watch this week, live on thursday and friday on c-span, online@c-span.org, or listen live on c-span radio app. ♪ ♪ statement c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public-policy events. you can watch all of c-span public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our freight radio app. be part of the national conversation through c-span staley "washington journal" program or through social media feed. c-span, created by america's people television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. ♪ ♪ : : then bill and melinda gaetz talk about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic during a conversation with the u.s. chamber of commerce. after that senators discount police reform legislation but before the senate. his present transformer national security advisor john bolton discussing his book, the room where it happened. >> good afternoon i am bob, the national political r

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. as he was leaving the white house earlier to head to arizona, president trump stopped to talk to reporters. pres. trump: hello, everybody. we're going to arizona. we are celebrating. we have over 200 miles of wall built. it has been incredible. our numbers on the border, as you know, are just about at a record-breaking low. people are not being able to cross the border. the wall is helping us. we have about 212 miles up of wall. that is good. we are going to be doing a number of other things. we are going to be making a speech to young people in arizona. and we will be meeting with some of the arizona officials to talk about their border and how strong it has become. attackght, we stopped an on a great monument, the monument of andrew jackson in lafayette park. i just want to thank law enforcement. they did a great job. we were working very closely with the white house secret service and some of our executives. they did a great job. numerous people are in jail and going to jail today.

watch c-span's "washington 7:00 thisive at morning. the c-span on networks, at 11 -- hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and the bob schieffer college of communications live on c-span. house science, space, and technology committee on the impact of the pandemic on the fire service community. ofc-span 2, the d.c. court appeals hears oral arguments on the perjury case against michael flynn. and at 1:00, virtual town hall senator mark warner and representative gerald connolly. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploiting the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the 1863 richmond red riots, where hundreds of poor and working-class women protested inflation. and four films from the 1940's and 1950's profiling the auto, restaurant industries impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. and the restoration of indian lands and a new era of self-government. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> next, a hear

eastern on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. >> with the federal government at work in d.c. and throughout the country, use congressional directory for contact information from members of congas, governors, and federal agencies. order your copy online today at c-span's door.org. -- c-span story.org. >> next, 2020 democratic presidential candidate joe biden pick earlier today he spoke at philadelphia city hall on the civil unrest that followed the death of george floyd in minneapolis. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] >> mr. mayor, thanks for your hospitality, and to all the elected officials that are here,

. >> live tuesday on the c-span networks. jerome powell testifies on monetary policy at a senate hearing at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. use 30 a hearing on police of force. guest include melvin carterened the chiefs of police of houston in durham north carolina and buffalo grove. the senate returns for work to and de funding for parks public lands. a senate appropriations subcommittee hears from federal communications chair on the spectrum options program and at noon, a house armed services subcommittee on military personnel hears from advocates generals on the army, marines on racial disparity in the military justice system. >> a statehouse bureau chief for joining us and h granite state has become a real battleground state. why? what has changed? >> that is interesting. it is quite a contrast. interes. it is quite a contrast. ronald reagan when he ran for reelection in 1984, he declared the most republican state in the country right you could have case,hat state -- that other than the far and nevada perhaps. new hampshire has bec

life on the free c-span radio app. trump: this november we are going to take back the house, we are going to hold the senate, and we're going to keep the white house. >> president trump returns to the campaign trail saturday for a rally in tulsa. watch our live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org, or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> the african-american community here in tulsa was started by a real-estate person from arkansas. w. gurley.e was o. in thist 40-plus acres area in early 2o century and 20began to developth -- century and he began to develop this area selling the state to individual lacks who wanted to blacksperty--individual who wanted to own property. the historic greenwood area is the area where he brought this -- bought this property. it became known as the black wall street because of the number of business developers to entrepreneurs that came the greenwood area to start a business. there was a lot of promise here because although blacks were not

