. ♪ , a professor talks about the persuasive rhetoric of eight of hitler and franklin d roosevelt in 1930's and 40's. he argues that both men led nations that had to be convinced to go to war. this is one hour and 45 minutes. is randalls speaker , who did his phd at northwestern university, has taught at the university of mines, calvin college

the next day, president franklin d roosevelt appeared before a joint session of congress to request aeclaration of war against japan.

. >> up next, a conversation about president franklin d. roosevelt and how he used his language to bolster his world war ii policies and strategies. georgia state university professor mary stuckey talks to paul sparrow, director of the fdr presidential library and museum in new york which hosted this event. we will hear fdr deliver six speeches, including "the day of infamy" speech following the pearl harbor attack of december 7, 1941. the 75th anniversary of that attack is it this week.

[applause] on the presidency, a conversation about resident franklin d roosevelt and how he used his language to bolster his world war ii policies and strategies. georgia state university professor mary stuckey talks to paul sparrow, director of the fdr presidential library and museum in new york which hoste

. >> president franklin d. roosevelt's immortal words to describe the attack on pearl harbor. today marks the 75th anniversary that attack. more than it,000 soldiers and sailors were killed and more than is n.o.w. others wounded when japanese fighter planes surprised the u.s. naval fleet. today in hawaii there will be a wreath presentation and other remembrances at pearl harbor. >>> and a live look at the batt battleship "new jersey." . that ship launched two years to the day that the attack happened. >>> authorities at the pennsylvania game commission plan to conduct toxicology tests after what they call the highly suspicious death of a mother bear and three cubs. the dead bears were found in a church parking lot in west wyoming lucerne county. animals had no signs of bullet wounds or other injuries. remember this? do i remember this, vai? >> oh, boy. we're locking at last blizzard and that's why officials are moving along toism president a snow emergency route which would ban parking or driving on city streets when a snow emergency is declared and council should also try to

melinda: then-president franklin d. roosevelt called december 7th, 1941 quote, a date which will live in infamy, end quote. here in wisconsin ceremonies are planned on wednesday to mark the anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. the wisconsin veterans homes in honor the 2400 people who died when the japanese attacked the base in hawaii. andy: later today, the milwaukee police department will swear in a new class of recruits. the ceremony is at 10:00 at the police academy on teutonia. 46 men and 12 women make up this class. the recruits will to through six months of training and should hit the streets by next summer. >> well, later today the great lakes distillery is holding a party to mark the anniversary of the repeal of the national ban ended 1933. the distillery is selling bottles of a special reserve today. the party tonight is at 6:00. the prohibition attire the earn couraged. >> that would be fun. >> we have celebrating that for a while here in milwaukee. >> yes. no big storms. the next shot of the snow coming over the wee

one quick point about fear. 2001, the bush administration pearl harbor in that franklin d. roosevelt politics, in of turn the japanese, that is a very important and sad part of story. after 9/11, george w. bush went made it clear that america's war was not with muslims s muslims and were not to be viewed in his column. that is a lesson from pearl harbor. do actually learn from our mistakes in the past. need to esson that we learn again today, do you think? i don't want ing, a day like ic on today w. students and others, i president bush's visit to a mosque and i, it was in the days after 9/11, that is a message of unity that i hope hasn't been forgotten. host: as we talk about the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor, viewers, te for the we'll spend the entire day on saturday, december 10, on t.v. on c-span 3 talking about remembering words of those who were there, their stories, begins 8 a.m. this saturday on c-span 3. back to the phones. world war line for ii, palm beach county, florida, you good morning, thank for calling. caller: i remember this day like it was yesterday. my father a

that's the same thing that's in the mind of franklin d. roosevelt when he's putting together the new deal. this struggle. >> lewis sites in the buck to the cookbook that the apocalypse never loses its appeal as we just heard from lewis. >> and. massachusetts and they were speaking from the pulpit they would actually learn to cry like actors wiping the tears from their eyes because of the sins of the world would have been visited upon the congregation and cambridge and the world was coming to an end. but the teacher preachers wouldy learn to weep tears. >> you have no idea how reassuring that is to me that some of the great values of history. >> here we are in the break of the election. the two most unpopular candidates. i will stop there and ask you what you make of that. >> it might persuade enough people in the country like those in the room that essentially own the country to pay attention to the policies. people run the banks and so forth and so on. people that enjoy the privileges have had almost no interest in politics and they are happy to le

