[applause] announcer: education secretary betsy devos betsy devos livers a commencement address to the student of all they maria university. inutes. [applause] betsy devos: thank you, mr. president for that kind introduction and for the university.f this in your seven years as president, ave maria university has grown in size and stature and it will undoubtedly continue in that trajectory with you at its helm. jim, your lifelong commitment to faith and freedom, have put you in the presence of servants and saints, sinners and politicians. [laughter] 2 are a bite last redundant, aren't today? [laughter] to be sure, your service to your country, your church and your soul is no laughing matter, and we are also grateful for your work. thank you. [applause] thank you for this gracious invitation to be with ave maria's board members, its faculty and most importantly, you, it's graduates. i would lecture to take a moment and acknowledge my husband, dick who is here today, and jim, thank you for your kind words about him and about us. i could not be more proud of and thankful for my partner and

coming up tonight on c-span, education secretary betsy devos on the 2018 budget for rt. evolving u.s. mexico relagses with current and form are official fra each country. laterring a i.c.e. director on the mission to enforce immigration laws. senate vote onhe judicial nominations on and on health and 9:45 a.m. human services secretary testifies before the house education and work force committee about his agency's policies and priorities. 2:30 p.m. kentucky senator ra paul leads the homeland financial impact ande hearing oh constitialal implitions of the action under the existing authorization for use of military force. >> on once a, memorial service marking the anniversary of kennedy.tion featured speakers include family, friends, members of congress and former president clinton. watch the rfk50th's memorial 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. on the orgst free c-span radio app. eye believe education the most important factor. manyve been dead last for years. we have foon are now 48th which great but it is areat improvement so we must understand that children are our best and

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he calls what betsy devos is doing, "unconscionable" so now he says it's betsy devos's turn to provide federal student relief and do what he says is the right thing. jackie ward, kpix 5. the lawsuit claims the "donald j. trump foundation" engaged in "persistent illegal conduct" for more than a decade. it accuses the trumps of using charity funds to pay legal settlements, and violating new york state ru >>> the state of new york is suing president donald trump and his children over there charitable foundation. the lawsuit claims the donald j. trump foundation engaged in persistent illegal conduct for more than a decade, accusing the trumps of using charity funds to pay legal settlements and violating new york state laws governing nonprofits. the president is firing back. in a tweet, "these sleazy new york democrats are doing everything they can to see me on a foundation that took $18 million in e-mail. as nikki battiste explains, the report takes aim at "both" former f.b.i. director james comey and former attorney general loretta lynch. and gave to charity more than it took in. i won't

new detail about betsy devos and what she said to a committee about amiss it seems like it is missing a key component. ♪ (woman) one year ago today mom started searching for her words. and my brother ray and i started searching for answers. t's time to in-hcar, follow that bright star. because brightstar care earns the same accreditation as the best hospitals. and brightstar care means an rn will customize a plan that evolves with mom's changing needs. (woman) because dad made us promise we'd keep mom at home. (vo) call 844-4-brightstar for your free home care planning guide.

i'm betsy devos. >> yeah! >> and what's the number one way i piss donald trump and the republicans? take that, trump! >> now those are both heartfelt biographic ads. another candidate may have overdone it by trying to break through with a little movie reference, a little top gun fantasy fiction. ♪ ♪ planned parenthood and obamacare you voted against, you lost that centrist feeling, because you've been right wing appealing ♪ >> no spoilers, but the voters will get to decide if that works. and now we've saved the most bizarre for last. this is a colorado democrat who decided to pepper spray himself on camera in this literally painful ad. >> this will stop anyone in their tracks. it's incredibly painful. for less than $1 per person in the u.s., we could have a secured canister of pepper spray in every classroom in america. >> we checked, and that candidate told us he stands by the ad. the idea was to show an alternative to guns in schools. but if your ad displays questionable judgment, the voters could grade you down. the comedy hosts desus and mere row. >> homies maced and waterboarde

here is what betsy devos told a senate committee.rearms it relates to firearms in our school. >> that's not part of the charge per se. >> you're studying gun violence but not considering the role of guns. >> we're studying school safety and how to ensure our students are safe as well. >> wow. in case there's any question about whether guns play a role in school violence, let's take a quick look at number. this year there's been 17 school shootings. that's the highestumber during any year in recent history. more students have bee killed at school this year than those killed while deployed in the united states military according to the washington post. just look at last month. in four separate school shootings in may, ten students were killed. 16 others injured. if you look back, nearly 20 years since columbine in 1999, 141 students and educators were killed in their classroo another 287 have been injured. beyond the dead and wounded, what about the kids forced to witness their classmates being murdered o cower behind a locked door or

