a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: a look at the early stages of the 2016 presidential race. ted cruz announced his candidacy this past week. at, our conversation on q&a. >> joining us on newsmakers is the chair of the new hampshire republican party. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>

a.m. eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and your comments on facebook and twitter. announcer: wednesday, a look at the future of the u.s. postal service. the brookings institution hears from the acting chairman of the postal regulatory commission and the current u.s. inspector general, life :00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. announcer: here are some of our featured programs. on c-span twos book tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, peter wallace and says that government housing policies cause the 2008 financial crisis, and that it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00 p.m., rector of the earth institute at columbia university on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty political corruption, and environmental decay. saturday morning at 10:30 p.m. -- 1030 a.m. eastern on c-span three, discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. then, sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. on real america the 1965 meet the press intervie

a.m. eastern on c-span. the american israel public affairs committee is holding its and a policy conference in washington d.c. this weekend. the group known as aipac is described as america pro israel lobby. we will have remarks live 5 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road. learning about history and literary life. we take a visit to galveston, texas. >> the opening the canal sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal some ships had a shorter route to the far east india, all those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of higher valued cargo, they started caring lower valued cargo. coal. oil. cotton. carried any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch our events from galveston saturday, march 7 at new eastern on book tv. sunday, march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> the political landscape has changed with the 1

a.m. eastern on c-span. later, a hearing on the consumer product safety commission's 2016 budget request. the commission's chair will be among the witnesses. that is live at 3:00 eastern on c-span3. the c-span cities to work takes book tv and american history tv on the road. traveling to cities to learn about their history and literary life. next week, we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> heave ho. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships are almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east to india those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of high-value cargo they started carrying lower value cargo. coal oil cotton, etc.. alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday, march 7 at 12:00 noon eastern, and march 8 at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> florid

a.m. eastern on span. -- on c-span. >> sunday on "newsmakers" adam schiff talks about the hillary clinton e-mail story and the future of the court. he currently serves as ranking member on the house intelligence committee and also discusses cyber security issues and the possible reorganization of the cia. watch "newsmakers" sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. secret service director joseph clancy testifies on an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into the

a.m. eastern on c-span.sident obama will be in boston tomorrow for the dedication ceremony at the edward kennedy institute for the u.s. senate. the building was created in honor of the late massachusetts senator and aims to educate the public about congress and encourage citizens to take a proactive role in the democratic process. >> 50 years ago, i managed the successful reelection campaign for the junior senator for massachusetts, john f. kennedy. although i certainly did not anticipate it at the time, i myself have been deeply honored to hold the same seat he had for some 46 years. during my service in the united states senate, i have often been called a liberal. and it usually was not meant to be a compliment. but i remember what my brother said about liberalism shortly before he was elected president. he said, if by "a liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without quick reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their h

a.m. eastern on c-span. sunday on "newsmakers" adam shift talks about the hillary clinton e-mail story and the future of the fisa court. he currently serves as ranking member on the house intelligence committee and also discusses cyber security issues and a possible reorganization of the c.i.a. watch "newsmakers" sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. the secret service director joseph clancy testifies on an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into a white house barricade while drunk. he spoke in front of a house appropriations subcommittee and you can see his comments sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span. c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> welcome to the international convention in las vegas. this is where a lot of the new technology is shown every year telecommunications are also presented. we're going to take a tour with tim moynihan. tim, we're in the lg booth he

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> dell corporation founder and ceo michael dell spoke on wednesday talking about his experience of dropping out of college and starting his company at age 19 and the ongoing impact of technology and invasion on the -- innovation on the global economy. this is 45 minutes. >> can i have your attention please? can i have your attention? thank you. so i indicated earlier we are very pleased and honored to have michael dell as our special guest. michael is a legend in the business world. let me give a little background. michael is now the founder and chairman and ceo of dell inc. which is one of the largest it service providers and companies in the world. it is a company that he started when he was 19 years old. he was a college under graduate university of texas and began assembling computers in his dorm room and started the company at 19. the company went public when he was 23 and he became at 27 the youngest ceo of any fortune 500 company. and the company became well known for its personal computers business among other things. and then he ran the company until 2004

