or listen on the free c-span radio app >>> the new congress starts tuesday, watch all the opening day events and activities on c-span. we are live from the u.s. capital starting at 7am eastern. you'll hear from the return members. opening day business includes the election of the house speaker and his address, and debate. one rule is getting attention, a proposal to find members who live-stream video from the house flour. in response to a democratic sit in streamed by the democrats. 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

eastern on c-span and c-span two. this holiday weekend on c-span2 book tv. 10:00 eastern on afterwards, wall street editor joanne loveland looks at top women leaders in corporate america and at 11:00, cnn political contributors talk about journalist thomas lake's book, "unprecedented" the election that changed everything. and a look back at the 20 16 presidential campaign. sunday afternoon, a little after 5:00, brent -- blanche wising cook talks about the final book to her eleanor roosevelt series. , price on thern steel industry and its effect on a working-class town seen through the lens of high school for all in his book "playing through the whistle." for our complete schedule, go to book tv.org. an interfaith memorial service for mohammed ali was held in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. he died in june at the age of 74. speakers included sportscaster bryant gumbel and comedian billy crystal. former president bill clinton and mohammed ali's widow and daughters. his is about 40 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, representing the president of the united sta

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and the influence of unions. watch the interview on sunday at 10:00 a young and 6:00 p.m. 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

you can watch the entire interview at 10:00 eastern and 6:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org>> his past record, as far as we are concerned, is not a good record for working families in the department of labor. he should be standing up not only for union members, but working families across the country. he doesn't support the increase in the minimum wage. he did not support the overtime ruling. hadas -- his company has numerous labor law violations. he actually made the statement that he would prefer having robots as employees, because then they wouldn't have to take sick leave and vacation time. that's not how you grow the american dream among working families. workers are suffering in this country. clearly, the economy has improved under president obama. there is still a very large section of this country, especially in certain pockets across this country, where people and communities are suffering. and because of that, i believe the is why trump is president-elect. people were so angry and so frustrated and what they considered to be business as usual. they want to make a s

eastern on c-span and c-span .org, or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> all this week with congress not in session where showing your booktv programming in prime time. tonight a look at notable 2016 books starting with patrick phillips. >> more than 300 members of the uk's youth parliament gathered in a british house of commons for the annual debate. this first part focuses on the uk's national health service with a focus on mental health services. it's 50 minutes. [applause] spectacular much for that. you are a very friendly bunch picture i must say. the previous years the youth parliament hasn't been friendly, it has, but thank you. order, order. welcome to the eight sitting at the uk youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. this marks the beginning of uk parliament week, i program of events and activities which connects people with the united kingdom parliament. this year the are over 250 activities and events taking place across the uk. the issues to be debated today were chosen by the annual nature marked ballot of 11-18 euros. the. the british youth council r

and aol will make remarks at the 2016 national competitiveness national competitiveness form on the chaining u.s. economy. will take you to that live at 8:30 a.m. 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 f

eastern on c-span and c-span org.r you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> represent elect jimmy pa neta representing california's 20th district, a democrat. you're not new to washington. >> i was actually born here but my first memories were in my home of carmel valley. as i grew up there i would come back and visit our father, who was here. >> who was your father and what were you coming out here to see him do? >> he was a congressional member at the present time. his name was leon panetta, is leon panetta. >> what do you remember about those days coming here when your dad was a house member? jimmy: i came out in a formative member of my life so back then the memories last. my first time out here that i remember was in second grade, the summer of 1977. basically, it was kind of -- back then parents were a little different about how they would allow their kids to wander around and i pretty much had free rein, it felt like. not just the capitol or capitol hill but pretty much the whole mall. going around

