when they got to ellis island, they picked the name of the farm where they lived near bergen, norway. the thune farm. my grandfather became nick thune . they got through ellis island and then they got a sponsor inside the code and they came out to work on the railroads. learned english, save some money and in due time bought a small merchandising store which eventually became the hardware is in us. and that is kind of how we got to south dakota. >> brothers, sisters? >> i have three brothers and his sister and one younger brother. two families. two older brothers and a sister. then i came along later in life and my younger brother. >> your dad is still alive. 93 years old. part of the greatest generation. >> he is. my dad was one of those guys they grew up in the middle of the depression. my grandfather, as i mentioned, nick, came from norway. when they moved to my hometown, you know, it was a hard time. and going to the depression really shaped that generation, but they had a real sense of sort of public duty and very conscientious about things. he became a very accomplished basketba

when they got to ellis island to ask them to change event.they picked the name of the farm where they lived which was called the thune farm. my grandfather was nikolai and he became make thune. they got to ellis island and had a sponsor in the code and the cable to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews thursday night starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span reader in c-span.org. >> on friday the national security council's korea director talks about the effort to keep north korea from developing nuclear weapons including diplomatic cooperation with china. he spoke of the institute of korean american studies for just over one hour. >> thank you, jane. is quite ironic, i'm glad you mentioned the fact that i was here four years ago and people remember four years ago to the day was snowmageddon. and i actually got stuck on my way home for about an hour in the snow taking a back alley down somewhere in washington, d.c. and i will never forget the opportunity. the other interesting thing was that time, it was a very slow news

when they got to ellis island, they picked the name of the farm where they lived near bergen, norway. the thune farm. my grandfather became nick thune. they got through ellis island and then they got a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. learned english, save some money and in due time bought a small merchandising store which eventually became the hardware business. and that is kind of how we got to south dakota. >> brothers, sisters? >> i have three brothers and a sister and one younger brother. two families. two older brothers and a sister. then i came along later in life and my younger brother. >> your dad is still alive. 93 years old. part of the greatest generation. >> he is. my dad was one of those guys that grew up in the middle of the depression. my grandfather, as i mentioned, nick, came from norway. when they moved to my hometown, you know, it was a hard time. and going to the depression really shaped that generation, but they had a real sense of sort of public duty and very conscientious about things. he became a very accomplished basketball

. >> they came to ellis island and didn't know any english.hey were asked to change names because they thought it would be too hard to speak it. they picked the name of the farm where they lived and that was the thune farm. they d they got to ellis island and had a sponsor and went to work on the railroads in south dakota. >>> you are watching c-span 2. weekdays we feature live coverage of the united states senate. and on the week night we cover what happened. and on the weekend, we have booktv. >> tell us about the district you represent and your relationship on capital hill? >> i represent the fifth district of min. we have the largest urban indian population. and we have new arrivals from somalia, from russia, from laos and we have the traditional population from northern europe, sweden, norway, and the traditional african-american tradition that is growing. but greg wilkins is from here. people start businesses and you can get any food you want. we have a strong tradition of tolerance. we have intolerance, too. but the congressman who stoo

when they got to ellis island, english not know except apple pie and coffee. they were asked by immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to pronounce in this country. gjelsvik. when they got to ellis island, they changed their name and pick the farm where they lived near bergen, norway, which was called thune farm. they got to ellis island and had a sponsor in south dakota and came out to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews, tonight starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. c-span.orgnew website is mobile friendly. that means you can access our conferences -- comprehensive coverage of american history where you want, when you want, and how you want. responsive design skills to fit your screen, from your laptop, tablet, or smartphone, whether at home, office, or on the go. you can watch live coverage of washington. check our program schedules or search our extensive video library whenever and wherever you want. the new c-span.org makes it easy for you to keep an eye o

