it was no picnic in crystal city. >> let's watch a little bit of an overview of crystal city, the cap the sun shines practically every day of the year with a cool breeze from the gulf in the evening. originally, it was a mandatory labor camp of approximately 1000 housing units, utility, and recreation buildings. to provide for a population of 3600, we added more than 500 housing units, school buildings a hospital, and maintenance building. we tripled the number of streets and extended electric and sewage facilities. this is the perimeter over which armed guards kept a 24-hour watch. at night, the illumination on top of the fence was visible almost to the mexican border. >> you said they voluntarily went in a but could not get out voluntarily. >> absolutely. as you can see, those guard towers, they were always under armed guard. everyone knew the penalty for an attempt to escape was death, and in the entire history of the camp, no one ever attempted to escape. for one thing, where would you go? you are in the middle of nowhere. despite the fact that they said there was a cool breeze fr

some of the people in crystal city were probably, they probably should have been at crystal city. ahead of the american nazi party was a high value prisoners for us, for the united states. in germany, and germany desperately want him back. he was on one of the early trades. so that's the way it works. we didn't want to give him up because roosevelt knew he knew a lot that mike could harm us. so every trade in the book describes what was considered behind the trades. but the great tragedy of crystal city is that many of those who traded should have been of the highest value to americans, because many of them were american-born children. as this fact unfolded during years of research at the national archives in washington, d.c., and within it is with many former children now elderly men and women in their 80s and sometimes '90s, i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal city that the machinery of modern internment and triggered -- prison exchange was crapped on an industrial level. the first of four large prison exchanges took place in the year 1942 and the

crystal city who are still alive. she operates a newsletter called "a crystal city chapter" that keeps people up to date on deaths, children's issues. she was critical to me because once she agreed to talk to me, all of her friends talked to me, as well. i began going around the country trying to interview as many former children who were in the camp. >> where is crystal city, texas? >> crystal city, texas is located 120 miles southwest of san antonio, which is my home, about 35 miles from the u.s.-mexican border. the lights of the internment camp could be seen from mexico at night, because the land there is incredibly desolate. it was, in fact, chosen as the enemy alien internment camp that housed multiple nationalities, german, german-americans, a italians, japanese, and japanese-americans, the only camp that housed multiple nationalities during the war. it was chosen in large part because it was in such an isolated location. if you wanted to have a camp like crystal city, it was a very good place to locate it. >> h

some of the people in crystal city were -- paper but we should have been in crystal city. the head of the american nazi party had a high-value prisoner for us for the united states and germany they desperately wanted her back and was on one of the early trades. we didn't want to give him up because he knew a lot. every trade in the book describes what was considered behind the tree. it's for the high-value because many of them were american-born children. they have many former children now elderly men and women in their 80s and 90s. i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal city that the machinery of the exchange was crafted on the industrial level. the first of four large prisoner exchanges took place in june 1942 and the second was september 2, 1943. during these exchanges more than 2,000 japanese and japanese-americans were literally treated for other americans imprisoned in japan. february, 1944 644 german residents and their american-born children were sent from crystal city into germany in exchange for americans. on january 2 1935, 428 more

some of the people in crystal city were probably they probably should have been at crystal city. chris kuhn, who was the head of the american nazi party was a high value prisoner for us, for the united states. and in germany, and germany desperately wanted him back. and he was on one of the early trades. and so that's the way it worked. we didn't want to give him up because roosevelt knew that he knew a lot that might could harm us. and so every trade in the book describes what was consideredded behind the trades -- considered behind the trades. but the great tragedy of crystal city is that many of those traded should have been b of the highest value to americans because many of them were american-born children. as this fact unfolded during years of research at the national archives in washington, d.c. and with interviews with many former children, now elderly men and women in their 80s and sometimes 90s i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal city that the machinery of modern internment and prisoner exchange was crafted on an industrial level. the fir

so, the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins , but the special war divisions in the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday at 8 p.m. on c-span's q1 day. >> all weekend long american history tv be featuring greensboro, north carolina. television commentator edward r. murrow was born in greensboro. he was known for criticizing senator mccarthy and his catchphrase "did night and good luck -- "good night and good luck." >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1, 2010. museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launched a wave of sit-ins across the south. >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina amt state -- amt -- north carolina a&t state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access

