. >> sosa and the u.s., versus alvarez, saturday on c-span radio. >> c-span radio, we're on xm at 119. >>> washington today continues. >>> the gdp will grow by only 2% this year and only about 1% next year. we expect economic activity to quicken after 2013. but real gdp to remain below the economy potential through 2017. according to our projections, the economy is only about halfway through the shortfall that will result from the recession and its aftermath. >> with the forecast not only for the debt and the deficit but also the jobs outlook for the next 12 months. welcome to our tour of washington today. i'm steve skully. we're glad your with us. that's the latest from cbo. the unemployment rate will inch up to 8.9% possibly 9.3 .by next year. the dow rising 3.5% for the month of january. nasdaq also up for the month. trader upbeat about some of the modest gains in the economy. >>> well, it's primary day in florida. the polls closing in one hour in parts of the state at 8:00 eastern throughout the rest of florida, early results of the exit polls showing that 7 out of 10 who voted to

eastern on q&a here on c-span radio. >>> welcome back to washington today here on c-span radio. in just a moment we're going to hear from syria's ambassador to the united nations. the government reasserting control of the damascus suburbs after beating back rebels at the capital gates. all of this ahead of the push at the united nations for a resolution calling for president assad to give up power. western and arab diplomats descended on head cars to back a security resolution to call for assad to delegate powers to his deputy also to diffuse ten-month uprising against his family's rule. arab league secretary urging council to take what they call rapid and decisive action all of this happening in syria has been called a timber box which could lead to potential civil war. some reactions at the united nations but begin with secretary of state hillary clinton who traveled from washington to new york to address this issue. >>> now in the past few days the regime's security forces have intensified their assault, shelling civilian areas and homes in other cities. this weekend the arab

this sunday on q & a on c-span radio. he discusses his book, "the operators." >> and welcome back to washington today here on c-span radio. we welcome listeners coast to coast on km channel 119. beat are the 90.1 fm in our nation's capital and streamed at radio.o radio.org. tomorrow the candidates heading to south florida for a hispanic leadership conference. tomorrow at 11:00 eastern time, newt gingrich delivering remarks before the gathering. about 12:30, mitt romney will be speaking there. all eyes tonight on jacksonville and the debate that will take place on cnn. we'll have a chance to reair that debate this weekend. get information by logging on to c-span.o c-span.org. >> the president using the backdrop of the u.p.s. facilities in las vegas, nevada to be talk about his energy policies. he was using it also, according to the las vegas sun up to fend off critics have stifled domestic energy production. the preds today announcing the administration will open up 38 million acres of oil and gas drilling along the xwufl o

welcome to hour one of washington day on c-span radio. i'm steve scully. we're glad you're with us. 5:00 in the nation's capital. polls closing in florida at 7:00 eastern time at the rest of the state, 8:00 eastern time we expect shortly after that to have an indication of who is winning in the florida primary. 50 delegates at stake. two candidates competing for winner take all mitt romney and newt gingrich, rick santorum looking at nevada and other caucuses as well as congressman ron paul of the nevada caucuses taking place this weekend. meanwhile a note about politics and a republican super political committee and its nonprofit arm saying it has raised $51 million this year in an effort to defeat the president, super pac among the first group whose finances are reported today. super pac a product of that 2010 supreme court ruling on citizens united that removed restrictions on corporations and union spending in federal elections. at the bottom of the hour we'll have more on the isn't of state as she goes to work to talk about sanctions to try to bring do

live on c-span and c-span radio. c-span 2, watch the president's speech along with treats from members of congress. and after the address, more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night, go on line for live video. and to add your comments using facebook and twitter. at c-span.org. host: we want to focus on the safety and regulations of the cruise line industry. bud dar the director of the environmental and health programs for the cruise lines international association here in washington. let me ask you about the public policy aspect as congress takes a look at the cruise line line ind. what regulations does congress have authority over? and what questions do you think will be asked? guest: well, if you're speaking about the events from last week, first, i just really want to say how deeply saddened we sincerely are and i am personally for the events of last week and our heartfelt condolences go out to the survivors and families, or those who lost their lives or may still be missing. there's a ver

eastern time on c-span radio and live on c-span television. all of our programming and interviews are on our web site. part of the growing archives at c-span.org. after the primary in florida, it is a gingrich and romney race. rick santorum and ron paul vowing to stay in the race. gingrich will stay through the republican convention in late august this year. what does this mean for the gop? senator mcconnell was asked about that. >> senator, it looks like whatever the results are, the contest may go on for a while. newt gingrich would like to go all the way to the convention. how concerned are you doing something like that might hurt the senate republicans' efforts to gain some momentum? >> i don't think the primary voters out in the presidential contest need any advice from me, certainly, about who to support or how quickly to end it. it will end when it ends. at that point, we will have a nominee who is very competitive. i think we have an excellent chance to have a new president next year. we're all watching like you are the drama associate

