we'll have live coverage starting at c-span 2. memorial at the library on c-span spoen later in the day, he will be buried. watch live coverage on c-span. grants and stuff like that. we don't know where the money comes from. no government mandate or money. >> the federal communications initiative and a hearing skam inns truth and billing rule this is about 20 minutes. cçcçcç#ç#ç#ç#ç#ç!q!q!q!qcc#o#w#w >> today, we present to you an effort to ensure that the american con suitors the wireless telecommunications bureau. with me at the table is the chief of our policy division. lisa will present the item. thank you. >> good morning. the commission?9v first adopted truth in billing rules in 19999 and the effort to make telephone bills more friendly requiring that telephone bills be brief with plain language. since these inquiries were made, there have been additional changes in the market. in addition, use of these services has increased substantially. one example is the use of mobile homes. from 86 million to 2770 million. these change

c-span: i'm looking at page 59 and there's a gentleman here by the name of nakatomi hakuto. >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: who--who was he or who is he? >> guest: well, he's--he was a doctor. he's a doctor now, but back in 1937, he was one of the soldiers who committed atrocities in nanking. c-span: and there is a--i'm gonna read something here in just a moment,but have you met him? >> guest: no. no. i mean, this--this is taken from--from an article, but the story was just so compelling that i had to put it in my book. c-span: before i read this, tell me what the story is. >> guest: well, he was in--are we talking about the story in the article itself? c-span: well, the story about him. i mean, now he has a shrine in adoctor's office. >> guest: well, you see, he's a doctor now and he feels so terrible about what he did, so he has put up pictures of the--i guess, some of the atrocities in h--the waiting room of--of his clinic, and--so patients of his can see what he did in nanking. c-span: let me read just a little bit from what you've got in your book. "i remember being driven in a truck a

c-span: 93? >> guest: 93 -- i think he died at 98. c-span: i'm going to go back to some of these sources and emineth -- but the other thing you tell in the book is about your for cancers. why do you tell that and what are they? >> guest: i tried to tell my story in the book. i think some journalists would just tell you some stories they've written and not that they are real human beings. i think it's had an impact on me. i had prostate cancer, lung cancer, cancer on one kidney -- and all removed. and i currently have a growth on the other kidney that appears to be a cancer, but it's not growing. so we are doing watchful waiting on it and we haven't removed it. c-span: you tell the story about the whole business of the cancer -- there had been a kidney operation when you went out to california. how did that happen? >> guest: y was -- c-span: or the long cancer. >> guest: it was my second cancer. the doctor, a very good doctor at johns hopkins, where they had removed my prostate cancer, had a regimen that looked like it wasn't going to b

see that live today at 1:00 profit margins eastern on c-span. live cove rubble of a town hall meeting with virginia congressman gene morn and doctor and former vermont governor. at 7 profit margins eastern on tuesday on c-span. >> as debate over healthcare continues the healthcare hub for c-span is a resource. go on-line and follow the latest tweets and video adds. watch town hall meetings and share your thoughts with your own citizen video including video from any town halls you've gone to and there's more at c-span dot org/healthcare.

"washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> this fall, enter the home to america's highest court, from the grand public places to those only accessible by the nine justices. the supreme court, coming the first sunday in october on c- span. the british house of commons is in recess until october. our coverage of prime minister's questions it will resume when parliament reconvenes. coming up, a speech by conservative party leader david cameron, but joining us from london to talk about the political situation is a political correspondent. we know by law that prime minister gordon brown and the labor party have to call an election by next june. can you tell us when we might expect the election? >> signs are will be early in may next year. that is the normal time when elections are held. it can go into june, but i would expect the first week in may. i don't think there'll be any move for an early election now. the one thing that could force that is labor mp's who are happy -- unhappy with gordon brown have tried to force him out. the time for that has now passed. >> most of the

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span -- our three-hour program starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> john mccaslin, interviewed by keith stroup, founder of norml, on "after words" on c- span's book tv. >> frank mankiewicz, campaign manager for george mcgovern, on the time when walter cronkite was considered for vice president. sunday at 8:00 on c-span. >> c-span's healthcare hub is a key resource. follow the latest tweets and the links and keep up-to-date with town hall meetings, house and senate debates, and even up load your opinion on health care with us this and video. c-span.org/healthcare. >> and now from this morning, a discussion on health care legislation and the idea of creating non-profit co-ops to provide health insurance. guest: corporatist have a long history in the united states and they can be in different forms. the basic idea is that they are owned by the members themselves. they use their strength as a group to purchase goods or services, and cooperatives that would be formed across the united states would act in the very same way as they do t

