and then we will be live with the family leadership summit. on c-span, c-span radioc-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016. annual spending bills have hit roadblocks over the confederate flag issue. greece has reached a deal to avoid and exit with the european union. at the white house, president obama speaks at a summit on aging. hillary makes a speech in new york. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern.

and 11:00 a.m. eastern, we will be in aims for the family leadership summit where nine candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span. or. >> this week on first ladies, we learn about the creature of garfield -- mrs. garfield. she was that an educated woman and believer in woman's right. when her husband, james garfield was assassinated, she returned to ohio and insured his legacy rick chester arthur becomes president. the first lady established white house social etiquette. on c-span's original series, "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv. >> u.s. chief technology officer megan smith delivered this year's commencement address at m.i.t. in cambridge massachusetts. president obama went at smith as chief technology officer and 2014 after she served as pfizer is meant at google for over a decade. this is 30 minutes. >> the corporation and faculty of the massachusetts institute of technology are now declared convened. together with this assembly, on the occasion of the commencement exercises of this institution, for the conferring of its

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. he white house, 2016, we take you there. >> each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> a circus parade. ♪ >> this was a spectacular, today you would call it a commercial to let everyone know that the big top was being a raise. the everyday world would be transformed into a field with exotic animals. pretty girls in pretty costumes, and that oh so daring young man on the flying for mps -- flying trapeze. it was a wonderful world. i started my show business career in the circus. i wasn't aerialists, one of five. unfortunately, there hasn't been one of the circus parade for more years than some of his care to remember. it was natural for the joseph schlitz brewing company, which it big gun of a series of communitywide celebrations, to re-create this wonderful bit of america on a for milwaukee's celebration of the fourth of july. >> here comes the columbia bandwagon, built in 1897. this is the first circus wagon

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016, we take you there. >> here on c-span, newsmakers is next with steve israel of new york. then a town hall event with carly fiorina in new hampshire. at 8:00, our conversation with christian anderson on q&a. >> our guest on newsmakers is steve israel. >> one of the most romantic things that happened in the house was the kerfuffle over the confederate flag. what can democrats do? are there more procedural maneuvers? what can democrats do for the general election to use as an issue to excite african-american voters? >> thanks for the question. imagine that almost as they are lowering the confederate flag in south carolina, republicans decide late at night to make a backdoor attempt to raise the confederate flag over our national parks. why did they do that? not because it's their ideology because it was the only way they could attract and enough votes to pass an interior appropriations bill. the only way they could do that is to buy the votes of repub

on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016, we take you there. >> early next month, a forum with republican presidential candidates, c-span is partnering with new hampshire union leader for the newspaper's voters' first forum on monday august 3rd. all 17 sxurnt likely gop candidates have been invited to participate. the forum is live from st. ann's college in manchester on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. coming up monday august 3rd at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the ceo of ibm, virginia rometty returned to her alma mater, northwestern university to give the commencement address. her speech to the class of 2015 runs 15 minutes. >> i tell you based on that hooding and hollering -- far for me to finish up here. so let me not only thank meg, president shapiro faculty and trustees that are here. it's a great honor to get this degree, but it is a greater honor to sit and look at all of you, where i once sat, and be up here to deliver your commencement speech. so, i must say to all of you as

on c-span, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. c-span's "road to the white house" 2016, we take you there. >> at a hearing last week, the f.b.i. director warned lawmakers encryption technology was making it harder to track terror suspects and criminals. he talked more about the threat and other challenges in the fight against isis. this was held by the senate intelligence committee. it is just under two hours. chairman: i would like to welcome director comey. i know the vice chair has had the opportunity to have a bite at you. she wanted one more. we often conduct hearings enclosed session. i would like to take this opportunity to publicly commend the director and men and women of the f.b.i. for their