stomach absolutely. >> did any of them stay in crystal city? >> i don't remember.[inaudible] >> they have reunions all the time. there were about 13,000 people living there during this time the highest number ever because it was a tiny little place. >> i want to thank you all for your incredible interest and i just think you. my aunt came from houston my mother and sister and all of you it's just great to see you and thank you so much. [applause] [inaudible] a familiar face to see to c-span and book tv viewers. the former solicitor general and co-author of this book reading the dream the case for marriage a quality along with david boyda. were you surprised by a lot of people with your position on marriage? >> certainly i did. i didn't surprise me were people who knew me because i've always felt i grew up in california and i feel it's wrong and i've always felt it's wrong to discriminate against people who are gay or. i thought this was something i could do and wanted to do so i was a little surprised that people were surprised because i'm a conservative and a lot

some of the people in crystal city were probably they probably should have been at crystal city. chris coons the head of the american nazi party was a high value prisoner for us for the united states and germany desperately wanted him back. he was on one of the early trades. so that's the way it worked to we did want to give him up because roosevelt knew that he knew a lot that my could harm us. so every trade in the book described what was considered behind the trade. but the great tragedy of crystal city is that many of those traded should have been of the highest value to americans because many of them were american-born children. as this fact unfolded during years of research at the national archives in washington, d.c., and with any views with many former children, now out of the men and women in their 80s and sometimes '90s, i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal city that the machinery of modern internment in prison exchange was crafted on an industrial level. the first of four large prisoner exchanges took place in june 1942, and the second in

the crystal city mcdonald's has since reopened. >>> d.c. metro, is there a safety gap? that is the title of today's oversight committee hearing to examine ongoing safety concerns on metro. this comes one month and a day after carol glover was killed when an electrical malfunction near the l'enfant plaza station filled the tunnel and train full of smoke. dozens more passengers were hurt. virginia congressman gerry connolly called the hearing after finding metro needed to be rebehinded about safety -- reminded about safety measures from the ntsb. >> we open to to mrs. glover's family and all the passengers on that train to do everything in our power not only to fully uncover why this accident took place but also to integrate all lessons learned to ensure it never happens again. >> carol glover's two sons have filed a law against metro for $50 million. 80 more passengers who were also on the yellow line when the incident happened also intend to sue. >>> it's a school bus ride some minnesota school students won't soon forget. their bus rolls out of control for 15 minutes. h

we will reunite you with your families and the crystal city internment camp, the family internment camp, if you will agree to go voluntarily. and then i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins but the special war division for the department of state used it as roosevelt primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "q&a." >> next on "the presidency," members of president clinton's foreign policy cabinet discussed rwanda, the middle east, and the search for osama bin laden. this is a portion of a symposium on the clinton administration hopes of it -- hosted by the clinton administration. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome editor and chief and copresident of the "atlantic,"

so the truth of the matter is the crystal city can't was -- the crystal city camp was humanely administerede ins, but the special war department of the united states used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange, it was the center of his exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> c-span's three nights of technology concludes with vcu of cisco, john chambers. he talked about creating digital infrastructure and staying ahead of the competition increasing connectivity, and how to work with world leaders. this is about one hour. >> the program is about to begin. please find your seats and switch off all electronic devices. thank you. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much indeed for being with us this morning. i am the editor in chief of the wall street journal. it is a pleasure to welcome you all to the latest in our series. we quiz some of the leading ceos of the united states and the world on the plans for the future. thank you particularly for coming out this morning, a very busy morning in new york. the president is here come obv

at mac some of the people in crystal city were probably, they probably should have been at crystal city chris coons who is the head of the american nazi party was a high value prisoner for us for the united states and germany desperately wanted him back. he was on one of the early trades. so that's the way it worked. we didn't want to give it but because roosevelt knew that he knew a lot that might could harm us. so every trade in the book describes what was considered behind the trades. at the great tragedy of crystal city is that many of those who traded should have been of the highest value to americans, because many of them were american born children. as this fact unfolded during years of research at the national archives in washington, d.c., and with interviews with many former children, now elderly men and women in their 80s and '90s i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal c

