>> cameron: sure.en when we were doing "titanic" 12 years ago, you know, the shot at the bow where they kiss, we waited two weeks for the right sunset to get that shot. now, we'd just shoot it in front of a green screen and choose the right sunset later, you know, digitally. >> safer: shooting actors against a green screen and filling in the background by computer is a brutally time- consuming process. >> cameron: 3,2,1... action! >> safer: we dropped in on cameron a few times over the past two years and found a man obsessed, a hands-on devil for detail, as here, with time and money slipping away, he spent most of a day rehearsing and shooting-- and shooting-- a scene that might last barely seconds. are you excessively obsessive? >> cameron: clinically? never been diagnosed. i'm sure it's in the job description for directors, in general. >> safer: cameron is 55, married five times, for the last nine years to actress suzy amis. his office is filled with remembrances of blockbusters past, including the w

and i think that that has put david cameron, the prime minister, in quite a tricky position. he needs to be aware of the strength of feeling that is now developing in the domestic political scene among the electorate, but while also not tarnishing transatlantic relations by resorting to what his deputy has called meg o phone diplomacy. >> woodruff: quickly, how is prime minister cameron, your new prime minister handling this? >> i think he's handled it as well as could possibly be expected. the real criticism is attached to b.p. in the way it handled the catastrophe. really i think the u.k. government has taken a hands-off, rather, approach to the situation for the duration, really, until recently when it has now begun to rachet up-- rachet up the political agenda quite dramatically here. i think the conversation with barack obama will be quite important tomorrow and i suspect behind the scenes there now a great deal of pressure on both sides of the atlantic for b.p. to at the very least defer its dividend in order to show the aware of the importance of this dividend issue. >

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron field questions from parliament as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. >> president obama traveled to louisiana yesterday to talk with residents and officials about the government's response to the gulf coast oil spill. he gives his weekly address from there and discusses the effect of the spill on the livelihood of those who live in the region. following him, you will hear the gop address from republican national committee member michael steele, who calls for an investigation into reported job offers by the white house to democratic primary candidates. >> i am speaking to you from louisiana, one of the first places to feel the devastation brought by the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. i was here at the bait shop. i met with a group of local residents and small business owners. this is the time of year when an oyster fisher normally aren't a lot of his income. but his oyster bed has likely been destroyed by the spill. jerry vegas has a similar story. he quit the eighth grade to bec

next, "q &a," then, prime minister david cameron takes questions at the british house of commons. after that, a look at the primary race in arkansas. . . . >> define your job at "the wall street journal." >> i consider myself an investigative journalist. i try to look for the bad things in washington. people who or sometimes breaking the law but often pushing up against the law. i don't really have an exact definition. i sort of look for stories that if people picked up on that they would say that is wrong. five years at the law "street journal." >> let me go back to march 31, 2006. lots of people in this town talk about this story to this day. has to do with somebody named emily miller. give us the beginning. >> this is the heart of the jack abramoff scandal. he was a big-time republican lobbyist back in the day, released about five years ago. he made a lot of money from clients telling them how influential he was with republicans on capitol hill, particularly with tom delay. in order to get in bed with the delay crowd, he hired a lot of people at of delay pose the office. he bro

this week, david cameron feel the questions on election reform. the prime minister also responded to calls for tougher gun restrictions. in the wake of the recent mass murder of 12 people in northwestern england. prior to this week's question, -- question time, of the parliament held a moment of silence. me ithanking bothhe honorle member a spse frothe nch.fr his order. i askhe house t stand and to obrv1-minute silence in memory of eho lost their lives a today. [1-minutsince] >> thank you. questions for the prime minister? >> mr. speaker, as the people of cambria county of a former marcos -- for memorial services, we think of the friends and family of those who were killed or injured. pay tribute to the soldiers -pwho died in afghanistan. from 40 commandermarine rineanthony, from first battion, lanceorralllen webster and soldie roy rse artillery who died yeerday. we owe them a huge debt of gratitude and our thoughts should be with their family and friends. >> can i associate myself with the words of the prime minister? the reports in the newspaper

