a.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday, former talkshow host mike huckabee is expected to announce he is taking another shot at the nomination. watch that at 11:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday, also on c-span. >> remarkable partnerships. iconic women. their stories in first ladies. >> she painted a portrait of washington, which was one of the things that endeared her to the nation. >> they would find out what she was wearing, what she was doing. who she was seen. >> she takes over a radio station and starts running in. how do you do that? >> she exerted in norman's influence. -- enormous influence. >> first ladies -- looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews from c-span's first lady's series. learn about their unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. first ladies -- presidential historians on the lives of american women, filled with stories of fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house, sometimes at great personal cost. c-span's

on immigration reform. washington journal begins live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> dreamworks animation chair melody hobson addressed the graduating class of usc. she is the president of aerial investment in the corporate investment of starbucks. her husband george lucas was a usc graduate. [applause] ms. hobson: what a day.

a.m. on c-span. he was with president obama this week at the national hurricane center in miami. they were part of a briefing with reporters are the president spoke about recent flooding in texas and oklahoma. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been devastated by the flooding in texas and oklahoma. to the lives that have been lost , they go out to the families. there is going to be a lot of work that has to be done for rebuilding. craig just informed me, give me an update on the coordination between federal, state, and local respondents. the coordination is good. they appear to have the assets they need at this stage to respond. there is going to be a lot of rebuilding. we're going to need to help. we will stay in close coordination with them to make sure that our response is quick. the we are helping them recover. there is still going to be weather events that will potentially make things worse i'm confident these communities will get back on their feet. it does remind us that it is never too early for disaster preparation. fema released our national pre

a.m. on c-span. ets. -- and tweets seven a.m. on c-span. >> here is a look at recent books written by declared and potential candidates. hillary clinton looks back on her time in "hard choices." marco rubio in "american dreams" ." and and in blue-collar conservatives, potential candidate rick santorum argues the republican party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. in a fighting chance massachusetts senator elizabeth warren recounts the events in her life that shaped her career as an educator and politician. wisconsin governor scott walker argues republicans must offer bold solutions to fix the country and have the courage to implement them in "unint imidated." and kentucky senator rand paul calls for smaller government and more bipartisanship in "taking a stand." more potential presidential candidates with recent books include former governor jeb bush in "immigration wars," arguing for new immigration policies. in "stand for something," john kasich calls for a return to traditional american values.

on their bowls of from immigration reform. washington journal is live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week our guest is two -time pulitzer prize winner david mccullough. he

see his announcement live on tuesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on the communicators we spoke with three members of congress with shared interests in communications issues and legislation. minnesota senator al franken virginia congressman bob goodltt. >> i firmly believe that comcast were allowed to buy time warner cable they would have been anticompetitive, not in the public interests. it would have led to higher prices for consumers less choice and. >> we're also working on something on companies dealing with people's privacy and protection of their civil liberties and that is legislation dealing with the nsa and the fisa court the foreign intelligence surveillance act court, dealing with the revelations about the gathering of telephone metadata, this bill which passed the house with a big bipartisan vote, in the last congress, we're about to brick it up again bans metadata collection and storage by the government. >> if you saw the net neutrality debate also, that was unbelievable in the sense that people understand that the interne

a.m. eastern on c-span. musician elton john and pastor rick warren are among the witnesses testifying wednesday at a senate hearing on global health programs. live coverage is at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. tonight, on c-span's "q&a," kate andersen brower on the world of the white house through the eyes of the people who work there from the kennedys through the obamas. >> who are the thick lens? >> they are an incredible family. nine members of the family have worked at the white house. i interviewed the only current part-time butler who is still there. he works every week at the white house. nine members of his family worked there. his uncle's, john and charles, were nmaitre de's, and he told me, his uncles ran the white house. he was brought in in 1959, during the eisenhower administration. he described how he used to work in the kitchen. he was such a skinny guy, they kept getting him ice cream to eat. he remembers what the eisenhower's were like. this dying breed of person who remembers that. that is

