it is not to icann.ve solely by making sure that the system is always available and always stable and resilient. it is secure. it is open. everyone can participate. you listed a number of exciting things with this program. there has also been a lot of concern from folks who are worried that with this expansion, they may have to register their name in an untold number of these names. are people going to have to do that? is there a lot of extra cost or hassle for big brands? >> there is no question that those who own >> i come from that community. i am very appreciative of the need to protect these assets. i understand that. as i have been engaged with the community i explained that ander than be defensive operate in that new space without strategy, which is to say, putting c-span on everything, which would the costly but also easy, we are encouraging trademark owners to build strategies. this is a portfolio. they need to understand what is in it withticipate care and wisdom rather than just a generic shoc

president and ceo of icann. thank you. >> c-span. created by america's cable companies 35 years ago. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> on the next washington journal, george mason university and eugene stirling talk about the call to expand the earned income tax credit to include childless workers. and the latest on the situation in the ukraine. on washington journal. live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> we do not have a criminal investigation role. we have a vast enforcement role. one of the most critical things, to make sure wall street abides by the rules. have the criminal authority. we have the power to bring the approval of our commission civil actions and civil fraud actions against those who violate the federal securities laws. penalties.ss civil our level of penalties isn't as high as we would like it to be. there is legislation in congress to set higher penalties. you can require those who commit -- and we have the power to bar somebody from the securities industry so they cannot live another day

the entity is icann. proposal is icann will continue to do what it's been doing the last 15 years and will do so in such a transparent way, in a way that office assurance that they haven't done anything that's harmful to openness. the whole idea is to create the process for oversight which is within the icann structure and not outside of it. >> well, the commerce department announcement doesn't say that at the end of the day it envisions that icann itself will be the entity that's going this. it doesn't say that. and i don't think you -- >> larry strickland had said that. >> woodruff: well, i have a feeling this is something we'll have to come back to in the future but we certainly launched the conversation in a robust way. we appreciate it. vint cerf and randolph may. thank you. >> thank you, judy. >> ifill: finally tonight, dismantling the world's nuclear arsenal. japan agreed today it would relinquish enough weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium to make dozens of nuclear weapons. the anno

it's not up to icann. icann gains solely by making sure that the domain system, again, is always available, always stable, resill cent, secure -- resilient, secure and open, open so everyone can participate in it. that's our job. >> host: erin. >> guest: i mean, you listed a number of really exciting things, i think, about program, but i know there has also been a lot of concern from folks like trademark holders who are worried they might have to register their name in an untold number of these names. so c-span.org might also have to worry about c-span.book. are they going to have to do that? is this a lot of extra cost and hassle for big brands that are worried about this? >> guest: yeah. look, there is no question that those who own brands and trademarks and, by the way, i come from that community, i was, i built many businesses and many brands, and i own many of my own. so i'm very, i'm deeply appreciative of the need to protect these assets. i understand that. as i have been engaged with that community

we are talking about icann. tell us about that organization, and how the internet is organised. >> with the internet you need someone controlling a list of the domain names and the numerical addresses. when you type in aljazeera.com, you need to make sure there's one, and your search goes to that one site. to icann - the organization - has done this since 1998. it's a california nonprofit under an agreement with the u.s. department of commerce, and that agreement is about to come to an end. the gathering in singapore is to figure out how icann will operate as a non-state entity controlling the master left of domains in america. >> some are calling it america's internet surrender. does it matter who is in control? >> that is the thing. here is what the icann president of global domain - the global domain division at icann had to say about the change. >> the idea is to change the stewardship from the u.s. government to a global stakeholder process, and i don't think anyone will see a difference on the way the inte

awful butof these companies, icann -- als phabet companies, icann.: a multilateral stakeholder group. every person has a vote on the policy matters. they have a contract with the commerce department of the u.s.. in theory, that contract is renewed every three years from the commerce department and they have the authority to and the contract, not that anyone things that would happen. what is happening is that the commerce department is ending its role in the relationship with icann, turning it over to the broader international internet community. that is the crux of the story we're talking about. host: this is fundamental because since the internet became funded center of the last 20-30 years, this organization has is possible that has been responsible for this. thet: that is because internet was pioneered as a defense department project, and we lied on a computer scientist to lead a team at the university of southern california. he managed the domain name system for the government. when he got away in 1998 they created a contract to manage these func