a.m. eastern on c-span. later in the day, a hearing on the project safety commission's budget request. the commissions chair will be among the witnesses. that is on c-span3. >> keep track of the republican let congress on c-span, c-span2 c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> marco rubio was in manchester, new hampshire to speak at a politics and express it host by saint ann's own college. this was his final stop on his tour in the state. before the event began senator rubio met with several attendees and posed for pictures. this is just under an hour and a half. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. good luck. how are you? >> thank you for having me. >> hello, how are you? >> good to see you. thank you so much. >> senator, good to see you again. >> yet -- yep. >> high, good morning. >> thank you for having me here. you work with bankers right? >> alexander is the banker. >> hello. >> how are you? good to see you. >> thank you. nice to meet you. >> hello, senator. >> good to see you. thank you for having me here. thank you so much. >> hello, how are you? >> glad to be here. [laug

a.m. eastern on c-span three. later, the featured speaker at the center for strategic and international studies. she will discuss her department's energy priorities. to that lot at 1:00 p.m. eastern also on our campaigning network c-span3 bank. >> this week in, the c-span city store has partnered with media, to learn about the history and literary life of collapse, georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of the confederate army clad, the css jackson, and this is an ironclad that was built your in columbus and the war. there are oval shapes that are actually the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular rifle firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in some a, alabama and completed in january 1865 -- and selma, alabama, and completed in january to 65. the row claim to fame, there are only 4 ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here, and that is why this facility is here. firs

a.m. eastern on c-span two. a senate homeland security hearing on records and how in accuracy is have resulted in improper payments to those who have passed away and the withholding of money who were listed as disease. that is at 4:00 eastern, live coverage on c-span3. monday night on the communicators, fcc commissioner on their recent net neutrality ruling. invisible broadband, and the subsidized phone and broadband program, lifeline. >> i am proposing that we overhaul the lifeline program make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. it challenges providers to give more to their consumers. the prices and opportunities have gone down. it should be for lifeline consumers. that has been the number one problem that we have been seeing with not so positive headlines. there is a vulnerability in the system we need to plug. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. tonight, on c-span. q and a with dr. adrian few berman. then david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. ted cruz was the feat

a.m. eastern on c-span two -- 9:00 a.m. ern on c-span two. >> here or featured programs this weekend on the c-span networks. on book tv, author peter says that government housing policies caused the unnatural crisis and that it could happen again. -- housing crisis and it could happen again. and then saturday morning at 10:30 eastern on american history tv, a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln and martin luther king jr.. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america, the meet the press interview with martin luther king jr.. find our schedule on c-span.org and let us know what you think of the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a week join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook -- send us a comtweet. >>, a discussion on the charges against bowe bergdahl. from washington journal, this is 30 minutes. t. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with james j carafano. i want to get your reaction that they are charging bowe bergdahl with desertion and his behavior. guest: t

a.m. eastern on c-span on washington journal. >> monday night on "the communicators, the founder of media, communications on the sec decision affected -- fcc decision affected the internet. >> there are all kinds of regulatory fees, additional rental fees, taxes at the local level, i think, utilities, regulatory utilities, in the states where we are operating. one government does not want to raise or money. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators," on c-span2. >> next, david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. then, former secretary of state hillary clinton at the emily's list gala. and, jeb bush in iowa. at 11:00 p.m., q&a with author david stewart, talking about his book, "madison's gift. " david cameron answered questions wednesday from members during the weekly question time in the house of commons. opposition leader ed miliband challenged the prime minister, asking if he would be willing to participate in a televised debate. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. mc mode. -- mahmood. >> i had meetings this morning wi

on concord high school or at 11 or 5 am eastern here on c-span. sunday, remarks from texas senator -- concord high school at 11:45 a.m. eastern here on c-span. sunday, remarks from texas senator ted cruz. that is at 9:35 p.m. eastern. former texas governor rick perry spoke at the saint ofanselm college in manchester. he spoke about the u.s. economy at the event cohosted by the new hampshire institute of politics. this is 45 minutes. >> welcome back. it is so great to see you. governor perry: it is great to be here and to even remember it. >> when you came through the last time, my brother spoke to you -- governor perry: all, the last time. it is happening. what is he doing now? >> congratulations. he is doing his masters, and he is a graduate doing engineering. governor perry: in what engineering? >> kind of the biotech fields. governor perry: each of the coasts have some extraordinary incubators, but there is some fascinating stuff going on in texas. we became this last year in january 2014 texas became the number one high-tech exporting state. >> i know. governor perry: people have always thought oh, well, texas is just an oil and gas stat

