later, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. the houses back at 2:00 for legislative work live on c-span. you can see the senate live on c-span two starting at 3:00. we mentioned the resolution in the house terminating the president's emergency declaration for the southern border wall. join us later today when the house rules committee meets to discuss that good you can see live coverage starting at 5:00 eastern on c-span three. >> tonight, on the communicators, christopher shelton, president of the communication workers of america talks about their opposition to the proposed t-mobile/print -- t-mobile/sprint merger. is a bad idea that will destroy 30,000 jobs in the united states for a german government owned company and a japanese billionaire company. we do not see why the german government or the japanese billionaire should seek to make money off of american jobs. that is with the merger will do. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. returning to the program's nina olson. she serves as the taxpayer ad

they continuing debate on an abortion bill before beginning work on the nomination of andrew wheeler's to be the next head of the environmental protection agency. follow the senate live on cspan- 2 . >> each week, american artifacts visits museums, archives and historical places. we learn the story of the oldest synagogue in washington d.c. as the 1876 building is lifted and moved 800 feet to be incorporated into a new capital jewish museum. this is half an hour . >> i'm the executive director of the new capital jewish museum , we are standing here on third street are getting ready to move our historic synagogue down the street to the side of the new museum. this building was built in 1876 at sixth and g street, this is the third time the building has been moved. back in 1969, taking off some of the first floor and they made it a little easier the third time around to move it down to the new museum site but as you can see they've lifted it up on steel beams they put wheels under the beams and used a remote control system to roll it down the street slowly. it will take a few hours to ge

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i sat down with andrew wheeler, up for nomination to formally lead the epa, and asked if he agreed withnt. andrew: global warming is certainly occurring and man has an impact on global warming. there are some issues as far as the extent of the individual weather event but the important thing we are doing is following the law. we are following the law that congress passed. the clean air act tells us what we can and cannot do. under my leadership, we are following the statutes that congress has passed and the direction from the courts. emily: did the cold give you pause about the validity of global warming? andrew: i don't think you can look at anyone weather event and determine the planet is warming or cooling. you have to look at the models over all, over a number of years and not focus on one particular whether of it. emily: so the president conclusion might be flawed? andrew: i did not say that. i think there was a lot more variability in the climate models and climate data than most people realize. i think the president is reflecting on that. emily: you did at her confirmation hearin

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emily: my conversation with epa acting administrator, andrew wheeler.30, electric car sales are expected to surge to $30 million worldwide -- 230 million cars worldwide. one company provides more than 1000 public charging stations for electric cars across 34 states. in the first half of 2018, the companies network charged more than 42 million miles. i sat down with the ceo to discuss the future of electrification. >> i feel like we are at an inflection point. car companies have announced her $300 billion that they are investing. there will be 60 new models in a few years. it is going from boutique-small to mainstream, and consumers are going to love it. everyone i know who drives an ev loves driving up to. i think what car companies have in mind is that the cost has to competitive, and there has to be charging infrastructure everywhere. emily: tesla is in the lead here, where are you seeing competition from others? >> when they made it there third quarter target, everybody said, oh my goodness. i think they worry everybody. what we see here in the unite

andrew wheeler is pushing back against critics. >> this plan does go really fast.lan are using chemical legislation, our drinking water legislation as well as our cleanup legislation. >> it can be extremely costly. spending roughly $16 million to test and install filtration systems in the shatter of a training academy. >> they have sued chemical companies that have produced these farms in the town and the county over the last decade. we are pursuing that through courts to see if we can get reimbursement for the cost we have incurred. >> reporter: the reaction has been lukewarm. the founders of a task force the agency's efforts are a start but further aggressive actions must be taken to protect american's community spirit in massachusetts news. >>> they have not presented substantial proposals in negotiations. >> striking teachers and officials at odds and that negations about a new contract and hire teacher salaries. >>> the accusations from the school district as negotiated break down. >>> the district has been mismanaging many. we are calling you out. >>> back on

