eastern here on c-span. the american bar association hosted the annual homeland conference today here in washington. immigration,e drones, preparedness, and balancing privacy with data security. see it lively: 30 8 a.m. eastern on c-span two. >> so thrilled and excited to be here, i want to thank c-span for covering this national book festival. how hugee camera shows the crowds were. i'm so excited. >> one thing to remember about exceptional presidents can't be said too often -- they are the exception. [laughter] coming, this is a wonderful event. it's been said that heaven is a library. if that is the case, we are in heaven at the national book festival. >> young people are not the leaders for tomorrow. some point, you will save yourself, i'm a youth leader for today. to show we have this red blue map. when you went and interviewed people, the divide was not a chasm. the divide was a little divide. political scientists were just in town. the idea that the country itself is as polarizes washington is just wro

eastern here on c-span. a decade after hurricane katrina devastated coastal louisiana, forcing one .5 million residents to evacuate and causing $100 billion in damage, c-span is taking a weeklong look at the new orleans disaster and recovery, and it begins tonight with the atlantic magazine conference we covered today in new orleans. the city mayor, richard landers, said that they have to find ways to get stronger, and katrina showed us we are not as resilient as we need to be and that we have got a lot of work to do. says theymes-picayune have to reflect a one of the worst disasters in u.s. history and what came of it. you will see all of those remarks in about 40 minutes, but first, a town hall on what it means to know new orleans. >> my name is madeleine, and i am a 19-year-old. spring, i graduated from a charter schan

on the c-span series and theiries," influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here is what is happening on c-span tonight. first, a couple of sessions from the netroots conference, including democrats gaining localin legislatures and elected offices, and then a look at the race and gender makeup of elected officials. oner, a discussion immigration from the bipartisan policy institute. then, the referenda john richard bryant, the bishop would be methodist piscopo church, talks about guns and gun violence. former president jimmy carter described today that he has cancer, and the carter center says

eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> we are so thrilled and excited to be here. want to thank c-span for covering the national book festival. we have a beautiful sunny day. i hope the camera shows how huge the crowds were. i'm so excited about that. >> one thing to remember about an exceptional president, they are the exception. [laughter] thank you all for coming today. this is a wonderful event. it's been fantastic. heaven is a library. if that's the case, heaven has gone outside today, and we are in heaven at this national book festival. >> young people are not the leaders for tomorrow. must say to yourself, i am a youth leader for today. see what i can do. >> that was an article for "atlantic" trying to show that we had this red-blue map. when you enter via -- interviewed people, the divide was a little divide. political scientists were in town. the idea that the country itself is as polarized as washington is wrong. i don't know a single particle scientist who believes that. >> i hope that all people will realize that whatever they've done in life, it is som

eastern here on c-span. another one held this week in washington marking the katrina anniversary. next up, we will show you as much of that as we can until senator cruz speaks at the iowa state fair at 11:00. [applause] >> go ahead. evening. i am doug brinkley. i am the clause i moderator here -- quasi-moderator here with my friends. i wanted to begin and set the stage for the 10th anniversary. it is history now, katrina. people in the gulf south are still living katrina. it was not just an event of one day. it's an entire decade affecting the region. atrina is one word that means whole important part of our country trying to come back. not just hurricane, but from the man-made disaster of the shoddy levees and other problems that the katrina story points to. racism, poor school systems, crime, economic disparity. field --ery for kyle fertile field of looking at america today. it is not just history. when the storm came, i was a professor at tulane university and i evacuated the are before. i made the dumbest decision of my life to stay because i did not want to be in gridlock tra

all that getting underway tonight at 7:00 eastern here on c-span.e coverage, too, from the iowa state fair tomorrow, the "des moines register" soapbox, all of that on c-span. townhall justld the other night. here is what it looked like. [applause] gov. kasich: thank you. so, doug, where'd he go? should i tell them that story or not? >> dangerous question, so yes. gov. kasich: ok. let me tell you a little bit about who i am before we get into what i think and what i have done. so i grew up in a little town outside of pittsburgh called mckees rocks. it's a blue-collar town. my father carried mail on his back. and my father was a democrat entire lifetime. never switched parties. my mother was an intelligent woman, very opinionated, but undereducated. she could have really been something. she had so many views on things and was never afraid to challenge the status quo. her mother lived with us and she could barely speak english. the town -- my mother became a republican later in life. the town was blue-collar, conservative, overwhelmingly democratic. if

here on c-span. -- at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: monday night on the "communicators," this summer marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. we discuss how modern television has changed. >> many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching in a multi screen world. and that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. so it used to be that there was a stationary screen. and with hd tv, that was a big screen in the living room. but with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place. such that tv is not just a stationary lean back experience in the living room, but it is very much a mobile experience wherever you want to go. and it is not just tv, it is also video. announcer: monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. announcer: president obama traveled to new orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. after meeting with residents, the president spoke at a community center located in th

