. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. here on c-span, "the communicators" is next with a look at telecommunication and health care innovation in the state of alaska. that's followed by former president barack obama speaking in africa about the life and legacy of nelson mandela. later, the national governors association meeting in santa fe, new mexico, to discuss race equity in the workplace. seter: as part of c-span' alaska we can, we thought we would look at some of the tech and communication issues faced by our 49th state. pidgeon,s is tina senior counsel of a company called gci. what is gci? is aidgeon: telecommunications and technology company that serves statewide in alaska. -- wen serving the state h

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watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. : amy >>> army harder is r at our table this morning, energy and climate change reporter for axios here in washington to talk about climate changes. amy, i want to begin with our visit to alaska and we spoke with john wolf, chief scientist for the international arctic research center. here's what he had to say about climate change and the impact it could have on alaska. them and its impact on >> a new state would be one where there is essentially no ice on the arctic ocean during the warm season and that season of no ice would actually

watch any time on c-span.org, live on c-span, or listen at the free c-span radio app. >> connecticut senator richard blumenthal stated his opposition to president trump's u.s. supreme court justice nominee, judge breyer kavanaugh. not white house did release a weekly address from president trump. hello, i amhal: senator richard blumenthal, proud to represent connecticut. we are at a historic turning point for our country. . of june, supreme court justice anthony kennedy announced his retirement and barely a week later, president trump nominated a replacement, judge brett kavanaugh. now, the senate itself is also at a crossroads. it is our constitutional responsibility with the support of our constituents to consider the next justice of the united states supreme court, the highest court in the land, a branch of government that will shape the law and culture of this country for generations to come. all of us will have to answer to history. ordinarily, presidents make every effort to persuade us that their nominees will sit on the basis of merit, not medical dogma. but we now live -- no

live coverage on c-span. is it? is not a funeral, >> laughter] >> we are allies in baltimore for a forum as members of congress and maryland state and community officials talk about the challenges they face combating the opioid epidemic and resources needed to expand treatment. congressman elijah cummings represents baltimore. senator elizabeth warren leads the roundtable. according to the president opioid commission, there were 574 opioid deaths through september 2017, 10% of individuals who meet treatment -- you need treatment for substance abuse actually receive it. >> we are waiting for the start of a forum on the opioid epidemic. this is taking place in baltimore, maryland. elijah cummings and elizabeth warren will lead to the roundtable. we expect it to start in a moment live on c-span. have anhe forum, we opportunity to tell you about programming coming up. along with this event, today's "washington journal" focused on the opioid epidemic highlighting challenges in baltimore. we will re-air it at 8:00 p.m. ea

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eastern also on c-span. >> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we'll explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal accios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska. and sunday morning, jacqueline pata discusses native american and native alaskan issues osm en that the che -- on "the communicators," tina p pigeon talks about how the company makes broadband possible for small villages across tundras, glaciers and mountains. then christopher detrick on providing health care through teled me san antonio remote communities in alaska. then on book tv saturday at noon eastern, the clmbings span cities tour explores the alaska literary and historical scene with dermot cole, author of "amazing pipeline stories," the president of the heritage institute with her book on alaska nate is, and stan jones, author and former "anchorage daily news" reporter on the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on

eastern on c-span. in the afternoon, a senate judiciary subcommittee holds an oversight hearing on the structure of the federal courts. coverage begins at 2:30 eastern. on c-span2, the senate continues debate on the nomination of the judge for the 11th circuit of appeals. the senate is also working on a package of four spending bills for 2019 funding. in the evening, president trump speaks at a campaign event in tampa, florida, for three republican candidates. that rally gets underway at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight, nasa administrator on president trump's proposal to create a military space force. wednesday, the 2018 national governors association summer meeting on the transformation of the workforce by artificial intelligence. thursday at 10:00 p.m., the netroots conference from new orleans with new jersey senator cory booker and pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial candidate john fetterman. and friday, more from the netroots conference with senators elizabeth warre

or listen on the free c-span radio app. published by the u.s. capital historical society, the book create capitol hill, because of how the this -- how the district of columbia was chosen. and how the neighborhood and city developed in the early years of the republic. american history tv, a book launch and a discussion with the three co-authors, the editor, and the mapmaker of the book. dean melissa portrays george washington, who was instrumental in founding the u.s. capitol. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> we are going to start our program now, i want to thank everybody for coming tonight to this occasion that represents the culmination of many years of the authorslf of and the u.s. capital historical society. i want to welcome our guest and rick buys our authors. charles carol carter, alexander hawkins and pamela scott, who you will all be hearing from. we will get a better and reduction in a few minutes. i want to thank everyone who has worked on

