. >> again, here is cory booker, a democrat from newark. what changes somebodyywho is a democrat from being totally for public schools and then also for charter schools? >> mayor booker has been a champion of education reform for a long time. he and eva and chancellor kline who are all democrats and featured in the film -- >> joe kline from new york? >> the chancellor in new york, have been working tirelessly for this for many, many years, much longer than most people have even known that this is a problem. and i think what's at the heart of it is probably what attracted me to this issue, which is just the sense of sort of injustice and that it really doesn't have to be that way. i mean, you visit these schools that are working and they can be traditional public schools or charter schools or private schools. it doesn't really matter. but when they're working you can really feel it. the kids are happy, the teachers are happy, they're learning, and you just get this sense that they're moving towards something great, which is college. and i th

. >> here is a democrat from newark, corey booker.changes somebody from being a democrat for being for public schools or charter schools? >> the mayor has been a champion of education reform for a long time. they are featured in film. they have been working tirelessly for this for many, many years, longer than most people have known that this is a problem. what is at the heart of it is probably what attracted me to this issue which is this sense of injustice and that it does not have to be that way. you visit these schools that are working and they can be traditional public schools or charter schools or private schools. it does not matter but when they are working, you can feel it. the kids are happy, the teachers are happy, they are learning, you get this sense late they are moving toward something great which is college. many people like mayor booker believe it is possible for things to get better. >> what is driving you in this? being a documentarian or interested in issues? documentaries are often issue- driven or they have a poin

>> mayor booker has been a champion of education reform for a long time.and eva were all democrats. and the chancellor in new york have been working tirelessly for many years, much longer than most people have even known that this was a problem. and i think what is at the heart of it is probably what attracted me to this issue, wis -- this sense of injustice and then it does not have to be that way. they can be traditional public schools or charter schools or private schools. it does not really matter. but when they are working, you can really feel it. the kids are happy, the teachers are happy -- they are learning and they are moving toward college. i think many people like mayor booker believe that it is possible for things to get better. >> what is driving you in this? being a documentarian or being interested in issues? documentaries are often issues- driven. >> i was really interested in the store. i wanted to get to know the families and their kids and to tell their side of the story. you hear the terrible statistics all the time, the outcomes which

and i auditioned and auditioned and auditioned and tried to get on, and the bookers told me not onlyd never be on. and one night joan saw me when she was filling in for johnny and she would come out and work out her set on the comedy store and i had gone on prior to her and she came on that night, i don't know if she remembers this, and she said, have you ever been on "the tonight show," and i said, i would love to, it's my birthday this week, and she brought me on. and my life changed from that night on. my exposure i don't think exists like that -- except this show -- exists like that today, where you have a life-changing appearance. and that was a life-changing appearance. >> larry: howie, in the realm of comedy, as comics talk about comics, where do you rank joan rivers? >> be careful. >> well, from one to orange -- >> larry: no, i mean -- >> you know, i don't want to say this, but i think she's so young in spirit, but she's a legend. in the forefront of comedy, she's opened doors for females in comedy. she's opened doors for people like me, who didn't have the opportunity that i

in between our large anger events, like booker festivals -- book festivals, we will go to high schools, libraries and civic clubs. >> up next on c-span, the members of the house and senate meet to begin working out differences in financial regulation bill. following that, an update on the gulf of mexico oil spill. that will be followed by a news briefing by admirable -- admiral tha allen. a group of business executives has called for more government research into clean energy. with representative billspill%- cassidy. that is live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time on c-span. . . >> the house and senate have now both pass the house financial regulations bill. the house and senate met today to begin reconciling the two bills. is there is a vooing on the floorrof the house so we want to get under way and the acknowleddement and the recognition that the house side. we will begin the opening senate's on the house side -- opening statements on the house side and i will nominate chairman frank as the chairman of this conference and perceived the order we laid out for opening statements to be