presidency, a professor talks about the persuasive rhetoric of eight of -- adolf hitler and franklin d roosevelt in the 1930's and 40's. he argues that both men led nations that had to be convinced to go to war. the new york military symposium hosted this hour and 45 minute event. >> tonight's speaker is randall bytwerk, who did his phd at northwestern university, has taught at the university of

next on the presidency, a conversation about franklin d roosevelt and how he used the language to bolsteris world war ii policies. georgia state university toss with paul's bureau, director of the fdr presidential library and museum. fdr, including the date of infamy speech following the pearl harbor attacks of december 7 19 41. december 5 anniversary of that attack is this week. is just er

at 9:30 president franklin d. roosevelt's speech to congress asking for declaration of war, followed by the pearl harbor 75th anniversary ceremony at pearl harbor cohosted by the national park service. we're taking your calls and tweets live. ian toll, author of war at sea in the pacific 1941 to 1942 discussing the specific war from the attack on pearl harbor through the u.s. victory of japanese. we're live with paul, and oral history of pearl harbor, december 7th, 1941, giving a behind the scenes attack for more than 200 interviews. and then at 1:00, the 75th anniversary ceremony with keynote remarks by arizona senator john mccain. saturday, on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> next question time in the british house of commons, prime minister in meetings with the gulf cooperation council. emily thorn berry stands in for labor party leader jeremy corbin. this is 35 minutes. >>> questions to the prime minister. dr. phil lip, question number one, the leader of the house. >> yay! >> mr. speaker, i've been asked to reply. he's

>>president franklin d. rooseveltmber 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> reporter:75 years after the japanese imperial navy's surprise attack on pearl harbor, >>adm. harry b. harris, jr. / commander, u.s. pacific command: no one knew it peace for almost four years. >> reporter:roughly 4000 people are back paying respects, >>adm. harry b. harris, jr. / command: in less than two hours, there were over 2,400 killed, more than 1,200 wounded and the majority of the u.s. pacific fleet taken out of action. >> reporter:with a small group of survivors from that infamous day gathering in hawai'i to mark the anniversary. and though some have spent a life time trying to forget, >>b.c. wilborn / pearl harbor survivor: you try to get it all out of your mind and it don't go. >> reporter:remembering the 2,403 attacks on pearl harbor remains a priority for these men and women. >>lou conter, pearl harbor attack survivor: they lost theirs immediately and they're the ones that should be called the heroes. >> reporter:the cerem

at 9:30 president franklin d. roosevelt's speech to congress asking for declaration of war, followed by the pearl harbor 75th anniversary ceremony at pearl harbor cohosted by the national park service. we're taking your calls and tweets live. ian toll, author of war at sea in the pacific 1941 to 1942 discussing the specific war from the attack on pearl harbor through the u.s. victory of japanese. we're live with paul, and oral history of pearl harbor, december 7th, 1941, giving a behind the scenes attack for more than 200 interviews. and then at 1:00, the 75th anniversary ceremony with keynote remarks by arizona senator john mccain. saturday, on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> next question time in the british house of commons, prime minister in meetings with the gulf cooperation council. emily thorn berry stands in for labor party leader jeremy corbin. this is 35 minutes. >>> questions to the prime minister. dr. phil lip, question number one, the leader of the house. >> yay! >> mr. speaker, i've been asked to reply. he's

ben franklin d roosevelt's declaration of war. from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. we're taking calls and tweets live. at see in of war the pacific discussing the pacific war from the attack on pearl harbor through the u.s. victory over the japanese at the battle of midway. at noon we are live with paul travers. giving a behind-the-scenes account of the japanese attack from his 200 interviews with pearl harbor veterans. then the pearl harbor ceremony from the national world war ii memorial with remarks by john mccain. saturday on c-span 3. >> on washington journal we look at the presidential transition and where things stand. >> washington journal continues. host: syndicated columnist and television host, michelle malkin. good morning. guest: thanks for having me. new -- at is this guest: i think the time has come for an entity like this. i've had a split -- a foot in old and new media. and investigative anw which is -- it is really engine that has motivated me for so long. most people know me from yelling at people on the other side of the lyrical i'll put 13 years