on immigration reform. washington journal begins live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> dreamworks animation chair melody hobson addressed the graduating class of usc. she is the president of aerial investment in the corporate investment of starbucks. her husband george lucas was a usc graduate. [applause] ms. hobson: what a day. i want to send my congratulations to the usc class of 2015 and all of those who celebrate and champion those. now i would like to ask the graduates to do something. i would like you to look past the ring and look up the sky. now i would like you to imagine that you are in a light caps off and it took you two hours to be 24 miles up. insane, right? the only way you can get back to the earth is to jump. this actually happened in 2012 where a parachutist put himself in this exact situation. he said if he looked out, he could see the curve of the earth as he contemplated his next move. if you watch the video, you will hear his ground crew tell him to disconnect the oxygen supply hoses attached to his suit. he does not move. moments passed. then

a.m. eastern on c-span."the communicators," gene kimmerlman and harold furchtgott-roth. gene: wireless providers are available, but they cannot provide the video streaming that you get from your cable company or files f --ios so the question is, where do you get more competition? that competition is coming over that very same wire, so it is the same company, your cable company, controlling two. a lot of content company want to provide to both, and they want to provide services or packages of services. the cable company has an incentive to favor its bundled service, so i think law enforcement has to make sure there is no unfair benefits to cable through this consolidation. harold: many have cut the cable. some do not have a wireless subscription. they are purely wireless. these are not broadband-illiterate people. they are quite sophisticated and you have new companies coming online to compete wireless broadband. the idea that there is any sort of market power or monopoly power >> monday night :00 p.m. easter

on 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and tuesday we'll have live coverage of former arkansas governor mike huckabee. live tuesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern also on c-span. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member. plus bio and contact information and twitter handles and district maps and fold out of capitol hill and congressional committees and federal agencies and state governers. order your copy today. it's $13.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org. coming up next on c-span a new look at authoritiessation of military force against isis. with two members of congress. then president obama discussing freedom of the press with a group of foreign reporters. and later illinois congressman bobbie rush reacting to the police officers charged with the death of freddie gray. >> we have two congressman to talk about their study group. . mr. jones, let's start with you. what is the purpose -- what is this constitutional work study group? guest: the power to declare war including the power of judging the costs of war is fully

on the proposal for immigration reform. "washington journal"" begins live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. tonight at midnight, the patriot act expires, including provisions authorizing the nsa's bu;klk phone data collection. the senate is meeting today to pass an extension to parts of the law. president obama has called on members to renew the provisions. >> i thought this would be a good opportunity to remind everyone that on sunday at midnight a whole bunch of authorities we use in order to prevent terrorist attacks in this country expire. fortunately the house of representatives was able to put forward a piece of legislation the usa freedom act that receives overwhelming bipartisan support. what it does is not only continue authorities that currently exist and are not controversial for example the capacity of the fbi or other law enforcement agencies to use what is called a wiretap -- a probing wiretap. if we don't individual where there is probable cause, where they might be engaged in a terrorist attack but are switching from cell phones, we can move from cell phone to cell phone. no

on facebook and twitter. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow night interviews with floor of the newest members of congress. three our veterans. c-span's congressional profiles feature democrats from hawaii, a republican from illinois, a democrat from new jersey, and a republican of new york's first district, who talks about his daily schedule. >> there was one day when i had 31 things on the calendar. you might have a five-minute meeting followed by a 10 minute meeting followed by a five-minute meeting. i survived three committees seven subcommittees, and i get up early. i try to exercise as close to every morning as i can. the evenings usually end late. i like to, there are a lot of other people who have vices. they might go out drinking or whatnot. for me, i love to empty my e-mail inbox. that is how i get my high. that is my vice. staying on top of stuff. there might be some type of event going on, a local group from the district here for a good cause, that i like to get back to work. i go to sleep around 12:00 or 1:00 and back up e

