these passports were processed at ellis island, in 1920. have sailed right past the statue of liberty. god, that must have been something! can you imagine what that was like? it's an old irish ring. isn't it beautiful? kevin: i can understand what the heart means, but... what about the hands and the crown? the hands mean friendship and the crown means loyalty. there's something engraved on it. what does it say? i don't know, it's in irish. must've been mom's. no. i never saw this ring on mom's finger. maybe it's grandma's. look-- u.s. savings bonds. there's about 40 here, and they're each $100. $4,000! kevin, you were right. dad did have an insurance policy. "whole life. "patrick francis casey. face value: $50,000." 50,000?! 50,000 big ones? that's wild. "beneficiaries: rebecca casey and kevin casey." i mean, would you look at us! are we rich, or what? kevin, we're not rich. dad's insurance money will barely pay for college for one of us, not to mention the rent, and bills, and... are you kidding me? $50,000! i could get a motorcycle, a lap

. >> my father came from lebanon, he came in through ellis island. this is what i was told. he stayed here on washington street, of course some of his other family was here. if you could not afford to feed your family, everyone would say, we have extra. everyone was one big family. we all helped each other in good times and bad. >> the old comes down. >> art and expansion changed new york city in the 1940's and 50's. -- urban expansion changed new york city. much of the old neighborhood was demolished. >> we only have three buildings left -- a church, a tenement building, and a community center. i call this the trinity of the arab american immigration because you have all aspects of life -- church, home, community. >> it is these three buildings that local volunteers are hoping to preserve it. when that new construction forced the families to leave manhattan, they scattered and some came here to brooklyn where this church became the center of the community. >> i listened to people talk about washington street and it was a modest place to live. this is not like living on fift

over 100 years ago, this man, that same promise of america led my grandfather to come to ellis island and then massachusetts in search of his own dreams and pursuit of his own opportunities. that, to me, typifies the america and virginia we all believe in. that's the america that we are blessed to call home. over the next 60 days, our job is to enact policies to ensure this remains a robust commonwealth of opportunity where any man or any woman of any race or any creed, from any beginning and any place, will always have the opportunity to raise themselves up in the world by their god-given talents and their labor. [ applause ] >> so working together, i know we will do that. so thank you all for your work together this session and may god continue to shower his blessings on this great commonwealth of virginia. thank you. [ applause ] >>> the nations governors are headed to washington, d.c. this week toned attend the winter meeting of the national governors association. our live coverage picks up saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern with the opening news conference. we'll also show you a disc

he came in through ellis island. this is what i was told. he stayed here on washington street because some of his other family were here. i remember if you could not afford to feed your family, everybody said, "we have extra. come over and eat." every but it was one big family. we helped each other in good times and bad. >> urban expansion changed new york city in the 1940's and 1950's as skyscrapers rose and a tunnel was built near little syria. much of the old neighborhood was demolished. we have only three buildings left. a church, a tenement building, which would have been the place of residence, and a community center. i call this the trinity of the arab american immigration. in three buildings, you have all aspects of life -- church, home, and community. >> it is these three buildings local volunteers are hoping to pres. when new construction forced the family is of little syria to leave manhattan, they scattered, and some came here to brooklyn where this church became the center of the community. >> they listen to people talk about wa

my grandfather came to ellis island, left soviet russia because of religious persecution, lard to speak english, became a citizen 14 years later. he was a peddler in brooklyn, new york, and his grandson argues cases at the supreme court of the united states. i call that american access channel -- an exceptionally slism. there is no compromise with freedom of speech. there is no compromise with our ability to petition the government for redress of grievance. with this latest decision from hhs regard to contraceptive services, and now the administration is saying they are going to compromise, can you imagine the founders saying the government can tell the catholic church what they can and cannot do. that is the exact opposite of our government. you are witnessing by the way, i think, in over a dozen cases in the supreme court, the greatest attack on religious liberty that we have seen, and this is way beyond the catholic church. this is way beyond the issues of abortion and contraception. this is the idea that the federal government can tell a religious institution for you to operate, you

started back in the early 1900s, when andy's dad and uncle emigrated from sicily and went through ellis island. they were both teenagers and spoke barely any english, but they had a dream for something better. >> this is the american dream where people see opportunity. i don't know how my grandfather was living there, could scrape up enougmoney to put 2 kids on a boat to the united states and probably inowing they'd never see them again. but they knew there was no opportunity there where they lived. and i think that's what the united states is all about. >> the 2 brothers started their operation in new york, but then moved out west to beain growing fruits and vegetables. and in 1927, steven trademarked the name "andy boy" in honor of his son. the company became the first ever brand of fresh vegetables in the united states and has been recognized for more than 80 years now as a leading brand in the business. today, the farm is feeding the nation by harvesting more than 30,000 acres of fresh vegetables all packed unr the andy boy brand. and while they farm a wide variety of produce, some of thei