when they got to ellis island, they did not know english. to change thed name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce. they got through ellis island and then they had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. tonight, starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and on c-span.org. >> on "washington journal" he issue of the ukraine. here are some of your facebook comments. we invite you to weigh in on the issue. facebook.com/c-span. commentsoday we heard from the dalai lama on capitalism. of lifethat the purpose is to take care of others and have compassion. from the american enterprise institute, this is two hours and 30 minutes. >> are you ready, your holiness? >> yes, i am ready. >> good morning met everyone. i'm the president of the american enterprise institute. it is a distinct honor and pleasure to be with all of you today, and with his holiness, the dalai lama, and the panelists in this session. this is a historic day for the american enterprise institute. we are joined wi

they got through ellis island and had a sponsor and came to work on the railroads.onight starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. here is the latest from the associated press on the unrest in the ukraine. a top medic for the protesters says at least 70 activist's were killed in kiev on thursday. this is on top of reports that there were 67 police captured by protesters in kiev. video footage showed protesters leading police around a sprawling protest camp in central kiev. one of the opposition lawmakers says the police are being held in city hall, which is occupied by protesters. the president nor the opposition leaders he met with are in control of the chaos engulfing ukraine. theill hear the latest from white house on the ukrainian situation during today's press briefing set for 1:00 p.m. eastern, and we will have live coverage here on c-span. we are also asking for your on the rolements the u.s. should play in the conflict. the majority of you say the u.s. should stay out. earlier this morning on washington journal, we spoke with a f

>> reporter: sid's parents were from poland and russia, and given the last name of caesar, at ellis island. they ran a restaurant in new york, and that is where sid learned to mimic and speak in cadences of immigrants, nbc later created a show called "caesar's hour" which lasted a while. so did his movie career, including it is a mad, mad, mad, mad, world and "grease". >> after the slaughter is over, we're going to come back here. >> reporter: a few tv roles followed, as well. but it turns out some stars shine brightly and briefly and that was sid caesar. he paid a price for his fame and struggled with alcohol and drugs before pulling himself out with a lot help later. >> if you can be honest with yourself, oh, you got it licked. >> reporter: sid caesar used to say dying is easy, and comedy is hard, it is now clear that what he built in life is a comedy legacy that lasts to this day. sid caesar, the architect of so much of what we enjoy today, gone tonight at the age of 91. >>> and we'll take a break, when we come back, fighting breast cancer, the largest study ever done on mammograms, the

. >> when my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway in 1906, when they got to ellis island they didn't know english with exception i guess towards apple pie and coffee which they learned on the way over. but they were asked by the immigration officials to change the name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce her people in this country and their name in norway was -- when i got to ellis island after the change, they picked the name of the farm they lived near norway which is called the thune for but my grandfather was nikolai. he became nick thune, and they got to ellis island and they had a sponsor in south dakota and he came out to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews with senators heidi heitkamp and john thune thursday night starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the lead your team -- the lead european trade negotiators are on track. this is about one hour. ready? ev are you already? good afternoon and welcome everyone. i'm jon huntsman, the new a chairman of the atlantic council. my maiden

when they got to ellis island, they picked the name of the farm where they lived near bergen, norway. the thune farm. my grandfather became nick thune. they got through ellis island and then they got a sponsor inside dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. learned english, save some money and in due time bought a small merchandising store which eventually became the hardware is in us. and that is kind of how we got to south dakota. >> brothers, sisters? >> i have three brothers and his sister and one younger brother. two families. two older brothers and a sister. then i came along later in life and my younger brother. >> your dad is still alive. 93 years old. part of the greatest generation. >> he is. my dad was one of those guys they grew up in the middle of the depression. my grandfather, as i mentioned, nick, came from norway. when they moved to my hometown, you know, it was a hard time. and going to the depression really shaped that generation, but they had a real sense of sort of public duty and very conscientious about things. he became a very accomplished basketball