this is washington today on c-span radio.t the state department today, hillary clinton meeting with members of the state department to talk about a number of issues. including her warning for iraq not to "blow this opportunity." she called on iraq to take this opportunity as the state department oversees a lot of the operations now that the military is out of baghdad and elsewhere in iraq to move ahead with its democratic movement. she also made some political news saying she is ready to step off the high wire act of politics and to step down after serving as the first lady, senator from new york and now secretary of state. she again reiterated

tonight on c-span radio and c-span2. of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> with talk of possible legislation to improve the nation's cyber defenses, the former cia director discusses dealing with national awareness of cyber threats from an aspen homeland security event. >> i have an alarming thought about all this. in some ways, the discussion about cyber mirrors of the discussion we used to have about terrorism in the 1980's and 1990's. there was a great deal of difficulty coming to a national consensus about what to do about it until we had 9/11, which crystallized everything. we knew what we needed to do and the nation moved forward. we have not had that kind of event in cyber yet. the attack on zappos and the attack where i lost my credit card, the only good thing that comes out of this -- if you more of those and i think there will be growing public awareness that this is a serious vulnerability. i think it will then overcome some of the private sector reservations about working with the government on this. >>

here remarks live on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> leading up to saturday's south carolina primary, spans road to the widest coverage takes you live to the campaign event all this week. -- cpsan's road to the white house coverage take to lead to the campaign event all this week. >> we have brought to the forefront. others have token we talked about it in office, and they do nothing about it, but right now it is this liberty movement, which is seen as a patriotic movement that is saying to the country into the world, we have had enough of sending our kids in money around the world to be the policeman of the world. it is time to bring them home. >> as kidded its get their message out -- candidates get their message out, meeting the voters. >> thank you so much. >> absolutely not. >> we feel very good about that. >> we feel the conservatives are coalescing around the campaign. find a more video from the campaign trail at our website. >> some will say we are reactionary. others wil

live on c-span and c-span radio. tch the president's speech, along with tweets from members of congress. throughout the night go on line for a live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. [video clip] some will say we are reactionary. others will say we stand for socialism. there will be the inevitable cries and so the rest will go. it is time for change and so on and so on. we will hear all those things, but we will hear nothing we of not heard before. >> as candidates campaigned for president this year. we look back of 14 man who ran for office and lost. -- 14 men who ran for office and lost. let our opponent stand on the status quo while we seek to refresh the american spirit. >> let the opposition collected $10 million in secret money from the privileged few, and let us find 1 million ordinary americans who will contribute $25 each to this campaign, 1 million member club and with members who will not expect special favors for themselves, but a better land for us all. [applause] >>

among the witnesses -- >> we will have live coverage of that next tuesday here on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> i do believe that the west for all of its historical shortcomings and i discuss these shortcomings, the west still today represents the most acceptable and workable, universally workable political culture. >> the united states in 1991 was the only superpower, today how to restore its status in the world and "strategic vision." on book tv, it is argued that europeans no longer believe in anything other than their own personal economic security, saturday at 11:00 p.m. and the new privacy is no privacy. how your rights are being eroded by social networks. book tv, every weekend on c-span2. >> for more resources in the presidential race, use c-span's campaign 2012 web site. see what the candidates have said on issues important to you and read the latest from candidates, political reporters and people like you from social media sites at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! [cheers and applause] >> tonight, president obama delivers

the president's speech, republican response by mitch daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, watch the speech along with proceeds from members of congress. after the speech, more reaction from house members and senators. go online for wide video and add your comments at facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> coming up this morning, presidential speech writers talk about the writing of the state of the union address. see it live starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. live on c-span3, a house oversight subcommittee overlooks a permit decision for mcpherson square. coming up next, "washington journal." at noon, the u.s. house starts his legislative day with the faa extension act and motions to instruct conferees on a tax payer bill. live at 9:00 p.m. eastern, the house and senate meet in a joint session of congress to get the president's state of the union speech. in 45 minutes, look ahead at the state of the union and the fiscal 2013 budget. our guest is congressman brad miller, aem

