i am now delighted to introduce our first witness, maria shriver. mrs. shriver is a journalist and the founder of the women's alzheimer's movement. mrs. shriver is a champion in fighting alzheimer's disease. she founded the women's alzheimer's movement to advance twoarch and to find out why out of three brains that developed this disease belong to women. she has kicked off the move for mines, a partnership to raise money for research and praise awareness about lifestyle changes that one can make to promote brain health. shriver, i so remember your 2009.us testimony here in you testified so poignantly about the story of your father, and i will never forget you're telling me that when he could no longer remember the names of his loved ones, he could still recite the hail mary, and that was such a poignant moment in your testimony. i also want to acknowledge that your daughter christine is here today, and we are delighted to have her as well. thank you for all your work, and please proceed with your testimony. andshriver: good afternoon thank you chairman co

eastern, maria shriver and positions testify before the senate committee on aging about research on curing alzheimer's. >> i believe getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> next week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this weekend on the presidency. discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington at the new york historical society. here is a preview. >> i want to read you a quote from hamilton. people have often taken two quotes i think out of context. one is at one point he says "washington was a great shield for me," and immediately if you are a jeffersonian, you say, see, he used washington. at one point in hamilton's relationship with washington, washington says to him, i want you to come see me immediately. hamilton says yes. marquisinto the lafayette and stops to chat for a while for this young and charming fellow. washington is curious. he says, you kept me waiting for 10 minutes and hamilton says, i only kept you waiting two minutes and they argue about it. unrelenting in his disapproval and hamilton is furious. he

friday at 8:00 eastern, maria shriver and position -- agingians testified on about research efforts tomer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8:00 on c-span. >> c-span takes a look back at the white house easter egg williams hosted by the last four presidents. it is to take place on capitol hill until congress, worried about damage to the capitol grounds, passed a law banning the practice. two years later, president weatherford behaves opened the grounds to children on easter. [indiscernible]

. >> friday, maria shriver testifies on aging. to curesearch alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could lead to the cure for all of us. next week at 8:00 on c-span. >> we are at the rotunda at the university of virginia. we take you to the special collections library to learn more about the thomas jefferson papers. >> jefferson is the founder of uva. he worked many years to develop the system of education in virginia. uva was his last great project. he did it after he left the white house. he designed the buildings and the curriculum. chair of therst board of visitors. he was intimately involved as you will see in a lot of details about building the buildings. called an academic village. if you look at his plans for the university, at the time a lot of universities consisted of one very big building for classes were held and there were dormitory rooms. jefferson's idea was to make a village out of it, with students living here the professors and classes being given in the professors ho

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eastern, maria shriver testifies before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to curelzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women in getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. announcer: this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. we want to welcome david wasserman, cook political report. good sunday morning. guest: thanks for having me back. host: this is a headline from "the washington post." don't hit the panic button

friday at 8:00 eastern, maria shriver and position -- agingians testified on about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8:00 on c-span. >> c-span takes a look back at the white house easter egg williams hosted by the last four presidents. it is to take place on capitol hill until congress, worried about damage to the capitol grounds, passed a law banning the practice. two years later, president weatherford behaves opened the grounds to children on easter. [indiscernible] >> down in front. [laughter] [indiscernible] [whistle] [indiscernible] >> hi, mr. president. >> mr. president. hello. >>hi. >> hi. >> mr. president. [indiscernible] >> i can't find one. >> there is one. [crying] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [whistle] [indiscernible] [applause] [whistle] [indiscernible] ♪ [cheering] [laughter] ♪ [cheering] [laughter] >> i have my fingers crossed. >> welcome, everyone, to the annual easter egg roll and the celebration of easter and spring here at the wh

