tell us the story of grover and frances cleveland. >> grover was law partners and friends with frances'partner father. cleveland supposedly gave him the first a.b. carriage and became a fixture in the house. as she grew up, she started to call him uncle cleve. her father was tragically killed when she was 11 in a carriage accident. money manager,od some people who knew more about the family history said he was a bit of a roague. cleveland stepped in as executor and money manager to help handle the affairs and work with emma to oversee france s'education. >> i read all of these short biographies, and it tells a story that he became interested after getting into the white house on a visit from the mother and daughter, but your tail goes back further. all the time that she was in college, he was sending loads of flowers to her and writing letters constantly. his eye on her for quite a while? >> i think he did. one thing that is interesting, people know little of her history. there -- her alma mater will special about the train them would come so he could come visit her. he did write her letters a

tell us briefly the story of grover and frances cleveland. er cleveland was law partners with francis' father. when oscar and his wife had francis, cleveland supposedly gave them the first baby carriage. she became a fixture in the house. she started to call him uncle cleve. her father was killed tragically a couple days after her 11th birthday in a carriage accident, and oscar was not a good money manager. people who knew more about the family history said he was a bit of a rogue. he actually owed more money than he had in his estate. leave when stepped in as executor and money manager to help handle the affairs and work with emma to oversee francis' education. host: my take away was that his interest -- i read these short biographies -- it tells a story that he became interested after he got into the white house him a visit of mother and daughter, but your tail goes back farther. to the time she was in college, he was sent in bucket loads of flowers to and writing letters constantly. did he have his eye on her for quite a while? guest: i thi

even frances cleveland's everyday clothes were very stylish. a lot of them look like something you could wear now. this is a jacket, wonderful jacket, black with beautiful purple blue velvet. this is a more evening appropriate peace. would've had a matching skirt beautiful waste and sequins netting, slightly more ornate daytime this. this would have a matching collar. again you can wear this with a shirt waist and skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is now up on our website, c-span.org/first ladies and two money for knows -- next program. >> next, former special representative for afghanistan and pakistan in the obama administration, talks about his book "the dispensable nation: american foreign policy in retreat." vali nasr is critical of u.s. foreign policy pursued by president obama and argues that it has diminished america's leadership role in the world. he spoke with judith yaphe of the national defense university on c-span's "after words." >> host: welcome to "after words," and welcome especially vali nasr. it's a treat for me

even frances cleveland's everyday clothes were very stylish. a lot of them looked like omething you could wear now. this is a jacket, wonderful bolero jacket, black with beautiful purple-blue velvet. this is a more evening-appropriate piece. this is a bodice with a matching skirt. you can see the beautiful sequins, netting, beading, slightly more ornate daytime set. this would have a matching color. again, you can wear this with a shirt waist and skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is now available on our website, c-span.org/firstladies. tune in monday for our next program on first lady caroline arrison. >> now innovation, technology and education, panel iths include education secretary arne duncan and education advocate chris paul, a professional basketball player with the los angeles clippers. this is a little less than an hour. >> chris and are you thrilled to be able to ask some questions. usually we have to answer all the hard ones. we'll do it quite happily. i'll start, and we'd love to begin -- hope you guys had the three ama

eastern on the span. >> the public fascination with frances cleveland extends to her close. she was a real fashion icon. women emulate her hairstyle, her clothing. she popularized everything she had ended. this is a dress from the second administration. this is the most right piece of all because this is the inaugural gown. this was her down from 1893. stated her family and became the family wedding dress. this was used by her granddaughters. 'sen frances cleveland everyday" very stylish. a lot of them look like something to wear now. this is a jacket. black with this beautiful purple blue velvet. this is a more evening appropriate piece. a matching skirt. you can see the beautiful lace in sequence. slightly more ornate. this would have a matching color. again, you can wear this with a shirt waisted skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is available on the website. tune in monday for our next program on first lady caroline harrison. >> a conversation on how immigration legislation working its way through the senate could affect the federal budget and the economy. w