c-span. >> president obama delivers the state of the union address live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern including the presidents speech, republican response and your phone calls. live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, watch the president's speech along with tweets. after the address, more reaction from senators. go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> britain's unemployment figures are at 8.4%. the jobless numbers were the main subject during when dick -- wednesday's question time with david cameron. this is 35 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> is the prime minister aware of the differences in funding, which puts those schools at the bottom of the latter in terms of funding. in the meantime, will he look at the very serious situation in gloucester with regards to those schools? >> my friend is quite right. we need to sort out this problem even before looking at national funding. it is a funding formula that we inherited and i believe is flawed and that is why we are reforming it. the secretary of state has met with academy heads and we are ha

eastern here on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> is easy to follow the presidential candidateshrough social media. follow what the candidates are posting in real time. read the latest from political reporters and what the viewers like you are same, as well as access to video. >> today on c-span radio, supreme court oral arguments in the case of fox television verses fcc. you can listen to coverage starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span radio here in washington at 90.1 on x and satellite radio, and as well as training on c-span.org. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney at a town hall meeting with veterans. senator john mccain and john bolton also joined in. opening remarks from south carolina governor niki haley. this is about one hour. ♪ i just came in from the overflow room. i am so proud to be back in our second home. we love to come here often. this is where michael is from. we get to come often. we will start with the fact that i am very blessed to be married to a man who puts on a military uniform every day. michael haley, stand up and say hello. [applause] we

eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> april 15th, 2010, i had arrived in paris, walked into the hotel -- the hotel lobby, met general mcchrystal for the first time. and he looked at me and he said so you're the rolling stone guy. i don't care about the article. i just want to be on the cover. >> michael hastings wrote about the commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan in the june 2010 issue of "rolling stone." >> i said, well, sir, i think it's between you and lady gaga. you know, i was just making -- trying to make some joke, not knowing lady gaga was actually going to be on the cover. general mcchrystal replied just put me and lady gaga in a heart-shaped tub. and i thought this is a different kind of general. this is going to be a different kind of story. >> but just several months later as a result of the article, general mcchrystal had been fired. michael hastings continues the story and talks about his new book "the operators," sunday night at 8 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> the center for strategic and international studies held a discussion friday on the n

listen to them all on c-span radio in the washington, d. spent -- washington, d.c. area. sten to it nationwide on satellite radio. or online, c-span.org. >> i believe that it is important to emphasize that while it is great to have this memorial added to his memory, having streets and schools and hospitals named in his honor, it is also important to not place too much emphasis on martin luther king the idol, but not enough emphasis on the ideals of martin luther king jr.. and >> take a look at the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr., online, on the c-span video library. >> in this episode of fact check video, we are going to take a look at rick perry and the science behind his climate change research. >> a substantial number of scientists have manipulated data. and >> what i'd do is i raise different comments by politicians. if you say something that is completely outrageous, if you see something that is misleading or out of context, you might get just one pinocchio. >> in his column, glenn kessler discusses the veracity of political -- of politicians. >> even when it has

and on c- span radio if you are interested. also, today is the new head of the consumer financial bureau, richard cordray. he will be testifying today as well. as santorum supporter in seattle, go ahead, kara. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am and santorum supporter. thank you for taking my call. i think the debate is helping, but i just wanted to express my opinion. when romney and gingrich were attacking each other, romney attacked newt gingrich, but he is the same as newt gingrich. romney bringing a lot of immigrants from different places and the mormon church supported them. as soon as they get here they tell the people you are on your are on your own. the health care in massachusetts was paid by the federal government and nobody is bringing that up. host: one more call i have to get. george in michigan, republican. caller: ron paul seems to be the only educated man in the field. he the doctor and speaks as if he knows what he's talking about. you showed a clip from the debate last night where romney and gingrich w

those are some of lettuce headlines on c-span radio. -- of the latest headlines on c- span radio. >>ng up to saturday's south carolina primary, c-span's "road to the white house" coverage take you live to the candidate events this week. >> we need to eliminate these means-tested entitlement programs. we need to cap them and send them back to the states, remove the federal oversight and let the states have the flexibility to deliver these programs. >> we have brought to the forefront -- others have talked about it and they get in office and do nothing about it, but right now it is this liberty movement which is seen as a patriotic movement, an individual liberty movement that says to the country and to the word, we have had enough of sending our kids and our money around the world to be the policeman of the world. it is time to bring them home. >> and as candidates get their message out meeting voters -- >> [unintelligible] >> thank you, thank you. >> you have my vote >> thank you so much. >> we feel like the conservatives are coalescing around our campaign and that will be good for u

