we will have a full replay on andan and c-span them -- c-span 2. memoriam segment continues. nobel laureate, peace activist elie wiesel died in 2016. in 1998, he spoke at the holocaust memorial museum and included a plea to president clinton to intervene on the bosnian civil war. this is about 10 minutes. mr. wiesel: 50 years ago, somewhere in the mountains, the young jewish woman read in the hungarian newspaper about the ghetto uprising. she wondered aloud, why, she said, are our jewish brothers doing that? why are they fighting? couldn't they wait quietly? the word was "quietly" until the end of the war. birkenau, she had never heard of these places. one year later, together with the entire family, she was already in a cattle car, traveling through the black hole in time, the black hole in history named auschwitz. but, mr. president and distinguished guests, these names, and others, were known to officials in washington and london and moscow and stockholm and geneva and the vatican. after all, by april, 1943, nearly 4 million jews from surrounding countries had already vanis

c-span will have live coverage of all the event and ceremonies, watch live tonne c-span and c spoon.orgnd listen live >>> in memorial 2016 continues with remarks by former arkansas senator and governor dale bumpers, he died in jan at the age of 90. slortly after his retirement he returned in january 1999 to deliver the closing arguments of the guess in the impeachment trial of bill clinton, who he had known for decades. here is a portion of those remarks. >> the question is how do we come to be here? we are here because of a 5-i can't remember relentless, unending investigation of the president. $50 billion. hundreds of fbi agents spanning across the nation, examining in detail the microscopic lives of people. maybe the most intense investigation not only of a person, but anyone ever. >> i feel strongly about this state because of my state. you'll have to excuse me, but that investigation has shown that the judicial system in this country can and does get out of kilter unless it's controlled. because there are innocent people, innocent people who have been financially and mentally bankr

begins at 7:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> a number of senators are retiring this year. tonight, we will bring you senate tributes and farewell speeches, starting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell .n his colleague harry reid then senators barbara boxer and kelly ayotte reflect on their careers. later, senator reid reflects on the legacy of president obama. on saturday night, it is a look at christmas at the white house including the tree arrival and the tree lighting ceremony with the obama's. begins at 8:00 eastern. elect jackive bergman spoke with c-span for a house freshmen profile interview . a retired lieutenant general in the u.s. marine corps, he represents chickens first congressional district. it is in the northeastern part of the lower peninsula, and includes the entire upper peninsula. bergman,l jack representative elect for michigan's first district, republican. -- you are here in washington for orientation week. how has it been going? >> great. it has been busy meeting all the new representatives and

. >> watch on c-span and www.c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> the new congress starts tuesday. watch all of the opening day events and activities on c-span. we are live from the u.s. capitol starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you will meet new representatives in here from returning members. the house a gal's in a new and. it includes a the election of the house speaker, his address, and later a debate and vote on rules for the new congress. one rule in particular is getting attention, a proposal to find members who live stream video from the house floor. it is in response to the democratic city and that was streamed by several democrats. on c-span2, our live coverage of the senate begins at noon eastern and includes the swearing-in of senators. opening day continues on c-span3 with a ceremonial swearing-in of members of congress at 1:00 p.m. eastern. vice president joe biden sweat -- helps with the swearing-in of senators. and paul ryan, members of the house. we will have our replay of opening day on c-span and c-span2. in memoriam 2016 continues. activistreate, peac

and the election of the speaker house. our all day live coverage begins eastern on c-span and c-span.org and you can to it on the free c-span radio app. announcer: in the weekly lady michelle obama joins president obama to deliver a christmas message. representative tim murphy of republican has the response and

and the election of the speaker house. our all day live coverage begins eastern on c-span and c-span.org and you can to it on the free c-span radio app. announcer: in the weekly lady michelle obama joins president obama to deliver a christmas message. representative tim murphy of republican has the response and talks about helping americans living with mental illness. president obama: merry christmas, everybody. one of the best parts of the