we will have a full replay at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span 2. sunday, in-depth features of the discussion of the presidency of barack obama. we are taking your phone calls, emails, and facebook russians during the program. the panel includes a paul ryan, white house correspondent for urban radio network and author of "the presidency in black and white: play up close view of three presidents and race in america." eddie clout, author of "democracy in black." and pulitzer prize journalist and associate editor of the washington post, david marinus. author of "barack obama, the story." watch new from 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. in his last weekly address of 2016, president obama highlights with united states has accomplished this year. senator cory gardner of colorado has a republican address. he talks about some of the legislation passed by congress during 2016 and outlines goals the gop has set for 2017. happy new year. as we look ahead to the future, i wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you have done to make america stronger th

newly elected 115th congress gavels on on tuesday january 3rd, we will bring you in swearing ceremonies. 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and on the c-spanradio app. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span crews created as public service by america's capable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. here is a look at authors recently featured on after words. georgetown university philosophy professor jason brenan critiques flaws in the democratic system. and former senate majority leader george mitchell explored potential for peace between israel and palestine n. the coming weeks, joanne looks at women who have successfully climbed the corporate ladder. sylvia will discover new research on our our bodies react to fat. also new york magazine jonathan weighs in on legacy of president obama and this week john hop since -- hopkins professor ellen. >> there are good things and bad things with anything. >> what are the good things? >> that we have reliable food supply and the cost is less but also wheat and milk as you know. those are the good things. bad things is that this is an indus

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, 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 minister shinzo abe visit the american naval base at pearl harbor. mr. abe is a first sitting japanese

eastern on c-span, c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. >> next week is authors week on "washington journal" featuring live one-hour segments with a new author each day beginning at 8:30 a.m. eastern. >> be sure to watch authors week on "washington journal" beginning sunday december 18 at 8:30 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, c-span cities tour along with our communications cable partners will explore the literary life and history of scottsdale, arizona. nicknamed the west most western town. on booktv on c-span2, hear about life on route 66 known as america's mother road, route 66 was one of the original u.s. highways between illinois and southern california. in his book, he recalls his wife in kingman, arizona, which is located on route 66 and the many things he observed while helping his father run a gas station. >> about 10 years ago i got a call from a writer and he said i read about your article about your fathers gas station and like to interview. i said sure. he says, his first question, the very first thing he asked me is, what was it like growing up in such a historic place?

and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> tomorrow a discussion on the tensions between india and pakistan. watch live, beginning at 10:00 a.m. 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

on nancy reagan and other prominent figures tonight. that's at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. at c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, jessica vaughn from the center for immigration studies and tom jaufance on the study for american progress on how the trump administration and congress will approach immigration. then on how current and future immigration policy affects border states like texas. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. t

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 got the message out that we wanted to get out, which is that , a

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."

and forth. that is how he was as president. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q and a." ♪ [applause] ♪ >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump's friday, january 20. c-spanl 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 leader for two years.

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 c-span2. later in the day a look at economic growth and inequality in europe. that's from the brookings institution live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this week on c-span, tuesday night at 8:00, jerry greenfield, co-founder of ben & jerry's ice cream talks about creative and responsible business practices. >> actually, the idea that we couldn't sell enough ice cream in the summer in vermont to stay in business, that forced us to look for other markets. >> wednesday night, former vice president dick cheney and former defense secretary leon panetta on the future of the defense department under president-elect donald trump. >> i think the challenges are very great. and i think we have unfortunately over the course of the last many years done serious damage to our capabilities to be able to meet those threats. >> we're living in that period there are a lot of flash points. and a new administration is going to have to look at that kind of world. and obviously, define policy that we need in order to deal with that. but then develop the defense policy to confront that kind of world. >> thursday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the career of vice president-ele

