>> now on booktv, fairness 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas, robert draper discusses his book titled "do not ask what good we do" inside the u.s. house of representatives. this is about 45 minutes. >> afternoon in the ceo and editor-in-chief of the texas tribune. i'm pleased to be here developed buddy, robert draper, magazine writer and author whose latest book is "do not ask what good we do." robert is a familiar face around these parts having spent the media early part of this tour is one of texas marquee writers. i together kenefick dean martin and jerry lewis back on stage one time. he is currently a contributing writer to "the new york times" magazine and "national geographic" and correspondent for gq. dead certain a critically acclaimed biography at church biography of george w. bush, comprehensive history "rolling stone" magazine and a novel he transposed. robert is a native of houston attended university of texas at austin. please join me in welcoming robert draper.

of locally grown foods, they offer familiar and exotic new produce to customers like lynette of austin, texaschallenges me to make something i would never buy in the store. >> in this way, they are introducing new customers to new product from local suppliers. robbie larkin is a local austin angel investor. he puts some of his money behind greenling and a few other slow money businesses. >> you put all of these businesses together. it is not just investing in a farm but in the infrastructure of food and making sure that infrastructure of food stays in your community. we provide jobs. we provide healthy jobs. it's not just how much okra are you going to get this week? >>> it's time to answer some of your business questions. michael and colleen are with us once again. the first one is from richard. he writes. i have created a series of educational dvds. i would like to start a business that among other things would sell these educational dvds to schools as part of their lesson plants and to retail outlet's in box sets. how do i determine a value weighs when looking for investors which i would n

thanks very much from austin, texas. hollywood is cashing in with the chinese movie market, but when it comes to homegrown cinema, the hurdles are often too high. >> after the storm cleanup gets under way over the next few days, attention will shift back to america's number-one problem, jobs, or the lack of them. our correspondent in the swing state of colorado. she spoke to a local businessman about -- businesswoman about the issues. >> how have the last four years been for you? >> it has been stressful. it has been a blessing, obviously. >> would you have liked more help as a small-business owner? gregg's absolutely. when the economy tanks, -- >> absolutely. ed, thingsconomy tanks got tight. i build this business. my plan was not helped by the economic situation. >> you are trying to encourage every business owner to employ just one extra person. >> jefferson county has an initiative, just add one. it is for stakeholders like myself, business owners, and we come together and say, let's put together a strategic plan to

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. >> brown: miles o'brien has the story of an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. >> the fishers have two solar volume dayic power system, sophisticated digital metres and state of the art thermostats that allow them to fine-tune their indoor climate here orion line when they're away. >> we >> woodruff: we update the presidential campaign as the candidates trade shots over outsourcing jobs. >> brown: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we close with a report from south sudan about a flood of refugees fleeing the violence, only to encounter grim

texas. i have to ask you this. does austin really need apple that badly? i mean, we are arguing about whether or not a government should be making this type of offer. does austin need to make the offer at all? >> they are making the offer, and what everybody is saying, and, yes, they can always use apple. it is one of the greatest companies in the history of the world, so austin could use apple. what everyone is saying, what john is saying is true. i just read an article from fox business.com, about 275 were the biggest companies in the united states now pay a 17% tax rate. why they are paying a third of what an llc pays in new york city is because they have the ability to buy off crooked politicians who are giving these tax breaks to these companies. that's why our tax code is so long. >> jonathan, hold on. we will have to go to the fox business.com to get into that side of it. jonathan, at the same time, you are making the argument here government doesn't have the right. but these communities could use big companies to come in. isn't it fair -- hold on.

