and each one of those became a very important economic driver for not only the tacoma eastern, but for tacoma as well. and we see that in the formation of the st. paul and tacoma lumber company which was at the time that it was built the singer largest saw mill in -- single largest saw mill in north america. and-all of those logs came off the shoulders of mt. rainier national park. so with the ease of transportation, the railroad really helped to spark economic development all up and down the west coast. and that was in the form of being, of ease of transportation for agricultural goods and for the lumber industry. but it also brought in an opportunity for people to see america first. and in seeing america first, one of the places that wases instrumental in helping -- that was instrumental in helping to drive heritage tourism or tourism in general was the national park system. and the cornerstone of the national park system is yellowstone. after that you have yosemite, and the third national park that was established was mt. rainier. when here atta coma the railroads realized they had

beautiful city and we continue our look into the city's literary life, we hear a story of the tacoma eastern railroad and its role in the economic growth of the region. >> the naval line book is wales to paradise and it is about the train that ran from tacoma washington to mount rainier national park and the reason why i wanted to write the book was i wanted to focus on a specific railroad and i found that there was very little information that was known about this train that provided a very vital service to mount rainier. we are at the famous bridge of glass in tacoma washington and this whole community owes its existence to the railroad. the northern pacific as a corporate entity had been well studied and understood, many books have been written about it. the but virtually no information was known about the tacoma eastern which was a smaller rural railroad that was very important to the upbringing of the tacoma and melt reindeer national forest. in this area in 1873 there was only several hundred people living here. when the northern pacific established the park bay as a terminus for the r

each one of those became a very driver forconomic not only tacoma eastern but for tacoma as well. we see that in the formation of the st. paul and tacoma lumber timeny which was, at the that it was built, the single largest sawmill in america. almost all of those logs came after the shoulders of membrane your national park. ,ith the use of transportation the railroad really helped to spark economic development all up and down the west coast. that was in the form of transportation for agricultural goods. it also brought in an opportunity for people to see america first. first, one ofica the places that was instrumental in helping to drive tourism in general was the national park system. the third national park that was established in membrane year as well. here in tacoma, the railroad realized that they had a golden opportunity for people to come and visit this area and take advantage of the natural wonders that were available to them at not rainier national park. the to, eastern railroad had begun in 1890 and built this way south on hundred miles. it took them until 1905 before th

beautiful city and we continue our look into the city's literary life, we hear a story of the tacoma eastern railroad and its role in the economic growth of the region. >> the naval line book is wales to paradise and it is about the train that ran from tacoma washington to mount rainier national park and the reason why i wanted to write the book was i wanted to focus on a specific railroad

but we also have to look at what a story like the development of the tacoma eastern has to teach us in the future. and and i believe that the book does a very good job in being able to lay out that this was an important and significant railroad not only to tacoma, but to the region as well. >> next from our trip to tacoma, university of washington-tacoma economics professor katherine baird offers her thoughts on the state of the u.s. education system. >> the name of the book is "trapped in mediocrity," and i wrote this book kind of two influences kind of came together. one is just my work as a scholar. so i do research on education policy, and i'm particularly interested in the degree to which our education system creates a level playing field. what i feel our education should do is create a level playing field, and my research looks at policy from the point of view of the degree to which our education system creates a level playing field. and that got me to think about our educational system and led me to having lots of conversations with people trying to figure out some of these oddi

as c-span cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> a new report by the medicare trustees shows the program will have enough money through 2029. >> good morning. i welcome everyone here and everyone on c-span to the american enterprise institute where we are having a discussion today about the medicare trustees' report. the medicare trustees' report was issued late yesterday afternoon. and is an annual report that gives some indication of not

eastern on american history tv, we will visit the tacoma narrows bridge collapse int its 1940. the bridge was considered the third largest suspension ridge in the world and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was no suspension bridge like this in any part of the world. that was an unfamiliarity with how big thing like this was supposed to behave. people etc. about it -- excited about it, there is a literal gracefulness about a bridge like this so people want to do think that was not anything wrong. >> watch these programs and more as c-span brings you to tacoma, washington saturday at new eastern on c-span2's both tv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. workingan cities tour with a cable affiliate and visiting cities across the country. >> the senate foreign relations committee approved legislation today that would restrict funding to the palestinian authority. until it stops offering rewards to those who commit acts of violence against israelis and others. the taylor force act is named after