and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> we have been meetingalking with some of the new members of the 115th congress, here's is an interview with one of the incoming freshman. elect andytative biggs representing arizona. a republican, replacing matt hammond, a republican who has a long history in the house. what advice to give you? andy: he is a good friend, he represented the district well for five terms. his advice to me was to be myself, represent the constituent interests, and remember where i am coming from. i have lived there for 30 years, ima arizona native -- i am an arizona native. i think i know the district. matt is right there, still, if i need help he will respond. >> what is your background? andy: i am an attorney. i am retired. served the last 14 years in the arizona state legislature. the last six in the state senate. i was majority leader for two years. for the last four years i have been a state senate president. i guess that is the immediate background. >> what about that experience do you think will help you in this job out

watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday, january 1, in depth will feature a live discussion on the presidency of barack obama. we are taking your phone calls, tweets, and emails during the program. the -- princeton university professor, other of democracy in black. how race still in place the american soul. and a pulitzer prize-winning journalist, author of barack obama, the story. watch in-depth live from new to 3:00 p.m. eastern on sunday -- on c-span. the new congress meets for the first time in january and will include several new members. we spoke with one of the incoming freshmen during a visit to capitol hill. >> representative issa and take, what did you do before you -- representative issa and a gonzales, what did you do before you were elected? >> i was pretty much a lawyer for 20 years. .here was an open seat i have been fighting for families in south texas in courtrooms in board rooms. i decided to bring that same fight to washington to try to bring the necessary resources to our areas. south texas is one of the poorest

coverage continues on c-span and c-span radio. >> this process in illinois will come to a conclusion momentarily. our phone lines are open. the pennsylvania ella tour college meeting in harrisburg, pennsylvania, a state that went for donald trump. that is coming up at noon eastern time. coming up, a conversation with the colorado secretary of state. >> the certificates of vote have been received are in proper form. the chair now recognizes a lakhdar costello for the purpose of emotion. [inaudible] >> i second that motion. costello has moved that the meeting of the 2016 other tall college be adjourned. seconded by elector gately.

c-span radio app >>> the new congress starts tuesday, watch all the opening day events and activities on c-span. we are live from the u.s. capital starting at 7am eastern. you'll hear from the return members. opening day business includes the election of the house speaker and his address, and debate. one rule is getting attention, a proposal to find members who live-stream video from the house flour. in response to a democratic sit in streamed by the democrats. on c-span two, our live cove ridge starts at noon eastern. opening day continues on c-span three, with live coverage of the ear moanial swerring in of members of congress. vice president vice president joe biden overeover sees the swearing in of oirnts. a full replay of opening day at 8:00p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. >> announcer: now bbc parliament look back at the major event that took place in the british parliament in november 2016. this is an hour. [ ♪ ] >>> hello there, and welcome to a seasonal westminster in review. i look at the big event in westminster over the last four months. in the next hour, brexit all th

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and i think that it would be a good idea if he would call c-span ask you to quit saying that people -- there are so many people that -- are hillary supporters that going to be aggravated and not support him. give him a chance. i felt uplifted when i heard him speak last night and i haven't done that for seven and a half years. thank you, baby. host: ok. and c-span is always welcome the president-elect to call into "washington journal" any time he would like. freddy is calling in from pennsylvania on our independent line. freddy, do you think the president-elect can unite the country? caller: good morning and thank you for my call. and yes, absolutely. donald trump is already unifying the country. there's a thousand families in indiana that are going to have a much better christmas. it's a ripple effect. that's 10,000 people affected by t. a lot of people don't understand that. you don't get to be a billionaire in new york if you're weak and you're not outspoken. you have to be a total go-getter. and that's just the way america is. host: well let me ask you this, some folks have said t

and at 6:30 p.m., a look at the career of vice president-elect mike pence and his new role as vice president. andh on c-span-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next week, washington journal day devote a program each on the new trump administration. monday, we will look at national security and defense issues, including challenges facing president-elect trump's national security team in the year ahead and a closer look at james mattis. it is trade and job issues, how congress and the chubb administration could change current trade laws in an effort to either create or save jobs. iswednesday, the topic energy and environmental policy. we will discuss how energy and impactedssues might be by the incoming trumpet ministration. thursday, we will talk about immigration and how president-elect trump and the new congress might change trade policy. and december 30, we will look at the future of the afford a book air act and the key players to watch a month ahead. the sure to watch washington journal the getting on monday, december 26, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern this year, the reagan presidentia