now 60 years later -- >> tonight on cue and day the only family internment camp in crystal city texas. >> the government says we have a deal for you. we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camp, the family internment camp, if you will agree to go voluntarily. then they learned what the secret of the camp was. you had to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided that they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins, but these special war division of the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> each week american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. next, iowa state university professor sara marcketti talked s about what fashion is not covered by copyright protection and the creation of the fashion o

the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins , but thepecial war divisions used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific, c-span's "q&a." each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn which artifacts -- what artifacts reveal about american history. the national museum of african american history and culture is currently under construction on the national mall. the museum has hosted several events since 2008 called save our african-american treasures. people can bring in family artifacts and talk to curators. we talked to museum staff and participants at the event in washington d.c. >> my name is ethyl washington. on the director of education. today, we are here for the save our african-american treasures program where we invite the public to bring objects, and we have reviewers here. tell the public how to preserve them. >> [indiscernible] 1937 to 1947 in brooklyn, new york. >> mr. evans brought in a visual social history of black life in new york. in the variety

at the great tragedy of crystal city is that many of those who traded should have been of the highest value to americans, because many of them were american born children. as this fact unfolded during years of research at the national archives in washington, d.c., and with interviews with many former children, now elderly men and women in their 80s and '90s i just found myself shaking my head in disbelief. it was in crystal city that the machinery of modern internment in prisoner exchange is crafted on an industrial level. the first of four large prisoner exchanges took place in june 1942, and the second of september 2, 1943. during these two exchanges more than 2000 japanese and japanese-americans were literally traded for other americans imprisoned in japan. in february 1944, 634 german residents and their american-born children were sent from crystal city into germany in exchange for americans. on january 2, 1945 428 more in crystal city were treated in to war. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals

. >> now, 60 years -- this is sunday on q&a, the internment camp in crystal city texas. the government comes to the fathers and say, we have a deal for you. we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camp, if you will agree to go voluntarily. and then i discovered what the secret was, if you -- they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan. that is if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth is, the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins, but the special war divisions used as roosevelt's prisoner exchange. it was the center of the prisoner exchange program. sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern. next, a conversation with the first lady of afghanistan, rula ghani. here she talks about the role of women in afghanistan, her life growing up as a lebanese christian, and other issues affecting the country. this is one hour. >> thank you everyone. thank you for coming to our series. i run the national security program here. we are here on ash wednesday so i haven't applied my makeup. thank you fo

she kind of is the mother of all the japanese-americans in crystal city who are still alive.he operates a newsletter called "a crystal city chapter" that keeps people up to date on deaths, children's issues. she was critical to me because once she agreed to talk to me, all of her friends talked to me, as well. i began going around the country trying to interview as many former children who were in the camp. >> where is crystal city, texas? >> crystal city, texas is located 120 miles southwest of san antonio, which is my home, about 35 miles from the u.s.-mexican border. the lights of the internment camp could be seen from mexico at night, because the land there is incredibly desolate. it was, in fact, chosen as the enemy alien internment camp that

ou with your family and the crystal city internment camp, if you will agree to go voluntarily and then, i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. what. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered, but the special ward divisions and department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange and was the center of the prisoner exchange program. lack of a knife at 8:00 eastern -- sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> each week american history tv american artifacts is it museums and historic places established by congress in 1820, the united states botanic garden itself is garden in america. next, we will take a two or -- tour and learn about the collections of the plant museum originally proposed by washington in 1776. >> welcome to the united states spoke in article garden. -- botanic garden. >> my name is ari novy. i am the executive director of the united states botanic garden. we are standing on union

we will reunite you with your family and the crystal city internment camp, the family internment camp, if you agree to go voluntarily. i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and to japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered, but the special war divisions in the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> on american history tv, the co-authors of the book, florida and the marielle boatlift lift of 1980, the first 20 days. they discuss how the state of florida handled the arrival of 30,000 cuban recipes -- refugees in key west and 30 months. the authors discuss the so-called mary alito's, the first wave of over 120,000 cuban immigrants in 1980 and the impact they had on the political and social culture in florida. this session from the bob graham center for public servic

we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camps the family interment camps if you will agree to go voluntarily and then i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ims but the special war divisions and the department of state's used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange at the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program.

