the plague pole at fort mchenry was about 930 feet high, and there's still part of it that is buried at the fort. the far end of the flag is very damaged. it's because of the amount of wind damage. it's like a bill whip, the crack you hear with a bill whup. then it starts splitting along the seams. there is one area of the flag that probably isn't related to use. if you look in the blue area you'll see a slit that goes down into a white stripe. scott key, who was a historian found a single line note in a diary that said shell passed through flag at fort mchenry, and it's dated september 12, 1814. we think this is when the british were actually trying to get the range of their guns and that is probably the battle damage that we see on the flag, other than of course older damage from the pleaded ordinance. we see a lot of care that was given to the flag over the years. there is 165 areas that were menned and we can tell they were done by different people because of the different skill levels. there's 37 patches in the flag. four of them were not from the flag but other areas they have b

he was four miles from fort mchenry, it's marked with a buoy.o not know that frances scott key could not see the outcome of the battle. >> it's muddy, raining, americans are feeling helpless. say can you see. he can not see the flag by dawn's early light. can you see the flag by down's early light. and then he reflects. >> reporter: out on the water where we see the key bridge, key wrote a poem called "the defense of fort mchenry", setting the words to the tup of a favourite song. he had a thing for a british drinking song called "anac rrk e, mrk." he liked the tune a lot. i think he composed other poetry it fit it. he had it in mind. >> reporter: you know the song. >> ip do. >> reporter: will you sing it. >> i'll try ♪ to anacreun in heaven ♪ has he sat in full glee ♪ the true songs of armony... instead instead. >> so say can you see by the dawn said early flights... >> reporter: do you see the american flag differently now before you started working on the projects. >> yes, this is personal. it's my flag. this will fly soon. that's our flag. i

. >> fort mchenry garrison flag. on the display at the smithsonian for almost 100. a new companion, borrowed from baltimore for occasion. it's the original star spangled banner lyrics. some call it a poem which, along with the flag is celebrating an anniversary. >> it's the perfect marriage for a short period of time. to bring the original lyrics that francis scott key penned with the flag that inspired those words. >> pairing the flag and the lyrics to the star spangled banner is a first. but it's nothing new. >> o say can you see ♪ >> it's a song as familiar to americans as a baby's lul baby'. you about how did that become so familiar? >> the anthem gets more publicity and the anthem gets more famous. >> devoted his life to history. he is the chief of interpretation at baltimore, maryland's fort mchenry national monument. his mission is bringing our distant past to place. >> this is the power of place. here's the thing. people love the anthem, they love the flag but they understand that fort mchenry is where they both come together. literally on the exact original

this year, marks the 200th anniversary of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about. tonight at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. i'm worried a things in government. if you see what happened at the v.a. i think that the same kind of culture exists in other government agencies. not national transportation safety board, not at n.i.h. or cdc. there are a number of other agencies, there's a lack of accountability. i think they don't care about waste. they don't care with efficiency. it's a sad thing when you read the various i.g. reports, agency after agency with the same problem year after year, nothing gets fixed. just my own anecdotal experience dealing with government. it seems to me the quality -- it's not just the quality -- but the quality of government and the bureaucracy that it's just -- we have incompetent government. we have a few -- we have some great federal employees. that's not the norm. journalist lisa myers is leading washington d.c. behind. find out

the 200thar marks anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian's star-spangled than her exhibit, sunday night at 6:00 and 10 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> the idea behind 215-250 instead of trying to sell the whole history of st. louis, we important vitally things. consider trying to do that and failing, we decided if we gave snapshots of st. louis history that would give people a glimpse of all the diverse things that have happened here and they can use their imagination to fill in the rest. we chose a 50 people, 50 places, 50 moments, 50 images, and 50 objects and try to choose the most diverse selection possible. >we are standing in the 50 50jects section of the 250/2 display and some people call this the real history. this is where the object is right in front of you. brewing is such a huge part of st. louis history. it's an amazing story with lots of different breweries and the most famous became anheuser-busch which