watch the house live on c-span, the senate today starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. tonight on "the communicators," federal communications commission or michael o'rielly." >> everyone is faced with the difficult circumstances from the covid-19 pandemic. the communications network as a whole seems to be holding quite well. i don't like to promise anything or congratulate anybody to early so we will have to see if things hold that i'm pretty impressed with where things are now. in terms of some of the connectivity issues, the work from home issues, certainly conference is being done through this medium are more likely to increase over time. i wouldn't say this is the new normal, but it is more this way then returning to the old style. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span2. >> joining us from nashville's dr. william shatner, -- -- s joining us is dr. william schaffner. let's

on demand on c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on he free c-span radio app >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app. be part of the national conversation through c-span's daily "washington journal" program. or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by america's cable television companies as a public service. brought to you today by your television provider. host: this is dave forbes of the "new york times" reporting on this story. here's the focus on today's lead in the publication. here's the fd in the

eastern on c-span, on demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> the house plans to return next week to vote on the bill to make washington d.c. the 51st state. npr reports will be the first time since 1893 congress had voted on the issue. house majority leader steny hoyer talked about the latest effort. >> this will be the first time that the house will have passed, and we're going to pass, a d.c. statehood bill. this is an issue that goes back to frankly 1788 when maryland was the first state to be asked, and to portion, a portion of it state to be used by the federal capital. virginia did the same. they sought schooley had their land withdrawn from that, this is maryland land, and it is historic in the sense, first, we passed, the first time we passed a statehood bill. secondly, we believe we are the only nation in the free world that has a democracy whose citizens do not have a voting member in the parliament, in our case, the congress, who live in the city capital, in the state, excuse me, in the nation's capital. that is unacceptable, undemocrati

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. on wednesday, former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein testifies before the senate judiciary committee on the fisa application process used during the fbi investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russian officials. the fbi's investigation was eventually taken over by robert mueller, who rosenstein appointed in 2017. watch coverage beginning at 7:00 eastern on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. c-span'san's -- watch daily coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with briefings from the white house, congress and governors from across the country. join the conversation on our live call-in program, washington general. -- journal. watch on c-span.org/coronavirus. >> next on c-span, a live discussion with three democratic candidates in kentucky's race for senate. this comes ahead of the primary election to determine who challenges sending -- senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> running in the june 23 p

coverage begins at noon on c-span, online, or listen on the three c-span radio app. -- free c-span radio app. >> what do you think we can do about that? >> with police reform, protests, and the coronavirus affecting the country, watch our coverage of the government's response with re-things from the white house, governors and mayors from across the country updating the situation and from the campaign 2020 trail. join the conversation every day live call in program washington journal. and if you miss anything, watch anything on demand on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. week, watch house votes on policing reform and statehood legislation. thursday live on c-span, the house will vote on the democrats policing reform bill. the george floyd adjusting and policing act. and on friday, the house will vote on legislation to designate the district of columbia as a state. watch this week live on thursday and friday on c-span online on c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. more now from the copenhagen democracy summit. we will hear from former secretary of sta

c-span, cre

. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from the presidential primaries through the impeachment process, and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app in the part of the national conversation through c-span state of "washington journal" program or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by america's cable-television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. >> host: "the communicators" is at the state of the net conference in washington, d.c. we are going to show you some of the interviews were conducted with members of congress, government officials and technology leaders. and now joining us on "the communicators" is susan ness. commissioner ness, what were some of issues you dealt with back in the '90s when you are an fcc commissioner? >> guest: peter, was the golden age of the federal communications commission. we moved all of the length of the commun

lectures in history on c-span 3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, and lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> the presidents from public affairs available now in paper back and e-book. presents biographies of every president organized by their ranking, by noted historians from best to worst. and features perspectives into the lives of our nation's chief executives and leadership styles. visit our website, c-span.org/the presidents to learn more each president and historian featured and order your copy today wherever books and e-books are sold. >>> now on american artifacts, a visit to the nra's national fire museum in fairfax, verge, to see its collection of