camp in crystal city, texas, in which she says is the real reason for this camp. >> the government comes to the fathers's and says we have a deal for you. we will reunite with your families in the crystal city internment camp, the family internment camp, if you agree to go voluntarily. and then, i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany, and to japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war divisions of the department of it was the center of roosevelt president exchange program. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's kweilyn day. >> welcome to greensboro on american history tv. it is not as the gate city because of its ties to transportation. it is located in the piedmont region of central north carolina. with the help of our time warner cable partners, we will look at the history of greensboro. visit that woolworth's counter at the center of the civil rights count -- movement. >> is that at th

the truth is, the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ims. but the special award divisions of the government -- department made a deep primary prisoner exchange program. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. on tuesday, vice president biden swore and ashton carter as a new secretary of defense. he replaces chuck hagel who announced he would leave the post late last year. the ceremony took place at the roosevelt room of the white house. it is about 20 minutes. -- >> hello, everyone. welcome to the roosevelt room. dr. carter, stephanie, william carter, where is william? hey, man. how are you? welcome. daughter ava couldn't be present today, but the deputy secretary who has been running things and been a great asset to the department. general marty dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs, as well as admiral james who is the vice-chairman, and members of the carter transition team. i said as i walked in to ash, if anyone is made for this job, if there's a job description that fits the person, this is the guy that fits the job descri

you know crystal city was never -- there were about 13,000 people living in crystal city during this time. the highest number ever because it's a tiny little place, yeah. well, i want to thank you all for your incredible interest in this, and i just thank you, especially old friends here and my aunt came from houston my mother's sisters, and all of you guys. it's just great to see you. thank you so very, very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news, scheduling updates behind the scenes pictures and videos, author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. facebook.com/booktv. >> next, a look at the design and construction of new york's verrazano narrows bridge with gay talese. completed in 1964, the verrazano-narrows bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the united states and the sixth longest in the world. this is about an hour five. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening. good evening everybody. welcome to celebrating the very zahn know, a program conversation with gay talese and sam ro

the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war divisions of the department of it was the center of roosevelt president exchange program. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's kweilyn day.

than 60 years later -- this sunday, on the only family internment camp during world war ii at crystal city, texas, at what she says is the real reason for this camp. >> the government comes and says we have a deal for you. we will reunite you with your family and the crystal city internment camp, if you will agree to go voluntarily and then, i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. what. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered, but the special ward divisions and department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange and was the center of the prisoner exchange program. lack of a knife at 8:00 eastern -- sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> each week american history tv american artifacts is it

the truth of the matter is the crystal city was humanely administered. but but the special board a vision for the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of his present exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 o'clock eastern and specific on c-span q&a >> use tell a story that has gotten a lot of attention. one you say the president was offended by what he took to be a racial undercurrent. called the place. very angry about it. how can those who weren't in the room assess which of you >> i don't know. there were five people standing around the president when he talked to governor romney in several of them have come forward and said the recollection was completely the same as mine the president got off the phone and related the fact that governor romney had said we had really surprise them with the way we were able to get the vote out in places like cleveland in milwaukee. i was actually surprised at the reaction. i applaud the loyalty of governor romney's. i think he blew the thing out of portion. as i said sai

[applause] >> up next, q&a, talking about a book, the train to crystal city, about internment camps inld war ii. then, from the national governors association, security secretary johnson talks about cyber security, and later, a discussion on the impact of government policies on the internet. the new america foundation hosted a -- host a cyber security conference tomorrow, as well as a privacy and national security analyst. this is on c-span2. >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicans and one new democrat in the senate, there is also 108 women in congress, including the first african-american republican in the house and the first veteran in the senate. congressional chronicle on c-span.org. as useful information there, including voting results and six about each russian of congress. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is jan jarboe russell. her new book, "the train to crystal city: fdr's secret prisoner exchange and america's only family internment camp during world war ii,"