then tonight's life first lady program on frances cleveland the first first lady to be married in the white house. later president obama takes part in the memorial day services at arlington national cemetery. >> over the next hour, we'll look at some of our first ladies and the places that influenced their lives part of our history series first ladies influence and image. our program on martha washington includes visit to the washington homestead. >> it's clear that after martha arrives at mt. vernon in april, there's a lot of management that she has to do. when she marries george washington she brings with her 12 house plays and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. these are slaves not producing crops which is where your income is coming from. they are doing things like cooking, serving the table, cleaning the house, doing laundry. this is not productive labor in the sense that it's not producing income. so she brings the those slaves with her and she brings financial resources to the marriage as well as her managerial skills makes mt. vernon a successful operation and makes

grover cleveland, frances cleveland. this week on "q&a," cofounder and publisher of the website recognized with the 2013 peabody award for outstanding achievement in electronic media. >> tom goldstein can you remember when you named scotus blog and why? >> i think it was the very first day when we imagined hey what if we created a website my wife amy and i who is the editor it supreme court of the united states, there was this thing called blogging, we called scotus blog. >> why is what you're doing necessary? >> it's amazing the supreme court is really important institution. everybody got to agree with that to the healthcare decision to affirmative action and same sex marriage. yet with all the coverage of congress and the president, there was no place that was paying complete attention to what the justice was doing. >> why do you think there's so little interest on the part of the general media and

the wife of frances cleveland as we continue our servers -- series of first wiveladies. >> i do not underestimate the difficulty of doing this option of thisest ever -- option because it is never been done before. our job is to make sure they are adhering to the law, that we're in a constant communication so our intent is clear, that we want as much of the spectrum be made available for sale in the auction as possible so we can build out more wireless infrastructure. >> or in congress member on the fcc spectrum auction and other communications issues in front of congress. tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> president obama heads to an arlington national cemetery for laying a wreath of the tomb of the unknown. a discussion about the employment picture for veterans for joining us, randy plunkett. thank you for joining us. guest: military.com and kyrgyz military and veterans to stay connected and stay informed. we have about 10 million members and our website it's about 6 million visits a month. host: is it an offshoot of monster.com? guest: it is. it sponsors concern to better your life.

the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies, live tonight at 9:00 easternon c-span, c-span 3, c- span radio, and sees and outdoor. -- c-span.org shot of the tomb the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. live ceremony, wreathlaying ceremony taking place at 11:00 today with president obama and participation. you can see that on c-span. thefocus this morning for remainder of the day, we will take a look at veterans issues in our first guest joins us, responding, with the u.s. naval academy. fleming, with the u.s. naval academy. he has written a book. welcome. the state goes on, several issues dealing with the military as we speak. how would you give your assessment as far as how the military has fared over these recent news that we've heard over the last few weeks but things going on within it? guest: things are not looking quite as good as it might how much of put it mildly. we have a problem with the sexual assault. read the newspapers for the past year, and we have had we're should scandal after leadership scandal. and all the services, there have been

[applause] >> the public's fascination with frances cleveland she was a fashion icon they emulated her hairstyle and clothing and this is a dress from the second administration and in a way the most prized piece is the inaugural gown from 1893 and it stated the family and became the family wedding dress and was used by her granddaughter's. even her every day clothes were very stylish it would likely something you would wear now. the jacket, a bolero jacket with beautiful felt it coming this is more evening appropriate, the bodies had a matching skirt with the beautiful lace anc plans and netting and a daytime best with a matching color, and this could be war with the short waisted skirts. >> >> host: welcome to after words especially vali nasr it is a treat after seeing you all long time away. it is great to have you here and i did enjoy your book for different reasons i would go through that but thank you very much for coming here today. vali nasr is here with us from johns hopkins school of the advance studies and author of the book "the dispensable nation" american foreign policy in