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> is part of c-span's alaska weekend here on "the communicators" we thought we would look at the tech and communication issues faced by our 49th state. join us from anchorage is teniaa pidgeon who works at gci. what is gci? >> gci is a telecommunications technology company that serves statewide in alaska and we have been serving the state since the late 70s. we are founded on the principles of using innovation and competition to deliver services as broadly and deeply as possible proud alaska. >> who are rob duncan and rob and how did they get started and what was her vision? >> ron duncan who is also our current ceo and bob are the founder of the company. ron and bob had a vision that they could deliver better services to alaska by investing in technology and at that tim time -- in the late 70s, long-distance services that customer experience especially in rural alaska were very expensive and not a particularly high quality. they believed they could improve the service and deliver rural alaskans a better experience and eventu

watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> a short time ago, president trump gathered with house republicans to talk about making tax cuts permanent. before that, the president talked about his meeting yesterday with russian president putin. >> thank you, everybody. yesterday i returned from a trip from europe where i met with leaders from across the region to seek a more peaceful future for the united states. we're working hard with our allies. we're going to have peace. that's what what we want and that's what we're going to v i say peace through strength. >> the secretary was fantastic as you know, he reported that they never had an increase like this in their history and nato was actually going down as opposed to going up. and i increased it by my meeting last year $44 billion and this year we'll be over -- it will be hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming years. there's grate spira great spirit have before and they were not paying bills on

watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. houseight, an illinois debate. they spoke about the economy, withontrol, relations president trump and the russia investigation. the event was held in chicago. easterntonight at 8:00 here on c-span and right after debate virginia senate between incumbent democrat tim cane and his republican challenger. courtesy of the virginia bar association. pbs.s moderated by that debate starts at 9:00 p.m. c-span. also on this weekend on oral histories, of our eight-part series on women in congress. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, former republican congresswoman susan malinari. a fighter ande me made me -- you know, i was just tougher. be you know, isn't that just sort of the secret? back then. was we were constantly being soerestimated as females and sometimes being underestimated is a good thing because you can add to the element of surprise. my debatesa lot of where the people who i was debating just didn't take me seriously until i got up there, late, and iwas too think the same thing happens wh

this week on prime time on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. tomorrow, government officials will testify on border security and immigration policies for migrant families coming to the united states. they will speak before the senate judiciary committee that begins live tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern on c-span. also tomorrow, president trump holds a campaign rally in florida, speaking in support of three candidates. antis,ssman ron des rick scott's bid to defeat bill nelson, and congressman matt reelection did you can see the rally live tomorrow at 7 p.m. eastern. wednesday, hearing examines foreign influence ask -- operations held by the senate intelligence committee. it starts live at 10:00 eastern wednesday on c-span. q&a,y night on congressional historians richard baker, donald richie and ray smock. > one of> the questions i hear people asking all the time -- is this the most uncivil time in history? theake another period, years leading to the civil war. a host member and became a senator in 1856 because he disagreed with what he said and

free c-span radio app.tinues. journal" to welcome back tim chapman, the executive director of heritage action for america. a lot to talk about, the midterm elections, brett kavanaugh, let's begin talking about the organization. is a: heritage action sister organization of the heritage foundation. they heritage foundation started in 1973. it has been a conservative leaning think tank for decades. we started a sister organization in 2010 because we started to notice people on capitol hill were not voting on the merits of a piece of legislation. they needed political incentives. we needed a political organization to advance the policies of the heritage foundation. we are a 501(c) four so we can get involved at the grassroots level and in elections if we want to. host: let's talk about the midterm elections. we have learned you have targeted just over a dozen house races. walk us through some of them and why. picture, this is the first time heritage action has ever been involved in elections. we have always bee

