c-span 2's book tv. sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> each week until the 2016 election, road to the white house rewind brings you archival coverage of presidential races. next, a 1964 campaign film of republican barry goldwater's targeting new hampshire voters. it shows the arizona senator on the campaign trail, and excerpts from his speeches on communism, foreign aid and social security. he finished second in the 1964 new hampshire gop primary behind former massachusetts senator henry cabot lodge jr. a write-in candidate. senator goldwater went on to win the party nomination, lost the general election to incumbent lyndon johnson. 52-486 in electoral votes. this film is just under 15 minutes. ♪ >>> the election campaign's in full swing in new hampshire, bellwether state of the nation, it goes to the polls march 10th to cast its vote. there are parades and rallies in the granite state, and lots of excitement. as the candidates carry their campaigns to the

during campaign 2016 c-span takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org >> this weekend, the c-span citiesour hosted by our cox communications cable partners explores the history and the brewery culture of santa barbara, located approximately 90 miles northwest of los angeles on the california coast. the city is nicknamed the american riviera due to its mediterranean climate and for its spanish influence and mission architecture. on book tv we will learn about the history of endangered species in california from the author of after the grizzly. about rising sea levels and the threat they pose to coastal cities. from the author of the attacking ocean. >> three and a half million people in california live within three and a half feet of muddy sea levels. many of them in the bay area. that's a lot of people. the oldwe will visit mission santa barbara to tour archive since the items that tells the story of the mission and the surrounding area. on american history tv we will travel back to the silent movie era and learn about the central roles santa barbara played in the industry as we explore

behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and waterfall again. >> watch the c-span cities tour throughout the day on book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> senator ted cruz spoke at a news conference in seneca, south carolina to address his ongoing legal feud with fellow republican president candidate donald trump. this is 35 minutes. sen. cruz: donald's lawyer sent our campaign a cease-and-desist letter. this letter, i will say, having practiced law for many years, this letter is one of the most remarkable i have ever read. mr. trump's lawyers contend that advertisement you just saw is "an attempt to materially mislead the public." he provides a bit more detail. he says "this attack ad is not only completely disingenuous, but replete with lies, false defamatory and destructive statements and downright fabrications." mr. trump's letter goes on to say the ad "blatantly represents to the public that mr. trump is pro-choice, and nothing could be further from the

[applause] [applause] this weekend, the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes the two greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. on book tv. >> in september 1939, when europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked to washington, d.c., for goods and materials they need it. look toington, d.c., the textile capital of the world sudden government contracts came funneling into this area asking the mills here to begin producing for the war effort for our allies and of course the united states as well. >> and on american history tv, -- >> we are standing here. this was a pretty nasty spot. hard to believe looking at it. one of the best parks in the country. but this really was a very depressed, nasty place. it's a great story of how a community can get behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and its waterfall again. >> watch the c-span cities tour today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour -- working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across th

announcer: watch c-span's cities tour today and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on cspan3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. announcer: this weekend, matthew andrews of the university of north carolina at chapel hill talks about how the racial tensions of the 1980's were reflected in the sports of the era. here is a preview. fight takes place in las vegas, nevada, june 11, 1982. 32,000 paying spectators. millions more are watching at home on pay-per-view. i was one of those millions. i'm going to tell you something about that in a second. here are some interesting facts from this night and fight. interesting fact number one. the las vegas police department employed their swat team. they surrounded the arena, up on the roof snipers were pointing guns at the crowd as the crowd went in. that is because there were death threats around this fight. members of the ku klux klan said if holmes he wins the fight, they would assassinate him in the ring. black militant organizations said we are sending members. we will be a

we are the people of america. ♪ is touringr, c-span cities across the country, history.rican next, a look at our visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, a weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. the 1910s into the early teens, though studios, pretty much anybody that had a camera, had a studio. there were a lot of people realizing there was money to be made in this new endeavor. previously, films had been shown at nickelodeon's. they had a camera that took a picture of a girl doing a shimmy