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the same thing that's in the mind of franklin d roosevelt. when he is putting together the new deal. this is a constant struggle. >> lewis says in the book quote the for telling of the apocalypse never loses its appeal as we have just heard from lewis. >> it never loses its appeal. we are creatures in puritan massachusetts would get up when they were speaking from the pulpit. they have learned to cry like actors and wiping the tears from their eyes because of the sins of the world that have been visited upon the congregation in cambridge. and the world was coming to an end. jonathan edwards, sinners in the hands of an angry god. .. >> good move. [laughter] it has been through many times before. you have no idea how reassuring that is to me. >> it should be. >> that is one of the great values of history. here we are on the brink of the election of what? the two most unpopular candidates in the history of the republic. >> i will just up there and ask you what you make of that. >> will it might persuade. [inaudible] the people essentially who ow

president franklin d. roosevelt: december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. 75 years after the japanese imperial navy's surprise attack on pearl harbor, adm. harry b. harris, jr. / comm would be the last moments of peace for almost four years. roughly 4000 people are back paying respects, adm. harry b. harris, jr. / commander, u.s. pacific command: in less than two hours, there were over 2,400 killed, more than 1,200 wounded and the majority of the u.s. pacific fleet taken out of action. with a small group of survivors from that infamous day gathering in hawai'i to mark the anniversary. and though some have spent a life time trying to forget, b.c. wilborn / pearl harbor survivor: you try to get it out of your mind and it don't go. remembering the 2,403 americans harbor remains a priority for these men and women... lou conter, pearl harbor attack survivor: they lost theirs immediately and they're the ones that should be called the heroes. the ceremony, full of symbolism, reverance, and respect. rear adm. joh

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years later, another president, franklin d. roosevelt comment on this new and preservationure of management with these words. as american as our national parks. the fundamental idea behind the country that the belongs to the people, but it is or the enrichment of the lives of all of us. over the past 10 decades, we a country set aside the best of what america has to offer. have set aside treasured landscapes. we have also set aside places tell the stories of our past, both the history we well as the monuments we should never forget. there are now over 400 such laces of reflections that the national park service shares with the people of the united world. and the today's ceremony is taking place at the close of the national service's centennial year. our centennial, what is a park to you? conclude my remarks, i ask that you look out over the harbor, gaze rl upon the memorial that rests and aske u.s.s. arizona yourself what that memorial you.s to or myself, i believe it is not merely a fitting tribute to the men who lost their lives above

. >> up next, on "the presidency," a conversation about president franklin d. roosevelt and how he used his language to bolster his world war ii policies and strategies. georgia state university professor mary stuckey talks to paul sparrow, director of the fdr presidential library and museum in new york which hosted this event. we will hear fdr deliver six speeches, including "the day of infamy" speech following the pearl harbor attack of december 7, 1941. the 75th anniversary of that attack is it this week. this is just over one hour. paul: tonight, we have a really fantastic guest and friend of the library. she is taking medications director at georgia state university, has written nine books -- mary: probably more than that. paul: that is how many i counted on amazon, including "finding americans: the good neighbors" which is a book about fdr. she has written books about carver, reagan, presidential rhetoric and language so tonight she is going to offer us some really important insight into how fdr used language, the content of his speech is broken up into several cat

twenty years later, another president, franklin d. rooseveltt on this new and unique adventure with preservation management with these words -- "there is nothing so american as our national parks. the fundamental idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to the people. it is for the enrichment of the lives of all of us." over the past 10 decades, we have, as a country, set aside the best of what america has to offer. we have set aside treasured landscapes. we have also set aside places that tell the stories of our past, both the history we celebrate, as well as the monuments we should never forget. there are now over 400 such places of reflection that the national parks service shares with the people of the united states and the world. today's ceremony is taking place at the close of the national park services centennial year. a theme of our centennial asked, white is a park to you? as i conclude my remarks, i ask that you look out over the waters of pearl harbor, gaze upon the memorial that rests above the uss arizona, and ask yourself