eastern here on c-span, the president of emily's list, a group that raises money for democratic women running for office who support abortion rights. she will talk about the group's endorsement of hillary clinton, the role of women voters in the next election, and republican efforts to defund planned parenthood. theonight on "q&a," u.s.'s counterinsurgency in state building efforts in afghanistan. >> the u.s. paid improvements in security, but nonetheless it has ultimately been worse. here is where i hesitate and where i increasingly question myself. we don't know how it will end. it is also possible that five years down the road, we will be back in afghanistan. isis is now slowly emerging in the country. it is much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. down the up five years road in a new civil war in d you have safe havens for the taliban and isis, i would say -- >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." >> you are watching "the communicators" on c-span. marave been talking with c tayer. we have talked about the 25 years television has been in place, its development.

eastern here on c-span. let's get back to calls. dan on ourt is republican line.aller: yeah, i want to people out there to remember that when mitt romney ran down there in florida, where was jeb bush? jeb bush was nowhere. he didn't help mitt romney down there. sanctuary cities. up until two weeks ago. they support them. now, he said about two years ago, he said the mexican was nice people. well, let me tell you something about it. are they nice when they come in here and break the laws? don't show up for work? that is not nice. and let me say something for the african-americans. them illegals is taking work from poor people, poor white ,eople, poor african-americans and they talk about minimum wage. minimum wage would go with it if it weren't for him. now, bush and owing to do nothing on the border. john kasich and going to do nothing on the border. i think talking about -- for the last 20 years, i have been hearing the are going to close the border. they ain't going to close the border. >> he spent some time there at the fair talking to people about immigration

eastern here on c-span. >> with the senate in its august break, we will feature book tv programming i prime time on c-span2 starting at 8 p.m. eastern. at the end of the summer, look for two special book tv programs. on september 5, we are live from the nation's capital for the book festival. follow us on date with our wide in-depth program with linda cheney. book tv on the c-span2. television for serious readers. in our final from the aspen institute security forum, the french and spanish ambassadors to the u.s. joined former undersecretary of state public of risky to talk about russia's annexation of crimea and the threat of isis in europe. this is 50 minutes. thank you very much. good morning everybody. welcome to the second session of the aspen security forum. thank you for inviting me to monitoring this panel. i am really delighted to lead this discussion with our excellent beakers. -- excellent speakers. we have a fellow at the gsk association for affairs. a former undersecretary of state for global affairs. we also have the investor of spain to the u.s., a diplomat since 1982.

eastern here on c-span. then, remarks from the chancellor of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. she will speak about college affordability of the national press club, and you can see the comments live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. after that, the brookings institute holds a discussion on the future of afghanistan after the u.s. combat mission in that country ended in 2014. we will hear from general john campbell, commander of operation resolute support on what the security situation could look like in the future. it starts live at 3:30 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. sunday night on "q&a," former emergency manager of detroit talks about the financial issues and his job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that $1.5 billion in 2005 2006, when the stock market went down, and just invested in an index fund, whatever they would be trading almost three times what it was. they would have tripled their money. they could have paid the pensions in full and got back

military strategy in vietnam during the final years of the war tuesday night beginning at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >> sart august 29 marks the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. c-span's 2006 tour of hurricane damage and recovery i efforts. a house hearing featuring new orleans citizens describing their experience during and after the storm. >> they told us they would take us to shelters where they would get help and get the seniors to help. they loaded us up on military trucks and then they declared the city of new orleans, or leans parish and jefferson parish a war zone and it still didn't sink in that we were prisoners of war. >> you can't describe it. that's your whole life gone. not only your house, but your whole community. it's all gone. now it's going to be a year later and family and friends that you don't see any more that you used to see. >> moderated by then mayor ray nagen. >> i'm relying on you. i know all of this is state level, federal level and all other levels. i don't have them. i voted for you. so represent me on a local level. i don't know where else to go. i don't kno

the c-span cities tour of topeka, kansas, monday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday night on, "the communicators," the 20th anniversary of digital television. mark taher discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching is a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen, and that was a big screen in the living room. with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place, such that tv is not just the stationary lean back experience of the living room, but a mobile experience wherever you want to go. it is also video. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> republican presidential candidate scott walker outline his foreign policy goals on friday in a speech at the citadel in south carolina. the governor called for a no-fly zone over syria, increasing military spending, more government surveill