eastern. >>> we explore tacoma, washington's rich history and culture. located on the puget sound, tacoma was chosen in the 19th century as the western terminus of the railroad. we'll tower tur the city talkin local authors. >> there's a case against prison fellowship ministry which is a big organization. he worked in the nixon white house, went to prison for watergate related crimes and became born again. the international prison ministry were running an entire wing in the iowa state prison. it was all the same issues, you get a better tv in your cell. they kept making the argument that they're not partisan. they're faith based. >> we'll also learn about the life of tacoma's first african-american mayor harold moss. his book is fighting for dreams that matter. >> you've got we want to get on side of that bench. you're going to have to calm down. and i got that from whites and blacks. so i had to change my attitude because i really realized that you on the other side of that bench makes the law. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, w

eastern on american history tv, we will hear a tacoma bridge to about its collapse into the puget sound in 1940. it was considered the third suspension bridge in the world, and it is now used by civil engineers as a study in bridge design >>. --

eastern on american history tv, we will hear a tacoma bridge to about its collapse into the puget sound in 1940. it was considered the third suspension bridge in the world, and it is now used by civil engineers as a study in bridge design >>. design. >> there was an unfamiliarity with just how it big thing like this was supposed to behave. so people excited about it, there was a certain musical, kind of gracefulness, about a bridge like this. so people, i guess, just wanted to think there without anything wrong. >> these programs and more as c-span's cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv, and on c-span2, american history tv. -- and on c-span3. visiting cities across the country, the c-span cities tour. andhe white house reefing schedule just under one hour from now, 2:30 p.m. eastern time. when a gets underway, you can see it live here on c-span. and sheldon, a conversation on insurance markets under the affordable care act -- until then, a conversation on insurance markets under the affordable care act. host: joining us to talk abou

eastern on american history tv, we'll visit the tacoma narrows bridge to hear about its collapse intopuget sound on november 7, 1940. the bridge was considered the third-longest suspension bridge in the world. and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was no suspension bridge, anything like this anywhere like that in our part of the world, in the pacific northwest. so there was an unfamiliarity with how just a big thing like this was supposed to behave. so people, excited about it, there is a certain musical kind of gracefulness about a bridge like this. so people, i guess, just wanted to think it wasn't anything wrong. >> watch these programs and more as c-span's cities tour brings you to tacoma washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv and on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour working with our affiliates and cities across the country. >>> warren burger was u.s. supreme court chief justice from 1969 to 1986. next, new york university law school professor, john sexton talks about chief

. >> watch these programs and more as c-span cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> a new report by the medicare trustees shows the program will have enough money through 2029. >> good morning. i welcome everyone here and everyone on c-span to the american enterprise institute where we are having a discussion today about the medicare trustees' report. the medicare trustees' report was issued late yesterday afternoon. and is an annual report that gives some indication of not only the current fiscal state us of the medicare program, but also the long-term outlook. my name is joe antos, the scholar in health care policy, and i will be introducing the panel in just a second. but i did want to highlight a few things that the trustees said in their report. the -- perhaps their biggest concern has to do with the outlook as they said in their summary. a major concern has to do with the growth

realized you on the other side of the --ch makes the law >> on sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv we will visited tacoma narrows bridge to .he puget sound in 1940 a bridge was considered the longest suspension inspiration the world and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was not as a stench of bridge anything like this anywhere in the pacific northwest so it was an unfamiliarity with chest how anything like this was supposed to behave so people excited about it there is a certain musical kind of gracefulness about a bridge like this so people i guess just wanted to think it wasn't anything wrong -- >> watch these programs and more as the cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington on saturday on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next, a senate panel looking at ways to contain wildfires using technology such as satellite imaging. the senate energy and natural resources committee discussed firefighters safety inc