even frances cleveland's everyday clothes were very stylish.a lot of them looked like something you could wear now. this is a jacket, a wonderful bolero jacket. black with this beautiful purple-blue velvet. this is a more evening- appropriate piece. and this is a bodice -- would have had a matching skirt. you can see the beautiful lace and sequins, netting, beading. slightly more ornate daytime vest. this would have a matching collar. again, you can wear this with a shirt, waist, and skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is now available on our website cspan.org/firstladies. and tune in monday for our next program on first lady caroline harrison. >> a discussion now on the use twitter in journalism. the panelists includes a former iranian hostage, the new york post editorial page editor, and a seattle-based ejection journalist to cover the arab spring at the university of called -- seattle-based ejection journalist to come -- who covered the arab spring. at the university of colorado boulder. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome all o

even frances cleveland's everyday clothes were very stylish. lot of them look like something that you could wear now. this is a jacket. black with a beautiful purple- blue velvet. this is more of an evening- appropriate piece. you can see the beautiful lace and sequins. daytime more ornate vest. this would have a matching color. -- collar. >> our conversation about frances cleveland is on our website. tune in on monday for her next first lady, carolyn anderson. -- caroline harrison. olivier knox is the chief washington correspondent for yahoo! news, and he brings us inside the operation. we are looking at the d.c. news bureau. caller: thanks for having me. we ask about seeing what is behind you, why did yahoo! get into the news business? guest: one of our co-founders, one of the first items they put up had to deal with jerry garcia's debt. we have been cultivating an audience ever since. that is continuing with the incredible partnership with abc. the idea is to provide people who come to the site with the information they need and want, keep t

event frances cleveland's everyday clothes were stylish. a lot of them look like they could be worn now. this is a jacket. a wonderful bolero jacket. block with a beautiful purple blue velvet. this is a more evening appropriate piece, and this is a bodice, with a matching skirt. and this would have a matching color. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is available on our web site, c-span2.org/first ladies. >> next, pulitzer prize-winning author david rhode discusses his book: beyond war: reimagining american influence in a new immediatele east." >> thank you, and thank you for this book store, and i appreciate everybody coming here i'm honored to be here. i want to ask you to be patient with me. this is only the second time i've talked about this book. just came out last week. so this might be a little rough tonight but hopefully we'll get through this well together. there are also many of my good friends here so that makes my extra nervous, and -- can you hear me? >> i can -- there we go. all right. i won't repeat anything i said beca

the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first lady live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span 3 and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> on the next "washington journal," we'll discuss the enforcement of tax-exempt laws with marcus owens a former director of the i.r.s. division. ken walsh senior white house correspondent will discuss his new book" prisoners of the white house" about the lives of u.s. presidents in office and the white house bubble. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> earlier this month, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords received the profile encourage award at a ceremony in boston. our coverage began with journalist al hahn introducing caroline kennedy. this is 15 minutes. >> we have a very high power committee which we know earlier, there are senators and there are house members, republicans and democrats, ceo's some of america's greatest lawyers even newspaper editors. all of those us know who our leader is. see inherited her father and mother's intelligence, charm, grace and diplomacy. her heart and sou

the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies. >> now, president obama in moore, oklahoma to survey the damage of last weeks for nato. -- last week cost tornado. he spoke to reporters near what was left of the elementary school where several

. >> the life of frances cleveland as we continue to look at the life of first ladies. this morning, we focus on veterans and military issues. naval academy professor bruce fleming talks about his book, of bridging the military's civilian died and issues facing the armed forces. then the national military family association a span -- explains how the federal government prepares the families who are heading overseas. later, randy plunkett, looks at the availability of jobs for veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. host: alive you of the tomb of the unknown this memorial day. president obama has their for a wreathlaying ceremony. there for a wreathlaying ceremony. we will take a look at various aspects of veterans issues. our first half-hour, we are interested in thoughts from you on how to best honor fallen veterans. here's how you can participate. if you want to give us a call -- if you want to reach out to us onia

for the next -- une in monday on the program about frances cleveland.ost: we are back with congressman frank wolf republican of virginia serves on the appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice and science investigation he into the benghazi attack. with the begin oklahoma tornado what should the and nse be from congress how quickly should congress act? do youity there even should be you think there should be emergency aid? guest: my heart goes out to the people. the news last night and this morning. i think there ought to be a response. supported the effort with regard to sandy. i think that there has to be response andmental i would urge every individual to sort of do what they can. you look at the devastation and death, there but of god it could hit any region. realize d parts of new jersey that had never had storms there will be a federal response and should be and hopefully there will be an where we response help the people. and an't but watch particularly the school and hospital. ing.s devastate host: the president will address the nation at