a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: a look at the early stages of the 2016 presidential race. ted cruz announced his candidacy this past week. at, our conversation on q&a. >> joining us on newsmakers is the chair of the new hampshire republican party. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> jennifer i want to begin with you. how many republican candidates will be in the field this year? >> we are hosting a big republican leadership summit in april. we have 18 speakers lined up. they identify themselves as potential candidates. we are excited about the breath of our list of possible candidates. it is the largest field of residential candidates that we have seen in my lifetime. people are really starting to feel the energy. >> how many republican candidates in 2016. >> we have 14 her -- you are interacting with the republican party. it continues to grow. i could not agree with jennifer strong enough. this diversity that we have across the political spectrum is exciting. the grass roots republican and i will have a tough choice. it's going to be a fun time and a real part o

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. commission on civil rights recently held a hearing on workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender employees. they are looking at how bias impacts hiring in termination of employment. this is just over an hour. >> i am marti castro and i want to welcome everyone here. it is currently 9:02 a.m. and we are on pennsylvania avenue. i enjoyed today by -- when you have a question, please week up since i can't speak up and will need to know that you have a question that you want to ask. the purpose of today's briefing is to closely examine the various federal protections that exist against lgbt. and title vii protections in the workplace for all lgbt americans. i want to thank the commissioner and her staff for their overwhelming efforts to bring this to us and to have this be selected as one of the issues that our civil rights commission is looking at this year. i also want to take our staff for putting together an excellent panel which you will all see developed t

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> keep track of the republican-led congress and follow its members through the first sessi

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday on q & a. eric larson on his new book, "dead wake." >> the story gets complicated when the question arises as to what ultimately happened? why was it allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. this has led to interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by church hill? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo. believe my, i would have if it exited. there was nothing from churchil to jackie fisher saying let's let it go into the irish sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> president obama marked the fifth anniversary of the healthcare law with a ceremony at the white house. the president said the law is working despite republican efforts to undermine it. this event is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by dr. nancy mirren. [applause] pres. obama:

a.m. eastern on c-span. saturday on c-span, fcc chair tom wheeler testifies on the fcc's recent an probable of new open internet rules designed to prohibit internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against legal content moving through their networks. he spoke in front of the house oversight and government reform committee. see it starting at 150 a.m. eastern time. sunday, secret service director joseph clancy discusses an incident in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into a white house barricade while drunk. he spoke in front of a house appropriations subcommittee. you can see those comments sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern also on c-span. this weekend, the c-span cities is tour has partnered with media come to learn about the history and literary life of columbus georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad the c subpoena subpoena jackson. and this is an ironclad that was built here in columbus curing the war. those oval shapes that you see are

a.m. eastern here on c-span. -- the live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this sunday on q&a, have pharmaceutical companies lobby congress inlet medications to prescribe. >> the promotion of the drug starts seven to 10 years before a drug comes on the market. it's illegal for a company to market address before it is approved by the fda, it is not illegal if it is for a disease. so sometimes drug companies exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug. and then blanketed medical journals and medical meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the mind of clinicians to accept a particular drug. also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night at 8 -- 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a". >> next, president obama talks about jobs and the economy, and introduces a new initiatives matching people to jobs. this is 20 minutes. president obama: thank you! [applause] hello, mayors! everybody have a seat. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, mayor

eastern on c-span -- a.m. eastern on c-span. e house and senate return next week with the budget on the agenda. a top priority is increased defense spending. you can watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span two. on wednesday we will hear more with congressman mac thornberry will discuss the budget and defense issues. that is life monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. next, a conversation with twitter's chief communications officer. he talks about twitter's culture and the impact on free speech. this is just under one hour. host: today it is an absolute delight for me to introduce and welcome gabriel stricker. he is a cal alum. some of you already know that. he is chief of communications on twitter. chief communications officer. he also has been helping berkeley think about and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement, quite an important your -- year in berkeley this year. his bachelor of arts was a latin american studies as an undergraduate at work with. -- at berkeley. his current role as to comm