a.m. eastern on c-span. monday night on the communicators, members of congress on an essay collection of phone records, privacy, and net neutrality. >> section 216 ostensibly authorizes bulk data collection. last week, we found out the second district federal court agrees with the justices that the patriot act never really authorized these programs, that they are a legal. the nsa would tell you they were authorized by section 215. and proceed to write a warrant that covers every american citizen. >> i think our policy is far from up to date. we have a policy that is out of date. we have copyright policy from 1976. a lot has changed since 1976. we have electronics indications privacy act in 1986. we started working on e-mail in 1989. now, we have e-mail as a standard form of communication. yet, we still have a situation where a piece of paper in your drawer is held to warrant standards. in e-mail, it has been stored in the cloud and is not subject to a warrant standard. >> we are not making a comment specific

on the guantanamo bay detention facility. and then we will talk about campaign finance in the 2016 elections. washington journal, starting everyday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-spanican mac thornberry. he talks about a number of topics, including the authorization for the use of military force against isis. here is a preview. representative thornberry: the question is, can there be support for another authorization to use military force against isis? i think we need to try. it is our job under the constitution. in addition to that, i think we have a bold obligation to the men and women we sent out on these dangerous missions to have the full cloak of constitutional authority and moral backing of the country in supporting their mission. i think we have a responsibility to try. i had some conversations today about next steps moving forward. i want to try and contribute to that debate. even though it doesn't technically come out of our committee. >> what are those next steps? mac thornberry: to me, there is an authorization to use military force that would work in the field, that could get the support of republicans and democrats enough to pass in the house and sena

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a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> presidential candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. here is a look at some books written by declared and potential candidates for president. former secretary of state hillary clinton looks back on her time serving in the obama administration in "hard choices." in "american dreams" florida senator marco rubio outlines his plan to restore economic opportunity. former arkansas governor mike huckabee gives his take on politics and culture in "god, guns grits and gravy." and in "blue collar conservative conservatives," rick santorum argues the republican party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. in "a fighting chance," massachusetts senator elizabeth warren recounts the events in her life that shaped her career as an educator and politician. wisconsin governor scott walker argues republicans must offer bold solutions to fix the country and have the courage to implement them in "unintimidated." and kentucky senator rand paul who has also declared his candidacy, calls for smaller government and more bipartisans

on wednesday morning. you can see them testify live at 10:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span. musician elton john, and pastor rick moran of the saddleback church are among witnesses on wednesday on a senate hearing on global health programs. by the covers at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. tonight, on c-span's "q&a", kate andersen brower on the white house through the eyes of the people who work there. >> they are not members of the family have worked at the white house and i interviewed the only current part-time butler what was able to interview. ewers every week at the white house. nine members of his cap family -- of his family have worked there. he told me, my uncle ran the white house. they brought him him when he was 17 years old in 1959, during the eisenhower administration, and he is still working there. he says he used to work in the kitchen and he was so skinny they were giving them ice cream to eat. is incredible that he remembers what the eisenhower's would like. there is a dying breed of person who remembers that. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on

on our website at c-span.org. >>> here are some of the featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. on c-span, we're in chicago for what consumers can expect on innovation. speakers include comcast chairman and ceo. columnist fisher and tom wheeler. sunday morning at 10:30, president obama is at georgetown university discussing ideas on how to alleviate poverty in the united states. on c-span2, saturday morning beginning at 10:00 eastern on book tv we're live from city hall in maryland for the ghaithersburg book festival. representatives tom davis and martin frost. former obama adviser david axelrod. at 9:00, president of the american constitution society on the impact of labor and employment laws on working women and their families. and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday afternoon at 2:00 eastern, on oral histories. remembering the liberation of nazi concentration camps with an interview of klein on her life in the jrue wishewish get tows after the sghettos. she barry sur -- barely survived. and then the relationship that church churchill developed with american president