a lot of people are afraid betsy devos funds it, that's not quite true.er family foundation funded one of the religious freedom restoration acts in her home state of michigan. that would allow bethany christian services and other christian based adoption agencies to not adopt children out to couples that were gay. it is not her family funds bethany christian. but people are freaked out by it. i want to play the voice mail message. if you call, this is what you hear. take a listen. >> hi, you reached bethany christian services national office and voice mail line in regards to family separation. thank you for contacting us. please listen to the following message carefully. bethany continues to work to reunion fie families that have been separated at the border. long before the zero tolerance policy was implemented, bethany has been proactive in partnering with federal agencies to reunion fie unaccompanied and separated children with their families as soon as possible. upon entry, homeland security works with partnering agencies to place children in shelters

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betsy devos, secretary of education, has delayed the rules to keep for-profit colleges from scamming students. mick mulvaney, croling the consumer financial protection bureau, -- controlling the consumer financial protection bureau, has rolled back the oversight of payday lenders. ryan zinke, interior secretary, has pushed more off-shore areas to risky oil and gas drilling. president trump has even worked to weaken the consumer product safety commission, the agency that makes sure that toasters don't explode. he has nominated a new chair who has opposed safety protections for table saws and nominated a new commissioner who defended companies that knowingly, knowingly sold all-terrain vehicles that tipped over and crushed children to death.i could keep these examples make one thing clear. president trump and his team have embarked on an aggressive effort to kill the rules that protect the american people from corporate predators. ok. now is the part where we need to state the obvious. no. i don't think every regulation is good. sotigulars get i wrong. sometimes old rules need updating

. >>> the education department scrambles to explain we betsy devos said a commission on school safetynot focusing on the role of guns. >>> and a historic night in california where a judge was voted out after giving a short sentence to a stanford athlete convicted of sexual assault. >>> lava in hawaii destroyed hundreds of homes. and eruption in guatemala forces evacuation there. >>> and a woman punched by the police on a beach gives her first interview with us and why they're not going to charge any officers. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> she was a world-renowned fashion designer, especially known for her handbags. >> kate spade stuns fans. >> her sister said she was struggling with mental illness. >> the last person you would think would take her life. >>> at the white house a government contractor was taken into custody when he showed up for work. turns out he was wanted for attempted murder. >> the biggest primary night of the year. >> voters in eight states cast their ballots in contests that could reshape congress. >> it hap

tonight at 8:00 eastern, jimmy , andr, betsy devos atlanta's mayor. c-span andn c-span.org and the free c-span radio app app. "afterwords"ht on a syndicated columnist with his book "suicide of the west." is interviewed by the editor of commentary magazine. posit thatbook, you western civilization as we understand it or contemporary american democratic civilization is unnatural. what you mean by that? >> if you took humans and clear them up all of our civilizational education and put them in their natural environment, we not be having conversation about books or podcast, we would be teaming up into little bands and defending ourselves against animals because that is what our nature is. that is the point of "lord of the flies." you have these kids who are the pinnacle of western civilization and the second you put them back into the natural environment they go tribal, they kill each other, that is humanity. "afterwords" sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span twos book to be -- book tv. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau held a news conference sho

education secretary betsy devos testifying before a senate subcommittee on the 2019 but it -- budget request for her department. you can watch the hearing tonight, also on c-span. >> on wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, a memorial service marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert f kennedy from the arlington cemetery. family, members of congress, and former president l clinton. that memorial service at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> last week come president trump pardon author and filmmaker dinesh desousa, convicted four years ago for making illegal campaign contributions. today, he talked about his experience and answered viewer questions on "washington journal." we will show as much as we can of this before the house gavels and at noon. ilmmaker and most recently in the news for receiving a pardon from president trump, joining us from houston, texas. good morning. guest: good morning. host: could you remind viewers of the situation that caused you to get the pardon in the first place? guest: yes.

