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our all day live coverage begins eastern on c-span and c-span.org and you can to it on the free c-span radio app. announcer: in the weekly lady michelle obama joins president obama to deliver a christmas message. representative tim murphy of republican has the response and talks about helping americans living with mental illness. president obama: merry christmas, everybody. one of the best parts of the

at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q and a." journal"'s "washington with news and policy issues that impact you. on monday morning, the a senior reporter discusses the future of caucus andemocratic the expectations of house republicans and trump administration. in the former mideast adviser to president carter will discuss the challenges facing the trump administration in counteracting isis inspired attacks at home, to like the ohio state university attacks. and governing magazine staff reporter examines the amount of federal grant money given to urban areas. c-span'so watch "washington journal" monday morning. join the discussion. on thursday, cnn and the

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or you can listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, whatxt on the election of donald trump means to the future of the republican party than a look at the potential changes to u.s. trade policy under the trump administration. later, president obama and japanese are shinzo abe speak at pearl harbor. >> wednesday, secretary of state john kerry outlines his ideas on how middle east peace can be achieved. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> wednesday, american history to being in primetime teacher programs about world war ii. at 8:00 p.m., a look at spies and codebreakers. fbi and eight nazi aspiring. then american resistance in nazi-occupied harris. in a look at the world war ii office of strategic services. programs about world war ii at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. "in-depth" will feature a program about president obama in take your calls and emails during the program. presidency in"the the authorhite," and of "democracy and black," and bullets are -- prize-winning author, author of "barack obama: the story."

eastern on c-span two. >> sunday, january one, in depth will feature a live discussion on the residency of barack obama. we are taking your phone calls, tweets, facebook questions at hand -- during the program. inhor of the presidency black and white, a look up close. princeton university professor, ,"thor of "democracy in black and a prize-winning journalist and associate editor of the post, author of "barack obama: the story." on january c-span2, sunday one. >> c-span spoke to some of the incoming members of the congress when they came to the capital for orientation. here is a look. representative elect pramila jayapal, tell us about your background. pramila: i came to the united states by myself when i was 16-years-old. about $5,000 in their bank account and they use the hoping to send me her for college. i feel the opportunity i have had is to go from that girl to now heading to service congresswoman from the seventh congressional district. the american dream. it is why i devoted the last 25 years of my life to other people getting to have that opportunity i had. >> what impacted th

eastern on c-span 3. outgoing florida representative john mica also spoke with c-span about his career serving in congress for 12 terms. representative mica lost his reelection bid in november. this is

eastern on c-span 3. ." new year's night on "q&a >> people were starving. van buren was having his fancy parties in the white house. harrison was the candidate, poor man for the poor people, and here was this rich man in washington. harrison had thousands of acres. he was actually a very wealthy man, but was portrayed as the champion of the poor. women came to the parades and waved handkerchiefs. some gave speeches. some wrote pamphlets and it was very shocking. they were criticized as the democrats and said these women should be homemaking putting. >> ronald schaffer, the author of the book, "the carnival campaign." how presidential elections were changed forever. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> a north korean diplomat has reported that north korea's government is working to enhance their weapons program by the end of 2017. the former diplomat was the number two official at the north korean embassy in london and is under protection with his family. next, former president george w. bush speaks about policy towards north korea and national

eastern on sunday -- on c-span. the new congress meets for the first time in january and will include several new members. we spoke with one of the incoming freshmen during a visit to capitol hill. >> representative issa and take, what did you do before you -- representative issa and a gonzales, what did you do before you were elected? >> i was pretty much a lawyer for 20 years. .here was an open seat i have been fighting for families in south texas in courtrooms in board rooms. i decided to bring that same fight to washington to try to bring the necessary resources to our areas. south texas is one of the poorest areas in the country and in the state. it needs good representation and we are ready to go to work. >> who or what from your past influenced you to take up the fights you are talking about as a lawyer and now here in washington? rep. gonzalez: i was influenced by my family, by my father. a korean war veteran, a self-made businessman. when i was in law school, i spent a little time here as an intern for a re