. >> the public's fascination with frances cleveland -- she was a real fashion icon. they emulated her hairstyle and clothing. everything that she had ended. this is a dress from the second administration, the most prized piece of all because this is the inaugural route -- down, and it stayed in her family and became the family wedding dress. this was used by her granddaughters. every day -- she was very stylish and a lot of these look like something that you would wear now. --s is a wonderful jacket with beautiful velvet -- this is a more even inappropriate piece. there would have been a matching skirt. and this sequence -- is slightly more ornate. this would have a matching collar. with a can wear this shirt waist and skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is now available on our web site. tune in monday for the next program on caroline harrison. now, today's white house briefing with secretary jay carney. the justice department subpoena of fox news reporters and reports that a u.s. drowned killed a tell -- grdrone a taliban leaders. this is about one hour.

again you can wear this with a shirt waist and skirt. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is now available on our website, c-span.org seized --/first lady's. >> some news this morning. minnesota congresswoman michele bachman announced that she will not run for reelection in 2014 in a video on our website, congresswoman bachmann said quote this decision was not impacted anyway by the recent inquiries into the activities of my former presidential campaign, and quote. earlier this year a former campaign aide filed a complaint with the federal elections commission claiming the lawmaker made in improper payments to an iowa state senator who was the state chairman for 2012 presidential run. >> earlier this year, the commonwealth club of california hosted a discussion on ways consumers and companies can share products and information while also spending less money. we heard from the cofounders of to internet publishing companies during this 65 minute discussion. >> it's hard to imagine any other way of satisfying our needs and desires. when consumers buy less stuff, the economy suffers.

the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies. >> now, president obama in moore, oklahoma to survey the damage of last weeks for nato. -- last week cost tornado. he spoke to reporters near what was left of the elementary childrenere several were killed. he spoke for about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, a picture is worth a thousand words. what we are seeing here gives you some sense of what the people of moore and oklahoma have been dealing with over these last days. there are a couple of acknowledgment that i want to make. let me begin by just saying that whenever i come to an area that has been devastated by some natural disaster like this i want to make sure everyone understands i'm speaking on behalf of the entire country. everywhere. fellow americans are praying with you. they are thinking about you. they want to help. i am just a messenger here, letting everybody here knows that you are not alone. obviously, the damage is hard to comprehend. our hearts go out to the families who have been impacted including those who have loved ones wh

[video clip] >> the public's fascination with frances cleveland extended to her clothing. was a real fashion icon. women emulated her hairstyle and clothing. she popularizer everything she had. this was a dress from the second administration. this is the most prized piece of all because this is the inaugural gala. this was from 1893. it stayed in her family and became a family wedding dress. this was used by her granddaughters. even her everyday clothing were very stylish. a lot of them looked like something you could wear now. at, a wonderful bolero jacket, black with beautiful purple and blue velvet. this is a more even inappropriate piece. haveis a bodice that would had a matching skirt. beautiful lace and sequins, beating, slightly more ornate daytime vest. this would have a matching collar. you can wear this with a shirtwaist and skirts. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is available on our web site, c-span.org. programday for our next on first lady caroline harrison. monday.h >> "washington journal" continues. host: we welcome back to the table the vice presid

monday, we get a closer look at frances cleveland. our website has more about the first lady's including including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies and we are all spring a special edition of the book " first ladies of the united states of america," comments from noted historians, and thoughts from michelle obama on , nowole of first of ladies identified -- now available for $12.95 less shipping. -- plus shipping. >> c-span, created in 1979, brought you as a public service by your television provider. click c-span talked with members of fema as they walked through a neighborhood of oklahoma, registering homeowners for federal assistance affect it by the tornado. you will hear from two members of the team as they talk about the process which includes the ability to register applicants on site via a mobile app. rex my name is ronnie. >> bob. >> you said you were registered? there are some survivors. for anything that is needed. >> expl