in austin, texas, it starts at 9:00 a.m. from the congress avenue bridge near lady bird lake. the state capitol in austin. anybody can go. you are invited. it includes a job fair for returning vets. you can still sun up. then on sunday, the following date, portsmouth, new hampshire. the parade begins at 2:00 at city hall. and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of these places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcome to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> and once again, myth romney dis agragrees with mitt romney. >> from penalty to tax, mitt romney's evolving take on the health care ruling. >> the supreme court was the final word, right? they s

in austin, texas, it starts at 9:00 a.m. from the congress avenue bridge near lady bird lake. the parade goes to the state capitol in austin. anybody can go. you are invited. it includes a job fair for returning vets. you can still sign up. then on sunday, the following date, portsmouth, new hampshire. the parade begins at 2:00 at city hall. and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of the places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcome to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. >>> mercury rising. a large swath of the u.s. enduring another day of relentless heat, but is there light at the end of the tunnel? >>> exit wound. shocking new video shows the moments leading up to a huge pileup on a dallas off ramp. >>> and -- with a bang.

i'm paying for counselor in austin, texas to tell a young woman, you know what? don't like the gender, i'll set you up. we will get rid of the fetus. we will get rid of it you don't have the problem. we'll make it happen. you know, that's wrong. that's morally wrong. i don't want my money going for that i don't want to be any part of that the woman i think here something should happen to her but, you know, look, in america, we don't have laws against this kind of stuff. we just don't have laws. only in these four states can you not abort based on gender. the other 46 states you can. i mean, this is crazy. >> we don't have laws, bill, because groups like planned parenthood which claim to be pro-women, which is absurd. groups like planned parenthood are going out there fighting tooth and nail against every abortion restriction and regulation. they want abortion anywhere, any time for any reason. >> bill: so does president obama. he doesn't want any restriction on any abortion at awesome next time and this is very important ms. rose. the next time that anybody hears

. >> there's no better place to start something like this than austin, texas. >> this is the first of stephen colbert's super-pacs to hit a college campus. the university of missouri and purdue and it continues to spread to other college campuses nationwide. >> stephen: yes, i have planted a seed in austin, texas. and i'm sure no one will take what i'm about to say out of context eye want to spread my seed around a lot of colleges. ( cheers and applause ). because folks, let me tell you something, while the amateurs over here think that they've been going after the youth vote, i have been quietly building a vast network of college super-pacs with my colbert super-pac super fun pack. it contains everything college students need to create actual super-pacs and become political king makers-- millions of dollars sold separately. ( laughter ) now, only 1,000 of these boxes were made and in less than one week, we sold out. but by today, they should all have been delivered to campuses around america. kids, here's how you recognize it. it's its thing in your mailbox that's not from val-pak, c

in austin, texas, it starts at 9:00 a.m. from the congress avenue bridge near lady bird lake. pitol in austin. anybody can go. you are invited. it includes a job fair for returning vets. you can still sun up. then on sunday, the following date, portsmouth, new hampshire. the parade begins at 2:00 at city hall. and in portsmouth like in austin, texas, st. louis, basically all of these places, this is organized by civilians to say thank you and welcome home. the iraq war is over, and those of us who did not fight it want to express our thanks and our welcome to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have

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i live in austin, texas. my sister, carol ann harris, lived in austin, texas. on july 25th, 1994, she was in her own home. she was asleep. around 3:45 in the morning, a young man by the name of timothy franks, he was 19 years old. he walked up on her porch. he made just enough noise for her to get up and go to this door. when she headed toward the door, he opened fire. she never opened the door. she took two bullets and died on the other side. i am honored to be here today with the 32. we are going to congress. we're going to demand that they change this law. those of you at home, if you go on to bradycampaign.org, see what you can do to help us. the people in congress, this hasn't happened to them. they don't feel what we feel. that's why they're not willing to change the law. thank you. >> is there anybody that we missed? yeah, say something. yes. >> just real quick. my name is suzanne verge. i'm from santa monica, california. and i'm here in memory of my brother, who's 18. i was 15 when he was murdered. no family should experience this. these 32, none of us