here on c-span. coverage continues tonight and -- and we will re-are the various speeches from the soapbox, that is all coming up tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and of course, you can watch at any time at our website at c-span.org. is ben eastern time, it carson speaking at "the des moines register" soapbox and at at0, governor george pataki the soapbox at the iowa state fair. now as we wait for bernie sanders at 3:00 eastern time, we are going to show you some of donald trump as he arrived in his helicopter and then spoke to reporters for a bit before offering free rides to some of the children in attendance. [indiscernible] donald trump: now it is on. >> welcome to the iowa state fair. thank you.p: thank you very much. >> [indiscernible] is just goingit to be exciting for the kids, so i know there are going to be quite a few kids taking rights today. where are the children? get them over here. this is great. i love children and i love iowa and this is great. it is an amazing place. yes, mark? mark: [indiscernible] i have been: well doing it and i have been here many times, as you know. we have a great staff with the whole pl

watch live coverage saturday at 6:00 pm eastern here on c-span.. >> florence harding said she only hadne hobby and that was warren hardy. she was a significant force in his presidency. she would help define the role. this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on first ladies, influence and image, examining their lives. sundays at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span 3. >> economists for international peace discussed lifting economic sanctions. this is an hour.. >> let's get started. i first wanted to welcome all of you. i'm the senior associate here. i wanted to welcome our guest speakers today, they are the chief economist and he's the author of the report which we're going to discuss today, very timely, very insightful on economic implications of liftinging sanctions in iran. and we only have about 60 minutes today, so i want us to jump right into it and we'll have a discussion amongst ourselves and then hand it over to all of you. >> thanks very much for inviting us. first i should say that i'm one of the others of the report. i happen to be the boss, i think that's why my name comes out there. one of

eastern here on c-span. e iowa state fair is under way and we're covering republican and democratic presidential candidates. speaking on the des moines register soapbox stage. that continues all weekend here on c-span. right now democrat jim webb at the fair yesterday. mr. webb: thank you for being with us today. this is a 20-minute event. someone that served in the marine corps, first first thing you learn is never put your crowd's face into the sun. whether you're talking to marines or citizens like you today. so i apologize very much for having to put you through being in the sun during this next 20 minutes. i've been here about an hour and a half. we just parked out in the parking lot and started walking through saying hello to people. it's a great opportunity to meet people and listen to their views. before i say anything else, i'd like to say also i belong to i think one of the most unique fraternities in the world. it's a fraternity that you have to earn your way into. it goes across all geographical,

eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend on the c-span networks, politics, books, and american history. on c-span saturday, live coverage of presidential candidates at the i was state fair continues. -- iowa state fair continues. we will hear from chris christie and bobby jindal. and sunday evening at 6:30, scott walker holds a townhall meeting in ashland, new hampshire. " is live two, "booktv at the inaugural mississippi book festival. coverage features former governor haley barbour as well as panel discussions on civil rights, history, and biographies. and the literary lives of harper lee. and sunday morning at 10:00, katie keefer shares her critical thoughts on the obama administration' relationships with millennials. saturday afternoon at 5:00, andrew on the preservation of new york's cultural, political, and architectural landmarks and the history of the commission created to protect them. and send at 4:00 p.m., three films on the pilot district project, a program administered by the johnson administration to help improve poor relations between the police and community in washingt

eastern here on c-span, stephanie shri are -- schriock of emily's list. this is a group that supports women running for political parties who want to defund planned parenthood. announcer: tonight on "q&a," a discussion on the u.s.'s counterinsurgency and safeguarding efforts in afghanistan. guest: the ending of the war depends on how it begins. there is more reliance on interrogating myself and questioning myself to see how it will end. this is also possible in three years or five years down the road that we will be back in a civil war in afghanistan. i see it slowly emerging in this country and the taliban and is deeply entrenched and so if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan and you have a safe haven for the taliban and isis there, then i would say i would not be surprised. announcer: vanda felbab-brown tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "q&a." announcer: the hudson institute discussed lifting sanctions on iran to many suggested that lifting sanctions would embolden iran's leaders. host: good afternoon, thank you very much f

eastern here on c-span. now, a discussion on the role of incomec populism, it .nequality, and behavior this is 40 minutes. >> our road to the white house coverage of the presidential candidates continues live at the iowa state fair on c-span, c-span radio and www.c-span.org, as candidates walk the fairgrounds and to speak at the "des moines register" candidate soapbox. tuesday, senator marco rubio and governor john kasich. wednesday, governor rick perry will speak at 11:00. friday, senator ted cruz. and on saturday, governor chris christie at noon and governor bobby jindal at 1:00. join the conversation. campaign 2016, taking you on >> now he discussion on economic inequality. this is 40 minutes. teddy downey is executive editor of the capitol forum. here to talk with us this morning about the issue of economic populism. some have said income inequality on the campaign trail. the issue as it relates to campaign 2016. what does your group to? -- do? we provide legal analysis for a range of subscribers, policy

