dr. anderson.applause] >> this is the first time i have been out of egypt since the beginning of january. i thought i would talk a little bit about the sort of larger picture of how we think about the authoritarian legacies of the regimes against which these rebellions were made. the tendency to see all of this is understandable but also potentially a significant mistake if you're thinking about policy approaches in the various countries. i want to give a brief overview of that kind. then i will entertain questions including questions about what auc has been doing and life on the square was like during the protests there about prospects for change, particularly in egypt. i want to set the stage, if you will, in a more abstract and broader way. i think it's clear that certainly, in the early days of the uprising, at the beginning of this calendar year, people tended to see these are uprisings as all about peace. it is certainly true that they were largely unexpected, spontaneous protests against age

dr. anderson. [applause] >> i am going to use my privilege as the moderator and as the first question if i can. is there any emerging trend that we can see in egypt, on a new system -- egypt on a new system? are egyptians the connecticut parliamentary system, a presidential system, where is it too premature to talk about such terms? also, all work on the muslim brotherhood in egypt. >> one of the interesting aspects in egypt is that people did not expect to be in this position. if you had best and egypt said on the january 22 whether two months later they would have to be thinking about whether a presidential system would be better than a parliamentary system, they would say let's just get through the protest. in that respect, this is a moment where egypt since across the country are absolutely starved for information. they love thinking about this. they do not know anything about parliamentary systems or presidential systems. these are not in the days that had taken place in the country. so we are

dr. anderson] -- please help me in welcoming dr. anderson. [applause] >> thank you very much credit is a delight to be here. this is the first have been out of egypt since the beginning of january. so it is an interesting opportunity for me to get a different perspective than lie down from tahrir square from what has been happening in the region. i want to talk a little bit about this sort of larger picture of how we think about the authoritarian legacies of the regimes against which these rebellions were made. i think, in fact, the tendency to see all of this as a pieces, all the one hand, this damnable but also potentially significant -- but also apotentially a cigna big mistake. -- on the one hand, understandable but also potentially a significant mistake. i want to sort of set the stage if you will, in a little bit more of an abstract and broadway. i think it is clear that, certainly, in the early days of the uprising, the beginning of this calendar year, people tended to see these "arab uprisings" as all of a peace. it is certainly true

dr. anderson.ked at me and said you know, katherine, if you get an a on the final, i'm going to be forced to give you an a because it's an apa final. i said okay. what did i know? so i did get an a on the final and he announced it in class and he said i hate this woman. i wish she weren't in our class. this is a class of 250 people. i'm 18 years old. >> oh my gosh. >> you know? >> that could have crushed you. but instead, you were determined and you also had people around you to supp')t you and moving forward. it's funny you said i thought i was the only one who had a professor who would say something like that. i had one of those, too. you'll never do it. it's so important to keep persevering, to find those who will encourage you and say you can. that's so much of what our youth need to hear right now. >> absolutely. and don't follow the old road. follow your own road. you know, and it's probably an over used saying, but every strand in the quilt is beautiful and if we have the same kind, it would

dr. anderson. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> in a few moments, democratic representative anthony anthony n the first anniversary of the health care law. and in 45 minutes, a discussion of how to prevent students from dropping out of high school. >> several live events to tell you about today here on c-span2. one is a forum on the future of homeownership including comments from former housing secretary henry cisneros and leaders of the national association of home builders. that discussion, hosted by the atlantic and national journal, begins at 8:45 a.m. eastern. then at 1:30 eastern, a brookings institution discussion on the role of egyptian civil society and the political process. panelists include representatives of the american chamber of commerce in egypt, the international youth foundation, and the national endowment for democracy. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, chuck kohlson, special counsel to president nixon, talks about the watergate b

dr. anderson.e] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] out in chicago mayor richard daley says america has become a nation of, quote, y nurse. he made the comment recently at the college in illinois where he talked about his legacy at chicago's longest serving mayor. this is a little more than an hour. [inaudible conversations] [applause] >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. ibm -- i want to welcome you this afternoon. i think this should be an extraordinary opportunity for us to listen and have a discussion for somebody that's been a major player not only in northern illinois and midwest but also national and many cases international scene. mayor daley started out the career in politics literally at his father's knee so i think somebody was giving statistics the other day during devotee election that was the first time in 57 years there hadn't been a daily on the ballot in chicago. when i was first cutting my teeth in the illinois

dr. ken anderson, her doctor, consulted with him because she wanted an interactive web site because she knew that doctors all over the country were searching for information on treatment on this disease because they were so unaware at the time of what you could do to help patients. well, this is personal to me because my brother, allen, also has multiple myeloma, and i got involved in this because i watched him bravely fight like geri ferraro is doing -- was doing. and my brother is a great patient. he is -- he's tough like geri, he's fighting like geri and he's doing really well. but we knew how hard it was because we watched allen fight this disease and take many of the same drugs and have the same doctor consultations as geri. so geri and allen knew each other and traded information, and the patients in these blood diseases do that. they reach out, they help each other because they know that it's the person with the experience who knows how you feel when you just don't feel like you can get up in the morning. people like kathy justey, who was also a good friend of geri ferraro's, and ken