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thank you all. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. [ indiscernible conversation ] >>> maria shriver, who founded the women's alzheimer's movement, testified on capitol hill about efforts to fight the disease. here is some of what she had to say. >> in fact, since 2000, the number of deaths from breast cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and stroke are all down. but alzheimer's deaths are up. up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families and it's on its way to bankrupting this country. this year, if you add out of pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. and if our government does nothing, the costs are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible, astounding figures. i want to take a moment to thank you, chairman collins, for introducing a bipartisan revolution declaring that achieving the primary goal in the plan to treat and prevent alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent, and i say urgent, national priori

. >> journalist maria shriver is also the women's alzheimer's movement founder.ntly testified in front of the senate special aging committee about efforts to combat the disease which affects over 5 million americans. she also spoke about the need to boost funding for alzheimer's research. this is two and a half hours. [applause]

eastern, maria shriver and physicians testified before the senate committee on aging about efforts toure alzheimer's disease. ms. shriver: i believe studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this weekend at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. "> "washington journal continues. at financialook friday consumer scams, we are at theby john breyault national consumers league. for folks unfamiliar with ncl, what is your organization? ncl is a national consumer advocacy organization. we have been around since 1899, which makes of the older consumer protection company in the u.s. we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we are based in washington, d.c. -- you are here before tax day. let's talk about the most common tax scams out there. guest: sure. some of the top tax scams are number one, what we call the impersonation scam.

at 5:30 eastern. 8:00coming up tonight at eastern, nbc journalist and women's alzheimer's women maria shriver at 8:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, book tv is live 22nd annual "los angeles times" festival of books. our two-day coverage starts saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern with a conversation about .iographies at 3:00, a look at the party, with hugh hewitt, corey fields, and peggy grand. 5:30 p.m., the author of "the questions."l our live coverage continues 1:30 p.m. eastern. it's a discussion on the environment. at 4:00 p.m., gary young talks about his book "another day in the death of america: ray short lives."0 at 7:00 p.m., david horowitz on on "big agenda: 's plan to save america." the the first 100 days of trump administration approaching, c-span takes a look cabinet,esident's which includes the senior most appointed officials in the branch.e part two begins with education betsy devos, narrowly confirmed in february with vice pence casting the tiebreaking vote. the daughter of a wealthy michigan family, the wife to the amway fortune, ms. devos has been a longtime republican party acti

eastern, maria shriver testifies before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women in getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. announcer: this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. we want to welcome david wasserman, cook political report. good sunday morning. guest: thanks for having me back. host: this is a headline from "the washington post." don't hit the panic button on trump. what is the challenge, what is the opportunity for the g.o.p.? guest: midterm elections are still 19 months away. so far the three months of the trump presidency has felt like three years. we don't know what the political environment will be like in 2018 but the first year, first couple months of a presidency are usually the biggest window for governing and legislating. republicans have a majority in the house, a majority in the senate, and whether trump says so or not, the buck stops with the g.o.p. in the mind of voters. so right now you have a combination of an angry democratic base. we know they're p

announcer: friday, maria shriver and others testify on aging, about efforts to two or alzheimer's disease. >> to study women and getting more women into cynical trials could possibly lead to a cure for all of us. announcer: on c-span. announcer: earlier today, president trump welcomed guests to the administration's first easter egg. he was joined by first lady melania trump and their son bar ron. here is a look. president trump: what a great voice. thank you very much. great job. i want to thank everybody. this is the 139th easter

. >> maria shriver and physicians testified before the senate committee on aging. >> studying women and getting more women to clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> this week and on american artifacts we travel to the portrait gallery of the second bank of the united states. military officers, explorers and scientists. here's a preview. >> we are here in the second bank of the united states, a historic building part of independence national park here in philadelphia. the second bank was literally the fort knox of its day. the building has been restored on the exterior. you can see how it looked when it was brand-new. inside what we have is a fine to tell the story of what it looks -- what it was like to live in 18th century america, the world that those people knew and the world revolution built. this was a woman who lived in philadelphia from the colonial period into the early 19th century. this was a private commission. painthite morris paid to this picture of her in the early 1780's. mary white morris is shown in an and ext