in the case of andrew wheeler, he used to work for the coal industry and a spokes person for james inhoffrying to dismiss climate change based on a snow ballot senate floor. those are the people that the trump administration is outsourcing their policy to. it doesn't mean it's what trump wants to do. what knows what he wants to do. he agreed to outsource his policies to the polluting interests who put him in power. the koch brother, coal industry and everybody who helped him keep the power that he has. >> michael, we are basically out of time, but if you can, folks are watching at home who want to do their part and make a difference in any way they can even in this administration is not doing the same. what can they do? >> there is a lot we can do. in the absence of leadership, states are taking leadership positions and the west coast and new england states. the largest corporations and companies are remaining committed to the paris agreement. what can we do? we can talk about climate and try to put it at the forefront of our public discourse and talk about it with friends and family and

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. see the house live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. >>> up next on c-span3, a conversation previewing the trump administration's 2020 defense budget request. from the center for strategic and international studies, this is about an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome. welcome to csis. thanks for braving the cold weather. welcome to our online viewers. what we can expect in the president's budget request for defense for 2020. can you believe it's that year? i will introduce our panel. kick it off with opening remarks. narrow the cone here down from the strategic to the details of what we can expect. i know they need no introduction. just for the very few that may be tuning in for the first time or something to that effect. cat thicks is the director of the international security program here at csis. she's had many thoughtful jobs at the pentagon. she concluded her tenure in the obama administration as deputy undersecretary of defense. next, mark cancia, he's a senior adviser

and later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. see the house live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span 2. >>> the chief of naval operations spoke at the brookings institution recently regarding naval readiness, technological advancements and other issues. >> good morning, everyone. i'm micro han long with brookings, and we're privileged to have admiral john richardson of the united states navy here with us for a speech, discussion and then for your questions. i'm just going to give a couple of very brief words of introduction about the admiral, and he's joined as well by his wife, dana richardson, who has been very instrumental in working with military families, as has the admiral. and we've had the pleasure of doing some things together, even here at brookings with her, as well. but admiral richardson was a physicist, an engineer in his early days. but he continued that kind of interest after annapolis and m.i.t. and he also is well-known as the head of naval reactors, very prestigious and important job in the u.s. navy and

they'll then continue work on an abortion bill and later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. see the house live on c-span, watch the senate live on c-span2. >> anybody hear this? there we go. okay. thank you very much and welcome back to the second panel of this morning's program. i'll say that one thing i've certain learned over the last year working with the aspen group is that there is just no debate about the significance of human capital in terms of raising both the potential and the actual improvement in working lives for americans, but sort of asserting that human capital is important is one thing, but actually deciding what you do about it is another thing entirely and one thing we certainly learned in the last year and over many years is that there's a wide variety of solutions and a big debate about the best way to go about that. i mean, do you start over like you tear up everything and start over with something new or do you take what you have and fix it? i think one way of the panel we have here to discuss a specific pr

later in the week the nomination of andrew wheeler for the environmental protection agency. follow the house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. this weekend c-span has live coverage of the national governors association winter meeting. governor with montana chair steve bullock on how to build the workforce of the for allgood jobs americans. at 10:15, cnn host and commentator van jones on criminal justice reform. after 11:00 a.m., j.p. morgan chase and company jamie dimon on the intersection of public -- public policy and the economy. in our coverage continues 9:00 eastern as governors look at the u.s.-mexico trade agreement. and then governors jay inslee and asa hutchinson discuss policy. watch the winter meeting live this weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. this weekend on "american history tv," free speech and the rights of students. we look at the 1969 supreme court decision on the rights of students and free speech in tinker versus des moines with two of the petitioners of the case. mary beth tinker and her brother john talk about t

later in the week the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. the house is back at 2:00 p.m. eastern today live here on c-span. watch the senate live at 3:00 on c-span2. we mentioned the joint resolution in the house this week terminating president trump's emergency declaration for the southern border. join us later today when the house rules committee meets to discuss that resolution. live coverage of that starts at 5:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span3. and be with us on wednesday for testimony from michael cohen, president trump's personal attorney general, he is expected to testify before the house oversight and government reform committee about investigations related to the 2016 presidential campaign and the president's financial disclosures. watch live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. , your money segment, looking at issues affecting your bottom line and no other issue than trade with china and the many ramifications for all of us. we are joine

