next monday on first ladies influence & image the life of florence harding. and with the white house historical association we're offering a special association first ladies of the united tates of america that provides a story on each first lady. ow available for $12.95 at c-span.org/products. next year on c-span a look at the budget battle in congress with mya mcginnness. that's followed by a senate hearing on combating human trafficking. and later a look at how demographics are changing elections. next a discussion on the budget battle in congress. the potential government shutdown, the debt ceiling and e quest tration. mya mcginnness was a guest on "washington journal." this is 25 minutes. host: with congress set for a budget showdown this weekend, a looming battle over raising the federal debt limit, we are joined by the president of the committee for a responsible federal budget. as you look at this immediate budget situation and the potential shut down that could be taking place, how do you see this playing out over the next eight days? guest: it is a p

so she knew how politics worked. >> the first lady florence harding monday night live at 9:00 easternc-span and c-span 3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> rosa parks and martin luther king jr. inspired me to find a way to get in the way. i was so inspired that in 1956 at the age of 16, as some of my brothers and sisters and cousins, we went down to a public library in the town of true, alabama, trying to get library cards, trying to check out some books. we were told that the library was for whites only and not for coloreds. i never went back to that library. not the same building. and july 5, 1998 with the book signing of my book, "walking with the wind". >> john lewis is our "in depth" guest next sunday. he'll take calls and comments live for flee hours starting at noon eastern. in the months ahead, look for kitty kelly on november 3, feminism critic christina hoff summers on november 1, and mark levine, january 5. >> in a few moments, "q&a" with dr. toby cosgrove. he talks about his life and career and the thoughts on the health care law and the impact on the medical communi

watch c-span's episode of "first ladies: " on mondaynd image when we will look at the life of florence hardingin 1920 was the first presidential election in which women could vote. after her husband won, she reportedly asked him, well, warren harding, i got the presidency. now what are you going to do? the campaign had scandals too. theirst lady, she ordered white house open to the public, and after her husband's death in office, she was left to deal with revelations of corruption. meet political power broker and former first lady florence harding on "first ladies: influence and image" on monday on c-span and c-span 3. we are offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america," with a biography portrait of each first lady, comments from noted historians, and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first ladies. it is available for $12.95 less shipping at c-span.org/products. read more about the first ladies on our website, including a special section produced by our partner the white house a struggle association, chronicling life in the executive mansion d

florence right beside him. this was a perfect backdrop for the campaign. not only did it show the human side of the hardings that they did not live in a mansion, they lived in a very normal house like most of the folks coming to see him speak. florence was very much a part of this message. she was a very visible part of this campaign. she was always near him on the front porch when he was speaking. she gave interviews herself to magazines, especially women's magazines. she alternateed between being the savvy politician to being the home body, the wife, the caretaker of the candidate. so she knew how politics worked. >> meet first lady florence harding tonight life at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> former vice president al gore was in washington, d.c. last week talking about government funding and the gop's strategy which he calls political terrorism. he talks about the impact of a shutdown on the global economy and the progress on health care in the u.s. his remarks were about an hour and ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to b

she knew how politics work. >> florence harding monday night ht.ht -- nig c-span. bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences in offering complete coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. cable tvreated by the industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. "washington journal" continues. host: lawmakers in session until early this morning in the house of representatives. a plan that would keep the federal government in operation through tuesday morning, october 1. attached to that measure is a plan that would repeal the byical device tax and delay one full year the implementation of the president's health care law, often referred to as obamacare. we want to use this opportunity to get your calls and comments. one day until the possibility of a government shutdown. the numbers are on your screen. "they landed journal constitution," the funding bill in standoff is the

series mondayr with first lady florence harding. "washington journal" continues.t: joining us to continue the conversation from capitol hill, representative jan schakowsky, chief deputy whip, and a member of the energy and commerce committee. july for joining us. guest: my pleasure. the: what you think likelihood of a government shutdown is? guest: i heard lynn westmoreland say they did not want to, but it is my way or the highway, they say, and they are willing to do a shutdown, which would be disastrous for this country. it hundred thousand federal jobs are at stake. let me tell you what happened the last time -- no new patients at the national institutes of health. disease control stopped monitoring for diseases. , museums, and monuments shutdown. 7 million visitors were affected. 400,000 new medicare beneficiaries trying to shut -- sign up founded was delayed. 200,000 passports were held up. the american people would feel a shutdown. it would be a disaster, and even karl rove and the wall street journal and all of the people aresane saying do not do this. host

. >> the first lady florence harding, tonight live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3.so on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> " washington journal" continues. host: each week in this segment, we look at how your money is at work in the federal government. this week we will be looking at with the government does when .our money runs out we're joined by peter coy, bloomberg businessweek economics editor. thanks for joining us. treasury secretary jacob lew has set october 17 is the so-called date for the debt limit. what actually happens on october 17 as we look ahead to this debt limit that all? guest: assuming that date is correct, it is the date in which the federal government can no longer borrow. at that point it will still have some money, approximately $30 billion, just kind of cash sitting around. it can use that cash to pay for bills as they come in. of course, that money will eventually be exhausted. the projection by the congressional budget office is that $30 billion will be gone by month. of the what jacob lew is saying is that we need to raise the debt ceiling

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hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> you're watching live pictures the of the retrial of american student amanda knox in florence, italyhe highest court ordered the new trial for knox and her boyfriend he overturning an earlier acquittal in 2007. the court said the acquittal was full of deficiencies and contributions and knox served four years in an italian prison for that crime. neither knox nor her exboyfriend were present. she said she could not relive what she had already lived through. >> an announcement was made by pope francis, approving a miracle distributed to pop popen paul. for more on the sainthood, we're joined by phil ittner live in rome. why did the pope decide to con onize two popes together? >> there's a lot of reasons why he may have done it together. it is quite interesting to see that done. according to the vatican press office, it's the first time that's actually happened in modern history. there are an awful lot of connections between these two popes. as a matter of fact, john paul ii issued the beatification process for pope john xxiii. there are connections between the two and it is thought that

florence right beside him. this was a perfect backdrop for the campaign. not only did it show the human side of the harding'sct that they did not live in a mansion, they lived in a very normal house like most of the folks coming to see him speak. florence was very much a part of this message. she was a very visible part of his campaign. she was always near him on the front porch when he was speaking . she gave interviews herself to magazines, especially women's magazines. she alternated between being the savvy politician to being the homebody, the wife, the caretaker of the candidate. she knew how politics work. >> meet first lady florence harding monday night live at nine eastern on c-span. now, a senate intelligence committee hearing on the government surveillance programs with testimony from national intelligence director james clapper and nsa director keith alexander. proposal tosed on a allow a civil liberties advocate is a littlee this more than two and half hours. this is a little bit earlier than we usually have them. i know members will be coming because it is a very important hearing. we usually me