radio app. >> c-span where history unfolds daily br. and979, c-span was created today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. david hawkings joins us. see as the priorities of mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan in the coming weeks? keep things running as smoothly and to drama free as possible. there is not a large legislative ahead.in the weeks to makel and ryan want progress on the annual appropriations bill. the house announced that they will take up another appropriations bill the week of july 16. are the past one that combines are three of the least controversial bills, and they are you past one that can -- combined two bills. on all ofoving ahead the appropriations bills, so keeping that regular process going to for as long as possible knowing that after labor day, there will be some shutdown, showdown drama for sure. that is one priority for

c-span and c-span. org or listen on the free c-span radio app.ight on q&a, on thece journalist washington post magazine article lost and loaded another lord on the late reverend and their church in newfoundland, pennsylvania. up int is going on is a co min ling of aligion, politics and guns to degree we have not seen before. still is small church. aboutis no question that. shawn has worldwide following. be maybe 200d people in the congregation pennsylvania, 500-1,000 worldwide. you can follow the web cast every week, but it is that inmingling of passion and america and what, what does this say about us as a culture and what -- is this any -- is this any precursor what we may see down the road m when you get the genie mixingthe bottle of guns and religion of any society, it is usually problematic. at 8:00y night eastern on c-span's q and a. book tv recently visited membershill to ask of congress that they are reading this summer. book byo read a new john called "the soul of america" i have heard him discuss it. it is about the history of this coun

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. c-span, dr. anthony coaching from the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases talks about the upcoming flu season and the progress being made with developing a

>> as part of our year-long 50 capitals tour, the c-span bus easily made a long journey to juneau, alaska. capital of the 49th state. this weekend on c-span, but to be an american history tv, this will be to our stops across alaska. showing the states natural beauty. we will delve into the unique history and literary culture. >> the seafood industry is one of the top economic drivers and alaska. we will look at how regulations have helped preserve and protect alaska's ocean life and the process for preparing seafood for market. >> fishing has been a big part of alaska forever. alaska has been known for its salmon production. the world knows we have the most pristine waters in the world. it is the cleanest waters ever. i don't think it gets any better. >> the seafood industry is the corner of the alaskan economy. it employs nearly 60,000 people each year and accounts for 15 -- $1.5 billion in wages. federaloil and gas and spending, it is one of the key economic drivers in the state. we are at a seafoam plant -- seafood plant in alaska. this is a family thing. i was raised in a small town c

watch live on c-span, watch anytime on www.c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. up next, former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush sit down for an interview at the clinton presidential center in little rock, arkansas. they discuss immigration, education and u.s. foreign aid -- toeviate policy alleviate disease. [applause] good afternoon. that was good. just last year, i remember being right there. i was working at one of the most prominent financial institutions in the world having not long ago been permitted to a new world

listen with the free c-span radio app. we are live afternoon, for part in aounces take discussion on u.s. policy towards syria and iran. the foundation for defense of democracy is hosting this event startedhould get shortly here on c-span. >> we are a lot this afternoon for a discussion on u.s. policy towards syria and iran. it is hosted by the foundation of the defense of democracies. it should start in a moment. some of the upcoming program here in the c-span network, anthony kennedy will be discussing his legacy and the court at the annual ninth circuit judicial conference in anaheim, california. we will have that for you tonight on c-span. on c-span2 also at eight, comess washington journal from baltimore looking at that city's drug and crime problems. an fcc commissioners testified before a house panel this week. you can watch that starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span three. >> we are ready to get started. i am thi

c-span radio will feature view from the states as part of alaska we can. listen to the alaska house and senate debate on how to use the alaskan permanent fund to close the state budget deficit. will hear from alaska's governor, bill walker and an u empirew with junea reporter. you can listen with the free c-span radio app. on friday, secretary of state mike pompeo and u.n. ambassador nikki haley met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and headquarters, this is 10 minutes -- from u.n. headquarters, this is 10 minutes. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. i want to first commend my good friend ambassador haley entered team here. she has a great team behind her. thank you. i came here was to meet with members of the un security council. south korea and japan. and convey the details of my trip earlier this month. i also had the opportunity to meet with the u.n. secretary, sec

watch alaskan weekend saturday on all the c-span networks, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio. sunday night on q&a, grace discusses her memoir, daughters of the cold war. >> i met vladimir putin in a 1981 in st. petersburg. >> was he deputy mayor then? >> yes, he was. i was running a business consulting firm.