february 8th, from austin, texas. well a delightful wednesday afternoon to you. nice to see you live from the bob bullets texas state museum in the capital city of texas, austin. we're here to play a little match game. not that match game. in order to create the 30 million jobs this country needs -- that was cute. in order to create the 30 million jobs this country needs we know we must match the problems we face with the money we have to the people that we have looking for work. if you marry them together guess what happens. you end up with a solution and a job. we will also have complete coverage of course of the rick santorum trifecta wins last night in colorado, missouri, minnesota to say the least a wrinkle in the gop presidential ball game. >> i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> washington will never be reformed by those who have been compromised by the culture of washington. this is a clear choice. i'm the only person in this race republican or dem

to point out that texas has a wonderful tax regimen in place and very educated labor force in austin, texasu were a high tech center to start with. one of my company members raised the issue that in texas health care provision is very good because in texas health care liability -- >> i am not sir 9 can address all the health care issues. samsung announcement is a continuation of their expansion as a direct result of a strategy we have in place to diversify and grow the regional economy. it is funded by the private sector. $33 million in the local community about expansion opportunities image we promote austin as a great place to do business that it is good to have an intense manufacturing project. stuart: we got it. thanks. tracy: if you're going to retire next ten years look at texas have a place to retire. there are outlook for taxes is fantastic. they will be a place that will continue -- dagen: net for workers and retirees. charles: before you get to retirement to million people live there because of great jobs. these are smart, amazing people moving to texas. low taxes and friendly env

. >> and now from the 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas, a discussion of president lyndon johnson and first lady ladybird johnson. this is just over 50 minutes. >> hi, and welcome to the texas book festival.d my name is carol dawson, and iw love being a moderator every year at the texas book festival, and i particularly love this task this year. task this year i have had the privilege of reading two books that interlock so beautifully that it provided one hold 360-degree experience in reading them. before we begin, and i introduce our authors, i want to remind you all that all proceeds of book sales at the texas book festival goats the libraries of this great state. so, please avail yourself of the book tent and after a recession is over the book signing tents where you can get both of the signatures of these two wonderful gentleman on the front pieces of your books. now, our panel today, as you know, is about ladybird johnson, an oral history, and it involves a total of 18 years' worth of interviews with ladybird johnson . and indomitable will come lbj in the presidency,

he was in austin, texas, attending the 51st birthday party of governor connelly. at the time when cronkite was editorializing, lyndon johnson was making remarks at the -- on the campus of the university of texas at austin about connelly turning 51, saying well, you've reached the age all politicians, the magic number all politicians shoot for. a civil majority, 50 plus one. it's not the greatest joke ever told, but nonetheless, johnson was not sitting in front of the tv set, he's making light with an old political ally at a black tie dinner, black tie reception in austin, texas. moreover, johnson in the aftermath of the cronkite show is out on the stump, publicly saying we should recommit to end the war in vietnam successfully. let's bring home a victory. and he's saying this on more than one occasion in the aftermath of the cronkite show. so if this was such an epiphany for the president, he really didn't make it very clear that this had changed his mind in his public comments afterwards. and the power of this anecdote lies in the immediate abrupt decisive effect

austin, texas.outh by southwest week presented by sony's music unlimited service, and right now it is time for our first performance of the night. tonight, we turn you on to a band whose first album put them on the map. and whose second will establish them as one of the best indie pop acts around. they're a husband-wife duo from denver, colorado. they're here in austin to take our red7 stage by storm. i give you tennis! ♪ ♪ i prefer to think of him as a man of many means of powers extreme exposed to the extreme ♪ ♪ made you so determined in the never changes mind the only possible excuse for a pretended to be blind ♪ ♪ petition for the life or not on my banner censor show no, oh whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ petition for the life or not on my banner censor show no, oh whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ ♪ i can't know the riot is motives are mysterious his anger extreme exposed to the extreme ♪ ♪ i see your hidden past memories that don't go back and not to remember why i'm supposed to lack ♪ ♪ petition for the life or not on my