a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> the center for american progress tomorrow hears from former secretary of state hillary clinton. she will be part of a conversation on urban development opportunities. that is live at 10:00 a.m. east and on c-span. over on c-span 2, we will be live from liberty university in virginia, where ted cruz is scheduled to speak. he is expected to announce his candidacy for president, making him the first to officially enter the 2016 presidential race. again, live coverage on c-span 2 starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. monday night on "the communicators," we met up with tim moynihan at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. he gave us a tour of the latest technology. >> organic light emitting diode. it refers to the backlight system. it uses led backlight to color liquid crystal display. this one is using the individual particles as a source of light. so they can be turned off and on independently. with an led set there will always be some sort of light seeping through. to my eyes, this is pretty amazing. this is 4k and oled, the big buzzwords at this years show. this

a.m. eastern on c-span two. later, a look at the supreme court's budget request with anthony kennedy and stephen breyer testifying in front of house appropriations subcommittee at 3:00 p.m. eastern live coverage on c-span3. chinese premier li keqiang held a news conference after the closing of the national people's conference. he answered questions on both domestic and foreign policy, including environmental protection u.s.-china relations and the ukraine conflict. this portion is courtesy of china central television. >> with huffington post, in under the dome, a documentary the filmmakers complain about big oil companies like petrol china have been a block to the introduction of policies on environmental protection and law enforcement in this field. for example, in the subject -- setting of quality standards of gasoline consumed as well as introduction of wider use of natural gas. my question is, if it is, it is it true that these companies are posing an obstacle to enforcing environmental protection laws and po

a.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer 2: monday on the communicators, more from the international consumer electronics show as we look at new technology products. >> if there is something you want to capture, you take it off your rest, and it will be very simple. it will expand, and it will be as easy as gesturing. it is completely autonomous. there is no remote required. it is smart enough to know the direction and the pressure. if you throw it, it will go farther way, it will take a photo and come back. announcer 2: the communicators monday on c-span two. announcer: the house and senate passed their budget plans for fiscal year 2016. the version in the house as a cost of three point $1 trillion and increases defense spending through the overseas contingency operating fun -- fund. the final vote with 220-129, with 17 republicans voting against the measure. here is some of the debate before final passage. me. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you madam speaker. i want to start by j

a.m. tomorrow morning. >> tomorrow on washington journal: live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. right after right after secretary of state kerry and defense secretary carter we will testify on their quest to use military force against isis joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a hearing held by the senate foreign relations committee by wednesday 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday on q&a: >> the promotion of the drug actually starts seven to ten years before it comes onto the market. while it is illegal for a company to market the drug prior to fda approval it is not illegal to market a disease. drug drug companies have sometimes invented or exaggerated the importance or exaggerated the importance of a particular mechanism of a drug for example. and the blanketed medical journals and meetings and other venues with these messages that are meant to prepare the minds of clinicians to accept a particular drug and also to prepare the minds of consumers to accept a particular condition. >> sunday night. >> from today's washington journal. continues. host: joini

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a.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >>this week on "q&a", our guest is eric larson, out with his new book, "dead wakelast crossing of the lusitania". the ship was downed in 1915 on route to liverpool, england. with over 2000 passengers and crew on board. brian: erik larson, your new book, "dead wake" you start off first sentence on the night of , may 6, 1915 as the ship approaches ireland, captain william thomas turner makes his

a.m. eastern on c-span. on wednesday, a senate committee examines the current research and treatment for alzheimer's disease.

a.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >>this week on "q&a", our guest is eric larson, out with his new book, "dead wakethe last crossing of the lusitania". the ship was downed in 1915 on route to liverpool, england. with over 2000 passengers and crew on board. brian: erik larson, your new book, "dead wake" you start off first sentence on the night of , may 6, 1915 as the ship approaches ireland, captain william thomas turner makes his way toward the lounge. what are you talking about? erik: this was the night before the lusitania was torpedoed. the next day, the ship was going to enter the so-called zone of war declared by the german navy. the water surrounding the u.k. had been designated as a zone of war. the night before, captain turner was going into the lounge to talk to passengers during the intermission for the nightly talent show, one of the features of transatlantic voyages. he had some sobering news, but also some comforting news. he wanted to, first let everyone know that they were entering the war zone the next day, but the good news was that he said that they would be comfortably under the