this week british prime minister david cameron fielded questions on election reform and the british missionin iraq and afghanistan. the rime minister also responded to calls of tougher cannot ricks in the wake of the recent mass murder in west cumb the house observed a moment of silence to the victims. en thank both honorab member a inde the mr from his sponse from the bench. orr. i ask the house to stand and to observe 1-minuteen i memory of those lost thr lives week ago today. [1inute silence] [1-minute silence] order questions to t prime minister. albert owen. >> mr. speaker, ashe people remember thehocking events of lasteek, it' right that our though a with them aith the friends and families with all those who we kild or injured. mr. spear, i sure the whole house will wsh to join me in pa tribute to the soldiers who died in afghanistan. from 40 commander marines, mari anonfrom first baalion, lce corpora allen cochran and cporal try webster and a ldier royal horse artillery who died yesterday. they were all extremelyalented and professial servicemen who gaveir les for the safety and secu

obama called cameron and over the weekend. i can understand the concern on the one hand, but i think i understand why it bp was taking criticism in the united states. host: georgia, independent line. caller: what ever referred to us -- whatever we referred to as president obama, he is progressive, liberal, marxist, socialist. if one team that puzzles me is -- when i look at his background and how the media priorrto election failed to inform the people of president obama's background. they were like, well, we did not know anything about this guy. now we are finding out. if he is not a builder. he tears down. and you look at an organization like there -- like a corn that is correct in the -- like a corcorn that is correct in the process -- corrupting the process. guest: i wonder about the you are taaking about tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs. would they really propose no bailout at all and risk the ricochet affects of that? the small banks that would fail, the community banks that would

do you agree with the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron? we can be totally out of afghanistan by 2015 and turn the lights out? >> i am not sure that is a quote from david, but i will take the second question first. we have been in afghanistan now for nine years. next year, will be there for a decade. this is now america's longest war, and what that means is all of us have an interest not in occupying afghanistan but an interest on making sure that stand on its own to the defeat when it comes to security issues, and is not a base for terrorist activity launched against the united states of america. i think we're going to have to provide assistance to the afghanistan for a long time to come. they are still working with a national government. they are in a very tough neighborhood. they are a very important country, so a whole range of issues, setting up courts, setting up effective police, a political system that is transparent and fair, as well as with respect to security, we intend to be a partner in afghanistan over the long term, but that

david cameron defended his budget and answered questions on the mission in afghanistan and on the gulf coast oil spill. >> questions for the prime minister. lisa nandy. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to marine paul warren from 40 commando royal marines, who died on monday, and to the member of 40 commando royal marines who died yesterday. we should constantly remember, and show our support for, the services and sacrifices made on our behalf by our armed forces and their families. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> lisa nandy. >> the coal field communities regeneration program breathed new life into places like wigan after the devastation caused by the pit closures in the 1980's. michael clapham's review is very welcome, but the decision to freeze the funding will devastate our economy all over again. can he reassure my constituents that he is not simply seeking to close down the coal fields all

. >> new prime minister, david cameron, a field questions from parliament tonight at 9:00 on c- span. . . . can you give our national audience a sense of where you are leading this effort and why? >> this summit was an >> this summit was an opportunity for us to first and foremost educate america about the role rural america plays. it is about affordable food, the supply of water we drink and rely on. it helps to make us energy it helps to make us energy independent and it is a substantial percentage of our military that comes from these small towns. it is important that there be a vibrant economy to support families. sadly, for the past several decades, we have seen a decline in rural america with an aging population, significant poverty, and so the obama administration has decided to put a new framework in place to revitalize the rural economy based on a couple of fundamental principles. one is agricultural production is important, so have to continue to expand markets domestically and foreign. that is why our know your former, know your food effort is trying to link producers and c