on c-span radio. at 7 p.m. eastern listen to c-span radio at c-span.org or the c-span radio app. >>> earlier on washington journal we looked at the internet and whether it is a reliable tool for democracy. usm >> host: joining us from new york is max reed, the senior editor for new york magazine selects all section of the website. he's here to talk about the topic of news. good morning. >> guest: good morning. >> host: you wrote a recentea piece looking at the idea saying maybe the internet isn't a fantastic tool for democracy after all. can you give the sense of what's led to the writing of the topic of fake news? >> for the last three decades, it's been sort of a silicon valley gospel that the internet is a tool for democracy and, freedom of speech and freedom generally. that has been true in a lot of situations. you look at the beginning and the social media allowed those protests to flourish but in the last six or seven years we have seen this rise of populism around the world of the autocratic generally populist often xenophobic leaders not just in russia that in western europe and southeast asia andd one thing that seems to be clear acr

eastern on c-span3. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company and is broughto you by your cable or satellite provider. the trump transition team has dr. ben carson as the choice to lead the department of housing and urban development. trump met with former vice president al gore. here's a look at some of the happenings at trump tower. >> we are excited to have dr. carson as our intended nominee for housing and urban development. we are looking forward to another productive week in the transition that is setting a historic pace. i was spending some time in new york here at the trump tower. i think the american people are rightfully encouraged and impressed at the speed and decisiveness that our president-elect is bringing. it is going to make america great again. >> [indiscernible] >> the bulk of the time was with donald trump. i found it extremely interesting conversation. to be continued. i am going to leave it at that. thank you. >> who asked for the meeting? >> what can you tell us about today's events? kellyanne: we have a decision-making announcement. >>

on nancy reagan and other prominent figures tonight. that's at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. at c-span.org and on the c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, jessica vaughn from the center for immigration studies and tom jaufance on the study for american progress on how the trump administration and congress will approach immigration. then on how current and future immigration policy affects border states like texas. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. this morning. join the discussion. >> this is just over an hour. >> it is who will win the army-navy game next week. nation i think the nation ill win. it is a really amazing privilege to be here. i think the reagan national defense form for the invitation. we have extremely important questions to address today, and to get to the first, which i will limit to admiral harris and general millie, it is who will win the army navy game next week? >> i think the navy will win. >> this is my 15th time on a panel -- actually the 15th ar

eastern on c-span2. later in the day a look at economic growth and inequality in europe. that's from the brookings institution live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this week on c-span, tuesday night at 8:00, jerry greenfield, co-founder of ben & jerry's ice cream talks about creative and responsible business practices. >> actually, the idea that we couldn't sell enough ice cream in the summer in vermont to stay in business, that forced us to look for other markets. >> wednesday night, former vice president dick cheney and former defense secretary leon panetta on the future of the defense department under president-elect donald trump. >> i think the challenges are very great. and i think we have unfortunately over the course

eastern on c-span2. later in the day a look at economic growth and inequality in europe. that's from the brookings institution live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this week on c-span, tuesday night at 8:00, jerry greenfield, co-founder of ben & jerry's ice cream talks about creative and responsible business practices. >> actually, the idea that we couldn't sell enough ice cream in the summer in vermont to stay in business, that forced us to look for other markets. >> wednesday night, former vice president dick cheney and former defense secretary leon panetta on the future of the defense department under president-elect donald trump. >> i think the challenges are very great. and i think we have unfortunately over the course of the last many years done serious damage to our capabilities to be able to meet those threats. >> we're living in that period there are a lot of flash points. and a new administration is going to have to look at that kind of world. and obviously, define policy that we need in order to deal with that. but then develop the defense policy to confront that kind of world. >> thursday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the career of vice president-ele