joined the conversation on race relations with npr and fox news analyst juan williams, life c-span 2 -- live sunday at noon eastern on c-span 2. host: a vote yesterday on executive compensation. what took place? >> there was a bill to limit pay at banks, all banks, and set up a procedure where shareholders and companies would take an annual vote on the pay of the most highly compensated executives of a company. and a third provision required companies to have what they call independent compensation committees to set salaries for top executives. that was the notable thing about the bill. there was potential for big bonuses paid by aig and other companies that were recipients of government aid, and to what we were arguing about was that there would not be much of the dispute. take the number -- government money, take their conditions. but one of the things this bill does is give regulators the authority to set payrolls applying to every bank in america, regardless of whether or not they took money. and it does not just stop the most highly paid executives but rather goes to any compensation program base

we will show it to you tonight at c-span at 8:00 p.m..re is some video from last night's town hall meeting. you see people getting up there getting ready to question him and there were protesters out front, etcetera. you will see that tonight at 8:00 p.m.. wisconsin. patty. you are on the line with gerald seib. caller: good morning. i have a couple of comments. a first of all, the town halls -- the meetings, i think it is un-american and a sense that some people are interfering with people giving their opinion, and the object being rude, in my opinion. secondly, my sister had to health problems 10 years apart and they had to declare bankruptcy twice so something needs to be done. they are going to be retiring, or eligible soon. they have nothing to retire on because it has all been used up and the are going to be on government assistance in some ways. insurance companies for -- republicans say there has to be competition and that would make the price go down for insurance. but where was in this competition before when it was an open marke

malkin and before i came on and let everyone know that i would be here and i follow at cpan end at c-span w the. >> host: our phone lines are open and the numbers on the bottom of the scrn. give us a call or send us an e-mail, journal at c-span.org. you mentioned some of the individuals and the administration you take n. you call leon panetta he perfect illustration of the ltway swamp creature less "you refer to vice president biden, when it comes to ethical self policing the puts taxpayers interest above the electoral and special-intere, joe biden doesn't have a series bone in his body and you referred to the attorney general eric holder is a crime cuddling corporate lawyer. >> gue: i do and i provide all the evidence for people t judge for themselves. i think that the theme that runs throughout culture of corruption is that there is a massive gap between the album administration's rhetoric and the reality, and i not arguing that influence peddlers and powerbrokers should be outled some help. everybody is that to make a living b the point is that the team obama came here ons high a cours

eastern here at c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009]

wash the committed date and see the vote, today on c-span at 7:00 eastern. next week, her confirmation moves to the senate floor. live coverage of the full senate debate on c-span2. coming in october on c-span, tore the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. >> friday, the gross domestic product report was released. in his weekly online address, president obama talked about the steps his administration is taking to revive the economy. he is followed by the south dakota senator who compares democratic and republican health care proposals. >> today i would like to talk to about a subject i know is on everybody's mind, and that is the state of our economy. yesterday we received a report on our gross domestic product. that is a measure of our overall economic performance. the report showed that in the first few months of this year, the recession we faced when i took office was even deeper than anyone thought at the time. it told us how close we were to the edge. it also revealed that in the last few months, the economy has done it immeasurably better

at 12:30 p.m. hornet on c-span. -- we will have that for you at 12:30 p.m. on c-span. morning to talk about the president's summit meeting with president calderon. depending on which headline you look at, it could be any range of topics. going to the top, swine flu. it appears to be amongst their number one issue is that they will talk about. call guest: for good reason. mexico and the united states operated quickly and with cooperation to prepare for the swine flu. they did not arbitrarily cut off flights or react in conjunction with mexican authorities. one of the accomplishments that they have taken credit for. host: this is the president's first meeting with what has been called the three amigos. what is the chamber expectation? have they changed from the bush administration? guest: they have not changed. we consider this one of the most important trade relationships that we have. in terms of our sales to those countries, to the extent that they do well and we do well, general jones, since we said that on sunday, saying that as we go, they go. host: this north ameri

you can email us at c-span.org or stwiter at c-span wj. our first guest from akron, ohio on the republican line. caller: thank you. given that my party has revelled in the last couple weeks in just wall owing in these town hall meetings, what are we doing in the unemployment market? >> the administration and congress passed a bill with very few republican votes. we know that because democrats fill the house. >> you wrote yesterday as well. republicans and democrats agree tomb jobs being lost. tomb can't agree on what to do about the economy. one thing they do concur on is one job lost is one tomb. as we move into this recess period in august, is this going to be the topic that drives the discussion for members going home to their districts. >> healthcare is the issue. congressmen and senators are trying to get feedback it's fading a little bit. of course, people without work, there couldn't be anything more important about that. the economy continues to be the number one issue. virginia on the line. mary, welcome to the program. caller: th

than shout-downs at town hall meetings. >> host: next caller is palm on the democratic line from new york. >> good morning. that is a perfect sedway. yesterday there was a reporter on c-span she'd been to four town halls. she'd asked dozens of people at town hall fist they had voted for obama and not a single one had. i wanted to make the point also we hear a lot of callers saying, we need tort reform, why isn't tort reform in the bill. we need cross state insurance purchasing pools, why isn't that in the bill? well, both of those are state issues and i'm afraid that if obama came out for tort reform and across state line insurance pools then the same people would be screaming, have you ever read the constitution? we believe in state rights, blahblah, blah. this is a wound-up gang of people who are generating a lot of great television and little serious debate. thanks very much for listening. >> guest: i think there is some truth in that argument. i think that a lot of the town hall upset has been brood and promoted from washington and elsewhere, but when you listen to the town halls and listen to the individuals who are not shouting, there are good questions about this.

