o'keefe. >> guest: simon & schuster is the publisher. i think the best is sunlight, publicity, just like how i described journalism as an effort to empower the american people, i think the best way to protect myself is certainly through exposure. it is through letting people know what is going on. it is not really the direct threats that we have to worry about. it is the indirect threats, it is the lawsuit. lawsuits. it is the prosecutions. there is one case back in new hampshire that we just did for a for your request into some of what the state department of justice talks about. they were working with federal agents, the fbi, the department of justice in massachusetts. federally they are trying to come and shut this down. so they have tried to wear us down through the legal system. and that is what this book is all about you can make this difference it is good that the people have that information and i hope that we get more information out there as well. >> we're talking about the legal hur

what else are you seeing, ed o'keefe? >> guest: we chased senator menendez to an elevator, he didn't have much to say. so we're -- this is what we do. we start to chase lawmakers to see if they're going to tell us anything. he was not willing to say much, so we go back in pursuit of others. but at least two have left, that suggests that we're nearing the end of this meeting and at least at a point where they feel they can step out and maybe is are being dotted, ts being crossed. >> host: ed o'keefe, we'll let you do your other job, but we appreciate your time and perspective. >> guest: steve, thanks. yeah, no problem. >> host: of course, you can read his work online at washingtonpost.com. we'll continue to monitor the situation. if any of the senators come to the podium, we will take you there live n. the meantime, we'll use this opportunity to get your calls and comments. you can also join us on our twitter page. the hashtag, by the way, is c-spanchat, and bonnie has the point. she writes: if you want to filibuster, have

james o'keefe?uest: the publisher is simon & schuster, and in terms of protection and safety and edward snowden, i think the best protection is sunlight, publicity. just as i described journalism as an effort to bring power back to the people, the best effort to protect myself is certainly through exposure, leading people know what is going on. it is not really the direct threats you have to worry about -- it is the lawsuits, the justice system, the prosecution, the indictment. back in new hampshire, we did a public records request into what they were trying to do with us. they were trying to shut us down, ending with federal agents, the fbi, the department of justice in massachusetts to shut our voter fraud exposÉs down. they have tried to wear us down through the legal system and that is what this book is about, overcoming that, surviving that, and i hope it will inspire people that you can make a difference despite the overwhelming obstacles working against you. edward snowden is its own pandora'

hey, we're here with kevin o'keefe.e been doing this a while. >> 15 years. >> reporter: you like coming out here to do it? >> i do. >> reporter: it's a great charity event. you guys are like rock stars out here. >> oh, yeah. we get to see all the people watching us -- >> reporter: gathering around there just all kinds of crowds probably following you throughout the day. >> yeah. we walk out, we show them the product. they really like that when we do it. >> reporter: you have another job that works out well with what you do stayed. >> i'm a tired fire sprinkler installer. i -- i'm a retired fire sprinkler installer. >> we have a metal roof today. >> reporter: so that should be okay. heading out to the gilroy garlic festival or around the bay area today we are going to see cooler weather. we are seeing more low clouds and fog sweeping in onshore today. so it's a little bit cooler if you are headed out the door. we have even seen drizzle at the coastline. then as we head in toward the afternoon, we'll see a lot of sunshine

ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed many of the details of the telephone and internet surveillance programs. were these two programs the extent of what you and senator udall were talking about or have they not yet been disclosed but you think americans would be stunned to learn about? >> you are not allowed to tap the truth out in morse code for these rules. i do have to stick to what senator udall and i have stated on the public record. when i did indicate that i thought the public would be stunned and angry when they learned how the patriot act was being interpreted, i was talking about the bulk collection of the phone records of millions and millions of law-abiding americans. with respect to other approaches, what i can say is under the patriot act the government's authority to collect is l

called them but in but november 2010 resaw the event -- artillery shelling so they built up suspicious o'keefe abilities then kikuyu's them. but the north koreans actually developed to sell to iran because of the smallest that operates well in shallow and muddy waters and the tree in the northern limit line it is a special operations force so it is a marine. but most people we have military guys here in the audience would acknowledge self korea artillery is as good as america's and a lot of it is digitally reproduced so why is the old soviet artillery able to attack the south korean island but they cannot even strike back as quickly as they want because they pleiad ridiculously for this and they could overwhelm by putting artillery right across the floor all the way will tell you that ain't going to happen again. the south koreans are ready for those attacks now which is interesting about this but the succession process and a few months after this happened both were exhibited to said genius of someone in the military but someone who hawk will have to tell me and how to apply it to put you real

