giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> live on capitol hill to hear from former senator bill nelson, who's president biden's nominee to serve as nasa administrator. also hear from the nominee to serve as federal trade commissioner as both will testify at confirmation hearing before the senate commerce committee. mr. nelson chaired the space subcommittee for six years and he was chairman or ranking member of the senate space and science subcommittee and the ranking member on the committee for science and transportation. and he flew on the 24th flight of the space shuttle. he now serves on the nasa advisory council. live coverage now on cspan3.

i am pleased to consider the nomination of a dear friend, bill nelson, to be nasa administrator. i welcome you and your wife grace. you will be introduced by senator rubio and ambassador hutchinson. but first i would like to say a few words. senator nelson has been a leader in space policy and an integral driver of nasa's direction for decades. his passion for space policy has been long known and makes him i incredible choice for this role. that has led to an endorsement by a litany of individuals. his reputation as a tireless advocate for the space program is well-deserved. nasa needs a great advocate that we can all be confident in. nasa is a critical juncture on the artemis program, working towards an eventual mention -- mission to mars. right now we need certainty. it is paramount for the agency. we need steady, thoughtful leadership and i think he will fit that role well. i have questions about how we do risk management at nasa. the endless technological possibilities we see at nasa. i have to say, as a senator from a state that has been dubbed the silicon valley of space i w

so i am here to say how much i endorse the nomination of the president for bill nelson for this important job. and especially because i have worked with him on all of the nasa authorization bills that were during our time. and i know, as a colleague and a friend, that the president has chosen the right person to lead this agency. in 2005, bill and i joined forces to author the nasa authorization bill of 2005. which authorized, for the first time, the use of commercial cargo and crew capabilities and that bill set forth an official policy of nasa that should encourage commercial use and development of space to the greatest extent possible. five years later, we again put our heads together to co-author the nasa authorization act of 2010. while the 2005 act laid the framework for increased commercial partnerships, there were still many who were skeptical about nasa relying on a commercial space industry. bill worked tirelessly to convince lawmakers, both democrats and republicans, that commercial companies could take over transportation for crew and cargo in low earth orbit, while nasa was p

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senator bill nelson mentioned a 2024 timetable for lunar landing through hls through confirmation hearing on capitol hill and wondering from elon whether that is kind of a crazy talk or something you feel optimistic about? yeah think so. yeah, i think so. yeah. yeah. yeah. i think this will happen. i think 2024 seems likely. we'll aim for sooner than that. i think, you know, i think this is actually doable. yeah. >> thanks. time for one more question. camden hall from titusville. >> thank you for taking my question. my question is for elon. room were you watching the launch from. were you in the ltc like you were for demo two or somewhere else? thanks. >> yeah. i was in launch control. yeah. yeah. the same place control and the missions were launched from. it is pretty wild. same windows. same glass. a little hard to see at night. the view from the roof is better han the saw from launch control. you get to see the data there. i don't know future is look good. i think we are at the dawn 6 a new era of space exploration. thank you again to all the speakers and report remembers that is going

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senator bill nelson mentioned a 2024th timetable for a lunar landing through hls during a confirmation and on capitol hill, and i'm just wondering from elon whether that's kind of a crazy talk or is that something you feel optimisticis about? >> i think that can be done. yeah, i think so. i mean, yeah, we're going to build a lot of rockets, but i can -- i think this, i think it will happen. i think 2024 seems likely. we're going to aim sooner than that but i think, you know, i think -- this is actually doable, yes. >> thanks. let time for one more question. camden hall. >> caller: my question is for elon. where were you watching the launchin from? were you in the ltc? >> yeah, i was in launch control and, yeah. it's funny, it's the same place, same control a c lunar missions launched from. same windows, same glass. so it's a lot harder to see out at night. but during the day is a lot easier to see him. the view is better from the view from the launch control. but you get to see the data there. ya. i do know, the future is looking good. ira think were at the dawn of a new era of space e

