the connection to galveston is unique from melissa. she sailed and arrived about a hundred yards from where we are

sflool we're in galveston, texas, a guy that was not only born here but came in galveston to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the restaurant hotel space in the united states. ceo of landries. one of the biggest restaurant owners in the united states. we appreciate you coming out. i know it's your town. it's a big week. you know, you understand the story we're telling. >> absolutely. >> as a guy that has 60,000 employees, you have been a job creator for a couple of thousand employees the last five or ten years. you take say, an average family in texas that between the two people they make $100,000 a year and everybody has two cars. they're saving approximately $4,000 to $5,000 a year after tax from gasoline. that's putting a lot of eh lot more money. that's why same-store sales are so good now. as oil keeps falling, the 30s will overcome that. >> see, that's -- >> that's what we have to watch for. >> that's my concern. you have your resorts here. i would imagine a lot of your customers the last few years have been people in the oil industry which have had more money in

i had the honor of having dinner with him, and a son and grandchildren down in galveston awhile ago, george mitchell is a fascinating american character, he enters the houston of the 1940s, there was a lot of drilling on hunches and he brought science to bear. he was -- he wanted data. he wasn't going to lease land, he wasn't going to drill land until he had data. and he was the first person to lease up all of that land in the 1950s, north of the fort worth. over what we now know is the barnett shale. but one of the amazing things was that fracking had just come into -- i talk about the modern fracking, hydrafracking starts right after world war ii, this is a brand-new technology, taking water, they used toed a napalm to it to slicken it. he actually fracked wells, early, very small fracs, so he would do that, and he starts making good wells, the first ten wells he drills were good, so for 30e years, he is drilling up north of fort worth, every time he drills down a little deeper, he goes through this rock called the barnett shale and his instruments show him, there's gas here, but i

. >> al pequeÑo se le apareciÓ otro Ángel que te vendiÓ la fundaciÓn no trajo este hospital, en galveston volar aquÍ a galveston. >> fue sometido a una cirugÍa que no estaban seguros pudiera resistir. >> es muy especial, es un mÉrito que naciÓ muy prematuro, que ingresÓ al hospital y que encima de la pulmonÍa le toca una explosiÓn de gas donde se quema el 40% de su cuerpo. >> el pequeÑo volviÓ a ganarle la batalla a la muerte y hoy fue dado de alta del hospital de galveston y regresarÁ a mÉxico en los brazos de su mamÁ quien dice que su hijo vino a este mundo con un Ángel que lo cuida y no lo desampara. >> gracias a dios ya mi bebÉ estÁ mejor, nos vamos a casa maÑana, gracias a dios. y al doctor que ha salvado a mi bebÉ. >> el hospital seguirÁ cuidando y le darÁ atenciÓn gratuita hasta cuando cumpla 21 aÑos, esto es una gran ayuda para su recuperaciÓn ya que su mamÁ tiene tres hijos, es madre soltera y no tiene recursos econÓmicos para darle los cuidados mÉdicos especializados que necesitarÁ de aquÍ en adelante. >> un verdadero guerrero, estÁ para cosas grandes en la vida. muchÍsimas grac

. >> the c-span's cities to her -- tour -- next weekend, we partner with comcast to a visit to galveston, texas. >> the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships were almost built. with that opening of the canal coal fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india's, to all of those market. so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high-value cargo, they started carrying lower valued cargoes. coal oil cotton, etc. they really found their niche in really carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. >> watch all of our adventure galveston saturday, march 7 at eastern on "booktv." and on sunday on "american history tv." up next on "american history tv ," former cia joanna mendez recounts the story of how to spice infiltrated the cia and gathered top-secret information through the use of sex in the 1970's. mendez reports that one popular d.c. swingers club, frequented by the couple, counted at least 10 study i -- 10 cia staffers and members -- as members.

they tracked him down in galveston, texas. grahams remains were found later many october. >>> the case has had a chilling effect across the campus. >> hannah graham reminded every girl it is important to protect yourself. >> matthew will make his first appearance next wednesday from a video link. he's being held at fairfax on a case of attempted murder and rape dating back to 2005. >> >> students will get a few moreminutes to roll other and go back to sleep. after poo monthsover debate, the school board voted to start middle l and high school 20 minutes later. elementary schools are are get about 10 minutes in bed but some advocates say starting hoot at 7:45 is still much to early for teens. >> 20 minutes is a step many the right direction but it is not enough. the american academy of pediatric recommend an hour, 8:30. that's what we really need if health and safety of our kids. >> a later start time have

ellisa's connection to galveston is really unique. she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we're standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. and she came again a second time later on in the 1880s, 1986, and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. and the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday, march 7th, at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday march 8th at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >>> and taking live here to the senate banking committee. just seated before the committee, the chair of the federal reserve janet yellen. she'll be taking a look at the semiannual monetary policy report from the federal reserve. senator richard shelby chairing the committee. sherrod brown is the ranking member and before miss yellen's testimony the committee will be taking a few minutes to mark up legislation to award a gold medal to the marche