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 on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> verizon completed its acquisition of aol in 2015. at this year's tech crunch disrupt san francisco aol chief tim armstrong sat down with his boss, marni walden, to talk about verizon's current plans to buy yahoo's core internet business. this is about 20 minutes. ♪ >> thank you guys for joining us. so this is going to be sort of like, there is like this trick to this interview, which is that i'm going to pretend as if both of you couldn't fire me if you didn't like the questions, so we're just going to pretend that is not the case. it could get awkward. so there is a bunch of things i want to address, the newest and biggest one is obviously verizon is acquiring yahoo. we spoke about that when that was announced, tim, and you said it is an auction process and we really haven't figured anything out. it has been a few months since then, so where are you guys at? >> well, first, it is great to be at tech crunch and another soldout show so congratulations to you guys. i would say basically we're just starti

eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. next on american history tv, three world war ii veterans talk about their experiences and u.s. navy fighter pilots. this is part of a talk posted by the american veteran center. >> we have three veterans of world war ii. to moderate the session i would like to welcome owen rogers from the veterans history project at the library of congress. we have worked with him closely over the years in terms of world history and preserving the history of our veterans. the podium is yours. please welcome owen. owen: i am a liasion specialist with the u.s. congress veterans history project. that is just a fancy name for what i think is the best job in the world and, to be honest, a labor of love. we find ways for american veterans to find their stories -- to share their stories. so far, the american history project has collected over 2000 veteran stories. to be honest, there are over 21 million living wartime veterans and to this is the largest collection of veterans world history in the united state

and the history of african-americans in congress. american artifacts, 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on c-span 3. >> friday night on c-span, senate tributes and farewell speeches. we have tributes to outgoing senate democratic leader harry reid, remarks from senator box earn kelly ayotte. senator reid's tribute to president obama and later senator dan koet on his career. senate tributes

all-day live coverage of events from capitol hill 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. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. on every day of the year except december 25, thousands of tourists take a short boat ride from lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. up next, american history tv visited the national historic landmark to learn the story behind the gift from france which was unveiled october 28, 1886, after 21 years of planning, fundraising, and construction. chris mullin: welcome to the statue of liberty national monument. i am ranger chris mullin. i am from jacksonville, florida. folks, i have a great job. i have been working with the national park service since 1989 and i have been all over the united states. i got my start in alaska at the klondike park and a few summers out there. then i went to jacksonville where i worked in a small park for caroline national memorial , and i went to the outer banks of north carolina and worked at our nation's first nation

on capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern c-span and c-span.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> the ceos of several banks gathered to discuss how their institutions are adapting to technological innovation. this discussion was part of the annual conference of the clearing house association, a trade group that represents the world's largest commercial banks. it's about an hour. >> beth, breen, bruce and bill, you're an ilit rative group, that makes it fun. we'll talk about the state of the industry, what you see happening with your customers, competitors, and we'll leave a few minutes at the under to take questions from the audience. as we heard particularly in that last session, it's been and interesting moment this last month. companies found real optimism for your industry. beth, maybe we start with you. do you share optimism? do you have reasons to feel scepticism, maybe a little bit of both and why? >> i can tell you there's that old chinese proverb, may you always live in interesting times and i think the last month has done that. the markets had a constructive reaction to the changes in the e

all-day live coverage of events from capitol hill 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. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. on every day of the year except december 25, thousands of tourists take a short boat ride from lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island.

on c-span and www.c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: this weekend on american history tv on c-span three, saturday afternoon just before 5:00 eastern, architectural historian there he lewis talks about the construction of the brooklyn bridge, why manhattan needed the bridge and how transportation changed at the turn of the 20th century. >> when the brooklyn bridge was fairies were still running -- the ferries were running at capacity. announcer: at 8:00 on "lectures in history." >> the interesting thing about country music is it is the music of poor white people. people who were privileged to be white, but also people who are underprivileged in terms of their class identity and their economic opportunities. professor a college on the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in colonial america and how it impacted the origins of country music. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on "real america." >> budget cutbacks and a tangle of state and legislative local problems created evidence that this crusade against society's greatest enemies mail be slowed may be slowed or level off. announcer: the film "the president." documents the final m

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". . .

and the election of the speak irof the house. our all-day live coverage from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. 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 a

eastern on c-span, and www.c-span.org. or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span spoke to some of the incoming membersthe 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? >>