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house. we take you there. >> next q&a with kristen soltis anderson. that is followed by prime minister's questions. after that, a house hearing on the construction costs for the u.s. house in kabul. ♪ brian: this week, our guest is conservative pollster commentator, and pollster kristen soltis anderson, author of "the selfie vote: where millennials are leading america and how republicans can keep up." brian: kristen soltis anderson in your book, why did you tell us there have been one billion downloads on something called candy crush? kriste

and all day saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. answer we'll be live in ames for the family leadership summit where nine republican candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. c-span c-span's road to the white house 2016 we take you there. >>> recently concluded supreme court term the high court upheld the affordable care act, found same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and ruled that the first amendment does not require the state of texas to put confederate flags only sense pilates. last week at the heritage foundation a discussion to review these and other rulings from the court's last term. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the heritage foundation. we certainly appreciate you coming out today. my name is rachel and i'm with the strategic communications heritage. we're thrilled to co-sponsor this with the legal center. i want to introduce the moderator for our first panel today, john malcolm is the director and ed gilbertson and sharon gilbertson. he writes and speaks on a variety of law related topics. prior to coming to heritage john worked in different positions including serving as la

on c-span thomas c-span radio, and c-span .org. "road to the white house 2016." we take you there.r scott walker enter the 2016 presidential race yesterday. he spoke to supporters for about 45 minutes. ♪ mrs. walker: i am so proud of those two. aren't they doing a great job tonight? and thank you all for being here so i can present my husband scott walker to this great country. last time we were here, when we were at the expo center, we had just won the recall election. i'm so proud of scott for winning three elections in four years. so, when he told me he was thinking about a fourth election i said, why not? scott and i would not be standing here today with all the support we have from this room. you have not been simply bystanders. you may the phone calls, you knocked on the doors, and most importantly, you prayed for us. we felt those prayers and we cannot thank you enough. [applause] most of you here already know scott and have formed an impression. many more people will form the impressions in the days and months to come. my first impression of the man i fell in love with and

and c-span's "road to the white house" is providing coverage of the forum on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. following the live forum you can provide your input by joining our call in program or adding your comments on facebook and twitter. "rode to the white house 2016" on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. yesterday, the house homeland security committee heard from new transportation security head peter neffenger, who joins the society just weeks after reports reveal t.s.a. failed to catch bombs and weapons in 67 of 70 tests. >> the me on homeland security will come to ord. mr. mccaul: we are here to hear from peter neffenger on his plans for leading the t.s.a. we expect to explore a range of issues related to operations with the t.s.a. i recognize myself for an opening statement. two weeks ago a terrorist attack in america's heartland inspired by hateful idea -- ideology, killed five soldiers on american soil just days after we released our report from this committee. not only are we still under threat from islamic terrorists but they have expanded their footprint. the war i

and all day saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern, we will be live in ames, i would for the -- iowa. on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span,org. e road to the white house, we take you there. >> we will get an update on the iran nuclear agreement and what's ahead. on the show we talk with a couple of capitol hill lawmakers about that accordingly republican darrell issa california, a member of the foreign affairs subcommittee on the middle east and north africa. than senator ben cardin of maryland from the foreign relations committee and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ ♪ host: good morning, everyone this wednesday, july 15. the iran nuclear deal has been signed and now the sales job begins for the president and his team to congress. the vice president woman he would lawmakers this morning on capitol hill and the president himself will make personal phone calls. he will begin today with a pitch to be mark and during a news conference at 1:00 p.m. our coverage will be on c-span three. lawmakers will have a chance to read the 100 page nuclear deal and decide in 60 days of a support or oppose. we want to know

c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016. we take you there. >> the head of the u.s. soccer federation said he had suspicions about fifa, the sports international governing body, before federal prosecutors indicted nine soccer officials. that hearing is next on c-span3. then remarks from los angeles mayor eric garcetti. later we hear from gop presidential candidates ted cruz. and then a discussion on the u.s. patent system. >> book tv is television for serious readers. and join us this saturday starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern for our all day live coverage of the harlem book fair. author talks and panel discussions featuring historian nell ervin painter and pamela new kirk. author and code pink medea benjamin on in depth. live from national book festival celebrating its 15th year. and on sunday, live in depth with second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute lynn cheney on on c-span2's book tv. >> the senate panel was critical of the way soccer is run by international governing bodies and questioned what cu

and c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage of the two-hour forum on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. the new hampshire union leader along with media organizations from the early cacus and primary states are sponsoring this forum. following the live forum, you can provide your input by joining our call-in program or addingior comments on facebook and twitter. road to thes who on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates visits cities across the country. we're joined by comcast to learn more about augusta, georgia. jimmy dias was awarded the medal of honor posthumously for actions in world war ii. >> we're in the augusta museum of history. about ten years ago a decision was made to do a permanent military display to honor jimmy dias. when i did my research i went through over 9,000 carnegie medal recipients and the medal of honor recipients since the civil war and he's the only one to have earned both awards. >> he'd almost for sure say he doesn't deserve it. he might point out someone more heroic than he was. he w

