delegate eleanor holmes norton, elected in 1991. she is a nonvoting member of the house of representatives. we will talk about that later. in 1965, norton was a part of the student nonviolent in -- nonviolent coordinator in committee. please welcome eleanor holmes norton and felt plante. -- bill plante. [applause] bill, i want to start with you talking about selma. as a famous phone call that resident johnson made to martin luther king asking dr. king to find the most blatant example of voting rights being denied, and get it on television so anybody could look at it and say that's not right, that's not fair. as a turn list, what else would you need to flesh out that story to get it to -- journalist, what else would you need to flesh out to that story to get it on air? >> if the president says the best way to advance a cause, that is news already. it was typical johnson. any of you who don't know that those phone calls johnson made are preserved, and you can listen to them as simply as clicking -- if you google lbj phone calls, it wil

just after 9:00, a look back at selma with eleanor holmes norton and bill plante. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us. email us. or, send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. corpus christi started out as a small trading post in the mid-19th century and has transformed into a modern city with the fifth largest seaport in america. posted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> the naval station has a chairman is history that it's back even before 1941 when it was commissioned. in 1938, the navy did an investigation on the best suitable location for a naval air station. when the authorization came from congress to establish a naval air station, there were 12 in all, including corpus christi. this was the bi

. >> tonight on american history tv, eleanor holmes norton and bill plante look back on the civil rights movement, the struggle for voting rights 50 years after protests in some alabama. they discussed the film soma and the trail of events. that is tonight after 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span threes american history tv. the c-span cities tour takes to the road. this weekend, we partner with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> in the 19th century, the federal government is very limited. they don't have many deployable resources. and so the army does a whole variety of things. there are discoverers, explores. army contracts are not an important part of the western economy. the army plays a role in conservation. in the

delegate eleanor holmes norton, elected in 1991. she is a nonvoting member of the house of representatives. we will talk about that later. in 1965, norton was a part of the student nonviolent in -- no nviolent coordinator in committee. please welcome eleanor holmes norton and felt plante. -- bill plante. [applause] bill, i want to start with you, talking about selma. as a famous phone call that resident johnson made to martin luther king asking dr. king to find the most blatant example of voting rights being denied and get it on television so anybody could look at it and say that's not right, that's not fair. as a turn list, what else would you need to flesh out that story to get it to -- jouranlist,nalist what else would you need to flesh out to that story to get it on air? >> if the president says the best way to advance a cause, that is news already. it was typical johnson. any of you who don't know that those phone calls johnson made are preserved, and you can listen to them as simply as clicking -- if you google lbj phone calls,

that's right, delegate eleanor holmes norton is pushing for this.ledding has not been allowed in that area since 1911 for security reasons. holmes norton says that american should be allowed to enjoy snow on the front lawn. the u.s. capitol police will hold meetings on the subject. leon: would nice to be seeing something moving on capitol hill. alison: exactly, something fun. steve: 1911, that is a long time. abc 7 news. we have snow potential? --alison: we have snow potential? steve: we do. it could impact the rush-hour commute thursday morning. it role likely be advisory's issued. -- there will likely be advisories issued. it is not as cold as early this morning, but we had 30 degrees at reagan national as the high. the average, 50. we are 20 degrees below where we normally are this time of year. 21 dulles, 21 winchester and cumberland. the temperatures are likely to drop three to five degrees as we go through the early morning but it will stay dry. early tomorrow morning, bundle up. 16 to 23 is the temperature range tonight, partly cloudy skies.

eleanor holmes norton. playing with fire do gop dare allow dhs to shut down at midnight? their responsibility if there's an incident. this from minority whip steny hoyer of maryland. the house could easily pass clean bill to fund dhs for the year. it will take only a few republicans to join us and pass it. a woman who identified herself as a dhs employee tweeted, good thing i've been saving money to buy a car. now when the government stops paying me come friday i'll still be able to pay my bills. a blog on the official homeland security website claims that over 90% of tsa workers, about 50,000 employees, would continue to report to duty in the event of a shutdown. the blog entry impacts of a potential continuing resolution or lapse in appropriation say 6,000 civilian employees of the coast guard, three-quarter of its total civilian force, would be furloughed with no guarantee of pay. we have that one-week extension, but it is just one week. and it does affect a lot of people in this area. >> you've talked to federal workers who have gone through this furlough thing before