yet despite the charity -- the journey is people across the mason-dixon line or to ruth ellis island to see the statue of liberty the same day somebody said we may have come here with different ships that we are all of the cboe. but that's is what people discover it will remind them of what they go but why i chose to swear off the car on owned by thomas jefferson and you will talk about that story they will read my conversion story how we can make conagra spontoon better in my view or the critical nature to organize on the grass roots to counteract the corrosive of rare mood of money and politics. that is what people will learn. if you really love this country and have greater things to do there are things in this book that will resonate. i wrote it in a readable fashion that i hope people enjoy. >> host: thank you. >> guest: thank you sir [applause] eight you for coming out. it is the real pleasure to be here in illinois especially because this is where the wheels of the story started turning figuratively and literally. is a story of allen pinkerton famous detective who got his star

so when i got to ellis island they asked them to change their name. they picked the name of the farm where they lived near norway which was called as soon farm. my grandfather became mixed soon so they got their ellis island and they had a sponsor in south dakota and came out to work on the railroads. now an insider's account of the restructuring of the u.s. intelligence system after 9/11. michael allen majority staff director of the house intelligence committee discusses his book "blinking red." this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the america foundation -- and new america foundation. i'm peter bergen. it's with pleasure that we get to welcome michael allen to talk about his excellent new book "blinking red" and mike has had his distinguished career most recently in the government's chief of staff to mike rogers on the house intelligence community and spent seven years in various senior positions at the national security council under the george bush administration. he managed to write a book and have two young sons and set up

. >> my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway in 1906, and when they got to ellis island, they didn't know english with the exception of i guess the words "apple pie wa" and "coffee." they were asked by immigration officials to change the name because that that it was difficult for people to spell and pronounce in this country. so when they got to ellis island, they asked them to change their name and pick up the name of the farm where they thune farm.way, the my grandfather was nikolai and he became nick thune. they got to ellis island and had a sponsor in south dakota and cannot work on the railroads. >> "american profile" interviews and senators heidi heitkamp johnson, tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and the c-span.org. a discussion on a new book examining hillary clinton's life and political career, from today "washington journal." host: we're back with two authors. amie parnes and jonathan allen. co-authors. what story are you trying to tell in this book about hillary clinton? guest: a couple of storylines. one is her comeback story. i find it fa

coming to ellis island is some people come over the pacific. but the same day we may have come here in different boats but we're all of this a one-out. that is why think the people they get would remind them but why i chose to swear of the carotid owned by thomas jefferson. a and read about my conversions story. how we can make congress function better. and the critical nature of organizing on the grass roots to counteract the corrosive influence of money and politics. that is what people will learn. if you really love this country in believe greater thing this, i take there are things in this book that will resonate. in i wrote it in a readable fashion and hope people enjoy. >> host: the new congressman. >> guest: thank you. [applause] faq very much. welcome to the heritage foundation it is my pleasure to introduce our good friend con coughlin author of the daily telegraph and a world-renowned expert on the middle east a critically and can lead author of several books including "the new york times" best seller and appears regularly on televisi

when they got to ellis island, they picked the name of the farm where they lived near norway.got to ellis island and had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work, railroads. interviews profile tonight starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. journal" continues. host: laura barron-lopez is here. that adds to his 2011 standards that the epa and the department of transportation finalized. those standards applied to big rigs and semitrucks, garbage trucks. what did he announce earlier? guest: in 2011, he announced for 2013. they reduce and cut fuel consumption. host: what is expected to be the impact of the latest announcement by the president? the 2011 standards are expected to cut fuel consumption by 130 million barrels of oil. they are also expected to cut emissions by 270 million electric times. some of the most potent greenhouse gases. he has not exactly said what the new standards -- how much they will cut emissions by or fuel consumption. what he did say is he wants them to go into the next tech date and the standards to reach into 2025 t