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. c-span bus recently traveled to texas, asking folks -- what does it mean to be an american? >> what it means to be an american, i am very passionate about projects and great things we can do in this nation. >> being an american is so much more than a nationality. it is an idea of who we are as a people and what we represent. i think the cross represents freedom and the liberty to do something and you are an american, you step up front of tople and allow yourself step up for what you are and you never fail to fight for other people. >> what does it mean to be an american? what does it not mean? it is kind of like punk rock, do your own thing. it is reinventing yourself. we all come together. not only did we do that in the past, we are doing it now, and we are pointed do it in the future. >> voices from the road on c-span. >> now oregon governor kate , brown talks about efforts to improve voter participation and election security ahead of the collection at an event held by the center fo

later in the week they'll take up the nomination of andrew wheeler to become the next head of the environmental protection agency. the house of representatives will work on gun safety legislation next week, including a measure dealing with universal background checks and closing certainly loopholes. watch the house live on c-span, ee the senate live on c-span2. >> there are over 100 new faces in the u.s. capitol. after last year's elections, including missouri senator josh hawly. he previously served two years as that state's attorney general. earlier in his career he worked for a nonprofit that does legal advocacy for religious freedom issues. and taught at the university of missouri law school. he's now the youngest member of the u.s. senate. awley 25 hawly 2k9 >> former u.s. army captain and military contractor who suffered both a traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder from his service in afghanistan. the congressman took up dogsled racing while stationed in alaska and participated in the iditarod twice. he also attempted to climb mount everest but six members of his team d

lawmakers then continue debate on abortion bill before beginning work on the nomination of andrew wheeler to be the next head of the environmental protection agency. follow the senate live on cspan 2.

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the epa. the house is live on c-span in the house is live on c-span2. >> the 116th congress includes many newcomers, but also lawmakers with diverse backgrounds, including a former franchise owner of mcdonald's. >> you have referred to yourself as a "freshmore" what does that mean? >> why were you in the majority for that amount of time? >> my congressman got his new job last year so the seat was they can. under law, he finished the term for the two months and then will flip over. >> what were you doing before you became a congressman? >> i have been a businessman my whole life. i am a mcdonald's franchisee for 22 years. i was in banking and real estate development, technology companies. all of which have been transferred to my wife. we have a total of 1000 employees. >> what got you into business? >> my undergraduate is in engineering. i was working as an engineer when the space shuttle blew up in the industry changed forever. i got into the mcdonald's franchise business in 1987. i worked 10

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the epa. here's more of the planned legislative action on the president -- president's emergency declaration. >> neal joins us. there is a resolution in the house to block trump for the southern u.s. border. what would this do? >> is is a joint resolution. for those seeking to block the emergency resolution itself. the emergencies act provided a to disapprovess of national emergencies like this one that president trump wants to use to reallocate money to build the wall that he desires at the border with mexico, and interesting instrument to use, nasa much because of the house were basically you could pass whatever you wanted if you are in the majority, but because it has expedited consideration in the senate. meaning mitch mcconnell, the majority leader of her there, cannot necessarily block it from giving up on the floor. >> this was referred to committee, but we are not going to have a committee -- a hearing on. happen here? crisis could be voting on the house floor tuesday. as of friday aft