. >> watch these programs and more as c-span's cities tour brings you to tacoma washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv and on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour working with our affiliates and cities across the country. >>> warren burger was u.s. supreme court chief justice from 1969 to 1986. next, new york university law school professor, john sexton talks about chief justice burger's life and legacy. mr. sexton was a law clerk to the chief justice and later served as nyu's president and law school dean. this is a 50-minute event in the supreme court chamber. >>> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the trustees of the supreme court historical society, welcome to our 42nd annual lecture. before we do anything else, i'll ask everyone to take out their phones and turn them off, even on silent mode, they will interfere with the sound system here in the court. i'm greg joseph. i'm president of the society. welcome. we're delighted to have you here today. we're honored to have as our lecturer, john sexton of nyu, whose topic tonight is warren burger,

eastern on american history tv, we'll visit the tacoma narrows bridge to hear about its collapse into puget sound on november 7th, 1940. the bridge was considered the third-longest suspension bridge in the world. and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was no suspension bridge anything like this anywhere in our part of the world, anywhere in the pacific northwest. so that was an unfamiliarity with just how a big thing like this was supposed to behave. so people excited about it, there is a certain musical kind of gracefulness about a bridge like this. so people, i guess, just wanted to think it wasn't anything wrong. >> watch these programs and more as c-span cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> a new report by the medicare trustees shows the program will have enough

eastern on american history tv, we'll visited tacoma narrows bridge to hear about the collapse into puget sound on november 7, 1940. the bridge was considered the third longest suspension bridge in the world and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was no suspension bridge anything like this anywhere in our part of the world anywhere in the pacific northwest so that was an unfamiliarity with how a big thing like this was supposed to behave so people excited about it, there's a certain musical gracefulness about a bridge like this so people i guess just wanted to think it wasn't anything wrong. >> watch this program and more as the cities tour takes you to tacoma, washington, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> sunday on "in depth" american educator, tea party activist and author and attorney chris ann hall is our guest. >> for different reasons everyone has

. >> watch these programs and more as c-span's cities tour brings you to tacoma, washington, saturday at nine eastern. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span city's tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> at this year's national conservative student conference, conservative columnist jonah goldberg spoke to college students. this is about an hour. >> i feel like i should be selling sham wow. it's great to be here. it's been a while. i used to do these every summer and then i started going on three state killing sprees instead. so it was a long, generous introduction. but as those of you who have heard me speak before know, if it's not brought up, i feel compelled to do it myself. when the l.a. times picked me up as a columnist, barbra streisand quickly cancelled her subscription in protest. also, i'm a little rusty these days. i've been buried working on a new book in my house, sort of like howard hughes with kleenex boxes on my feet. i'm supposed to be sort of entertaining and thoughtful, whatever. it's tough, because that's

located on the sound, tacoma was chosen in the 19th century as the western terminus of the northern pacific railroad. saturday at noon eastern we'll travel the city talking to local authors. she'll share the history of faith-based programs in prison. >> there's a lawsuit, a big case against prison sfip ministry, a big organization that's done this work. it was started by chuckholeson. he worked in the nixon white house, went to prison because of watergate, founded this international prison ministry. they were running an entire wing in an iowa state prison and it w was all of these issues. you get a better tv in your cell, access to parole in this way. so americans united in church and state did sue them. the organization lost. they have to repay the state of iowa. but they kept making the argument that they're not partisan, they're faith based. >> we'll learn about the life of tacoma's first african-american mayor. his book is "fighting for dreams that matter". >> you got to stop going up there screaming at that council because you're not going to get anywhere with you doing that. now you want to get on the other side of tha

eastern. join the discussion. >> for the next hour. exclusive. ur city visits tacoma, washington to learn more about it's unique literary life. we've traveled bringing the book scene so our viewers. you can watch more at

. >> watch these programs and more as city tour brings you to tacoma, washington saturday at noon eastern and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> now, a hearing on the nation's fishery laws focusing on managing fisheries orders from the commerce transportation subcommittee this is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> good morning, the subcommittee on oceans, atmosphere, fisheries and the coast guard will come to order. today's hearing is the first in a series with the long overdue issue of the reauthorization of the magnison fishery

th tacoma was the northern the pacific railroad. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, we'll travel the city talking to local authors including tania ernst, auth offer "god in captivity." she'll share the history of faith-based programs in prisons and the role religion plays in the prison. >> prison fellowship ministry which is a big organization that was started by chuck kohl son. he went to prison for watergate-related crimes and founded this prison ministry. they were running an entire wing and it was all of these issues and they get their own tv in your cell and you get access to parole in this way so americans united for the separation of church and state did sue them and the organization lost. they have to repay the state of iowa, and they kept making the argument that they're not partisan. that they're faith based. >> we'll also learn of the life of tacoma's first african-american mayor harold moss as he recounts his role in the civil rights movement in the pacific northwest. his book is "fighting for dreams that matter". >> you've got to stop growing