. >> when they got to ellis island, they did not know any words except apple pie and coffee.re asked by the immigration officials to change the name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. elsvik.ame was gj when they got to ellis island, they picked a name of the farm where they lived near norway, which was the bethune farm. had got to ellis island and a sponsor in south dakota and came out to work on the railroads. viewsofile in inter and johni hite camp thune. washington journal continues. have gary hufbauer and robert scott. they are here to talk about the north american free-trade agreement, 20 years later. yearry march the 20 anniversary of that agreement. president obama traveled to to negotiateo try and look at the nafta agreement and another trade agreement. let's focus on nafta here. what was the goal of nafta? was it achieved? guest: the public objective was to create an integrated north american market for a good -- for goods and capital and labor. subtext was to create a market that companies could use to m

island,y got to ellis they asked them to change the name. they picked the name of the farm where they lived in norway. the thune farm. my grandfather was nick thune. they got to ellis island and they got a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews with senators heidi hike camp and john thune, seized a night -- c-span, c-spanon radio and c-span.org. >> the debate continues on her facebook hates. " there is no debate. those of you with an imaginary friend need to stay out of science class>' another says, to believe in evolution one needs a lot more faith than me. i would rather believe in god and die and it not be true than not believe in him and i and it be true." you can join the conversation at .com/cspan. now bill nye, "the science guy" and ken ham debate evolution and creationism. the debate took place at the creation museum in kentucky. you am pleased to welcome to legacy hall, the creation museum in northern kentucky in the metropolitan area of cincinnati. i am ted foreman from cn

some people crossed the rio grand, some came into ellis island, some came in the paci pacific. but we may have came here in different ships, but we are in the same boat now. that is what i think people will discover in that boat. it will remind them of what they know and also why i chose to swear in on the koran owned by thomas jefferson. they will read my conversion story. they will read how we can make congress function and the organizing on the grassroots in order to counteract the behavior in congress. and if you love this country, and you believe it has greater things to do, i think there are things in the book that will resinate with you. i wrote it and i think in a readable fashion that i hope people enjoy >> thank you, congressman. >> thank you, sir.

when they get to ellis island they did not know english with the exception of the words apple pie andoffee. they thought the name would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. they got to ellis island and they had a sponsor inside and they came out to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews with heidi hike cap and john soon. >> congress is off this week. members are home in their districts for the presidents' day recess. the house returning on tuesday. on their agenda next week, flood insurance rate increases. the senate back on monday, 2:00 p.m. eastern. angus king will be recognized to liver the annual -- deliver the annual rating of the president pass farewell address. follow the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. we are checking what members are saying. thank the farm credit midsouth of the conference room. shetor fisher saying enjoyed visiting with hard-working nebraskans. you will find more at twitter.com/cspan. a look at our live coverage coming up at 1:00 p.m.. energy secretary ernest moniz will talk about domestic energy produ

. >> my grandfather came from norway and when they got to ellis island, they didn't know english with the exception of the word apple pie and coffee which they learned on the way over but they were asked by the immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be difficult to spell and pronounce the people in this country and their name in norway was gjiklsk. so they picked the name of the farm where they lived near norway which was called the thune farm. so my grandfather became known as nick thune and they got to ellis island and had a sponsor and came out to work on the railroad. >> american profile interviews with senators heidi heitkamp and john thune starting on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> next on c-span to a debate on evolution and creationism. we will hear from bill nye the science guy and ken ham, the founder of the creation museum. >> i am pleased to welcome you to legacy hall, the creation museum in northern kentucky in the metropolitan area of cincinnati. i am from cnn and i am pleased to be the moderator for this evolution versus creati

president obama once said, "whether our ancestors arrived on the mayflower, signed in at ellis island, or crossed the rio grande, their diversity has not only enriched our country, it helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known." the members of nahrep embody this spirit. in doing so, you have not only strengthened the hispanic community, you have strengthened our entire nation. i thank you for this work, thank ernie for his work, and tell you how much i appreciate the chance to be with you today. let's remember what brings us together is that fundamental value that housing plays in our nation. homes are the foundation of our lives. they are where we raise our families. homes are at the center of healthy and thriving communities. we all know that owning a home is what helps families build wealth, start businesses, put their kids through college, and save for a decent retirement. that is why we have to ensure our housing market is healthy and provides opportunity to all responsible families. this work has not been easy in recent times. just a few years ago, our na