david cameron defended his government's proposed budget set to be released this week. harriet harman pressed the prime minister on the budget. the prime minister was also asked about troops in afghanistan and the future of britain's manufacturing industry. the two soldiers died yesterday. we send our condolences to their family and their friends. perhaps, today, in particular, to the doctors and nurses that worked alongside them. mr. speaker, -- they would enjoy him that luxury themselves. >> can i thank my hon. friend for that suggestion. he knows that i share his views about the need a response to crime. the last government left us absolutely no money. what i would say to my friend is that we have to address the failures in the system, the fact that half of all prisoners in britain are on drugs and the fact that more than 1 in cannes are foreign nationals that should not be here in the first place and the fact that 40% of them commit another crime. that is the record of failure that we have got to reform. >> >> r. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying trib

they heard the british prime minister david cameron say their loved ones were innocent and the actions of the regiment that day were unjustified and wrong. if bloody sunday was a defining day in the history of the troubles, let us hope the publication of the report will be a transformative moment for the people of northern island. today we remember those who lost their lives marching. we remember bloody sunday and those who were wounded. the innocent people have been exonerated. for those of us who stood up with those families over the course of almost four decades, and i was a strong supporter of those families, this is a moment of satisfaction. and in dairy people cheered the vind days of their loved ones who died on that tragic, tragic day. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington rise? mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker.

this week, david cameron defended his government's proposed budget said to be released this week.cting labour leader. armand tested the prime minister on how he would cut the budget. >> questions for the prime minister. philip davies. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the royal marine of 40 commando who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham on monday, and to the two soldiers from the 1st battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment who died yesterday. we should send our sincere condolences to their families and their friends. we should pay tribute to the exceptional work of our armed forces serving in afghanistan and, perhaps today in particular, to the highly skilled doctors and nurses who work alongside them, and those who treat the injured personnel back in the uk. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> philip davies. >> does my rig

after that q&a" and then another chance to see david cameron at the house of commons. the commission on wartime contract and hears from defense department officials on the role of support -- and oversight of security contractors. live coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. sec commissioner talks about reclassifying broadband and the use of public broadway airwaves for emergency purposes. this press wednesday, george osborne announced that the bank of england would oversee financial regulation in britain as a departure from the previous system. mr. osborn laid out a plan to restructure the financial system in a speech to the financial community in london. he is joined by the lord mayor of the city of london. he will formally release the new budget this week. this is about 40 minutes. >> the right honorable lord mayor. [applause] >> mr. chancellor, the governor, my lords, ministers, fellow alderman, ladies and gentleman. welcome to mansion house and a special welcome to you, counselor, on this occasion, your first mansion house speech to the financial-services

using technology which was indeed produced in the united states, the blowout preventer produced by cameron and was produced to american petroleum industry standards. a love that's it, i think it is crucial that the full investigation take its course. we simply do not know. so many of the people who could have told us what happened are no longer alive. we simply do not know exactly what events were that happened on the deep water horizon and we need a proper process of investigation if we are going to learn those lessons. i have already said something about the difference in a regulatory regime between us and the united states. the most important features the decision we took after the piper alpha disaster to separate the licensing and regulation from the health and safety side. but that is certainly not the only lesson that we be -- that will be learned from this disaster. when we have more clear understanding of exactly what went wrong, i am certain there will be a technical and other regulatory response required. in the interim, we have made that step of improving inspections. because we

prime minister david cameron will take questions on electoral reform and the british mission in iraq and afghanistan. you can see the exchange sunday night on c-span. this weekend, the chicago tribune lit fest. two days of panels and collins. --call-ins. it the entire schedule at book- tv.org. this sunday, cspan takes you inside the supreme court to see the public places and rarely seen spaces. the justices provide insight about the court and the building and all its history. it is home to america's highest court, this sunday at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening -- >> candidates debated for the first time yesterday held at the university of rhode island. this is about one hour and features candidates from four parties. this event is courtesy of w.pri tv. >> online, we will bring you an extended coverage after the debate. we will continue on line with wpri.com and we will have questions for our viewers. right now, let's get down to business with one minute opening remarks from our candidates. the order was determined by a dry. we will hear first from the republican candidate, john robitaille.