on c-span 3, sunday 2 p.m. eastern, the c-span cities tours visits the alaska state capital, the heritage center and a look at preparing food for market from alaska seafood incorporated. at 4:00 on real america, watch four documentaries on alaska. the 1936 film, alaska's silver millions. eskimo hunters, the 1944 film "alaska highway". watch it saturday and sunday on c-span networks, c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. app. >> sunday night on q & a, grace warnkey, daughterer diplomate george cannon, discusses the cold war. >> i met putin in st. petersburg. >> was he deputy mayor then? >> yes, he was deputy mayor. i was running my consulting firm. i had a client who wanted something to do with the port of st. petersburg. i was meeting with the real mayor. he was called away and they substituted the deputy mayor, putin, and i was annoyed 'cause i wasn't meeting with the mayor. i knew putin had been kgb. i was sort of negative about it all, and he came in. he was equally negative. he didn't want to m

in terms of the access to th >> c-span cities a,tour of lubbock, texas, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c- span 3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. was a choice, you know? >>> the senate comes into session monday at 3 p.m. eastern. senators will consider the nomination of former hawaii attorney general mark bennett to serve on the federal appeals court based in san francisco. at 5:30 p.m. monday the senate will take a procedure vote on that nomination and another procedure vote on the nominee to be the pentagon's general counsel. when the senate is back in session on monday, live coverage on our companion network c-span 2. cover the president, what media outlets were going to cover the presiden >>> next on american history tv three former white house photographers on their work with presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama. they share photos showing presidents in their public and private moments and the stories behind each scene. the it's an hour and -- it's an hour and 40 minutes. >>> goo

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president, i am grateful to you and i am humbled by your confidence in the. >> brett kavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> i am pleased with the nominee chosen and after talking to him yesterday morning, i look forward to supporting his nomination and doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. vanaugh ise ka confirmed, women's ability to make decisions about their bodies, the quality of our air, and much more will be at risk. anybody whothink of was more qualified to serve as the next associate justice of the supreme court. >> follow the confirmation process on c-span, through congress as judge kavanagh meets with key senators, the confirmation hearings, and the vote. watch live on c-span, anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. this weekend on the presidency we hear from architecture professors and white house historians about the design history of the white house. and what changes the future may hold. here's a preview. >> looking forward 100 years from now, will the white house what will it be like? it will still have big collections, it will still house a president and her husband or whoever that may be. >> but what can you imagine how close to today's model would be a white house in the future. cast forward and give a prediction even on any of the treasured homes and the artwork that defines them all. lydia? >> i suspect that the white house will probably look pretty much the way it does today. there may be renovations and modernizations. don't you think that abraham lincoln would still step up. >> you know washington, so except for the porches, the secret service and in my 40 years with it, the secret service all of those people exert themselves in keeping it looking the same. and looking prim and well-k

watch on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ware the chief act tue testifies to lay-ups about the program's solve ensy and long-term projections. this house ways and means subcommittee hearing is about an hour and 15 minutes.

watch live on c-span, watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> as part of our year-long 50 capital store, the c-span bus made the journey to juneau, alaska, capital of the 49th state. this weekend on book tv in american history tv, we will feature our stops across alaska, showing the states and natural beauty, history, and literary culture. >> now, as part of c-span's alaska weekend, an interview with senator lisa murkowski. she talks about her home state, her role as chair of the natural resources committee and her thoughts on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. this is just under 30 minutes. lisa murkowski of alaska, there are not too many third-generation alaskans around, is there? sen. murkowski: it's getting to the more and more. we are contributing with a fourth-generation. we have boys who are staying in the state. it is something i am proud of. i love my state, and i love my family's history there appeared >> what brought -- there. >> what brought your grandparents there? sen. murkowski:

you are on c-span. what do you think about justice anthony kennedy retiring and what do you want to see next? are you there? let's move on and see if we can get beverly in gainesville, texas. hold on. beverly, are you there? welcome to c-span? . >> thank you. i want to give my opinion on the new justice. someonewe need to get that will be reversing roe v. wade. according to the bible, that is murder. want to murder these babies. remark we want to make. host: our line for democrats in baltimore, what is on your mind? yes.r: host: we will move along. tom in california on the line for democrats. what do you think? caller: i think they should not confirm anybody else and should not have a double standard p or candy should not retire up in you knows what trump will do and he is allowing it to happen. they say they are doing what is best for the country. it not good for our country. to me justice kennedy will retire as he said he would, what should happen next? caller: they should do what obama did, you know,

in 1979 c-span was created as a public service. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> the app industry is now ten years old and the there are nearly 4 million apps to choose from. morgan reed is the director of the d.c. based association. he is our guest. how do they fit into the overall ecosystem of telecommunications. >> i think when you talk about it being ten years old, we recently released our economic report. the app economy is $980 billion and employs 4.7 million americans. the way to think about it is it's not just that game you play when you're bored on the bus or you want a distraction in the car, it's literally woven into the fabric of every business at every level. what we have seen, this gets to the telecommunication side, it needs have contact with the shipping department and the salesman in the field and back into the manufact

watch live on c-span. or listen with the pre-c-span radio app. >> researchers are preparing for the upcoming flu season. we'll get an update on the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. he was asked about investing in crypto currencies such as bit coin. we'll bring you the testimony in about an hour. then we bring you information on crypto currencies also known as virtual currencies. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span three. saturday at 6:00 p.m. on the civil war, william marple author of lincolns mercenaries explains economic factors that drove many to volunteer. then san diego state university professor on the vietnam war from u.s. military escalation to the fall of saigon years later. then patrick o'donnell with his book and the most decorated heroes who brought him home. at 4:30 p.m. on real america as part of the alaska weekend, for films about alaska. the alaska silver millions and the eskimo hunters in northwestern alaska. the alaska centennial in the 1

c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1929 c-span was created as public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> cory bennett of politico is sensitive technology developed here in the us for sale worldwide? >> guest: absolutely. it's for sale in a number of ways. you can straight up purchase technology and buy or sign a contract with a company in the us but perhaps one of the most interesting and misunderstood ways to acquire sensitive technology is through investment in the company. it's not a traditional way that we think about acquiring something that we think of an old-school model of mergers and acquisitions were big steel buys little steel but today you can actually have some sort of insight into sensitive technology by an early-stage investment in a company that is not yet proven

watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> iowa republican senator chuck grassley is the chair of the judiciary committee. he spoke recently at heritage foundation about the role of congressional oversight and what he sees as an increasing shift in the balance of power from the legislative to the executive branch. he also discusses whistleblowers in congressional oversight and calls for stronger protections for those who share information about potential overreach or abuse. this is 45 minutes.

that's five on c-span three. in the afternoon, the acting administrator, andrew wheeler addresses agency staff at the washington headquarters in the senate finance committee looks at page leave. c-span's "washington journal", live every day with news and policy issues that impact too. coming up on wednesday morning, former senate judiciary general counsel on the process of concerning the supreme court nomination. then we talk about the russian investigation and former fbi agent peter structs upcoming testimony. florida republican congressman, francis rooney had president trumps meeting in brussels. watch live at 7:00 a.m. join the discussion. >> the senate democratic policy and communications committee held

watch alaska weekend saturday and sunday on the c-span network , c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> senator mark warner, and senator marco rubio, a member of that committee took part in a discussion earlier today on russia's interference in the 2016 election. by a panelollowed looking at russia's broader efforts to increase its influence in the democratic world. hosted by the atlantic council, this runs about an hour and 50 minutes. and 50 minutes. [indiscernible]

watch it on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span >> in today on c-span, washington journal is live with your phone calls, tweets, and emails, the mexican ambassador to the u.s. speaks at the hudson election inter the mexico. coming up in an hour, author and msnbc host, lawrence o'donnell discusses his newly updated book on the 1975 police shooting of an unarmed black man in boston. , the dan kurtz phelan executive editor foreign affairs discusses a series of essays in the magazine, exploring the dominant foreign policy themes of the current age. washington journal is live, now. ♪ host: good morning, it's tuesday july for -- july 3, 2018. the house and senate will both , onefor brief sessions week ago today a 10 term member of the house democratic leadership team was soundly defeated in the new york primary by a 28-year-old political newcomer and self-described democratic socialist. the washington journal, we will begin my chatting with justin mcgrath only about whether you think the party is at a crossroads right now. we will begin by chatting with just democrats only, and whether