later in the weekly will take up the nomination of andrew wheeler to become the next head of the epa. the house will take of gun safety legislation, witching was a mr. dealing with universal background checks, and closing certain loopholes. you can watch the house live on c-span, and the senate live on c-span2. next, we take it in manchester, new hampshire where candidates are already on the road to the white house. california senator kamala harris took part in a breakfast series, politics and eggs. it was hosted by saying handsome college and runs about 40 minutes. thank you. so at our table over here jim presented me with a basket of eggs and i was signing them, i could toast the eggs, scramble, he said just don't lay an egg. so i will try not to but thank you for the generous introduction, i appreciate it and i'm honored to be here at the historic event, this breakfast, i read about it, heard about eggs and politics and to be here is really -- it's an exciting moment and i'm honored and i'm honored and humbled and i want to thank the mayor for our time together. where is she? of co

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latern an abortion will in the week, we also expect to senators to consider the nomination of andrew wheeler. watch the house, live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. also next week, michael cohen, president trump's personal lawyer testifies before the house oversight committee on investigations related to the 2016 presidential campaign and the presidents of financial disclosures. live at 10 a.m. eastern. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free radio app. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down -- >> c-span's newest book, the presidents. noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives, providing insight into the lives of 44 american president. two stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historian. explore the life events that shaped our leader, challenges they face, and legacies they have left behind. published by public affairs, c-span's the present will be on shelves april 23, but preorder yo

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later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the epa. the house is live on c-span and the senate is live on c-span two. c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we will preview the week ahead in washington with associated press white house reporter darleen super bowl. and washington post congressional reporter mike devona is. a discussion about the latest u.s.-china trade talks with the olsen centers robert daley. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. announcer: the c-span bus recently traveled to texas, asking folks, what does it mean to be american? americant means to be is the great opportunities this nation gets us to compassionate about the projects and things we can do in this nation. i'm excited of where we will go from a nation. >> being an american is so much more than a nationality. it is an idea of who we are as a people and what we represent. the united states itself represents. -- repres

later the nomination of andrew wheeler to hand the epa.he house is live on c-span and thie senate on c-span2. >> i admire him because he is fallible and because he often will own up to that. this english professor on her annotated edition of grant's memoirs. >> i had the experience of reading the manuscript alongside those notes. you see the dissolution of his physical body and this clinging leftl the energy he has and a determination to give every last ounce of strength to the memoirs. because of course he does not want to write his memoirs initially. he is compelled

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency.e house is live on c-span and the senate is live on c-span 2. tonight on the communicators, christopher shelton, president of the communications workers of america talks about their opposition to the proposed t-mobile sprint merger. he's joined by howard buskirk, executive senior editor at communications daily. >> we think it's a very bad idea, we think it will destroy about 30,000 jobs in the united for a german, government owned company and a japanese billionaire company and we don't see why the german government or japanese billionaire's should seek to make money off of american jobs, but that's what that merger will do. watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. klobuchar ofor amy minnesotlk

acting epa administrator andrew wheeler is pushing back against critics. >> this plan does move prettyhis is a comprehensive plan, our drinking water, >> the cape cod town has spending 16 million to test the filtration system serving one of its villages located in the shadow of a fire training academy. >> the town has sued a number of chemical, companies that have produced firefighting foams that the county has purchased over the last decades and we are pursuing that through court to see we can get reimbursement for the cost that we incurred. >> in washington, reaction to the epa role has been lukewarm. say that the further aggressive and impactful actions must be taken by the administration must be taken to protect american communities. >> bert: and a lot of politicians are mocking the so-called green new deal, the environmental manifesto from freshman congressman alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york. but when it comes to the potential dramatic changes to the country and your household, not many folks are laughing. correspondent doug mckelway continues our weeklong series with how the

