scott fischer was leading his team of clients. the day before, he'd taken a sick climber down to base camp. it was good to see him, but he seemed tired. the next day, i watched from lower down as scott and all the others began the steep ascent to camp four on the south col. >> when you leave camp three on the lhotse face, it's the first time that you can actually see the summit. your goal is visible, and that's very thrilling. what blind faith it's been this whole time, climbing this far without having your goal in front of you. >> my very first view of everest, it was a long moment and a big, hard swallow, and the thought was, "i'm not so sure whether i can do this." >> leaving camp three, we donned our down suits for the first time and definitely could feel the altitude and the strenuousness of the climb. you know, climbing above 24,000 and into 25,000 feet is really hard. it's... i don't care who you are, it really is. it's challenging. it's hard work. >> this was the first time that i remember registering "the air is much, muc

i was attempting to do a number of things when i began to write this biography of bobby fischer. the me tell you, those who here do not want to play chess and all you can read this book. this is not a chess book. it's a biography. of course it's a great interest i would hope to chess players, but you don't necessarily have to know the game very well in order to enjoy it. i had written a number of other biographies and from person to aristotle onassis. i approached bobby's life in the same way as a biographer. as a microscopic look at his life and i attempted to leave no fat behind. i mean, that's the way i approach all of my books. i want to note every fact -- every trivial fact. i may not use it, but it gives me confidence that i know my subject and then they use it somewhere along the line. and there was no bite very unvisited, no archive on the research undone on my part. in addition to approaching this as a biographer or researcher, i was also an official witness to a participate in bobby's career. i was the direct terror of one of the first tournaments he ever played as a ch

the lake was formed by one hundred twenty eight meters deep take tonics fischer and the earth millions of years ago. my r.v. is a word from the language that was spoken by laplanders who lived here many years ago the word means road. for a long time the lake serves as a link between the west and the east but there was a time when convoys of dog sleds would take goods from sweden and finland to korea and russia over the lakes and with ice. and this is where smugglers used to store contraband they would make arrangements for smuggling them across the border and there was two way traffic in those days people bought it things money played almost no role here most of the trade was done by exchanging goods you. one of the outposts of the national park is on the lake shore there the expedition will make its last stopover before a final thrust towards the arctic circle drivers rarely leave their dogs on attended to in the stopovers huskies demonstrates a much higher degree of an juror and people who. they're full of energy even after a long haul the hyperactive behavior often results in scuffl

kedy hills i nnedy fills in for jim fischer. woc is the radio station where ronald reagan got his start recreating play-by-play. now our coverage here on c-span. >> good afternoon c-span.org fans. welcome to davenport, iowa. i will be the host of the jim fischer showed today. jim is under the weather. we will talk a little iowa politics. john is from the eye with dispatch. a little about woc, the first radio home of ronald reagan. he dedicated the building that we are in right here in davenport, iowa. >> i believe you were there that day. >> no, i was not there that day. the history of this facility is that it was part of who out of cedar rapids. everybody -- everything was owned by the palm family. everybody thinks woc stands for world of chiropractic. >> i tend to believe it has something to do with their relationship with the doctor who formed the chiropractic operation. >> the family says they do not have anything to do with it. >> i thought that was what it was. >> good afternoon. i know you may be expecting jim fisher. i w

dot com including today in history one hundred chess player bobby fischer refused to play it said we can't really count on causing an international struggle over details on the. cost of arts we'll be able to would rather works of claude monet probably so and he would hold among others before the masterpieces they want to come or even walks in house. and fashionistas across russia's capital of been treated to not one but two fashion weeks at the same time over the exist trends on our website that our team both come. preparations for the takeoff of a soyuz spacecraft are in full swing at baikonur cosmodrome with a rocket now installed the launch pad state will blast off celebrating the upcoming anniversary of mankind's first journey to the stars. as our senior is that a lot sites and got some first hand impressions from a cosmonaut just back from space. we're here at the a launch pad to baikonur cosmodrome we're actually watching right now. they're moving the rocket for the exit exit twenty seven for the cars opposition to the particle position very interesting to see this whole proces

complaining about the strong rewards cutting into their profits they are to meet with non-treated fischer was inmate at this as an optimal exchange rate. japanese carmakers are facing production difficulties in russia due to a shortage of parts after the earthquake and tsunami because of that nissan is cutting its russian output by eight percent to you it is expected to probably shoot up in the crease in his global production by thirty percent meanwhile russia's car sales jumped seventy seven percent of the first quarter fears of a shortage and popular japanese models are pushing sales higher in the street analysts say other manufacturers could be in trouble as the japanese made parts they used in many car brands. well russia's cash for clunkers program has entered its final phase with the government issuing the last hundred thousand certificates it will be financed with an additional one hundred eighty million dollars and using the station program started last year has already seen five hundred thousand cars replaced with one point two billion dollars worth of state support. most of the

web site plus much more at our team dot com including today in history legendary chess player bobby fischer refused to play his soviet counterpart on the pony cart of love causing an international scandal all the details on line for you boss. most of the rides will be able to retire the world so-called one a problem the process and andy warhol among others before the masterpieces go under the hammer at a leading auction house. and fashionistas across russia and its capital are being treated not only from one but two fashion weeks after the same time all the latest trends on our website are team dot com. here with arts you live from moscow to take a short break and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories stay with us. more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of kandahar. childhood.