eastern here on c-span. now, teachers and other education specialist discuss a recent gallup poll on attitudes towards public schools and education in general. the survey looks at school choice, come an emphasis on testing and professional development for teachers. this is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, brandon. can you guys hear me? sort of? in the back? let's turn on the microphone. that will help. i want to thank the gallup team. the partnership that we have had extends back 47 years and it has poll of in the annual the public's attitude towards --cation which in many ways i have been in the job a couple of months and i continue to see this poll as the best impartial assessments on how people feel about schools. but as i am we say as a former, recovering accountability guy and as a former superintendent, that it is best -- data is best outside of questions. i will keep talking loud. do in hope folks will your various capacities, and i know the panel later will do this, think about what o

eastern here on c-span. ♪ announcer: before president obama's new orleans visit, we are going to show a new panel hosted by gwen ifil. this is about 40 minutes. gwen: all day long and you haven't seen that tuba come on stage, so you can tell it is the end of the day. but because it is the end of the day, we know there are a lot of unasked questions that have not been asked yet. it has been a very interesting day yet, hasn't it? hasn't it? a lot of us, face it, we thought we knew it all. but we don't. so here is the chance for a good wrapup and also a move forward. we talked at length about what happened, what didn't happen, what else to back, what didn't. we saw some people get drunk on stage, and i won't name any names -- [laughter] gwen: but we are going to leave by as rain this last question. what does new orleans now know? we started this morning with what have we learned and what is new orleans and now we are going to talk about what we have learned, and we are going to do it with a pretty interesting group. we have had pretty interesting groups all day. starting to my left, we h

hearing looking at ways to prevent telemarketing scams directed at senior citizens. 4:30 eastern, here on c-span. coming up, gretchen morgan joins us. talk about the home loan modification program, set up to help homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments. susan carlson on fetal alcohol syndrome on a news that a examining drinking and drug use among pregnant teenagers. talks about endangered species and big game hunting. we take your facebook comments and tweets. host: good morning, it is tuesday, august 11 and student loans is where we will begin this morning. with outstanding student loans ill-equipped dribbling since one $.2estimated trillion some of the presidential candidates are talking about how they would address the rising cost of a college education. hillary clinton was the latest to outline her plan. will tell you about the details this morning and get your experience with paying for college. if you have student loan debt dial in at (202) 748-8000. if you paid off those loans

eastern here on c-span. you can watch it on our website, c-span.org the iowae back at state fair tomorrow sunday at 5 p.m. eastern time for ben carson on the des moines register soapbox. that is followed by 5:30 p.m., the governor of lew york -- of new york george pataki will be there. our live coverage continuing then on c-span. now we are going to re-air some of today's coverage. we'll start with hillary clinton's meet and greet and show you the speeches from the des moines register soapbox. and hisald trump conversation with reporters before he allowed children to arrive on his helicopter. we start off on the meet and greet as hillary clinton made the rounds at the iowa state fair. >> so happy to see you. you got it. >> glad to see you, hillary. hillary clinton: i knew john's sister. a we had so much fun together when we caught up at fayetteville. she was postmaster general at the attorney general's office, and then bill convinced her to go to washington for a while. great to see you. >> wonderful to see y

that is life here on c-span at 9:00 p.m. eastern >> tonight on the communicators -- this summer marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. a discussion of how modern television has changed. >> many of us, and that is increasing every day, or watching in a multiscreen world, and that has been one of the word exciting outcomes of the digital revolution. it used to be there with the hdtv,nary screen and with that was the screen in the now you havebut tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place. such that tv is not just a lean back experience

eastern today here on c-span. all this week, c-span marks the 10 year anniversary of hurricane katrina. next, a look at the city of new orleans one year after the storm. a city -- a crew of c-span tours the city in flooded areas. this is about an hour and a half. >> ♪ i am going down to louisiana i am going down to louisiana and get me a mojo hand

eastern here on c-span 3. >>> next a discussion on the history of the voting rights act from the obstacles african-americans faced in the reconstruction era to the current status of voting rights after the supreme court ruling in shelby county versus holder. the national museum of african-american history and culture hosts this event. it's an hour and a half. >>> it is such a pleasure to be here. i want to thank you so much for joining us in this celebration. we're here tonight to celebrate two important cornerstones of our democracy. one, of course, is the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act and as mr. ellis said, also the 75th anniversary of the legal defense fund, and i positioned them as two cornerstones of our democracy. one is obviously a law that helped to transform this country and provide the legal protections that allowed this democracy to evolve into what it is today. still in progress, but it's certainly better than it was, but with any law you need enforcers. with any law you need those who will protect that law who will enforce it, who will allow it to live out its full