on c-span two, our live cove ridge starts at noon eastern. opening day continues on c-span three, with live coverage of the ear moanial swerring in of members of congress. vice president vice president joe biden overeover sees the swearing in of oirnts. a full replay of opening day at 8:00p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. >> announcer: now bbc parliament look back at the major event that took place in the british parliament in november 2016. this is an hour. [ ♪ ] >>> hello there, and welcome to a seasonal westminster in review. i look at the big event in westminster over the last four months. in the next hour, brexit all the way as mps try to work out what happens now the u.k. votes to leave the e.u. >> isn't it time the government stops running away from the looming threat to jobs and businesses and the living standards of million of people. >> i'm optimistic about the prospects >>> we'll talk to two experts about what we know now and what the brexit's future nose. believe it or not. there's within other subjects. for example, who is to b

eastern on c-span "q&a." announcer: coming up, data manipulation by the u.s. geological survey. testifying before the house natural resources committee live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. ther, lawmakers discuss influence of iran on terrorist groups in the middle east. 2:30 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. the transition of government on c-span is president-elect donald trump selectors cabinet and the republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress. we will take you to events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span, watch on-demand at c-span.org or listen for free on our c-span radio app. c-span,today on washington journal is next. at 10:00 a.m., the house returns for general speeches. at noon, the benefits improvement act and the childhood cancer treatment act. representative walter jones of north carolina and ted lieu of california on bipartisan efforts to rein in super pac's. clint news -- clint watts on the campaign of 2016 in fake news. host: house and senate are back in. expected to pass the 21st century cures act which would give the fda the abil

eastern on c-span. here on c-span, the communicators is next with fcc commissioner minion clyburn. we show you the interview we have with retiring congressman jim mcdermott. interview with mitch mcconnell about the 2016 election and what to expect in january with the new congress. and a look at this year's white house christmas decorations and the lighting of the christmas tree. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by a america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> fcc commissioner mean young clyburn. .-mignon clyburn as you move from the minority into the majority of the commission, what are your biggest concerns? mignon clyburn it is great to be here today. people have been talking about this a lot in the last couple of weeks. a position i am unfamiliar with. as you know, i spent 11 years on my state public utility commission in south carolina. if you know anything about south carolina, it is a state that does not have the political balance on its commission. i was either on

begins at 7:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> a number of senators are retiring this year. tonight, we will bring you senate tributes and farewell speeches, starting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell .n his colleague harry reid then senators barbara boxer and kelly ayotte reflect on their careers. later, senator reid reflects on the legacy of president obama. on saturday night, it is a look at christmas at the white house including the tree arrival and the tree lighting ceremony with the obama's. begins at 8:00 eastern. elect jackive bergman spoke with c-span for a house freshmen profile interview . a retired lieutenant general in the u.s. marine corps, he represents chickens first congressional district. it is in the northeastern part of the lower peninsula, and includes the entire upper peninsula. bergman,l jack representative elect for michigan's first district, republican. -- you are here in washington for orientation week. how has it been going? >> great. it has been busy meeting all the new representatives and

eastern on sunday, book tv on c span 2. [ ♪ ] >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is fridayjanuary 20th oth. c-span will have live coverage of the day's event and ceremonies, watch live on c-span and cspan.org and listen live on the c-span app. >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. today members of the electoral college cast ballots confirming their victory for president-elect donald trump. tonight we look at the vote from pennsylvania, illinois, new york and michigan. first we hear from a reporter on the process. >>> a 2016 campaign that began more than two years ago today moved to its final stages as electors met in state capitals around the country. 538 electors meeting in 50 states and here in washington d.c. to give donald trump a 270 plus votes that he needs to become the 45th president. to be sworn in on jan 20th. let's look at the popular results. donald trump, republican states in red. hillary clinton, democratic s

>> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>the surprise attack led to the u.s. entry into world war ii. next, the u.s. navy and national park service mark the 75th anniversary of the attack with ceremonya at pearl harbor. at -- was the mission accomplished? what are the costs on both ends? admiral harry harris, headed the u.s. pacific command, delivers the keynote address. this is just under 90 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to today's joint national park united states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. i am lieutenant robert franklin and i am truly honored to serve

eastern on c-span c-span.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app . announcer: now, "q&a" with historian robert strauss on the life of precedent buchanan. then theresa may takes questions from the house of commons. after that, new york senator charles schumer calls for a special committee investigating foreign hacking. holding the end of the year news conference. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," journalist robert strauss. he talked about his book, "worst. president. ever.: james buchanan, the potus rating game, and the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents." robert strauss, author of "worst. president. ever." i will ask you about that in a moment. i want to read your dedication. who may ber, samuel

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span "q&a." 2016ncer: in memoriam continues with remarks from former arkansas senator dale bumpers. he died in january at the age of 90. shortly after his retirement, he 1999 to in january deliver the closing argument for the defense in the impeachment trial of president bill clinton, who he had known her decades as a fellow arkansas politician. here is a portion of those remarks. the question is, how do we come to be here? we are here because of a five-year, relentless, unending, investigation of the president. $50 billion, hundreds of fbi agents spanning across the nation examining in detail, a microscopic -- the microscopic lives of people. maybe the most intense investigation not only of a president, but anybody, ever. state strongly about this because this is my state and what we have endured. you will have to excuse me, but that investigation has also shown that the judicial system does and will get out of kilter unless it is controlled. people,e innocent innocent people who have been financially and mentally bankrupt. one woman told me tw

eastern on c-span, and c-span.org. or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span'sday's events from cal begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and c-span.org. "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, the "washington post" national security writer. a retired colonel who worked extensively with the incoming defense secretary general mattis will share his insights. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this week on c-span in prime time, monday night at 8:00 eastern, hear from some of the democrats vying to lead the party, including ray buckley, chair of the new hampshire democratic hardy. jamie harrison, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and the representative for minnesota. >> did you know that in 2014 we hit a 17 year low in voter turnout? the democratic caucus smaller than any time since truman? we got a lot of rebuilding to do. >> tuesday night at 8:00, president barack obama and japanese prime mi

eastern on c-span's "q and a." ♪ [applause] ♪ >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump's fridaynuary 20. c-span will have live coverage of all of the days events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> we have been meeting and talking with some of the new members of the 115th congress, here's is an interview with one of the incoming freshman. elect andytative biggs representing arizona. a republican, replacing matt hammond, a republican who has a long history in the house. what advice to give you? andy: he is a good friend, he represented the district well for five terms. his advice to me was to be myself, represent the constituent interests, and remember where i am coming from. i have lived there for 30 years, ima arizona native -- i am an arizona native. i think i know the district. matt is right there, still, if i need help he will respond. >> what is your background? andy: i am an attorney. i am retired. served the last 14 years in the arizona state legislature. the last six in the state senate. i was majority le

eastern on c-span's "q&a >> next on american history tv, we hear from three medal of honor recipients afghanistan. the medal of honor ac highest honor for valor given for combat. hosted by the americans veteran center. get underht, let's way. another panel for our conference. this is an understatement. we moderate this panel on the moderate -- to moderate this panel on the medal of honor, i would like to introduce the chief officer of the medal of honor foundation. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be with you this morning. we thank you. we thank you for the decision you have made at a very young age to serve our great country in uniform. it is an important decision. it is a critical decision. it is a decision that will probably be one of the most important you will ever make in your life and we need you. we not only need you for the skills that you bring, but for the leadership that is inside of you. have plenty ofys infantrymen and pilots and public affairs officers like i have -- wewill never will never have a glut of leadership. we will always take that. so thank you fo