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron answers questions in his first prime minister's questions as head of the coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, noted feminist, author, and legal scholar martha nussbaum has written or contributed to more than 20 books on liberal education, ethics, sexism, and legal justice. live sunday on c-span 2. >> nv's primary election is june 8. republican candidates are vying for senate majority leader harry reid of's seat. this form was held a couple of weeks ago and is moderated. >> he is the most reviled man washington among conservatives, and now southern republicans are offering the right to take on u.s. senate majority leader harry reid. next, on "face to face." >> this is "face to face." >> welcome to "face to face." we bring you news and commentary you won't find anywhere else. the second of our two-part debate. you can see the first part on our web site. let's meet the candidates. the former state assemblywoman from reno, he has returned t

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [speaking french] >> up next, prime minister david cameron at the british house of commons. and then a debate between the senate candidates for the north carolina democratic primary. and then for the south carolina republican primary. the record talks about her recent articles about renewable arthur -- renewable energy sources. arthur brooks looks at their role of government in the fee

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> [speaking french] >> up next, prime minister david cameron of the british house of commons. then the chancellor of the exchequer as they talk about changes to the british banking system. after that, another chance to see "q&a" with the author leo damrosch. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" -- deborah gordon, a former engineer for chevron u.s.a. talks about her reccnt article on oil companies and renewable energy sources. arthur

. >> i don't know if it's cameron that builds these blowout preventers. they are working on a 20,000 pounds per square and prevented. you are aware of that? they said, while there is much discussion in an ongoing effort to provide guidance for equipment greater than 15 pounds per square -- 15,000 pounds per square inch, in the interest of expediency it was decided to apply current design code and practices. the 20,000 pounds per square inch per center was designed, tested, and qualified to ati -- meaning, but for the sake of expediency, it does concern me. why were you looking at 20,000 pounds per square inch when you believe what you already had at 15,000 exceeds what you really think was required? >> i am not certain. i think that is referring to blow up preventers for reservoirs with greater pressure. i do believe that one of the most important things to come from this incident is a requirement for the industry to step back and we design a fail- safe mechanism it uses to prevent accidents of this sort. we need a fundamental redesign of the blowout prev

. >> director james cameron said he would help, and you told in no. currently the video stream we have, the only video we have, images, are controlled by what he characterized as the criminal. doesn't he have a point, maybe have someone other than by showing images? -- other than bp showing images? >> i would just make observations. i have not talked to him myself but all of the video coming out of operation from the remotely operated difficult is available. we made that -- actually there were concerns when we started the top kill process that it might put too much pressure on the operators and bp actually wanted a delayed broadcast to remove the risk in the control room and it was decided after the conversation between myself and codey heyward, the need for transparent to overwhelm the additional risk. additionally you have to understand the are conducting simultaneous operations. within a one square mile area around the wellhead and the riser pipe from any particular time the gap between 14, to 20 rob's. the need to de-conflict for safety reasons is

." >> david cameron fields questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questionshead of the coalition government, sunday night 7:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this weekend on "in depth" a feminist law professor has -pcontributed to more than 20 books a liberal education, ethics, and other topics. this is, a book tv program. it is on c-span2. >> we have three new ec's ban books for you. each has a unique contemporary perspective. it has something about lincoln, the highest court, and the lives of the president's. you can order this on our web site. this may be a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we are joined regarding reports of a second ship that reaching as far as the gaza, but forces are taking over. what is the latest? caller: it has been intercepted without incident. they have worked at an agreement with the israeli former minister it saying that it would go directly. this may have been intercepted with the israelis say they will offload all of the material after a thorough inspection. host: what is the message as far as repeated