. > watch the c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour, working affiliates and visiting city across the country. >> live today on c-span, next.ngton journal" is at 11:45 a.m. eastern, our road o the white house coverage continues with jeb bush campaigning in columbia, south carolina. join governor e john kasich in clemson, south carolina. eastern, we'rem. live from east las vegas, nevada, for a campaign rally with hillary clinton. >> coming up in 45 minutes, on the impact of scalia's death on the presidential race. 8:15 a.m., todd harrison budget. the defense and 9:00 a.m. marc morial looks a the the role african-americans will play in the 2016 elections. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. the white house yesterday defended a court ruling asking apple to give the fbi access to data on a phone belonging to one of the san bernardino terrorists sing the request is limited and important for national security. apple says in circumventing security software on one phone risks security f

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour explores the history and literary culture of santa barbara located approximately 90 miles northwest of los angeles on the california coast. the city is nicknamed the american riviera and also for its spanish influence and mission architecture. on book tv, we will learn at the history of endangered species. next, find out about rising sea levels and the threat that they post to coastal cities from the author of the attacking ocean. >> 3.5 million people in seafornia live within level. that is a lot of people to move. >> then we will visit santa barbara to see their archives and tour the surrounding area. on american history tv, we will travel back to the silent movie era and learn about the central role that sent a barbara played in the industry. also known as the flying a studios which produce silent films from 1912 to 1921. next, we will visit the old mission santa barbara's outdoor museum and discovered how they did his plans to the native indians who cultivated many of these and changed the landscape of california. finally we will hear abou

tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the countr country. >> c-span's coverage of the presidential candidates continue this is week with campaign events in south carolina and nevada leading up to the south carolina gop primary and the nevada democratic caucuses on saturday, february 20. live coverage starts on saturday at 7:30 p.m. east we were the candidate speeches and your reaction to the results on c-span, c-span radio, and cspan.org. air force vice chief of staff general david goldfine testified before the house arms services subcommittee on readiness regarding the president's 2017 air force budget request. he talked about restoring aircraft readiness levels, restocking munitions and personnel recruitment and training. this hearing is about 1:15. >> good morning, i want to call to order the subcommittee on readiness of the house arms services committee and i want to welcome everybody this morning, thank our witnesses for joining us. i'd like to a numb

the 1870s to 1880s when we boomed not just as a tourist city but as a health resort. >> watch c-span cities for on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities for working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. ..

. >> wash the cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday afternoon on "american history tv" on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> road to the the white house rebind continues with howard baker of tennessee. the final interview in our look at the 1980 presidential campaign. this was taped by salem high school students in new hampshire and plaid on cable access in parts of new hampshire and massachusetts. this is the first time it's aired on national television. howard baker finished third in the 11980 primary u and he withdrew from the race a week later. mr. reagan would go on to win the nomination and defeat jimmy carter in the general election. this is about ten minutes. >> welcome to election '80. leadership is a quality people have demanded from their president. americans feel we are not receiving strong leadership from our president. . how would you define leadership? >> i expect leadership as difficult quantity or quality to define in any case, but in

. >>> this weekend, the c-span cities tour, hosted by our charter communications cable partners, takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and lit rarry culture. >>> in 1939, september of 1939, when europe went to war. our allies primarily england and france looked to washington, d.c., for goods and materials that

c-span. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our charter communications cable partners takes you to greenville, south carolina to explore the city history and literary culture. on book tv. >> in september of 1939, when europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked to washington dc for goods and materials they needed. looked down todc the textile capital of the world and all of a sudden government contracts came funneling into herearea asking the mills to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies. and then of course, for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv. >> we are standing right here and this was a pretty nasty spot. this hard to be now -- hard to believe now looking at it when it is one of the best parks in the country. this was a very depressed, nasty place. it is a great story of how a community can get behind a part and start to appreciate and ver and its rice waterfall again. >> watch of the c-span cities 2.r that saturday on c-span's o we are visiting cities across the country. president obama held a news conf