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, journalistsalk about the challenges of covering emerging technology in silicon valley and around the country. panelists include wired magazine's editor, "new york times" deputy tech editor and "u.s.a. today's" digital editor. this is from the annual dawn or doom technology conference at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana. it's about 50 minutes. >> good morning, i'm jerry mccartney, purdue university cio and the director of the dawn or doom conference and i'd like to welcome you to this year's opening event for this year's dawn or doom. this is our third year and we're very excited about what the event has become. purdue is a global leader in

and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> tonight on c-span, former defense secretary's dick cheney .nd leon panetta and a computer crime investigator talking about your digital footprint and how personal data is collected on the internet. presidentialgan library in california, dick cheney and leon panetta talked about donald trump's defense policies and his choice of general mattis to head the pentagon. this is one hour, 15 minutes.

c-span will have live coverage of the day's event and ceremonies, watch live on c-span and cspan.org d listen live on the c-span app. >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. today members of the electoral college cast ballots confirming their victory for president-elect donald trump. tonight we look at the vote from pennsylvania, illinois, new york and michigan. first we hear from a reporter on the process. >>> a 2016 campaign that began more than two years ago today moved to its final stages as electors met in state capitals around the country. 538 electors meeting in 50 states and here in washington d.c. to give donald trump a 270 plus votes that he needs to become the 45th president. to be sworn in on jan 20th. let's look at the popular results. donald trump, republican states in red. hillary clinton, democratic states

and the election of the speaker of the house. all-day coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or you can listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, whatxt on the election of donald trump means to the future of the republican party than a look at the potential changes to u.s. trade policy under the trump administration. later, president obama and japanese are shinzo abe speak at pearl harbor. >> wednesday, secretary of state john kerry outlines his ideas on how middle east peace can be achieved. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday, american history to being in primetime teacher programs about world war ii. at 8:00 p.m., a look at spies and codebreakers. fbi and eight nazi aspiring. then american resistance in nazi-occupied harris. in a look at the world war ii office of strategic services. programs about world war ii at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. "in-depth" will feature a program about president obama in take your calls and emails during the program. presidency in"the the authorhite," and of "democracy and black," and bullets are

and democrats prepare for the next congress. we will take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span and on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio at. -- app. >> washington journal is live every day with news and politics. the democrat and former transportation secretary ray lahood will be on. bipartisan nonprofit group of government officials that want to reduce the power of money in politics. will belorida democrat on to talk about the news of the day. and a book he co-authored called america, the owners manual. of the weeklyran standard will discuss republican efforts to repeal the affordable care act in 2017. beginning live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. alain kamarck is back at our desk. our topic is white presidents fail which is the title -- topic is why presidents fail which is the title of your book. what leads to successful

and a. c-spanl have live coverage stop -- january 20. watch a live on c-span as c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app will stop -- radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service america's cable television companies and brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: we will continue our discussion on the electoral college with two guests. james hulme a local attorney and author of an op-ed looking at the ecology and john koza of the national popular vote movement, the founder of that movement. thanks for joining us today. could you give us your take on the role of the college, not only as it was intended, but is wrote today? -- its role today? guest: the final did fathers intended it for to be aristocratic people of wealth and theunity stature notion was they were going to deliberate in a small groups around the country and selected the best candidate for president. that lasted for exac

