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this started last month, conservative filmmaker dinesh d'souza hit with federal charges. those charges are raising red flags for some, because d'souza is behind the box office hit "2016," a film that is very critical of the president. the letter calls attention to these concerns citing alan dershowitz saying i can't help but believe that d'souza's politic politics have something to do with it. the letter urging them to dispel this, it is impossible to pinpoint the precise origin of this. joining us now, dinesh d'souza. so now you have republican senators demanding answers from the feds on why this charge? many had asked why this filmmaker, why this case, a case this small, has it been elevated to this level. and i know there is a limited amount you can say about it being the subject of the case but i want to ask you whether or not you believe this could be retaliation? >> well, as a lawyer you know, i can't talk about the case itself. in fact, my attorneys have been very emphatic about that. so as much as i would like to, i can't speak about the case itself. but i will say

. >>> and welcome back to "hannity," my next guest, conservative filmmaker and author, dinesh d'souza filmmaker to be targeted, allegedly to have violated campaign finance laws. now, remember, his indictment comes after the irs harassed conservative groups last year and after the disgraced tax agency recently placed extra scrutiny on a group of conservatives in hollywood. now, joining me now, dinesh d'souza, welcome back to the program. >> good to be on the show. >> all right, i'm sure it is not fun. you're now in the legal process, what can you tell us about it? >> well, as you can imagine it has been quite a week. i will say i can't really talk about the case. but i will say that i'm determined to continue my work. i'm he c i'm making a big film called "america," i just want to say i'm marching full speed ahead. >> do you believe, and this is not particular to the case, but do you believe this is about being targeted because you're a conservative? >> well, i will say that the film "2016" was a film that does seem to have gotten under president obama's skin. and the reason for this,

. >> the discussion with bill ayers and dinesh d'souza is on c-span at 8:00 eastern. here on c-span2 book tv in prime-time with our 3-hour in in-depth interview with author and women's studies professor. >> new jersey governor chris christie held a town hall meeting focusing on hurricane sandy recovery efforts. he also took questions on other topics. you can see the meeting tonight and our companion network c-span at 10:00 p.m. eastern. here's a brief look with a question from our resident about grants for caylee. for -- grants for hurricane relief. >> we were flood victims. and my comment, you are right that there is not enough money to make everyone all. they are not going to get there, but i would like to know your reasoning behind privatizing a lot of the grant programs. my town beta hundred million to different contractors to run the program. the main one that comes to mind -- [applause] that could raise about a thousand houses. one of the men's eights gi. >> let me stop you for question -- seconal and your question. what is your suggestion on our should have don

irst, fbi investigation and indictment of dinesh d'souza on campaign finance charges. chuck grassley asked the director of the fbi about what led to the investigation and the history of the fbi's review of campaign filings. you could mean more the details at washingtonexaminer.com. >> next, dinesh d'souza and bill ayers debating the question, what is so great about america? ayers known for his 1960's activism. the debate was held at dartmouth college in new hampshire. it is two hours. >> good evening and welcome to tonight's feature debate between dinesh d'souza and bill ayers. i'm a junior at dartmouth and the current editor and chief of the dartmouth review. it is my privilege to serve as moderator and introduce you to the topic. i would like you to locate the nearest emergency exits and silence all cell phones. please note that flash photography is strictly prohibited but our artists like to encourage you to take photos and share what you are seeing on social media sites. when individuals like bill ayers and dinesh d'souza get together for an evening of discussion,

. >> tonight on c-span, conservative author dinesh d'souza and bill ayers debate what is so great about america. lectures aboutor the history of corruption in the state. the the national annual governors association winter meeting in washington. the all new c-span.org website is now mobile friendly. that means you can access our of americanoverage history where you want, when you want, and how you want. responsive design froms to fit any screen, your laptop, tablet, or smartphone prayers. -- smartphone. c-span's live coverage of washington and you can search our library whenever and wherever you want. it makes it easy for you to keep an i on what is happening in washington. coming up next, a debate from liberal activists bill ayers and conservative author dinesh d'souza. first, an article in "the on mr. to examiner" sousa. the fbi about what led to the investigation and the history of fbi's history of campaign filing. you can read this on the washington examiner website. examiner.com. next, dinesh d'souza and bill ayers debating the question, what is so great about america? the debate w