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron hears questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's question as the head of the coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> deborah bial who found that the policy foundation addresses the denison university. the posse foundation seeks out inner core city youth and helps them go to college. from ohio, this is about 30 minutes. >> deborah bial. >> oh, my gosh. hi. this is an incredible honor. thank you so much, everybody. i get nervous. are you a little nervous? you look just gorgeous out there. ok, so i'm going to be official. thank you, president, again, and at denison board of trustees, especially bill mulligan, who was wonderful and here today. and the staff and all of you for inviting me to say something had your graduation. and this is a commencement speech, right? it has to be little bit interesting. so i am thinking, what do i say? first things third. congratulations to the class of 2010. you did it. you have a lot to b

prime minister david cameron warned today that b.p. sneaded a level of certainty that there won't be claims entertained that are three or four times removed from the oil spill. but president obama's tough talk about b.p. in his televised address last night earned him plaudits from some leading democrats, including senator dick durbin of illinois. >> this president has been very firm and resolute that british petroleum, this oil company, is going to be held responsible for the damage that's been done. it will be at their expense and not at the expense of american taxpayers that we will help the businesses that are affected and do everything within our power to restore the devastation which has occur to the environment. >> woodruff: on the other hand, senate republican leader mirb mcconnell criticized the president for citing the spill in a renewed appeal for energy and climate legislation >> fact that the white house wants to use this crisis as an excuse to push more of its legislate agenda on the american people with the same kind of a

in london, british prime minister david cameron also urged israel to lift the blockade. but in new york, while expressing concern for the polite -- plight of palestinians, joe biden voiced support for israel. he spoke with pbs's charlie rose. >> you can argue whether israel should have dropped people on to that ship or not. but the truth of the matter is, israel has a right to know. they're at war with hamas. has a right to know whether or not arms are being smuggled in. >> woodruff: meantime, international mideast envoy tony blair said the blockade of hamas-ruled gaza has been counter-productive. >> my view is the blockade of gaza has to change, to stop. we need a better policy for gaza. but we needed that even before this incident occurred. >> woodruff: in jerusalem, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists lifting the blockade would open the door to illicit arms shipments to hamas. >> ( translated ) : now the rockets and missiles that iran is trying to get into gaza-- and some are already there-- at aimed at tel aviv, and jerusalem. it is our responsibility a

later this morning, prime minister david cameron goes before the house of commons for his first session. after that, former bush administration attorney general john ashcroft will discuss interrogation techniques and the legal rights of terrorism suspect carried live coverage from the heritage foundation begins at 11:00 eastern. coming up this hour, the center for american progress tries as for the response to the bp oil spill. after that, a new york university professor on ways to streamline the federal government. later, an update on a tax later, an update on a tax

the new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions from members of parliament as the head of the coalition government. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span. next, remarks from the ceo of the national rifle association. he spoke last month on his support for arizona's new immigration law and issues related to gun control. from his organization's annual meeting in charlotte, north carolina, this is 35 minutes. [laughter] [applause] >> are you ready to speak out for freedom? do you want to make a difference for the future of your country? it is great to be back here in charlotte with some of the most active, energized nra members and gun owners anywhere in the united states of america. with your help and support you have achieved what a lot of other people wish they could do for their causes that they believe in. my right to keep and bear arms -- as we sit here this morning, it is stronger and more relevant and more widely exercised, and it is growing stronger every year, thanks to everyone of you and folks just like you all over our great country. the rig

british prime minister david cameron said the british role in afghanistan is still needed. >> inevitably some will use this to question our mission and our purpose there. mr. speaker, we are paying a high price. let me be clear. we are in afghanistan because the afghans are not yet capable of securing their own country from terrorists. >> sreenivasan: the pace of british deaths in afghanistan has also accelerated. it took four years to reach 100 deaths, 14 months to reach the next hundred, and now in just the past ten months, 100 more british soldiers have died. an explosion at a coal mine in central china has killed at least 47 workers. government officials said the mine was operating illegally since its permit expired earlier this month. and in southern china, the death toll from heavy flooding rose to 175 people. torrential downpours have destroyed thousands of homes, turned roads into rivers and caused damages of more than $2 billion. colombia has a new president elect. juan manuel santos won 69% of the vote, the largest margin in modern history in an election marked by low turnout.