at c- span.org/healthcare. on tomorrow's washington journal, a look at town hall meetings with a usa today reporter. bing west previews tomorrow's presidential elections in afghanistan. washington journal begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. secretary kathleen sebilius said the government is expecting a swine flu outbreak later this year similar to the spring. she was at a briefing on the flip guidelines for employers and businesses. we will also hear from the commerce secretary gary locke and janet napolitano. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you all for joining us. the secretary of common security has spent months at the forefront of this administration's efforts to combat the h1n1 flu virus. i am pleased that they have joined us today to help businesses and employers prepare for what many experts believe to be an active flew season. we're also joined by rather admiral read from the center for disease control. they will answer questions at the conclusion of our presentations. as all of you know, h1n1 is more than just a significant health issue. it has the potential to affect nearly every aspect of our lives from our economy to national security. it will take americans from every walk of life, all of us pulling together an

c-span2 starting at 8:00. his memorial service in boston later. that'll be at c-span. 5:30 in the afternoon, his burial in arlington national cemetery. the president is going to speak at the funeral. that is tomorrow. we have someone on our democrats line from new york. caller: i just have one comment. congress should immediately restore bread sticks. we did last a go. -- glass steigle. banks should not be buying these oil contracts. banks should be a bank. that is the primary problem and very few people are talking about it. host: maryland on our democrats line. caller: i want to thank you guys first for the public service you provide. i have been watching c-span for a long time. i want to talk about the banks this morning. one of the unfortunate part about so many are still hurting is that we were told that with the bailout this would remedy the situation. it obviously has not. i own a music school in one area. it would be a shame if the local government said we cannot let your school go under because people would lose jobs. it interferes with the free market. i thin

all of those of dense our live at c-span. an interview with a group of reporters from the "boston globe," who wrote the book about the rise and fall of ted kennedy. that is at 8:00 a.m. on saturday on c-span2. just a reminder about some of our "washington journal" program next week. we are broadcasting live from virginia hospital center in arlington. we will examine the health care system from the perspective of doctors. they will provide context to the health-care debate. that is next monday through wednesday on "washington journal." we will take you down to a health care town hall meeting with donna edwards of maryland. she is a member of the congressional progressive caucus, many of whom said they will not vote for a health-care bill without a public option. this took place in germantown. it is about 1.5 hours. [applause] >> excellent. first of all, an introduction because i know some of you but i don't know all of you. i am donna edwards. i represent maryland's fourth congressional district. it is good to welcome you all h

we will show you the full town meeting this evening at 8:00 p.m. on c-spanbut in this article, by paul west and another writer, they begin arriving four hours early, ignoring he levels, for a chance to holler at senator benjamin cardin's meeting on tuesday night. profound this bullyinthis beliee mood. it goes on to say that many laughed uproariously when he denied that illegal immigrants would be entitled coverage under the democratic plan. but they jumped to their feet when an audience member asked if it was mobilized by the activist arm of his campaign organization -- they jostle alongside conservative protesters carrying detailed, but not actually-accurate critics. one woman said she is "not a mob" when she referred to the way that the democratic party has described angry opponents. that is all in the baltimore paper this morning. we have shown you some video from outside the town hall meeting that was held last night. the full town hall meeting will be at 8:00 p.m. tonight on c- span. president obama said that the canadian system is not for the u.s.. we

c, the supplemental medical insurance. "washington journal" starts every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. i next call from a virginia resident, melissa. >> i heard a lot tonight, but i did not hear some details toward these plans and what their intentions are or how they work. is it going to be a group of physicians and specialists that will be assigned to patients and that will instruct them on their care and what drugs they say they should have? none of that was discussed. >> tell me about the experiences you have had in the health care system. what did you see? >> i look in -- i worked in a large -- i worked in a large health care system in virginia for six years. -- for 12 years. physicians are told to see patients and 15 minute increments. they are pushed in and pushed out. you do not get good detailed health care. you get fast, let's get them through, let's get them out. what is bothering you? let's just take it that. health care is not what it should be. the new plant -- how is it going to be structured? >> we are watching video from earlier in the town hall at reston. in 26 minute