new detail about betsy devos and what she said to a committee about amiss it seems like it is missingnent. ♪ (woman) one year ago today mom started searching for her words. and my brother ray and i started searching for answers. t's time to in-hcar, follow that bright star. because brightstar care earns the same accreditation as the best hospitals. and brightstar care means an rn will customize a plan that evolves with mom's changing needs. (woman) because dad made us promise we'd keep mom at home. (vo) call 844-4-brightstar for your free home care planning guide. proven to protect street skaters and freestylers.ops up lasts through heat. throh eat. coppertone. proven to protect. >> pretty remarkable exchange. betsy devos said looking at the safety of guns -- now, you may remember when the commission was actually formed by the white house, one of its publicly areas. here is how it went with patrick leahy of vermont. >> that is not part of the commission's charge per se. >> i see, so you aredying gu violence but not considering the roles of guns. >> we are studying school safety. >> yo

jorge: luego de recibir fuertes crÍticas, betsy devos dio marcha atrÁs en su sugerencia de que las escuelasn gantar que los estudiantes funcionen en un ambiente seguro. ilia: una joven estadounidense quiso compartir con su padre deportado uno de los momentos mÁs felices de su vida: graduaciÓn de preparatoria. decidiÓ cruzar la frontera, aunque el tiempo que pudieran estar juntos fue muy breve. periodista: vestida con toda y birrete, la joven leslie silva cruzÓ un puente fronterizo para celebrar con su padre deportado la culminaciÓn de su preparatoria antes de recibir edes socia, smo lugar, en juÁre mÉxico el progenitor que lleva mÁs de cinco aÑos separado de su familia nos hablÓ sobre la experiencia. >> los valores son la mÁs importante. periodista: en su casa de el paso, texas, c cveon leslie que se prepara para empezar sus estudios en enfermerÍa. >> empecÉ a llorar, habÍan muchas emociones. periodista: nos revelÓ que la decisiÓn de cruzar la fronteraÚ acompaÑaron una hermana y su mamÁ. con eso, decidiÓ revelar la ue vin muchas nmigraes >> la gente tiene que saber quÉ tenemos que hacer par

on c-span3, education secretary betsy devos testifies on a senate hearing about the 2019 budget request for department. in the afternoon, a congressional panel investigates sexual abuse of athletes. former usa gymnastics president and former michigan state university presintillon capitol hill. watch that at 3:00 p.m. eastern. white house press secretary sarah sanders took questions regarding the presidents tweet about the right to pardon himself. she also provided schedule information on the upcoming u.s.-north korea summit at monday's white house briefing. >> we are acknowledging president trump fifth hundred day inoffice -- 500th office. when president trump talked about economic growth, mand not taken seriously. the economy has now grown by 2.8% during the first four full quarters of this admistratio our way towe are on reaching the level of growth that the president predicted. just as he promised, president trumbelieves in the american people and is putting them first in every decision. on north korea, we are actively preparing for the june 12 summit betweee esent and the north kore

so you, um, so you're studying gun violence -- >> education secretary betsy devos faced questions aboutlished after the smoothing at parkland, florida this year. members of the senate appropriations committee wondered why guns were not part of the commission's focus. >>> in indiana, charges were filed against the 13-year-old accused of shooting at a middle school according to the petition filed by the county prosecutor. the 13-year-old suspect will not be tried as an adult because under indiana law, a 13-year-old can only be tried as an adult if a murder was successful. >>> time now 6:41. new evacuations are being ordered in guatemala where the volcano of fire is still sending out ash and smoke. the search-and-rescue efforts under way this morning. >> plus, dramatic video showing the moments when a bus driver evacuated the elderly from the deadly wine country wildfires. >> and what ceo elon musk is now saying about tesla's model 3 production timing. >> the stock market opened just about 12 minutes ago. taking a quick check on the big board, the dow is up this morning 131 points. coming

betsy devos, secretary of education, has delayed the rules keep r-profit colleges from scamming students. mick mulvaney, controlling the consumer financial protection bureau, has rolled back the oversight of payday lenders. ryan zinke, interior secretary, has pushed more off-shore areas to risky oil and gas drilling. esident trp has en wor to weaken the consumer product at makes sure thatoaersagency don't explode. he has nominated a new chair who has opposed safety protections for table saws and nominated a new commissioner who defended companies that knowingly, knowingly sold all-terrain vehicles that tipped over and crushed children to death. i could keep going on, but these examples make one thing clear. president trump and his team ve embarked on an aggressive effort to kill the rules that protect the american people from corporate predators. ok. now is the part where we need to state the obvious. no. i don't think every regulation is good. sometimes regulators get it wrong. sometimes old rules need updating. sometimes rules should be eliminated outright, and the corruption of ourule