of these phenomenal posters in jim's powerpoint, i can't help but give a shout out to the franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum where i am a proud trustee and plead with you all with a full heart to make the trek to high park to see our new permanent exhibit and our any visitor's center. i think it will amplify the conflicting and desperate messages sort of unified by defiance that i think i've heard so far today. and i would also very much like to give a shoutout to constance who did emergency travel planning for me last night when i missed my flight, the first time that has ever happened to me in 64 years. so, but as you could tell from my hacking through jim's talk here, i beg your indulgence. i have, as my mother would have said, a honking sinus infection. so with that plea for indulgence, i'm going to ask you to suspend everything that you've talked about so far, for the past three days. i want you to think not about military strategy, not about who won the war, not about the geopolitical outcomes of the war, or the war's economic consequences. what i want you to get in you

i mean, one reason that the sit-down strike succeeded was because franklin d. roosevelt was in the white house, and frank murphy, who was a roosevelt ally, was the governor of michigan. they deliberately were trying to wait until he was inaugurated because he refused to send in the national guard to kick them out of the plants. so, and i don't think there's that kind of political support at least at the governor level anywhere in the midwest right now. >> you could argue barack obama? edward mcclelland: well, he did help us do work in chicago, and i think that's a big reason that he was so sympathetic to bailing out the auto industry. i mean that was pretty much the first task of his administration, was putting together a task force to rescue the auto industry. and he certainly beat that drum hard during last year's campaign, especially in ohio where they had plenty of auto plants. i mean, mitt romney had written an op-ed for "the new york said -- the title said let detroit go bankrupt. , and obama didn't let him forget about that. >> i'm curious -- edward mcclelland: ye

the next day, president franklin d roosevelt appeared before a joint session of congress to request a declaration of war against japan. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack, and the u.s. entry into world war ii. hear from survivors who were stationed at honolulu in 1941. the national park service conducted the oral history. this is about one hour. >> we were in the hurricane for nine days coming over from san diego. you have a rather green crew. we got into honolulu, and senator scott liberty -- and some of us got liberty. , and i walkedxi across the street. i ordered a soda. the lady said you are from the uss ward. she said how do you know? ship,s ward was the guard part of destroyer division 80. it consisted of four old destroyers. we rotated duty guarding the entrance channel to pearl harbor. the regulations were that on all the charts of the world with an indication that no submarine must approach pearl harbor within 100 miles without coming to the surface and requesting a destroyer effort -- escort on the surface to approaching closer to honolulu or pea

>>president franklin d. roosevelt: december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> reporter:75 years after the japanese imperial navy's surprise attack on pearl harbor, >>adm. harry b. harris, jr. / commander, u.s. pacific command: no one knew it would be the last moments of peace for almost four years. >> reporter:roughly 4000 people are back paying respects, >>adm. harry b. harris, jr. / commander, u.s. pacific command: in less than two hours, there were over 2,400 killed, more than 1,200 the u.s. pacific fleet taken out of action. >> reporter:with a small group of day gathering in hawai'i to mark the anniversary. and though some have spent a life time trying to forget, >>b.c. wilborn / pearl harbor survivor: you try to get it out of your mind and it don't go. >> reporter:remembering the 2,403 americans killed during the attacks on pearl harbor remains a priority for these men and women. >>lou conter, pearl harbor attack survivor: they lost theirs immediately and they're the ones that should be called the her

next on the presidency, a conversation about franklin d roosevelt and how he used the language to bolster his world war ii policies. georgia state university toss with paul's bureau, director of the fdr presidential library and museum. fdr, including the date of infamy speech following the pearl harbor attacks of december 7 19 41. december 5 anniversary of that attack is this week. is just over an hour. paul: tonight, we have a really fantastic guest and friend of the library. she is a communications professor at georgia state university, has written nine books -- mary: probably more than that. paul: that is how many i counted on amazon, including "finding americans: the good neighbors" which is a book about fdr. she has written books about carter, reagan, presidential rhetoric and language so tonight she is going to offer us some really important insight into how fdr used language, the content of his speech is broken up into several categories. there is, what he is saying and the way he is saying it. you learn a lot about his intentions and skills and ability by the way he says things. b