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and on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-spanpp. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> coming up this morning on washington journal, usa today white house reporter will discuss president obama's use of executive orders. he will talk about how the obama record compares to previous presidents and president-elect donald trump could reverse or modify obama executive orders after being inaugurated. for theid strickland self driving coalition for safe your street talks about the future of self driving cars and how technology companies, automakers, and regulators are working to safely bring the technology onto the market. editoria deeply managing on the syria civil war, the latest on the battle for aleppo and the conflict raging for almost six years. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning, join the discussion. >> leading up to the new congress in

and the election of the speaker of the house. our all day live coverage of the events from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> on november 11th, 1921, an estimated 100,000 people gathered at arlington cemetery in virginia for ceremony honoring the unknown soldier of world war i. a silent film documenting the journey of the soldiers remains from france to the capital rotunda and its procession through the streets of the capital of washington, d.c. up next we'll show you the entire 23-minute silent film with narration provided by two world war i historians. >> welcome to real american on american history tv. 2017-2018 is the centennial of america's involvement in world war i. and there will be undoubtedly lots of discussion about the impact of that war on the world and on american society. as part of that conversation, we are going to show you some vintage films from that era that document america's participation. and to help us understand this, because these are silent films, we've invited two world war i historians to help us narrate the action

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight on the communicators. >> if we had to strike to regulations which can be done, we have a lot of regulations that can go, we would have a much more effective and efficient agency and more opportunities for providers to serve consumers. >> michael o'reilly, fcc commissioner talks about how the fcc may change under the trunk and administration. he's interviewed by david couch, editor for communications daily. >> there's a lot of consent about cyber security and there has been for a while. it's getting attention now with what happened in the campaign. does the fcc have a role in that ? >> i think it's a very important issue and one that congress has been very aggressive on in trying to find the right solution. i think other agencies as well are doing so. the fcc's role is limited by the governor's communications act of 1934 and while i do believe the government has a role to monitor and potentially provide additional fixes in this space, they are authorized by the law. >> watch th

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and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen lye on the free c-span radio app. >>> the new york university school of law had a day-long forum. in this 45-men panel, experts focused on campaign finance reform. >>> the panel we have here, and i'll make very brief introductions. those of hue heard a prior panel know that a lot of that was about party financing. we'll have a little conversation about that but we're going on broaden it out so we're talking about campaign finance in a number of other respects. you have of course the brochure with you and you know we had a very distinguished panel. we have samuel issacharoff, a very noted constitutional and election lawyer who has written widely in the field. and i

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and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. each week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums, archives and years agoly 220 five on december 15, 1791, virginia ratified the first 10 amendments to the constitution. the bill of rights then became law. amending america is a national explores thebit history and the process of amending the constitution. this tour is about 45 minutes. my name is jennifer johnson and i am a curator at the national archives museum. black, i am anne outreach specialist. i am co-curator. we are standing out the gallery and about two take you through. next to me is a case showing the more than 11,000 amendments that have been proposed to the constitution. christina and i have been working on this exhibit for a couple of years right now. we could not help but notice that the variety and depth of amendments in the stacks when you walk into the stacks, there .ere more than 11,000 proposed we started asking ourselves why there had been so many and so few were actually ratified. we explore that

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watch on-demand at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio mobile app. and firstnt obama lady obama hosted an event for the kennedy center honorees. they included pianist martha argerich, al pacino, james taylor, mavis staples, and -- the eagles rock band. this is about 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 kennedy center honorees. martha argerich. [applause] >> al pacino. [applause] >> mavis staples. [applause] >> james taylor. [applause] >> the eagles, don henley, timothy b smith, joe walsh, and representing her late husband glenn frey, ms. cindy fry. [applause] [laughter] [cheers] >> we love you! [laughter] ♪ >> the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ [applause] [cheers] pres. obama: thank you so much, everybody. thank you. thank you. good evening, everybody. >> good evening! pres. obama: on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. over the past eight years, this has always been one of our favorite nights, and this year i was especially looking forward to seeing how joe walsh cleans up. [laught