a.m. et on c-span. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is david mccullough. he shares new stories about his book "the right brother's." -- " the wright brothers." >> he knew how bright they were. wilbur without any question was a genius. orval was very clever mechanically but he did not have the reach of mind that wilbur had. they loved music and books. nathaniel hawthorne was orval -- oroville's favorite writer. catherine loved so walter scott. i one of her birthdays they gave her a bust of sir walter scott. house with no running water, plumbing or electricity and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that. i think what i would like to get to know more about was the sense of purpose that they had. it sounds like a bad pun but high purpose. not something ordinary, but big ideas. nothing was going to stop them. >> tonight at 8:00 a.m. -- 8:00 p.m. et/pt. >> the u.s. has the world's largest prison population with nearly one in 100 adults behind lies. national academy of science

on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with kahlo -- color photographs plus contact and bio information and twitter handles. also, district maps, and foldout of the map of capitol hill, and a look at the president's cabinet and federal and state agencies. order your copy today. it is $13.95 at the online store at c-span.org. announcer: next, scottish national party leaders discuss the results of the elections and then how to combat sex traffickers, and at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see q&a with canadian asked her not chris hatfield. british parliament continues to be on recess, so prime minister's questions will not be seen tonight. the scottish national party gained 50 seats in the recent election, and the party now holds 56 of the total 59 seats allotted to scotland in the house of commons. on wednesday, the party leader, who also serves as the first minister of scotland, spoke about the election results. this is about 40 minutes. >>> th

a.m. on c-span. >> this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "first ladies: influence of image," we look into the personal life of three first ladies. polk, taylor and filmore. margaret taylor was opposed to her husband's nomination and zachary taylor told people that she was praying for his opponent to win. abigail fillmore was the first presidential wife to have a profession and made efforts to establish the first white house library. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span original series "first ladies: influence an image," examining the public and private life and their influence on the presidency from washington to michelle obama. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book, "first ladies: a historians on the lives of iconic american women." it is available through your favorite bookstore and online bookseller. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is two-time pulitzer prize winner david mccullough. he shares his new book "be right brothersdabv -- "the wright brothers." david: wilbur was a genius. horrible was very bright and clever mechanically but the-- o rville was very brave

international studies about trait on the including ongoing negotiations over the transatlantic trade and industrial partnership. that is at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. later in the day we take you to the cato institute for the future of south africa. speakers look at the political and economic developments in that country since apartheid was abolished. begins at 12:00 eastern live coverage on c-span two. >> monday night on "the communicators," we spoke with three members of congress with shared interests. >> firmly believe that comcast and time warner cable would have been too big of a company and anti-competitive, not in the public interest. it would have led to higher prices from consumer, less choice and it would be too possible these with service. >> we are also working on dealing with people property and protection of civil liberties. that is legislation dealing with the nsa and foreign intelligence surveillance dealing with the revelations about the gathering of telephone metadata, this bill which would pass the house and a big part partisan vote, we are about to bring it up. and metadata collection and storage by the government. >> if yo

a.m. it eastern on c-span. next, q and day with the direct your of the library in than the senate hearing on syria in iraq. after that, the joint chiefs of staff on global threat. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," our guest is michael witmore director of the folger shakespeare library. he talks about the library the life of william shakespeare, and modern-day politicians in the world. brian lamb: michael witmore, director of the folger shakespeare library. when did you first notice in your life politicians using shakespeare's quotes?

a.m. eastern here on c-span. live today on c-span, the house gavels in for a brief pro forma session followed by discussion on recent changes in saudi arabia's leadership and their impact on the global energy market and regional stability. next, "washington journal," live with your calls and today's news. ♪ >> here are some of our featured programs this weekend. on c-span, on saturday at noon, politicians and business leaders offer advice and encouragement to the class of 2015. speakers include former president george w. bush and chair of dreamworks animation. at 9:15 p.m., former staff members reflect on the presidency of george h w bush. sunday end and come up commencement speeches from across the country with condoleezza rice and madeleine albright. and philadelphia mayor michael nutter. on c-span2 saturday morning, booktv is in new york city with events from the book expo america. and live call in segments with publishers and authors throughout the day. sunday evening at 9:00 on afterwards, the case howlings