it is live each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> on c-span radio hear 1968 l.b.j. one calls with his secretary of state, richard nixon and billy graham. today at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio. >> president obama said today that the economy was in far worse shape than anybody realized last year and earlier this year. his comments last about five minutes. >> hello, everybody. >> how are you doing? >> doing good. well, i just wanted to say a few words about the economic numbers that we received this morning. the gross domestic product or g.d.p. is the measure measure of our overall economic growth as a motion. this morning the g.d.p. revealed that the recession we faced when i took office was even deeper than anyone thought at the time. it told us how close we were to the edge. but the g.d.p. also revealed that in the last few months, the economy has done measureably better than we had thought, better than expected. and as many communists will tell you -- economists will tell you, that part of the progress is directly tributeable to the recovery act. this and othe

c-span2 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. hear on c-span, live at 10:15 a.m., -- here on c-span, justice sonia sotomayor at the white house. over the next 1.5 hours, maryland senator ben cardin hosts a town hall on health care. there were constituents at towson university. ♪ >> my name is dr. gary rubin, and i am vice president for university advancement, and i am pleased to welcome you to a university with over 21,000 students. while we have the 6200 graduates and other graduate programs, in the health professions, we produce the largest of graduates in the state. we have nursing, occupational therapy, in gerontology, speech, language, audiology, and others. we are the second-largest producers of nurses in maryland, and we have the largest under graduate nursing program in the state. onstage with me this afternoon is senator ben cardin. [applause] and a woman. we also have some elected officials, and i want to recognize them at this time. bicaanni, delegate adrian jones, delegate steve lafferty, delegate joseph bodner. bodner, delegate joh

he may have watched it on c-span at night.he in hell are offered an amendment that said if this public health -- dean heller offered an amendment that said if this health plan is so good, the members of congress should have to enroll in it with their families. that got defeated, too, because they said it is important that members of congress have choices when it comes to health care. . >> we have republicans and those who have worked on health care for a number of years have put together proposals. there are five of them in all. one offered by the head of our ways and means on the republican side, dave camp. representative paul ryan, congressman john shadegg and tom pryce, they go from mild steps to bold reform. i don't think we'll be able to offer them. 70-vote margin in the house and filibuster-proof in the senate, every republican can vote against this plan and still wouldn't stop it. if we get a chance, if the american public speaks out in august and says we want to hear other ideas on health care, i think rather than goin

and look at c-span, look at the miller center website to see when the others will be available. but our theme for the next 90 minutes is, what happens in the transition from campaigning for president, making a number of promises and pledges responding to a variety of questions regarding domestic policy issues and after winning the election and then becoming president and to somehow take into account what you've said during the campaign with what you actually can do, need to do, are pressured to do as president. and what a distinguished group of former white house domestic policy people we have here to help us do that. i'm going to introduce first burt carp, who worked not only for president jimmy carter as deputy assistant for domestic affairs but also as legislative counsel prior to that with senator walter mondale who, of course, vice president in the carter administration. burt carp, after years working in the cable television industry in one important capacity or another is currently vice chairman of the firm of williams & jensen. the second person i'm going to introduce is

of emergency medicine, the icn director, and the cheap nursing officer will be live at 9:00 in a.m., eastern on c-spanis week, we kick off a week of discussion about health care, talking with doctors and staff at the virginia hospital center located outside washington, d.c. 8 we begin with dr. john garrett who is chairman of the board of directors and chief of cardiac surgery. host: dr. john garrett, chairman of the board of directors at the virginia hospital center, can you remember the first moment you might want to read -- you might have wanted to be a doctor? guest: i think so. my stepfather was a surgeon. i want to copy him and it got more serious and high school when i injured my head and i had to be in the hospital for about seven weeks with a pin in my knee and traction. i have a lot of time to observe people working in the hospital in my mind, i really decided then that i was going to do it. host: where did you grow up? guest: montgomery, alabama host: where to go to college? guest: 20 emory university in -- i went to emory university in alabama and went to university of alabama in birmingha

that's today at 6:00 eastern time on c-span. >> george would sign the declaration of independence and was also murdered. tonight, the author of "i am ordered." as tonight at 8:00 on c-span. >> tonight, the british prime minister before 30 members of the house of commons liaison committee answered questions on the british economy, the banking crisis, had four affairs. that's at 9:00 on c-span. >> now, a heist -- house hearing on threats in the military. the army and marine corps are predicting more suicides by veterans compared to last year. we will hear from to get below panels on efforts to reduce mental stress. susan davis of california chairs the armed services subcommittee on military personnel. this is about two hours in 40 minutes. >> the mental health status and needs of service members, their families, retirees, and their families relate to most if not all issues held by the subcommittee. whether we are discussing posttraumatic stress syndrome, frequency of diplomacy -- frequency of deployment, mias or pows, the aftermath of a sexual assault, the importance of mental well-bein