even frances cleveland everyday closer very stylish. a lot of them looked like something you could wear now. , black withcket this beautiful purple-blue velvet. this is a more evening appropriate piece. this is a bodice that would have had a matching skirt. you see that people seek wins -- sequins. daytime vests. this would have had a matching color. -- collar. on francestions cleveland is available on our website, and tune in monday for the next program on caroline harrison. this morning we took inside ! newserations of yahoo nd it expansion into d.c. host: olivier knox is the chief washington correspondent for yahoo! news, and he brings us inside the operation. we are looking at the d.c. news bureau. caller: thanks for having me. host: before we ask about seeing what is behind you, why did yahoo! get into the news business? guest: one of our co-founders, one of the first items they put up had to deal with jerry garcia's death. we have been cultivating an audience ever since. that is continuing with the incredible partnership with abc.

even frances cleveland everyday closer stylish. a lot of them looked like something you could wear now. here's a jacket. black with this beautiful purple blue velvet. this is a more even inappropriate piece. this is a bodice with a matching skirt. see the beautiful laces sequence, net income of beating, slightly more ornate daytime fast. this would have a matching collar. he could wear this is a sheer waste and skirt. if >> thank you for this bookstore. i appreciate everyone coming here tonight. is such a great institution in great thing for the city and country and i'm honored to be here to make us really appreciate it. want to ask you to be patient with me. this is only the second time i've talked about this book. picking on speaks, so this might be wrote hopefully will get get through this together. there's also many good friends here so that makes me extra nervous. can you hear me? [inaudible] how about this? fairytale. all right. okay, i want repeat anything i said because there wasn't any point to it at all. i do feel it is n

tune in monday for our next program on first lady frances cleveland. >> treasury secretary jack lew says he has directed the new acting irs commissioner to conduct a thorough review of the tiger -- irs targeting of conservative groups. these comments came during a senate banking committee hearing on implementing dodd frank financial regulations and the findings of the financial civility oversight council's annual report. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning. i will call this hearing to order. i'd like to start by sending my thoughts and prayers are with the families of moore, oklahoma. it is a difficult time as families mourn the loss of loved ones and begin rebuilding their community. today we welcome secretary jack lew to the committee for the first time since he was confirmed. while this committee lacks jurisdiction over the irs, i am more personally expressing my sincere disappointment and anger regarding the recent revelation that some irs employees returning little -- were targeting political organizations. politics has no faith at the irs. i commend secretary lew and pr

watch monday for our next program on first lady frances cleveland. continues.journal take ourwednesday, we look at recent magazine articles as part of our spotlight on magazine series. today the front cover of of the bloomberg businessweek -- joining us from new york, nick summers, covers wall street for bloomberg. you write about a vote that took place yesterday in florida on whether or not jamie dimon should continue on in his dual roles as ceo and chairman. what happened? guest: he won big time. it was a lot of speculation he was going to lose his vote and he might have to give up his role as chairman as a result. the same issue was voted on last year at the shareholders' meeting. it's got 40% support. that was before everyone knew the full extent of the fullwhlae -- the full extent of the london whale losses. he wonl. only 32% of shareholders voted flip those roles. -- he won. a massive win for jamie dimon. host: the headlines very because of another vote that took place. the front page of the wall street journal, there headline -- and the washin

a closer look at the life of a frances cleveland, live on memorial day on c-span and, c- span 3, and c-span radio. our website has more about the first lady's including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partners at the white house historical association. in the whiteife house during each of their tenure. we're offering a special edition of "first ladies of the white house of america." it is now available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/products. >> in 1848 we have an unusual and remarkable situation here. suddenly, gold is discovered and the reason why the cantonese were the first to hear about it is because there were already some chinese here. in a flash, thousands of men began to board ships to hit the gold mountain, which california was ago -- known as then, the gold mountain. there were tales of men walking looking for gold and filling their pockets. it sound extreme and fabulous, but since no one was looking for it, no one saw it. quickly the surface gold was all cannot -- all picked up. 120,000 people showed up in one