dr. solomon, have you heard of that thejimmy fund? >> jimmy anderson was one of the first children diagnosed with leukemia and woburn and he passed away. >> in a physician's l namedan drigan? >> yes. >> he is a close friend of mine. he supports legislation that i propose. that is to find out whether these chemicals that are being introduced in products is a very important first step. i appreciate the fact that all of you are here to sound the alarm and let people know they are not exempt, no one is exempt. we do a lot on this committee, the environment committee led by senator boxer, to protect children's health and that includes clean air, getting rid of toxic materials coming out of smokestacks and that kind of thing. do you see communities rising up and saying that xyz company down to their waist here? they should pay the price that cleanup demands. do we ever did identify, ms. brockovich, the companies that have fouled the air and the water and violated our children's health? is that ever brought to attention. ? i ran a business before i came here.

anderson. bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury that he never knowingly took steroids. >>> the prosecution's remaining witnesses including bonds' former orthopedic surgeon dr. arthur ting, his former personal shopper kathy hoskins, and a drug testing expert. >>> this morning, two home burglary suspects are behind bars a third being sought after a dramatic police manhunt in the east bay caught on tape. kiet do is in hayward to show us that pursuit. >> reporter: good morning. we are here in front. house where the surveillance cameras were located that captured the whole thing on tape yesterday morning. a hayward police officer was responding to a burglary call when he saw a getaway car heading at him on leeward street. the police cruiser crashed head on into the jeep. the three suspects made a run for it. the officer tackled one but the man got up and took off. s.w.a.t. searched the area house by house and then a few hours later a k-9 unit found one of the suspects hiding in a shed. a few hours after that, police surrounded a house and a negotiator called one of the suspects on his cell phone. what surprised officers, the guy actually picked up the cell phon

anderson. bonds is charged with lying to the feds that never knowingly took steroids. >>> the prosecution's remaining witnesses include bonds' former orthopedic surgeon dr. arthur ting, his personal shopper kathy hoskins and a drug testimony expert. >>> time now 4737. businesses in capitola want it known that they are open despite ongoing efforts to clean up flood damage there. two flash floods in three days caused extensive damage to the coastal town. among the areas hardest hit was capitola village where one business, a coffeehouse, won't re-open right away. early damage estimates in the industry about $10 million. but that's expected to escalate as more problems are discovered. >>> and another problem spot is pacific cove mobile home park. power there is still out and there is no sewer or water service yet, either. all 43 spaces have been red or yellow-tagged and no one is allowed to stay there overnight. >> your life pretty much goes in limbo for a couple of weeks until you get back in. >> engineers say a sinkhole at the park which existed before the floods is now expanding. even capitola city hall was affected by the floods as well as the fire and

dr. suess's birthday is today. read across america is taking place across the count rye in san jose soccer star brandy chastain visited anderson elementary to join in the reading celebration. >> she says she never thought her hard work would lead her back to

dr. solomon, did you ever hear of the jimmy fund, prominent massachusetts situation. was that also in woburn, massachusetts? >> jimmy anderson was one of the first children diagnosed in massachusetts and he unfortunately passed away. >> do you know a physician named landrigan. >> yes, from mount sign a hospital. >> good friend of mine and supports the legislation that i propose and that is to find out where these chemicals are being interviews -- introduesed in the product. i appreciate the fact that you are here to sound the alarm and let people that no one is exempt. we do a lot in this committee of hours, environment committee led by senator boxer, to protect children's health and that includes clean air and includes getting rid of toxins and toxic materials coming out of smoke stacks and that kind of thing. but i wonder, do you see communities rising up and saying, that company, x, y, z company dumped their waste here and they should pay the price that cleanup demands? do we ever identify, the companies that say, ok, you've done it and fouled the air, fouled the water, violated our children's health, is that ever brought

anderson was appointed president of the american university in cairo at january this year. i was supposed to attend her inauguration, but of course other events stood in the way. but even before, dren went to cairo, of course she has been a specialist on the middle east for a very, very long time. she served the course as universities or post-commit at a you see provost from 2008 to 2010, but she was the dean of international public affairs at columbia for 10 years. she is the author of many books and articles, pursuing truth, exercising powers, social science and public power in the 21st century. the state and social transformations in tunisia and libya in 1980 and editor of transitions to democracy and coeditor of the origins of the arab nationalism. dr. andersen will talk today about the events not just in egypt, but also in tunisia and libya. as you well know, a you see is right on to rear square, so we're getting a very unique to unoffensive in that country as well as in the region. please join me in welcoming the grander same. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is a delight to be here. this is the first time i've been out of v-chip since the beginning of january and so i