. >> the c-span city's tour saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span-3. working with our cable affiliates. >> up next, remarks from congressman keith elseson who is running for democratic national chair and vermont senator bern asanders. senator sanders and congressman elseson talk about their vision. >> welcome. the first job i want to play a video message from former solis of labor hileda who is unable to be with us today but wants to make it crystal clear her support for keith ellison. >> i'm l.a. county board superviser and former secretary of labor under the obama administration. i am pleased to tell you that i am in strong support of keith, our congressman and someone who has chaired the progressive caucus which i was a member of when i served in the house for eight years. it has been a pleasure to know him and to know he cares so deeply of all the concerns of all of our citizens and residents in the united states. he has been one of those individuals who has worked so hard to gine so much support. in fact, i know that he is there with you n

. >> the c-span cities tour, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of non-fiction boox aks and author. saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, georgetown university proe professor jason brennan looks at the failure of democratic systems to provide the best outcomes and calls for a change on how governments run in his book "against democracy." he's interviewed by david bose, vice president of the cato institute. >> fairness doesn't get you to democracy. so wis it people reject that system? because they think it will lead to bad outcomes and they're probably right so once you say that "i care about fairness and bad outcomes" then you're on my side and you have to start asking, okay, how are you going to weigh fairness versus the quality of the outcome. >> on sunday, the before columbus foundation presents the 37th annual american book awards which recognizes outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of america's

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

on how middle east peace can be achieved. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. 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 having to go through. but i made a commitment to fix the problem. i cann

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

eastern on cspan2. >> c-span, where history unfolds daley. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable companies and is brought to you by your cable or sat plight provider. >>> next, a hearing on the management of the renewable fuel standard program aimed as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. they heard from representatives of the ep a&g ao. this is an hour and 15 minutes.

and a.m. 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

on the tensions between india and pakistan. watch live, beginning at 10:00 a.m. 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 about 30 minutes. mica,sentative john republican of florida. you are coming to the end of the term. what is the adjustment been like for you to realize that you will not be coming back to congress? rep. mica: i have enjoyed every minute. very few individuals have had the incredible opportunity. florida,th district of but serving congress promise a quarter of a century. in addition to that i got to serve five years of the chief of staff in the u.s. senate. four years in the florida legislator and four years in local government. i have had an incredible career. in addition, i have also been in business for 20 years. great career, both in the private sector and in public service. i have enjoyed every minute of it. here, a lot spent in this room. the transportation infrastructure committee room. from 2011he chairman until 2013, before that, serving as the top republican. wha

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> on november 11th, 1921, an estimated 100,000 people gathered at arlington cemetery in virginia for ceremony honoring the unknown soldier of world war i. a silent film documenting the journey of the soldiers remains from france to the capital rotunda and its procession through the streets of the capital of washington, d.c. up next we'll show you the entire 23-minute silent film with narration provided by two world war i historians. >> welcome to real american on american history tv. 2017-2018 is the centennial of america's involvement in world war i. and there will be undoubtedly lots of discussion about the impact of that war on the world and on american society. as part of that conversation, we are going to show you some vintage films from that era that document america's participation. and to help us understand this, because these are silent films, we've invited two world war i historians to help us narrate the action of the film. mitch yochelson and allison finklestein will be with us to look at a 2

eastern on c-span and www.c-span.org, or you can listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span on prime time, tonight at 8:00 eastern, president obama and shins of all the visit -- prime minister of japan visit the naval base, the first sitting japanese leader to visit the side of the attack that launched u.s. involvement in world war ii. wednesday that beginning at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016, including the flint michigan water crisis and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously? you found that one of your divisions have created 2 million pick accounts, had fired thousands of employees for improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers, and you did not even once considered hiring her ahead retirement? >>>> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we remember political figures that passed away in 2016, including former first lady nancy reagan and antonin scalia. inday night at 8:00, are memoriam program continues with shimon peres, mohammed ali, and former senator and astronaut john glenn. this week in prime time on c-