michael o'keefe of the new york "daily news" says it's the o.j.t pulls us in. >> we're drawn to o.j. because he's been in the public eye for you know, going on 40 years now. and we really seen a spectacular rise and a spectacular fall in his life. >> america first took widespread notice of simpson when he sprang into the nfl in 1969. the heisman trophy winner out of usc with an electric smile and catchy name. who would later be nicknamed juice. playing on bad buffalo bills teams didn't diminish the attraction. simpson became the first running back to gain 2,000 yards in season. several all pro years followed. then he became david beckham before beckham. a transcendent sports and marketing icon. the hertz ads from the '70s live on in youtube. >> go, o.j., go! >> hertz, the superstar in rent a car. >> we want to be like o.j., we did the o.j. run through the crowded airport like did he in those hertz commercials. >> he crossed seamlessly into hollywood, with roles in movies like "the towering inferno." and the "naked gun" trilogy. on screens big and

then james o'keefe on his book "breakthrough." later, and our spotlight on magazine series, fred kaplan of the m.i.t. technology review discusses the capability of u.s. drones. late tuesday the white house announced it would delay for one year part of its affordable health care act, the so-called employer mandate that requires businesses with 50 or more workers to provide health insurance or pay a fine. good morning on this wednesday, july 3, 2013. we will begin with your thoughts on the president's decision to postpone that mandate until 2015. the phones --

. >> sean o'keefe was -- >> he was the acting secretary of the navy.ho is qualified, makes no difference what the background is. think i'm qualified for this job. whether i am or not, historians will have to tell. i love my work. working y people enjoy for me. make them -- my job is to facilitate success. i make them the best place to work. allowed them to make us the best place to work in government. > you mentioned chris casady earlier having been in iraq and afghanistan? and he's now -- he's an now. aut >> where is he now? >> on the international space station. a navy seal. happen?oes that >> well, he was -- he wanted to be an astronaut. to chris about whether this was a lifelong dream of his. one time,number -- at half of our astronauts were active duty military. walks of life all from all over the military. when a military test pilot i applied for the space program and i was picked up. my 14-year career n loan to nasa from the marine corps. nasa reimbursed for the salary. but the marine corps, they -- me go for 14 years. and then i went back. spac

sean owe keefe -- >> sean o'keef had been acting director of the navy.you have a person who is qualified, it doesn't matter if they are enlisted or not. i love my job. my job is to facilitate their success, to make them the number one place to work in government. one thing i have done is make them the best place to work, and allowed them to make us the best place to work in government. >> you mentioned chris cassidy having been in iraq and afghanistan, and he's an astronaut now. where is he now? >> he is on the international space station. he's a seal, a navy seal. >> how does that happen? >> well, he wanted to be an astronaut. you know, i haven't talked to chris about whether this was a life-long dream of his. we have a number of -- at one time about half of our astronauts were active duty military. they come from all walks of life nd from all over the military. i was a military test pilot when i applied for the space program and i was picked up. i went all the way through my 14-year career on my own from the marine corps. nasa reimbursed for my salary,

congressional reporter for politico, sung minh kim, and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thanks for joining us, guys. >> great to be here. >> ed, you heard the president on immigration. is immigration reform yet another effort that is going to fail in the house? >> well, you know, it's still pretty early in the process, in the house. they are just really starting to debate this in a bigger way. already, you've seen five different bills related to immigration approved by various committees, and it's believed that there'll be at least one more. we got word on friday that republicans are now beginning to work on a bill that would deal with the children of undocumented immigrants. it's not quite like the dream act that was defeated a few years ago, the elements of which are in the senate bill, but they do believe they want to find a way to sort of establish a way for those children to perhaps seek legal permanent residence and perhaps become u.s. citizens at some point. majority leader cantor has talked about that for quite some time. but at this point, it looks like settlin

ed o'keefe is a congressional reporter for "the washington post." >> you are one of the most vocal opponents. in march you raise the red flag for many of us when you wrote a letter with senator udall. americans would be stunned to know the extent of summit this government ease dropping. this is before edward snowden came out and revealed many of the details of the telephone and internet surveillance programs.