c-span's cities tour staff recently visited the site. learn more about greenville all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are standing at reedy river falls. this was a nasty spot. this really was a very depressed, nasty place. it's a great story of how a behind a parkget and start to appreciate and cherish its river and waterfall again. >> a gentleman named richard my vision is that he was in the wilderness, looking for a great place for his anding post and gristmill, he hears this sound in the distance. he gets closer, and pulls back a branch of a tree. he sees reedy river falls. he says, this is perfect. 1770 he established a trading post with the cherokees and constructed a grist mill. greenville owes its existence to this waterfall. operated his trading post and his mill there for many years. decisionhe unfortunate to side with the british during the revolutionary war. the patriots came in and they destroyed everything, they post, down his mill and and he spent the rest of his life in the bahamas. aout 10, 20 years later, gent

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities to her takes you to greenville, south carolina. on "book tv." 1939, whenmber, europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked the washington, d.c. for the goods and materials that they needed. washington, d.c. looked to the textile capital of the world. governmentdden, contracts came funneling into this area asking the mills to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies, and of course for the united states as well. was a prettyy nasty spot. it is hard to believe looking at it, one of the best parts of the country. this really was a depressed and nasty place. it's a great story for how our community can get behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and waterfall again. >> watch the c-span cities tour throughout the day. onday afternoon at 2:00 "american history tv" on c-span3. workingan cities tour with cable affiliates across the country. war panel of civil historians and authors discussed tecumseh sherman's 1865 campaign through the carolinas, which followed after his march

announcer: during campaign 2016, c-span takes you on the road to the white house, as we follow the candidate on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. this weekend, the c-span cities, hosted by our cox communication partners, exports a history and literary history of santa barbara, located approximately 90 miles north of los angeles on the california coast, it is nicknamed the american riviera for his climate and spanish influence and mission architecture. on book tv, we will learn about the history of endangered species in california from the author of "after the grizzly." learn about coastal cities, oceans." "attacking >> three and a half million within three and a half feet of sea level. many in the bay area. announcer: we will tour the archives of the old mission in santa barbara, which tell the history of the surrounding area. we will travel back to the silent movie era, learn about the central role that santa barbara played as we look at the story of the american film manufacturing company. which produced silent films here from 1912-1921. then we visit the outdoor museum, to discover how the spanish introduced plans to the native indians who cultivated many

c-span-3. he c-span city's tour. republican presidential candidate jeb bush talks with supporters in columbia, south carolina. during his remarks he outlined his plans to improve the military, schools, and the department of veterans affairs. . i'm here on behalf of governor jeb bush. i retired from the navy as a four-star admiral in my last job was commander of the u.s. atlantic fleet, where we had about 160,000 sailors and marines who were today in and day out to help defend this country. i know everyone in this audience shares the same values in the same goals of how important it is for this country to be protected into the future. that's why i represent over 40 admirals and generals a lot of other men and women in uniform today and retired saying that we need a leader in the white house to be our next commander-in-chief. we represent and support 100% governor jeb bush. i would ask everyone to rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the re

. >> watch the c-span city tour on saturday noon eastern on c-span2 .t conversation with the author of united states of jihad, invga

c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. >> in september 1939 when europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked to washington, d.c. for goods and materials that they needed. so, washington, d.c. looked down to the textile capital of the world. and all of a sudden, government contracts came funneling into this area, asking the mills here to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies and then, of course, for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv -- >> so we're standing right here at red river falls. this really was a pretty nasty spot. it's hard to believe now, looking at it. one of the best parks in the country. this really was a very depressed, nasty place. and it's a great story of how a community can get behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and waterfall again. >> watch the c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 on c-span 3. working w