we bring that to you at noon eastern here on c-span. later, president obama meets with residents. he will deliver remarks at 5:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage begins 5:00 p.m. here on c-span. coming up, a 2005 town hall meeting moderated by the then mayor. then, a discussion on worldwide access to financial services. later, samantha power on lgbt rights and isis attacks. on the next washington journal, a look at bullet toady in stock and -- at bullet hell of the -- at volatility in stock markets. later, a member of the al jazeera board of directors here to talk about the network's history and mission. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> i am so thrilled and excited to be here. i want to thank c-span for covering the festival. i hope the camera shows how huge it is. >> one thing cannot be said to often. they are the exception. >> thank you all for coming. it has been said heaven is a library. if that is the case, heaven has gone outside today. we are in heaven at this festival. the >> i am a youth leader for today. see what i can do.

documenting the 101st airborne screaming eagles in vietnam on american history tv friday at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea behind the cities tour is to take the programming for htv, our american history tv and book t v-out on the road beyond the beltway, to produce pieces that are a little bit more visual, that provide, again, a window into the cities that viewers wouldn't normally go to that also have, really rich histories and a rich literary scene as well. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the his trifrt big cities like new york, l.a., chicago, but what about the small ones like albany, new york. what's the history of them? >> we've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in a april of 2016. >> most of our programming on c-span are event coverage. these are not event coverage. they're shorter. they take you someplace. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we explore the history and literary culture of key cities. >> the key is the cable operator who t

eastern, here on c-span. >> this sunday night, presidential historian and rave hunter -- grave hunter documents his adventures visiting the the president and vice presidents. getting onto the rockefeller gravesite is difficult. we were able to get to it through an act of god. my father walked farther down the perimeter and saw this gigantic tree. it had fallen. he went in and thought nelson rockefeller's grave. he decided to get me there fairly quickly after that. on c-span's e that a." >> next, a discussion on the first 10 years of the supreme court under john roberts. current and former solicitor general's spoke at the annual american bar association meeting in chicago. this is 90 minutes. >> good morning. good early morning. it is nice to see all of you on this beautiful morning in chicago. welcome to the showcase panel on 10 years of the roberts court. i am kannon shanmugam. i do not know if any of you remember where you were on september 3, 2005. i remember where i was. i was at a college football game with my father. it was a first game of the season. we got to my parents house

our focus on hurricane katrina continues tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. >> a headlinen atlantic magazine, new orleans is far from healed. next, new orleans mayor reflects on the work that's been done and the work that lies ahead. . >> i'm jeffrey from the atlantic and i want to welcome all of you, again, to this very important conference. at the atlantic, i cover two main subject areas, u.s. foreign policies and mitch landrieux. i want to jump right into this conversation and since i have you on the couch, i thought i would ask kind of a question. feel free to relax. >> there's no time to lie down. [laughter] >> i want to take you back ten years and i want to talk about how you felt exactly ten years ago. i'm trying to imagine this, i'm trying to picture this. you're lieutenant governor, you're in helicopters, you're in boats, the city is in under water, people are dying. did it ever cross your mind -- did you ever feel like maybe this was simply too big? that maybe the city could not -- no city could come back from this level of devastation? >> no, i never, for one se

we will have his remarks at 10:30 eastern here on c-span. trump will hold a town hall meeting at a high school in hampton, new hampshire. our live coverage starts as england 10 p.m. eastern. now we will hear from former virginia senator jim webb at the iowa state fair. mr. webb served as secretary of the navy. senator webb: thank you very much. it is a pleasure to be here with you today. i know this is a 20 minute timed event. the first rule you learn in marine corps leadership is you never put your crowds face into the sun, whether talking to marines or citizens out here today, so i apologize having to put you through being in the sun during this next 20 minutes. i've been here and about -- been here about an hour and a half. i thought it walking through and saying hello to people. it's a great opportunity to meet people and listen to their views, and before i say anything else, i also want to say that i belong to one of the most unique fraternities in the world. it is a saturday that has to go across all business and ethnic lines, and that

c-span, the annual left forum conference from new york city. at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up on c-span, a form on the state of naval aviation. presidential016 candidates at the iowa state fair. scott walker, then carly fiorina. later, lindsey graham. >> coming up on washington journal, a discussion on education reform. brown of as campbell website dedicated to education issues. brockovich on the epa response to the mine wastewater spill response in colorado. you could join the conversation with your phone calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> our road to the white house coverage continues live from the and state fair on c-span c-span radio as the candidates walk the fairgrounds. this morning, marco rubio at 11:30 a.m. and john kasich at 5:00. on wednesday, rick terry will speak at 11:00. on friday afternoon, ted cruz and on saturday, chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1:00. you can join the twitter conversation. taking you on the road to the white house. >> navy entering marine corps officers discussed the state of aviation.-- naval is just over an h