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> chinese premier li keqiang recently held a news conference in beijing after theple's conference. he answered a range of questions on the mastech and foreign policy -- domestic and foreign policy. this is courtesy of china central television. >> with huffington post, in under the dome, a documentary there are complaints about oil companies like sino pak -- sinopec and central china being a block to environmental protection and law enforcement in this field. for example, in the quality standards of gasoline consumed, the wider use of natural gas. if it is true -- is it true that the companies pose an obstacle to enforcing environmental protection laws and policies. if so, what step with the chinese government take to remove such an obstacle? [speaking mandarin] premier li keqiang: i understand the focus of your question is tackling pollution, especially smog. this is a concern on all peoples minds. the chinese government is determined to tackle smog and environmental pollution as a whole. and the efforts have already been made in this regard. the progress we have m

a.m. eastern on c-span two. he will address congress at the invitation of republican leaders. the white house is unhappy with his speech. the prime minister will not meet with president obama. the matter was discussed at friday's white house briefing. >> on the upcoming netanyahu speeches, so much attention focused on them. this is going to turn into a situation of dueling speeches? >> i certainly hope not. i know the focal point of the remarks that the national security advisor and you and ambassador will be delivering will be focused on the importance and strength of the relationship between the states and israel. the president has pursued a policy that reflects how important it is to u.s. national security for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with our strongest ally in the middle east. he has done that. that is something that is easy to demonstrate. whether you are looking at the iron dome program, even the prime minister himself has said that the level of security cooperation is unprecedented. that certainly reflects the dangerous environment that israel is operating in ri

obama on this visit and several democratic members of congress have announced they'll not attend the speech. we'll have live coverage of his remarks starting at is 1 a.m -- at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> 2016 budge hearings continue today with defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey. they'll testify before the senate armed services committee about their department's budget request and challenges abroad. live coverage starts at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the c-span cities tour takes booktv and more than history tv on the road -- and american history tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities and this weekend we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> people throng to the beach, and the rising tide, the rising wind certainly drew them. they watched in amazement as both of these factors batteredded the beachfront -- battered the beachfront structures. at that time we had wooden bathhouses out over the gulf of mexico, and we also had piers and we even had a huge pavilion called olympia by the sea. as the storm increased this intensity, these beach structures turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday sept

a.m. eastern on c-span. sunday texas republican senator ted cruz will be in new hampshire. watch his remarks at 9:35 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >>> monday night on the communicators fcc commissioner on their recent net nutrality ruling municipal broad band and subsidized phone and broad band program. >> what i am proposing that we do is overhaul the life line program make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. challenge those providers to give more to consumers. the prices and opportunities have gone down and have been more explosive for the rest of us. it should be for life line consumers. get the providers out of the certification business. that has been the number one problem seeing with not so positive headlines. it is a vulnerability in the system that we need to plug. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on the communicators. >>> fbi director and the heads of the dea, u.s. marshall service and atf testified on capitol hill thursday before a senate appropriations subcommittee. the hearing examined the budget request from these law enforcement agencies for 2016

a.m. eastern here on c-span.pan 3, newly sworn in defense sector ashton carter will testify about the pentagon's 2016 budget request. he's be joined by martin dempsey. we'll have live coverage at 2:30 eastern. up next on c-span, former british defense minister liam fox talks about u.s.-u.k. relations. then florida senator marco rubio campaigns in new hampshire. we've received more than 2200 entries from 400 schools across the country in this year's competition on the theme "the three branches and you." wednesday morning, we'll announce the grand prize winner. following the announcement, you can see all 150 winning documentaries at studentcam.org. next former british defense secretary liam fox talks about u.s.-u.k. relations. mr. fox also spoke about nuclear relations with iran and global relations with russia. this one-hour event was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies in washington. >> good morning everyone! welcome to the -- the center for strategic and international studies. i'm senior

a.m. eastern on c-span three. this we can, disease densities tour has garnered with media contact to -- >> inside the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad. this is an ironclad that was built during the war. those oval-shaped are the gun forts of jackson. they were armed with six rifles. it is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works. it was completed in january 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there are only four ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here at this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people there are more than one or two. >> what all of our events saturday, noon eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the university of california at berkeley is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the free speech movement. next, twitter's chief mitigations officer gabriel stricker discusses