on the next "washington journal, duane matthews" on higher education. .nd james o'keefe frank of m.i.t. technology review discovers -- discusses his recent article. plus, we will take your calls, e-mails, and tweaks. 7:00 a.m.ing at eastern on c-span. california voters in 2008, proposition eight banned same-sex marriages in the state. in 2010, a federal judge ruled the amendment is unconstitutional and the ruling was upheld in the supreme court. last week, the court ruled proposition eight backers lacked funding to end the 2000 a law. same-sex marriages can continue in the state. here are the march oral arguments in the case. >> we'll hear argument this morning in case 12-144, hollingsworth v. perry. mr. cooper? >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court -- new york's highest court, in a case similar to this one, remarked that until quite recently, it was an accepted truth for almost everyone who ever lived in any society in which marriage existed -- >> mr. cooper, we have jurisdictional and merits issues here. maybe it'd be best if you could begin with the standing i

and the senate democratic leader, according to ed o'keefe, remind defiant in his attempt to change the senate rules. he spoke today in an event that we cord. -- we covered, and the debate between senators reid and mcconnell as what is now referred to as the nuclear option, changing the senate filibuster rules. we're waiting for senators to come out of the meeting. matt is on the independent line, good evening, pennsylvania. >> this is just a classic example of how both parties are to blame, and i would like to address mr. reid's comments. i think that -- i didn't catch his whole speech but he says this is about the constitution, and i'd like to know where the in the constitution it talks about filibusters in article one or article one section a, and parliamentary procedures is roberts results of order. i'd like no know why there is not three-fourth of the vote when the minority's rights are going to be taken away, you knee 3/4 of a 0 vote. both parties for play. both parties need to know and that's the only way to save our country. >> host: you can china in on the conversation. the fil

patrick o'keefe is with us. he has a map which drew this up. mentioned they are on the brink. how close are they to joe's going right over the cliff? >> in the case of flint, they have had and emergency manager there for quite some time. stuart: you have a map of the state of michigan which looks out likely bankruptcies and that troubled these cities are in. it will happen. they are the most likely to go bankrupt and they will go bankrupt. can you say that? >> i can at this time. i think depending on how the city of detroit goes, it will either encourage or discourage other cities from taking that then you. stuart: how about school districts? we invented the top three that are in the worst shape. >> new metrics, it has demonstrated quite convincingly that the school districts are in much worse shape. you have two dynamics that are really going against school districts in the state of michigan. one is a declining population. the other is the climbing property values. the school districts have been late to the party. stuart: i have to have your j

washington post" this morning has a story about the prospect of immigration reform -- that is by ed o'keefen the washington post is moaning. , the senate is set to take up the transportation hud spending bill before they leave town. that is from the washington post. also this morning, the section ," sayinginancial times obama care is helping to reduce the overall cost of healthcare. will be talking about medicare and health care costs coming up on "washington journal." from "the washington times," here is the story -- this is the front page of many thepapers this morning, pope told reporters on a flight yesterday, "who am i to judge a gay person who seeks goodwell -- seeks goodwill with the lord?" those are some of the headlines this morning in the papers. one quick one, we told you that the verdict for bradley manning is expected today at 1 p.m. eastern time. ofwill see how members congress react to the verdict by the judge in that case. back to our question for all of you. we are getting your take on middle east peace talks resuming. that happens here in washington. secretary of state joh

ed o'keefe joy and the us. the senate is looking on the filibuster deal that was reached. can you tell us the status? guest: basically a deal has been reached. they voted on the confirmation first ofd coeur drcordray seven nominees put on the docket for consideration. a change in the rules would have had democrats voting to change the rules so that the filibuster would be moot in case of executive branch appointments right after the big monday night meeting, it brought all the senators, 98 of the 100 senators come into the old senate janet -- chamber to voice their differences which many described as a cathartic experience. the senate avoid a change in both roles -- rules and got the white house to withdraw two of the nominations. the rest will be confirmed by the end of the months of that can continue host: what are the new names? caller: i will admit that i am blanking on the two names. but are longtime labor lawyers. official at the afl-cio. the other name i am planning on but they replaced the two people that currently bessette on the board. they were appointed and mor

james o'keefe on his book break through, a guerrilla war to expose fraud and save democracy. and later on a spotlight on magazine series fred kaplan of mit technology review discusses his recent article of the history and capability of u.s. terms. we will take your calls, your mouse, and tweet. washington journal every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> was a british prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the british house of commons. live coverage of 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> making the transition from journalism is exhilarating and completely overwhelming and frightening the wonderful. >> what did you make that? >> i made that terse. i had long wanted to be working out a book because of the freedom that allows you to dive into ectopic and have enough time to really explore fully. >> taboos sciences, living in space, the afterlife and the human digestive system. best-selling author will take your calls, he announced, facebook comments, and tweets. three hours live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> an appetite for wonders an