eastern here on c-span. then at 5:30, former governor george pataki steps onto the soap talk stage here on c-span. up next, a discussion of economic, political and social effect of russia as the nation prepares to host the 2018 world cup. >> good morning, everybody. i would welcome you here for us and start off by thanking george washington university for hosting the event this morning. and behalf of the center of global interest, my name is mike to sell. i will be very brief so we can get to what turned out to be a fantastic set of speakers. the attendance has kicked off a project that we thought up in anticipation of the 2018 world cup in russia. we started with the premise that everything is connected, that sport is not disconnected from history and politics and anything else. if you don't agree with that, it is not up for debate today. you will have to live with it. the program will include additional panelists and publications in collaboration. it is an opportunity to look at the social, economic issues

eastern here on c-span. month, c-span radio takes you to the movies. hear the supreme court oral argument from the four cases that played a part in popular movies. "the watergate case" and the 2011 story and validating the laws prohibiting interracial marriage. from fourrguments cases that played a part in popular movies. saturdays in august on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington dc area, online at c-span.org, or download our c-span radio app. debate, the first one, tonight in cleveland. and tomorrow morning on "washington journal" reaction to tonight presidential debate. and this afternoon, and expected news conference with senator mitch mcconnell. host: we are welcoming to the table tom manger, the president of the major chiefs association and the chief for the montgomery county placed a prominent in maryland. we want to talk about a real spike in crimes around the country in big cities. a lot of variables involved, such as? guest: you know, when we start talking amongst ourselves as chiefs of the large cities around the

new hampshire participating in a town hall style meeting. 10r live coverage begins at 7: eastern here on c-spanalso today, secretary of state john kerry traveled to cuba to reopen the u.s. embassy in havana. the headline -- kerry strikes delicate balance in havana trip for embassy flag raising. remarking --ry secretary kerry remarking that lifting the embargo would require congressional action. from havana, earlier today, this is half an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, the secretary of state accompanied by the shards the fair -- charÉe of the united states embassy of havana and the assistant secretary of state. [applause] >> please be seated. good morning. it is my great honor to welcome everyone to the embassy of the united states in havana. [applause] [speaking spanish] thank you, secretary kerry, coast guard commandant, assistant secretary jacobson, and all other executive ranch officials, as well as members of congress for being here today. i would like to welcome the and ial cuban delegation would like to give special recognition to the marine detachment to the embassy of havana, 1961. [app

eastern here on c-span. night, former emergency manager of detroit, detroit'sks about financial issues and overseeing the largest financial bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that $1.5 billion in 2005 and 2006, when the stock market went down to 6700, and if it had just invested in an index fund, the stock market is now trading at 18,000. almost three times what it was. not only would it have tripled their money, they could have paid the pensions in full and gotten back in the business of what was declaring the 13th check. the practice of giving pensioners a 13th check, in addition to the 12 they are due. it could affixed itself if there had been some sort of sober management going for it, just like any organization. if you have some strong leadership and some focused leadership, you can resolve these problems. but it takes a lot of effort. >> sunday night on "q&a." >> thursday, the senate foreign relations committee reviewed the 2015 report on human trafficking. that report highlights the h

c-span campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. republicanthursday, candidate rick santorum talked about immigration policy. live athis remarks 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. thursday a discussion on relations between thailand -- taiwan and mainland china. we are live from the stimson center here on c-span. announcer: next, candidate rick perry speaks at the iowa state fair in des moines. the former texas governor focuses his remarks on transportation, and increasing state powers. remarks, his 20 minute he speaks to reporters and attendees of the fair. [indiscernible] >> i am carol hunter, news director at the des moines register. welcome back to the political soapbox. our speaker today is rick perry who is seeking the republican nomination for the presidency. governor perry first was elected to office in the house of taxes. .- texas he was elected agricultural commissioner and then lieutenant governor. he served 14 years as governor, retiring as that state's longest servant chief executive. he also ran for president in the 2012 cycle. this will be his a time to grace the stage. governor perry, please welcome back to the soapbox. [applause] perr