then david cameron at the british house of commons. after that, c-span camera shows some of the work being done by thh coast guard and bp in louisiana. . >> alex gibney, what was your reaction when you heard that jack abramoff had just been released from prison to a halfway house in baltimore this week? >> well, i knew it was going to and frankly, you know, i thought he had spent enough time in a might well have gone to prison but didn't. he's out in a halfway house. i think that's all right. >> when was the first time that you thought about doing your documentary, brand-new, called "casino jack and the united states of money"? stories in "the washington post," and i was astounded really by sort of the audacity of the story and how colorful it was. so i thought it would make a good movie because i'm always interested in stories per se, and jack is a fascinating character. very colorful, very outrageous. at thh same time, the other interesting to me was it was a story that seemed to me to poont out the most fundamental problem in our de

larry joins us from cameron, idaho. caller: i am enjoying this very much, but i do think that this gentleman is very articulate and unfortunately is speaking somewhat over my head. i am not a very learned man. i served in vietnam and i tried to stay abreast of what is happening in this country. when i went to vietnam my attitude was my country, right, wrong, or indifferent. unfortunately that was a very stupid outlook. not seeing the overall picture of what was going on in washington with the economy and with spending, with the reasoos we have gone into vietnam in iraq, the reason we went into afghanistan, i do not see the big picture of what is going on behind the scenes and causing all of this. frankly, i do not really care. i am just concerned about myself and my family. i am concerned about others in this country that are struggling trying to make it. i believe that it is because so many of the people are not considering the people like me who are not very learned. we are to can and others to represent us in a way t

cameron myself. all of the video that is coming out of the operation right now from the vehicles is available. we have, we made that available, actually, there was some concern, we started the top kill process that may put too much pressure on the operators and b.p. wanted a delayed broadcast to remove that risk in the control room and it was decided, after a conversation with -- between myself and tony hayward that the need for transparency overwhelmed whatever risk there may be. they're conducting what they would call simultaneous operations. and within a qug square mile area, within the well head and reiser pipe, you could have 14 and 20 r.o.v.'s. the need to keep them for safety reasons. we had to stop and reinsert the tool, the reason for that the r.o.v.'s were working the tube bumped into each other. it caused the tube to be dislodged. there's an issue about density and the number of r.o.v.'s. i appreciate mr. cameron's comments but putting another one down there may increase the risk to the op

and do you agree with the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron, that we can be totally out of afghanistan by 2015 and turn the lights all? >> i am not sure that that is a quote from david, but i will take second question first. we've been in afghanistan now for nine years. next year we will have been there for a decade. this is no america's longest war. what that means is that all of us have an interest not an occupying afghanistan, but making sure that afghanistan is stable, can stand on its own 2 feet when it comes to security issues, and is not a base for terrorist activities launched against the united states of america. now what think we're going to need to provide assistance to afghanistan for a long time to come. they are still building up a national government. they are in a tough neighborhood. they are a very poor country. on a whole range of issues, from economic development, setting up courts, setting up effective police forces, a political system that is transparent and fair, as well as with respect to security, we intend to be a partner with afghanistan ove

. >> david cameron feels questions from parliament in his first prime minister's questions as head of the coalition government tonight at 9:00 on c-span. >> congressman kevin mcarthy held a town hall meeting in his district of bakersfield, california. it is part of an initiative called "america speaking out." it solicits opinions through a web site. he heard from constituents on the new arizona immigration law, job creation, social security, and the gulf coast oil spill. his question and answer session is just under 90 minutes. >> who has some ideas? come on down. state your name for everybody. >> [inaudible] as far as the federal, state and local unions, as far as what they give their employees as far as the private-sector -- [unintelligible] as far as an excise tax on [unintelligible] as far as being accountable for a consumption tax, we should pay for it as we use it and push ourselves away from people actually trying to [unintelligible] i know there is an accountability issue [unintelligible] on the past two fiscal and financial responsibility. >> from the fiscal challenges, what

