host: what is the implication, cynthia gordy?uest: i think that is really a thing that changes depending on the generation for example, president obama is mixed race but identifies as black. younger generations are self- identified as bi-racial. in terms of what the census does, defining black as an all- encompassing term for a diverse group of people, so even though people defined differently, we tend to use the term black to encompass everybody, but understanding that is a nuanced and personal thing. host: this detailed slighted that looks at the same time, mr. jones, looks at the percentage of the overall population. guest: this also takes us from 2000 to 2050, and you can see that it will get -- levels off at about 2020, but the proportion increases for those reporting black and another race. this means the proportion of african-americans reporting more than one race, the younger generation, which is projected to continue to grow faster is where you see the trend moving out. host: here is the however. they are growing in sing

cynthia gordy represents them covering washington. we're going to take a break. this week, we have been doing a series looking at foreign news bureaus in washington, d.c., and how they framed the united states in their coverage of issues. you will meet simon wilson who represents bbc news, reporting on america for british audiences at home. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> we pulled in for refueling. >> a former commander on the al qaeda attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork. there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 8,400 tons quickly and violently thrust upward and to the right. it was almost like we seemed to hang in the air. we came back down in the water. the lights went out. ceiling tiles popped out. everything on my desk lifted up and slammed down. i grabbed the underside of my desk to brace until the ship stopped moving and i could stand up. >> more on sunday at 8:00. >> one of my favorite drugs to talk about is in maybe half o

nicholas jones and cynthia gordy. later, the series on international bureaus continues with the chief of the bbc news's washington bureau. he gives us insight into how the plan to cover the upcoming elections. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> friday, president obama ends his two-day bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania. he will be at a rally at carnegie-mellon university in pittsburgh. we'll bring it to you live here on c-span. friday, a forum on the future of the middle east with four and young people from the -- israel and the palestinian territories. you can see this from the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies, live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> one of my favorites things to talk about is a chemical that is and maybe 1/2 of pigs, cows, and a lot of turkeys. most of the drugs are to make the animals go faster. this particular drug is not withdrawn when they walk onto the killing floor. that means an animal is killed and the meat is sold -- the drug is in their. >> th

census bureau and cynthia gordy.e bbc as well as how they plan to cover the upcoming elections. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> friday president obama ends his two-day campaign bus tour through ohio and western pennsylvania. we'll bring that to you live at 1:50 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> friday, a forum on the future of the middle east. four young people from israel and the palestinian territories. you can see this event from the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> barclays, the international banking and financial services company based in london was fined $450 million in penalties by u.s. and u.k. authorities to settle allegations of manipulating international interest rates. bob diamond, the chief executive of barclays, who resigned tuesday, appeared before members of the british house of commons treasury committee investigating the banking scandal. this hearing is about three hours. [captions copyright national cable

. >> well, thank you so much to everyone, sheree crute, cynthia gordy, eleanor, everyone, there will be a short break before the solutions panel. there are refreshments in the corner. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we will reconvene in about five minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we are talking about the nutrition and mental exercise and other strategies. we have assembled an expert panel to walk us through some of the challenges that we are dealing with and also the practices that can serve as potential illusions. to my left we have susan neely who is the president of the american beverage association. leading policy and public advocate and notably, the industry has voluntarily reduced calories and beverages by 80%. according to the national school beverage guidelines. next we have a chef, wilhelmina bell, she is the head of children's village. they eliminated all processed food from their menu and they served fresh and seasonal foods wherever possible. she was honored by the american culinary association. we also have wi

. >> jonathan strong, cynthia gordie, thank you both. >> thank you. >>> details on the new agreement with pakistan that could alter u.s./pakistani relations. >>> first, the heat is on. temperatures rise as hundreds of thousands remain without power. we'll get a live report from the weather channel. that's coming up. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system from beautyrest... it's you, fully charged. get a free set of sheets when you buy a select beautyrest mattress. hurry, offer ends soon. >>> it's tough to stretch the fourth of july into a long holiday weekend this year but people are hitting the roads anyway, even if it's just for the day. according to aaa, more than 42 people will venture at least 50 miles from home, despite the midweek holiday and the brutal heat that's covering much of the east. leslie collins is a travel adviser. smack dab in the middle of the week, does that sort of slow down the rec