. >> watch the c-span city tour on saturday noon eastern on c-span2 . next conversation with the author of united states of jihad, investigating america's home-grown terrorist. today's washington journal. >> peter bergen on homegrown jihad, america have under estimated the threat of jihaddist terrorists. >> 80% of americans are worry -- worried about terrorist. , you know, some of that was understandable. 224 people were killed by an isis affiliate. the attack in paris, 130 people were killed by isis directed and in san bernardino california 14 people killed who were inspired by isis, that said, you know, the threat from jihadist terrorist in the united states is relatively low. it's been managed and contained because of the action of the u.s. government and also because the visions of the american public. >> host: when you say managed incontained, what do you mean? >> guest: if we had the conversation in 2002 and in contrast of anthrax attacks, i predicted that there were 45 americans killed and that would have seen optimistic projection, but, of cours

watch the c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span two book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. -- cityan's city store tour.-- cties >> nate silver talked about statistics, polling, data, and the elections at george mason university. this lasted about an hour and 20 minutes. [indistinct chatter] to our secondk round. thank you for coming back. fans sod nate are big is important for them to take some brakes and sneak outside. tyler has many interests, as you know for being here and being fans of tyler. i cannot tell you what tyler and nate are about to discuss. i can promise you this. it will be challenging. it will be fascinating. and above all it will be entertaining. so please join me in welcoming tyler: and nate silver -- tyler en and nate silver. >> they does not need much of an introduction. he is a phenomenon in the areas of data, sports, politics, online media. all the growth sectors. when i think of your work, i think of you is dedicated to the idea of numbers and data and wanting to apply that to as many different areas as possible.

people in the 1870s to 1880s when we do not as a tourist city but as a health resort. >> watch c-span city tours. that c-span cities to work working with their cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> live now to the bipartisan policy center here in washington or a panel discussion on porter because of debt crisis. should get underway in a moment. [inaudible conversations] ..

c-span twos book tv. afternoon, on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span city store, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> president obama held a news conference and was asking but this supreme court vacancy left by the death of justice scalia, and the ongoing conflict in syria. the president jose leaders of southeast asian countries in ranco mirage, south california. obama: we believe a number of key principles. be essential to peace and prosperity in the asia-pacific. asean speaks, i can help advance security and human dignity. but only for the more than 600 million people across the area but for people across the asia-pacific and around the world. i am pleased that here at this summit asean's strong voice allowed us to make progress of multiple fronts. andgree to do more together mccurdy entrepreneurship and innovation at the heart of modest competitive economists. we had an excellent discussion with binary business leaders who reiterated the recipe for trade and

tour at c-span's cities 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. one of the things i saw that this entire timeline is that most of the founding fathers in the early presidents knew in their mind that slavery was wrong. they knew it. willing toant inconvenience their own lives to make that come true. >> tonight on q&a, jesse holland discusses his book "the the apple story of african-american slaves in the white house. >> the majority of the founding fathers that became president were all slave owners. they would bring in slaves from their plantations. george washington did this as well. he brought in slaves to new york city and philadelphia from mount vernon. as the first to mystic staff to the united states president. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on q&a. 2015 marked the anniversary of the freedmen's bank. the bank was for newly freed slaves in the post-civil war era. up next,

c-span city tour. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. he country. tonight president obama talk about the economy and job market. and secretary kerry and the president of columbia talk about a solution to the civil war. and later an effort to address puerto rico's death. according to the bureau of labor statistics 151,000 jobs were added to the job market last month bringing the unemployment rate to an 8-year low at 4.9%. president obama spoke about the new numbers and took questions from reporters at the white house briefing today.