eastern on c-span or c-span.org or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell spoke with bill goodman on a pbs affiliate about the 2016 election and what to expect from the 115th congress and the trump administration. one to one is courtesy of ket. ♪ mr. goodman: welcome to "one-to-one." on this final and special edition, i will sit down with a man who has had a pretty good year. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is in control of the senate. republicans rule the house and the oval office and the kentucky senate and, for the first time in 91 years, flipped the state house of representatives to a republican majority. happy holidays, senator mcconnell. he is next on "one to one." mr. goodman: senator, welcome to your 14th appearance on "one to one." undoubtedly a ket record. senator mcconnell: you were listing all the wonderful things that happened from a republican point of view in 2016. my wife is going to be in the cabinet. secretary of transportation. before we get going, i want to thank you for doing a great job for lo these many y

eastern on c-span two. also this morning, the afghan abassador to the u.s. t panel on security, economics, and regional politics. that is live from the heritage foundation live on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think the next president, if he wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln. they cannot re-create the country and they cannot have a civil year. so what you do next? aspire to be james monroe? but would you can do is aspire buchanan.james >> historian robert straws talks on q&a about james buchanan's residency in his latest book "worst president ever: the least of the lesser presidents." >> i think the differentiation of good presidents and bad presidents, washington and fdr always at the top of the list. they were decisive man. you cannot climb to the top of the letter and not be decisive. buchanan was a waffler. he always went back and forth on decisions. that is how he was as president. bags sunday night on c-span's q&a. on c-span,ay washington journal is n

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> author and journalist max hastings talks about his book "the secret war -- spies, ciphers and guerrillas." mr. hastings argues the rise of electronic and radio communication made codebreakers equally if not more important, than spies on the ground. this hour-long talk is part of a multiday conference at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. >> good morning, everyone. it's a gre

eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> a former russian political prisoner talked about russian president vladimir putin, the future of the u.s. relations with that country and his goal of promoting democracy in his native country. speaking at an event held by "the new york times," this is half an hour. >> welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. well, i have the grim task after those inspiring talks from ray and tom about the empower of everybody in our new world is to bring us back to the reality of president trump, president putin's expansionism and the tensions and the worldwide growth of writers' movements. i'm joined by mikhail khodorkovsky, fierce opponent of president putin, former chief executive of the dismembered ucos oil corporation in russia. he spent ten years in jail on charges that an international court in the hague is found to be utterly without foundation. and mikhail, maybe i could start, you like others have observed this curious friendship or sympathy between president-elect trump and president vladimir putin. what is this friendship about? is it about power? is it about money? is

on c-span3. president-elect donald trump holds a rally thursday in cincinnati to thank supporters. watch live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning, texas credit congressman discusses the leadership elections and the future of the affordable care act in the trouble administration -- in the donald trump administration and the next congress. a talk about the november election and the house legislative agenda. he will also address the trump picks. then, policy funding for hiv and aids, and where the mission ending the epidemic stands today. be sure to watch "washington at 7:00 a.m.e eastern on thursday morning. >> congressman tim ryan of ohio challenge house minority leader nancy pelosi for the top leadership post for house democrats and was defeated. he spoke to reporters following the election. is joined by several supporters. rep. ryan: first, i would like to thank these members who stood by me. it was an uphill battle. we only had a few weeks to put it together. my staff and the members of came out publicly for me. we

on c-span. we are live from the u.s. capitol starting at 7am eastern. you'll meet new representatives and hear from returning members. the house gabbles in at noon. opening day business includes the election of the house speaker, his address to the whole house and debate and a vote on rules for the new congress. one rule in particular is getting attention, a proposal to find members who live stream video from the house floor, in response to last summer's democratic sit-in, streamed by several democrats. on c-span2 the live coverage of the senate starts at noon eastern and includes the swearing in of senators. opening day continues on c-span3. with live coverage of the wearing in. at 1:00p.m. eastern, vice president joe biden presides over the swearing in of senators. we'll have a full replay of opening day at 8:00p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span2. [ ♪ ] >>. >> the presidential in august race of donald trump is friday january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the event and ceremonies, watch live tonne c-span and c spoon.org and listen live >>>

