carolina went missing in baltimore city. an allout search ensued and canned -- continued for months until the body was found last spring. a still unsolved murder, the state can learn from it. >> we need to step up efforts when children go missing to make sure they don't wind up in the same situation. >> reporter: the bill focuses on the front and of the smiles child case. it ensures that law enforcement will coordinate with volunteer groups and coordinate with local, state and national authorities within the crucial first hours of the disapeerchlts the phylicia barnes' law raises the requirement from 14 to 17 years old, measures, the barnes' family supported last month with testimony in annapolis. >> she had no problems with her family. she had no runaway issues, nothing. she was really stereotyped, profiled, stereo typed as a teenager. that was not the case. >> reporter: new this loophole is closed as both the house an t

am more certain, after having served 40 years in government, than i was when i was the idealistic young senator at age 29, i am more confident and convinced that there's no country -- and we want all countries to do well, but there's no country better positioned to lead the world in the 21st century than the united states of america. but only if we stay the course we're on with a strong, smart leadership of president obama, looking forward and not in the rear-view mirror. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you. >>> congress is on break this week. here's a look at american history tv's lineup of programs. beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we follow three photographers who have captured images of the lives and work of three of america's first ladies -- betty ford, barbara bush and laura bush. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, barbara and laura bush talk with doris kearns goodwin. at 10:00 p.m., we'll hear from several women who served as right hands from first ladies from lady byrd johnson to laura bush. watch the role and influence of america's first ladies t

the senator's staff of conducting interviews and a due diligence with regulatory organizations and parties involved in overseeing the mf global in its bankruptcy. we have also coordinated with the senate ag committee which has jurisdiction over america's involvement with commodities for all senate, staff, and representatives before us today to help our constituents impacted. as investigators seek to recover mf global customer funds, and hold accountable those responsible for any wrongdoing, this committee will focus its attention on preventing future abuses and the other critical policy issues raised by the collapse of mf global. provides aring unique opportunity to ask an important set of questions. how can we strengthen protections for customer accounts? including those firms that hold u.s. customer funds abroad. given the sharp fall from mf global customer accounts, what should congress understand about the idea of extending to commodity accounts similar protections that are currently available to secure the accounts under the investment protector act. and how we can continue to improve regulatory oversight and coordination for a large, complex -- for large, complex global institution

another example is the senator just mentioned that in the agriculture arena, they got the message. they have looked at the targets. republicans and democrats on the ag committees in the house and the senate, and they have started and made great progress in coming together in agreement, bipartisan agreement to meet those targets. even though we haven't yet enforced them. there are numerous other examples. my point is simply this. i'm very happy to see us getting an opportunity in a structural way in congress to start deliberating about these issues, while we will also need to continue the negotiations outside of the hearing room and wrout side of the committee room. but i'm encouraged that that process will only last a short time, and we will not be in here putting into effect regular order in such a way that we can actually construct and adopt and put into place a lot of the pieces of what will ultimately be needed. and i'll conclude with this. you mentioned what will happen at the end of the year. as i look at it, and i'm sure i'm forgetting some of it. we have the expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. we have the sequestration coming into effe

the economy. washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> up next on c-span3, a senate aging committee hearing on providing long term care for seniors. then a panel of governors talks about the tax policy at the george w. bush institute. and later, the u.s. institute of peace looks at the future of afghan security after the withdrawal of american troops. >> on thursday, defense secretary leon panetta will give an update on syria's human rights organization. he'll be joined at the house armed services committee by martin dempsey. you can watch live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span3. >> from a colonial era, prohibition to today, drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night live on american history tv. a history of alcohol in america. watch our simulcast back story with the american history guys, host ed ayers regail with tales of beer and spirits in america. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> this senate special committee on aging looked into the finances of long term care for seni

the confederate army. he was offering personal indignity to an aged ex-senator of the united states. all of this alluding to banks and fremont and the rest and so on. the entire efforts of the united and confederate states governments have failed to arrest him. the georgia newspaper, which from afar because it's beloved 12th georgia was from the home papers latitudes, had been doing harm to jackson early, they came around. they similarly reverse field and acknowledged that they had been wrong. jackson's recent victories give us a delight the georgia paper said, we hope he will keep on and give us an apoplexy before he stops. so this quite lunatic had become mighty stonewall. just about overnight. or the overnight of 33 days. a few dozen nights. his newly won stature made him a pseudo purveyor of soap, and it made him the strong right arm for a period of time for the southern confederacy. it made it possible for of richmond. it changed the whole complex of the war and that is why it seems to me he might well deserve attention as the man of 1862. we have by design ten minutes for quest