sometimes think he was beamed down from outer space from the enterprise or something and ended up at fort mchenry to watch the bombardment but he represents the fears, the conflicted feelings of many americans during this conflict. he was from maryland originally, not that far from here in gaithersburg. he was born in what is now carroll county but he practiced law in georgetown and was vehemently opposed to this war, a terrible mistake to declare war on great britain and he actually cheers when one of our many invasions of canada fails and he says to john randolph of virginia, this may be treason but if so i embrace the name and yet when washington and maryland are being attacked he rises to the defense and get involved with the militia and involved in the debacle, he gets more or less volunteers for this mission to try to gain freedom for an american doctor who is taken prisoner by the british after as they leave washington. this puts him in position to witness a very pivotal moment in american history. >> what was that moment and what did it ultimately do? >> his timing was interesting because

scott key wasn't making it up. 200 years later, the flag that withstood the british bombardment at fort mchenryhe smithsonian says curator jennifer jones. >> we really looked at it as an iconic object of america. >> reporter: and while the flag may be showing the age-- eight feet worn away, one of its stars missing-- the song it inspired has never been in better shape. brian mcknight performed it at last year's nfl pro bowl. is singing the national anthem any different than singing any other song? >> you listen to the lyrics that francis scott key wrote, and you are taken back to that night. if you can't feel that enough to sing it the way he wrote it and to feel what he meant when he wrote that and what that meant to everyone what it's meant for 200 years now, then you shouldn't be singing the song. >> reporter: popular in 19th century patriotic social clubs, the star spangled banner became our national anthem when congress chose it over "america the beautiful," in 1931. ♪ ♪ john phillip sousa made it a standard. jimi hendrix turned it on the head. marvin gaye injected a little soul. whitney h

the song, written by francis scott key, as he watched the british bombardment of fort mchenry of ther during the war of 1812, became our national anthem in 1931. the owner of a texas gravel company found much more than dwrafl in his company's backyard. he discovered a wooly mammoth skeleton, almost pristine, and almost completely intact. pailien tolses say it had been undisturbed for between 30,000 and 40,000 years until the man accidentally banged into it with his backhoe. and they celebrated a rather big birthday in great britain today. queen elizabeth officially marked her 88th birthday with all the royal trimmings. first the fly-over. and then a procession of the royal guard. more than 1,000 in full dress. the queen herself rode out from buckingham palace in an open carriage to greet the people. still ahead, world cup jinx. the wound to brazilian pride that more than 60 years just can't seem to shake. take it on the way you always have. live healthy and take one a day women's 50+. a complete multivitamin with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. age? who cares. ♪ abe! get in! p

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during thear of 1812 to learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about when we tour the smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit, tonight at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. on american history tv, the architect of the capitol talks about his role as builder in steward of many of washington, d.c.'s, most historic and iconic buildings, including the supreme court, library of congress, and the many house and senate buildings near the capital. he discusses the preservation projects, including the current capitol dome work which will repair 1300 deficiencies in the cast-iron structure. this event was hosted by the smithsonian associates and runs one hour and 15 minutes. evening,ht now, this we are just a short distance away from one of our city's most iconic areas, capitol hill. for many of us who live in washington, it is a neighborhood, a place to live, go out to eat, relax, but it's many official opens up that drops to our daily li

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort henry -- fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more while we tour the star-spangled banner at exhibit hibit, sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. this weekend on c-span3. >> film director and author m. night shyamalan discussed the education gap in his latest book, "i got schooled," at the national press club on wednesday. he suggested ways parents and teachers can enhance a student's educational experience and close the achievement gap. m. night shyamalan and his wife started a foundation that gives scholarships to inner-city students. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much for having me. that was a gracious introduction. this jumping between two lives is hard. at the end of the day in the editing room. we just had a screening. and, you've got to go to washington, d.c. tomorrow. i went home and look at my notes. if i'm a little sluggish, forgive me for a second. saying that by celebrity activists make my stomach cringe. you don't automatically get the right to have or g

star-spangled banner. 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of baltimore's fort mchenry during the war of 1812. the flying of the garrison flag, the morning after the barrage, inspired francis scott key to write the words that later became our national anthem. good morning. i'm jennifer jones. i'm in charge of the star-spangled banner. officer forenior american history tv. i was the chief conservator. >> we are going to take you on a small tour today. please join us.