next weekend we partnered with comcast fortitude to galveston texas,. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869 sailing ships really were almost adult a death blow. with the opening of the canal coal-fired ships have a shorter route to the far east india all of those markets. the sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living so instead of high-value target they started tearing lower valued at cargoes coal oil, cotton, et cetera. so she found her niche in tearing any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. >> the connection to galveston is really unique in that she sails and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we're standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. enchained again a second time it on in the 1880s, in 1886 and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. and the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important speed watch our events in galveston saturday march 7 at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv, and sunday

elissa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we're standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas and she came, again a second time later on in the 1880's and 1886 and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection and the fact she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday, march 7 "book tv" and sunday, march 8, on "american history tv" on c-span3. and now live to the floor of the u.s. house for brief speeches. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace if our lives and in our world. our fervent pray

he was notorious around galveston for being that way. he was also a guy who would go to the homeless shelter and buy reading glasses over the internet and give them away to homeless people. when he died, they found over $100,000 in his bank account, even though he was living in a $300 month house. he is a mystery. people don't really understand him. there are very few pictures of him. >> how would you describe the durst's motivation? what drives him? >> one of the big motivations in his life goes back to the family and his position in the family. he was passed over. he was the eldest son. he was passed over to run the family after kathy disappeared. >> would he have gotten it if kathy didn't disappear? >> his younger brother might be more fit for the job, and he admits that, but it sort of formed the way he views himself. >> a kind of anger? >> a combination of anger and self-hatred, i would say, this discussed with himself, which i think you see in the interviews as it goes on. you see this guy who is multilayered, suffering with a lot

in this episode, we learn a new way of walking with an invention that a personal trainer from galveston, texas, brought us. his unique walking sticks could put a spring in our step and a workout we may need to keep up with on this week's "everyday edisons."

alyssa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we are standing right now back in 1883 with cargo full of bananas. she came again a second time later on in the 1880s, in 1886 and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection and the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday, march 7th noon eastern and sunday, march 8th on c-span 3. >> editorial director says the french government is considering internet restrictions in the wake of the january terrorist shootings at "charlie hebdo" magazine and at a grocery store in paris. the french american foundation hosted this discussion featuring press freedom and radicalism. >> i'm going to introduce a little bit to make sure that everyone understands the order of the day. i'm going to ask sylvia who as you probably already know, is the editorial director and columnist and contributing writer to "the new york times" and then i'm going to ask fl

next weekend we've partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869 sailing ships really were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india to all of those markets. so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high-value cargo, they started carrying lower-valued cargos. coal, oil, cotton, et cetera. so alisa really found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not requiring getting to market at a very fast pace. alisa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sail the and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 yards from where we're standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. and she came again a second time later on in the 1880s in 1886, and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. and the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday, march 7t

aslays' connection to galveston is unique in that she sailed and arrived near galveston probably about 100 yards from where we are standing back in 1883 with a cargo bull of bananas and came again a second time in the 1880's in 1886 and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection and the fact that she was sailing vessel is all the more. >> watch all events from galveston, saturday, march 7 at noon eastern on c-span 2 book tv and sunday march 8 at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> federal reserve chair was on capitol hill to deliver the semi annual monetary policy record to congress. the senate bank committee marked up legislation to award the congressional gold medal to marchers of the 1965 selma to montgomery voting rights march. this entire hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. . >> the committee will come to order. we a quorum. an executive session to report s 527 to award a congressional gold medal to the foot soldiers who participated in bloody sunday turn around tuesday report final selma to montgomery vot

to corpus christi, they were headed up toward indianola, and eventually they intended to get to galveston. so at fort sims -- now it's out there on the tip of mustang island -- so this large army then of union soldiers wound up actually capturing, taking fort sims and capturing the entire garrison including captain william maltby. what happened to william and the other prisoners were taken, and they were sent to new orleans. by this time jasper, because of the seriousness of his wounds and all, had been -- he had been appointed commandant of the vicksburg garrison. and when he found out that his brother william was down in new orleans, he immediately arranged that william be brought up to vicksburg to be his ward. so i can only imagine, we can only imagine the, you know, the emotion involved in the two brothers, one in the blue uniform of the brigadier general, and the other in the gray uniform of the confederate captain. in fact, that's where my book begins, because this is such a stirring emotional incident that i wanted to brick it to the -- bring it to the attention of the readers rig

galveston is really unique. she sailed and arrived here and galveston probably about 100 yards from where we are standing right now. in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. she came, again a second time in 1886. it was important for galveston historical foundation to find a connection. the fact that she had a sailing vessel was all the more important. if my watch all of our events from galveston. >> this week, australia prime minister tony abbott announced reforms. the speech came the day after released a joint report on the investigation into the event. the australian justice minister introduces the prime minister. this is about 30 minutes. >> i welcome you here to headquarters of the australian federal police from the important national security statement from our prime minister. and i welcome the prime minister and ministers, particularly those sitting on the national security cabinet, agency heads thank you for being here. we find ourselves in australia in a radically different security environment than when w