icann is the phone book issue of the internet. it issues the names and numbers. it is the internet corporation for assigning names and numbers. that's all it is. it is like turning the phone book over to a private corporation. in this case it will be a multi stake holder that we are trying to make. >> that stake holder is russia or china and russia and china don't fully let all of their citizens enjoy the internet. isn't that an issue? >> if that's what the commerce department agrees to. but that's not what is happening here. it's based in los angeles, california, icann is and the commerce department is going to okay whatever that movement is. most people who want internet freedom who i have worked with believe this is a really important step to secure the internet and keep it a free entity in countries like russia and china and the places that we have been talking about. it is not a step to turn it over and retreat. >> that is self government and when you have it out of the hands of the u.s. you will have the influence of government. let's say it's only a phone

what we are talking about is known as icann. tell us with the organization and how the internet has been arranged and organised until now. >> well, there's basically got to be some organization that keeps the central list of don't an names and the num -- domain names and numerical addresses. so if you type in al jazeera america, so there's only one site, not two competing sites. the organization that looks after this is icann, a nonprofit in california, farmed in 1998, in an agreement with the department of commerce. what the u.s. government is doing, is letting the agreement lapse. the gathering in singapore is $to take pubic -- is there to take public comment to figure out how icann will be run international a. >> some call it the american internet surrender. does it matter who is in control? >> here is what the president of icann's global demands division had to say? >> the idea is to change the stewardship from the u.s. government to the global stakeholder process. and i don't think that anybody would see a difference on the

intellectual property rites will still exist in the united states, and the icann, the person that sortnages the dough may has oversight right now is the department of commerce. all we are doing is shifting the oversight, not shifting kropf the the internet, but figure out who will manage what icann does. >> if i was bill clinton and i can have a government contract with the department of contract, when that expires, is going to be up for free bidding. >> i guess you want icann, and angela wants i can't. >> those two are good sports. >>> back to our stop story. france, australia and china are all pointing to the same general region where they say their satellites have picked up signs of what could debris. other -- but coming up, we're going to talk with a former national transportation safety board official right here live about what all of these sightings mean for the investigation. >> there are many theories floating around out there, none in my opinion connect all the dots at this point in time. that's why we have an investigation ongoing. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! i have a cold wi

they will not release that tether between commerce and icann unless there is no government control.nternet remains secure and stable, and the internet remains free and open. >> as all this transpires, various companies like mcdonald's and nikewisally as cities and other institutions are pushing to get their own top-level domain names like a dot.com or a dot guv. just approved for the republican party is dot gov. >> big gains on wall street today. the dow gains 182. the s&p 500 picks up 18. the nasdaq finished 35 ahead. >> it's just two weeks until the end of obamacare open enrollment and four years to the day since president obama sat down with me to talk about the health care overhaul. a new series kicks off tonight with a look at the timeline, the evolution of health care reform, next. so ally bank has a raise your rate cd that wothat's correct.a rate. cause i'm really nervous about getting trapped. why's that? uh, mark? go get help! i have my reasons. look, you don't have to feel trapped with our raise your rate cd. if our rate on this cd goes up, yours can too. oh that sounds ni

the icann, which is the organization that is basically the web domain manager, has a contract with the commerce department until 2015. now, they could continue that. but there's been so much pressure globally. i think that's weighing on the obama administration. they don't have to do this. >> but they came out last week and said they are seriously considering it. >> yeah. >> what's the impact for wall street, or businesses? >> businesses, it's interesting because google, for example, came out and said this is going to happen, it's okay, we'll do it. but there are many, many businesses that are concerned about this, both for cost -- i mean, you just think about when you put a whole global organization, more fees, more regulation, that's exactly what businesses do not need. >> someone's going to make money if this moves forward. >> yeah. >> does the system work the way it is now? >> well, it's interesting. the internet, when it was first created from the government, it was essentially run by one guy in southern california. >> that's amazing. >> and then it was handed over to this icann.

