i just think that david shapiro represents the best of pennsylvania and pittsburgh has to offer this country. he is an he is an extremely talented and accomplished business and philanthropic leader and we are fortunate to have his services and i fully support his confirmation. >> thank you, senator for taking time to offer those words of support to the nominee. to retreat. let me start with is there anything you are aware of and your background that might present a conflict of interest? >> no. if anything should araiza would recuse myself. >> thank you. do you know anything personal or otherwise that would be in anyway prevent it from fully and honorably discharging responsibilities of the office from what you have been nominated? >> no. >> do you agree without reservation to apply with any summons to testify? >> yes. >> thank you. i am obviously intrigued by your business background. i started my business and 79. he started a year later. obviously you have some real talent. you talk about new opportunities for the post office. can you tell me your concern about the postal system to

and then we hear from the tsa nominee and then from david shop shapiro, the president's pick to lead the u.s. postal team board of governors. wednesday, a testifying about veterans suicide and heavy rely reliance on medication. this hearing on oversight and investigations is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. i want to welcome everyone to today's hearing titled prescription mismanagement and the risk of veteran suicide. before beginning, i would like to ask unanimous consent the statement from the american legion be entered into the hearing record. no objection so ordered. this hearing will examine the relationship between veterans prescribe prescribed medication and the increaset suicide rate among veterans. in a report issued in november of 2014, a hearing on veterans disorders it the extend they were prescribed medicine the extent of proper care and whether va monitored that care and the information required to collect on veterans suicides. it is now clear that va is not even aware of the population of veterans with major depressive disorder

david: adam shapiro, thank you very much. melissa. melissa: two escaped murderers still on the loose now. the link between prison worker joyce mitchell and two escaped convicts in upstate new york is getting closer. prosecutors said she gave them a legal item. the manhunt has stretched now into the seventh day. david lee. david: that's right, melissa. this was a significant development. we heard from the district attorney today. he confirmed, joyce mitchell did bring into the prison a number of items that were contraband. he would not however say what those items were. the list of banned items in the prison -- joyce did not provide the inmates. that was the powered tools they used in the escape. >> joyce mitchell, based on our investigation has not provided power tools. she has not provided any form of power tools to either sweat or matt. >> a source confirms that mitchell did agree to provide the transportation for the two inmates, but at the last minute changed her mind. in another development, authorities are looking into the possi

and david shapiro sitting in the front row but to serve as governor is the very challenging time at the postal service as albert einstein once said with diversity this opportunity to buy the same token in a lot of opportunity the postal service with the massive logistics' industry and even as lost to other forms of communication it could be any number of ways a of some were discussed yesterday it is still effective option for her thousands that people still like to receive the mail not even the millenials the commerce is booming and even the postal service the competitors will rely on that to carry for the last mile they always want to do not want to the last 3 miles or 5 miles but the postal service is happy to do that they go that way anyway. of ford to anything needs to be done in the ongoing challenges with the skills and experience that you will bring to the board as a company with nearly 40,000 employees to bring a unique position - - perspective if confirmed mr. shapiro it would double the size and read that a real opportunity here to strengthen the postal service. i want to than

david's heart was the wily weasel, george costanza. >> george costanza: i'm going to slip him a mickey! >> anna shapiro not about where he can go to get the thing... >> rose: we asked the play's director, anna shapiro, about the many faces of larry david. here's a guy who says he doesn't consider himself an actor, doesn't want to be an actor, has created two characters that he says are him. and then is going to play a character who he says is him. >> shapiro: he's a liar. he's just lying. all those things, none of those things are true. he is an actor. they aren't him. and he's actually a pretty good actor, and he's clearly interested in acting... >> david: you're talking normal again. >> shapiro: ...because you don't do a play if you're not interested in acting. it's a very, very weird way... it's kind of a long way around to get a laugh. so i don't think it's true. i think he's acting his head off. >> larry! you belong with us. >> rose: and acting is a very different animal from improvisation, making it up as you go along, which was the essence of his tv show "curb your enthusiasm." >> was that your

david: thanks very much, adam shapiro.e want to take a live look at the senate floor where lawmakers are voting whether or not to hand president obama a big victory on trade. before i said the house has to pass it. that is incorrect. the house passed this particular part of the trade agenda. this is the presidential authority to fast track on trade deals. house passed it. it went to the senate. the president would then sign it once the senate agrees to this. there are a whole bunch of other trade deals that have to be made or trade votes that have to be be made before we finally get to that pacific trade deal. but again the senate is about to approve. once the senate approves, it goes to the president where he will sign it. a big victory for president obama on trade. we'll bring you that tally as soon as it happens. ♪ i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i only choose nicoret

david: we have an earnings alert. adobe reporting second quarter results. adam shapiro son the floor of the new york stock exchange for us. adam, what does it look like? >> well, david their revenue came in line with estimates. 1.16 billion for the second quarter. they bit on earnings per share, 48 cents, when the street was expecting 45 cents but stock price is actually trading a dollar down in the after-market. adobe is making great pains. they're bragging about how well they did in the creative cloud. this is a quote. marketing cloud business drove record revenue, roughly 327 million. investors are worried about something. that stock in after market trade something down a buck, david. david: something in between the lines. when you beat on earnings per share and your stock is down after-hours, there is a problem. adam, thank you very much. melissa: all right. so out of the naacp and into the spotlight. rachel dole saw breaks her -- rachel dolezal breaks her silence about her race. david: unbelievable story. a look ahead at the big fed meeting tomorrow. will they or w

david: more fallout at the faa for example business's reports on alarming practices for air traffic controllers are getting even more attention from government agencies. our adam shapiroke that story. adam, what are you hearing now? >> yesterday the department of transportation inspector general launches an investigation of the faa based on what we uncovered, cheating and corruption within the faa and cheating on the key gateway test to become a air traffic controller. we've been asking the faa to respond to everything we made public since may 11th. their press office refuses to respond. so we called joe teixeira, the guy in charge of safety issues and training air traffic controllers. we called him on personal cell phone. asked him about it this is man who is supposed to keep you safe when you fly. here is what he said, quote, i'm really not aware. it is not my area of expertise and not my problem. next time you get in an airplane remember, joe teixeira saying your safety not my problem. it is his problem. yesterday, huerta, the director of faa would launch an investigation into what we discovered, internal investigation which critics say was really a whitewash. he s

shapiro discussing her new book "how to clone a mammoth"." this evenings talk is just one of the many great events harper bookstore is hosting this spring. david robert will join us with his new book the lost world of the old one's discoveries in the ancient southwest and tickets are still available and david mcauliffe featuring the wright brothers. for more upcoming events visit us on line at harvard.com or pick up a copy of our flyer on the way out this evening. tonight's talk will conclude with time for questions. afterwards we will have a book signing at the table. we have copies of "how to clone a mammoth" at the register next room. as always tonight's book is 20% off this evening. it's part of how we say thanks for buying your books here at harvard bookstore. your purchases ensure the future and intended to explore so thank you and finally a quick reminder to silence your cell phones. we are very pleased to have c-span's booktv here taping this evenings event. when asking questions in a q&a just please know that you will be recorded and maybe wait a moment for the microphone to come over to you before you ask your question. so now i am v