senate hearing on long-term care for the elderly. then the group citizens against government waste releases their annual report on earmarks and the budget. after that a house hearing on north >> the senate aging committee looked into long-term care for seniors on wednesday. they were addressing the national debt and deficits. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon to everyone and thank you so much for being here. today we are looking at the question of how best to provide and finance long-term care services to the millions of americans who need them while balancing our debt and deficits and our overall financial picture. as we look ahead, we will have to do more with less. we must find better and more efficient ways to provide care because the money simply will not be there. today, we are here to talk about some of the ways to save money without doing material damage to long-term care. the cost of long-term care services, more hundred $300 billion a year, are already massive for taxpayers and families. unless checked, this will continue to grow as our aging population requires more long- term care. medicaid projects $1.90 trillion in long-term care costs in the next 20 years w

traveling across north state since i've been in the senate over the last three years, and i've lived intently to my farmers. i've listened intently to all those in ag industries and all those who are so committed to making sure our children get the food they need to be healthy, and i know that this farm bill is much more than a set of esoteric numbers. it's very much about the decision wes as we are making t economic growth, towards our agriculture industries and the moral obligation with have to our families that are at risk. so as we move forward in this debate, two issues i want to highlight because i feel strongly about them and have significant concerns. first of all, under this current draft, families in new york will lose about $45 a month in their food stamps, which means the third week of the month, many families' childrens will go to school hungry. that's a high concern for me as a mother. not every state has the population that new york state has. we have 20 million people in our state. that means under this draft bill, 300,000 family, going to be affected. that's 300,000 families that may be more food insecure than before and that means

we have also coordinated with the senate ag committee which has primary jurisdiction over matters involving commodities, and be holding a series of bipartisan briefings where all senate staff with representatives of the organizations before us today to help our constituents impacted by the firm's downfall. as investigators seek to recover mf global customer funds and hold accountable those responsible for any wrongdoing, this committee will focus their attention on preventing future abuses and the other critical public policy issues raised by the collapse of mf global. today's hearing provides a unique opportunity to ask an important set of questions: how can we strengthen protections for customer accounts and broker dealers including those firms that hold u.s. customer funds abroad? given the size of the shortfall in mf global's customer accounts, what should congress understand about the idea of extending to commodities accounts similar insurance protections that are currently available to securities accounts under the securities investor protection act? how can, and how we can continue t

the senate. we actually passed the restore act two weeks ago off the senate floor with 56 senators which is almost unprecedented in this day and agee put a place holder of the restore act in their transportation bill and the happy news is, it's going to conference. so if we could get this transportation bill passed which means millions of jobs for americans, the restore act which will dedicate a portion of this to the gulf coast which helps all of america and some other parts in their transportation, it would be a great boost to our economy both the home in the gulf coast and around the country. >> mary landrieu on the case. thank you very much, somer. >> thank you. >>> some news from cuba we wanted to share with you today. two of the young stars of the much talked about cuban film una noche have gone missing and believed to have defected to the u.s. they were en route to the film's premiere at the tribeca film festival in new york and went missing while changing planes in miami. film itself concerns cubans wanting to flee the country. >>> on friday i received a call from alan gross seen there recently in prison with pat leahy vis

the author, f. scott fitzgerald famously noted, there are no second acts in american lives. senator glen vigorously disproved that notion when he reprized his astronaut role at the age of 77. and now "discovery" begins its own second act as an engine of imagination, education and inspiration. as transportation secretary ray lahood said on tuesday when it landed, that was a wow moment in american history, as thousands on the american mall and throughout the capital stood and cheered as "discovery" made its final capital stood and cheeres "discovery" made its final flight. in 2009 i had the great pleasure of introducing senator glenn at the j.h. glenn lecture. we were there to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the apollo program. he said something that struck me then. he noted that in 1969 people all over the world said we, we landed on the moon. that united all cultures across our planet. many, of course, if not most of us have some personal connection to the shuttle program and the "discovery". my own brother dan was a nasa employee for 30 years. and he worked on the "discovery" and the shuttle program from its inception. as president of georgia tech was touched w

the house and senate. it's a bill to draw more resources to immediately search for missing children of all ages. i ensures they will post details of the case online and coordinate with local state and national authorities within the crucial first hours of the disappearance. the phylicia barnes law also raises the requirement for immediate police action from age 14 to 17 years old. the bill requires state officials to publish a list of missing children and annual statistics. >> they -- is that hopefully it will bring more attention and cause media and volunteer groups and law enforcement to focus on children when they go missing in the first few hours because that's the most critical time. >> but this bill named for barnes could be the first named for a missing minority child. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> all right, we are getting reaction on this arrest on our wmar facebook fan page. she writes in saying -- it's not too late for you to weigh in. leave your comments and read what other people are saying, again that's the abc2 facebook fan page. a new york pizza shop gets an unexpected drive thro