eastern. tour, takesn cities american history tv to tacoma, washington. sound, 60 the puget miles northwest of mount rainier, it was chosen in the 19th century as the western terminus of the northern persistent -- northern pacific railroad. the city,avel to talking to local authors, and one of them will share the history of the role that religion plays in the u.s. prison system. >> there is a case for the prison fellowship ministry, a big organization started by chuck colson, who worked in the white house. he became born-again, and founded this international prison ministry. an entire wing in the iowa prison. this is why you can get better so americansf, and united for the separation of church and state did sue them, and the organization lost and had to repay the state of iowa. but they cap arguing that they were not partisan, they were faith-based. >> the first african-american mayor, harold moss, will recount his role in the civil rights movement in in the pacific northwest. you have to stop going out and screaming against the council. if you want to ge

eastern this morning. join the discussion. tours takescities book tv and american history tv to tacoma washington, as we explore its rich history and literary culture. located on the puget sound and 60 miles northwest of mount rainier, tacoma was chosen in the century as the western 19th terminus of the northern pacific railroad. today at noon eastern on book tv, we will travel the city talking to local authors including author of "god in captivity" who will share the history of faith-based programs in prisons. and the role religion plays of the u.s. prison system. >> there is a lawsuit, a case against prison fellowship ministries, a big organization started by chuck olsen, who worked in the nixon white house and went to prison for the watergate crimes. born-again and founded the international prison ministry. they were running an entire wing in an iowa state prison. they had the same issues, you get your own tv in your cell. you get access to parole, the americans united for the separation of church and state sued them, and the organization lost, having to repay the state of iowa. but they cap making the argument that they are

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. welcome to tacoma, washington on american history tv.ated on puget sound, with a population of about 198,000.

located 60 miles northwest of mount rainier, tacoma was chosen in the 19th century as the terminus of the northern pacific railroad. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, we will travel the city and speak with local officer -- one who willuding show the history of faith-based programs and the role that religion plays in the persian sit -- in the prison system. >> a big organization has done this work started by chuck. he worked in the nixon white house. he went to present for watergate related crimes and became born-again. it was all of the same issues. you get your own tv in the cell. you get access to parole this way. americans united for the separation of church and state sued them in the organization lost and they have to repay the state of violent. they kept making the argument that they are not partisan peer their faith -- faith-based. >> he recounts his role in the civil rights movement in the pacific northwest. >> you are not going to get anywhere doing that. i got that and so, i had to change my attitude. you on the other side of the bench makes a law. >> visiting the bridge to hear about a collapse november 7, 1940. it is used as

south of tacoma, san francisco making major announcement today also defying the president's illegal immigration agenda. attorney general and the city attorney holding press conference at 1:00 easternreatening sanctuary jurisdiction policies, cities who don't allow local police to cooperate with agents could have federal funding blocked. rob: all righty, we were going to go to steve doocy. if we haven't -- he's ready? heather: we are all over the place today. steve: good morning to you, rob, good morning, heather. we showed you the shocking video on friday, police officer shot at point-blank range, take a look. it is a little disturbing. >> shots fired! >> tell my family i love them. steve: that's the voice of the officer who was shot. the video shot on the police officer's glasses, officer is going to show us story of survil when i first started working with capital one, my dad called them up and asked for "the jennifer garner card" which is such a dad thing to do. after he gave his name the woman from capital one said "mr. garner, are you related to jennifer?" kind of joking with him. and my dad was so proud to tell her, "as a matter of fact, she is my middle daughter". so now da

eastern on american history tv, we'll visit the tacoma narrows bridge to hear about its collapse into puget sound on november 7th, 1940. the bridge was considered the third longest suspension bridge in the world. and today the collapse is used as a case study for civil engineers in the study of bridge design. >> there was no suspension bridge, anything like that anywhere in our part of the world, anywhere in the pacific northwest. so there was an unfamiliarity with just how a big thing like this was supposed to behave. so people excited about it, there's a certain musical kind of gracefulness about a bridge like this. so people i guess just wanted to think it wasn't anything wrong. >> watch these programs and more as c-span cities tour brings you to tacoma washington saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> we've been on the road meeting winners of this year's student cam video documentary competition. at east lime high