david, chris, deedee, mark mckinnon in austin, texas.dball" at 5:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. that's all for us here now. i'll see you back in new york tomorrow at nooneqáuq)n. 9:00 a.m. pacific. "andrea mitchell reports "can is, of course, next. andrea, over to you. >>> thanks so much. coming up next, we have a power panel as well. pete williams, david gregory, chris cillizza, chuck todd. the impact of the decision. plus rachel maddow, zeke emanuel, bob mcdonnell, deval patrick. stay with us. we have it all covered right here on "andrea mitchell reports." in every bag of kingsford charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if weeeded him in college. you could call him, you had his phone number. he was just focused on making sure we were gonna be successful. he would never give up on any of us. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to

2011, historian richard norton smith led a ten-day bus tour from asheville, north carolina to austin, texas. the group stopped at several historic sites along the route. one was dealey plaza in dallas, texas. the museum is located in what was once the school book depository. from the sixth floor of the building, lee harvey oswald shot president kennedy. curator gary mack talked about the museum and the investigation is presented. >> what we set out to do was to basically tell what happened and not draw any of our own conclusions about what it means, but to present what history has told us. there have been several investigations and various developments over the years. most people, according to the public opinion surveys have never been satisfied that it was lee harvey oswald. none of the other theories have been proven. the official explanation was three shots were fired all from lee harvey oswald and all from the corner window. the rifle that oswald supposedly used was traced to him and his post office box. he was left behind in the building on the sixth floor. the warren commission had a

>> austin, texas, has seen periods of robust growth. ave languished. we have learned from our history. we work at it. we find that austin does best when we work hardest. so we put together a comprehensive, aggressive plan. it's a global plan. it has many elements to it. it's well-funded by public and private. it has all the elements you would want in a comprehensive economic development plan. >> it's interesting. i spent the morning with a group of entrepreneurs that meet on fridays on a regular basis. they were really inspiring for me. how does a city end up in a situation where you have people not through some policy, but through a self-organizing culture of creativity and investment that can get to this place? >> you know, we have texas dna. we're independent. we're hard-working. we like fair play. our particular community is one of the most innovative communities in the world. we're called the number one in the creative class. you have all these young, curious, independent folks that are trying to make their way. they find austin to

live from the cnn grill in austin, texas here at south by southwest. we're going to talk about that in just a moment here, but i want to begin with a story that is just absolutely heart wrenching. this american soldier is being held this hour in afghanistan. he allegedly left his base in the middle of the night. he walked to two nearby villages, broke down doors, shot, stabbed and burned afghan civilians. in total, the number we have is 16. 16 people are dead. that includes nine children. it's a horrible turn of events in afghanistan and sarah is live for us in the city of kabul. sarah, i know this massacre happened near kandahar. tell us what happened. >> reporter: we're hearing from villager villagers in the western district of kandahar province, those villagers are describing a very horrific scene that happened early on monday. they said the soldier kicked through their doors, and in one case the mother says he dragged out one of the people inside the house by the hair and shot and killed that man right in the doorway, and then went on to start spra

you can see him live at the denver comedy works this friday and saturday night, and in austin, texas,y hello kevin nealon. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> jimmy: i haven't seen you in a while. >> it has been a while, hasn't it? >> jimmy: you've been doing a lot of standup a lot. >> i'm doing a special for showtime, february 17th. yeah. i've been traveling a lot. i just got back. it got quiet. >> jimmy: where were you? they're hanging on your every word. >> i was in florida, visiting my family. my parents are down there. >> jimmy: oh, wow. yeah. >> they're doing well. they've been married for 61 years. [ cheers and applause ] it's amazing. it's amazing. and they still hold hands, which is nice. they still hold hands. >> jimmy: that's sweet. >> it really is. i think that's just to keep from falling over. >> jimmy: whatever the reason, it's positive. and everything else is good for you, as far as the family. your wife. she's okay with you abandoning her on valentine's day today? >> i'm not really abandoning her. she's very supp