that live and pay taxes in the district of columbia can have a voting member of congress, our eleanor holmes norton, and we would have two members. we have been anning it niced by andy harris who is the first district in maryland. he could spend his time antagonizing the district, and they threat ton harass us and attack our funds due us by the federal government like any other state. but i know the people in the first district of maryland would much rather have his attention on their issues. >> on the substance on this charge in the marijuana laws, how did day one go and what do you think the biggest challenges are going to be for this moving forward if is a complicated array for people who have to understand. >> it was complicated by andy harris. the voters of the district of columbia were very clear on what they wanted to approve. home use, home growth by adults. i think it was also the expect that the council of the district of columbia would be able to pass reasonable regulations to regulate the sale of marijuana so we would not have the this confusing state. currently, i want to be very clear

also, eleanor holmes norton is here and elected in 1991, she is a nonvoting member of the house of representatives and we will talk about that a little later. in 1965, the committee known as snake -- snick helped black citizens breakthrough". please welcome them. [applause] >> bill, i want to start with you. talking about selma and this march. there is a famous phone call that resident johnson made to martin luther king asking dr. king to find the most blatant example of voting rights being denied, and get it on television so anybody could look at it and say that's not right, that's not fair. as a journalist, what else would you need to flesh out that story to get it on air? >> if the president says the best way to advance a cause, that is news already. [laughter] here you have lyndon johnson and he was writing the script, or he was trying to. any of you who don't know that those phone calls johnson made are preserved, and you can listen to them as simply as clicking -- if you google lbj phone calls, it will take you to the university of virginia. you can do it by date and even find it by topic. i

eleanor holmes norton is hosting ask me about d.c..ore than 1,000 congressional staffers are expected to attend. the event starts at 11:30. >>> we will learn today who will receive grants in virginia to help boost tourism. the grants of more than $750,000 will be dsistributed to local and regional tourism groups aimed to attraction more visitors. the announcement will be that today in richmond. >>> get ready for slick conditions when you step outside this morning. the problems we're finding on side streets and sidewalks. and the deadline that people in d.c. need to know about to avoid a fine. (clucking noises) everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. while others may keep trying nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. ♪ ♪ ♪ all the goodness of milk all the deliciousness of hershey's syrup. . >>> staying safe as you step outside. the slick and snowy conditions you you may encounter on your way to work today as the clock ticks for many of to you get your sidewalks cleared. we're also t

. >> congresswoman eleanor holmes norton said democratic leaders believe the mayor is on solid legal footing. >> are you prepared to go to jail with the mayor should she be arrested? >> here i am. >> but today, republican leaders told us they aren't calling on attorney general eric holder to have the mayor arrested. >> if she's, you know arrested i'll be the first one there to make sure she gets bailed out. >> so the republicans will not be calling for the arrest of the mayor but they say they will seek to enforce the will of congress. they said they also are sympathetic to the mayor trying to follow the will of voters but they say there could be punitive action taken by other members of the g.o.p. if they feel the mayor is defying congress. reporting live from the office building rebecca cooper abc 7 news. >> keep us posted. john boehner is staying tight lipped tonight and he will not say how the house will respond to a senate bill to fund the department of homeland security. this bill is controversial because it gets rid of house approved provisions to derail president obama's immi

then a look back at soma and the voting rights act figures later, with eleanor holmes norton, and cbsrespondent bill plante. we will see the whole schedule at c-span.org. let us know about the programs you were watching. e-mail us at comments @c-span.org. like us on facebook follow us on twitter. >> usa today reports that as many as 80 million customers of anthem health insurance have had their account information stolen in a cyber attack. thursday, the saidenate held a hearing on consumer breaches and rights. this is one hour 35 minutes. >> this is the first subcommittee i have chaired in eight years in congress. i was apparently nervous enough not to turn on the microphone. [laughter] we look forward to being educated and getting a good understanding. first, i want to thank my colleagues and their level of interest in this important topic. i would also like to thank our witnesses for joining us today. expertise is important to us as members of congress. unfortunately this is a very timely topic. the purpose of this hearing is in many ways, somewhat narrow. is to examine the merits o

and held until 1953 and just after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act with eleanor holmes norton and bill plante. you can find our complete schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> earlier today, the defense department testified on the future of guantanamo bay prison and overall u.s. detention policy. held in front the armed service committee, this is two hours. >> the chairman is currently at the national prayer breakfast. that is not finishing as promptly as they anticipated. as such, what i'm going to do is ask consent centered mccain's opening statement be submitted and my statement be submitted to the record and at this time, call on the panel for their testimony. then we will begin a round of questioning. with that, mr. rasmussen, are you prepared to go first? go ahead, mr. secretary. >> members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the detention center on guantanamo bay.