on c-span, online on c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> we are going to take back the house, hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. >> donald from returns to the campaign trail saturday, watch live coverage at 8:00 pm, on demand, c-span.org, or listen on the go, or listen

eastern on c-span two. federal reserve chair jerome powell will testify on monetary policy and the economy before the senate. live coverage begins tuesday on c-span. the senate judiciary committee convenes a hearing tuesday to examine police use of force and community policing. easternve at 2:30 p.m. on c-span, online at c-span.org, or on the c-span radio app. >> what do you think we can do about that? >> with police reform, protests, and coronavirus continuing to affect the country, watch live coverage of the government response with briefings from the white house, governors, and mayors from across the country, and from the campaign 2020 trail. day the conversation every on washington journal. and if you miss any live coverage, watch on-demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the c-span radio app. next, north carolina governor roy cooper hold a briefing with reporters to discuss his state's response to coronavirus and recovery efforts from hurricane florence. this is 40 minutes. gov. cooper: good aft

span radio app -- c-span radio app. night, university of california at berkeley historian of medicine, author of "vaccine " what the 1950's can teach us about the covid-19 vaccine. >> we will face this region problems. we will face problems of equity. even if we have enough vaccine for everybody, there will be those who have the privilege to say i am not comfortable getting it until 5 million people have vaccinated. then there will be those who say i have to get vaccinated because i have to go to work and i have to make sure i am safe and i can provide for my family. i guarantee we will see problems of equity. historians are not supposed to guarantee anything about the future, but this is one thing i feel concerned about. >> sunday night at 8:00 copy of eastern on c-span's

free c-span radio app. trumpthursday, president met with the governors of nebraska and oklahoma to talk about reopening small businesses as states continue their recent engagement phases. >> thank you very much. it is an honor to see you today. we are here today to discuss our efforts to support our nation small businesses working very hard and safely reopen america and that is what is happening. we are doing record numbers. numbers like nobody has ever seen before. i am thrilled to be joined by good friends of mine, governor pete ricketts from nebraska and a man i will see over the weekend. and this is by coincidence that you happened to be here today. over -- kevin's debt of stitt of oklahoma. we will be there for a crowd like no one has ever seen before. we have had a tremendous request for tickets. one of the reasons we chose your state, as you know kevin, is because you have done so well with the covid. it incrediblyed well. you both have come actually. along with several extraordinary small business o

eastern onat 10:00 c-span or listen live on the free c-span radio app. centers for disease control and prevention director dr. robert redfield testifies before a house appropriations subcommittee on the governments coronavirus response. watch live thursday morning at 11:00 eastern on c-span three, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. q&a, peggyight on wallace kennedy, daughter of george wallace, talks about her father's controversial career and what inspired her to write her recent book. >> in 1996, we took our young to who was nine at the time the martin luther king museum historical site in atlanta. we went to his church and his grave. we went over to the museum. it was being newly constructed at that time. we were going to the exhibits. we came to the exhibit, alabama exhibit. it showed the bombed out 16th street baptist church. fire hoses and dogs in birmingham. george wallace standing in the schoolhouse door. said,looked up at me and he was so sad. why did papa do those things to other people? it broke my heart. said, p

c-span radio app. on tuesday, nih director antho . fauci, and commissioner doctor stephen hahn, an assistant secretary of health admiral brett md. testified before the house energy and commerce committee on the trump administration's response to the coronavirus enemy. watch live coverage of the hearing beginning at 11 eastern on c-span on demand at cspan.org. listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. next a discussion on election security and cybersecurity in the midst of the coronavirus pandemics. also the virtual event by the lincoln work this runs one hour. on the director at the lincoln network . project 2020 and procuring the election ahead of november. thank you for taking time out of your day. the lincoln network, we connected technology and communities to make the future happen sooner to build a better tomorrow. to advance this mission, our cyber national security