eastern is public and senator ted cruz of texas on the "des moines register" soapbox. on saturday, louisiana governor soapbox.dal on the that is at 1:00 eastern time on saturday here on c-spancoming up on c-span, former texas governor rick perry speaks at the iowa state fair. then, a discussion on the first 10 years of the supreme court under chief justice john roberts . later, another chance to see new jersey governor chris christie's town hall meeting. next, republican presidential candidate rick perry speaks at the iowa state fair in des moines. the former texas governor focuses his remarks on education , transportation infrastructure, and increasing state powers. speaks to reporters and attendees of the fair. >> ok. i am carol hunter, news director at "des moines register." our speaker today is the former governor of texas, rick perry, seeking the republican nomination or the presidency. governor perry was elected to office in the house of texas. he was then elected agriculture commissioner and served as lieutenant governor. he then served 14 years as governor of texas, retiring this past january as the state's longest-serving chief executive. he ran for president in th

that is from toronto he or at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. on q&a, kevint orr talks about overseeing the ingest municipal bankruptcy u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that in 2005, 2006 when the stock market went down to exceed 700 and had fund,nvested in an index the stock market is now at 18,000. that not only would have tripled their money. they would have paid the pensions in full and gotten back to business of what is called the 13th check. it used to be giving the pensioners the 13th check at the end of the year. it could have fixed itself if there'd been sober management going forward, just like any organization in the united days. if you have strong, focused leadership, you can resolve these problems. q&a.nday night on c-span's >> this morning, veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald sat down to discuss the vba improvingh medical care and other services for veterans. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much for coming in. mcdonald: it is a pleasure to be here. mike: we have ba employees across country. maybe you sh

that's tuesday night begin inin at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> saturday, august 29th mars s the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, one of the five deadliest storms in u.s. history. tuesday night at 8:00, c-span's 2006 tour of new orleans hurricane damage and recovery efforts. and at 9:30 a 2005 house hearing featuring citizens describing experiences during and after the storm. >> they told us they would take us to shelters to get help and get the seniors to help. they loaded us up on these military trucks. then they declared the city of new orleans and jefferson parish a war zone and it still department sink in that we were the prisoners of war. >> wednesday night at 8:00, c-span's 2006 tour of hurricane damage and recovery at st. bernard parish in louisiana. >> you can't describe it. it's your whole life gone completely. nothing but cement left and rubble. not only your house but your whole community. all your friends, your family, everybody is gone. now it's going. to be a year later and you still your family and friends you don't see anymore that you used to see. a hell o

eastern, here on c-span. >> with the senate and its august break, we will feature 2.k tv programming on c-span for the weekend, here are book tv special programs. on saturday, we are live in jackson mississippi for the annual mississippi book festival. will be discussions on harper lee, civil rights, and the civil war. on saturday, september 5, we are live on the nation's capital for the book festival. lady andormer second lynn cheney. for it on book tv, on c-span 2. state of domestic and international news coverage. marty baron, executive director -- executive editor of the "washington post" and elizabeth who miller, editor of the "new times," talked about american media coverage of the u.s. global power and how the internet and financial constraints have impacted their industry. admit this is a special treat for me. in addition to being a news junkie, i am a former newspaper reporter. i truly value great journalism. in this age of disruptive digital communication, it is we still haveknow some fascinating fabulous newspapers like "the washington times," andew york the "washington jou

eastern here on c-span. this weekend on the c-span network, politics, books, and american history.n c-span saturday, live coverage of the iowa state fair continues. we will year from republican governors chris christie at new, then bobby jindal at one of rpm. and sunday evening at 6:30, wisconsin republican governor scott walker holds a town hall meeting in ashland, new hampshire. on c-span to saturday, book tv is live at the inaugural mississippi book festival : 30 a.m..at 11 it features panel discussions on civil rights, history, and biography. and the literary lives of harper lee and eudora wealthy. a.m.,nday at 10:00 thoughts on the obama administration's relationship with millennial's. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday afternoon at 5:00, columbia university's andrew on the commission created to protect new york city landmarks. p.m.,nday at four clock real america. yet our complete schedule and c-span.org. next, republican presidential candidate new jersey governor chris christie hold a town hall meeting with supporters at molly's tavern and restaurant in a new boston

we will re-air this tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span.resident not only speaking to the american public. announcing he plans to sell his deal directly to the israeli public. he will talk to the israeli press next month to sell the iran deal in israel. according to two sources who attended the meeting. they say obama was asked bring a meeting whether he thought about taking the case of the deal to the israeli public. the chairman of the national jewish democratic council told buzzfeed obama pointed out that the delegation of israeli reporters were visiting washington this week. that is from buzzfeed.com. president obama speaking this morning after his speech -- this morning. uper his bees, we will open the phone lines and get your thoughts and comments, in particular asking whether the administration has made its case for the iran nuclear deal. you can already post your comments at facebook.com/cspan. live coverage here on c-span. the president should be arriving shortly. ♪ ♪ announcer: here on c-span waiting for president obama' speech to