that group would work with icann, a california non-profit that oversees assigning internet domain names and web addresses. a watchdog group now claims the problem behind a major general motors recall may be linked to 300 deaths. the center for auto safety says it studied accidents where a faulty ignition switch may have disabled airbags. g.m. says the defect resulted in 12 deaths. it has recalled 1.6 million vehicles but is being criticized for not acting sooner. president obama will look for ways to ease the effects of deporting those in the united states illegally. the move was announced last night. two million people have been deported under mr. obama, and hispanic leaders are pressing for relief. but white house press secretary jay carney cautioned today, there are limits to what's possible. >> the president understands and is concerned about the pain caused by separations that have come about through deportation, but he also understands and has made clear that there's no comprehensive fix he can himself enact. congress has to act. >> woodruff: so far, though, there's little prospec

right now, we run a nonprofit, our government does, called icann.e, the contract, september 2015. when that happens, president obama says we should give it to the rest of the world. china, russia, would love to get it. leon, i think that's how you say his name, says obama will become a traitor to him and to the united states if he does this to our internet. strong words, pat. >> you know, it's his words, not mine, but you don't see me criticizing them. look what we did with the space program. in order to send people to space, to the space station, we have to rent from the russians at an abzorditant cost. we pull back our defenses and now we give away the internet. i keep saying, bill clinton, why is bill clinton the lone voice? where is al gore, for that matter? >> he has a strong interest. before you speak up, i want to share this. sharon, listen to her, we the people are fed up, but none of the conservatives, the tea party, or riny, as she puts it, do anything but whine. it's frustrating to her, and then she uses the word traitors. >> well, the th

. >> the head of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers on the role icann plays in assigning new internet domain names on "the communicators" at 8 eastern tonight only on c-span3 due to the special senate session. >> this weekend conservatives met just outside washington, d.c. to talk about the differences between social conservatives and libertarians on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. the panel was part of the conservative political action conference. it's about 40 minutes. ♪ ♪ >> oh, can't we all just get along? [laughter] we have to, and we need to. but, first, we've got to get to some issues. citizen link is a public policy partner of focus on the family. we are social conservatives, and i'm going to dive right into the deep end. we believe that marriage is one man, one woman. marriage today means mom and dad. and i realize how difficult that is in some circumstances to hear that, but that's where we are, that's who we are. and that's actually an entry into our discussion this afternoon. when we religious people want to find out what libertarianism is all abou

that manages internet names and this move will end the contract between the commerce department and icanne move is consistent with the free and open internet. but opponents including former house speaker newt gingrich says this change -- being able to control the internet in their countries. >>> the record for the fastest rubik's cube time has been shattered but not by a human. in the u.k. the arm powered cube stormer 3 robert recorded -- robert recorded a 3rd time. the two english engineers are behind the invention. the machine is made from plastic lego blocks. the current human record for completing a rubik's cube is 5.55 seconds. >>> still ahead for you on kron4 news weekend, a musician is charged with insighting a riot at a music festival. >>> we will take a live look outside. we will have the forecast for you after the break. safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, fresh driscoll's strawberries are just $1.99. make it an

site that c-span wants you to go to all the time, every time, for the decades.plus >> the role that icannlays in assigning internet, names tonight on c-span2. "> "washington journal continues. host: we take a look at how your taxpayer dollars are spent. our topic today is special education and we are joined by james wendorf, the executive director for national center for learning disabilities. he joins us from new york. thank you for being with us this morning. guest: thank you. it is great to be back. host: let's talk about this year's budget. how much has a changed over the last couple of years? guest: i think the issue around budget is they reflect values. what we see with the president's budget is holding onto the values that have been there. it is a level funding plan. there are some tweaks. it essentially holds the line. we are happy to see sequestration put aside for the time being. i would say for those in the disability community, values really go back to the beginning of idea, the special education law. what we see is the values that were indicted in the law originally -- were i

. >> the head of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers on the role icann plays in assigning internet doe main names on "the communicators" at 8 eastern tonight only on c-span3 due to the special senate session. >> the original plan when they built the new 22-story capitol in the 1970s was to tear down the historic capitol. but a fight ensued, basically, between politicians and the people of florida. and there was a save the old capitol campaign. when the call came out that the architect had planned to demolish the husband to havic structure, but the citizen campaign to save the old capitol had prevailed, and the two buildings were going to coexist in one capitol complex. but how exactly the historic capitol would be restored to was then the debate. it wasn't whether we save it or not, it was what time period should we restore it to. and the 1902 version offered great benefits, because all three branches of government were in this one building. and the goal of the department of state was to turn it into a museum and use it as a teaching tool for florida school children. so be