this just in from arlington -- pools of water near the entrance of the crystal city metro station. about one inch of water we are told possibly from a broken pipe is puddling near the escalator. water was also bubbling onto the payment -- pavement at street level. the tro says it is not disrupting services, but the cause is under investigation. leon: in less than an hour, new marijuana laws take effect in the district. after midnight you will be able to use and grow certain types of marijuana in your home. but in politics, the battle is just getting started. roz plater has the new law and the showdown. roz? reporter: leon, the showdown is between d.c.'s mayor and two powerful congressmen on capitol hill who have oversight of the district. but d.c.'s mayor is not backing down. there is a party going on at madame organ celebrating the imminent legalization of marijuana in d.c. >> this is the biggest thing since prohibition ended. reporter: starting thursday anyone over 21 can use our grow up to two ounces of marijuana in their home. it was a measure that passed last fall. some in con

the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins, but the special ordovician in the department of state used -- special war division in the department of state used it as the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of program in on american history tv on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. all weekend long, american history tv is featuring greensboro, north carolina, home of the guilford county courthouse. although american forces lost the battle of guilford courthouse during the american wards, -- during the american war, the fighting left the dish we can. our staff recently visited many sites exploring greensboro's history. learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> going through and down the street, some of them had eggs going through them -- eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their heads from building. it never got to the point where -- isn't this nice? it was nev

we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city interment camp. if you will agree or to go voluntarily. i discover the real secret. you also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. the special or divisions at the department of state used this as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> now president obama talks about combating violent extremism. his remarks at a white house summit about their radicalization and extremist groups. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone. i know that i am the only person standing between you and the main event so i will be brief. i do want to thank everyone for being here today. law enforcement officer is community leaders, elected officials, foreign ministers and of course entrepreneurs, thank you for taking part today and spending your time here in these discussions with us. this summit focuses o

. >> the only family and turn it camp during world war ii at crystal city, texas. what she says is the real reason for this camp. >> government comes to the father's and say we have a deal for you. we will reunite you with your families and the internment camps, the family internment camp, if you agree to go voluntarily, and then i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and to japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the department, but the special war divisions and the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange, the center of his exchange program. >> tonight on c-span's q&a. >> the president's tax force on 21st century policing will audit second public meeting tomorrow. the task force established by executive order after a fatal police shooting in ferguson, missouri, six to improve the relationship between law enforcement and local communities. that is live on c-span

surveillance pictures of two masked men who robbed a mcdonald's on jefferson davis highway in crystal city. the men stormed into the restaurant around 4:40 this morning. one of the crooks was a lookout at the door while the other armed with a gun jumped over the counter demanding cash from the safe. there was one customer and a handful of employees inside. there are no reports of injuries. >>> d.c. police think the suspect from last night's police involved shooting likely took his own life. it was after 11:30 when an armed man robbed someone on riggs place. police think that man robbed another person on swan street near the u street corridor. police tried to stop him, but the suspect ran, then shot at police forcing a shootout. they found that suspect a few blocks away on carroll line street dead from a gunshot wound. witnesses told them the man shot himself. the area was blocked off until this morning. >> i'm just shocked about the whole incident as a whole. so that's shocking and i'm just glad that nobody else was injured or killed. >> police have not released the name of the suspect and

we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camp. if you will agree to go voluntarily. and then i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. if you -- they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and to japan if it -- if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war divisions of the department of states used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. time now for "american history tv" prime time. this is a special showing of programs normally seen weekends here on c-span 3. ahead, a look at japanese internment during world war ii. we begin with real america and a 1944 documentary on the living conditions that internment camps. and then lectures in history with a course on how the press handled the japanese internment. that will be followed by an american art factyifacts

we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camp, the family internment camp if you agree to go voluntarily and then i discovered what the real secret of the camp was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and to japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins, but the special war divisions of the department of states used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> the heritage foundation recently hosted a discussion on the financing of judicial elections. this event comes as the supreme court heard an oral argument on whether a state can bar judicial candidates from directly soliciting campaign funds. this discussion is just over an hour. >> well, good morning, everyone. welcome to our heritage audience and also as john said, welcome to our c-span viewers. we all four just came from the u.s. supreme court,