will be live at ames, where nine at leading republican candidates are expected to speak, and on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. we take you there. announcer: this week on first ladies, influence and image, we learn about lucretia garfield and educated woman and a believer in women's rights. when her husband was assassinated, she returned to ohio and in short of their legacy by making their home into the early version of the presidential library. a way to work becomes president and they establish white house social etiquette used by first ladies for decades. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies, influence and image, with their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama sundays on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: congressional leaders held an event wednesday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war with speakers john boehner and mitch mcconnell, as well as democratic leaders nancy pelosi and harry reid. we also heard from defense secretary ashton carter and former secretary chuck hagel. this is about o

and that will take place at 7:00 p.m. eastern in manchester, new hampshire. we'll have it live on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. this weekend on the c-span networks. politics, books, and american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, host as discussion on illegal immigrants and the enforcement of arizona's immigration laws. and sunday evening at 6:30, new jersey new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie on national security. he speaks at the university of new hampshire at manchester. on c-span2, saturday night, at 10:00 eastern, on book tv's afterwards, michael tanner p.m. eastern in manchester, new hampshire. we'll have it live on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. this weekend on the c-span networks. politics, talks about the growing national debt and looks at restructural entitlement programs as a solution. and sunday afternoon at 3:00, glen beckfrents his thoughts on islamic extremism. heroin history tv on c-span3, sunday more at 10:00 eastern, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's signing of the 1965 voting rights act. our coverage i

on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. c-span's "road to the white house: 2016," we take you there. >> president obama is commuting the prison sentences of 46 people convicted of nonviolent crimes. just one of the topics white house press secretary josh earnest talked about during the daily briefing. he also answered questions about the nuclear negotiations with iran as talks enter their final stage. >> good afternoon, everybody. happy monday. i do not have any announcements to make at the top so we can go directly to your question. >> we're approaching another deadline, i guess you can call it, on the iran talks. whether the parties will have to extend the gpoa or reach a deal, what's your expectations what happens in the next few hours? josh: julie what we do expect is that the action will remain in place. the reason is that it's an interim agreement that's been place for over a year and a half that's frozen iran's nuclear role and rolled back in key areas. now obviously if we can reach a final agreement then that would s

and beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern, we'll be live from ames where nine leading republican candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. c-span's "road to the white house" 2016, we take you there. >> c-span gives you the best access to congress. live coverage of the u.s. house, congressional hearings and news conferences. bringing you events that shape public policy and every morning "washington journal" is live with elected officials policymakers and journalists and your comments by phone, facebook and twitter. compreep created by america's cable companies and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> and the u.s. house expected back in about 45 minutes, 2:00 eastern time for debate on six measures. mainly dealing with small business administration programs, including one that would require the s.b.a. to resume disaster assistance loans for businesses that were affected by superstorm sandy back in 2012. take you to the floor live at 2:00 when they gavel back in. until then, a look at progressive politics and the presidential race from today's "washington journal."

and saturday, we will be live for the family leadership summit where nine presidential candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radiospan.org. c-span's road to the white house. 2016. we'd take you there. >> and joining us this morning is to trina vanden hoople. thank you for joining us -- k atrina vanden heuvel. the socialist candidate sets out his vision for america. he or as a look. i'm going to ask you, they right here that in the beginning there were plenty of numbers. now, bigger than expected. that says something about sanders. it also says something about the prospects for progressive teletext. what does it say? katrina: the so-called democratic wing of the democratic party. someone was going to fill that space in 2016, and bernie sanders is filling it. it might've been elizabeth warren but bernie sanders has staked out his ground. he is someone the nation has been covering, paul, since -- you know he entered the public in 1990 so it strikes me that he is only now getting popular. the crowds are growing. part of it i think, paul, is the mainstream corporate media in this country has for a long time sort of po