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit. and 10 p.m. at 6:00 eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. 1990's, you did have over 90% of the market. today the cable industry has a little over 50%. the business has matured. do either ofave to two things. lower costs to keep your margins good or find new sources of revenue. i think they're attacking both of those things. the focus on the revenue side, i think one, looking for new ways to delight and hold consumers. if you look at comcast and its investment in the x one five form, if you can make video on easier to use -- on one hand, do not lose what you have. but you can innovate. you also see them taking advantage of broadband. that is a blessed source of new business opportunity for our industry and it is growing much faster. it still has a huge market. it has good economics. and it is a good business. >> the rapid change in t

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during thewar of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scot key wrote about -- scott key wrote about while we tour the star-spangled banner exhibit sunday night at 6 and 10 is p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> wednesday president obama delivered the commencement address at worcester technical high school in massachusetts. this is half an hour. [cheers and applause] >> thank you! thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you so much! thank you! please, everybody be seated. well, good afternoon! [cheers and applause] it is great to be back in massachusetts, and it is great to be here at worcester tech! [cheers and applause] i want to thank reggie for that outstanding introduction. [cheers and applause] i want to thank naomi for those inspiring words. [cheers and applause] i want to thank your outstanding, fabulous principal, sheila harrity, who's done so much to make this school a success. [cheers and applause] let me just say, when you're the national high schoo

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. about the flag francis scott key wrote about, while we tour the smithsonian's banner exhibit. tonight at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. in the third of a five-part look at hollywood directors who made films for the u.s. government during world war ii, we feature in the 18r john ford minute documentary he made for the u.s. navy about the 1942 battle of midway. the film presented of the jury victory inlor -- a vivid color. we speak with mark harris about john ford. , mark harrisk focusing on the story of hollywood and the second world war and five leading directors, including john ford, who served in the u.s. navy during world war ii. us about thetell work of john ford? >>

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag fran be sis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit tonight at 6 and 10 p.m. eastern, part of american history the this weekend on c-span3. .. part of what makes this a special place as we seek to bring the outside and into the inside out and it is in that spirit i would like to introduce my friend who has come in this evening to read from and talk about his new book. sam is and always has been a good guy who in at least one case helps me get a troop to life much in the same way that he brings truth to light in his writing on education. he helps me find a way to tell my story to the history teacher and helped me set the record straight. you probably don't remember. but mr. olson handed back an exam and on the exam there was a short answer question where we had to explain exactly how the bombing worked on the fire attacks. and the thing is i don't remember a lot about that class. but i remember this. sam

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian's veterans' "star-spangled banner -- while we tour the smithsonian's "star-spangled exhibit. backs up next on american history tv, an interview from the 2014 organization of american historians annual meeting. we sat down with several historians to discuss their work and find out what motivates their research. this yours conference was held in atlanta, about 2000 historians attended. a phdala audain, candidate at rutgers, thank you very much for being with us. your research is really focused on the fugitive slave from the early 1800's until the end of the civil war in 1865. explain what you found. as a border between spanish

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag wrote about. key part of american history tv, this weekend. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about father's day. oh, senator tom coburn has the republican address. he talks by the state of the department of veterans affairs and health care. >> hi, everybody. sunday is father's day. if you haven't got dad a gift yet, there's still time. just barely. but the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us. i know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because i grew up without my father around. i felt the weight of his absence. so for michelle and our girls, i try every day to be the husband and father my family didn't have when i was young. and every chance i get, i encourage fathers to get more involved in their children's lives, because what makes you a man isn't the ability to have a child -- it's the courage to raise one. still, over the past couple years, i've met with a lot of young people who do