c-span: who invented the 'tick, tick, tick' at the beginning of "60 minutes"?> guest: i--i did, but--but it wasn't at the beginning of "60 minutes." it was the--it was the closing thing over the credits. and i looked at the first show, and i said to myself, 'wait a minute. you've got to be crazy to put that at the end.' that's that arresting--that's in lieu of a theme song. and marvin hamlisch always accuses me of devising the 'tick, tick' to screw some poor songwriter out of a royalty, but it just worked. and it was--it was--it was at the end, and i moved it up and it worked. c-span: who named the program "60 minutes," and why? >> guest: it all came out of a memo--i had written a memo to dick salant, who was then president of cbs news, to ask him, 'why couldn't we find, in all the minutes of entertainment, 60 minutes of news produced with a flair, that had more than just dull information?' and when it finally got approved, i went back and looked at the memo, and that phrase, '60 minutes,' jumped out at me, and i said, 'that's--that's not a bad name.' it really

at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday a look at british politics from the bbc, including the m.p. expenses scandal, resignations from the house of commons. sunday at 9:00 p.m. on c-span. >> up next a look at the latest unemployment figures. keith hall reports on numbers for july. carolyn maloney from new york chairs this hour and 20 minute hearing. >> if the people will come to order. meetings should start on time. welcome commissioner hall. evidence that the stimulus bill is taking hold is starting to emerge. the economy dramatically improved in the second quarter of this year and the pace of job loss has moderated significantly in recent months. clearly the trend is toward recovery. i am optimistic that more americans will be heading back to work as more stimulus projects get underway. while we welcome these signs of improvement this morning, this report reminds us that the high toll the recession has had on millions of americans. this recession, which began in december of 2007 is now the longest and deepest in the post-world war ii period. although the economy is predicted to ex

what the committee debate and see the vote today on c-span at 7:00 p.m. eastern. next week, her confirmation moves to the senate floor. live coverage of the full senate debate on c-span2. coming in october on c-span, tour the homes to america's highest court, the supreme court. >> join the conversation on civil rights and race relations with juan williams lives sunday at noon eastern on c-span2. >> friday, the gross domestic product report was released. president obama talks about the steps his administration has taken to revive the economy. he is followed by the south dakota senator who compares health care proposals. >> i would like to talk to about a subject on a rich but its mind. that is the state of our economy. we received a report on our gross domestic product, a measure of our overall economic performance. the report showed that in the first few months of this year, the recession we faced when i took office was deeper than anyone thought. it told us how close we were to the edge. it revealed that in the last few months, the economy has done better than exp

times and we're dealing with serious problems and it is the responsibility of the specially people at c-spanwe're gonnare not going to get m the regular meeting. please make sure that people get the truth. host: the tarp program was enacted under president bush and has been continued under the obama administration. caller: yes, and the reason we give money to the car companies is to keep 10 million people working in the united states. president obama is not a liberal. i wish to work, but he is a moderate. for people who really think and read books and people who are dealing with facts, there are over 50 million people in this country without health insurance. we're trying to solve serious problems. let's make a deal and let's make it the truth on c-span. host: alexandria, virginia? caller: i have a response to the last caller. do we really believe there were no concessions made for the release in north korea? what about the behind-the-scenes talk the probably went on? i personally believe something was said or done to at least a piece jong il. i think it is interesting that everyone thinks t

c-span. ouhave a book in front of me. for your efforts athe naacp, your spirit, justice marshall would be proud. mr. williams, that is from ten emars ago, you autographed my copy of that book. you have done a remarkable job. a couple questions and i will hang up. >> host: one at a time. et caller: the leadership, i would say there is a leadership void between jesse jackson and al sharpton and bill cosby and yourself. there is a void in leadership between those ends of the paradigm. should i hold on the second question? >> host: we would get a response to that point first. ?> guest: what does he mean? people who would -- if two ends of the conversation are people saying we have got to hold white america for responsible for the problems in black america and people are saying bill cosby, you are putting me in this class, opportunity for black america to help itself or individuals to exercise a person of responsibility in terms of improving their circumstances, those are what you are saying, ithre's a vacuum in the middle. >> guest: no caller: i

c-span. we're live beginning at 11:00 eastern time, and funeral services held later this morning for eunice kennedy shriver. live coverage on c-span2. our focus for much of this first hour is on this health care campaign. the numbers on your screen, 202- 737-0001 for republicans. 202-737-0002 for democrats. we also have a line for independents, and send us a tweed. inside "usa today" the health- care battle bubbling over in town hall forums across the nation this month, shifting to tv screens. if you go to the website politico.com, a $12 million edged campaign committee latest wave of ads in support of the president's plan. mike allen joins us. can you explain what this is all about. guest: the $12 million buy, which is the first of tens of millions of dollars of money going out in support of the president's plant is an effort by white house allies to counter all the great coverage we have been seeing on c-span and elsewhere of these raucous town halls. as you know, this is the reversal of the landscape that president clinton faced back in 1993 when the air waves were very much dominated by the opp