tune in on monday for her next program from c-span2 the features frances cleveland. >> a senate panel released a report showing how these subsidiary companies allow the company to avoid the pain u.s. taxes. they were on capitol hill in questions before a senate subcommittee hearing on investigations. chairman is senator carl levin of michigan. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. before we begin, i know that we are all heartbroken because of the tragedy in oklahoma. we want those communities and families and individuals who are affected to know that they are not alone. they are not going to face this alone and america mourns with you and we will help you rebuild. the subcommittee meets today to hold a second hearing to examine how the u.s. based multinational corporations use loopholes in the tax code to move profits to tax havens and avoid paying u.s. taxes. in september, we examined two case studies. the study of how microsoft corporation shifted profits for u.s. customers from the united states to an offshore tax haven. also a study of how he

the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies, live monday night at nine eastern on c-span, c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the u.s. senate is about to meet. senators began the day with about an hour of general speeches. at 10:30 a.m. eastern they turn to a judicial nomination for the u.s. appeals court. the senate will vote on moving the nomination forward and then a vote on a farm bill a minute. senator bernie sanders requires cynically engineered food is labeled as such. several other amendments are pending to the farm bill. the house is in. they take up the student loan bill debate on that on c-span, and now the senate here on thesidin c-span2.g senate will come to order. today's opening prayer will be offered by rabbi michael beals, congregation beth shalom this wilmington, delaware. the guest chaplain: let us join together in prayer. let us join together in prayer. ribbonolam -- master of the universe: we send our first words of prayer to the residents of moore, oklahoma. may it be your will that those who are missing be found alive and be cared for

. >> our conversation on frances cleveland is available on our website.r our next program. >> and next up, we will take you to a meeting of the national transportation safety board. two weeks ago, among the recommendations was reducing the threshold of drunk driving from the 50 states and district of columbia from .08 2.05 -- to .05. you will see some of the comments from the chairman, who was at the meeting, obviously. at it it -- at 8:30, we will hear from you. we will open up our phone lines. we have also posted the question on facebook this evening, facebook.com/c-span. should it be .08, the current level, or .05, the recommended level by the ntsb. a number posting already. 47% for changing the law across the country. 22% keeping it -- 47% the current law. 22 votes to change the recommendations. that is just what they are. recommendations. they are not a lawmaking body in that regard. they can make recommendations and incentivize states. let's go first up to the comments of the ntsb traffic safety director, who lays out not only the .05 standard that

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the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies, live sunday night at 9:00 eastern, c- span3, c-span radio and c-span .org. >> what happened in the senate for three consecutive years, we do not even consider a budget resolution. i serve on the budget committee for eight years. throughout history, since 1974, many years where budget resolution is not pass. but three consecutive years, and this is finally the fourth, the house and senate has not reconciled their differences. this is supposed to be done by april 15. so congress is required to pass a budget and complete that process by april 15. here we are. they don't think they have to bother with it. it is no wonder everything has gotten so distorted and out of whack. sequestration, the automatic cuts, right? you have major debt, we have national debt, we are in uncharted territory. >> former republican senator olympia snowe on the current state of congressional read bob. tonight at 9:00 on "afterwards." 2's bookkend on c-span tv. "> "washington journal continues. host: rob levinson is with bloomberg government here

the lice that the life of frances cleveland as we continue our series on first ladies, i've monday eightmonday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org. "> " washington journal continues. yehle is a reporter for environment anal issues. whate we dig into sequestration cuts are meaning for national parks, give us a sense of who runs the national park service. is thejohn jarvis director. it is all under the department of interior. there are more than 400 parks across the country, and each of them are pretty individual. they each have their own budget. they each decide how to spend that budget. they have to follow certain rules and all of that, but they are all under the national parks service, but there is a lot of individuality. host: what do national parks have in common, and what are some surprising differences? guest: there are going to be rules. this is about conserving some of the great eye logical and -- biological and geographical features of this country for generations to enjoy. but they also have a lot of different features. ,ou got geysers, mountains forests, redwoods, ev