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. >> candidates cable public affairs magazine and the queens that can host a discussion on u.s.-canada relations. the 90 minute debate focus most on the keystone pipeline, climate change and domestic security. seatbacks peter van dusen moderated this event from the newseum in washington, d.c. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to washington d.c. it's one of those chilly mid-atlantic march evenings fitting it seems as we've come to the american capital to talk about u.s.-canada relations, and they are a little bit frothy these days. it's been a long relationship of respect cooperation and real friendship between two of the world's great neighbors but now it is marred by french and we are live this evening at the newseum on pennsylvania avenue for our latest seatback maclean's townhall. tonight we present keystone and beyond, the future of u.s.-canada relations. i am peter van dusen, executive producer of cpac a special welcome to our viewers also watching on c-span here in the trendy. over the

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> arkansas senator tom cotton discusses his national security priorities. doesn't a confirmation hearing for deputy attorney general nominee. and your calls and comments on washington journal. >> on monday, freshman republican senator tom cotton told an audience that national defense should be the first priority. he criticized the current regime in iran and growing threat of terrorism in the world. he recently authored a letter to iran which was signed by 46 republican senators. it suggested any deal could be overturned by a new u.s. president in 2017. following his remarks, pedal is discussed what congress should do. this is one hour 25 minutes. chris griffin: welcome chris griffin: welcome everybody. good morning. my name is chris griffin. i am the executive director at the foreign-policy initiative. it is my privilege to welcome you to this event jointly hosted by the foreign policy initiative and american action forum, titled, "will congress provide for the common defense?" this is the second in a series of public briefings on how congress and the presi

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> secretary of defense ashton carter and the united kingdom secretary of state for defense michael powell and hold a press briefing debate about u.s.-uk relations. you can see it live starting at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the political landscape has changed with 114th congress. not only are the fortitude and republicans and 50 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicansrepublicans and one the democrat innocent there's also 108 women in congress including the first african-american republican in the house and the first woman veteran for the soon to keep track using congressional chronicle on c-span.org. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information including voting results and statistics for each session of congress. new congress, best access on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> monday at the national press club, vermont senator bernie sanders discussed the state of wall street, the middle class, and the possibility of him running for president in 2016. this is one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome. my name is john hughe

a.m. eastern on c-span two. tonight on "the communicators" the fcc commissioner clyburn on their municipal ruling, rock band and their program, a. >> what i am proposing we do is overhaul the lifeline program and make it concurrent and in sync with the information age. challenge those providers to give more to their consumers. the prices and opportunities have been more explosive for the rest of us and it should be for lifeline consumers. get those providers out of the certification business. that is the number one problem we have been seeing, it is a vulnerability in the system that we need to plug. >> now a look at some of the possible 2016 presidential

a.m. eastern on c-span. keep track of the republican-led congress and follow its members through the first session. on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. next, a look at ukrainian public opinion from crimea, russia, and the west. a former u.s. ambassador to the ukraine will host the event. this is 90 minutes. >> thank you for that introduction and thank you all for coming very at it seems worthwhile to hear what the issues that they are currently embroiled in. that is what we have set out to do. and we have a new survey that -- we have a survey that was conducted with the international institute of sociology which is a group that we worked with numerous times over the years that's very highly regarded and at the method the method used was face to face for the most part telephone primarily in the region. for the national sample we had 1,005 and then we had an over sample of 403 specifically in the region where the conflict is occurring. and then for the ukrainian held area we have 330. and in the

on foreign policy and military issues. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> you would see what we used to call when i was a kid a much and jeff combination. -- a mutt and jeff, nation. washington was a large man. six-foot, very robust, terrific natural athlete. and madison was a skinny little guy. >> this sunday on q&a david stewart on james madison. >> his ability dependent on his ability to make great relationships with the people of his era, but it also alludes to his gift to the the country, his talents, and what he was able to do to a first self-sustaining constitutional republic. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span'sq&a. >> in the president's weekly address, president obama discusses his let girls learn initiative. senator chuck grassley has the republican response. president obama: hi, everybody. sunday is international women's day, a day to celebrate remarkable women and girls worldwide, and to re-dedicate ourselves to defending the fundamental rights and dignity of all people. that's why, this week, michelle and i launched a n

a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> defense secretary ashton carter and martin dempsey took questions about the pentagon's budget, use of force against isis and u.s. relations with russia and iran and testified before the house armed services committee. >>> before we ask unanimous consent that noncommittee members if any be allowed to participate in today's hearing, after all committee members have had an opportunity to ask questions. and by way of explanation, i might say that one of our committee members has tentatively been appointed to another committee. and his replacement has tentatively been named, mr. russell from oklahoma. but it has not been ratified by the republican conference yet. so mr. russell is with us today but without objection noncommittee members will be recognized at the appropriate time. let me welcome our distinguished witnesses to today's hearing. secretary carter, thank you for being with us. you have been in this room in a variety of capacities over the years. but this is the first hearing since you were confirmed as secretary of defense roughly a month ago. and we are very glad