perhaps 100 years from now there'll be somebody scavenging through the archives, may be looking at the c-span report to try to find information about senator kennedy. he is the dominant figure in this seems like the right moment to be doing a story of the full arc of his life and there is no doubt that in the future, long after is that people will be continuing to assess and reassesses like. >> ten year set pass sense adam clymer's hefty and highly praised biographyalled ward m. kennedy, the biography. what new grounds of the made in your book? >> you have mentioned one, that it has been ten@úeistvÑ,Ñ!jrtlÑ have done? >> there are many, many, there are many things that those of us who knew about the kennedys can find. one is we were able to in a fairly rigorous way it looked at his legacy up to this point in certain key areas and i think when you look at it in terms of him being the dominant figure really of the last 30 or 40 years in areas like, in four areas, health care, education, civil-rights and education and look what has happened just in the last ten years in those areas to shape that

at c-span.org. >> you've been watching "the communicators," c-span's weekly look at the issues and people affecting telecommunications policy. if you missed any of this broadcast with congressman john culberson, you can see this program tonight in its prime time slot at 8 eastern, 5 pacific here on c-span2. >> in more than a dozen books, jonathan kozol has analyzed and critiqued the american public education system. sunday he'll takeour questions live on booktv's "in depth." >> and now a health care town hall meeting with virginia congressman jerry connolly. he's a freshman democrat representing the state's 11th district located just outside of washington d.c. this two hour event was held as a senior citizens' center in springfield, virginia. >> well, good afternoon, everybody. i can't for the life of me figure out how to get this many people to my meetings. [laughter] so, but i am, i do want to welcome everybody here today. our residents, our guests, the media, the folks on our panel, certainly. i'm congressman connolly, we welcome you today. this is a very exciting time. we find ourselves as a co

at the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston, lover now on c-span 2. ter today, there will be a memorial service at the library. you can see that here live on c- span. senator ted kennedy's body will be flown back to washington. there will be a brief ceremony on the steps of the capital, followed by the burial at the kennedy family plot at arlington national cemetery. all of that will be live on c- span. >> washington and the nation continue to focus on health care. we will talk about dealing with the h1n1 swine flu virus with dr. thomas frieeden. we will have a look inside of the u.s. hospital system with dr. john garrett. as the debate over health care continues, c-span's healthcare have is a key resource. go on line and follow the latest tweets. what's the latest events, including town hall meetings. and there is morning @ c- span.org/healthcare. >> from anchorage alaska, senator murkowski and holds a town hall meeting. this is almost two hours. >> outside, we have a beautiful alaska evening and all of you have chosen to be here. i can only represent

that is at 3:00 eastern on c- span. >> and david cohen is an executive at the largest cable provider, comcast. tonight, his take on the future of broadband in america. that is quality the communicator's" on c-span2. >> starting tuesday, the senate debates the domination of the sonia sotomayor. watch a live on c-span2 and c- span.org. this fall, tore the home to america is highest court, the supreme court. >> in just over 10 minutes, we'll take you live to the state department where secretary of state hilary clinton will be holding a news conference with the foreign minister of jordan. this is the head of the secretary ' to africa. live coverage begins at 1145. until then, part of the sporting's washington journal. in the case a judge set my door, she says quite correctly issue -- in the case of judge sonia sotomayor, she has said she is a product of affirmative action. she was a very good bet, and she succeeded brilliantly. she is generalize from that to endorsing a system of racially preferential affirmative action. raw preferences today based solely on race or given to people who ar

the c-span health care have, at c-span .org/health care.xt remarks of education said terry arne duncan. from earlier this week this is about 40 minutes. >> i am really pleased that the opportunity to introduce him. arne duncan was nominated to be secretary of education by president elect barack obama and was confirmed by the u.s. senate on inauguration day, january 20, 2009. as you listen to him talk about the reforms in the agenda, it will become apparent why the president selected arne duncan to lead this transformation. prior to his appointment as secretary of education, he served as the chief executive officer of the chicago public schools be coming the longest serving big city education superintendent in the nation as ceo, his mandate was to raise education standards of performance, improve teacher and principal quality, and increase learning options. in seven and a half years, he united education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening over 100 new sc

on c-span and c-span radio. later in the afternoon athe white house a round-table discussion on healthcare will be led by white house office director deparle. that is live at 2:00 p.m. eastern. c-span 2 this actual tribute to author ph yllis schafly. and all this week on "washington journal," starting tomorrow, mayors of american cities talk about how the economy is affecting their cities. we'll start tomorrow with phoenix mayor phil gordon on "washington journal." >> "washington journal" continues. >> keith epstein with business week magazine has the cover story, health reform, why insurers are winning. i want to show a little from the inside and read some of what you wrote. as the health reform shifts from a vacationing washington to c congressional districts, more of the battle is over. likely victors such as wellpoint and unitedhealth. no matter what specifics emerge in the voluminous congress the insurance industry will emerge more profitable. how did it get to this point? >> guest: we've heard about townhall meetings being disrupte