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the secret service and u.s. military members were under age. harris? >> harris: i know, iowa's senator chuck grassley, the top republican on the senate judiciary committee wants something more on this. what is he seeking. >> reporter: he wants to know if the scandal is limited to the secret service and military only, or, if some members of the white house team could have been involved, too, in a letter to the secret service director he asks if any, quote, overnight guests are listed in the hotel records for members of the white house communications agency or the white house advanced team and goes onto inquire, quote, who would be reviewing these hotel records, to insure that sensitive information was not compromised. by overnight guests. the white house has said repeatedly, this week, so far none of the team on the ground has been caught up in the scannedled and there is, therefore, no need for an internal investigation. >> harris: and we'll stay on the story, molly henneberg, with the latest. thank you very much. dozens of police officers, forensic experts and fbi agents and even an a

the phylicia barnes law was passed in the house and senate and it's a bill to draw more resources to immediately search for missing children of all ages. it ensures law enforcement will coordinate with volunteer search groups, post details of the case online and coordinate with mobile state and national authorities within the crucial first hours of a disappearance. now if phylicia barnes law also raises the requirement for immediate police action from age 14 to 17 years old. the bill requires state officials to publish a list of missing children and annual statistics. >> the phylicia barnes case brought to light that we really need to step up efforts when children go missing at the outset to make sure they don't wind up? a situation with the tragedy of phylicia barnes. >> now several laws around the country are named for high- profile missing children but this bill could be the first named for a missing minority child. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> news time right now 5:36. and we were the first station to put this story on the website and we are continuing to update it this morning with more information as soon as it become availabl

the house ag committee, they butchered it. the good news is the ryan plan won't go to the senate before the election. if they did take it up, they would be dealing with these cuts to nutrition that would really hammer families in this country and really take away from kids. >> kids. exactly. they want to cut these kinds of programs and think moms should go to work. current law says states should have the option of requiring job training or going out to get a job. one of the options not available to poor women is that they stay home with little children and take care of them. that is not a work for them. this would make it that way. >> congresswoman, thank you. >>> next, running away from ted nugent's vile comments about the president. did say that right? the nra is running away from ted nugent. mitt romney still doesn't have the courage to condemn him? >>> president obama made a historic message yesterday and this photograph has everyone talking. >>> still in the news. today was his big meeting with the secret service after making these comments last weekend. >> if barack obama becomes the president

apparatus of goodness and flavor, bonded together by a perfectly aged, all natural, tasty... gooey... blanket of love. >> the trial of u.s. senatornd presidential candidate john edwards began this week and he as you might know is accused of nearly a million dollars in campaign cash to try to cover up an affair with his mistress during his run for the white house in 2008. so, how are the media treating mr. edwards? >> it's a double standards. since bill clinton and all of his defenders in the media, hey, it's just sex not to worry about it doesn't have effect on the policy this is a character issue which the media are not going to explore because they have character problems of their own. but you know, he was a fair-haired boy. i mean, it's an amazing story. it's got every element you can think of. it's jaw dropping and certainly a media story, but for them to get huffy and puffy in the media this is somehow kind of fidelity is a financial institution is amusing after bill clinton and t bill clinton. >> and i've never been a john edwards fan, and i don't think it's news. the guy is a has-been, he's not running for president and wi

unfortunately far too many in the house and the senate are still living in the dark age when is it comes to basic fairness for women. women in nevada are still shaking their heads in disbelief that in the year 2012 one of the major debates in this congress is whether to restrict access to birth control and now there are those in the house and senate who have voted time and time again against enforcing equal pay for equal work. it's time for this congress to join the rest of us in the 21st century. let's get the paycheck fairness bill on the floor and let's vote yes. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. davis of kentucky for today and for april 27. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. tonight myself and

the south bay where land sits below sea level and large corporate campuses are only protected by small, aging levees. facebook, google and lockheed martin are among the businesses that could be vulnerable to flooding. senator dianne feinstein will call today for a billion dollars in public works projects to rebuild lef anothers and wetlands. >>> two men were shot in the head last night at a fairfield bar near travis air force base called perk's place. one man died at the scene, the other is in serious condition. an argument between two groups got out of control and someone opened fire. investigators say they're looking for more than one suspect. they don't think anyone from the air force base was involved. >>> bar owners in walnut creek will have a chance to vent tonight over a proposed crackdown on their businesses. the city wants all alcohol serving establishments to comply with new performance standards. some say that ordinance would jeopardize their profits and even shut them down. the city has been searching for a solution to a late-night spike in violence at bars in the downtown area. >>> 61-year-old mike marshall was last seen on march 31st when he became separated from a friend while hiking. his bo