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watch alaska weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite divider -- provider. >> on today's ""washington journal," a holster talked about a new poll -- pollster talked about a new poll on america's faith in democracy. >> let's start with a poll from the democracy project, a joint effort, a bipartisan effort of the george w -- . their surveyl, showing democracy getting weaker. generally speaking, they find, would you mostly describe america's system of democracy these days as getting weaker or stronger? showing 67% of those surveyed find it getting weaker. ,lso taking a look at that poll a similar question on the status of democracy. they say generally speaking, would you mostly describe america's wisdom of democracy

live coverage on c-span. on wednesday the senate intelligence committee examines how foreign actors use social media. we will join it live on c-span after washington journal ends at 10 am eastern. next, the senate energy and national resources committee looks at factors impacting global oil prices. they heard from researchersin the energy industry . at the start of the hearing committee members voted on for nominees. this runs a little over two hours. >>. >> ..

in 19 79, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television>> c-span, wherd daily. companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. yourn is brought to you by cable or satellite provider. >> the app industry is now 10 years old and there are nearly 4 million apps to choose from. morgan reed is the executive director of the d.c.-based app association he is our guest this week. how do apps fit into the ecosystem of telecommunications? morgan: the app economy is now $980 billion. the way to think about it is, it is not just that you play when you are bored on the bus, or you want a distraction in the car, it is really woven into the fabric of every business at every level. what we have seen is, in the telecommunications side, you have cap contact on the salesman out on the field. we need 10 of those in green. and now, that entire supply change wants it is mobile, once it is everywhere, and available at all times. the mobile ecosystem and t

>> as part of our year-long 50 capitals tour, the c-span bus recently made the long journey to juneau, alaska. c-span on book tv in american history tv, we will feature our stops across alaska, showing the state's natural beauty. there are 11 native culture groups in alaska. how sometake a look at of those groups live and the traditions that are still carried on today. >> >> welcome, we are at the alaska native heritage center. here we teach youth from preschool to high school about alaskan native cultures. we also have guests from all over the world and we teach about our 11 indigenous groups. >> some of us are classified as eskimos, some as classified as indians, but none of these words come from our people. the people classified as eskimos would be northwest, northern part of alaska. my people would be st. lawrence island, which is west of nome. and then we have the people classified as eskimos. there are also the people of the aleutian islands, and the alaska peninsula. the people classified as indians, the 11 indigenous groups. i'm going to take you around the lake and to our six

in 1979 c-span was c-span was greeted as a public service by america's cable-television companies and today we continue to bring to unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span's brought you you by your cable or satellite provider. today the conversation on access to healthcare and controlling the cost of prescription drugs >> tonight is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> mr. president i'm grateful to you and i'm humbled by your confidence in me. >> brett kavanaugh of the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit is president trump's nominee for the supreme court. >> and i please with the nominee the president has chosen, and after talking to him yesterday morning, i look for to supporting his nomination doing whatever i can to ensure his bipartisan confirmation. if judge kavanaugh is confirmed, to make decisions about the bodice, reforms to her healthcare system, the quality of ou

eastern on c-span 2. and saturday, the final day of the nga summer meeting governors will attend a discussion on collaboration between state and federal governments. as well as the importance of art and history education. that starts live saturday at 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we will explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture, and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal axios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska and sunday morning, executive director of the national congress of american indians discusses native american and native alaskan issues. on the communicators saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, tina pigeon, general counsel for alaskan cable provider gci talks about how the company makes broad band possible for small villages across tundra, glaciers and mountains. then incoming president of the alaska collaborative