tonight's tool time award and we have a repeat winner for you this evening the hateful and crazy bryan fischer t.v. conservative radio host but a social conservative group the american family association is not a fan of gay rights is against abortion and he has a lot of problems when it comes to immigration and on his radio show this week he took the issue of muslims coming to the u.s. last month he gravely declared that muslims have no first amendment rights now he believes the u.s. should outright restrict immigration from muslim countries illegal and restricted muslim immigration in the united states we are welcoming to our shores welcoming to our borders. who are determined to destroy us they've said it themselves it's in their own writings it's in their own words they're out to eliminate and destroy western civilization it's just absolute folly to invite that kind of toxic cancer into our culture but that's what we're doing. yes ride all muslims in the world are hoping to arrive in the u.s. someday and impose sharia law and blow us all up every single one of them do you ever heard a more

is no such thing as a monogamous relationship with the rectal wall is quote one self it so bryan fischer is a guy that you probably don't want to be associated with for whatever reason tim holland has decided it's ok to go on lately and see gay media and suggest things like repealing the don't ask don't tell repeal so on and so forth if this is a complete double standard alone or because if it were an anti black or anti semitic media outlet you would not see republican mainstream candidates going on there but for whatever reason the anti gay media is fine for tim collins and you know a simple as he is now the only one of that actually seems to be fine for a number of g.o.p. presidential hopefuls right now is the anti-gay bias as well as the completely anti-abortion bias and the anti muslim but you know that's something that we've covered here on this show and you know that's interesting too because in every presidential race there has to be some kind of a veil in earth there's got to be a bad guy and you could say that in two thousand and eight for obama that was fairly easy he had georg

fischer points out it's not a big enough market for drug companies and federal funding is not there,l. they spent $193 million in pediatric research in 2009 but that fraction of nearly $5 billion budget. once considered a successful treatment of childhood brain cancer can cause serious disability because the radiation that kills the cancer can cause brain damage and problems with other vital organs, as well. >> cost long term for the families in swoets society is huge. >> it was really clear early on that there was a big difference between the adult world when it comes to cancer and treating it and options and the pediatric world. >> but they say they are fortunate in their fight against brain cancer. >> we are blessed because she mass made progress. >> five years later she is cancer free and loving life. >> happy birthday. >> and this weekend brain tumor network is holding a fund-raiser, to make a donation but to like to help, go to our website at abc7news.com. >> as we continue here tonight. extreme makeover. >> very scary. everything was faded. >> not anymore. a chance to see how

that's going to do it for this edition of the jim fischer show. thank you to everyone who called in with c-span. thank you to the guys who came in. it has been a fun afternoon and i'm sure jim is sorry he had to miss it. but he will be back right and early tomorrow afternoon. this has been dead jim fisher show. go out and enjoy the rest of your day. there rego. it has been a lot of fun. we appreciate you -- there we go. it has been a lot of fun. at least an impression of what things are like in iowa and of the quad cities. we are on the border near the mississippi river. i have you can get home and get yourself back in your own beds for a while. it has been a lot of fun. thank you for being here and making as part of your trip. if you are back this way when the caucuses, about, feel free to stop by. you always going to be welcome here. thank you to all of your viewers on c-span. call seven fabulous and we appreciate it. thank you very much. on that note, we will see you soon. >> if you missed the other two i a lot radio shows we covered this week,

later, a preview of the 2012 presidential campaign and the iowa caucuses will go live to the jim fischer radio show at woc in davenport, iowa at 3:00 eastern here on c-span. coming up this hour, more about yesterday's news conference with german ben bernanke

i was attempting to do a number of things when i began to write this biography of bobby fischer. the me tell you, those who here do not want to play chess and all you can read this book. this is not a chess book. it's a biography. of course it's a great interest i would hope to chess players, but you don't necessarily have to know the game very well in order to enjoy it. i had written a number of other biographies and from person to aristotle onassis. i approached bobby's life in the same way as a biographer. as a microscopic look at his life and i attempted to leave no fat behind. i mean, that's the way i approach all of my books. i want to note every fact -- every trivial fact. i may not use it, but it gives me confidence that i know my subject and then they use it somewhere along the line. and there was no bite very unvisited, no archive on the research undone on my part. in addition to approaching this as a biographer or researcher, i was also an official witness to a participate in bobby's career. i was the direct terror of one of the first tournaments he ever played as a ch