so the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered. but the special word edition of the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange and is the center of the prisoner exchange program. the annual disrupt conference in san francisco you will hear from silicon valley ceo and venture capitalists on current and future innovations. we begin with the ceo of uber and why they hired a former campaign adviser and why the battles in the cities in u.s. around the world. other speakers include the dallas mavericks owner and investor capitalist mark cubin on the investment behind his new messaging app and also he was about holmes on her revolutionary blood diagnostics company. a program notes some of the language contained may be offensive to some viewers. this is two hours. >> why he is the press so hard on you? >> when people start to perceive you as a big guy you are not allowed to be fierce. if you are the little guy that is cheered on and applauded. it's a heroic sort of startup story. like i turn the thing in to someth

the truth of the matter is the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the i.n.s. but the special war division of the department of constituent used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 mu gunmen -- new democrats in the house and 15 new republicans and one new democrat in the senate there's also eight -- also 108 women in congress including the first african-american female republican. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information including voting result and statistics. on c-span, c-span2 crambings span radio and c-span.org. >> next a look at u.s. diplomatic relations with cuba in a panel that included the former head of the u.s. interest section in havana and an activist who participated in the bay of pig invasion. they met in fort lauderdale. this is an hour and 10 minutes. is hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you, i am h

so the truth of the matter is that the crystal city can't was key management is to by the ins but the special board division of the department of state used to as roosevelt's primary business exchange. it was the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> a former military intelligence chief from the obama administration testified last week before the house armed services committee of retired general michael flynn called for a more aggressive strategy to combat isis when congress returns they will be considered the president's request for the use of military force against the cryptic this hearing is about two hours. >> the committee will come to order. on wednesday the president submitted to congress his proposal for an authorization to use military force against isis. although they presidents order to combat operations against isis take place in iraq since last august and in serious since last september only now has he sought congressional authorization required by the constitution. despite the airstrikes press ac

so the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the imf, but the special war divisions of the department of state used it as roosevelts primary prisoner exchange and it was the center of the prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, "q&a". >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 50 new democrats in the house and 12 new democrats in the senate there's the first african-american republican in the house and the first woman veteran in the senate. keep track of the members of congress using congressional chronicle on c-span.org. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information including voting result in statistics about each session of congress. on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and he spent on court. >> we wrap up our were matched up by colleges. >> next we wrap up our tour of universities and colleges. >> our first stop was howard university in washington dc. we spoke with tuskegee university and today we can exclude speaking with leadership, xavier

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the truth of the matter is, the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war division of the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on q&a. you are watching c-span, created for you as a public service by today cost cable companies. next, washington journal. next, utah governor advice share of the governors association gary herbert on the issues facing states. the swearing in ceremony for ashton carter to become the next defense secretary. at 11:00, remarks from jeh johnson as he addresses cyber security issues. on today's washington journal daniel helper of the weekly standard discusses how foreign-policy issues are impacting potential 2016 presidential candidates. adam green of the change committee looks at -- after that william brandis of the national consortium for the study of terrorism talks about this past week's summit countering violent extremism. washington journal is next. ♪ steven: good morning, a live view

so the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war divisions of the department of states used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of roosevelt's prisoner exchange program. >> sunday night at 8 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicans and 1 new democrat in the senate there's also 108 women in congress including the first african-american republican in the house and the first woman veteran in the senate. keep track of the members of congress using congressional chronicle on c-span.org. the page has lots of useful information there including votes results and -- voting results and statistics. new congress best access on c-span c-span2 c-span radio and c-span.org. >> a new economic report from the white house touts gains in employment and gdp growth and argues for some of the administration's policy priorities including traded promotion author

than 60 years later -- >> this sunday on the only family internment camp during world war ii in crystal citytexas and what she says was the real reason for this camp. >> the government comes to the father and says, we have a deal for you.

we will reunite you with your families and the crystal city and turn the cap.f you will agree to go voluntarily. and then i discovered with the real secret of the cap was. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and to japan, if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. so, the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special war divisions used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange. it was the center of roosevelt prisoner exchange program. next sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> "washington journal" continues. peter: it was earlier this month that the c-span bus started to her of historically black colleges and universities. we were to happen university, followed by fisk. morehouse college and spelling college. today, we conclude artur -- our to our -- our tour. save your university of louisiana and new orleans. an onboard the bus, joining us for a discussion taking a look at historically black colleges and universities, is loren blanchard. dr. blanchard, thin