a.m. on c-span. >> sunday night on q&a, former bloomberg reporter. >> who are the thicklands?> as they are an incredible family, nine members have worked at the white house. i interviewed the only current part-time butler. he is still there. he works every week at the white house. and nine members of the family worked there. his uncle john and charles were maitre d''s, the head butler. he told me my uncles ran the white house. they brought him in when he was 17 years old in 1959 during the eisenhower and diminished ration and he is dealing working there. -- and he is still working there. there is this great, it's incredible for him to tell us how the eisenhower's road like. he remembers that. i wanted to pay tribute to these people. >> sunday night on c-span. >> south carolina republican congressman as citizens united cohosted this weekend's south carolina freedom summit. speakers included six -- 2016 candidates ted cruz of texas marco rubio of florida, dr. ben carson and carly fiorina. also's aching were scott walker -- also speaking was scott walker and ted -- rick perry and

a.m. eastern on c-span.uesday, former arkansas governor mike huckabee announces his candidacy for the 2016 republican presidential nomination. he makes the announcement from his hometown at the university of arkansas community college at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> presidential candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. here is a look at some recent books by declared candidate for president. hillary clinton looks that on her time in hard choices. in american dreams, marco rubio announces his plans to restore economic opportunity. in blue-collar conservatives rick santorum argues the republican party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. in a fighting chance, elizabeth warren recounts the events in her life that shaped her career. scott walker argues republicans must offer bold solutions to fix the country and have the courage to implement them in on intimidated. -- unintimidated. rand paul calls for smaller government in taking a stand. more president

a.m. on c-span 3. the manhattan institute for policy research hosted a forum tuesday on the future of america's black community. the event marks the 50th anniversary of a study on black america conducted by johnson administration assistant labor secretary daniel pasha moynahan. who later represented new york and the u.s. senate. -- daniel patrick moynihan. this includes former maryland governor bob ehrlich. it is an hour and 10 minutes. >> good morning. maybe we can get started. again good morning, everyone. my name is jason reilly, a senior fellow at the manhattan institute for policy research and i would like to welcome everyone to the symposium entitled prosspects for black america and moynihan report turns 50. if you are looking for a white america symposium you are in the wrong room. that would be any of the other rooms in the building. i will be brief with my remarks because we have excellent panelist lined up and i want to give them as much time as possible. i will get a chance to speak later on

on monday at an event in detroit. we will have that live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday, we will have live coverage of former arkansas governor mike cut canhuckabee. live tuesday at 11 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> remarkable partnerships iconic women -- their stories and first ladies, the book. >> she saves the portrait of washington which was one of the things that endeared her to the entire nation. >> whoever can find out where francis was staying what she was doing, what you look like, that was going to help sell papers. >> she takes over a radio station. how do you do that? she did that. >> she exerted is enormous influence because she would move a mountain to make sure her husband was protected. >> first ladies, looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews from c-span's first lady series. learn about their lives ambitions, families and unique partnerships with their presidential thousands. first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women filled with lively stories of fascina

a.m. on c-span. >> sunday night, former bloomberg news reporter kate anderson on the world of the white house through the eyes of the people work there from the kennedys through the obama for you >> who are the england's -- thicklands? >> they are an incredible family. i interviewed the only current part-time butler, he is still there, he may be there right now. he works every week after the white house. nine members of the family work there. his uncle and brother were maitre d'. he told me my uncle read the white house. they brought him in when he was averaging years old during the eisenhower -- when he was 17 years old during the eisenhower administration. he used to work in the kitchen. they cap to give him ice cream to eat. it is incredible humor member what to the eisenhower's -- it is incredible remembers what the eisenhower's were like. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> south carolina republican congressman and citizens united cohosted this weekend's south carolina freedom summit. speakers including presidential candidate senator ted cruz of texas, senator marco rubio of florida, dr.