nomination of anita gupta for associate attorney general and on c-span 3, the senate commerce considers bill nelson for nasa administrator and lena kahn. and michael bolten is testifying on the attacks on the u.s. capitol. >> necessary property center law and margaret huang and national press club hosted this event. >> welcome to the national press club the place where news happens. i'm the 114 president of the national press club and manager of u.s. video at associated press. thank you for joining us today for our virtual headliner's news maker for law president harvard law. we're happy to accept questions from our audience today and i'll ask as many questions as time permits. to submit a question, e-mail at the press club. this week, lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation to combat hate crimes against asian americans which has an increased nearly 150% in the wake of covid-19 and a white police officer stands trial for the murder of george floyd, a black man in a horrific case of police misconduct. earlier this year the department of homeland security issued a national advisory bulletin warning

when bill nelson said we should stick to that timetable. he's not saying i endorse president trump's goals. he's endorsing america's goals. >> it's cool. >> we'll always have the moons overmihami. >> strong reference there. >> nevada put out a statement overnight about the voting issues there. let's look at what she said. she said, quote, while the nevada republican party raises policy concerns about the integrity of voting, these concerns do not amount to evidentiary support that the 2020 election was plagued by widespread voter fraud. it's striking that people still need to be saying this stuff in mid-april after everything we've seen and everything we know. >> we do. there's a cancer in the country based on a denialism about the election that goes to the heart of our democracy. unfortunately, especially republican election officials need to stand up. they need to deal with this problem. we need to deal with this problem. keep doubling down on the facts. >> send them ultimately to space. >> ultimately to space. >> i am can't think about a

former senator bill nelson is nominated to be the nasa administrator, lina khan nominated to serve on trade commission, and leslie kiernan is the nominee to serve as the general counsel for the commerce department. the senate commerce committee hearing is two hours and 40 minutes.

former senator bill nelson who flew on the shuttle in 1986 says the program transcends politics.imetable may be too ambitious. tomorrow morning nasa and spacex are scheduled to launch a rocket to the international space station at 5:49 eastern. "early start" will bring it to you live. >>> an nhl player says the league lied about easing restriction force vaccinated players. carolyn manno with us in the bleacher report. >> vegas golden nights goalie robin lehner says the nhl isn't keeping promises this he made about covid-19 protocols after players and teams have been vaccinated. a little context for you. he has openly discussed his bipolar one discord, said that the league promised to loosen strict isolation rules and frequency of testing if the majority of a team's players got vaccinated. he said players were blatantly misled by the league. >> at some point we have to start looking at the mental health of people around us, not just the nhl, but everyone in society and see how can we start getting back to normalcy because the problem will be huge, but being lied to us about things

senator from arkansas hobby, continues swallowing a gumball he ate in 2004 [ laughter ] next, it's bill nelsonween he dresses like a jack-o-lantern that has been out too long [ laughter and applause next, it's lauren boebert. position, representative from colorado fun fact, still trying to make "fetch" happen [ laughter ] next up, dr. fauci position, chief medical advisor to biden looking forward to, retiring at the age of 126 [ laughter ] then it's james lankford position, senator from oklahoma unwinds by, going to a blood bank and saying, "take it all. [ laughter ] next up, cynthia lummis. position, senator from wyoming known around the office for saying, "i'm being so bad while eating a fiber one bar." [ laughter ] then, it's david turk. position, deputy secretary of energy dream job, spokesman for water >> steve: whoa [ laughter ] >> jimmy: then, it's jake sullivan. position, national security advisor. catch phrase, "oh, gee wiz, fellas i don't like the look of this. [ laughter ] next, marsha blackburn position, senator from tennessee. future job, that one co-host of "the view" you've neve

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on c-span3, the senate commerce committee considers the nominations of former senator bill nelson to be the nasa administrator and the commissioner for the federal trade commission. on c-span.org, we are streaming a hearing with u.s. capitol police inspector general michael bolton who is testifying on the events surrounding the january 6 attack on the u.s. capital. that's live at 2 p.m. eastern. >> c-span's long-running series is back is a podcast. book notes plus. your compelling in-depth interviews with authors and historians, new episodes are available every tuesday morning. the latest episode, we will explore the work of thomas payne, a founding father and political activist. it's from the book "thomas payne and the clarion call for americans." get information about all the podcasts at www.c-span.org/ podcasts. >> after more than 10 hours of deliberation over two days, the jury in the trial of derek chauvin found the former minneapolis police officer guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the may 2020 death of george floyd. here is the reading of the verd