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. on healthcare reform with howard dean and pennsylvania politics with arlen specter, making change happen and reshaping the supreme court >> now i look at the impact of the economy on ohio with that onmayor from today's -- with that city's mayor. span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have youngstown, ohio meier j. williams. are you there? guest: i am. host: what is the economy like in youngstown, ohio. guest: it is a mixed bag. certainly we are feeling the affects of the downturn in the economy, but we are battling a budget deficit. i have to tell you that youngstown, ohio, and like many other cities, is holding its own. we have a number of economic development initiatives underway as we speak, but we are anticipating the announcement of several hundred jobs being created, so it is a mixed bag but we survive hard times before. host: even prior to the crisis, youngstown created economic issues particularly but that loss of the steel industry. how did get to this point?

at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. yesterday, the senate confirmed sonya sotomayor. this saturday, on c-span, watch highlights from the senate floor debate at 7:00 p.m. eastern on america and the courts. coming this fall, enter the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. >> now, author and columnist ann coulter. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. a>> first off, i want to welcome our viewers. my name is lauren, i am an intern with young america's foundation. it is a premier organization that educates students of the principles of limited government, individual liberty, a strong national defense, and traditional values. for more information, call 1800-usa-1776, or visit our web site at www.yaf.org. what do barack obama and ann coulter have in common? nothing, thank god. what do barack obama and ann coulter have in common? nothing, thank god. ann coulter is now the author of seven new york times best selling books. i am sure there'll be more to come. she is a connecticut native and graduated with honors from cornell university. and no, mr. olbermann, not

the c-span health care hub, at c-span .org/health care. >> lobbying influence and money. ellen miller. >> how is c-span funded? >> the u.s. government. >> i don't know. i think some of it is government raised. >> it's not public. >> probably donations. >> i want to say from me, my tax dollars to. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created the c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> now a senate hearing on hurricanes. looking at research efforts, preparedness and economic impacts. jay rockefeller of west virginia chairs the commerce and science committee. this runs about two hours. >> [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. welcome to the commerce committee, and on this panel we are joined by a distinguished group of experts. the assistant administrator for oceanic and atmospheric research, doctor richard spinrad leads the office at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. and dr. spinrad will discuss those efforts to improve research for predicting modeling and forecasting hurr

and >> starting tuesday, the full senate debate at the senate confirmation for supreme court justice. watch on c-span. tour the supreme court. and we will talk with anna edney at 7:00. stuart taylor at 8:00. mike johanns talk about cap and trade and the upcoming debate on judge sotomayor. in a couple of hours, steve verd

you can see it tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. and this week "washington journal" will hear from four mayors on how the economy is affecting their cities. beginning tomorrow with phoenix mayor, phil gordon and youngstown, ohio, mayor jay williams on weds. indianapolis mayor greg ballard on thursday, an friday, mayor jim humphrey of fort myers, florida. "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> by donations. >> federal funds or grant funds. maybe some private contributions. >> honestly, i don't know. >> i would say from commercials. >> advertisement. >> something from the government. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> topics at today's state department briefing include an update on three americans reportedly held by iran, the rise of violence in afghanistan and reports that the u.s. will share military bases in venezuela with columbia for anti-dru

and there's more at c-span/healthcare.o inside the supreme court to see the public places and those rarely seen spaces. hear directly from the justices as they provide their insight about the court and the building. the supreme court, home to america's highest court. the first sunday in october on c-span. how is c-span funded? >> private donations. >> you know, grants and stuff like that. you know, public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contributions from donors. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will continue your calls on the passing of senator edward kennedy. here are the numbers. 202-737-0001 for republicans. 202-737-0002 for democrats. 202-628-0205 for inds -- independents. and for those that live in massachusetts, we have a separate line. that is 202-628-0184. send us an email at journal@c-span

. >> c-span's abraham lincoln great american historians of the were 16th president on sale now at your favorite book seller or order online with a special discount. find out more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. c-span's directing royalties from the sale of this book to the c-span education foundation which creates teaching materials for middle and high school teachers. >>> this summer in booktv is asking what are you reading? >> my name is michelle bachmann from minnesota's sixth congressional district. i have to great books i am working on right now for the summer and early summer and i will switch and do something leader but the first book is by dr. mark levin, constitutional scholar and it's called liberty and tyranny. it's been of the new times best-seller list nine out of the last ten weeks. it's now sold over a million copies, and it's essentially a treatise on why conservatives believe what they believe. he goes through a number of issues. it's a fabulous book. i've read it once, highlighted it. it's all dolled year, the pages, i've written notes on the margins, i am quoting dr. mark