eastern on c-span. follow the transition of government on c-span as president-elect donald trump's selects his cabinet and republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress. we will take you to keep it as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think that if the next president wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln you can't retrieve the country and you can't have the civil war. what do you do next? do you aspire to be james munro? i don't know. you can aspire not to be james buchanan spent sunday night on q&a historian robert strauss talks about james began his presidency in his latest book worst president ever. spirit i think the differentiation of good presence and bad presidents, washington, lincoln and fdr are always at the top of the service and historians take. they were decisive men. you can't come to the top of th

on some big project like a dam or railroad system. watch the entire program today at 4:55 p.m. eastern time here on american history tv, only on c-span3. week on c-spanprimetime, monday night at 8:00 eastern, hear from some of the democrats vying to lead the party including ray buckley, chair of the new hampshire democratic party, and representative steve harrelson from minnesota. >> in 2014 we hit a seven year low in voter turnout, 36% tiered the democratic caucus is smaller than any time since truman. this year we hit a 20 year low in the presidential turnout. 8:00,sday night at president obama and japanese prime minister shenzhen all-day visit the naval base -- shenzhen abe visit theinzo site of the pearl harbor attack. a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on toppings -- topics including the flint, michigan water crisis and wells fargo unauthorized accounts scam. had opened 2they million accounts, fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and cheated thousands of your own customers, and you did not even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> we will remember some of the political figures that passed away in 2016,

eastern on c-span two. in the afternoon, a look at the current state of the nursing home industry. ill hear about a ratings system. starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. up next, a conversation on donald trump's relationship with the u.s. intelligence community. we will hear from security and intelligence officials talk about surveillance and privacy challenges. the cato institute hosts it. >> good morning and welcome to the cato institute. welcome to all of you watching at home to the surveillance conference. becoming an annual tradition, a daylong event where we explore a full array of the diverse legal policy and technological issues surrounding government surveillance for both law enforcement and intelligence purposes. 2016 is a case in point of a possible chinese curse, may you live in interesting times. for better or worse, the obama administration has shown us eight years of perhaps surprising continuity with its predecessor. that is civil libertarians can look back on the last three years and count some victories in the war to protect privacy. realn look back on the first

eastern on c-span, and www.c-span.org. ou can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span spoke to some of the incoming members of the 115th congress when they came to the capital for their orientation. here is a look. >> representative elect jayapal, tell us about your background. myresentative elect jayapal: parents had about $5,000 in their bank account and they use the entire thing to set me here for college. i feel like the opportunity i had to go from that 16 year old girl by myself and now getting to serve as the congresswoman from the seventh congressional district is really the american dream. i think that is why i have devoted the last 25 years of my for otherghting people to have that opportunity. >> you are a democrat from washington state. what impact did that experience you had as a young girl have on who you are today? >>

do things that's going to allow them to make their case against us. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's american history tv on c-span 3. saturday afternoon, just before 5:00 eastern, architectural historian barry lewis, talks about the construction of the brooklyn bridge. why manhattan needed the bridge and how transportation in the city changed at the turn of the 20th century. >> when the brooklyn bridge was opened it did not put the ferries out of business. the ferries were still rung at capaci capacity. all through the 1880s and 90s, thecity of brooklyn which by then had reached 1 million people. >> then at 8:00. that's the interesting thing about country music, is that it's the music of poor white people. people who were privileged to be white, and i'll talk about that in a second. but also, people who are underprivileged. in terms of their class identity and economic opportunities. >> dickinson college professor cotten sylar. how colonial america impacted the origins of country music. then, sunday afternoon at 4:00. >> a cautious congress, budget cut backs. created evidence that th