. >> the forum will be live here on c-span radio. and c-span television on monday, august 3, beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. you have already been in touch with a number. candidates and their campaign staffs. what are they telling you about this approach that you and others are putting forward? >> well, they've -- like it. especially the ones who are not the best known candidates. donald trump isn't going to have any trouble getting on the fox stage based on his polling numbers. but a lot of the other candidates have trouble with the fact that donald trump gets on. and they may not. and as senator lindsay graham has said brad pitt could get on that stage based on national polling and candidates like graham, like governor john kasich who is not officially in the race but is going to be in the race, are outside looking in. and that -- that troubles them. senator graham is actually having a press conference in new hampshire later today to continue to protest the way this is going down with fox. but we've now had eight candidates accept our in

and saturday, we will be live for the family leadership summit where nine presidential candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radioand c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house. 2016. we'd take you there. >> and joining us this morning katrina vanden heuvel. good morning. paul orgel: bernie sanders speaks. you did a little bit of a q&a with the candidate. they call it his most revealing interview. the socialist presidential candidate sets out his vision for america. here is a look at the piece. they write here that in the beginning there were plenty of doubters, but two months into the campaign, everything about the sanders candidacy, the crowds, the poll numbers, the buzz is bigger than expected. it says something about the prospects for progressive politics. what does it say? katrina vanden heuvel: this is a economic populist moment. the economic populist wing of the credit party is ascendant. someone was going to fill that space in 2016 and bernie sanders is filling it. it might have been elizabeth warren. but bernie sanders has staked out his ground. he is someone the nation has been covering since he enter

on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. span's road to the white house 2016, we take you there. >> we're live this morning and coming up next a discussion about u.s./china relations and the two countries common interest and concerns in the middle east. specialists from the center of american progress, china united foundation and shanghai saturday zboirnl studies review the findings. those groups are hosting this event. coverage getting under way on c-span 3. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the center for american progress. so glad to see folks here on a rainy monday morning. thank you for joining our program on u.s./china cooperation in the middle east. i'm the vice president for national security and international policy here. i would like to welcome our distinguished guests from shanghai and from shanghai institute of international studies. they have both managed to get to washington despite a typhoon that disrupted all air operations out of shanghai so we're extremely happy you're here safe and southern and we hope

eastern and the c-span road to the white house is providing live coverage on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. the new hampshire union leader and media from the early caucus and primary states are sponsoring this forum for the republican presidential candidates to answer questions from voters and following the live forum you can provide input by joining the call-in program or adding comments on facebook and twitter. road to the white house 2016 on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> earlier today the senate approved a long-term highway bill with three years of funding for roads, bridges ab railways and sent the measure to the house where it is unlikely to house. house did not pass it before it broke yesterday for the august recess. the 65-34 vote set a stage for debate in the fall for how to address long-term infrastructure needs and trying to avoid a government shut down on october 1st. white house press sect josh earnest talked about this during today's briefing. >> all right. good afternoon, everybody. nice to see you all. if you'll indulge me i have a statement at the top be

c-span.org. >>> the republican presidential candidates are in new hampshire for the first voters presidential forum. c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage of the two-hour forum on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. the new hampshire union leader and media organizations from the early caucus and primary states are sponsoring this forum for the republican candidates to answer questions from voters. you can provide your input by joining our call-in program or adding our comments on facebook or twitter. road to the white house 2016 on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> a california father called on congress to approve legislation to get undocumented felons off u.s. streets. his daughter kate steinle was shot and killed on the pier this summer. the suspect was deported many times. he and other families testified before the judiciary committee. immigration and customs enforcement officials along with u.s. citizenships and immigration services directors also testified. >>> for the benefit of the aurdience and witnesses generally, and in this case too, senator feinstein is the ranking member for this hearing. and she and i will make opening comments, then we'll go to our first panel. th

and c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage of the two-hour forum on c-span c-span radio, and c-span.org. the new hampshire union leader along with media organizations from the caucus and primary states are sponsoring this forum. and following the live forum, you can provide your input by joining our call-in program or adding your comments on facebook and twitter. "road to the white house 2016" on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> coming up next, the role of religion in health care. panelists discuss the importance of faith based organizations in delivering care in countries with health challenges such as aids and hiv. the usaid center for faith based and community initiatives director talked about the important role these organizations play in responding to pandemics such as the recent ebola crisis in west africa. the center for strategic and international studies is the host of this event. >>> all right. good morning. sorry for the few minutes delay in getting started. my name is talia dobovi. i'm the deputy director of the global health policy center here at csis