. >> this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. first a look at our recent visit to santa barbara, california. earlye 1910's into the teens, film studios were anybody with a camera. there was a lot of people realizing there is money to be made in this new endeavor. previously films had been shown it nickelodeon's. they had a camera that took a picture of a girl doing a shimmy shake so you paid a nickel and got to watch a movie like this. but it to develop into a real art and we started to get real writers, producers and experienced people to put this together. this is when things were really getting good. we are currently at one of the studiong pieces of the in santa barbara, california. the building behind us is the green room. here is what the actors would come change into costumes and get their makeup on and wait in the main room. the each of private rooms in the midwood weight in the green room to be called to the studio to take their shots and do their things up there. as the owner found out, the walls were green when he start

behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and its waterfall again. >> watch the c-span citiestour saturday at noon eastern. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> the 4th circuit court of appeals heard oral argument over which rest rooms transgender students should use pinpoint deals with a 16-year-old born female who identifies as male who was allowed to use the boys restroom until boys complained. this is about 40 minutes. >>> thank you, your honors. may it please the court, my name is is joshua block and i represent the plaintiff. over the past 15 years, the vast majority of courts have recognized that discriminating against someone because they are transgender is a form of discrimination on the basis of sex. under title 9, that means it's perfectly fine for schools to have separate rest rooms for boys and girls but they have to let transgender boys and girls use rest rooms, too. the only way they that can happen if they can use rest rooms consisten

tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and working with cities across the country. >> indiana congressman luke messer is the chair of the house republican committee. he spoke this morning about the republican legislative agenda this year and the campaign for president. this is just over an hour. >> welcome, everybody. i'm bob weiner with the news makers committee. and we are proud to welcome today congressman luke messer, the house republican policy chair. before we get started, we have the high honor of having the president of the national press club, tommy burr from the tribune. and you wanted to say a few words, and please, do so. >> thank you, bob. thank you, good morning, especially on this rainy morning here in washington. i wanted to welcome congressman messer, as well. i would like to note you're amongst a long history of lawmakers and political leaders who have spoken at the club in recent years, including ben carson, john kasich and donald trump. and since you've endorsed j

with the candidate speeches and your reaction to the results on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our charter communications cable partners takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. on book tv. >> in 1939, september of 1939, when europe went to war, our allies primarily england and france, looked to washington, d.c. for goods and materials that they needed. so washington, d.c. looked down to the textile capital of the world, and all of a sudden government contracts came funneling in to this area asking the mills here to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies. then of course for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv -- >> so we're standing right here. this really was a pretty nasty spot. it is hard to believe now looking at it one of the best parks in the country. but this really was a very depressed, nasty place. and it's a great story of how a community can get behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish its river and its waterfall again. >> watch the c-span cities tou

our cable partners worked with c-span city tours staff when we traveled to explore its rich history. you can learn more all weekend here on american history tv on c-span-3. >> what brought people was the weather. doctors would say come to santa barbara. mineral hot springs, fresh ocean air, fresh mountain air. at was seen for the cure for so many people in the 1870s when we really boomed as a health resort. in 1871 a man came through california and so many people in the the transcontinental railroad had just been completed for a couple of years. so they wanted him to write about the wonders of california and bring people out here. so as he came through he wrote down about the various things he saw. but in a section called california for invalids and health seekers. santa barbara is one of the best because one can choose the climate. you can go inland and get one temperature, a little drier. come down to the ocean. and get a e area different temperature. all five to ten different degrees from each other. but it was this nice constant temperature that he thought would temperature. all f

c-span city's tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> earlier this week obama spoke at the national prayer breakfast in washington, he was joined by paul ryan and derrick henry. husband and wife producers mark burnett delivered the keynote address and talked about the challenges of making christian-themed movies in hollywood. this is two hours. >> we want to get started this morning. we have a great lineup at our head table and we are excited again that everybody is here and i just -- as i mentioned before i'm representative robert from the state of alabama and privileged to be here with my cochair for this event. my new best friend juan vargas from the state of california. [cheers and applause] >> just so you know, over the past 13 months we've been praying and we've been working and praying some more about what happens over the next 75 minutes. we pray this head table together. we pray for you that are here in this ballroom, for those that are in the auxiliary room which are enjoying a better breakfast than we are having. some of you are out t