you come to ellis island and you live in a tenement on the lower east side but your kid moved uptownand your grand kid went to college and got a nice place in westchester county and your great grandchild got mixed up with john f. kennedy jr. and the cammed pimento wacko trying to destroy the great industrial strength of the united states that enable your family to move out. that mobility is destroyed by big government. we are becoming -- there is declining social mobility in the united states which strikes at the very heart of the american idea. trans generational dependency is one of the worst examples of that. >> host: next caller's from charleston. >> thank you for another three hours of learning. >> caller: last summit talk to you was david mccullough. >> isn't this a great country? every state is so different and the earmarked talk about the differences between new hampshire and vermont, we always summer in maine which is a very independent state, former governor kean of men who is independent got me to start reading tom friedman's book and columns and mean as two women senators

my grandmother came from ellis island, she opened a grocery store. she could hardly read.opped $4. last night i was watching a couple programs with the experts and they kept saying regarding our current find of $4 test, oh, well we can't do anything now, it will be at least five years. '08 was four years ago. when are we going to wake up and say, now is the time to start! well, what's under the question mark? somebody that really doesn't agree with me. there's a debate by tomorrow. high gas prices are good. who said we have to figure out how to boost price of gas to the levels of europe, and they're multiples of ours. happens to be energy secretary steven shue circa 2008. there's a litany of economists who have written many papers whether it's the whole carbon issue, whether we're going to trade that, that this would be a good thing. sure if there's a replacement. every facet of our life is energy. we need to wake up and be a lot more honest about that. >> the white house is going to have a tough time explaining that one come election season. thanks a lot, rick. we'll talk

over 100 years ago that same promise of america led my grandfather to come from ireland to ellis island and then to massachusetts in search of his own dreams and in pursuit of his own opportunities. back to to me typifies the america and the virginia we all believe and. that is the america that we are blessed to call home. over the next 60 days our job is to enact policies that will ensure that this remains a a robust commonwealth of opportunity for any man and any woman of any race and any creed from any beginning and anyplace will always have the opportunity to raise themselves up in the world by their god-given talent and their labor. [applause] [applause] so working together i know that we will do that. thank you all for your work together this session and may god continue to shower his blessings on this great commonwealth of virginia. thank you. [applause] [applause] [applause] last month delaware governor jack markell talked about his priorities at the annual state of the state address. is $3.5 billion budget proposal includes additional spending for medicaid and education. from t

the you would be a peasant in 4th 4th century poland so instead you got on a boat and came to ellis island and you lived in a tenement on the lower east side but your kid moved uptown, and your grandkid went to college and got a nice place in westchester county and then your great-grandchild got mixed up with robert f. kennedy, jr. and tried to destroy the great industrial strength of the united states that enabled your family to move up. that kind of mobility is destroyed by big -- i think by big government. we're becoming -- there is declining social mobile in the united states, which in a way i think strikes at the vary heart of the american ideas. >> host: next call from martha in south carolina. >> caller: hi, peter, thank you for another three hours of learning and c-span. >> host: thanks for watching good to hear from you. last time we talked to you is when david mccullough was here. >> all these great authors. isn't this a great country? every state is so different and to hear mark talk about the differences between new hampshire and vermont, we always summer in maine, and i think

over 100 years ago that same promise of america led my grandfather to come from ireland to ellis island and then to massachusetts in search of his own dreams and in pursuit of his own opportunities. back to to me typifies the america and the virginia we all believe and. that is the america that we are blessed to call home. over the next 60 days our job is to enact policies that will ensure that this remains a a robust commonwealth of opportunity for any man and any woman of any race and any creed from any beginning and anyplace will always have the opportunity to raise themselves up in the world by their god-given talent and their labor. [applause] [applause] so working together i know that we will do that. thank you all for your work together this session and may god continue to shower his blessings on this great commonwealth of virginia. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> in january the white house blocked a permit for the company transcanada to build the keystone xl oil pipeline from alberta to the southern coast of the u.s. a house panel looks at the pipeline project next. the sena

of you in this room. 100 years ago, my grandfather got off the boat from ireland, came through ellis islandy 25th, 1912. he did not come with much. he ended up in boston working in a factory. he had a bunch of kids and told my dad, "work hard, dream big. this is a great country." my dad decided to enlist in the army -- in the air force in the army air corps. when my dad was raised in an average kid in fairfax county, he told me i needed to care about my country, defend those liberties that have made us the shining city on the hill. i spent 21 years in the military as an army officer in the reserves and on active duty. i passed that same thing on to my daughter. i'm sure this is the story many of you as well. my daughter was an army platoon leader in iraq about five years ago. [applause] i have to say there were a couple of times she would call about enemy fire and countered and, yes, i did get emotional. she did not. she got the job done. [applause] that is the american dream that i have lived. i never thought that coming from a humble average grandfather that i would end up with the same j