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> c-span hasnfiltered coverage of congress, the white the supreme court, and public policy events. now, the federal response to the coronavirus. c-span'satch all of public affairs programming on television, online, or listen to our free radio app and be part of the national conversation through c-span's daily washington journal program, or through our social media feeds. america'seated by cable-television company as a public service and brought to you by your television provider. ♪ guest is heather manhattanthe institute for policy research fellow here this morning to talk about policing and protest following the death of george floyd. heather mcdonald, good morning to you. guest: thanks for having me on. host: the book is called "the war on cops." you've written extensively on this issue, policing, police brutality. let's go back a bit.

eastern on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. journal" continues. host: joining us now, rev. liz theoharis, of of faith, people conscience, advocates to see the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, systemic poverty, militarism and the war economy, and this distorted world narrative eating away at our society, saying we can do , what are the roots of so let' this economic and racial injustice. we live in a nation that has 140 million people who are poor. white americans who make up 67 million poor and low-income people. we are living in a time when we have the capacity to actually address these issues, but right lack the political will. country was founded on and we stillice need to overcome these injustices and in equities -- and in equities and we need to build a movement from the bottom up. we spend very little on education and health care and a living wage for anyone, especially people of color. host: what changes are you calling for? guest: we are putting forth a moral agenda. universal single-payer health that talks a

eastern on c-span 2, online at c-span.org, or you can listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events. others watch all of the affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app, and be part of the conversation through the c-span program. c-span, created by america's television companies as a public service and brought to today by your television provider. >> today marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader medic are actors in -- medgar evers in jackson, mississippi. more about the tragic events. >> for many of us that have gone thiseas, fought for country, fought for mississippi, for alabama.ht we fought for north carolina. we fought for illinois. we fought for every state in this union. now we're going to stay here and see the things that the mayor have said become a reality. >> 15 minutes after midnight he got out of car and 40 miles away a sniper fired a single shot. the bullet hit him in the back and crashed through his body

eastern on c-span. you can also watch any time online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. next, a conversation with president trump's former national security advisor, h.r. mcmaster and bridgewater c.e.o. david mccormick. they talked about the u.s. economy and national security at this event hosted by the hoover institute. welcome to the inaugural state craft innovation and leadership d we are david mccormick c.e.o. of bridgewater. and david joined bridge water in 2009 who previously served as esident and co-c.e.o. before becoming c.e.o. he was u.s. treasury under secretary for international affairs during the global financial crisis and

this weekend on c-span three. [chanting]. >> recent protest, watch live unfiltered coverage of the government's response with briefings from the white house, congress, governors and mayors from across the nation updating the situation. plus efforts addressing the ongoing coronavirus intimate and a campaign 2020. joining the conversation every day in her life colin program, washington journal. if you missed any of our live coverage, much anytime on demand, a cspan. listen on the go with a free c-span radio app. earlier this week, house speaker nancy pelosi and congressional democrats gathered in the u.s. capitals emancipation all to remain silent and heal for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery and others. [background sounds]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. madame speaker, yot here. >> do we read right from here? [inaudible] >> we stay right here? [inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. speaker pelosi: good morning everyone prayed it is an honor to bee here. the members of th

watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m.astern tuesday morning and be sure to join the discussion all morning with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> space x dragon crewmembers, doug hurley and bob thinking, held a news conference along with fellow nasa astronauts christopher cassidy. the provided details about their launch and successful docking at the international space station. they talked about the mission objectives while in low earth orbit. this was hosted by nasa tv from the johnson space center in houston, texas. >> are you ready for the event? >> hello, houston. expedition 63 crew is ready for the event. >> this is mission control houston. please call station for a voice to text connect station, this is jc pio. how do you hear me? >> jc pio, loud and clear. >> great. we will start this off of the question from twitter. probably for you, chris. from rick. when they opened the hatch to dragon have that new car smell? >> it absolutely did. in fact, there was a space smell in the vestibul