bill to buy cigarettes. defense attorney eric nelson the state has really focused on 9 minutes and 29 >> it's not the proper now says because the night minutes and 29 seconds ignore us. previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds nelson says a reasonable police officer would have walked up to the scene, saw large man fighting with officers possibly under the influence while the crowd he described as angry gathered nelson said chauvin used his training and experience and use force has any reasonable officer would have in that situation. >> he also said floyd took his last breath just as the crowd grew louder. it shows that human >> make decisions in highly stressful situations. that they believe to be right. >> floyd cause of death has become a critical aspect of the trial. the defense says it wasn't chauvin's knee that killed floyd but drugs. an enlarged heart as well as other medical issues. >> state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. and therefore. mister chauvin should be found not guilty. >> the prosecution pointed to the fact chauvin's knee stayed on floyd's neck even after he was unconscio

diana mister nelson, this was bill. feel free. this was a very important. part, which senator nun and senator richard lugar initiated they recognize that the quantity of nuclear material and arms in kazakhstan in russia in ukraine in belarus presented a significant threat to global security. and that action had to be taken. to safeguard contain these materials now initially when they put this forward in the senate baker didn't pick it up initially. and both lugar and none worked hard. to get senate appropriation of 400 million dollars per year. to be used to safeguard the nuclear material which was in those four republics of the soviet union. and baker then took on that task of implementing. the non-luger agreement nuclear agreement and it took him to all those countries in which he would seek. those countries to accept democratic principles and would ask them then to agree to constrain or safeguard or pass their nuclear material. to central locations where they could be observed warehoused and disposed of it's a very important part of the early years of po

bill clinton has been at here and so has nelson mandela, so has margaret thatcher.ding anniversaries right here. and at this table here, as you can see, there's no -- there are no two seats at the other end because the queen and prince philip sat in between and among their guests. and to set a table like this would take something like three hours. a tape measurer would be used to make sure there's the right amount of space between each chair. and when it wasn't being used as a state dining, those doors would open, a projector would come down, and prince philip and the queen would pick a movie. they would make this a cinema room. it was also used sunday services for mass, and princess anne's birthday party. they rolled up the carpet and underneath would be wooden floors to celebrate her birthday. it means so much to prince philip and the queen. this table is a copy. the real table is at windsor, frogmore cottage, because prince philip love the britannia, and he made a room called the brt britan room. this was everything that prince philip loved. he gave up one of tho

bill to buy cigarettes. defense attorney eric nelson the state has really focused on 9 minutes and 29 >> it's not the proper now says because the night minutes and 29 seconds ignore us. previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds nelson says a reasonable police officer would have walked up to the scene, saw large man fighting with officers possibly under the influence. >> while the crowd he described as angry gathered nelson said chauvin used his training and experience and use force has any reasonable officer would have in that situation. he also said floyd took his last breath just as the crowd grew louder. it shows that human >> make decisions in highly stressful situations. that they believe to be right. >> floyd cause of death has become a critical aspect of the trial. the defense says it wasn't chauvin's knee that killed floyd but drugs in an enlarged heart as well as other medical issues. >> state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. and therefore. mister chauvin should be found not guilty. >> the prosecution pointed to the fact chauvin's knee stayed on floyd's neck even after he was uncons

bill to buy cigarettes. defense attorney eric nelson the state has really focused on 9 minutes and 29 >> it's not the proper now says because the night minutes and 29 seconds ignore us. previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds nelson says a reasonable police officer would have walked up to the scene, saw large man fighting with officers possibly under the influence. >> while the crowd he described as angry gathered nelson said chauvin used his training and experience and use force has any reasonable officer would have in that situation. he also said floyd took his last breath just as the crowd grew louder. it shows that human >> make decisions in highly stressful situations. that they believe to be right. >> floyd cause of death has become a critical aspect of the trial. the defense says it wasn't chauvin's knee that killed floyd but drugs. an enlarged heart as well as other medical issues. >> state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. and therefore. mister chauvin should be found not guilty. >> the prosecution pointed to the fact chauvin's knee stayed on floyd's neck even after he was unconsci