. >> this marks the 200th anniversary of the naval bombardment of the fort mchenry during the war of 1812. to learn more about the flag that he wrote about while we toured the smithsonian star-spangled banner exhibit sunday night at six and 10 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span three. homeland security secretary johnson spoke this week about the federal government's response to the increasing influx of immigrant children at the u.s. southwest border with mexico. joining him were the administrator on which officials from the office of immigration and customs enforcement and health and human services department and the executive associate director and health and human services acting assistant secretary greenberg. we are here to update you on the steps that we are taking to address the surge along the nation's southwest border focused in the rio grande sector. last year's cdp encountered over 24,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border. by may of this year, the number has already doubled to just over 47,000. this correlates with the rise of the migra

. >> this year marks 2900th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about, while we tour the smithsonian's "star spangled banner" exhibit sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> when i started covering congress, you had people like senator russell long, wilbur , people who baker were giants in their own way. now, a couple of those guys got themselves into trouble. but overall these were people that were all very intelligent. they knew how to craft legislation. they knew how to do a deal. and they all worked with whoever the president was, whether it was their party or the other party. yes, there was politics, but at the end of the day they usually found a way to come together and make decisions for the good of the country. today you just don't see that anymore. first of all, i think the quality of members of congress, the house and senate, in terms of their intelligence and their work ethic has diminished. they're still great people

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombard ment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag fran are sis scott key wrote about. while we tour the star-spangled banner exhibit sunday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. >>> when i started covering congress you had people like senator russell long, wilbur mills, danny rostenkowski, howard baker. people who were giants in their own way. a couple of them got into trouble. they were all intelligent. they knew how to of craft legislation. they knew how to do a deal and they worked with whoever the president was. whether it was their party or the other party. yes, there was politics. at the end of the day they found a way to come together. first of all, the quality of members of congress and the house and senate in terms of intelligence and their work ethics has diminished. i shouldn't malign some of the -- there are wonderful members on both sides. i think they are a minority . increasingly people are driven by politics and their own survival.

the 200thar marks anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis kottke wrote about while we tour the smithsonian to the star-spangled banner exhibit .m. andnight at 6 p 10 p.m. eastern this weekend on c-span3. >> president obama says the united states will not be sending troops to iraq but he is out his national security team to prepare other options. the president spoke and took questions at the white house before he left for north dakota and california. >> good morning, everybody. wanted to take some time to give you a quick update about the situation in iraq. yesterday, i convened a meeting with my national security council to discuss the situation there and this morning i received an update from my team. over the last several days we've seen significant gains made by isil, a terrorist organization that operates in both iraq and in syria. in the face of a terrorist offensive, iraqi security forces have proven unable to defend a number of cities which has allowed the terrorists to overrun part of iraq's territo

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag that francis scott key wrote about what we tour the smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit. sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> the house foreign affairs affairs committee tuesday examined the policies of counterterrorism. this is one half hour. >> the subcommittee will come to order. terrorism remains one of the most dangerous threats to u.s. national security and our interests worldwide. a recent study by the rand corporation found from 2010-2013, the number of jihadist groups worldwide grew 58%. the number of jihadist fighters double to a high estimate of over 100,000. the number of attacks by al qaeda affiliates increase from 392 1000 attacks. al qaeda remains a central part of this fight. despite the death of and so -- osama bin laden, the group operates in more territory and has more safe havens than it did five or 10 years ago. on this map to my right shows the global threat of

. >> this marks the 200th navalrsary of the fish bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag that francis court -- that francis scott key wrote about. part of american history tv. this weekend on c-span three. c-spanover 35 years, brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house. a public service. brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> >> we'll hear from kentucky senator rand paul, louisiana governor bobby jindal and rick santorum. every two years, the 2014 iowa republican party convention is held in des moines. state members review their platform and address party business. we're going to show some of the speakers at the event. first kentucky senator rand paul, than louisiana governor bobby jindal and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. their remarks are just over an hour. rand paul. [applause] >> thank you.