c-span, created by america's cable television companies. as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> david johns is joining us from new york. executive director of the national black justice coalition.unded our >> it's intentional and unapologetic in the intersections of racialar equit and lgbt equality.often they are working to meet a unique and often overlooked zatn needs of black people. >> who is involved in the organization? >> we're not a membership based. we're public policy. so it's working with membersnu d congress, members of the congressional black caucus, state elected officials where there are significant percentages of black people. we do a lot of work around health and wellness.o be and with organizations and institutions that are seeking to be better about making space for black e sidpeople. >> the congressional black caucus led the effort on the house side for democrats to pols up with the justice and police act of 2020. it's going to get marked up here in less than an hour before the i thi

eastern on c-span.tonight, three democrats vying for the party nomination to take on mitch mcconnell join a special edition of kentucky educational television. the candidates will discuss their campaign platforms and why they are running. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. on wednesday, former deputy ron rosensteinl testifies before the senate judiciary committee on the five application process used during the fbi investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russian officials. the investigation was eventually taken over by robert mueller, who was appointed in 2017. watch coverage of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on the c-span radio app. we are joined by michael starr hopkins to talk about the events in the country, race relations in the u.s. following the death last week of george floyd in minneapolis and the protests and civil unrest to follow. i want to point out that his podcast is a

c-span does not filter. c-span does not have an agaenda. c-span allows the truth to be heard. whether people accept it or not, c-span provides the means by which it can be heard. i thank god for c-span. a lot of what we are trying to do will not be heard but for c-span. so thank you ever so much for giving me this country to respond. >> let's hear from more callers. jeff is in port ritchie, florida. >> caller: hello, america. hello, c-span. i don't call very often. i do get nervous. bear with me on this. i believe simple, direct solutions all my life. i have heard people say about black people, they look the same to me. i never understood that. i have had black friends my whole entire life. i look at it as straight, direct internal law. inside the police department change. from now on, when there's a shooting, they are on leave or desk duty. from now on, when it's questionable, there's no hesitation on wait, the police chief arrests that officer, take his gun, make him keep his badge, arrest him in that police department, in the station, leave him there, not in jail, but in ja

watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span 3. >> american history tv on c-spanng the people and events to tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago for african american students protested segregation add a lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina which began the lunch counter-citizens of the civil rights movement. on sunday at 9 am eastern, live on american history tv and washington journal, we'll discuss dissidents and desegregation in the 19 sixties with amherst professor, tracey parker author of department stores and the black freedom movement. then at 4 pm eastern on real america, two films on the civil rights movement. february 1st, the story of the greensboro for an american revolution of 63. and at 7 pm eastern on oral histories an interview with former bennett college president esther terry and her role in the 1960 lunch encounter city protest in greensboro. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3's. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme co

you can post on twitter at c-span wj. or facebook.com/c-span. monmouth university released a recent poll taking a look at relations between police and minority communities. here are some of the findings from that pole. it showed 87% of those polled felt that individuals of their race are more likely than whites to experience excessive force. 49% of white americans say police are more likely to use excessive force against a black culprit, and 39% of whites say police are just as likely to use excessive force regardless of race. that was done by monmouth university. atre is more to the poll their website. several communities are reaching out to dialogue with members of minority communities on the topic of policing. i will show you a couple. this from kansas city, kansas. saying the mayor once members of the community to share their experience and establish ongoing dialogue between the african-american and hispanic communities and law enforcement. the task force they're putting together will tackle difficult issues, including defining excessive for

civil rights in america. 8:00sunday night on eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span has unfiltered coverage ofongress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online or listen on the free radio app. be part of the national conversation through c-span's daily washington journal programs or through our social media feed. c-span, created by americans cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly news conference. she talked about the supreme court's ruling to upload the daca program and announced the removal of speakers who worked in the confederacy. pelosi: a large number of people support the dreamers. about whatsuch dread could possibly happen at the court up until last night. if it goes this way or that way. american way.e we are very proud of it. late last night the committee overwhelmingly passed the george ,loyd justice and policing act which will now go to rules and come to the floor before the four