eastern on c-span three and on c-span radio. >> on friday, chicago marriott talked about the future of cities and political engagement. he'll be joined by a member of the british parliament at the brookings institute. by starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, here are some of our programs this weekend. >> saturday at 7:45 p.m. eastern journalist explores the question of what the term better off it means to americans today in her book, the new better off. reinventing the american dream. >> it doesn't matter how much money is in your bank account. you can fly to the cayman islands and lived there but if you care about america it doesn't matter what your bank account is. you're vulnerable to this government and the way governance just like every other person in every other socioeconomic bracket. so i think wealth pools us into thinking we can buy our way out of suffering. >> at 9:00 p.m. eastern megan kelly talks about her latest book, settle for more which recounts her life and career as a journalist. >> ad

effect p.m.t eight eastern on c-span's "q&a." up next, national park service ranger lee white talks about confederate army of tennessee's failed assault at the battle of franklin. in november, 1864, after union general william sherman captured atlanta confederate general , engaged his rear forces on the way to nashville. mr. white argues that this assault was more devastating to than the well-known pickets charge at gettysburg. this talk is about an hour. >> it is my pleasure to introduce our friend lee white. he has been with the park service since 2000. we can literally say lee has spent his whole life on the battlefield because he was born in a hospital that sits on the battlefield grounds. this is a man who is deeply rooted in that part. he also has a passion for parks that reach beyond the boundaries of his daily work life. he is finishing up work on a book for the emerging civil war series. earlier this afternoon, davis talked about the rise of john bell hood and we will talk about the beginning of the fall of that very sam

eastern, on sunday. booktv on c-span 2 >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday january 20th. c-span will have life coverage of all the events and ceremony, watch live on c-span and cspan.org and listen live on the c-span radio app >>> russia's ambassador to turkey was assassinated at an ankara art exhibit by a lone turkish gunman shouting god is great and don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria in what the leaders of russia and turkey call a provocative attack. turkish officials describe the gunman as a 22-year-old off-duty police officer. three others at least were wounded. the state department called the assassination of the russian ambassador despicable here is part of briefing from today. it's about 15 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. i know, i hope you see in the statement that the secretary put out. if you didn't, allow me to

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. this week on c-span in prime :00, monday night at eight p.m. eastern, listen to some of the democrats vying to lead the party including ray buckley, chair of the new hampshire democratic party, jamie harrison, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and representative keith ellison from minnesota. year low4, we hit a 70 in voter turnout. the democratic caucus was smaller than at any time since truman. at the next election, we hit a 20 year low in the presidential election. we have a lot of rebuilding to do. >> president barack obama and japanese prime minister abe visited the naval airbase in pearl harbor. wednesday in a beginning at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis, and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously? that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees were improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you did no

eastern on c-span and , or listen to it on the free c-span app. >> this week on c-span in prime time, monday night at eight eastern, hear from some of the democrats vying to lead the party, including ray buckley, chair of the new democratic party, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and representative keith ellison of minnesota. hit a seven year low in voter turnout, 36%. wasdemocratic caucus smaller than any time since truman. we have a lot of rebuilding to do. andresident barack obama japanese prime minister chin so all-day -- japanese prime visits pearlzo abe harbor. wednesday night beginning at eight, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint michigan water crisis and the wells fargo account scandal. >> you found out one of your decisions created 2 million fake accounts, fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> we remember some of the passedal figures that away. including former first lady nancy reagan, and supr

watch in-depth live from noon to 3:00 eastern on sunday on book tv on c-span 2. >>> the presidentialnauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, journalists talk about the challenges of covering emerging technology in silicon valley and around the country. panelists include wired magazine's editor, "new york times" deputy tech editor and "u.s.a. today's" digital editor. this is from the annual dawn or doom technology conference at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana. it's about 50 minutes. >> good morning, i'm jerry mccartney, purdue university cio and the director of the dawn or doom conference and i'd like to welcome you to this year's opening event for this year's dawn or doom. this is our third year and we're very excited about what the event has become. purdue is a global leader in

on c-span and c-span.org. the sun life on the free c-span radio app. >> tonight, it is book tv and primetime with a look at notable books of 2016. starting at eight eastern. starting at eight eastern we discussed the book valiant ambition then mary roach looks at grunt, the curious science of humans at war. after that we discussed "chaos monkeys". . .