and just after 9:00, a look back at the voting rights act 50 years later with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and bill plante. you can find our complete television schedule at c-span .org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us. email us. or send us a tweet. >> join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twiter. -- twitter. >> on capitol hill, the senate commerce subcommittee on consumer protection held a hearing today on data security breaches. members heard from representatives from the retail and banking sectors. this week's hacking of anthem was also discussed. this is just over 90 minutes. >> this is the first subcommittee that i've chaired in eight years in congress and i was nervous apparently nervous enough to the no turn on the microphone. so we look forward to being educated and getting a good understanding. first i want to thank my colleagues and their level of interest in this important topic. i'd also like to thank our witnesses for joining us today. expertise is important to us as members of congress. and unfortunately, thi

after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act 50 years later with congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and cbs white house correspondent bill plant. you can find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet @c-span # comments. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> president obama says the u.s. will never stop fighting for the freedom of religion around the world. his comments came earlier today at the annual national prayer breakfast. the event is hosted by the fellowship foundation and u.s. senate and house of representatives prayer breakfast group. just under two hours. [applause] >> may everyone have a seat. thanks very much everyone. we're honored that the president and the first lady are with us. i want to get right to our program so we can keep the program moving along. as senator wicker and i said earlier, we're honored you're with us this morning and we're grateful for the folks who helped put this

just after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act 50 years later, with eleanor holmes nortonill plante. you can find our complete television schedule c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> the defense department and national intelligence officials testify before the senate armed services committee thursday about the teacher of the guantanamo bay prison and u.s. detention policy. republican senator john mccain of arizona chairs the committee and rhode island's jack reed is the ranking member. this is just under two hours. >> senator mccain, the chairman, has asked me to call the hearing to order. he is currently, along with many of our colleagues, at the national prayer breakfast. that is not finishing as promptly as they anticipated. as such, what i'm going to do is ask unanimous consent that senator mccain's opening statement be submitted and my statement be submitted to the record and at this time, call on the panel for

captured by the chinese held from 1950 to 1953 and just after 9:00 a look back at salma with eleanor holmes norton and bill plant. you can find our complete schedule at c cls dln.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. join the cspan conversation. like us on facebook follow us on twitter. >> coming up shortly on cspan 3, live coverage of a discussion on libertarian view of the president's state of the union. cato institute scholars will also talk b about issues libertarians should focus on this year and what to expect from the new congress. you can see that live at 12:00 eastern on cspan 3. until then a portion of from morning's "washington journal." we spoke with donna edwards on the house democrats agenda and president obama's 2016 budget request. >> now joining us is donna edwards, a democrat from maryland, a member of the democratic steering and policy committee. also a member of the armed services committee. did i get that right? >> transportation and infrastructure. that's all right. >> sorry. >> i can talk about that, too. >> wel let you. recently, the preside

after 9, a look back at selma and the voting rights acts 50 years late we are congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and cbs news white house correspondent, bill plante. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments at c-span.org. or send us a tweet at c span #comments. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on guilter. >>> next, treasury secretary jack lew testifies about president obama's 2016 budget request. he also speaks about economic growth and taxes at this two-hour senate finance committee hearing. senator orrin hatch of utah chairs the committee. >> the committee will come to order. schumer. ha ha ha. [ feedback "discovery"back ] today's hearing is on president obama's budget for fiscal year 2016. i want to thank secretary lew for appearing before us today and i'm not going to sugarcoat anything with this budget. instead, i'm going to cut right to the chase. the president's budget proposes to hike taxes by $2.1 trillion. seemingly, not content with t

and just after 9:00, a look back at selma and the voting rights act 50 years later with eleanor holmes norton and cbs news white house correspondent bill plante. find our complete television schedule at www.c-span.org, and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us. email us. or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> the house this week passed a bill repealing the 2010 health care law by a 239-186. the bill instructed certain committees to come up with a health care alternative. there have been nearly 60 attempts in the house to repeal the current law. those voting against the measure included all democrats and three republicans. next, we will show you a portion of the debate that occurred before the final vote. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 596, sponsored by bradley byrne ofalabama. obamacare. millions of americans continue to feel the harmful effects of the president's health care law in almost every corner of their life. recently, i heard from a president school teacher who told me t

and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and cbs white house correspondent bill plan. you can find out complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-6 26-3400. e-mail us at comments@ c-span.org. join the conversation. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house and 12 new republicans and one new democrat in the senate, there are 108 new women in congress, including the first black woman republican in the house. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information there, including voting results. newcomers congress, best access, on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: representative john fleming, republican of louisiana, a member of the armed services committee, and also a medical doctor. i want to start with a couple of caucuses that you form or are a member of. first of all, there is the repub