. >> this is the 200th anniversary of the naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian star-spangled banner exhibit sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> next, a discussion with the commander of the current mission at the international space station, research, and what life is really like on board. this is about 20 minutes. ." >> commander swanson, welcome to c-span. tell us a little bit about the current activities of the space station. many crewmembers do you have? what are you doing? have six crewmembers appear right now. three russians, two americans, and one german. most of what we do is science a pair. also maintain the station to keep it running smoothly and efficiently. >> with the science experiments that are currently in, can you tell us what areas they generally fall into? why did he need to be conducted in an atmosphere such as yours? like they vary tremendously. it is looking for dark energy and dark matte

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about wildly toward the smithsonian star spangled banner exhibit sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend . >> the federal government's program distribute grants for high-speed internet access in schools and libraries. librarians and internet advocates discussed how to improve the program and internet access and libraries. this is two and a half hours. >> good morning. i am the executive director of the district of columbia public library. it is my honor to welcome you to the library this morning to join our distinguished guests with this important public hearing on the evolving and growing need for public access and america's libraries. libraries have been talking for years about bridging the digital divide, and i think that phrase has been around as long as i have been working in libraries, about 20 years now if not longer. i have to admit that about seven or eight years ago i started gett

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. flag learn more about the that francis scott key wrote about. sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. history tv this weekend on c-span. >> on tuesday, the house foreign affairs committee held a hearing to review iran's nuclear compliance. the current nuclear agreement with iran expires next month. this is two hours and 45 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. we will ask all the members to take their seats. focused ong, we are efforts to acquire nuclear weapons capability. international negotiations over iran's nuclear program are coming down to the wire. indeed, an urgent push is going on as we speak. senior ministry officials -- administration officials are sitting with the iranians in geneva. some critical differences remain, including the status of enrichment capability, technology key to developing a nuclear weapon. inc's stated desire is to rease from 19,000 centrifuges to over 50,000. iran continues to stonewall international inspectors. on its past balm i can work

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the of 1812. learn more about the flag that francis scott key wrote about as we tour the smithsonian star-spangled banner exhibit, tonight at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> i worry that a lot of these things -- when you see what is i thinkg at the ba, that the same kind of culture exists in other government agencies. not at the national transportation safety board, not at cdc, but i think another -- a number of other agencies there is a lack of accountability and indifference at best to taxpayers. they don't care about waste or efficiency. it is a sad thing, when you read the various reports -- agency after agency after agency with the same problem, year after year, nothing gets fixed. this is just my own anecdotal experience in dealing with government, but it seems to me the quality -- it is not just the quality of our politicians that has declined, but the quality of government employees and the bureaucracy. government,mpetent we

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about while we tour the smithsonian's star spangled banner exhibit, sunday night at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> when i started covering congress, you had people like nator russell long, wilbur mills, danny rostenkowski, howard baker, people who were giants in their own way. now, a couple of those guys got themselves into trouble, but overall, these were people who knew how -- they were all very intelligent. they knew how to craft legislation. they knew how to do a deal, and they all worked with whoever the president was, whether it was their party, the other people. yes, there was politics, but at the end of the day, they usually found a way to come together and make decisions for the good of the country. today, you just see that anymore. first of all, i think the quality of members of congress, the house and senate, in terms of their intelligence and their work ethi

. >> the 200th anniversary of the naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812.earn more about the flag francis scott key wrote about when we toward the star-spangled banner exhibit at the smithsonian. but if american history tv. -- part of american history tv. this weekend on c-span3. affairsn brings public events from washington directly to you. putting when the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to u.s. a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch as in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us to continue our conversation about iraq, michael rubin of american enterprise institute. good morning. what options does the white house have when it comes to iraq? guest: we need to recognize that good options. president obama is right to say that there should not be america

. >> this year marks the 200th anniversary of the british naval bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. learn more about the flag that francis scott key wrote about too were the smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit. thehile we tour smithsonian's star-spangled banner exhibit. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to salt lake city, utah. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪ >> today, we are at the reading room of the special collections department at the university of utah. today, we will be talking about