university but once it started, the hour-long speech or so, we will show you again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-spanlooking forward to comment on facebook. has the administration made its case for the iran nuclear deal? kind of keeping track, all of this is a head of the -- once congress returns. the senate is in session this week before they wrap up. once congress returns they will consider the iran nuclear deal. the hill has been keeping a track on the votes on that nuclear deal. here's what that whip list looks like. here's a tally of the latest. they write that so far, 26 representatives in the house oppose the deal. leaning yes are eight. leaning no ared five undecided. are 17.d or unclear keeping track of where people stand on the iran nuclear deal. checking twitter again for comments, do you support the deal with the iranian government? ,arl says he supports the deal president obama needs american support, not making this deal a political issue to win an election. comments from one who is she quotesis for cq, the president when he says there are times when force is necessary if iran does not

eastern here on c-span. earlier, florida senator marco rubio addressed in the fair.ere is what he had to say. [applause] i am going to cut it a little shorter because they see another band is coming through and i do not want everyone to get all wet. probably a little too late for that. i want to tell you why i am running for president. you to do for your children what my parents did for me. my parents came from cuba, they barely spoke the language, had no money and very little education. they were able to buy a home and raise a family, they were able to retire with dignity and leave all four children better off than themselves. what i am worried about, americans feel like they can no longer achieve that. world is changing and our policies must change with it. we are not just facing an economic downturn. we are facing an economic transformation. it's just like the industrial revolution, except it is happening faster and it is deeper. the jobs that once nation on earth. there is no reason we cannot fix this. america remains a great country. it can be even greater. the

eastern here on c-span. >> i am so thrilled and excited to be here.nk you for covering this national book festival. we have a beautiful and sunny day. i hope the camera shows how huge the crowds are. >> they are the exception. >> thank you all for coming. this is a wonderful event. to say heaven is a library, well, if that is the case, have been has gone outside today. we are having a national book festival. >> i said what you have said yourself. i am a youth leader for today. >> the divide it was not a calcium. -- was not a chasm. it was a little divide. the idea that the country itself is as polarized as washington is just wrong. >> all people will realize that whatever they have done in life is something that should be recorded and passed down to the next generation. that is what we learn. we prepare for the future by trying to understand the past. >> you really only focused on the man. he did not talk that much about guam. >> this question is actually to the point. we realize there is no way we can tell the whole story. there is no way we can be,

eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday, reverend john richard bryant, the head of the methodist the visible church talks about race in america. american press club here on c-span. night on q&a, institute for policies fellow and antiwar activist phyllis menas. isis, what do they believe, why are they so violent? those questions are important and i address them in the book. what is important is what is the u.s. policy regarding ices russian mark why isn't it working? can we go to war against terrorism? doing war wrong or is it wrong to say we should fight terrorism. >> sunday on q&a. >> a discussion on national security threats from the aspen institute security forum featuring top u.s. officials in national security, cyber fields., and other this panel is one hour. host: good afternoon, everyone. hopefully, we can get everybody back from lunch. is chris young. imb senior vice president and general manager for intel security business. ase of you may also know us mcafee. our next panel, the role of law and law enforcement in securing our nation. and in the justice department and the cia, we rea

eastern on c-span3. >> thursday, a look at the economic implications of lifting sanctions against iran. panelists consider a new world bank report on the subject. we have it live here on c-span. the american bar association holds its annual homeland security conference here in washington dc. topics include immigration, drones, emergency preparedness, and balancing privacy with that security. it is live on c-span two. next, weekly standard founder william kristol on the 2016 presidential campaign to read from washington journal, this is 50 minutes. >> we want to welcome back to the table bill kristol. kristol, the editor of "the weekly standard." we are looking at the latest of move lastmp ar night and what does it do for the party and immigration? so far, the voters are not letting their opinion of donald trump spill over to the rest of the republicans. -- a critic of the is excessive critics of donald trump and people who worry so much about him. there is no evidence that he is furthering the republicans. the matchups and states against hillary clinton and donald trump is not strong for the republicans. so far, i think the trump campaign has been a bit of a circus i don't t

eastern ton c-span. >> hear testimony from under secretary of state, wendy sherman, the lead negotiator for the u.s., see comments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3, and after that, more about iran with replarks from palm and american university in washington speaking about the nuclear agreement as he continues to argue for congressional and public support on the deal. the president begins live at 11:00 eastern on c-span. we'll feature programming weeknights on c-span2 beginning at 8:00 eastern, and at the end of the summer, two booktv special programs, september 5th, live from the nation's capital for the book festival followed by our in-depth program at the american enterprise institute. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >>> now testimony from health and human services secretary on her department's policy priorities. she spoke last week in front of the house education and work force committee for a little more than two hours. >> good morning, secretary. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us to review the policies before us. as is often the case when a cabinet secretary appears before the committee. we have a lot