." >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. given the growing demands for water for environmental needs, there is more of a demand to develop additional sources, and to continue to diversify. one of the city's hallmarks is diversification, because we know how vulnerable we are in an arid climate like this, where you could go multiple years without much rainfall. we are right on the beach in santa barbara. we are currently in a drought. it officially started in 2011, although it takes two to three years to recognize you are in a drought, because we routinely have dry spells. the real challenge is that it has been the entire state. typically, there is usually a drought in southern california, or a drought in northern california. but to have the entire state in a drought has been really challenging. the state has over the last 60 years developed a network where we can move water from northern california a

tourtch the c-span cities on c-span2's tv. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> mr. harris, thank you for giving us your time today. guest: thank you. host: i know people probably know your name brand, but tell us about your story. it's creation and the purpose that you set out to do when you created the publication. guest: sure, i spent the bulk of my career starting at age 41 at the "washington post" proudly so. the post is a certain kind of news organization. they cover politics, they also cover the washington red skins, cover foreign news, movie reviews, all the rest. a small group of us had a belief that in this new era, which can be dominated by digital media and innovation, publications that specialize and really sought to own a particular area. espn's a good example. it owns sports. we didn't see anybody that was doing that for politics and policy making. we pursued it when we got back in from our owner and said, hey, come on over, and we'll try this experi

c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> welcome to santa barbara on american history tv. this california coastal city of over 90,000 is situated between the sandy naz mountains and the pacific ocean in about 100 all sorts of launch angeles -- 100 miles north of los angeles. we looks for the city's history. here about the silent film studio that made santa barbara of player in the movie industry during the early 1900s. >> one of the things they specialize in with cowboy films. unlike other studios that were filming around chicago and back east, they had a unit down in new mexico and arizona. they said we have real westerns made with real cowboys in the real west. that is what started to distinguish them from other studios. you havewe will tell the cities looking to its pastor help as the state deals with a prolonged and severe drought. hallmarks is diversification of our water supply. inknow how vulnerable we are an arid climate like this where you can go multiple years without much rainfall. >> first we take you to old mission santa barbara. we will hear how the native shoe ash peoplee -- shum health

of how a community can get behind a park and start to appreciate and cherish it. >> watch the c-span cities tour throughout the day on c-span2's book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. ur, visitingities to cities across the country. up next on american history tv on c-span3, i look back 50 1966 vietnam hearings, the first televised hearings on the vietnam war. in 1965, retired general maxwell taylor appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to defend policy is a special consultant to president johnson. the 75 minute broadcast from cbs news includes general taylor's opening statements, questions and comments from senators. but first, donald ritchie discuss the significance of the hearing. >> what is his book? donald: it was experts from the hearings they convened on the vietnam war in early

c-span history. announcer: this year, c-span is touring cities across the country. up next, our recent visit to greenville, south carolina. you're watching "american history tv," all we can, every weekend on c-span3 -- all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. started in 1863 and there were 18 mills by the 1830's. it became known as the textile center of the world. the mills started down here in the south because of the abundance of water power. secondly, because of the abundance of people and employees, potential employees, and also, the obvious reason, cotton. there was plenty of short staple cotton everywhere. these men who decided to go into the textile industry had no experience whatsoever. they just decided to create these gigantic mills. the other thing that makes this very interesting is that these men got together as partnerships and that is so unlike anywhere else in the world because they competed with each other and yet, they partnered with each other, they served on each other's boards. these men decided to build an empire together and they also decided to

the c-span cities for working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. .. now we kick off the weekend with th who recounts george washington's journey. >> currently the james marsh professor at large at the university of vermont a guggenheim fellow, professor t.h. breen has taught classes at oxford, yale, university of chicago and also northwestern university which he just retired from. he's written several books on an early american history on subjects ranging from the tobacco culture of early tidewater planters to the consumer politics of the american revolution. his new book tells a story about journeys george washington took during his first term in office and during the account of the travels, professor t.h. breen demonstrates the importance of the ambitious trip. in the review of the renowned historian notes it's hard to think anything new could be said about george washington, but he's done it and he's given us new insight into the acute political skill of the first president in the state of the country in the 1790s. please join me in welcoming profe