. >> and thank you, nat. [ applause ] >>> maria shriver who found the women's alzheimer movement testified on capitol hill on b. efforts to fight the disease. here's some of what she had to say. >> in march of 2009, i sat here and testified about howals him hers taken up president dense in what had been my father's beautiful frame. my father sergeant shriver was an idealistic, intelligent, optimistic and dedicated public serve anlt. his mind was as sharp as they come. a beautifully tuned instrument that left people inspired. he was an expert at sharing his passions with the general public, with thought leaders, and with people like yourself. he often came here to the hill to advocate for increased funding for his beloved peace corps and all the war on poverty programs that he created, including head start, vista, job corps, and legal services for the poor. he loved working this building. and he was really good at it. he knew every senator and congressman by name, and if he were here today, he would know every single thing about each and every one of you. about your careers, about your inte

. >>> maria shriver who founded the women's alzheimer's movement testified on capitol hill about efforts to fight the disease. here's some of what she had to say. >> in march of 2009, i sat here and testified about how alzheimer's had taken up residence in what had been my father's beautiful brain. my father sergeant shriver was an idealistic, optimistic, gel gent and dedicated public servant. his mind was as sharp as they come. a beautifully tuned instrument that left people in awe and inspired. he was an expert at sharing his passions with the general public, with thought leaders and with people like yourself. he often came here to the hill to advocate for increased funding for his beloved peace corps and all the war on poverty programs that he created. including head start, vista, job corps and legal services for the poor. he loved working this building. and he was really good at it. he knew every senator and congressman by name and if he were here today he would know every single one about each and every one of you, about your careers, about your interests, your politics, your famili

. >> friday, maria shriver testifies on aging.search alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could lead to the cure for all of us. next week at 8:00 on c-span. >> we are at the rotunda at the university of virginia. we take you to the special collections library to learn more about the thomas jefferson pape

was being advised by his wife, maria shriver, very prominent democrat, and moved very much more to the infuriated republican whose voted for historic recall of gray davis and put arnold in. you will see potentially that setup right now. >> fascinating conversation. lee, have you back. curt have you back as well as you know. thank you gentlemen. >> thank you, don. >> news on another member of president trump's inner circle. press secretary sean spiecer. spent the day making apology for the stunning claim. hitler didn't use chemical weapons. that didn't stop critics calling for him to lose his job. congressman, mike kauffman, republican, telling a townhall audience tonight that's what he thinks should happen. >> spicer made a terrible mistake yesterday. and he admitted it. if you are not familiar with what he did. is that he -- i mean, he needs to go. you know? [ cheers and applause ] >> when we come back, president trump, not letting facts get in the way of the story of, of any story he wants to tell. we are going to barack doreak d bluster and get to the truth. success has always been

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eastern maria shriver testify before the senate committee on ageing. about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >>> this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. ♪ >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next remarks from u.s. air force chief of staff general david goldfein. >>> ladies and gentlemen, welcome. it's a pleasure to see the smiling hands and faces here at heritage. i want to take a moment to introduce a man who needs no introduction. i've known general goldstein for 25 years. it was 25 years ago this month we were in the throes of the second phase of training and having the time of our lives. general has flown combat aircraft in

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maria shriver and physicians testify before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women and getting more women in clinical trials could possibly get to the cure for all of us. this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >>> now we'll hear from a student who is one of the plaintiffs in a case dealing with climate change. she's among a group of students seeking a court order requiring the government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. the plaintiff, tia hatten, a 19-year-old college student was joined by two attorneys working on the case. from the commonwealth club of california, this is an hour. >>> our program tonight is our constitution, our climate and our children. is there a right not to be harmed by climate change? and our speakers tonight are a distinguished group with phil gregory, partner, cojet petrie and macarthur llp, tia hatten,

maria shriver is the founder of the women's alzheimer's movement. she recently testified before the senate special aging committee about efforts to combat alzheimer's, which affects more than 5 million americans. she also talked about the need to increase funding for alzheimer's research. here is a look. >> since 2000, the numbers of death from others are down. but alzheimer's are up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families and on its way to bankrupting this country. this year if you add families out-of-pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. if our government does nothing, the cost are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible, astounding figures. i want to take a moment to thank you, chairman, for introducing a bipartisan resolution declaring achieving the primary goal to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent national priority. theuse