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer 1: c-span's "washingtonournal" everyday life with news and policy issues that impact you. significantiscusses policy decisions of the obama administration. and then the supreme court nominee and pro-life advocate agenda. be sure to watch "washington journal live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. steve: our monday roundtable with stephen dinan. he covers politics in congress -- and congress for the "washington times." and chris cadelago, who covers the white house for politico. to both of you, thanks for being with us. let me begin with your piece. regardless of who the president nominates tonight, the white house is going to hit the ground running. how so? the white house has been preparing for this for quite some time. there was obviously talk of justice kennedy potentially retiring at the end of the term. and so i think we have seen them really kick it into gear. it started with this list they have of 25 potential justices. have, they are really kind of moving into the pr mode of this, distributing pot

[applause] >> c-span washington journal. live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, arkansas republican congressman hill discusses trump administration trade and tariff policies. then california democratic congresswoman talks about the u.s. russia some appeared and a former presidential speechwriter, kurt smith on the relationship between u.s. presidents and baseball. be sure to watch c-span washington journal live at seven eastern this morning. during -- join the discussion. >> tuesday, the house convenes for the morning our attorney and eastern live on c-span. at noon they take up a number of bills under suspension of the rules. and making changes to the 2010 dodd frank financial regulation law. on c-span2, the senate continues work on judicial and executive nominations scheduled for the week. and on c-span3, federal reserve chair testifies before the senate banking committee about monetary policy and the economy. live at 10 am eastern. you can find all of it streaming online at c-s

thank you for c-span. i joined your desk with one of the prior college in extolling the virtues of c-span. i am a moderate democrat. i have been photographed with for the five justices i have met. i just want to say -- and i think republican and democrat nominees alike are fine people. great jurists. one ofanted to disabuse your guests of the notion that conservatives have more frailty to president -- precedent. there is a professor who has tilted the supreme court for things like striking down laws, and the justice who leads that tally is justice thomas, a noted not feelive but does any special fealty to the president. aimed i assume that was at me. i am not saying they have more fealty to precedent. my point is they have a conflict between their field to -- fealty to precedent and ideological goals. the caller was pointed to was exactly why i think the republican nominees, republican presidents, are sometimes disappointed by their picks, because they have this conflict that exists. in a lot of interest i

it is alaska weekend on c-span. we hope you tune in as our c-span bus makes its way across all 50 states. as part of that, our conversation with lisa murkowski. we asked her about the brett kavanaugh nomination. we will have that for you in just a moment. let me ask you in general about brett kavanaugh. will he be confirmed by the senate? guest: i expect he will be. i think he is a fantastic judge. has we have seen so far been a good reaction on the republican side for sure. senators like lisa murkowski and susan collins have expressed concerns but nothing that looks like a hurdle that cannot be overcome. what you're seeing on the left side is interesting. if you look at west virginia, a thatcame out two days ago showed joe manchin had a healthy lead in that state, but the lead doubles if he supports brett kavanaugh. the lead shrinks to one if he opposes brett kavanaugh. it goes from a 10 point lead to a 20 point lead if he supports him and if he opposes him he is only up by one in that race. that is a significant a

c-span, where history unfolds daily. created as aan was public service by america's cable television companies. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. nominee brettrt kavanaugh has been meeting with senators on capitol hill making the case for his confirmation. several senators have gone on record supporting or opposing the nomination. some of them came to the senate floor. we begin with majority leader mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer. sen. mcconnell: yesterday i had an opportunity to meet with judge brett kavanaugh as we begin preparations for his confirmation process to the supreme court. it is really impressive all -- impossible not to come away impressed. judge kavanagh is the real deal. he has the legal resume, the academic credentials, extensive judicial record defined by fairness, thoughtfulness, thoroughnes

eastern here on c-span 3, c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> our live coverage of the national governor's association summer meeting continues tomorrow. last day of the gathering in santa fe, new mexico, on the agenda, international perspective on state and federal collaboration, the importance of arts and history education, and preparing the future workforce. watch live coverage tomorrow afternoon beginning at 12:15 eastern on our companion network c-span. officials from the state department and u.s. agency for international development testify now about the trump administration's policy towards latin america. lawmakers asks x. the witnesses about migrant children and families. humanitarian aid to venezuela, human