it is live beginning at 9:00 a.m. on c-span. >> next, president obama @ healthcare town hall meeting in montana. then pennsylvania candidates arlen specter and joe sestak speak at the net route campaign. >> tomorrow o on "washington journal" suzie suh madrak talks about -- suzy madrak talks about blogging. "washington journal" live on 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday, contributing editor for newsweek magazine on a public radio series, against the odds, which provides people who overcome significant obstacles in life. it descended night at 8:00. >> of british voters are expected to go to the polls in national elections next spring. conservative party leader david cameron on how late tory government would change in domestic policy. >> now president obama at a town hall meeting on proposed health care legislation. this is an airport hangar in belgrade, montana is just over an hour. >> palin, montana. thank you. thank you. have they see. thank you so much. thank you. i am excited to be back in montana. where is michelle? mich

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. tomorrow evening, there will be a memorial service at the kennedy library at 7:00 eastern. watch live coverage on c-span. the casket was driven from hyannis port, massachusetts to the jfk library today. next, we'll see members of the kennedy family leave the family compound in hyannis port. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] >> senator kennedy's body will continue to lie in repose at the john f. kennedy library in boston. we will have live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. tomorrow evening, there will be a memorial service at the kennedy library at 7:00 eastern. watch live coverage on c-span. the funeral mass will be held at our lady of perpetual help basilica in boston on saturday morning. live coverage at 10:30. later in the day, at 5:30 eastern, senator kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery in virginia. both of his brothers are buried there. watch live coverage on c-span. but some go inside the supreme court to see the public places and those rarely seen spaces. hear directly from the justices as they provide their insight about the cour

you will hear from the fema director and other emergency response leaders, coming up on c-span [applause] atng up on c-span2. we will have a look at the role of state government in disaster response. you will hear from the president of the national emergency management association. that is a look ahead to some of our programming here on c-span today. back here live at the hotel in washington. we understand that kathleen sebelius is in the room and just about ready to speak. live coverage here on c-span. >> i think we are about ready to get started. if everybody could take their seats. just one word, for any of you who have not turned off york cell phone is -- turn isyour cell p -- turned off your cell phones, please do that. i would like to welcome kathleen sebelius to our national conference. [applause] and for me personally, it is especially exciting to be staring this stage with -- sharing a stage with two fellow [unintelligible] that does not happen every day in washington. i would like to share a few brief words of introduction. kathy was appointed by president obama as the fourth assis

you can see the closing news conference tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. >> sunday, ellis, contributingr and columnist for "newsweek" magazine on his public series. q & a sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> how is c-span funded? >> by donations. >> federal funds or grant funds. >> maybe some private contributings. >> honestly, i don't know. >> i would say from commercials. >> advertising. >> something from the government. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a number service. a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> a discussion now on israeli counterterrorism strategy. speaksers including the director of israel's counterterrorism bureau. this is about an hour half. >> good morning. my name is alexander and i'm the director of the interuniversity center for terrorism studies which is a consortium of universities and think tanks in almost all of the countries around the world. first let me work on obviously our speakers today. the general who is the director of the counterterrorism bureau, the national secu

we are very pleased at c-span and other t networks for covering the event, make things as easy as possible for our c-span viewers. we want to eliminate as much as possible distracting noises. just to review the procedures for today's conference, we will have four separate panels, and they will be short breaks in between, about ten minutes long, we will break for an hour at lunch at 12:30 a 1:30, with the panels will run will be the speakers for theanel will first deliver their presentations, then allow for the commentator or the speakers to ask questions of themselves and we will be glad to conduct audience discussion and commentary. we will have people with microphones and will come to you, please wait for the microphone to come so it will be picked up by the tv recording and identify yourself for the courtesy of the speaker if you are able to do so. i will introduce people in the order, when they give their presentation for each panel. i want to begin by saying it is my great pleasure to introduce senator wimbush, senior vice president of hudson. people put today's events and the proper

at 5:30 p.m. eastern on saturday. all of that here on c-span and cnn radio as well. . . -- and c-span and radio as well. . . . . >>> another look live at inside the kennedy compound in hyannis port, massachusetts. we are awaiting the start of the medicaid that will alive at boston around 4:00 p.m. eastern. -- we are awaiting the start of the motorcade that will arrive in boston. >> this is inside the kennedy compound in hyannis port, massachusetts. the motorcade is taking senator kennedy's body to boston. this will take a couple of hours because they will pass sites along senator kennedy's career, are arriving in boston around 4:00 p.m. eastern. during the motorcade, 'the los angeles *" reports that the motorcade will pass by st. stephen's church where his mother was baptized. -- "the los angeles times" reports. they will ring a bell 47 times in honor of senator kennedy's logger service in the u.s. senate. -- his longer service in the u.s. senate. >>> this scene is outside the kennedy compound in hyannis port. the media gathered waiting for the