dozens of lawmakers are asking education secretary betsy devos to investigate the potential threat tocurity. lots of good details from defense department consultant mike tells barry who just got back from china, just off the plane. writing up a report on this very subject. michael, the confucian institutes, we've heard about this before. at some point, we heard there was 100 confucian centers at universities, rubio wants a lot of these things we examined and shut down. what is really happening here? >> there are more than a hundred. american has more -- >> laura: what are they? >> on the surface they are pure language training places where you come in and learn about chinese festivals, yesterday was dragon boat festival, you learn to say that in mandarin. on the surface the appeared to be performing a function but they pay universities, sometimes 5 million, sometimes $10 million, often they have a secret contract, so there is a second side to them that they tend to have objections, the dalai lama wants to come to speak -- this actually happened in san diego -- >> laura: oh, i remember

she appeared monday at a private gold star families reception. >>> education secretary betsy devos saysission. during a senate hearing, she told lawmakers the focus will be on keeping students safe but claimed guns are not part of the cocharge.even though the white d age restrictions for certain firearm purchases would be on the agenda. the commission was formed after february's florida school shooting that killed 17 people. >>> a memorial this morning at arlington national cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of robert f. kennedy's assassination. the service will include remarks from former president clinton as well as kennedy family members. questions have been raised recently by rfk's family about whether convicted assassin sirhan sirhan was actually responsible. >>> at least 192 people are at least 192 people are e the missing in guatemala since the fuegocano erupted. tuesday, rescue workers sent scram is belling for cover. eryone in the areaered to evacuate. >>> shock and sadness over the apparent suicide of kate spade. a new york police source said she was found hanged by a scarf

[applause] when betsy devos turned her back on public education and let student loan companies rip off students, we're going to fight back. [applause] when donald trump makes a promise to dreamers and then breaks that promise, we're going to fight back. [applause] and i'm just getting warmed up. when racist voter id laws and voter suppression tactics sprout like weeds all over this country, when communities like flint are living with poisoned water and polluted air, when there still no justice for eric garner and sandra bland and freddie gray and philando castile and so many more, , wre going to keep fighting back. [cheers and applause] when you can still be fired from your job because of her you love, when republicans try to rig the senses to pretend that people of color don't exist -- census -- when you you're afrad report of rape because ice could split up your family, when you're treated like a suspect in your daily life because of the color of your skin, we're going to keep fighting back. [applause] and if you think we get under their skin now, just you wait. i'm in this fight all

when betsy devos turns her back on public education and let's student education playback against college students, we are going to fight back. when donald trump makes a promise to dreamers and then breaks that promise, we are going to fight back . and i'm just getting warmed up. when racist voter id laws and voter suppression tactics sprout like weeds all over this country, when communities like lake are living with water and polluted air, when there is no justice for eric garner and sandra bland and philando castile and so many more, we are going to fightback . when you can still be fired from your job because of who you love, when republicans tried to read the census to pretend that people of color don't exist, when you are afraid to report a rate because i could split up your family, when you are treated like a suspect in your daily life because of the color of your skin, we are going to keep fighting back. and if you think we get there skin now, just you wait. i'm in this fight all the way and so are you. when you fight back, you make change and this november 6, donald trump is going

eastern, jimmy carter, betsy devos, mark meadows and so lance bottoms.nd on the free c-span radio app. this weekend, on c-span saturday p.m. eastern, the weekly political summit in colorado springs with the debate on president trump's foreign and domestic policies. former u.s. attorney general eric holder at the new england's counsel politics index event -- politics and eggs event. contributor selena zito and brad todd on president trump's swing state voters and how they could impact elections. another:00 p.m., discusses his book of the untold story of the american pilots who waged a secret were against japan. on american history tv, c-span3, saturday on the civil war, the 150th anniversary of the eradication of the 14th amendment with orville vernon burton. u.s.y on oral histories, army veteran dennis haynes talks about his experiences during the vietnam war. watch this is been networks this weekend. -- c-span networks this weekend. announcer: bill kristol is a limit of -- political commentator. he spoke in manchester, new hampshire previewing the 2020

[applause] announcer: education secretary betsy devos delivered the 2018 tomencement address graduates of ave maria university, a catholic school in southwest florida. she talked about the importance of public service. this is about 20 minutes. [applause]