c-span throw to the white house that provided live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. the "new hampshire union leader" are sponsoring this forum. following the live forum you can provide your input by joining our call-in program or add new comment on facebook and twitter. road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> next, florida senator and republican presidential candidate marco rubio on foreign policy. he spoke earlier at furman university in south carolina for about one hour. >> well, thank you all for being here. i tell you i believe, senator 2016 is about electing a commander-in-chief who is prepared to do what it takes to keep this country safe so we can remain free. you've been a very vocal and outspoken in your criticism of the iran deal. let's say that there is a president lugo in january 2017. how do you deal with iran -- president rubio. >> i would say how we were versatile to type what we will do instead. it is no deal at all because the first thing about the iran deal that we need to understand as it releases billions of dollars

on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016, we take you there. >> this sunday on q&a artist and journalist molly crabam apple on her use of drawings to tell investigative stories from around the world. >> gang affiliation might mean reading a book by a black panther or having a tattoo. pelican bay isn't alone in this. around the country you can land in solitary for your art, your reading, your beliefs, your gender status, your sexual orientation or your friends. >> i go around with a sketch book and draw. a lot of times that's not necessarily to show the finished drawing it's also to build are a pour with people. because very often when you have a big camera it puts a distance between you and the person. a big insect-looking thing right in front of your face. you're taking these images, they can't see what it's taking. whereas when you draw, it's a vulnerable thick. they can see what you're doing. if you suck, they can tell you so. it's more of an interchange. most people haven't been drawn

c-span is part three -- partnering with "new hampshire union leader." candidates have been invited to participate. it is live from manchester here on c-span and c-span radio and c-span.org monday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> c-span gives you the best access to congress. live coverage of the u.s. house, congressional hearings and news conferences. bringing you events that shape public policy. and every morning, "washington journal" is live with officials, policymakers, and journalists, and your, spy facebook, phone, and twitter. c-span brought to you with the public service by your local cable and settle a provider. -- satellite provider. >> coming up livid about 20 minutes here on c-span, a discussion for the heritage foundation on alternatives to the public school system. until then, conversation from today's "washington journal." douglas aiken is former director of the -- resin of the wreck and action form and he joins us to discuss a report this week that shows at health care spending has jumped back up from the historic lows of recent years. is that jump something that american should be concerned about? guest: absolutely. if you look at the foundation of

eastern and c-span's "road to the white house" is providing live coverage of the two-hour forum on c-span, c-span radio, and cspan.org. the new hampshire union leader along with media organizations from the early caucus and primary states are sponsoring this forum. and following the live forum you can provide your input by joining our kl call-in program or adding your comments on facebook and twitter. "road to the white house" 2016 on c-span, c-span radio, and cspan.org. c-span.org. >>> federal communications chair tom wheeler and commissioner talk about rural access to broad band and over the top video services. testified earlier this week for a house oversight hearing for the fcc. >>> we'll call to order the subcommittee on communications and technology, and i want to welcome everyone here today, and wish you very good morning to chairman wheeler and commissioner pi glad to have you back before the subcommittee again this year. we appreciate the work you're doing at the fcc, and look forward to your testimony and our opportunities to pursue some issues. at the risk of sounding a bit like a broken rec

and members of the public. live coverage will be on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org followed by yourself reaction by phone and on facebook and twitter. defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey will be on capitol hill testifying on the military balance in the middle east as congress considers the pending nuclear agreement with iran. the deal will set limits on iran's ability to enrich uranium, build center funls and other reactions that could lead to a nuclear bomb. live coverage of the senate armed services committee at 9:45 eastern time on c-span3. now, combatting prescription drug abuse at the state level. this is part of the national governor's association meeting held over the weekend in white sulfur springs, west virginia. it's an hour and to minutes. you can see more from the governor's meeting on our website, c-span.org. >> if i could have your attention, let's take our seats so that we can get our joint session started. first of all, good morning. welcome. i'm governor steve beshear from kentucky. i chair the nga health and human services committee. so we

and twitter. road to the white house 2016, on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> >> this weekend on the c-span networks. politics, books, and american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. a discussion on illegal immigrants in the enforcement of arizona's immigration law. and sunday at 6:30, new jersey governor chris christie on national security. on c-span two, saturday night at 10 across eastern, michael tanner talks about the growing national debt and looks at restructuring entitlement programs as a solution. and sunday afternoon at 3:00, glenn beck present his thoughts on islamic extremism. and on american history tv on c-span3, sunday morning talking at tech -- starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of lyndon johnson tanning -- signing the civil rights act. and lbj's 1955 each at the u.s. capitol, and the signing of the bill. also this weekend, saturday night at 7:10, university of california at berkeley professor brian delay looks at the history of done production in europe and how farming contributed to an american victory. get our complete sche