a.m. et on c-span. saturday, editorial cartoonists discussed their roles as satirists. the event took place three months after the terror attack on the charlie hebdo magazine in paris. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress, with color photos of every senator and house number plus i/o and photo and contact information. plus district maps, a map of capitol hill and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today through the c-span online store at c-span.org. >> president obama addressed the impact of climate change on national security. when he spoke wednesday. his remarks are 30 minutes. [applause] president obama: thank you. thank you so much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. class of 2015, ahoy. >> ahoy. president obama: there are now zero days until the class of 2015 graduates. [applause] president obama: thank you admiral zukunft, for your kind introduction and for your leadership of our coast guardsmen on all seven continents. governor malloy, secret

on c-span. >>> and more on thursday when former new york republican governor george pataki makes his announcement from exeter new hampshire. live thursday, 11:00 a.m. eastern, also on c-span. and saturday, expect another entry for the democratic bid. former maryland governor and baltimore mayor martin o'malley will officially declare his candidacy. watch that live saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> senate judiciary subcommittee on crime and terrorism held a hearing on the benefits and costs of police body cameras. witnesses included wade henderson, the south carolina sheriff's association director and senator tim scott of south carolina. the april 4th 2015 fatal police shooting of walter scott occurred in north charleston, south carolina. the hometown of senator tim scott. lindsey graham of south carolina chairs the subcommittee. this is just over an hour and a half. >> thank you for joining us today at this houring, the subcommittee will come order and we'll have a hearing entitled body cameras increase protection for law enforcement and the public. we'll have two panels the first will be senator scott. my colleague from south carolina. i

a.m. on c-span 3. the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with photos of every senator and house member, plus bio and contact information. also, district maps, a map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95, plus shipping and handling. >> here are a few book festivals we will be covering. look expo america in new york city. the first week in june, we are live for the printers row lit fest. that is this spring on c-span two. >> james komi says one of the most urgent threats facing the u.s. is isis recruitment via social media. his reports are part of the -- created is 45 minutes. >> welcome. you are now coming on two years. i wonder if you can talk about the biggest threats facing the fbi today. director comey: i think the biggest threat is the one isil presents, especially coming through social media. ents especially coming through social media. this is actually a place where cyber a

a.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday we have live coverage of former arkansas governor mike huckabee as he announces his candidacy in hope arkansas live tuesday 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member plus bio and contact information and twitter handles and district maps, a map of capitol hill and look at congressional committees, presidential cabinet. order your copy today. it is $13.99 through the c-span online store at c-span.org. chris christie spoke about jobs and the economy friday at a leadership breakfast in northern virginia. he talked about entitlements and tax policy and took questions. this is 50 minutes. governor christie: thank you. gary said i gave him permission to go off script. i said who am i to obstetrical people not to go off script. can't be a hipypocrite up here. thank you for inviting me. i'm happy to be back and i want to thank bobby and all the people here for giving me the

a.m. eastern on c-span. this week on q and a, our guest is to time poulter prizewinner david mccullough. he shared stories about his new book. >> they didn't graduate from high school who that is largely because their father always said he had an interesting project they were working on. he knew how bright they were. wilbur was a genius. orville was very bright inventive, clever mechanically but he didn't have the reach of mind that wilbur had. they loved music. they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was or bills -- orville's favorite writer. catherine loved sir walter scott. one of her birthdays, her brother gave her a bust of sir walter scott. no indoor plumbing, no electricity, and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday. there is a lot of hope in that but i think what i was but to get to know even more about is the sense of purpose they had. it sounds like a bad pun but a high purpose. not something ordinary. they are going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's

a.m. eastern here on espn. -- c-span. >> in his weekly address president obama discusses education policy and expanding access to education through the connect ad initiative. senator johnny isakson from georgia has the republican response. he talks about the benefits of trade legislation and the importance of t.p.a. or trade promotion authority. president obama: hi, everybody i'm talking to you from the d.c. public library where i met with a group of promising middle school students. we spent some time talking about their lives and how we all care about their success and how that starts with a good education. one thing i announced here is a new project by libraries and major publishers to provide more than $250 million in free e books for low income students. we also issued a challenge to mayor's, libraries, and school leaders to help every student get a library card so they can expand their horizons in a place like this. it's all part of our connect ed initiative to connect 99% of america's students to high speed internet because no matter who you are, where you live, or how much money y