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maria shriver sat down with her daughter. maria, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.iences, especially when you're just 20 years old. but amy's daughter, paris, says while this has been a difficult time for their family, finishing her mom's last project and sharing the lessons her mom left behind, has made it easier to keep moving forward. >> one of her main messages was, make the most of your time here. >> reporter: paris rosenthal is talking about the person closest to her, her mother, amy krauss rosenthal. known to millions as the woman with terminal cancer who wrote a love letter in "the new york times," for jason, her husband of 26 years. >> that's the love story i got to witness my whole life. ♪ >> reporter: amy's letter took readers through their love and the cancer diagnosis that would claim her life just days later. a wife, a mother of three, also a best-selling author of more than 30 children's books and two memoirs. >> i have not lived to tell. i have not witnessed the extraordinary. this is my story. she said, when in fact, now, i think this is wrong. >> r

maria shriver sat down with her daughter. >> reporter: losing a parent is one of the toughest life experiences old, but amy's daughter paris is incredible. she says while this has been the most difficult time for their family, finishing her mom's last project and sharing the lessons her mom left behind have made it just a little bit easier to keep moving forward. >> one of her main messages was make the most of your time here. >> reporter: paris is talking about the person closest to her. her mother, amy. known by millions as the woman with the terminal cancer who wrote a now viral love letter in the new york times for jason, her husband of 26 years. >> that's the love story that i got to witness my whole life. >> reporter: amy's letter took readers through their love and the a wife, a mother of three, a best-selling author of more than 30 children's books and two memoirs. >> i have not lived to tell, i have not witnessed the extraordinary. this is my story. >> reporter: she said when, in fact, now i think this is wrong. >> right. i do think she's lived to tell, and i do think she's witnessed

eastern maria shriver and physicians testify before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women and getting more women in clinical trials could possibly get to the cure for all of us. this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >>> now we'll hear from a student who is one of the plaintiffs in a case dealing with climate change. she's among a group of students seeking a court order requiring the government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. the plaintiff, tia hatten, a

announcer: friday, maria shriver and others testify on aging, about efforts to two or alzheimer's disease. >> to study women and getting more women into cynical trials could possibly lead to a cure for all of us. announcer: on c-span. announcer: earlier today, president trump welcomed guests to the administration's first easter egg. he was joined by first lady melania trump and their son bar ron. here is a look. president trump: what a great voice. thank you very much. great job. i want to thank everybody. egg is the 139th easter roll. think about that. it began a long time ago, 1878. and we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before. we are right on track. you see what is happening, and we are right on track. so thank you, everybody. we are going to do cards for soldiers in a little bit. melania and barron and myself are going downstairs. we are going to sign cards for our great troops, cards for troops, and we look forward to that, and then, we are going to come out and join you and enjoy your company for a roll, a great easter egg roll. and i do not know if we

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coming up tonight at 8:00 eastern, nbc journalist and women's alzheimer's movement founder maria s marie shriver talks about how alzheimer's affected her father, sergeant sargent shriver. here's a quick look. >> alzheimer's deaths are up, up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families, on its way to bankrupting this country. this year, if you add families' out-of-pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. if our government does nothing the costs are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible astounding figures. chung, chairman collins for a bipartisan resolution to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent -- i say urgent -- national priority because right now it is the most seriously underfunded disease in our country. this at a time when every alzheimer's scientist will tell you we're at a critical and potentially groundbreaking moment in the history of the research of this disease. >> that