and twitter. road to the white house 2016 c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> a senate appropriations subcommittee held a hearing on whistleblowers at the veterans affairs department. doctors in the veterans affairs department who brought up concerns testified at the hearing, followed by witnesses on the v.a.'s office of special counsel and the inspector general's office. >> thank you all for being here. the american people rightly expect our veterans to receive the best health care in america, but the system designed to provide it is failing. the reason we know about the failures is because of people we are going to year from like dr. catherine mitchell. dr. mitchell is going to tell us about the failures of people entrusted to give that care. we quickly realized to the corruption was rampant. a social worker and union president stood up to say the corrupt bonus schemes that brought down the phoenix v.a. was in my home state. another doctor uncovered boxes and boxes of unread echocardiograms, leading her to discover dozens of unnecessary surgeries on our veterans. the truth about corruption in v.

on c-span, c-span radio, and he span.org. the road to the white house, 2016. we take you there. >> each week "real america," bringing you archival films. one year after president lyndon johnson signed the 1964 civil rights act, the u.s. information agency brother group of civil rights leaders together to discuss their effectiveness. the moderator is a civil lights -- civil rights lawyer who along with others, founded americans for democratic action argued 16 cases before the u.s. supreme court, lobbying congress for passage of the 1964 civil rights act >> the white house today, july 2, 19 624. the occasion, signing into law the civil rights act of 19 for. -- 1964. >> we much not -- we must not approach this in a vengeful spirit. the purpose is not to punish. the purpose is not to divide but to end divisions that have lasted too long. the purpose is national, not regional. this civil rights act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and states, in our homes and our heart, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country.

all 17 current and likely gop candidates have been invited to participate. the forum is live in manchester on c-span. c-span radiod c-span.org. monday, august 3rd, 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> when congress is in session c-span3 brings you more of the best access to congress. with live coverage of hearings, news conferences and key put affairs events and every weekend, it's american history tv traveling to historic sites, and eyewitness accounts of events that define the nation. c-span3, coverage of congress and american history tv. >>> up next on c-span3, a conversation on missile defense and the weapons capables of isis and iran. the reserve officer's association, the air force association and hosted this hour-long event. >> i want to welcome you all here to this. our next brisk in our seminar series on nuclear deterritoriant and missile defense. i want to wouk our friends from c-span that are here this morning. on behalf of the air force association, the national defense industrial association and the reserve officers association of america i want to thank you all and welcome our sponsors, especially our friends fro

and all-day saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern we will be live for the family leadership summit, when i leading republican candidates are scheduled to speak. i'd c-span, c-span radiod c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016, we take you there. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to about go -- will -- we want to welcome back to our table darrell issa. congressman, your position on this nuclear iran deal. guest: i oppose it. this is one of those challenges where we have had more than three decades of this country not being trustworthy, and we now will -- have what appears to be a less than full capitulation. as i said in my brief statement when this came out, no country has ever abandoned its nuclear ambitions without agreeing to abandon its nuclear ambitions. this defined sort of a 10 year timeframe in which they will continue to have the material is it theoretically for peace of purposes, but this is a country with a single economy. and just to put a perspective on it a great oil expert in country, we understand that. they don't refine enough of their own oil to take care of their gas needs in country. so if you are going to be an investor

and twitter. road to the white house 2016 on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> earlier today the senate approved a long-term highway bill with three years ever funding for roads bridges and railways and sent the measure on to the house where it is unlikely to pass. the house did not pass it before it left for recess. the 65-34 vote set the stages in fall over how to address long-term infrastructure needs while trying to avoid a government shut down on october 1st. white house press secretary josh earnest talked about this during today's briefing. >> all right. good afternoon, everybody. nice to see you all. if you'll indulge me i have a statement at the top before we go to your questions. you have often heard me stand at this podium and express some frustration about the tendency of house republicans to wait until the last minute before doing something. we had these conversations when we were talking about the funding for the department of homeland security, when we talked about the need to confirm the president's nominee for attorney general or making sure our intelligence professionals have th