president obama once said whether or ancestors arrived on the may flower, signed in at ellis island or crossed the rio grand, their diversity has not only enriched the country, it helped build the greatest economic engine the world has over known. they embody the spirit and in doing so you strengthened our hispanic community and our entire nation. i want to thank you, ernie, and tell you how much i appreciate being with you. what brings us together is the fundamental values that houses playing. homes are the foundation of lives and where we raise families and are at the center of healthy communities. owning is home is what helps families build wealth, start businesses, put their kids through college and save for a decent retirement. that is why we have to insure the housing market is healthy and provides opportunities to all responsible families. this work hasn't been easy in times. just a few years ago, as you all remember, your nation endured a once-in-a-lifetime crisis that devastated americans across the nation. when the president took office in 2009, home prices had fallen 20% fro

president obama once said, "whether our ancestors arrived on the mayflower, signed in at ellis islandersity has not only enriched our country, it helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known." the members of nahrep embody this spirit. in doing so, you have not only strengthened the hispanic community, you have strengthened our entire nation. i thank you for this work, thank ernie for his work, and tell you how much i appreciate the chance to be with you today. let's remember what brings us together is that fundamental value that housing plays in our nation. homes are the foundation of our lives. they are where we raise our families. homes are at the center of healthy and thriving communities. we all know that owning a home is what helps families build wealth, start businesses, put their kids through college, and save for a decent retirement. that is why we have to ensure our housing market is healthy and provides opportunity to all responsible families. this work has not been easy in recent times. just a few years ago, our nation endured a once-in-a-lifetime cris

we are the home of ellis island. and that golden door to america name is the name for a golden opportunity. that doorway represents an opportunity which is the immigrant experience which in many ways is the belief in this country and the democrat experience as well. when you think about jersey city and the things we have done, we have structured our incentives programs and everything we use to move development into the iper portion of the city. you are moving market rate development into the inner portion of the city and we've incentivized affordable housing to the water front area. it's something i'm very conscious of and it's something we've tried to implement policies that are going to move the city in that direction. we broke ground on a tower in ournal square. >> we are very conscious of the disparities from a development standpoint. we are putting tools in place. the jersey journal, we had an editorial board with them and had an opportunity to go through what we are doing on the policing front. one of the first

. >> when they got to ellis island, they did not know english with the exception of the words apple piend coffee which they learned on the way over but they were asked why the immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. elsik.name was gj name of the farm where they lived. my grandfather was nikolai gje lsik. they had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. thursday ats 9:30 p.m. eastern. >> coming up, a discussion on u.s.-russia relations. obama talks about fuel efficiency standards for trucks. the energy secretary will talk about domestic energy production and take questions at the national press club. before becoming energy secretary, he was a professor at mit's. -- at m.i.t.. live coverage here on c-span. a conversation on cyber security infrastructure. live coverage from the brookings institution and also on c-span2. >> at the creation museum we are to link to admit our beliefs but we teach people the difference between beliefs and what can -- what one can o

some people came to ellis island and saw the statue of liberty and some people came up over the pacific. it is all -- somebody said, we may have come here and different boats, -- we may have come here in different ships, but we're on the same boat now. that is kind of what i think will remind them of things that they already know, but what they will learn, too, is why i chose to wear sway and non the prayer by thomas jefferson. i will talk about the story. my conversion story, you will read in there how we can make congress function better, in my view. you will read in their but the critical nature of organizing on the grass-roots in order to counteract the corrosive influence of many in politics. those are things that i think people will learn. you know, if you really love this country and believe that it has greater things to do, i think that there are some things in this book, you know, that will resonate with you. you know, i wrote it on -- i think in a readable -- readable fashion. help people enjoy it. >> thank you, congressman. >> thank you, sir. >> tomorrow a discussion about th