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> he would see desk when i used to call as a kid -- a stick bulk that. -- a stickall set. washington was a large man. very robust, terrific natural athlete. medicine is a skinny little guy. >> this sunday on q&a, even stewart on coming father james madison and the partnerships unite in the fledging nation. >> i write most about his ability to remarkable partnerships with the great people of his era. it also alludes to his get to the country of his talents and what he was able to do to help create the first self-sustaining constitutional republic. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> canada's cable public affairs channels hosted a discussion this week on u.s.-canadian relations. the 90 minute debate focused mostly on the keystone xl pipeline debate, climate change and domestic security. see packs peter van dusen -- c pacs. the senate fails to veto the pipeline bill. this discussion is an hour and a half. ♪ >> hello and welcome to washington dc. it is a chilly evening. fitting, since we came to the american capital to talk about u.s.-canada

a.m. eastern on c-span. use of her personal e-mail account during her time at the state department. state department spokesperson jen psaki discussed the ongoing review of mrs. clinton. >> that is consistent with what we have been discussing internally. let me just give you a brief update on where we are. we will review the entire 55,000 page set in one batch at the end of that review to ensure that standards are consistently applied throughout the entire 55,000 pages. we expect a review to take several months. obviously that hasn't changed. the release will be posted on a publicly available web site. we will have more information about that hopefully soon. the only documents from that 55,000 pages we will review for separate earlier release are the approximately 300 e-mails all her rape produced to the select committee. this will be reviewed and released prior to the completion of a set of those will be posted and made publicly available. >> in other words even if you haven't filed the foia request you will

a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> our road to the white house coverage continues friday in iowa with remarks from potential presidential candidate former governor martin o'malley. live coverage at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with media come to learn about the history life of columbus, georgia. >> right here inside the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad the css jackson. this was built here in columbus during the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the jackson. and the jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular brook rifle that we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. here is a look. >> senator mcconnell laid out a timeline yesterday that suggested it could be mid april at the earliest before her nomination goes to the floor. is that a timeline the white house would be willing to accept, and if not, what is the alternative, or how do you get her nomination voted on earlier? secretary earnest: this is the responsibility of the united states senate to vote on the president's nominees, and there has not been a legitimate question raised about her aptitude for the office, so the delay is unconscionable. it is unexplained. and, the thing that i will -- that warrants mentioning here is, you will recall, as i pointed out, ms. lynch has been waiting 128 days to get a vote in the senate. the reason that time period has been so long is because the president nominated her back in november for this job, and at that time we saw senator mcconnell himself say ms. lynch would receive fair consideration -- i think it would be hard to say he lived up to that promise

a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span three, a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincolng jr. sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. on real america the 1955 meet the press interview with martin luther king jr.. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know it you think about the programs you are watching. you can call us. you can e-mail us. or send us a tweet.

a.m. eastern on c-span 2 and thursday evening at 8:00 on c-span south carolina senator lindsay graham, who spent two days in the granite state this week. friday night beginning at 7:45 live on c-span we'll take you to house party in dover, new hampshire with former florida governor jeb bush. on saturday just after noon live on c-span wisconsin governor scott walker at a republican party grassroots workshop in concord. and sunday night at 9:35 on c-span senator ted cruz at the annual lincoln-reagan dinner. road to the white house 2016 on c-span. >> the supreme court heard oral argument earlier this month on whether police can conduct a warrantless search of hotel guest registries. the case, city of los angeles versus patel involves a city law that allows police to inspect hotel and motel guest registries at any time without the need for a warrant. city officials argue that the law is needed to allow police to investigate crimes like sex trafficking and prostitution. the lower court sided with hotels and motels ruling that there's an expectation of private on their guest registries under the