live coverage on c-span c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> this weekend on the c-span networks politics books and american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, net roots nation hosts a discussion on illegal immigrants and the enforcement of the arizona immigration laws. and new jersey governor and candidate chris christie on national security. he speaks at the university of new hampshire at manchester. on c-span 2 saturday night at 10:00 eastern on book tv's afterwards, michael tanner talks about the growing national debt and looks at entitlement as a solution. and on saturday, glenn beckon extremism. and on c-span 3 sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern we commemorate the lyndon johnson signing of the 1965 voting rights act. it includes phone conversation between johnson and his aids and dr. martin luther king and strategy on how to enact and enforce the law. and lbj's 1965 speech at the capitol and the signing of the bill. also this weekend saturday night at 7:10 university of california at berkeley history professor brian delay looks at the history of gun production in e

and all day saturday, we will be live in ames for the family leadership summit, where nine leading republican candidates are scheduled to speak. on c-span, c-span radioand c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house 2016. we take you there. >> booktv is television for serious readers. join us next saturday starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern for our all-day live coverage of the harlem book fair, the nation's flagship african-american literary event. with author talks and panel discussions. on sunday, august 2, author lydia benjamin on in depth saturday, september 5, we are live from the capital for the national book festival, celebrating its 15th year. followed on sunday by our live in-depth program with former second lady and senior fellow mrs. cheney. those are a few of the upcoming let programs on c-span's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york is michael reagan. good morning thanks much for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: the front page of the "washington post -- time is running out -- "washington post," time is running out for greece. at -- and focusing on what primarily is what going to happen w

c-span is partnering to hear from all the republican presidential candidates. questions will come from the audience and members of the public. our live coverage will be on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org and your reaction by phone, facebook, and twitter. >> the c-span city tour working with cable affiliates, visited cities across the country. we are joined by comcast to learn about the literally life and history of augusta, georgia. awarded the carnegie medal. >> we are sitting here in the augusta museum of history. and about 10 years ago a decision was made to do a military display a permanent military display to honor jimmy dias. when i did my research on the book, i went through over 9,000 recipients recipients. and the 3,500 or so medal of honor since the civil war. turns out he's the only person to earn the award. >> he might point out to somebody else who was more heroic than he was. he was very humble. he never talked about the carnegie medal. and when i interviewed people who knew him people knew him well. i said, tell me what about the carnegie medal when he was 19. they didn't know anything about it. i have known a lot of medal of honor recipients. most of the

c-span is partnering with the new hampshire union leader. all current and likely candidates have been invited to participate. it is live on c-span and c-span radio and c-span.org. today's senate foreign relations committee hearing on the iran nuclear agreement, secretary of state john kerry and an insert -- energy secretary ernest moneys and secretary jack lew joined secretary kerry today. senator bob corker chairs. [applause] sen. corker: i want to thank the witnesses for being here today. we look forward to couples and hearing. i want to thank all of those also who are in attendance. i know there was an outbreak prior to his convening. we thank you for being here. we do hope you will respect that now that the meeting is in order, outbursts of any kind are unwarranted and respect the democratic process that is taking place here. we thank you for being here, we also thank you for your courtesy as we move ahead. other witnesses have agreed to be here as long as we wish. we will start with seven minute questions. based on live from -- last night visitation, there is sometimes a tendency to want to interject. what i would say is obviously we conduc

hampshire for the first presidential forum on monday at 7:00 p.m., and c-span is providing live coverage of the forum on c-span, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. media organizations are sponsoring the floor. following the forum, you can add your comments on facebook and twitter. " road to the white house 2016"." c-span gives you the best access the congress. live coverage of the house congressional hearings in use conferences, and every morning "washington journal is live with your comments. c-span, created by cable companies and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. at theoday's white house briefing, josh earnest was joined by ernest moniz. mr. earnest: good afternoon, everybody. the president will travel to american university in washington d.c., to deliver a speech on the historic deal reached by the united states alongside our partners and allies to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. the president will continue his effort to make the case for why the iran deal verifiably prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. he will lay out the enormous stakes in the current de