on the right, we have dinesh d'souza, a critically acclaimed author and political commentator. born in mumbai, india, he had a 30-year career as a public intellectual and has been called one of the nation's most influential conservative thinkers by "the new york times magazine." since the 1990's, mr. d'souza has published 12 books. one of them was the second most successful political documentary and of all time. on his left is bill ayers, one of the nation's premier theorists on elementary education and a former leader of a counterculture movement that opposed the vietnam war. born in the chicago area, he is best known for his involvement in the political activism of the 1960's, and the leader of a weather underground, a self-described communist underground group that conducted group that conducted a public bombing campaign in the 1970's. he has had a distinguished career as a professor. he has written about social justice and characterized education as an ethical enterprise. to have two individuals of such distinction with us tonight is no small feat. we owe their presence to

the other style is a literary arts style, think dinesh d'souza in his review days.o just to summarize a set of findings very quickly, at western public the provocative style is dominant, confrontational, seeks fun and campaigning style -- it's not seeing to be appropriate for fun-loving college students who are conservatives. at eastern elite, meanwhile, civilized discourse predominates and both campaigning and the style is subordinate. what do we make of this uneven distribution? should we even be surprised by these findings? perhaps this is all just a matter of selection affect. so explanation complete whereby eastern elite students are simply more refined to begin with as they walked onto campus, and the simplest discourse style just make sense to them. while at western conservatives come to campus ready to rumble. it's a good hypothesis given the length of my presentation today, while we do see the impact of selection coming it cannot give us a complete understanding of what we are seeing on the campuses. for one thing demographic about eastern elite students as

. >> key senators now asking if dinesh d'souza was targeted for political payback.eroin turns up at a grade school the teacher's union decides to stonewall the investigation? tonight, some fired up parents join us with their reaction. >>> plus? >> the

think this came from somebody in washington for a reason probably connected with the veracity of dinesh d'souza'se president. if that is true, it is a hunch after living in this community, a little longer than you have, it is dastardly that a person could be pursued because of his views. >> and the chilling effect that that would have or could have on other right-leaning movie-makers or pundits. it is similar to what we saw in the irs. >> the government would have been much better if they had said we want this sort of fine. >> there is a way of getting rid of him. >> exactly, not we're going to ruin you, expose you to seven years in jail or expose you to a million dollar mine over a lousy misreporting of a $20,000, he didn't steal it. he misrepresented the origin, that is wrong, if he did that, but the punishment has to meet the crime. and the government's resources have to be appropriately spent. >> and he says he will not be deterred on his next film, judge, good to see you. >>> also, the white house called out again for misleading obamacare. in december, the pledge if you like your plan you ca

. >> bill ayers and dinesh d'souza debate what's so great about america friday night at 8 eastern on c-span. >> idaho congressman paul labrador recently addressed marriage and religious freedom issues. he spoke at the heritage foundation's conservative policy summit. following his opening remarks, congressman labrador took part in a discussion with panelists on the same topic. his comments are about 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. we have made it to our last panel of the day. thank all of you for being here, and this has been a tremendous day where we've gotten to coffer a lot of -- cover a lot of of really great and important issues. this last issue is another very importantn issue. we're going to talk about religious freedom on in this last panel today. is to talk to us about that, we have raul labrador today representing a new generation of conservative leaders. you know, he's been conservative through and through since he got here. he does not bend, he fights fore principle, and he is, i think, one of our most talented young, up and coming communicators in the hous

. >> tonight on c-span, conservative author dinesh d'souza and bill ayers debate what is so great about america. lectures aboutor the history of corruption in the state. the the national annual governors association winter meeting in washington. the all new c-span.org website is now mobile friendly. that means you can access our of americanoverage history er