republican response by indiana governor membership daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress, and after the address more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> and welcome to las vegas and the consumer electronics show 2012. every year about 140,000 people and 3,000 companies large and small attend this show to look at the latest and newest in electronics. for the next several weeks on "the communicators," we're going to show you some of the interviews that we did. we talked with policymakers, and we also looked at some of the new, developing technology that's out there. first up, we're going to start off with week with our interview with gary shapiro, prime minister and ceo of the consumer electronics association. so, gary shapiro, as the 2012 consumer electronics show draw toss a close, give us a snapshot of what happened here this week. >> guest: i think this is our most p

it is available on c-span radio and online. >> they are interested in what can be verified and reliable sources. >> as creator of the wicky speed yeah -- wicky speed yeah. >> has it gone through editorial layers. that's a plays that bloggers will laugh at when bloggers have been shown to be right. but on the overall, you are more likely to trust, you know, something from the "washington post" or "new york times" than something you found on a blog. in order for a blogger on a blog spot site to be proved right, you need the gatekeeper of a media source to say so. >> tonight on c-span. >> our guests on this christmas week edition is holly petraeus. mrs. petraeus as a military spouse of more than 35 years, has spent much of her last several years working on military service member financial issues and financial literacy and education for them. she is doing it from her new post at the consumer protection bureau. thank you for being with us this week. let me introduce our two reporters, "bloomberg news" and "military times. i'm going to start off and the reason to talk to you is the great num

those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the south carolina primary saturday, january 21. since 1980, the winner has gone on to be the republican presidential nominee. c-span's wrote to the right house coverage takes you to the events. -- road to the white house coverage takes you to the events. >> he is over his head. >> we have a message that can appeal across this nation and in particular, in the state's that are necessary for us to win this election. >> as candidates get their message out and meet the voters -- >> yet another war or we do not know why we are there. >> if we're going to use our national security act, we need to make sure it is in our national security interest and that we're not spread so thin we cannot do it right. >> want to hold her? >> take a picture. >> perfect. >> find more resources on c-span. >> i believe it is important to emphasize that one is great to have this memorial to his memory and is great to have a national holiday and it is great to have streets and schools and hospitals named in his honor, for our nation and world, it is also im

eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> now, a look at the state of the city address by oklahoma city mayor mick cornett. he talked about making a culture of entrepreneurship in the city, he also talked about creating health and fitness programs for the community. his speech is about 30 minutes.. >> well, thank you. it is good to see all of you. lunch must have been good, everyone is smiling. of the number of people attending this event, it has increased every single year. i am told today that we have 1,340 people here. give yourself a round ofh applause. this is fantastic. rou [applause] i am always wondering how we manage to squeeze at least a fee more people in every single year, and then i rememberedthen we've lost a million pounds.red [laughter] million pounds. we are smaller. we can fit more people in the room. the benefits of a healthier community only continue to multiplied. we also have a lot of new faces in the audience this year and the census bureau can explain why we have people moving to oklahoma city from all over the country. so welcome. we have for people moving

those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> for more resources, use the c-span video library. c-span.org/campaign2012. >> tonight, a tour of the consumer electronics show in las vegas. "the communicators," tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're joined now by janet murguia to continue under discussion of florida and spanish issues in florida. thank you for joining us. i want to get your thoughts -- talk about your sense of how the immigration issue has played out in the florida primary? your sense of the immigration debate. guest: it has been fascinating to see the candidates talk about the issue with the knowledge that part of the electorate in the state in which they are running is a diverse state with a large and significant and important block of latino voters and hispanic voters. frost is been revealing to see how many of these candidates initiating their our reach for the first time to latino voters. it is new. i don't think we referred candidate romney talk

that will be on c-span3 and also on c-span radio. here on c-span the house will be coming back in session in about half an hour or so 2:00 eastern. lawmakers are expected to vote on appointing negotiators to work with the senate on federal aviation programs, a conference that's expected to get under way this afternoon. later this afternoon in the house at about 5:15, the house will begin work on a measure to repeal a part of the health care law known as the class act which provides long-term health care services. the obama administration says they won't implement that portion of the law due to a lack of funding. votes are scheduled in the house today at 6:30. >> with talk of possible legislation to improve the nation's cyberdefenses, former c.i.a. director discusses dealing with national awareness of cyberthreats from his aspen homeland security event. >> i have an alarming thought about this, some discussion about cyber mirrors the bit of discussion we had about terrorism back in the 1980's and 1990's. there was a great deal of conce