. ♪ , a professor talks about the persuasive rhetoric of eight of hitler and franklin d roosevelt inhe 1930's and 40's. he argues that both men led nations that had to be convinced to go to war. this is one hour and 45 minutes. is randalls speaker , who did his phd at northwestern university, has taught at the university of mines, calvin college in michigan, and lcc international university in lithuania. he has written three books and articlesozen scholarly on aspects of notting propaganda -- not see propaganda -- nazi propaganda. a fascinating world. just google german propaganda german propaganda or not see propaganda. nancy -- notom the he -- mr. bytwerk: shortly afternoon 1939, herman goering introduced adolf hitler at the german reichstag. he was about to give what i think is the most widely anticipated and widely heard speech of the 20th century. that is a bit of a claim. and the back of your mines as i'm speaking you may see if you can come up with a counter example. there are certainly a number of things one might consider. we are going to look at that speech this evening. ar

at 9:30, president franklin d roosevelt lost -- roosevelt's speech to congress asking for a declaration of war, followed by a ceremony at pearl harbor cohosted by the national park service and u.s. navy. from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m., we are taking your calls and tweets live. war andssed the pacific the attack on pearl harbor through the u.s. victory over the japanese at the battle of midway and it new eastern, we are live with the author of "eyewitness to infamy: an oral history of pearl harbor," giving a behind the scenes account. harbor 75thl anniversary ceremony from the national world war ii memorial in washington, d.c., with keynote remarks by arizona senator john mccain. saturday on american history tv on c-span3. >> the house passed a measure to continue funding the federal government through april 28. the boat was 326-96. the white house criticized republican congressional leaders for not adequately addressing expiring health and pension benefits are cold miners. the continuing resolution goes to the senate with government midnight friday. >> mr. speaker, i rise before you today to p

presidency, a professor talks about the persuasive rhetoric of eight of -- adolf hitler and franklin d roosevelt in the 1930's and 40's. he argues that both men led nations that had to be convinced to go to war. the new york military symposium hosted this hour and 45 minute event. >> tonight's speaker is randall bytwerk, who did his phd at northwestern university, has taught at the university of mines, calvin college in michigan, and lcc international university in lithuania. he has written three books and several dozen scholarly articles on aspects of german propaganda and maintains -- if you are a history buff and want to therience going online, german propaganda archive which is both nazi and east german. a fascinating world about that. i will just say, just google or east germanda propaganda that would be one of the first things. propaganda archive bit large collection of translations and images of propaganda from the nazi in the east german periods. now i am happy to introduce our speaker tonight. [applause] mr. bytwerk: shortly after noon on april 24, 1939, herman goering introduced adolf

twenty years later, another president, franklin d. roosevelth preservation management with these words, "there is nothing so american as our national parks. the fundamental idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to the people. it is for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. over the past 10 decades, we have as a country set aside the best of what america has to offer. we have set aside treasured landscapes. we have also set aside places that tell the stories of our past, both the history we celebrate as well as the monuments we should never forget. there are now over 400 such places of reflection that the national parks service shares with the people of the united states and the world. today's ceremony is taking place at the close of the national park services centennial year. a theme of our centennial asked, what is a park to you. as i conclude my remarks, i ask that you look out over the waters of pearl harbor, gaze upon the memorial that rests above the "uss arizona," and ask your self what that memorial means to you. for myse

(franklin d. roosevelt) thprivileges of a free people.ndant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. ♪ >>> most of us know that taking an aspirin a day helps prevent heart disease but millions of americans who could benefit from a low dose of the drug don't take it. a new research at the university of southern california study led by our own dr. david agus. over the next 20 years, 900,000 lives could be spared and 692 billion dollars in health benefit costs saved. dr. agus joins us now from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning. >> so describe low dose aspirin therapy. >> so pirin is a 20,000-year-old drug. 81 milligrams of this compound every day reduces the death rate of cancer by 30% and many of us aren't taking it so we did a simulation

at 9:30, president franklin d. roosevelt, 1941 speech to congress asking for declaration of war followed by pearl harbor 57th anniversary at pearl harbor co-hosted by national park service and u.s. navy. and from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. we're taking your calls and tweets live. ian toll author of "pacific crucible" discussing the pacific war from the attack on pearl harbor through u.s. victory over japanese at the battle of midway. at noon eastern paul traverse, "eyewitness to infamy, an oral history." giving a behind the scenes attack from his more than 200 interviews with pearl harbor veterans. at 1:00, pearl harbor 75th anniversary in washington, d.c., with keynote remarks by arizona senator john mccain. saturday on american history tv on c-span3. >>> earlier this morning, the council on competitiveness released a report on the progress of trade in u.s. businesses. during this break in the live program, we're going to show you as much of that discussion as possible. >> i had started off by staying president-elect probably won't