c-span interviewed him about the upcoming presidential race and what the impact might be on voters if the republican convention were split between charlotte and another city. >> joining us via zoom from charlotte, north carolina is jim morrill for the "charlotte observer." a lot of mixed messages between the president's tweets, the rnc, and the business community in charlotte. what is the state of the rnc convention this august? jim: that is a good question because people down here aren't sure. one thing we do know is that the president wants a big rally for his acceptance speech. and he can't get that here, at least right now. so they're looking at other cities for that. but they are planning to have the official business of the convention in charlotte. that not sure exactly what means, whether it's meetings of the rules committee or things that. or whether the actual nominations might happen here, it is all up in the air. people are still talking. there are out there contracts involving the city and the convention and visitors bureau. even the charlotte hornets, who have the arena,

c-span, created by america's cable television companies as a public service. and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> you're watching american history tv on c-span3. up next, a historian with the u.s. air force on the history of the national rifle association. this is from the american historical association's annual meeting. >>> patrick charles is a former marine and now senior historian for the u.s. air force and the author of the book "armed in america: a history of gun rights from colonial militias to conceal carries." thank you for being with us. >> thank you, steve. glad to be here. >> let me begin with the origins of the nra, the national rifle association. how did the organization come about and why? >> well, it came about after the civil war where there's poor marksmanship by the union solders during the war so two officers formed the nra with two purpose. one is to facilitate, build, and grow long range rifle ranges and the other was to assist the state national guards in marksmanship. the nra initially, just so you know, was kind of

eastern on c-span, on c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. joined next by armstrong williams, longtime radio tv talk show host author and commentator mr. williams thanks for being with us here on "washington journal" this morning. guest: good morning and thank you so much for having me. host: we started our segment last hour with michael hopkins saying that we asked both on to talk about the reaction last week to the death of george floyd at the hands of the minneapolis police but as the protests have grown, the civil unrest has grown and rioting. we want to get your reaction overall to what we've seen particularly in the last three ys over the weekend across the country. guest: the beauty of america is our right to protest in a very peaceful way. and the majority of the protesters are very peaceful. they had the moral high ground no different than what happened when you had the terrorist attacks on the church in charleston. and members of that community even though they thought there would be looting and burning and vandalism and my cousin w

on c-span three at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a confirmation hearing thethe hit to serve as postal service board of governors. president trump from yesterday. here on "washington journal," we are joined by congressman jamie raskin, who represents the maryland suburbs. thanks for being with us this morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's start first with your thoughts on what the president said in his statement from the rose garden last night. momentwell, we are in a of profound national danger and trauma, because of the president's aggressive actions and bellicose statements, filled with violent imagery. he is obviously itching to send the military out to take down totally lawful protests and first amendment activity by the absolutend that is an danger. it is also a moment of opportunity, because hundreds of thousands of mostly young people have taken to the streets to brutal killing of officerloyd by a police with others watching. it's galvanized the country, and we are in a very serious national conversati

order your copy online today at c-span store.org. up next, laura olson, a political reporter in allentown, pennsylvania talks about the fate of the 2020 presidential race in the keystone state were president trump won by less than 1%. she explains how the political climate has changed, and what issues are driving voter decisions at the polls, including the economy and the response to the coronavirus pandemic. >> pennsylvania is going to be a close state. .ith the long night we had will be on what is going to happen here. it was unusual change because democrats had done well. trump was able to get republican turnout in the rural areas. he was able to get some areas.tic areas, key then we have seen some trends going on and accelerating . the suburban areas around and in local elections democrats have picked up local races. the delegation did not have any women previously. that was a boost to the democratic delegation. it is an interesting environment on the ground right now. host: with pennsylvania joining michigan and wisconsin as so-

>> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app. be part of the national conversation through c-span's washington daily program or our social media feeds. created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> modern university is the cradle of the nation's future. today it not only preserves and transmits knowledge and values, it serves more and more as a center of research and innovation. it has been called the chief energizing and creative force in our entire social system. ♪ >> the modern university is the cradle of the nation's future. this be so, let us not underestimate the task we face. meanwhile, the explosive growth still increases the demands upon us, the under developed peoples look to us for training and guidance and our own governments, local governments, state governments, national governments, look increasingly to the universitie

on c-span two -- russia investigation. on c-span 2, the u.s. senate considers the head of the agency for global media, which backs international broadcast outlets. cdc,span3, the head of the dr. robert redfield, testifies before a house appropriations subcommittee about the federal response to the coronavirus. a.m.gets underway at 11:00 eastern. at the pentagon wednesday, defense secretary mark esper talk about nationwide protests, saying he did not support the use of active duty forces in a law enforcement role. secretary esper spoke about his involvement in a photo op with the president at the historic st. john's this couple church after demonstrators were dispersed. this news conference runs 20 minutes. >> well, good morning, everyone. over the past couple of days there has been a fair share of reporting, some good, some bad, about what is transpiring in our great nation. and the role that the department of defense and its leaders. i want to take a few minutes to address the issues in person to make clear the facts and offer

watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00.oin thediscussion -- discussion. >> on wednesday, former deputy attorney general ron rosenstein testifies before the senate judiciary committee on the fisa application products -- process. investigation was taken over by special counsel robert mueller who was appointed in 2017. watch live coverage beginning at 10:00 eastern on c-span, on-demand that c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. >> earlier today president trump and first lady melania trump visited the think john paul ii national shrine in washington, d.c.. this fall of the president's action yesterday where he posed outside the historic st. john's episcopal church with a bible while protests were happening outside the white house. while protests were taking place outside the white house.

c-span radio app. more now from the copenhagen democracy summit. we will hear from former secretary of state, madeleine albright backslidin democratic secretary of state madeleine albright. welcome, secretary. ms. albright: good morning. very good to be with you. >> absolutely. chipping in will be others and rasmussen. maybe if we could kick off a question about the pandemic, it feels like the authoritarians are getting a free pass to implement more of what they would love to impose on the citizens ranging from surveillance to more traditional military tactics and you wrote the world is paying a high price for this. i took that as a reference to china, but feel free to correct me if it was in reference to other countries. we have a situation where many countries believe that china is mishandling -- has been handling this better than the u.s.. what is the outlook? by keepingt: clearly china madg information away from people and also arresting those in china that were coming forth with the truth. what is

all weekend every weekend on c-span three.rivate life and public roles of the nation's first ladies. julia grant was a staunch defender of women's rights in general and refused to allow jokes at women's expense to be told in her company. the first first lady to have a college degree. ♪ c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television. the national conversation through c-span's daily washington journal program or through our social media feed. c-span created as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. next on american history tv, paul kix talks about his book, "the saboteur," the aristocrat who became france's most daring anti-nazi commando. we hear about the world war ii exploits. this 2018 video is provided by the national world war ii museum in new orleans. martin: first of all, welcome to the louisiana memorial pavilion, named after the greatest city in the union, according to me. and also, to

watch it over the weekend and friday on c-span 3. >> american history tv, on c-span 3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend. 60 years ago for african american students protested segregation at a lunch counter and greenberg north carolina. which began the lunch hour citizens of the civil rights movement. on sunday 9 am eastern on live on american history tv and washington journal. we'll discuss the incidents in desegregation with university of massachusetts tracey parker, author of department stores and the black freedom movement. that at 4 pm eastern on real america, two films on the civil rights movement. february one, the story of the greensboro for an american revolution of 63. and that 7 pm eastern on oral histories, an interview with esther terry and her role in the 1960 lunch counter sit in protest in greensboro. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. more real america on c-span 3. with the first episode of the u.s. army's long running big picture series. telli

>> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court in public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online or listen on a free radio app and be a part of the national conversation through c-span's daily washington journal program or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> host: representative yvette clarke is a democrat from new york. she is vice chair of the energy and commerce committee and is also cochair of the smart cities caucus. she is our guest this week on "the communicators". congresswoman clark, thank you for being here to be too be with you, peter. >> host: what is the smart city caucus and how you envision smart city? >> guest: we decided to establish a bipartisan smart city caucus originally darrell [inaudible] was my chair and it is now congresswoman from indiana. we knew that already technology is a major part of our lives. it's a utility we can use to make sure that we are

c-span two. during wednesday's question time, british prime minister boris johnson to questions from members in the house of commons on his governments coronavirus poverty, child reopening schools, and funding for small businesses. we now come to the questions of the prime minister. we are going to start. we start with martin dockery. >> mister speaker. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mister speaker. i had 18 ministerial colleagues and others in further such meetings later today. >> in the cages of the communist party of number 10. the government commercial was greeted with disbelief. can the prime minister tell us does he agree previous inquiries have fostered a cultural grievance in the minority communities? >> i am someone who -- a brilliant feature about these issues and we will proceed with a new commission to look at racism and discrimination and it will be very thorough look at discrimination in health, education, the criminal justice system and i know the house will say there are plenty

in allentown, pennsylvania, thank you for being with us on c-span. day --ay night on chemo a, talking about her father's controversial career and what inspired her to write her most recent book. son, whok our young was nine at the time, to the martin luther king museum historical site in atlanta. and to hishis church grave, then we went over to the museum. exhibit,oing to the and we came to the exhibit -- the alabama exhibit. showed the bridge, fire hoses anddogs in birmingham george wallace, standing in the schoolhouse door. said looked up at me and he was so sad. why did he do those things to other people? and it broke my heart. papa never told me why he did those things to other people, but i know he was wrong. maybe it is up to you and me to make things right. >> watched sunday night on c-span's q&a. publicpresident's, from affairs, available in paperback and e-book. biographies of every president organized by ranking by noted historians from best to worst and features perspectives into the lives of our nation's chief executives and leadership st

eastern on c-span. -- >> tonight, three democrats vying for the party nomination take on mitch mcconnell. oin us for a special addition of kentucky television tonight. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. wednesday, former deputy attorney general rod rosenstein testified on the fisa application process during the fbi investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russian officials. the investigation was taken over by robert mueller who was appointed in 2017. watch live coverage of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, on c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. joined next by armstrong williams, longtime radio tv talk show host author and commentator mr. williams thanks for being with us here on "washington journal" this morning. guest: good morning and thank you so much for having me. host: we started our segment last hour with michael hopkins saying that we asked both on to talk about the reaction last week to the death of george floyd

. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events. from the presidential primaries, during the impeachment process and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, on-line, or listen on our free radio app and be part of the national conversation through c-span's washington daily program. c-span created by america's cable television providers as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. provider. >> up next, laura olson, for a political newspaper in allentown, pennsylvania. she talks about the 2020 presidential race in the keystone state where president trump won by less than one half percent in 2016 and now the political climate has changed, the polls, and the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. this is about 10 minutes. >> joining me via zoom is laura olson, from the morning call, as we talk about the battle ground states in 2020. let's first go back to 2016. what are the lessons for the democrats and republican

conversation through c-span daily "washington journal" program or through our social media feed. , c-span, created by america's television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. ♪ ♪ : : : gentlemen, thank you for being on "the communicators" this week. congressman, what have we learned when it comes to technology in the last couple of months and what is the role of congress in advancing that? >> guest: i think we have come to finally appreciate en masse as a nation how absolutely important it is that we maintain our technological heritage and that we move forward and make sure it's accessible to all americans across all landscapes. i can't imagine as a member of congress how we would have functioned in this pandemic without the ability to use a variety of conferencing and communication technologies, not just the traditional phone calls we use for our republican house conferences but with zima and web acts and a whole variety of platforms to move information back and forth and that is just not in politics and just not in the legislative process