live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, what the president's speech along with members of congress. throughout the night, go online for a live video and add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> now, van jones. he has an organization called rebuild the dream. this is hosted by families usa. it is >> he was named as one of the 100 most important people in the world. we, as health care advocates, are part of the broader progressive movement. as you will discover, that broader progressive movement could not have a more elegant voice been banned jones -- van jones. let me add a couple of personal comments. i also want to tell you that the broad agenda of which we are a part is something that all of us need to be more conscious of these days than before. umbrella covers everything from the occupied movement to all the progressive causes that many of us are involved in. i am personally proud to be and has been for some time one of van's supporters. you are about to see why. van? [applause] >> than

first, news update from c-span radio. some economic news at this hour. our numbers show that fewer people applied for unemployment this week. that is 50,000 less than a week before. the lowest level since april 2008. the decline adding to evidence that the job market may be strengthening. as for consumer prices, they were unchanged last month. excluding all fooled and -- food on energy costs. that is different from the year before. those of the some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> only those who show the resolve to defend the freedom of the west -- in the unpredictable times that lie ahead. [applause] we must see a lasting triumph of liberty. the world needs of britain and britain needs of us. >> nickname to the iron lady by the soviet media, margaret thatcher is being portrayed on screen by meryl streep. what the real iron lady on line in the c-span library. >> there are some people in the financial markets who would like to hand over -- that is not our view. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is curtis gans, from the cu

our coverage of the results, interviews, and speeches tonight on c-span, c-span.org, and c- span radiohe political director of wmur for about 25 minutes. host: joining us now is the political director of wmur tv in manchester. good morning. guest: welcome to primary day. well -- host: welcome to you as well, to our viewers as -- and listeners. tell us what the polls are revealing to you. mitt romney with a sizable lead. take us from there. guest: mitt romney does have a sizable lead, 41%. second place in the poll, and we stopped calling people at 6:00 on sunday night. ron paul was strong in second place. rick santorum, then after that newt gingrich. you have a race that is shaping up for second, third, fourth, and possibly fifth place. what has changed, i think, since sunday, is a lot of momentum, buzz, and interest amongst those classic undecided voters toward jon huntsman. the key question this morning is whether or not jon huntsman has overcome ron paul. it is not like ron paul's voters will be going away. the question is, on the poll on sunday night, we had 56% of likely republican

live on c-span radio. thank you for joining us on this sunday. "newsmakers" is coming up next.est of your weekend and have a great week ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ live "road to the white house average continues with a newt gingrich campaign rally beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. and we will show you and we will show you presidential

we will have that live on c- span and c-span radio. >> the south carolina primary is saturday, january 21. since 1980, the winner has gone on to be the republican presidential nominee. the road to the white house coverage takes you to the candidate event. >> i think you have to say that this has been a failed presidency. he did not know what to do, he is over his head. >> we have a message that can appeal across this nation. >> we do not need another war. we do not know why we're there. >> if we're going to use our national security, we need to make sure that it is in our interest. that we are not spread so thin that we cannot do a right. >> do you want to hold her? >> take a picture. >> perfect. >> find more resources at our campaign website with more video from the campaign trail. read the latest from the candidates, political reporters, and people like you. >> in this episode, we will take a look at rick perry paused surprising comment on climate change. >> there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data. >> i get great different comments by politicians -- rat

eastern on c-span, c-span radio, a and c-span.org. -- and c-span.org. live "road to the white house" continues here today on c-span. >> c-span's "road to the white house" takes you live to the candidates in florida through the weekend. >> our young people have a great deal of concern. they are concerned about issues like global warming and things of that nature. they are concerned about humanity. help them understand that if they take one of these drugs being smuggled into this country, they are partially responsible for deaths. tens of thousands of people are being killed by virtue of drug use in this country. it is time for the united states of america to take responsibility for the pain, suffering, torture going on throughout latin america. we are not a good example in this regard. if i am president, i will campaign in an aggressive way to our young people. >> i am prepared to accept that. [applause] there have been few occasions in an administration filled with embarrassment, there have been few more embarrassing when president obama met chavez and c

, republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels and your phonecalls him a live on c-span and c-span radio. .. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the white house for your daily briefing. before i get started i just wanted to let you know the president earlier today called mark kelly to express his appreciation to congressmen giffords and thank them both for their patriotism and dedication to the united states. as the president said yesterday in the statement congress when deferreds embodies the very best of what public service should be. she is admired for qualities that transcend party or ideologies and dedication to fairness, willingness to listen to different ideas and a tireless commitment to the work of protecting the union and thanks me for her remarkable service. on the call the president earlier today that is the call the president discussed mark kelly has been invited to attend the state of the union and he very much looks forward to having mr. kelly there. separately something is happening at thought you might be interested in. i mentione

eastern here on c- span, and on c-span radio. the director of national intelligence, james clapper, today address information sharing in the intelligence committee -- community. the intelligence sharing and armand was established in 2004 by the terrorism prevention act, which encouraged sharing of intelligence data across u.s. agencies. the remarks are 50 minutes. >> this is probably the most dangerous audience because everybody here knows something. this is quite a knowledgeable group that is here. this is going to be a very interesting session. i will turn to dan to formally introduce people in a second. i want to say a word of thanks to my friend, general clapper. i had nothing to do with inviting him, so i feel completely liberated to say what i really think about him. the witches, he is one of my real heroes. -- which is, he is one of my real heroes. this is a man who has dedicated his life to something much bigger than himself, which is serving his country. he has done a spectacular drop in almost every position that the go

live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watched the speech with tweeds from members of congress. throughout the night, go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter bang. -- twitter. >> the german foreign minister said budget cuts alone would not solve the debt crisis. guido westerwelle says he expects a new consensus to emerge by the end of the month. he spoke with the brookings institution. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, we will get started right away. he has assured me everything is resolved. the market can rest easy now. i am fiona hill, first of all, i would like to welcome everyone here. the foreign minister, on behalf of the institution, and also the head of the foreign policy program who is not here. you are here. a very large audience. we also have an overflow room. we would like to test -- to say hello to the audience of c-span and the other media outlets. this is a very important speech. we would like to thank the foreign minister for making the

live on c-span and c-span radio, on c-span 2, watched the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress. go on line for a live video and add your comments. >> former house speaker newt gingrich was the winner of south carolina's republican primary, the first southern contest of the presidential campaign season. he joins us on today's "washington journal." this is about 15 minutes. guest: what i want to focus on in this florida is big solutions for a big country. the speech on the space coast about the future of man in space and the future of the united states in space. i will deliver a speech -- a speech on help contrasting obamacare and romney-care. i have a speech on cuba and latin america. i hope, once a day, to do something positive and clear about what -- positive ways of moving forward as a country to get back on the right track. the florida debate can become an interesting and positive dialogue about what would be best for the american future. host: our viewers and listeners enjoyed talking with us. caller: good morning. we are working for you and i have friends in fl

live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2 watched the speech along with tweets. more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> i want to make this very clear. i am as open as i have said repeatedly to the best ideas of concerned members of both parties. i have no special grief or any specific approach, even in our own bill, except this. if you send me legislation that does not guarantee every american private health insurance that can never be taken away, you will force me to take this pen, veto the legislation, and we will come right back here and start all over again. [applause] >> 5 state of the union address is going back to harry truman on line at the c-span video library. watch president obama deliver this year's address tuesday night live on c-span. it is washington, your way. >> prime minister cameron continue to focus on the economy on thursday when he outlined his conservative party's plan in this debate. this is about 30 minutes and it in

eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern, including the president's speech, republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels, and your phone calls, live on c-span and c-span radio, on c-span2 watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress. and after the address, more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night, go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> on wednesday, house speaker john boehner and other republican leaders held a press conference reacting to president obama's decision to reject the keystone pipeline project. the speaker said president obama is selling out american jobs for politics. this is about 20 minutes. >> the president was depiven the authority to block this project only and only if he believes it's not in the national interest of the united sta

those of some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. clip: you all know the basic statistics.adcast television has gone down from $50 million to about 25 million viewers today. it is difficult to communicate any kind of a message to the public. slogans -- this is one of the truths that i've learned. you cannot beat details. if you run the details part of the issue, you will lose. clip: tony blankley died this week. his more than 40 c-span appearances are searchable online at the c-span video library. matthews.is clip: the second debate. need to get control of its -- nixon gets control. he brings the temperature of the room down to 40 degrees. he goes down in the basement. guy standingixon d next to the thermostat. they had a standoff and what about compromising on the temperature. they did not want nixon to sweat. they all knew what was going on. this kind of stuff is going on. clip: sam donaldson interviews chris matthews on his new book saturday night on c-span2 book tv. "washington journal" continues. host: our guests are tavis smiley and cornel west. guest: nice to be here

c-span 2. c-span's coverage of the iowa caucuses is available on c-span radio and online at c-span.org /campaign 2012. >> as campaigning winds down in iowa. presidential candidates are holding rallies around the state. ron paul was on a five-city tour of iowa today. we'll hear from congressman paul in a moment on c-span. then today's news coverage of the iowa caucuses from kcii-tv. after that we'll bring you an event with governor rick perry holding a rally in perry, iowa, live on c-span.org right now. later, live coverage of a mitt romney campaign rally in des moines. here's some of the political ads running in iowa. >> born and raised in iowa, only one candidate has been a consistent conservative fighter who fought obamacare, fought increasing our debt ceiling even as other republicans were cutting deals with obama. an expert in tax law who will fight for deep cuts in spending to reduce america's debt, restore our economy, and create new jobs and she'll never back down. one of our own. michele bachmann for president. >> i'm michele bachmann and i approve this message. >> america is in trouble.

