then a look at the 2012 gop presidential field with eric hauser. later, reaction in the arab- american community to the killing of osama bin laden with james zogby of the arab-american institute. sunday on "q&a", a former navy seal, the couch. he became a member of the underwater demolition and seal team following his 1967 graduation from the u.s. naval academy. he now acts as adviser to the

chris henick and eric hauser look at the candidates and issues on the 2012 campaign.can institute lists at the reaction in the arab american community. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> not available, the c-span congressional directory. a complete guide to the one of the 12th congress. inside, new and returning house members with contact information including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments. and so on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. or online at c-span.org/shop. >> now, the fema director testifies on disaster recovery and the use of social media including twitter, facebook, and googol. -- google. this is one hour and 45 minutes. >> let me start by saying that we have two panels of today of very qualified witnesses. i want to thank the director for being here as busy as he is around the country right now. he has been generous with his time. he is always helpful to this committee and to the senate. thank you for being here and all the other witnesses as well. we really appreciate all that you h

eric hauser, let me ask you about the white house reaction.the republican governor is leading after five years as the governor of utah. he is appointed as ambassador to china. he announces he will leave to run against a person who appointed him if he gets the nomination. guest: i am not in the white house. i cannot speak to details. anyone who is the ambassador to china in this day and age probably comes to realize the vast significance of our relationship with that country and the region. if you are a man of power and money, it might occur to you that you could do a better job down the road. hearing his remarks and knowing what little i do, i think he is less of a partisan than perhaps a visionary about the role of america in the world. that is an appropriate place to go. it is unusual that an ambassador for a sitting administration would do this. i do not know. even if it is unprecedented, i do not think it is a bad thing. it is probably a product of reflection. any politician that comes from the amount of money and power and can reflect on

eric hauser, let me ask you about the white house reaction.ublican governor is leading after five years as the governor of utah. he is appointed as ambassador to china. he announces he will leave to run against a person who appointed him if he gets the nomination. guest: i am not in the white house. i cannot speak to details. anyone who is the ambassador to china in this day and age probably comes to realize the vast significance of our relationship with that country and the region. if you are a man of power and money, it might occur to you that you could do a better job down the road. hearing his remarks and knowing what little i do, i think he is less of a partisan than perhaps a visionary about the role of america in the world. that is an appropriate place to go. it is unusual that an ambassador for a sitting administration would do this. i do not know. even if it is unprecedented, i do not think it is a bad thing. it is probably a product of reflection. any politician that comes from the amount of money and power and can reflect on big iss

chris henick and eric hauser will come on to talk about electoral math. james zogby will join us from the arab-american institute considering the events of this week. also, your phone calls and a look at the papers. all starting tomorrow it 7:00 a.m. we will see you then. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> in a minute, president obama honors the 2011 national teacher of the year at the white house. after that, house floor debate on offshore oil drilling. and a discussion on journalism in the digital age. sunday, on "q & a," a former navy seal. he became a member of the seal team following his 1967 graduation from the u.s. naval academy. he now act as an adviser to the commander of the u.s. special operations command. we will talk to him at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, former utah governor and former ambassador to china dilemmas the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential prima