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. take >>> a big highlight from last night's angles -- angels/tiger game. the bird was generating as much lift as a frozen turkey. he took off but then -- >> it is in cruise control now. >> oh! >> right into the scoreboard, down goes the goose. horrified fans watched the bird's brush with death live on the jumbotron. his goose was not cooked. okay. the vet who happened to be in the stands recovered the foul and later released him outside of the stadium. >> an update was posted on the scoreboard to let worried fans know the goose rallied. >>> i can tell you it appeared the warriors goose was cooked at the end of regulation and a crazy play into overtime. cleveland could have left oracle with a h >>> coming into the game at a 21 point underdog. if not for a mental lapse they could of scored an upset victory. meeting for the pourth straight year. golden state trailed by as many as 11 early. final seconds of the first half. cur

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-educationurmond for state superintendent. ♪ >>> all right. so how is this for inspiring story? last night, kevin hart shared about how years ago, he helped out a then unknown and homeless tiffany haddish. >> i knew tiffany when tiffany was homeless. she was living out of her car. and in my pocket, i had $300. i was like, yorks here. that money she took, went, got a motel. was able to stay for a week. used the proper bathroom. to this day, she's yet to bring up the money to give it back. >> things have changed. both are big stars and acting together in the comedy "night school." i was on the set. >> i have known tiffany for quite some time. adding her to the cast was a bonus. >> because i'm a winner. winner winner chicken dinner. >> why we in a ring? >> what's the square root of 81? >> i don't know. >> what's the square root of 81? >> i don't know. >> kevin is adjusting to life as daddy of three since little kenzo arrived. >> if it's a boy, it's a big deal. the hart name lives on. you want the g

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-educationgenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. >>> rob is here now with a check on the fraflt. beautiful temperatures out there. we were out on a lake today. paddle boating. didn't expect it to be so hot. got a little burned. >> inside information, her legs are burned. >> water is the place to be. >> bay side temperatures, 70s and 80s but, at this hour, a few spots throughout the bay area close to 100. degrees. outside now b, you can see the spread of temperatures. it looks like some are out there. technically, still got about three weeks before it officially comes to town. 60s around san francisco. half moon bay. mid to upper 90s around concord and livermore. still seeing steam and smoke from the fire there with the winds out of the west at 14. smoke drifts off to the south and east. san francisco, 68 degrees. 70s earlier then late day sea breeze turns on at 21 miles per hour. wow. 97 degrees. concord, antioch, also upper 90 sz. dublin, 95 degrees in dublin and into sa

and betsy devos is testifying today before senate appropriations subcommittee on the 2019 budget request for her department. we'll show the hearing tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> on wednesday on c-span2, the memorial service marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of robert f. kennedy from arlington national cemetery. featured speakers include

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is now 4:15. dozens of dmv offices in california will now be open on saturdays. to cut down on customer wait times this month, 40 dmv offices around the state will open on saturday, june 16 and saturday, the 23rd. then beginning in july, those dmv offices will be open on the first and third saturday of every month. here in the bay area, tim -- 10 dmv offices will be open on saturdays, including san francisco, the oakland dmv, and the san jose driver license processing center on santa rosa . if you want to see the list of offices, go to ktvu.com , click on web links. >>> time is 4:15. state regulators have cleared the way for driverless cars to carry passengers. but there's a catch. the california public utilities commission decided to allow passengers to ride in cars without drivers but the companies testing the driverless cars like waymo, uber, and lift -- lyft cannot charge those pa

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. when the worst oil spill hit san francisco, first responders went to work. and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. take a gan >>> a big highlight from last night's angles -- angels/tiger game. the bird was generating as much lift as a frozen turkey. he took off but then -- >> it is in cruise control now. >> oh! >> right into the scoreboard, down goes the goose. horrified fans watched the bird's brush with death live on the jumbotron. his goose was not cooked. okay. the vet who happened to be in the stands recovered the foul and later released him outside of the stadium. >> an update was posted on the scoreboard to let worried fans know the goose rallied. >>> i can tell you

eastern, jimmy carter, betsy devos, mark meadows, and batman tomato -- and atlanta mayor keisha longbottom's. and onan, www.c-span.org the free c-span radio app. c-span,weekend on saturday night at 9:30 p.m. eastern, the weekly standard's summit in colorado springs with a debate on president trump's foreign and domestic policies. sunday at 9:00 p.m., eric holder at the new england councils politics and eggs2 events. on c-span on book tv, syndicated columnist and a republican president trump's swing state voters and how they could impact future elections. shortly after 11:00 p.m. on sunday, an author discusses his tigers."ing and on american history tv, c-span3, saturday at 6:00 p.m. war, then the civil 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th a clemsonwould university professor. sunday on oral histories, a u.s. army veteran talks about his experiences, injuries, and recovery during the vietnam war. watch the c-span networks this again. -- this weekend. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau held a press conference shortly after the u.s. announced tariffs. he is joined by canad'