lawmakers then continue debate on abortion bill before beginning work on the nomination of andrew wheeler to be the next head of the environmental protection agency. follow the senate live on cspan 2. >>> previously on american artifacts, united states holocaust memorial using historian daniel green gave us a tour of the exhibit he curated , americans and the holocaust. part one focused on the 1930s and the lead up to world war ii. in part two, we learn about the america first movement and how the united states responded to persecution and murder of jews as some of the atrocities became public knowledge. this is about 45 minutes. >>> in 1939 on september 1, your money invades poland and world war ii breaks out that week. what is on americans minds in 1939 is staying out of war, and you see in the section of the exhibition, deep concern in the united states about spies, about spies in the united states. at the time called the fifth column. americans are asked by gallup, do you believe germany has already started to organize a fifth column of spies in the country? 71% of americans say yes a

and later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. and when the house comes back into session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week, including measures to require universal background checks for gun buyers and closing certain loopholes. the house is live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, we'll look at the political careers of the four congressional leaders using video from the c-span archives and analysis by congressional reporters. tonight, we'll look at house minority leader kevin mccarthy's congressional career and on thursday, we wrap up the week with a look at senate minority leader charles schumer. watch this week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there are over 100 new faces in the u.s. capital after last year's elections including missouri senator josh hawley. he previously served two years as attorney general. earlier in his career, he worked for a nonprofit that does legal advocacy for religious freedom issues and taught at the unive

later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler, the head of the epa.next, coverage of the national governors association winter meeting with sessions on jobs and criminal justice issues.

and later in the week, they will take up the nomination of andrew wheeler to become head of the environmental protection agency. representatives will work on gun safety legislation, including in measure dealing with universal background checks. watch the house live on c-span, and see the senate live on c-span2. announcer: this weekend, c-span has coverage of the national governors association when's winter meeting, beginning on saturday with montana governor and nga chair steve bullock on how to build a workforce of the future through good jobs for all americans. van jones on a.m., criminal justice reform and innovative strategies. n the jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon on the intersection of public policy and the modern economy. on sunday, live coverage continues at 9:00 a.m. as governors look at a new canada, mexico, u.s. trade agreement. and then governors discuss uc

lawmakers then continue to debate on an abortion bill before beginning work on the nomination of andrew wheeler to be the next head of the environmental protection agency. follow the senate live on cspan- 2. >> on december 21, 1968, apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon's orbit for the first time. robert courson recently joined american history tv at the apollo a capsule at chicago's museum of science and industry to take fewer questions about the mission, the three astronauts on board in the cold war imperatives behind the decision to go forward, despite hazards. this is one hour. >> okay houston, the mood is essentially gray. it's like plaster of paris . >> christmas eve, the date the mission is dictated by launch windows that open and close and a long cycle. if you miss when you wait. the december window opens the 21st and closes the 27 so the mission was really determined to billions of years ago when the celestial clock was set in motion, it timed out to the christmas season. bob hope reported a vietnam reaction . >> all joy, believe me all joy. the men i spend christmas with have a lot

i understand andrew wheeler, the epa nominee, will get a hearing on capitol hill this week. what's behind the administration's thinking on perhaps slow walking some nominees or not having as many permanent secretaries. what's the story? is it truly unprecedented that we've had this many acting heads of departments? >> some people that i've talked to said it is unprecedented to have this many. the idea of an acting secretary is not unusual. usually it happens a lot in the beginning of an administration. you're trying to get people confirmed through the senate and you need somebody to do the job until that person is confirmed by the senate. to have six people at this point in the administration, the president in his third year, is a lot. when asked about it, the president says he likes the actings because they give him flexibility. but he hasn't really explained what that means. the white house has explained what that means. >> is there any common thread? are you hearing from any potential nominees or people who could be selected that just the process itself is so difficult an

c-span 2 is live with the senate and the debate on the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. on c-span 3, the political activist conference has senators that are speaking like mike lee. a judiciary committee on the national emergency act of 1976, which gives the president authority to declare a national emergency. >> this weekend, book television will be live from the annual festival of books in tucson. it will start saturday at noon eastern feast -- featuring republican strategist rick wilson featuring his book everything that trump touches dice. then american prism, our reporters undercover journey into the world of punishment. and, the true story of the worst see disaster. then professor and author greg grandin, the end of myth, from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of america. on sunday, our life coverage continues with journalist dave collins and his book parkland, birth of a movement. in our newsweek national political correspondent with her book golden handcuffs, the secret history of trumps win. then a girls guide to missiles, growing up