. >> this sunday, the only family internment camp during war war two at crystal city texas and the realeason for this camp. >> they say we have a deal for you. we will reunite you with your families in the crystal city internment camp if you agree to go voluntarily. then, i discovered the real secret of the camp. they also had to agree to voluntarily repatriate to germany and japan if the government decided they needed to be repatriated. the truth of the matter is is the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins , but the special war divisions used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange program. >> sunday nine at 8:00 eastern and pacific. the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. there are 12 new republicans and one new democrat in the senate. there are also the first women veterans in the senate. keep track using congressional chronicle. the congressional conical -- chronicle page has statistics about each session of congress. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are opening up our phones to viewers to talk about any policy you want to. we co

you're look at a live picture from crystal city. this mean as brutal trip to the metro station or bus stop this morning. conditions are also ideal for frostbite, so make sure you dress accordingly. >> and as you are getting ready to take on the elements amelia segal is live on the weather deck now to show us just how dangerous it can be. you've been out there, you showed us the frozen t-shirt, you've made ice cream. what else is going on out there? >> so first before i do my next experiment tom mentioned this earlier in the show, you can see the wind right now is picking up. at times it's calm and then the wind will pick up gusting up to 20 miles an hour. and it's because of that that it is producing some dangerous windchills outside. i'm bundled up i'm taking break indoors. so what we'll do this time i have water as hot as it will get. of course i've been standing out here waiting to do the experiment. so it has chilled. i'll pour it in the country and then i'll throw it. as i do so we have evaporation, condensation. so if it works

the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered. the department of state used as a primary prisoner exchange as an extension of roosevelt's exchange. >> now, a conversation on internet policy. we will hear from facebook, google yahoo!, trip advisor -- posted by harvard. >> welcome back. welcome to the folks who joined us. i am on the faculty here. i am teaching my first class this semester as soon as we wrap this up. i thought that the title of this part of the program is meant to solve your next big star of idea. tup idea. ways that it can encourage new entries in the space. there was a great comment from alex jones. alex had mentioned to things. one that the san francisco courts judgment in throwing the guilt case out. >> and their related. thank you. the leading financial news organization in china has been charged by the chinese government with extorting money from prospective advertisers clients, in order to prevent the publishing of certain stories. the idea is that they were extorting money and cooking the report. that is ill

the truth is, the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins but the special or divisions used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange at the center of the exchange program. >> sunday night on c-span's q and a? >> next time a look at conservative messaging for the 21st century with remarks from bill whittle. he looked at ways to make political candidates more appealing while in a to reach young voters. held by the conservative forum of silicon valley, this is one hour and 45 minutes. >> tonight's featured speaker, bill whittle is making his second visit to be conservative forum. his previous appearance was in may of 2013 just under two years ago. that was a few months after the electoral disaster of november 2012 when barack obama was returned to office. at the time of bill's visit, i was still depressed. [laughter] bill had a nice metaphor for what had happened. he said it was as though the captain of the titanic after realizing an iceberg had made a whole, backed up to take another run at the iceberg, this time with a head full of steam. that was the first time i had

so, the truth of the matter is that the crystal city camp was humanely administered by the ins. but the special divisions and the department of state used it as roosevelt's primary prisoner exchange in the center of the prisoner exchange program. >> eight eastern and pacific on c-span q-and-a. >> lares as we are in the second generation of the digital revolution where home thermostats, dryers, doors and car locks can be controlled through a smart phone and he talked about data technology and electronics at the club in san jose california. this is about an hour. >> i'm the chief economist for the consumer electronics association. probably best known as the producers of the small show in las vegas. we are just at 2.2 million square feet 170,000 at the nearest friends so i'm sure that we will be talking about that today. this is my oprah moment. we've given you all a copy just published yesterday. it is a history of how we ended up here but also to paint a picture of what the implications are when everything becomes digital and connected. we see the world that starts to impact ever

her new book, "the train to crystal city: fdr's secret prisoner exchange and america's only family internmentamp during world war ii," examines the unique nature of this camp located in southern texas, which was home not only to japanese detainees but also germans and italians living in the u.s. during the war. operated from 1942-1948, the camp was the center of the secret program called client passage in which hundreds