begins at 7:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app>> a number of senators are retiring this year. tonight, we will bring you senate tributes and farewell speeches, starting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell .n his colleague harry reid then senators barbara boxer and kelly ayotte reflect on their careers. later, senator reid reflects on the legacy of president obama. on saturday night, it is a look at christmas at the white house including the tree arrival and the tree lighting ceremony with the obama's. begins at 8:00 eastern. elect jackive bergman spoke with c-span for a house freshmen profile interview . a

eastern here on c-span. wednesday night on c-span, a look back at some of the notable house and senate hearings of 2016, including testimony by michigan governor rick snyder on the flint water crisis and wells fargo ceo john stumpf on illegal accounts. here is a look. what are you doing to make sure state employees communicate with you, especially regarding issues of great importance like the people of flint? >> i stood up in front of the entire state of michigan in my state of the state address and said, these people that made these terrible decisions that showed a clear lack of common sense, failed us. but since they work for me, i'm responsible for their actions, and i take that responsibility. i kick myself every single day about what i could have done to do more. i told the people of michigan that there is a passionate commitment to say we are going to change the culture in these places. i apologize to the people of flint. they deserve that, i understand why they are angry. it is terrible what they are

eastern on c-span 2. >> our in memoriam 2016 program continues with pbs news host en eiffel, who died in november at the age of 61. in 2003, she spoke with stuart thompson middle school about her career as a journalist. here's a portion of those remarks. gwen: i was in college in boston. i get my first job at "the boston herald american," which

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on c-span's question and answer. each week, american art ifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about history, located in virginia beach, the military aviation museum is home to world war i and ii aircraft, most of which are air worthy. we toured to learn about the advances in aviation and pilot training during the war. >> well, welcome to the virginia beach military aviation museum. i'm lucky enough to be one of the staff pilots here. museum has a complete collection, and you can follow the development of aviation all the way through our collection. and any time there are about 60 planes here we have restoration going on and more planes being developed. standing in front of it now, probably one of the oldest planes. this is a 1907 wright brothers model. it's not far removed from the first flier that they flew at kitty hawk. there is only an aft elevator. the engine is all set. and a chain drive, driving the two propellers, so it's a single engine plane. the geniuses coming up learned the secret to

eastern on c-span 2. sunday, january 1, the discussion on the presidency of barack obama. ryan,nel includes april white house correspondent for american urban radio networks, and host of "the presidency in black and white." a princeton university professor, author of "democracy in black." pulitzer prize-winning journalist and associate editor of "the washington post," author of "barack obama: the story." watch live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern, sunday on book tv on c-span2. with historian robert strauss on the life of president james buchanan. after that, british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons. then, new york senator charles schumer calls for a select committee investigation into foreign hacking. later, outgoing secretary of the u.n. ban ki-moon holds the ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," journalist robert strauss. he talked about his book, "worst. president. ever.: james buchanan, the potus rating game, and the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents." brian: robert strauss, author of "worst. president. ever." i will

eastern on c-span. she spends "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning texas republican elected will join us and discuss why he publicly stated that he will not be voting for donald trump when the electoral college meets on monday. then joe garcia presents other western and a state commission for higher education will discuss results from a recent study that shows a decade-long stagnation and a number of u.s. high school graduates. .. >> >> recognizing outstanding battery achievement for the diverse literary community the awards are presented in san francisco and then professor of history of education argue that free-speech. >> the problem but the ideas. but if 40 percent pdf was stealing from them that this a serious problem. . >> good morning. whom the secretary general will make opening remarks and then leave will take questions. >> good morning. usually been at this time we are at the end of my term one night i will miss these exchan