watch the c-span's city's noon eastern at and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span3.history tv on he c-span city's tour visiting cities across the country. morning.berts good >> good morning to you, thanks for having me. and i take heart in the biggest stories in d.c. and washington. the presidential election, the thing i run on a daily basis. i wake up in the morning and figure out what our targets are for the day, what could be a home run story, and coordinating with the staff. how do you gauge how to approach a story and what is worth covering, and how do you assign a staff to make these decisions? guest: a lot of conversation goes on with reporters. the campaign and they know the campaign insiders. they are often become -- coming to me and the rest of the editors on the team, with ideas. this is what is percolating and what i think can become a great story that tells the inside tale of whatever is happening on a particular campaign on the republican or democratic side. best case scenario, the reporter bringing me great ideas, i am trying to give that person the space and the time to do

c-span 3. c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. our recent visit to greenville, south carolina. you are watching american history tv. >> here in the upcountry history highlight want to elements of the korean war. this is our exhibit. art wentghts through to us from the navy, the conflict going on there. it shows even though korea is sort of a forgotten war, it deserves to be remembered. the men who fought there and lost their lives deserve to have some recognition similar to --se from the world wellness wars as well as vietnam. this is an introduction to the exhibit itself. the introduction to the exhibit itself. how it had been under japanese occupation. giving you an introduction as you progress through the exhibit. artwork. was not originally a painter per se. more involved in photography. officers heard he was an excellent doodler. they encouraged him to become a painter for the navy. we have his exhibit. also, artifacts from the uss los angeles, a navy cruiser. we have a yearbook on loan from the navy. given out at the end of

for so many people when we really boomed not as a tourist city but as a health resort. >> watch c-span cities tour, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> a road to the white house coverage continues this weekend. first we will take you to new hampshire where republican presidential candidate carly fiorina holds a town hall with voters. that's live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. then to new hampshire where hillary clinton holds a campaign rally. that's live at 7:15 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >>> ahead of the new hampshire primary on tuesday, presidential candidates from both parties are in the granite state. on sunday, we will take you to a town hall with senator marco rubio. then donald trump talks to supporters at a campaign rally. live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> now, oral argument in a case to determine how schools across the country deal with transgender students and what bathrooms they are allowed to use. the case was heard in the fourth circuit court of appe

. >> watch the c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> former national security council counterterrorism director daniel rosenthal was in charge of closing guantanamo bay prison. shortly after leaving his white house post in january, he took part in a discussion at fordham university, with rolling stone contributor janet wrightman, last reporter allowed inside the gitmo detention center. carol rosenberg and two attorneys who represent guantanamo bay detainees. tune in at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span. >>> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 pm and midnight eastern. next, boise state university professor lisa brady talks about how chemical agents were used during the korean and vietnam wars to destroy the landscape and infrastructure. she argues that during this time, the u.s. military began to see foreign landscapes as an enemy rather

. >> watch the c-span city stories saturday at noon eastern, on c-span twos book tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span city store, working with our cable affiliates, and visiting cities across the country. next, the former head of the treasury department's troubled asset relief program, or tarp, talks about the 2008 financial crisis. he is another the president of the federal reserve bank of indianapolis -- many of us, says that he believes it is time to end too big to fail banks. he was part of a discussion hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning, thank you all for coming. i am director of the center on fiscal and monetary policy. once upon a time, when people talk about fiscal and monetary "financial phrase stability" was either not mentioned or if it was mentioned, it was somebody else's job. way,we learned the hard during the global financial crisis and the great recession that global financial stability is a really important public good, and it like it or not, the federal reserve has some responsibility for at