a.m. on c-span. >> congress returns to session on monday and later next week the house will turn to several items including work on the highway trust fund which is set to expire at the end of may and 2016 spending for the legislative branch. you can see the house live on c-span. the senate also returns monday with continued work on the trade promotion authority with votes on a couple of amendments scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. that measure authorizes president obama to enter into trade agreements by july 2018, and would need congressional oversight and apursuant to the rule. senators could amend the patriot act to end n.s.a. collection of americans' phone record. see the senate live on our companion network c-span2. >> just one more week on capitol hill before the house and senate go out for their memorial day break. joining us for a look at that last week ahead is lauren french she's a congressional reporter with politico and two big deadlines ahead. the patriot act and the highway trust fund. the house passed its bill dealing with the pay trocket act. n.s.a. surveillance, renewing expi

a.m. eastern. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span here on c-span3, we compliment coverage by showing you the most readvancement hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell the nation's story including six series the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts, touring museums and sites to discover what facts reveal about america's past, and book shelf with the best known history writers, the presidency looking at policyies and legacies of the commanders in chief lectures in history, delving into america's past, and the new series, reel america, featuring government and educational films from the 1930s through the '70s. c-span3, kraepted by the cable u.s. role in vietnam. a look at events surrounding apollo 13 space mission. >> each week american history tv's "real america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. "true glory" 1945 co-production and the british info

on facebook and twitter. that is why the 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. b he never so vile, this day shall gentle his condition. and gentle men in england now at bed, shall think themselves first that they were not -- cursed. that they were not here. >> one drop of blood drawn from my country's bosom, shall mean to me more than streams of foreign war. >> -- talks about shakespeare and how politicians use quotes from his famous works. >> the sound of the lines, the way that senator byrd did, you can pause and linger over a long phrase and a stop keep going. i think he is using the rhythm of the language, some that shakespeare did so brilliantly so that he can take english and put it into high gear at one moment, then slow down. it is something that shakespeare lets you do if you are a politician. >> sunday night on c-span. >> good night, good night

a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend the c-span city's tour has partners with cost communication to learn about the literary life of poe peeka, -- topeka, kansas. >> the very act of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by moians as an act of war. -- missourians as an act of war. if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas we're going to send the people to settle. that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed this would be theirs. there are raids all across the kansas border, almost immediately. in may of 1856, five men dragged them along the cabins and they are shot and hacked to death with rod swords. they effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in tow peeka if you look at the schools just standing outside you would be hard pressed to determine white students or african americans attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school, african amer

international studies about trait on the including ongoing negotiations over the transatlantic trade and industrial partnership. that is at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. later in the day we take you to the cato institute for the future of south africa. speakers look at the political and economic developments in that country since apartheid was abolished. begins at 12:00 eastern live coverage on c-span two. >> monday night on "the communicators,

a.m. eastern here on c-span. newsmakers our guest is taxes republican mac thornberry.out a number of topics including authorization for the use of military force against isis. here's a preview. >> is not much support for what the president asked for. the next question is can there be support for another version of the and authorization to use military force against isis? -- version of another authorization? in addition, i think we have a moral obligation to the men and women we send out to have the full cloak of constitutional authority and moral backing of the country and supporting their missions. i think we have a responsibility to try. i had some conversations today about maybe next apps going forward and i want to try to contribute to that debate even though it does not technically come out of our committee. >> what are the next ups coming forward? >> to see if there is a version of the authorization of military force that could get the support of republicans and democrats enough to pass in the house and senate. there are a couple that have been introduced and the