bill, this could have been avoided. >> reporter: defense attorney eric nelson claiming bystanders distracted officers in those tense momentsople are surrounding you like that in the street screaming, it is daunting but you can handle it. you call for other assistance if you have to. >> reporter: and next week the state is expected to call the police chief to the stand, which will likely be a key moment in this trial. eva. >> reena roy for us, thank you. >>> let's switch gears now and turn to the weather and rob marciano. our little ray of sunshine upstairs. how are you doing? >> he's our ray of sunshine? >> yes. >> oh, okay. >> cut him off. cut whit's mic. hello, janai. welcome back. >> hey, rob. >> that sunshine this morning in the first weekend of april not quite strong enough to get us to where we need to be. yesterday we had a whole lot of record low temperatures, dozens of them, in fact, and this is lexington, kentucky. hard freeze. tulips are gone, daffodils in my yard are gone. these are some of the numbers, 29 in laguardia. record lows, newark, 28. 17 in binghamton, altoona, 22 and bluefield, west virginia, 19, som

bill when it passes the house? guest: the senate is working on getting well -- right of the filibuster but we have strong support in the senate. host: nelson from hollywood, florida on the republican line. caller: i want to stipulate that , once again, this is a move on the part of the democratic party to change the meaning of the constitution in order to gain more raw political power. that is all this really is. you cannot take a city and make part of it i state -- a state and allow another part of it to continue to be the district of columbia. that would be a volume relation -- a violation of the constitution. the framers of the constitution made it very clear that washington, d.c. could not become a state unless there is a new constitutional amendment accordingly. the democratic party, of which i used to be a member, is increasingly becoming un-american in the way it is conducting business. i am becoming afraid that the greatest threat to american liberty in this country is the democratic party. host: any response? guest: well, that is such a partisan contribution that it is hard for me to respond. he said he used to be a democrat. now

nelson read something to you said before but when he was asking you about the bills and how they made you feel similar to the march pills, but i want you to tell the jury in your own words today why you say they had a similar reaction for you, what was about it and margie said the pills kept you up all night. >> yes. is at the same reaction that you had. >> it was a stimulant. >> and when you took that bill in march it seemed different, and obviously could not die from it. and did you see yourself mr. floyd taking one of those types of pills in march. so the pills were talking about that you retain in march, because you to be jittery are different. you saw mr. floyd taking that kind of pill or did you pretty. >> we did not take them together. >> did you think that he had some of them for himself. >> yes. >> obviously not in march. [inaudible]. >> in the pill they give you a similar experience in may, yes, did he have some of those pills as well and did he take some of those pills in may. >> yes. >> and he did not die before ma. >> yes. >> when you saw this change inhh in those two wee

nelson over promised in the beginning. in ohio they will introduce a ple;oice reform police reform bill after officer is on leave after a shootingvestigated. a high quality version of the officer's bodiy cam footage. what are you learning about how this investigation will move forward. >> it's now in the mand of the bureau hands of the bureau who will conduct an independent investigation. they will talk to the witnesses first and look at all of the police body cam footage that has been released which was only released after the criminal of bureau investigations had a look at it. i should mention the fact these are investigated separate from the police department is part of the reform that took place in this city in july 2020 there was a memorandum of understanding establishing the practice where by this group bci bureau of criminal investigation takes over in incidents like this in an attempt to begin reform in policing in columbus. >> now to north carolina after police shot and killed anthony brown jr. demonstrators marching last night calling for the body cam footage. police say they were serving a warrant. how did it turn dea

bill to prove its case beyond reason. and therefore mr. boies we're going to hear probably about 5 minutes. that was eric nelson the defense attorney that just finished his closing statement for the defense very much emphasizing the fact that he believes and was trying to convince the jury of the fact that there is reasonable doubt that there were other factors beyond their george floyd's knecht that caused george floyd's death let's remind you now of the 3 charges that derek chauvin the former police officer faces now the 1st is unintentional 2nd degree murder with a penalty of up to 40 years in prison prosecutors had to prove that his conduct was a substantial causal factor in george ford's death and that there was committing felony assault at the time sure but is also facing a 3rd degree murder charge meaning that his actions calls floyd steff with recklessness and the disregard for human life there's also 2nd degree manslaughter which requires proof the shore of and cause the floyd's death through negligence and the jury is a diverse mix of 15 people 9 who are white 4 black and 2 of mixed race 3 other forme