also today, andrew wheeler won a nate committee's approval to be head of the e.p.a. his nomition now goes to the full senate. and, on wall street, a series of strong earnings reports gaveoo stocks another. the dow jones industrial average gained 172 points to close at 25,411. the nasdaq rose 54 points, and the s&p 500 added 12. still come on the newshour: reaction to the president's comments that the u.s. will use a base in iraqo keep eyes on iran. a rigorous program prepares black undergraduates to go on to medical school. plus, essayist rachel kaadzi ghansah gives her brief but spectacular take on fearlessness. >> woodruff: as we reported, the top u.s. military commander for the middle east was on capitol hill today. in addition to the fight against isis, he was asked about recent comments by president trumpti sugg american troops in iraq could shift their mission. and asick schifrin reports, those comments about u.s. troops watching iran, have sparked deep concern in iraq. >> schifrin: near the iraqi- syrian border, an iraqi soldier, and his american advisor, line

they continuing debate on an abortion bill before beginning work on the nomination of andrew wheeler's to be the next head of the environmental protection agency. follow the senate live on cspan- 2 . >> each week, american artifacts visits museums, archives and historical places. we learn the story of the oldest synagogue in washington d.c. as the 1876 building is lifted and moved 800 feet to be incorporated into a new capital jewish museum. this is half an hour . >> i'm the executive director of the new capital jewish museum , we are standing here on third street are getting ready to move our historic synagogue down the street to the side of the new museum. this building was built in 1876

later in the week the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. the house is back at 2:00 p.m. eastern today live here on c-span. watch the senate live at 3:00 on c-span2. we mentioned the joint resolution in the house this week terminating president trump's emergency declaration for the southern border. join us later today when the house rules committee meets to discuss that resolution. live coverage of that starts at 5:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span3. and be with us on wednesday for testimony from michael cohen, president trump's personal attorney general, he is expected to testify before the house oversight and government reform committee about investigations related to the 2016 presidential

senate today confirmed president trump's nominee to run the environmental protection agency, andrew wheeler. the vote was largely along party lines. wheeler is a former coal lobbyist and had been serving as the agency's acting administrator. former e.p.a. head scott pruitt resigned in july ove.ethics concer stocks were down on wall street today on word that the u.s. economy slowed at the end of last year, and joblesss rose slightly last wk. the dow jones industrial average lost 69 points to close at 25,916. the nasdaq fell 22 points, and the s&p 500 slipped eight. still to come on the newshour: wcloser look at what went wrong at the second summh the leader of north korea. what michael cohen's testimony reveals about the trump business organizati. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces criminal charges. the u.s. house passes the first major gun control legislation in decades, and much more. >> woodruff: we return to our top story, the collapse of talks at the second summit betweentr presidenp and kim jong-un. we're joined by two people with broad experience dealing with north korea

the senate has ended debate on whether to confirm andrew wheeler as head of the environmental protection agency, setting up a final vote on the former coal industry lobbyist today. on wednesday, maine republican senator susan collins said she would vote "no" on wheeler's confirmation, citing his efforts to roll back greenhouse gas emissions standards and his assault on regulations limiting mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. wheeler appears to have the support of the remaining 52 senators who comprise the republican majority. wheeler has been the acting head of the epa since scott pruitt resigned in july amid an onslaught of fininancial and ethics scandals. and i in london, police arrested nine climate activists wednesday as they nonviolently blocked the entrance to a hotel where a petroleum industry conference was underway. some of the activists superglued themselves to the hotel's windows and doors, forcing police to spend about two hours removing them as the international petroleum week conference met inside. in a statement, activist samam knights of the group extinction r