eastern on c-span or c-span.org or listen to it on the free p span app. >> the heads of honeywell and black stone group took part in the council conference in washington, d.c. this is about a half-hour. >> we wanted to take a look at what the political campaign and public opinion in general did to the reputation of big business. so we asked dave cody from honeywell and steve schwartzman from black stone group, both ceos to come in and talk about the relationship between big business and government. it took kind of a betting from both the left and the right, this campaign season. so please jin me in welcoming dave our interviewees. thank you. >>. [ applause ] >> so great to have you guys with us. so what went wrong? you guys are like politicians out here. what went wrong? why is the reputation of business so poor, particularly as relates to politics and the vot voting public? dave? >> in ternls of what went wrong, i guess if the question is geared towards the view the guy who runs cvs. i said how come you can't make a movie where the ceo is the hero and rescue somebody from a burning b

c-span cameras will be there and can watch the ceremonies here on american history t.v. on saturday, december 10, beginning 9:30 a.m. easternn 3. >> so i decided to spend much time on the grant. i spent a week at west point, trying to understand how this could finish 21st out of 39 at west point. sometimes viewed a these biographers as historical, intellectual lightweight. himself, i must apologize. i spent all my time reading novels. night, ronald wright talks about the life and career of the 18th u.s. president, in latest book, "the life of ulysses s. grant." >> he could be in a meeting one day, he said to them, i look forward to the day when you can in aon a railroad car, eat restaurant, when you can do so along with every other person, race.less of their that day must come. totook 90 years for that day come. grant was the last american president to hold those kind of views. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on december 7, 1941, japanese planes attacked the u.s. pacific hawaii. pearl harbor, almost 2400 americans were 1200 wounded.ost the next day, president franklin before a appeared joint session of c

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. announcer: now a conversation on the election of donald trump and what it means for the future of the republican party. berkeley center for right-wing studies hosts this 90-minute program. >> without further ado, let me introduce today's panelists. first we will hear from a professor at the ucsf advancing new standards and reproductive health program. i had to look at my notes for that because that is really a mouthful. she is also a professor of sociology at emeritus at the university of california davis. she is a foremost scholar on the social standards for health including a recent book, "dispatches from the abortion war." our next speaker today will be paul pierson and he is the professor of clinical science here at berkeley. he is an expert on american politics and public policy, socialtive economy and theory. he is a new york times best-selling author of a number , includingial books most recently a book he co-authored and titled "america's amnesia: how the war on america helped

eastern on c-span two. >> follow the transition of government on c-span as donald trump selects his cabinetnd the republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress, we will take you to key events. watch live on c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. now former -- on promoting centrist candidates in the wake of the 2016 elections. labelschair the group no . their remarks are followed by members of congress on the first 100 days of the incoming trump administration. this is 50 minutes. national eskimo association and lisa border. ♪ everybody.fternoon are we in our seats. not.ad my -- no we are good afternoon everybody. thank you. it is a privilege to be with all of you. i think we are all getting to our seats. while we are doing that, have we not had a terrific morning? let me welcome you to our lunch session. i have the privilege of leading the wnba and that is a group of professional women athletes. i also remind them that there are two international linkages, music -- international languages, music and sports. we have the benefit of plank sports

on finding live streaming from the house floor. our live coverage of the senate starts at noon eastern and includes the swearing in of senators. opening day continues on c-span with live coverage of the ceremonial swearing-in of members of congress. at 1:00 eastern, vice president joe biden presides over the swearing in of individual senators. and at 3:00, speaker paul ryan swears in members of the house. we will have a full replay of opening day at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span2. >> this holiday weekend on c-span2's book tv, tonight at the "wall street" journal editor looks at top women leaders in corporate america. at 11:00, the scene and political contributors talk about the book, "unprecedented." and a look back at the 2016 presidential campaign. sunday afternoon a little after 5:00, the professor talks about the final volume to her eleanor roosevelt series. eastern, the author on the death of the steel industry and its effect on a working-class town seen through the lens of high school football in his book. for our complete schedule, go to booktv.org. >> in november, more than 300 members of the u.k.'s is 11-18 gathered in the british house of commo