the life of frances cleveland as series on firstsurre ladies.y 70 years since the global conflict ende., rememberingle are those who served. now more about the u.s. military is a look at the availability of jobs for service members returning from iraq and afghanistan. this is a half hour. >> it encourages veterans to stay informed. our website it's 6 million villages a month. host: is it an offshoot of monster.com? guest: it is. it sponsors concern to better your life. military.com is along the same lines. host: when some leaves service and going into the job market, what are some of the key issues they face as they make that transition? guest: we've had that discussion since the war of 1776 ended. people say, what are your plans? some of the issues that face military folks is they don't take a step back and figure out what they're interested in, what they wanted to win a innocence grow up or get out. a lot capitulate to whatever their skills are in the military or network with other veterans for jobs. one of the big questions that they come to

tune in next monday for our program on frances cleveland. >> a senate homeland security subcommittee released a report showing how apple subsidiary companies in ireland about the company to avoid paying u.s. taxes on some of its profits. senator rand paul said he believes apple is being unfairly targeted. you can see his remarks at c- span.org. here is some of what he said. by our forended chilean dollar government bullying, and badgering one of america's greatest success stories. tell me one of these politicians up here who does not minimize their taxes. some a chief financial officer you would hire if you did not try to minimize your taxes legally. done iswhat apple has illegal. i am offended by a government that uses the irs to bully parties and by a government that convenes a hearing to bully one of america's greatest success. . i'm offended by this -- by the spectacle. it may want to be on trial, it should be congress. i think the committee should apologize to apple. i think the congress should be on trial for creating a bizarre tax code that runs into the tens of thousands of p

. >> the conversation on frances cleveland is now available on our website, c-span.org / first ladies. and monday for our next program on first lady caroline harrison. this year's profile in courage award ceremony hosted by the jfk presidential library hosted -- honored former arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords in recognition of a political, fiscal, and personal sacrifices in advocating for a reduction in gun violence. gabbie giffords was seriously injured in a 2011 shooting w gabbie giffords was seriously injured in a 2011 shooting when a lone gunman opened fire in a meeting constituents in tucson, arizona. from boston, this is 20 minutes. >> we have a very high-powered committee which we noted earlier, senators and house members, republicans, democrats, ceos, some of america's greatest lawyers, the most distinguished law school. even newspaper editors, not distinguished, but never in doubt. but all of this to all of us know who our leader is. she inherited her father and mother is intelligence, charm, grace, and diplomacy. her heart and soul, this magnificent place and this m

frances cleveland, live monday night at 9:00. michael donley and chief of staff mark welsh briefed reporters today at the pentagon. they talked about sequestration spending cuts, the f-35 joint strike jet, operations in the asia-pacific region. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. to welcomeileged michael donley and the air force chief of staff to the pentagon briefing about the state of the air force. i would be remiss of i did not mention today is likely his last presss briefing. he took the job as secretary during a difficult time and has worked over the last five years to lead the air force. he has been at the helm leading the world's greatest air force during two wars and countless military operations. at the nuclear enterprise and establish a program of record. he has been a champion of our airmen and families, that with spouses, engage in support groups, and visited members around the globe. he is a steady and humble public service for those of you who , one ofn him in action incredible dedication. he is a leader comm

cleveland. >>> and now some big headlines from other parts of the world tonight, in our "world news" gps. we start in france. the strongest proof so far that a new virus like sars can be transmitted human to human. 18 people have died so far from the virus, but now officials say a french man has been diagnosed with it after sharing a hospital room with a patient who suffers from it as well. >>> and in mexico city, teeming with almost 20 million people, a volcano near the capital causing trouble. spewing steam half a mile high, even shaking during the night, signs that it could erupt soon. police and soldiers have closed off a seven-square-mile section around the volcano in case it does erupt and authorities are preparing shelters for people who may be forced to evacuate. >>> back here at home, a burst of wild whiplash of spring weather. a heat wave in the west, a cold snap in the east. would you believe, a traveling avalanche of ice in american backyards? abc's ginger zee shows us the wild weather today. >> it's really pushing in. >> reporter: creeping and crawling, residents watch helplessly as the blob of