we'll have that live here on c- span and c-span radio and c- span.org. >> c-span's wrote to the white house continues live every morning with "washington journal" talking to political guests taking your phone calls. see the latest videos of the candidates and read what they are saying from the campaign trail at c-span.org. >> president obama announced a recess appointment today to head the consumer protection bureau. the president also talked about the economy. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> hello, ohio. [applause] it is good to be back in ohio. it is good to be back in shaker heights. [applause] home of the red raiders. i love you back and i'm glad to be back. i want to thank your mayor for hosting us today. your superintendent, mark freeman. the principle here, mike griffith. i'm pretty sure we've got a couple of congress people here, but i don't see them. [applause] then is to savage. outstanding members of congress doing the right thing every day. by and understand the folks here at this school have a pretty good basketball team. [applause] boys and girls. unfortunately, i have

we will have coverage tomorrow on c-span and radio and c- span.org. we will bring you the results, can't it speeches, your comment on facebook and twitter and we will have video as well from our partner in new hampshire, the abc affiliate there. we'll get to phone calls in just a minute. the final poll before the new hampshire primary in conjunction with the university of new hampshire -- it looks like the event might be getting underway. let's take a look. >> are you ready, are we ready? in the live free or die state to cast the vote that will be heard around the world? are we ready? are we ready to change the course of history, to put governor romney in the white house and turn our economy around? are we ready? [applause] are we ready to ensure governor romney is the next president's so that none of us, none of us will have to apologize for being an american? are we ready? i'm ready, you are ready, and i have three friends to introduce who are ready. three great american patriots. first, senator kelly ayote and her husband from the air force, joe. s

c-span's coverage of the iowa caucuses is available on c-span radio and online at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> there is no debate here that copyright infringement is a serious question. we have got a system for dealing with it now. it is not perfect. there are ways in which on a bipartisan basis we can improve on it. that is what the open legislation is all about. the final difference between our bill and the other is that we would not do all the damage to the architecture of the internet. >> tonight on "the communicators," the internet and copyright protection. oregon senator ron wyden on a different version of the anti- terrorist legislation currently in congress -- anti-piracy legislation currently in congress. >> republican presidential candidate michelle bachmann has picked up the endorsement of 22 ministers. yesterday, she spoke briefly with reporters. ♪ >> happy new year to you. >> thank you. >> ♪ today is the day today is the day today is the day today is the day ♪ >> what's your name? >> my name is shirley. >> thank you, thank you. you live here in town? >> yes, my husband and i.

live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span 2, watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress and after the address, more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night, go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. but ahead of the president's speech tonight, the house returns to finish up work. a couple of votes issues with -- dealing with issues like the 2013 federal budget. also a motion to instruct democratic conferees on the payroll tax cut conference that actually is under way. we're covering that live on c-span 3. until the house comes in, we will take you to a portion of this morning's "washington journal" where we ask our viewers what they thought of last night's debate. the republican debate in florida. host: the debate last night was in tampa. there will be another debate on thursday night, also in florida. so we'll be talking about getting your take on this 18th debate, is it helping or hurting, what do you think it's do

speech, republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels and your phone calls, live on c-span and c-span radio. on c-span2, watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress. after the address, more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go online for live video and to add your comments using face pock and twitter at c-span.org. >> next week the senate intelligence committee hears from u.s. intelligence chiefs about global threats to the united states. appearing before the committee, national intelligence director james clapper, cia director, david petraeus, fbi director robert mueller and the heads of the defense intelligence agency, the national counter terrorism center and homeland security. live coverage next tuesday morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> republican presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail after last night's debate. at this hour newt gingrich is making a couple stops in sarasota. mitt romney was in tampa this morning and heading to lehigh acres. it is halfway between tampa and the bottom of the state. rick sant