c-span is partnering with new hampshire union leader or the newspaper's first forum. candidates have been invited to participate. it will be in manchester. live on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. up next, a forum on strengthening investment in scientific research to create jobs and grow the economy. we will hear from newt gingrich and a panel of researchers and academics. it is part of what is called the middle-class prosperity project launched by elizabeth warren of massachusetts and representative elijah cummings of maryland. >> we will start the middle-class prosperity project for them. why is the prosperity project holding a hearing on the imports -- the importance of federal funding for research? the recent art deeply -- the reasons are deeply interrelated. investments in research produce good jobs right here in america. breakthroughs in research are our best chance to keep free -- to keep from bankrupting our country and the middle class. keeping us from going broke over all timers, diabetes, and the other costs of medical care. research will give it -- give us a chance to lead better lives. television has changed the world in america. advances like supercomp

c-span3. >>> here are just a few of the featured programs for the three-day holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span friday night 8:00 app l eastern, radio personalities and executives at the annual talkers magazine conference in new york. an interview with "the new york times" chairman and publisher and executive editor on the future of "the times." sunday night at 9:30 eastern web members of the church committee former vice president walter mon dell and former senator gary heart on their ground breaking efforts. on book tv c-span 2, friday night 10:00 eastern, how the increasing use of artificial intelligence could make good jobs obsolete. saturday night at 10:00,why the bill of ratings was created and debates its spurred. sunday live at noon, join the three-hour conversation with best killing author peter swiets zer. and an american history tv on c-span3 friday evening 6:30, the 70th anniversary of the united nations with jerry brown, house minority leader nancy pelosi. saturday night at 8:00 hear a brooklyn college classroom lecture on the revolutionary war and how individual personalities, supplies and timing often influence the outcome of major batt

and other news organizations. so far 14 candidates are scheduled to be there. live coverage on monday on c-span the c-span radio, and c-span.org followed by your reaction by phone and on facebook and twitter. [applause] >> new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie spoke about national security and foreign-policy taking questions on the iran nuclear agreement with defense funding. the university of new hampshire. this is an hour. >> my 2nd speech of this national conversation on tax and regulatory reform. i think the folks for their continuing courtesy and cordiality. i want wantcordiality. i want to thank my friend. it was my to come here and conveying for you the number of times i did and give support. your campaign is one we are extraordinarily proud of and one that made a real difference because of the conversation that new hampshire voters not to participate in. i know that while new hampshire is doing okay new hampshire would be doing well. [applause] >> the 1st lady of new hampshire. [applause] it is great to see judy as well. home with their children. i don't wanti don't wa

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. rhodes the white house 2016. we take you there. >> c-span gives you the best access to congress, live coverage of the house congressional hearings, bringing you events that shape public policy. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. host: joining us from cincinnati, ohio, can black well, a senior fellow at the family research council. he is the former mayor of cincinnati. good morning. guest: good morning. good to be with you. host: wanted to get your take on the supreme court j.k. rowling cop -- the supreme court's ruling, legalizing same-sex marriage. guest: they turned on its head the institution that had been in place for thousands of years. the bodies of scientific knowledge showing when it comes to the rearing of children, that union is the preferred union and the most successful in creating responsible adults. i was taken by this attack on religious liberty, but more importantly, this judicial activism, where we found ch

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. we take you there. >> the biggest planetary unveiling in a century. there will be a close flyby of pluto. that is live on c-span 2. guatemala here about deportation cases and administrative legalization. jeh johnson testifies. at 2:00 eastern, a look at the future by the subcommittee. >> clinton said she would benefit everyone. if the democrat underwhelm'ss wall street and the performers -- we will watch the remarks from new york city. i'm delighted to be back. over the past few months i have had the opportunity to listen to americans' concerns about an economy that still isn't delivering for them. it's not delivering the way that it should. it still seems to most americans that i have spoken with that it is stacked for those at the top. but i have also heard about the hopes that people have for their future. going to college without drowning in debt. starting that small business they have always dreamed about. getting a job that pays well enough to support a family. and provide for a

c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage of the two-hour forum on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. the new hampshire leader along with media organizations are sponsoring this forum for the republican presidential candidates to answer questions from voters. and following the live forum, you can provide your input by joining our call-in program or adding your comments on facebook and twitter. road to the white house 2016. >>> tonight on c-span 3. the confirmation for chief of naval operations. accident shipments of the live anthrax virus by the defense department. and later a capitol hill ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war. john richardson said there are other alternatives to the iran nuclear agreement besides war. this is an hour and a half. >>> morning. we meet today to consideration the nomination of john richardson. admiral richardson, we thank you for joining us this morning. we're thankful for your continued willingness to serve. we also welcome members of your family, who are joining us this morning and thank them for supporting y