and the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. and when the house comes back into session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week including measures to require background checks. the house is live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. >>> the commanders of the u.s. indo-pacific command testify before congress recently about security issues regarding japan, north korea, china and russia. oklahoma senator jim inhofe chairs the armed services committee hearing. >> the committee meets today to receive testimony on indo-pacificat command. i would like to welcome our witnesses. the senate armed services str committee's top priority is to ensure the implementation of the strategy. that means we need urgent change to address the challenges strategic competition with china. our military advantage edge in the indo-pacific is eroding. the chinese communist party leadership inth beijing senses weakens. if we do not act, they macon -- in other words, how we and our allies can achieve the capabilities, capacity an

later this week, andrew wheeler, head of the environmental protection agency. this weekend, c-span has live coverage of the national governors association winter meeting beginning with the montana governor on how to build the workforce of the future. a.m., cnn host commentator van jones. after, jamie dimon on the intersection of public policy and the modern economy and sunday at 9:00 a.m., governors look at the new u.s., mexico, canada trade agreement. hutchinsona discusses education policy this weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> next, free speech and the rights of students. at 7:00 a.m., mary beth and her brother talk about their expenses and take questions from students. at 8:00 a.m., american history tv or the skin -- continued the discussion live on washington journal. this american history tv weekend on c-span3. >> the founder of the climate change organization

washington's farewell address and they'll continue work on an abortion week and the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency and when the house comes back into session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week including measures to require universal background checks for gun buyers and closing certain loopholes. the house is live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. >>> now a look at the future of japan with discussions about japan's relations with the u.s., its domestic issues, economy and trade policy. this forum was co-hosted by the carnegie endowment for peace and the japan america society of washington. >>> good morning. welcome to the carnegie i don't know doumeendowment. i run the japan program and it's my pleasure to welcome you out of the cold and into a warm place for what is our annual with the japan-america society of washington, d.c. this is japan this year, japan in 2019 and this is the sixth time that we've co-hosted this event with jsaw. i always look forward to this event because it forces me to really get back in tou

and later in the woke the nomination of andrew wheeler to head the environmental protection agency. and when the house comes back in session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week, including measures to require universal background checks for gun buyers and closing certain loopholes. the house is live on c-span watch the senate live on c-span 2. >>> this week, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, we'll look at the political careers of the four congressional leaders. using video from the c-span archives and analysis by congressional reporters. tonight, we'll look at house minority leader kevin mccarty's career on thursday we wrap up with senate minority leader charles schumer. watch this week, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> up next, a discussion from the american enterprise institute on legal challenges to the affordable care act and the possibility of the courts declaring part of the law unconstitutional. fi

and they will continue work on an abortion bill, and later in the week, the nomination of andrew wheeler, the head of the environment protection agency and when the house comes back into session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week, including measures to require universal background checks for gun buyers and closing loopholes. the house is live on c-span watch the senate live on c-span two. c-span washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, a discussion about the green new deal proposal, with competitive enterprise institute myron e bell, and greenpeace usa janet redman. we will talk about the state of military housing, with shelley campbell of the military family advisory network. be sure to watch c-span washington journal, live at seven eastern friday morning. during the discussion. >> coming up live, friday, syndicated columnist george will talks about presidential authority. in the role of congress in light of president trump's recent national emergency declaration. that's live at 12:20 pm on c-

washington's farewell address and they'll continue work on an abortion week and the nomination of andrew wheelerhead the environmental protection agency and when the house comes back into session on monday, gun safety legislation is on the agenda for the week including measures to require universal background checks for gun buyers and closing certain loopholes. the house is live on c-span. watch the senate live on c-span2. >>> now a look at the future of japan with discussions about japan's relations with the u.s., its domestic issues, economy and trade policy. this forum was co-hosted by the carnegie endowment for peace and the japan america society of