. >> james cameron says he held to fill the site and bp =-- would help to film the site and bp said no. >> i would make this observation. all the video that is coming out of that operation right now from the rolli operated vehicles is available. we have made that available. there was concern that it might put too much pressure on the operators and bp wanted to have a delayed broadcast and it was decided that the need for transparency overwhelmed whatever additional risk might be greeted by that. the other thing is they are conducting simops. simultaneous operations. within a one square mile area around the wellhead and the rise pipe, you could have rov's operating down there. when we were using the riser insertion tool, they had to stop and reinsert it. the reason they had to do that was the rov's were working the insertion to van bumped into each other and because the tube to be dislodged. there is an issue about density. i appreciate mr. cameron's commons but try to put one more rov -- comments, but trying to put one more down there might increase the risk to the operation. >> does t

. >> british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questions as the head of a coalition government. live from the british house of commons wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> carl bernstein and bob woodward in june, 1972, as reporters for "the washington post," they began investigating the watergate break-in and the ties to the nixon administration. 38 years later both are still reporting. from columbus, ohio, this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> bob, i'm carl. get that out of the way. i think the best thing we can do given what people seem to be asking us, latey, particularly about what -- could this happen again? could there be another watergate story? to tell you a little bit about what we did. and what happened. because it's very anomalous in terms of the way journalism worked then and in terms of the way it works now. we were metropolitan reporters at the "washington post". i happened to be in the office on that day, june 17 or 18, 1972. bob was called in by one of the ed

the gentleman that called said he worked for cameron. that is one of the major companies. hydril. there are other manufacturers of blowout preventers. these are, again, very sophisticated pieces of equipment with a lot of redundancy built into them. host: loretta in cleveland you are on with bob tip pee. caller: good morning to you. mr. tippee, where is your journal found? is it online? in the library? on bookshelves? my most important question is relative to the supreme court's latest decision, where i think they err in listing corporations as people. the campaigns finance along with the stories read earlier about thousands of lobbyists for the oil and gas industry heading for washingt washington. if a corporation can be listed under the tax code as a corporation and a person, what is the implication of that? host: where can people find your journal, mr. tippee? anybody can get read our news online which is w wfrpb wfrww.w. we have a very lively website and free electronic newsletter daily that you can subscribe to. the magazine is an industry trade journal part technical and par

. >> you have been watching live questions of the british prime minister, david cameron. up next, an encore presentation of our documentary the supreme court. at 2:15 a.m., the future of the tea party movement. >> two views from the computer industry association katherine sloan and walter mccormick on "the communicateors" on c-span2. >> something different is going on here, and you need to appreciate how different it is to our system of government. >> the framers created it after studying the great law givers in history. >> the government concedes that the destruction of documents in anticipation of a proceeding -- >> these cases are very important. we don't sit here to make the law. we decide who wins under the law that the people have adopted. >> if there are 4-9 of us that want to hear any of these cases, we'll hear it. >> we cannot have a decision of this court. >> why is it that we have an elegant imposing, impressive structure? it is to remind us that we have an important function and to remind the public of the importance of the knew tralt of the law. -- the nutral

he plans to speak with david cameron today about the b.p. cameron today about the b.p. oil spill. "the washington post" notes that president obama has not addressed the nation from the oval office. according to scott shane at the "new york times," on the front page today, president obama's prosecution of leaks to the media has already outdone every previous president. we'll read more from this article in a bit, but for the next 45 minutes, in light of that, we want to talk to you and get your thoughts on how much secrecy is needed in a democracy. there are three lines you can contribute to today. only do so if you haven't called in the last 30 minutes. 202-737-0001 for republicans. 202-737-0002 for democrats. 202-628-0505 for independents. of course, there are two other ways you can contribute this morning if you want. eleccronically, if you follow us on twitter, and we invite you to do so, twitter.com is the website. our address is cspanwj. you can also send us an email. as promised, here's the front page of the "new york times" this morning. obama steps up the prosecution of med