the young age of 15. young people today view you as a role model and as an important figure in the history of the civil rights movement. as united states senatorresenting the people of california, i commend your outstanding service to this country. i wish you good health and happiness in the years to come. sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story

the center. f. scott fitzgerald famously noted there are no second acts in american lives. senator glenn dispel that notn whene reprise his after not role on this very shuttle at the age of 77 act as an engine of imagination, education, and inspiration. as secretary of transportation ray lahood said tuesday when it landed, that was a wow moment in american history as people stood and cheered as a discovery made its final flight. in 2009, i had the pleasure of introducing center glen at the john h. quinn electors. or commemorating the 40 it -- 40th anniversary of the apollo program. he said something that struck me. in 1969, people all over the world said we landed on the moon. that united all cultures on our planet. many, if not most of us, have some personal connection to the shuttle program and the discovery. we had an employee for 30 years who worked on the shuttle program from its inception. as president of georgia tech, i was touched when we were presented flags from space in our archives. two were from the discovery. [applause] discovery and all of the space bridging were good at cultures. the astronauts represented a full spectrum of our diverse society and work alon

the defense table in a criminal trial. >> we're talking about john edwards. >> baltimore county taxpayers and parents of school-age children, even c >> jury selection is underway in the trial of former senator you -- john edwards. >> the former democratic presidential candidate john edwards surrounded by cameras. it is a familiar scene, but extraordinary circumstances as he marched into a federal courthouse for jury selection in its federal criminal trial. >> de using given the public opinion that is-you can get a fair trial? >> i'm not going to say anything, thank you. >> he is accused of giving $1 million in donations to quiet his pregnant mistress during his presidential run. he is charged with six counts, including conspiracy, illegal use of campaign contributions, and making false statements. the charges could bring 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. his late wife elizabeth looms large over this case. >> i know that the edwards trial team will be concerned about the fact that people cannot get over the fact that he cheated on his wife while she had cancer and as she was dying. >> edwards publicly admitted what he did was wrong, but insists he did not break the law. instead,

kennedy, civil rights and the vietnam war remember the age when the senate was great. and these are the senators that ira is talking about when he talks about the great senate of that period, hubert humphrey, jacob javits, howard baker, sam ervin, jay william fulbright, william byrd, abraham, robert kennedy, wayne moss, henry jackson, ed muskie, warren magnuson, phill douglas, walter mondale, robert dole, frank church, john sherman cooper, eugene mccarthy, george, margaret smith, richard russell, george mcgovern, william that's mired and barry goldwater. that is quite a cast of characters and those are names i think that many older americans will remember today. of those names, which names pop out to you and which have impressed you the most pacs >> guest: let me say first of full disclosure the narrative of the book focuses on the last years of the great senate, the late 70's and it is backlit by what has happened before. my basic argument is there was a great senator from the early 60's through the 70's so all the people the you indicated were a part of that. the onc

was a new age spiritualist, she truly believed that the baby was the reincarnation of a buddhist monk that had died just before the baby was born and the baby was a combination of the senator's charisma and intellect and her new age spiritualism and was here not just to save the united states but the universe. megyn: does that testimony come into court? >> listen, if rielle hunter takes the stand and apparently she's on the witness list for both the prosecution and the defense, i don't know who wins and i don't know who loses. what i would say is in a criminal case, it is hard to convince 12 people beyond a reasonable doubt of anything. it's hard to convince 12 people that the sky is blue because sometimes the sky is pink and glai and -- gray and black. megyn: especially when lawyers argue over it. >> and in this case you really have to bs sensitive to the law, the facts, the burden of proof, and if i'm edwards, i'm thinking look, i look awful, this is a terribly toxic kind of case, but the government's witnesses are actually not -- >> megyn: equally awful, yeah. thank you sir, good to see you mark. >> good to see you. megyn: coming up, we are not hearing much from washingto

aging stockpile. >> senator, we owe you some answers, and the study to produce those is under way. >> thank you. >> general alexander, as you relate to the responsibilities with cyber, i think you made it very clear that there's a role for the d.o.d., a role for homeland security, a role for our law enforcement agencies, and continuing to find ways to work together is a reduction of stovepiping that has been so predominant in the past. are you comfortable that the agencies that are all trying to work together understand that the important need not to stovepipe and to break down even with some comparable authorities that will go to different agencies, but to continue to work together on this important threat to our country and to our business which is also a threat to our country? >> senator, i do. >> thank you. thank you, gentlemen. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator nelson. senator brown? >> thank you, mr. chairman. general kehler, i was wondering, do you consider the global strike command a pretty valuable -- let me restate that question, i'm sorry. would you consider the ai