to hear from people around the country and also invite our washington viewers and listeners on c-span radio to offer their perspectives on washington and the power of money and the thoughts of how it might lead to corruption. that is our topic , our topicabramoff at the focus -- that is our topic with jack abramoff as the focus. the super lobbyist was convicted in 2006 and a dozen or so other people also convicted, including a former member of congress, bob ney, a few members of the bush administration and others from the staff. after the ethics reform risk -- legislation was enacted, mr. abramoff serve three and a half years in prison and over the past few months he talks about this new book in which he describes as he sees as a culture in washington and lays out a series of prescriptions of what he thinks ails the capital city. during these first 45 minutes we will show you a number of clips from the events he held at harvard university in december with a professor there who is also well known in government reform and openness movement and talk with you about your views of washington. is

, republican response by india and the governor mitch daniels and your phonecalls live on c-span and c-span radioon c-span2 watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress and after the address more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go on line for live video and to add your comments using a spokane twitter at c-span.org. >> earlier today the supreme court threw out a redistricting map instructing the lower court to take another look at election maps from the texas legislature. the justices said the lower court didn't pay enough difference to deference to the legislature's choices and decided this case 11 days after hearing the oral arguments. we will now show you that oral argument. it's an hour and 10 minutes. >> case 11713, perry v. perez and the consolidated cases. >> mr. chief justice and may it please the court. the judicial maps drawn here are truly remarkable. they reflect the reality that the district court below lost sight of the first principles. to court repeatedly invoked the principle that these were only interim maps and not remed

speech, republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels in your phonecalls live on c-span and c-span radio on c-span2 watch the president's speech along with tweets from members of congress and after the address, more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go on line for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> ebay president john donahoe spoke at the consumer electronics show in las vegas earlier this month. in his 20 minute speech he talked about how mobile devices are changing the way people shop. >> thank you very much gary. is a it's a real honor and pillage to be here in front of all of you. i am so impressed as it was saying to gary, go i go to a lot of events in the course of my job during the gear and very rarely do you have so many policymakers, people from government officials from all different parts of the world along with people from industry large and small so i think this is a really wonderful event that i am thrilled to be here. i also recognize that the downside of giving this slot is i am the only thing betw

speech, republican response by indiana governor mitch daniels, and your phone calls live on c-span and c-span radiodent's speech along with tweets from members of congress. and after the address more reaction from house members and senators. throughout the night go online for live video and to add your comments using facebook and twitter at c-span.org. >> supporters of abortion rights gathered on the steps of the supreme court yesterday to mark the 39th anniversary of roe v. wade. the president of the national organization for women, terry o'neill, spoke to the crowd. [cheers and applause] >> one in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime before the age of 45. abortion care is a common and essential part of a woman's normal reproductive health care needs. now, you hear a lot of noise coming from over there, and they're talking and shouting and singing and making a lot of noise about abortion. but guess what action they're taking? the action they're taking is not so much about abortion although it's -- [inaudible] they're going after birth control. they're going after women's access to b

you can watch at 5:00 eastern time on c-span or check it out on c-span radio and c-span.org.n the campaign trail today, a quick look at most of the candidates. they are in south carolina and headed the state's primary next weekend. front runner mitt romney is in the central part of south carolina. you talk as a former governor starting the day further south in charleston. the former house speaker is spending time in the state capital for a call-in town hall meeting. rick santorum is at a volunteer rally, and texas governor rick perry campaigning near the coast in georgetown. there is one candidate not joining the others in south carolina -- texas congressman ron paul, who is back home taking a few days of the campaign trail. >> in this episode, we will look at rick perry's surprising, it's on climate change and the science that is behind the research. >> i think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data. >> what i'd do is i rate different comments by politicians on a one to four scale. if you say something outrageous that is completely inaccurate,

the phone lines and join us on facebook and twitter, and the coverage continues online and on c-span radiol of it getting underway at 8:00 p.m. eastern. senator bill bradley barely lost the primary to al gore. after his defeat, he spoke and vowed to stay in the race in the hopes of pulling an upset. here is a look now. this is 15 minutes. [cheers and applause] at [cheers and applause] >> ♪ start me up ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. [crowd chanting "bradley, br adley, bradley!"] thank you, new hampshire. thank you. what a wonderful year. [cheers and applause] new hampshire is a state of frank talk, independent thinking, and town meetings, and i loved every day. i know all of you have worked your hearts out. it has been a joy is a journey since last january. people have trusted me with their stories, and i will never forget them. they trusted me with their hopes, and i will always honor them. we have made a remarkable turnaround, but there is still a tough fight ahead. [cheers and applause] [chee