c-span3, betsy devos testifies at a senate hearing about the 2019 budget request for her department. i will get started at 10:15 eastern. afternoon, a congressional panel investigates the sexual abuse of athletes. universityigan state president will be on capitol hill. watch that at 3:00 eastern. white house press secretary sarah sanders announced monday eliminary meetinwith kim jong-un in singapore will be on june 12 at 9:00 a.m. local time, that is monday, june 11 at 9:00 a.m. -- at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. about what toon expect. -- the center for the foundation of democracies hosted this event. good afternoon and welcome to the foundation for the defense of democracy. i am the director of research year. is my pleasure to welcome those familiar faces and new ones. i hope this shows a broad audience the kind of work we are and we bring superb experts to talk about north korea today. today's event is being live stream, video recorded, and broadcast on c-span so this is as on the record as it can possibly be so we would like you to turn off your phones. otherwise your frozen ringtown

on c-span3, education secretary betsy devos testifies on a senate hearing about the 2019 budget request for department. in the afternoon, a congressional panel investigates sexual abuse of athletes. former usa gymnastics president and former michigan state university presintillon capitol hill. watch that at 3:00 p.m. eastern. white house press secretary sarah sanders took questions regarding the presidents tweet about the right to pardon himself.

eastern, jimmy carter, betsy devos, bob mentos, and he commenced modest. this weekend on c-span and c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, chief strategist with the bipartisan ryan claimsbels" talks about the 2018 midterm election. and our next guest discusses hurricane preparedness and vulnerable communities. 13 with astate of ms member of the american university center for american and latino studies. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal. join the discussion. >> featuring all-female presenters, the 2018 conference hosted by the truman national security project in washington dc. live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. ♪ "reels weekend on america" on american history tv, -- soviet leader mikhail gorbachev. waved democracy in -- democracy is sometimes complicated and trying, but it is a good way and the best way. once again, mr. general secretary, i want to extend to you and all those who have labored so ha

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gun laws that save lives. today, a new generation is rising, and this is our moment. in the streets and in the capitol, i'll stand with them. jeff bleich. democrat for lieutenant governor. >>> interesting how a 20 to 25-mile-per-hour breeze is less windy than the day before. yesterday we saw winds up to 57 miles per hour at the top of mount diablo. tonight was not as windy. nor was it as chilly. concord and santa rosa, you did make it to the low 70s. trivalley, 60 degrees. you're colder than oakland which is at 62. san jose, also 62 degrees. those wind speeds currently, because it's still breezy outside. livermore, 14 miles per hour. san j

i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-educationase vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. we all know guys like gavin. boasting. overselling his achievements. making false claims. as lieutenant governor, he skipped many of his duties, saying the job was "so dull," he only shows up to work at the state capitol "like one day a week, tops." the same gavin who, as mayor, "split town" during a massive oil spill and "jetted off...to hawaii." gavin's... not gonna work... as governor. live, this is abc >>> we came into this series knowing what we're up against. we've seen this team three years in a row. and we've had the amazing battles with them. >> last night was amazing. that's for sure. tensions ran high at the end of the game as the warriors beat the cavs in overtime in game one of the nba finals. last night one of the biggest blunders in finals history with j.r. smith messing up brain lock at the worst possible moment. and lebron is don't you know what the score is? the cleveland cavaliers paid for his mistake. though i sho

eastern, jimmy carter, betsy devos, representative mark meadows, and atlanta mayor keisha lance bott oms. c-span, cspan.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> on sunday, a profile short,ew with marc assistant to the president and white house legislative affairs director. he talks about his time working for then-congressman mike pence and what it is like to work for donald trump. watch the interview at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. former secretary of state madeleine albright sat down with "the washington post's" david ignatius to talk about foreign