attack the sites on the island of oahu with site historian daniel martinez. 9:30, president franklin d. roosevelt's speech to congress asking for a declaration to war. and the 75th anniversary ceremony at pearl harbor. and from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m., we're taking your calls and tweets live. ian oll on "pacific crucible" discussing the u.s. victory over the japanese at the battle of midway. noon eastern, author of "eyewitness to infamy" giving a behind the scenes account for more than his 200 interviews with pearl harbor veterans. and the 75th anniversary ceremony from a national world war ii memorial with key note on remarks by senator john mccain. saturday on c-span3. >> a discussion now on anti-muslim bullying and ways lawyers can better advocate for students affected by is such bullying. the panelists include lawyers and advocates for the muslim american community hosted by the capital area muslim bar association and the american bar association is an hour and a half. >> hello, everyone. we're going to get started. feel free to grab a seat. so good evening. thank you for joining us for the capital

actions of an assistant secretary of state in circumventing the desires or the policies of franklin d. rooseveltcerning the embargo congress passed towards japan. >> guest: fdr wanted to do and embargo. they didn't want the wrong ocean at the wrong time and. they exerted a full embargo. what has it been like leading up to 1941. when franklin roosevelt wrote his famous letter to the emperor seeking to find a way around this problem i believe that he referred to the long-standing relationship between the two countries but it was clear that the strength in the naval sense of the pacific i certainly think the american navy had been preparing for years the possibility of conflict over control of the pacific. the wargames the enemy was japan in theory and particularly as the years grew closer to 1941 prospect was going the prospect was going to be the adversary the long-standing good relationship gradually frayed away. >> host: there seems to be a lot going on in the 30s and 40s. >> guest: many societies face similar problems just because it was very hard times. in japan the temptation to look back to

with prospective to circumventing the desires of our policy of franklin d. roosevelt concerning the fuel embargo that congress passed for japan and? that is my question. >> i can confirm that. is on the backs of fdr there was the embargo to say he wanted to pull japan strings and well as at the conference they used their abilities to shut down the japanese practice. >> host: what had japanese relations mike leading up through 1941? >> guest: the relationship had been pretty good most of the years with the emerging world powers. in fact, with franklin roosevelt december 6 wrote his famous letter to the emperor seeking and referred to the longstanding relationship that these are the only to countries of strength and certainly the american navy had been preparing for years with the possibility of conflict. most american navy war games japan in theory and as the years drew closer the prospect of japan would be the adversary. that was obvious to also that long standing relationship gradually in the early san '40's. >> with very hard times around the of world to look back p

then, franklin d. roosevelt speech to congress asking for a declaration of war, followed by ceremony ativersary pearl harbor cohosted by the national park service and the u.s. navy. from 11:00 to 1 p.m., we are taking your calls and tweets live. author of a book discussing the pacific war and attack on pearl harbor, through the u.s. victory over the japanese at the battle of midway. travers,e have paul the author of an early -- oral history to pearl harbor, giving a behind the scene of the japanese attack with more than 200 interviews with veterans. at 1:00, the pearl harbor he said it -- 75th anniversary from the national world war ii memorial in washington dc with remarks from senator john mccain. saturday on american history tv on c-span3. >> congress is set to take up a bill authorizing water infrastructure projects. hill, yourthe article, congress strikes deal on water bill with flint aid focuses on money authorized in the legislation for flint, michigan to fix the contaminated water system. what were the m

at 9:30, franklin d. rooseveltto congress asking for a declaration of war followed by the pearl harbor 75th anniversary ceremony at pearl harbor. from 11:00 to 1 p.m., we are taking your calls in tweets live. -- author of pacific was pacific crucible. at new, where -- at noon, where live with all travelers. -- with paul travers. then at 1:00, the pearl harbor 75th anniversary ceremony from the memorial and washington, dc, with remarks from john mccain. saturday on american history tv on c-span3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. created as aan was public service i america's cable television company and brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: syndicated columnist and television host, michelle malkin. good morning. guest: thanks for having me. new -- at is this guest: i think the time has come for an entity like this. i've had a split -- a foot in old and new media. and investigative anw which is -- it is really engine that has motivated me for so long. m