nelson is asking is they didn't put that bill there. >> no. >> that's all i have. >> anything further? >> are you a car mechanic? >> no sir. >> do you have a hybrid vehicle? do you understand this has both an engine like an internal combustion that runs on gasoline and a battery? >> yes, sir. >> whether the vehicle was running on the battery for the gas engine on may 205th, 2020 you would have no way of knowing,. correct? >> no further questions. >> [inaudible] 1007 [inaudible] [inaudible] objection to 1007. 1007 is formally received. go back to 2:30. more now from the trial of derek chauvin who is charged in the death of george floyd. this includes forensic scientists who analyze evidence found at the scene of mr. floyd's arrest. >> be seated, please. we have things sorted out just for your information we will take another break later but it will be like ten minutes. butt for now, mr. frank. thank you everybody for your patience. we are recalling agent to reyern for two matters. one is to readdress exhibit 1007 and to put context in the video that was shown as exhibit 107. while we w

bill. they are working on getting rid of the filibuster. but we do have a very strong supporting in there. host: nelsonywood, florida, republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. i just want to stipulate that once again, this is a move on the part of the democratic party to change the meaning of the constitution in order to gain more raw, political party or -- power. that is all that really is. you cannot take a city and make part of it a state and allow another part of it to continue to be the district of columbia, that would be a violation of the constitution in of itself. -- in and of itself. the constitution made it clear that washington, d.c. cannot become a state unless of course there is a new constitutional amendment accordingly. the democratic party, of which i used to be a member, is increasingly becoming un-american in the way it is conducting business. i am becoming afraid that the greatest threat to american liberty in this country is the democratic party. host: congresswoman norton, any response? guest: it is hard from me to respond. he said he used to be a democr

bill: we had already cut away from the trial. the jury left and we went back to coverage thinking maybe just a couple of administrative details. chauvin's attorneyer i can nelsonsed. the jury is not sequestered and could be seeing these comments over the weekend. could react to the idea of more confrontation and could see the case differently. and it wasn't chauvin's attorney that brought up the name of maxine waters. it was the judge. the judge who formerly worked for senator amy klobuchar when he was on the prosecutorial side. it is not as if he is in the tank for one side or the other. he is over seeing the case. i would say those media comments, don lemon. when he said mostly peaceful protests. ignore the burning building behind you, these are mostly peaceful protests. mostly peaceful comments. there may be other things to come. >> bill: i think what the judge was saying is watch your words and stay out of it and let the jurors do their work. that's what his message was for congresswoman waters. you guys were on the air and cut to the press conference of the governor of minnesota and he went on and on. then the mayors followed him. stay away from the micro

bill of rights. they were concerned about wing -- winning over federal power which would be unchecked by either judges or by the other branches. in our explainer about the second amendment, nelson lund and adam winkler have a wonderful paragraph where they describe the conflict between the federalist and anti-federalist. let me see if i can find it. this is an incredible new app. called the interactive constitution, available in the app store. explore it. and i'm just clicking on amendment two, the right to bear arms, and here nelson, lund and adam winkler, how the federalists and anti-federalists agreed and disagreed. it says implicit in the debate between federalists and anti-federalists were two shared assumptions, first the proposed new constitution gave the federal government almost total legal authority over the army and militia. second, that the federal government should not have any authority at all to disarm the citizenry. they disagreed only about whether an armed populous could adequately deter federal oppression. i think that's a wonderful paragraph. both because -- if people ask you what the second amendment means, i just read that paragraph to say this is what bot

under fire for being responsible for the crime bills back in the 1980s and 1990s when he was a senator. listen to this, a "new york post" reporter steve nelsont of multiple federal laws in the 1980s and 1990s that disproportionately jailed black people and contributed to what many people see is systemic racism. to what extent does president biden acknowledge his own role in systemic racism and how does that inform his current policy position? >> i would say that the president is one of the president's core objectives is addressing racial injustice in this country not just through his rhetoric but actions. >> do you believe it's important to accept his own culpability. >> i think i answered your question. brian: no, you didn't. that's the cuomo med. if you can't have a staffer hang up have the press person avoid the follow-up question. bottom line is it's a great question. how could president biden in 2021 stand? front of the american people and say that america has endemic racist society when he has been there since 1975 and has not managed to bring that up. in fact, he had a totally different take in 199. when we actually were using vcrs. r

on c-span3 the senate commerce committee considers the nominations of former senator bill nelson to behe nasa