thursday, you will hear the "jim fischer show" from davenport at 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch all three of these radio programs live on c-span. may 1, your questions for this professor and editor of reason magazine. the promise of liberty, the man without a hobby. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. lives sunday, may 1, on c-span2. no discussion on the future of unmanned aerial vehicles in combat and intelligence operations. you will hear remarks from a former intelligence officials and former cia and national security agency general michael hayden. this is one hour and 30 minutes. >> one of the targets that we could not really get to during the war for these sensitive --, sensitive point targets. we looked at the technology you needed to effectively target and take out such assets. at the time, the technologies were not there. there was a dream of being able touse you may be -- uav's use these targets. now we're 20 years later, and in fact we have that capability. i'm very interested to hear what our speakers today have to say about what the future of

. >>> joining us now are "shark men's" leaders, chris fischer and captain brett mcbride. i never dreamed when i was 12 years old, i would be here. it's been an amazing journey. >> whose idea was this? most of us want to avoid sharks, not put our fingers in their gills. >> we were working with the scientific community, with other big fish, like great marlin. and one of those researchers was a researcher of great whites. and he asked us to help him and we did. >> you don't want to harm them. and what you are doing by taking them out of the ocean is dangerous to them, as well as you, right? >> it's dangerous. we do our best to limit any trauma to them. >> we focus on getting the people through it with ten fingers and toes. we have to track them to figure out where they go to look after them. >> what have you learned so far? >> we've been focusing on how they are vulnerable. where are they breeding? where are they giving birth? we can affect policy for their future. >> how dangerous is it, really? >> i think it's not as dangerous as it looks. our crew is very professional. we

tuesday in davenport, iowa it is the jim fischer show. both of those will be live on c- span.ben bernanke will hold the fed's first ever news conference to present the economic outlook and report on any interest rate changes. we will have the news conference live for you tomorrow at 2:15 eastern. >> all this month we have featured the top winners of the student can documentary competition. now meet the grand prize winner in see his video tomorrow morning. watch the documentary tomorrow and meet him life at 9:15. -- live at 9:15. >> if they send me the bill and its present form, i will sign it. ok. any questions? [laughter] >> are you still here? >> almost every year the president and journalists meet of the white house correspondents meeting to make fun of themselves. watch live or " back and watch the past dinner. search, watch, a clip, and share online at the c-span video library. every program since 1987. >> the federal reserve bank of chicago and visa convened its fifth literacy summit in early april. this panel explores how to equip students and consumers with the tools t

c-span will have live coverage of the jim fischer show in iowa. it begins at 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend on booktv and c-span2 panels on science, american history, climate change and the constitution and call ins with larry flint and more walter mosley. just a few highlights from live coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. get a schedule at booktv.org and get the schedule on your in box. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch keep public policy events in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get schedules that our web site and join in the conversation on social media sites. >> now to the university of southern california for a look at the state of same-sex marriage in america. you will hear from the political strategists to spearhead the lawsuit to overturn proposition 8 as well as republican consultant matt klink and college students. this is just under an hour. >> welcome everybody. thank you for coming to our f

our look at presidential politics in presidential witha simulcast 0--- with a simulcast of the "jim fischer show" at 3:00 p.m. president obama will be making some personnel announcements. he will have cia director leon panetta replacing robert gates, retires as defense secretary at the end of june, and general david petraeus taking panetta's position as head of the cia. those appointments are subject to senate confirmation. the announcement is expected at 3:10 p.m. eastern. >> live on saturday, the 2011 white house correspondents' dinner. covered includes highlights a pass dinners and your comments from facebook and twitter -- coverage includes highlights of past dinners and your comments from facebook and twitter. >> this weekend on "booktv," panels on science, american history, climate change, the american constitution, and collins -- call-ins. just a few of our highlights from the "l.a. times" festival of books. sign up for "booktv" alerts. >> the bertelsmann foundation and "the financial times" held a forum on the economy. the next panel is on the debt and trade. larry summers is part o

some of that gets passed to harry markowitz and then carried by people like jack trainer and fischerlack and some sophisticated ability to think about the trade-offs, ghost takes its way to wall street. this intellectual apparatus has been used by the young michael did stila new york to actually sell the high-yield debt to enable investors more qualitative to recognize his security is actually carried to of turn the risk. that enables the young henry craddock and to increase the industry. the trade-off of understanding this mix also possible the securitization and i think he of course starts with a great example of the ability of cities to nurture and sustain young talent. my favorite member of the chain is bloomberg himself and bloomberg is important in so many ways during this phase of which of course is his data terminals are just one part of the chain of making this increasingly sophisticated ability to trade off the risk and return possible with better data tools but also in a civil of how the city's pre-the cross industry fertilization. how the combination of different industri