c-span. >> tonight booktv in primetime features books about drone warfare. >> this weekend at the c-span cities tour hosted by our charter communications cable partner take you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. on a booktv -- >> in 1939, september 1939 when europe went to war, our allies primarily england and france looked to washington, d.c. for goods and materials that they needed. washington, d.c. looked down to the textile capital of the world and all of a sudden it would contracts came funneling into this area asking the mills to begin producing for the war effort, initiative our allies and then, of course, for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv -- >> we are standing right here and this was a pretty nasty spot. it's hard to believe that looking at it one of the best parks in the country but this really was a very depressed, nasty place it at its a great story of how a community can get behind a park and start to appreciate it, cherish it river and its waterfall again. >> watch c-span cities tour saturday at noon eastern

they worked with the c-span citi es tour to explore the rich history. learn more about greenville all weekend on american history tv. the history museum, we want to highlight all aspects of the korean war. this is our exhibit called "the 1950-1953."r: korea full of art by artists mostly present during the korean war. it highlights the conflict and shows that though korea is this forgotten more, it deserves to be remembered, and the men who served and fought their and lost their lives deserve to have some recognition back into the world wars and the vietnam conflict. this is an introduction to the exhibit itself. we can get back on information to the beginnings of what is going on in korea. the sovietetween union and the united states and the immediate aftermath. they are just giving you an introduction. we have some artwork hereby herbert hahn who was in korea. he was not originally a painter. he was involved in photography. some of his superior officers heard that he was an excellent doodler. they encouraged him to become the new painter for the u.s. n

a park and start to cherish its river and waterfall again. >> watch the scrrks span city store saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 booktv and sunday afternoon at 2 on american history tv on c-span 3 city visiting cities across the country. >> federal reserve chair janet yellen appeared to present and discuss the central banks from monetary policy report, she delivered a cautiously optimistic overview and said that the economy is secure due to global economic factors. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> committee will come to order. >> today we will receive testimony from federal reserve chair janet yellen. semiannual monetary policy report to the congress is an important created by congress over 100 years ago is part of the federal reserve act. that grants the fed is certain to agree of independence but in no way does it -- in no way does it preclude joifer oversight or accountability to the american community. but it should communicate in a way that helps congress understand the monetary policy decision making. how the federal open market committee makes if his decisions remains a point of contention, h

announcer: the c-span cities tour, working with cable affiliates in visiting cities it is the country. announcer: the funeral mass for antonin scalia was held at the the so called the national shrine of the immaculate conception at washington, d.c. sun the latethe justice scalia attended. justice scalia served in the supreme court since 1986. [bells] [bellringing] [bells chiming] [bells organ]and [organ] [singing] >> the grace of our lord jesus christ and the love of god and the communion of the holy. -- holy spirit be with you all. in the waters of baptism, christ andd with rose with him to a life. may he now share with him eternal glory. [organ] ♪ [singing]

community and starthind a park to appreciate and cherish its river and waterfall again. >> watch the c-span citiessaturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> i think we are on the cusp of a progressive revolution. i consider bernie sanders and hillary clinton, both of them, progressive or one will be president and now is a good time to take stock and say, ok, how this guy do that we thought was a real progressive, how did he do and what can we learn from that experience, as we move to the next administration. q&a, billnight on press talks about his book, how obama let progressives down, which takes a critical look at the obama presidency. sammy burke -- senator bernie sanders recently spoke out in favor of the book. harmless.rb is it does not endorse the book. it really repeats the point he makes in every campaign speech, which is, twofold. one that we need a political revolution, and that is his phrase, and that the political revolution means the progressives reall

watch the c-span city store .aturday at 12:00 eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american historyv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour working with the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. washington journal continues. are back with david savage from the l.a. times. let's begin with president barack obama yesterday at the news conference. we showed this to our viewers earlier. i want to get your reaction. theident barack obama constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen. when there is a vacancy on the supreme court, the president of the united states is to nominate someone. the senate is to consider that nomination. either they disapprove of that nominee or that nominee is elevated to the supreme court. historically, this has not been viewed as a question. there is no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. that isn't in the constitutional text. i'm amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. there is more than