. >> david cameron fields questions as head of the coalition government, tonight at 9:00 on c-span.oday on book tv, a legal scholar martha nussbaum. she has written or contributed to more than 20 books on liberal education, ethics, sexism, and legal justice. join our 3 our discussion on the n c- tv's "in depth" o span2. >> monday, efforts to expand broadband and organic with the public utility chairman ray baum. and time warner's recent restructuring announcement and what it means to their cable customers. "the communicators," monday, on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: thank you for being with us. we are here to talk about how president obama has responded to the gulf oil spill and using you to give us some expertise on how president's response to a crisis situation. have you seen this as a landmark, a crisis of the presidency? t.ller it is the greate it did not appear to be as big as it later became when it first broke. host: is there anything you can compare this to, having an environmental disaster become a crisis? guest: the obvious comparison is katrina. the key

. >> i don't know if it is cameron that builds these preventers, that's a company someone told me. they're working on a 20,000-pound per square inch preventer. you're aware of that? >> yes. >> while there's much discussion and ongoing effort to provide guidance for equipment greater than 15,000 pounds per squarism, in the interest of expediency it was decided within cameron to amy current design codes and practs. the 30,000 pounce per square inch preventer was qualified for a.p.i. it means basically but for the sake of expediency concerns me. why were you looking at 20,000 pounds per square inch when you believed you had 15,000 exceeds what you -- what is required. >> i'm not certain, i think that's referring to a blowout preventer with res vaws with greater pressure. one of the most important things to come from this incident is the requirement for the industry to step back and redesign the fail safe mechanism is uses to prevent accidents of this. we need a redesign of the blowout preventer. it is something that b.p. will take an active role in. we have begun the process with a nu

. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david cameron fields questions in this first prime minister's questions, sunday night, and o'clock p.m. on c-span. >> i said, all might not, this president will be impeached -- i said, oh, my god, this president hu the impeach. we could not use that word around the use -- the newsroom. the all of that moment stays with me. >> search for a watergate in the c-span video library. see what key players have said about the break in. the library is free, on-line. >> next, a destruction -- a disccssion on reconstruction in humanitarian efforts in haiti. the january earthquake resulted in more than 500,000 people killed or injured. this event starts with the lieutenant general, ken keen. this is just over two hours. m th 80 we will take a couple mths off for the summer and reconvene in e fall. it's a very fitting that topic of today's dscussion s a look ahead at haiti's future over the coming mon certainly we hope after the traumatic event of the recent past thaiti could ook forward to a bright future bu unfortunately that isn't co

on wednesday, you can watch live coverage of the british prime minister's question some with david cameron. that is live up 7 the yen eastern on c-span2. >> next, remarks by the british finance minister, george osborn. tuesday, he delivered a statement to the house of commons on his butt to report. this is one hour 10 minutes. mr. chancellor of the exchequer. >> mr. deputy speaker, -- >> this emergency budget deals decisively with our country's record debts. it pays for the past, and it plans for the future. it supports a strong, enterprise-led recovery, it rewards work and it protects the most vulnerable in our society. yes, it is tough, but it is also fair. this is an emergency budget, so let me speak plainly about the emergency that we face. the coalition government has inherited from their predecessors the largest budget deficit of any economy in europe, with the single exception of ireland. one pound in every four we spend is being borrowed. what we have not inherited from our predecessors is a credible plan to reduce their record deficit-this at the very moment when fear about the su

was usintechnology which was deed produced in the united states, the blowout preventer produced by cameron and was produced to american petroleum industry standards. a love that's it, think it is crucial that the full vestigation take its course. we simply do not know. so many of the people who could have told us what happened are no longer alive. we simply do not know exactly what events werehat happened on the dee wer horizon and we need a proper process of investigation if we are going to learn thoseessons. i havelready said something about the difference in a regulatory regime between us and the united states. the most important features the decision we took a the piper alpha disaster to separate the licensing and regulation from e health and safety side. but that is certainly not the only lesson that we be -- that will be learned from this disaster. when we have more car understanding of exactly what went wrong, i am certain there will be a technical and other regulatoryesponse required. in the interim, we have made that step of improving inspections. because we have already announced