. >> we will have more updates for you from trump tower tomorrow and the rest of the week here on c-span as well as online at , www.c-span.org and on c-span's facebook page. rnc chief strategist and communications director sean spicer will sit down with political and a palmer and jake sherman to talk about the presidential transition. he has been mentioned as a secretary in the trump administration. we will have their conversation at 4:30 p.m. eastern. retired army general david trias will talk about strategic leadership from george washington university at: p.m. :00 p.m.-- at 6 eastern. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. thank you so much for joining us today. i am here with anna palmer. we would like to thank you all for joining us this morning for one of our last playbook event of the year and thank you to those tuning in on livestream and c-span for what we expect to be a very fun and exciting conversation. for this morning's program, we are thrilled to host attorney general loretta lynch, who will join us on stage to talk about her time in the obama administration and what s

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. >> we will have more updates for you from trump tower tomorrow and the rest of the week here on c-span. as well as online at www.c-span.org and on c-span's facebook page. c-span, outgoing attorney general loretta lynch, house speaker paul ryan, a look at economic opportunities for low and middle income americans, and we sit down with incoming florida congressman darren soto, elected in november. ♪ >> c-span's "washington withal," live every day news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, usa today white house reporter gregory will discuss president obama's use of executive orders. he will talk about how the obama record compares to previous presidents and how president-elect donald trump could reverse or modify obama executive orders after being inaugurated. david strickland, counsel and spokesperson for the self driving coalition for safer streets. he talks about the future of self-serving cars and how technology companies, automakers , and regulators, are working to safely bring the technology onto the market. managing editor, on the syria civil war, the latest

and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. up next on american history tv's reel america, from 50 years. "the president, december, 1956." is ahalf hour report report on president lyndon b. johnson. president johnson met with mexico's president at the order, awarded a medal of honor for actions in vietnam, let the white house christmas tree, and celebrated the holiday with his family at his texas ranch. the white house naval photographic unique produce this, which are now archived at the lbj presidential library. ♪ winter to the hill people of west texas is mostly wind and dust. it is a time when the hardscrabble land is at its harshest. when pastors are brown and dormant to the horizon, and the ponds and streams are low. this time of year, particularly an election off year has been a difficult time for presidents as well. most particularly, when it follows a heavily carried presidential election. high policy decisions must be labored out and laid before congress in the forthcoming federal budget statement and the state of the

and privacy issues. on the cato institute live at night :00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. this morning, the afghan abassador to the u.s. joint panel on security, economics, and regional politics. that is live from the heritage foundation live on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think the next president, if he wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln. they cannot re-create the country and they cannot have a civil year. so what you do next? aspire to be james monroe? but would you can do is aspire buchanan.james >> historian robert straws talks on q&a about james buchanan's residency in his latest book "worst president ever: the least of the lesser presidents." >> i think the differentiation of good presidents and bad presidents, washington and fdr always at the top of the list. they were decisive man. you cannot climb to the top of the letter and not be decisive. buchanan was a waffler. he always went back and forth on decisions. that is how he was as president. bags sunday night o

and c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app >>. nday, january 1, in-depth will feature a live discussion on the presidency of barack obama. we are taking your emails and facebook questions during the panel. it includes april ryan, princeton university professor glaude, and professor david marinus. to 3:00 p.m.on eastern on c-span2. military force is one of the things i think the american public very often get impatient about it because they really believe they have this trump card, this great military that can defeat anyone, but it is not true. ,t is an extraordinary military it is very powerful, but it can only win in certain situations and can only destroy things. it cannot build a new order. >> professor mark danner talks about his career and the challenges facing the war on terror. >> what we do not want to do is respond in such a way that will produce more of these militants, more these militant organizations. they want us to overreact. they want us to occupy muslim countries so they can build their recruitment. they want us to