on their bowls of from immigration reform. washington journal is live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week our guest is two -time pulitzer prize winner david mccullough. he shares stories from his new book. >> they did not even graduate from high school. his father encouraged them if they had some interesting project, he would say stay home and do that -- do not go to school. he knew how bright they were. wilbur was a genius. orville was very bright and inventive mechanically, but he did not have the reach of mind that wilbur had. they loved music. they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. catherine loved sir walter scott. their brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. they were living in this little house with no running water, no indoor plumbing and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that. i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose they had. it sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose. not something ordinary -- a big

washington journal, live every morning on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> on thursday, the federal appeals court ruled -- a discussion on the relationship between government surveillance and transparency. focusing on oversight. you can watch that life, starting at 2:00 30 a.m. here on c-span. >> they were wise and mothers. some had children and grandchildren who became presidents and politicians. they dealt with the joys and trials of motherhood. the pleasure and chaos of raising small children. the tragedy of loss. just in time for mother's day first ladies looks at the lives of every first lady in american history. many of whom raise families in the white house. lively stories of women. and illuminating and inspiring read, based on original interviews, published by public affairs. it is available as a hardcover or e-book. it makes a great mother's day gift. from your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, first ladies influence and image. we'll take a look

a.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ ♪ my city in a tin can ♪ ♪ far above the world ♪ ♪ planet earth ♪ ♪ there is nothing sunday night on c-span "q&a" a veteran astronaut produced many activities on the international space station as your scientific and personal aspects of life in space. >> the only time i for a shiver of fear go up my back was on the dark side of the earth looking at one side of eastern australia in the darkness and watching a shooting star come in between me and the earth. at first i have the standard reaction of wishing upon a star, but then i had the sobering realization that was a huge rock from the universe going who knows? it missed us. if it hit us, it was a big enough one you could see it. >> sunday night at it :00 eastern and pacific on c-span "q&a." >> leaders from the cable and telecommunications industries recently gathered for the annual cable show, now called the internet and television expo. the fcc chair tom wheeler spoke about his agency's recent adoption of open internet rules and why internet service providers should be regulated. this is an hour and a half. the three

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on thursday, the air force academy for all team attended a ceremony at the whitepresident towards the trophy annually to the academy football team with the best record. this is about 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. obama: hello, everybody. welcome to the white house. please have a seat. and congratulations to this year's winners of the commander-in-chief's trophy, the air force fighting falcons. [applause] so this is the falcons' third trip to the white house in the last five years. all told, it is a record 19 times that they have earned this unreasonably large trophy. [laughter] but if anybody can figure out how to get this thing to where it needs to go, it is the air force. i want to start by recognizing the air force chief of staff general mark welsh, as well as the superintendent of the air force academy, lieutenant general michelle johnson. yay! [applause] and of course, we've got coach troy calhoun, a graduate of the air force academy himself. [applause] now, last year at this time, most folks did not

live on tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up next on c-span, former neurosurgeon then carson -- ben carson announces his candidacy for president. and then a discussion on presidential war powers. later, president obama in new york talking about his my brother's keeper initiative. tuesday, the senate energy and natural resources committee holds a hearing examining wildfire management. the u.s. chief testifies on the -- the impact on these communities. see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to congress with color photos of every senator and house member plus bio and contact information and twitter handles. also, district maps, a map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet and federal agencies and state governors. order yours today through the c-span online store at c-span.org. monday, author and retired neurosurgeon ben carson announced his decision to seek the 2016 presidential -- he spoke about his goal of improving the

a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span> this sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on "first ladies: influence and image," we look into the lives of three first ladies, sarah polk, margaret taylor, and sarah had a strong belief in politics helping her husband, james make political decisions, and margaret taylor was opposed to her husband's nomination for president, and he told people she was praying for his opponent to win. as a teacher, abigail was the first presidential life to have a profession and began efforts to establish the first white house library. sarah polk, margaret taylor, and abigail philmore on first ladies influence and image, examining the public and private lives of those who filled the position of firstly aden influence on presidency from martha washington to michelle obama on c-span3. as a compliment to the series c-span's new book "first ladies: presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic women" available as hard cover or e-book, through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> each week ameri