education secretar betsy devos appears to be backing away from studying the impact of guns on schoolnce, telling a senate panel at the topic will not be a priority of the federal issionn school safety. >> we are cssneto look at the role of firearms as it results to gun violence in our school. >> that is not part of the commission's charge, per se. >> i see. so you're studying gun violence but not considering the role of guns? >> we're actually considering school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school. thinking statement seems to contradict the mission sme of the commission, which president trump formed after 17 people were shot deadn february at a high school in parkland, florida. devos also s themissn trying to find wto identify students who may pose a danger to their schools. >>> disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in new york. the charges stem from allegations by two women, but dozens have come forward the accuse him of varying acts of misconduct. weinstein remains free on a bail of $1 millionnd m

education sec retake -- -- secretary betsy devos told a federal commission today that a commission won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence. she was answering senator's questions about 2019 budget request for her department. you can see the entire hearing tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, here's a preview. >>ou are the chair of the president's school safety commission that was formed after the school shooting in florida that left 17 students and educators dead. our country is now averaging a school shooting each week. in fact, one day after the commission met last month, another 10 students and teachers were killed in santa fe, texas. i understand your commission intends to release recommendations by the end of the year. will your commission look at the role of firearms as it relates to gun violence in our schools? >> thanks, senator, for that question. it is an honor to serve and lead this commission. we are focused on the 20-something different provisions -- >> i know. i understand there's a lot but i'm also thinking the chairman has -- i'm trying to give you

senators grilling education secretary betsy devos about president trump's school safety commission.evealed the commission will not look at the role of guns us in school violence. the commission formed after the deadly high school shooting in parkland. 17 people were killed in february there. devos' comments then led to a i patrick leahy. >> will your commission look at the role of firearms as it relates to gun violence in our schools? >> that is not part of the commission's charge, per se. >> i see. you're studying gun violence, but not considering the role of guns? >> we're actually studying school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school. >> there have been five deadly school shootings reported since parkland, including ten killed in santa fe, texas, just about two weeks ago. >>> next tonight, harvey weinstein was arraigned today on sex assault charges here in new york city. weinstein appearing to limp into court this morning. he pleaded not guilty to rape and a criminal sex act. he's accused of attacking two women in 2004 and 2013. near 100ccve come forward in

i say, no, that's scott pruitt's fault or betsy devos' fault. we're putting ed and labor together. examples how we think we can mprove things. everybody, democrats, republicans, local government, state government, you, me, from the private sector -- i have horror stories about the army corps of engineers. over the course of the last entury, their role has continued to creep and creep and creep. we can do better. so the proposal today you'll continued to creep and creep see makes important change to the corps of engineers. the stuff is really defense and there are still -- army corps does that's defense. they stay there. and they should. the things the army corps doesn't help to defend the nation will stay where they belong which is at the department of defense. environment, what they do deals with the environment, they deal with environmental mitigation, so forth, that goes over to the department of the interior. y'all are really good at that. similarly, ports, deep water ports, our lock system, that's not -- it used to be a military thing 100 years ago. now it's department of tran

they were a problem for betsy devos who went right before me to secretary of education. i lost onene other senator, johy isakson. to this day and still not sure why. he said he would not support my nomination. the vice president called and told me that instead if you want to go through the confirmation hearing, the president and i support you. we don't think the process has been fair to you if you want to get out and fight it, can fight it. it was e on the senate floor eay in the trump administration. i did want the president to suffer with my name on it so i withdrew my nomination because i didn't have the votes. >> you regret not fighting for that nomination with allegations of you stemming from 1989 divorce. there were concerns about an undocumented housekeeper. >> yeah, the problem in these proceedings and its protocol for the nominees that you can't defend yourself. so if the media kind of games up with the latinos after you come you've got a big problem. there were media outlet that offended me, but part of this book is a little bit of defending myself in the begin

eastern, jimmy carter, betsy devos, representative mark meadows, and atlantic mayor. this week in prime time on and on thec-span.org free c-span radio app. >> lawyers examined how consumers, and governments approach privacy in the modern era. the organized event was here in washington. edgar: good evening, everyone. can you hear me? good. my name is edgar dolby, the executive director here at arena stage, and i would like to think i have the best job in the world. one of the reasons is that we get to introduce new programs and new ideas that we have with arenas forum, civil dialogue. we asked a question whether that is actually possible in this day and age, and it all started with the across the table lunch with amitai etzioni, our -- if this were our play, he would be our playwright, and he would also be our director. he is really welcome here at arena stage. we like to think we are in the empathy business. i ask at every board meeting -- what is your business? i think building empathy during we have a number of core values from here, and at the top of that list is l