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and c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. banking how institutions are adapting to the technological innovation affecting their industry and with the changes mean for their customers. d.c. is a several banks gathered to discuss these issues at the annual conference of the clearing house association, a trade group representing the world's largest commercial banks. this is just under one hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] we will talk about the state of the industry and will leave a few minutes at the end to questions from the odd against. particularly in that last session, it has been an interesting month, this last month. the markets have certainly found real optimism for your industry. maybe we start with you. do you share the markets optimism? do you have reason to feel skepticism, maybe a little of both? and why? chinese's the old proverb, may you always live in interesting times and i think the last month has done th

and vice president. thank you so much. [applause] >> c-span'shington journal, live every day with news and all of the issues that impact you. coming up, a discussion on usa today and investigation into drinking water of small communities across the nation which found people in many of these systems work drinking untested or tainted tap water. and talking about a book, the return of the old economy. the book argues the prosperity and growth experience in the years after world war ii were and apparition and are now coming into reality. be sure to watch this next on c-span. we talked to newly elected representative jayapal. then, air force secretary debra orah lee james. as followed by how a look at how china is using science and technology in its military strategy. president obama granted clemency monday to 231 people, the largest number issued by a president in u.s. people. 153 people had their sentences shortened and another 78 were pardoned for their crimes. today, the brookings institution looks the criminal justice and civil rights under the

it will be on c-span and c-span2. backw bbc parliament looks at the major events that took place in the british parliament from september 2016. this is one hour long. >> we are back in two big events over the last four months. coming up in the next hour, it is present all the way as they try to work out what happens now that the u.k. has voted to leave the eu. >> is a the time the government stops running away from the looming threats of jobs and businesses in this country and the living standards of noise of people. >> i am optimistic about the prospect here. >> newly talking about two experts about what we know now and what the present future holds. leave it or not, there have been other subjects debated at westminster. who is to blame for humanitarian disasters in syria. >> i think we are deceiving ourselves in this parliament. if we believe that we have no responsibility to what has happened in syria. and on a more personal note, and had he moves colors to tears when she tells them that she was raped. >> it was qu

and the every child succeeds act. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. later, immigration experts on sanctuary cities and immigration laws. we will be live from the national press club. follow the transition of government on c-span as president-elect trump selects his cabinet and the republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress. we will take you to key events without interruption. watch live on c-span. watch on-demand on c-span.org. listen for free on our c-span radio app. >> president obama and vice president joe biden applauded congress for the bipartisan passage of the 21st century cures act. it funds the president's cancer moonshot initiative and other programs including mental health opioid addiction prevention. the following is 35 minutes. [applause] we are former state senators. daughters father of who we love and cherish more than anything in the world. came to myent obama community, our community, and charleston, west virginia, a little over a year ago, i spoke to him about our daughter jessica. jesse was the second born of our five da

and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> author and journalist max hastings talks about his book "the secret war -- spies, ciphers and guerrillas." mr. hastings argues the rise of electronic and radio communication made codebreakers equally if not more important, than spies on the ground. this hour-long talk is part of a multiday conference at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. >> good morning, everyone. it's a gre

c-span will have life coverage of all the events and ceremony, watch live on c-span and cspan.org and listen live on the c-span radio app >>> russia's ambassador to turkey was assassinated at an ankara art exhibit by a lone turkish gunman shouting god is great and don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria in what the leaders of russia and turkey call a provocative attack. turkish officials describe the gunman as a 22-year-old off-duty police officer. three others at least were wounded. the state department called the assassination of the russian ambassador despicable here is part of briefing from today. it's about 15 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. i know, i hope you see in the statement that the secretary put out. if you didn't, allow me to

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> senate environment and public works committee chair james inhofe recently spoke at a conference on expected environment and energy policy under the trump administration. after senator inhofe's remarks, corben robertson, chair and ceo of an oil and gas firm joins the conversation. this is just under an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, how is the day going so far? pretty cool, huh? cool. that's a great word. okay. well, it is my distinct honor to introduce your next speaker. you know, my notes here say our next speaker is the most accomplished pilot in the senate and has flown all over the world. all around the world and over it, too. he's chairman of the epw committee, 12 years total as ranking member chairman. married for 57 years. with 21 kids and grandkids. and that's all really great and important stuff. but let me tell you, when you're a political leader in the united states of america, seeking truth, standing for truth, speaking out for truth, writing about truth, is a wonderful attribute. and so i w