. >> bill ayers and dinesh d'souza debate what separates about america friday night at eight eastern on c-span. >> now from booktv, investigative reporter james bamford discusses the history of national security agency spying. nsa surveillance of american citizens since 9/11 and the edward snowden leaks. this is an hour 15 minutes.y muh >> thank you very much. really appreciate everybody coming it. a really great event. it's only the second the greatest event i've had here. right through those doors i was married a few years ago wedding, which i discovered later was the major russian spy, bob hansen. i had known him for years as one of my sources. i did not realize what his application was. but it is really good to have you all here. i was very happy that the president decided to hold off on his announcements until tomorrow so that he could hear what i had to say tonight. it was very nice of him. i don't think he will agree with most of what i have to say, but i will be interested to hear what he has to say tomorrow. one of the things that is fascinating is how many people actually k

. >> and bill ayers and dinesh d'souza debate what is so great about america tonight at 8:00 p.m. on the c-span. now i do culture secretary tom bill suck -- now agriculture secretary tom vilsack finds the cost increasing even as the number are declining. he spoke yesterday on the yours outlook. usda, and in my personal opinion, to lead this i do culture industry van tom vilsack . i think he has demonstrated his commitment, his vision, perseverance, determination. he is going to help lead us to a very bright future. he is going to come up now and talk a little bit about a sneak peak about the new census, so please welcome secretary vilsack . [applause] >> so here is the deal -- there is a big huge clock that is right in front of me, that is massive, and the deputy really should have used the shorter version of the introduction because i cannot actually talk about the census until one second after 12:00. [laughter] so for the next couple of minutes -- [laughter] -- if i were a comedian, which i'm not, obviously, i would give you some jokes, but let me talk to you about the 2014 farm

. >> thank you and dinesh d'souza debate what's so great about america, tonight at eight eastern on c-span. >> norfolk southern corporation co charles moorman says the difficult when a still likely produce a resource industry. he spoke at a summit hosted by the use chamber of commerce. he outlined the state of the rail industry, its history and future. this is about half an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, i hope you're enjoying your lunch and a break but it is time to introduce our luncheon speaker. we are extremely honored today to have with mormon who is the ceo, chairman and president and he has a very long title his i decided we'll call you chairman and ceo of norfolk southern. your to speak with us today. we've heard this morning about agriculture, manufacturing, energy, rae rail has nothing too with all of those things. norfolk southern connects to other modes of transportation. it supports our economy. it is an investor in its own infrastructure, and charles moorman as the great fortune of running norfolk southern. it seems like it's good he ended up in that position because as he to

. >> bill ayers and dinesh d'souza debate what's the great about america, tonight at eight eastern onc-span. >> the u.s. department of agriculture this week hosted its annual agricultural outlook forum in arlington, virginia. one session focused on the role of agriculture in international trade. we would've from agriculture secretary tom vilsack. the department's chief economist and head of the u.s. agency for international development. this is one hour 40 minutes. >> good morning. i'm deputy secretary of agriculture, and this is usda 19th annual outlook forum. let me start with some housekeeping and ask you to turn off your cell phones to everybody take a minute, turn them off. i turned mine off before i got a. so please do that. on behalf of secretary tom vilsack and usda's office of the chief economist, welcome to each of you. thank you for being with us. especially our international guests, and a special greeting to everyone who will be watching the forum later via webcast. several representatives from foreign embassies are in the audience including mayors of agriculture of costa

i just watched a rebroadcast of dines d'souza and bill ayers. dineshwatch them -- 'souza and bill ayers. when you watch them, you can see that they are both right. it is hard for people to hold things like that but they are both right. they come from different places but they are both right. i am 65.e, i have watched immigrants and republicans compromise all my life. but suddenly, they can't. i am not sure why that is. can you speak to that? guest: that is a good question and there are several reasons for that. you are 65. people who are older remember in the 1940's and the 1950's and 70's, there were liberal republicans and conservative republicans, liberal democrats and conservative democrats. every time that there was a fight, on tax policy or spending, there were democrats who were hawkish on defense, republicans who were dovish, democrats who would fight like john f. kennedy and those who wouldn't, and republicans like barry goldwater. all fights were bipartisan. republicans and democrats would get together and fight conservatives, democrat and re