alyssa's connection to galveston is unique. she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably about 100 years from where we are standing right now, in 1883, with a cargo full of bananas. she came again a second time later on in 1880's, in 1886. it was important for galveston to find a vessel that had a connection. the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston march 7 at noon eastern on book tv. and sunday, march 8 at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. next rest -- mike rogers discusses data collection and what he sees as the damage done by the edward snowden revelations. this is from monday's new america foundation conference on cyber security. it is one hour. >> thanks so much, everybody. >> thank you, admiral. it is a privilege and a pleasure to grill you in front of so many people. >> i am here to be grilled. >> we have the benefit today of some news, which i know you love to talk about. a story on the front page of the new york times about iran

the connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston, probably about 100 yards from where we're standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. and came a second time in 1886 and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. the fact she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch saturday march 7th at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday on american history tv on c-span 3. >> now a look at the ongoing violence in yemen and libya. including a former u.s. ambassador to yemen. they discuss some of the factors that led to the violence, how it's being dealt with and the role of the u.s. from the brookings institution this is an 1:20. >> i've just returned from libya and i can't emphasize enough this is a conflict that is reached really dire proportions. since the civil war started, you know, last year in may about 2,500 people have lost their lives. that may seem somewhat -- this is a country with a small population. and the other, you know, ripple effects of thi

a year later a body watch yiy washes up in galveston texas, and they connect it to bob. >> he is found was found washed up with the body, with a bow saw in the back seat of the car. >> and the police have just found a dismembered body, and it's not open/shut but that is pretty bad. >> he has a disarming level of honesty. and ultimately he will say to you, well that was the bow saw that i used to dismember my neighbor. he is very frank about the things that he is frank about. people concern themselves about or things that turn out not to be true but he is disarmingly honest about a lot of things that we would never consider being things we would give away. >> so you make this '82 disappearance of his wife he reaches out to you, this is a guy who is estranged from his family, his brother is in the "new york times" a week or two ago saying he is worried bob will try to kill him. he is connected or associated with three disappearances and two murders. so what -- how do you understand this relationship? >> well you know we made this narrative film ryan gosling was playing a character based

galveston, texas. joe and a friend are driving north on i-45 when they spot a flashy sports car on frontage road parallel to them. >> it just looks so sleek and aerodynamic. i was just like, wow, i have to get a picture of this and show my lady. >> garza pulls out his phone and begins recording. >> that will be mine one day. >> the guys don't know it, but the car is a bugatti veyron. it's one of the world's fastest and most expensive cars capable of reaching 250 miles per hour. there are fewer than 100 in the world. >> it looked like one of a kind, and that's what prompted me to want to record it for a little bit. >> but then, the unthinkable happens. >> oh. oh, he wrecked -- oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. >> then, boom, with a huge flash, it dives into the saltwater marsh. >> garza and his friends are shocked. they call 911 to report the incident. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> and then continue on to their destination. police and a tow truck quickly arrive. so does galveston county daily news reporter, chris pa

i'll be jumping on my bike once i leave here, headed down to galveston to do another wedding. >> that's >> [laughs] trying. >> well, i'm trying to get some money in your bank. i think the heavens are gonna smile on you today. >> i'm hoping for it. >> are you ready for it? >> i'm ready. >> well, let's go. let's say hello to our millionaire money tree. got a total of 14 questions spread over 2 rounds with money values from 100 bucks all the way up to $1 million. >> yeah. >> you know how this works. >> oh, yes, i do. >> round 1 has 10 po

conservancy priority conservation area grant in the amount of $500,000 for the 900 innes project. .galveston pca program is to preserve and enhance natural and economic and social value, of growing populations across the bay area. the program also supports the enhancement of regional trail systems. the proposed grant will fund project planning services for 900 innes including public outreach to the community and stakeholders environmental studies are cost estimates and strategy for the implementation. this match has been met by the city's investment of following. the rec and park commission recommended that the board of supervisors to accept this grant and the board of supervisors unanimously did so. per the planning department's environmental and historic resource applications that the department submitted in december, 2014, improvements to 900 innes and india basin with the construction of a park and construction of a continued blue-greenway and bay trail access trail from india shoreline park to 900 innes. class 1 bike lane to provide high-speed -- a safe high-speed route for bicyclists o

alyssa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston probably 100 yards from where we are standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. she came again a second time later on in the 1880s, 1886 and it was real important for the galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection in the back as she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> and emotional president obama spoke about outgoing attorney general eric holder and his portrait unveiling. the justice department event included a surprise appearance in singing by a aretha franklin. this is about 40 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please be seated. good afternoon everyone. i am sally yates the acting deputy attorney general and i want to thank you for joining us here this afternoon for this special ceremony celebrating our attorney general eric holder. first, please join me in thanking the joint armed forces color guard and the president's own marine corps brass quintet for the beautiful music in the presentation of the colors. [applause] i want to welcome all of

the connection to galveston is unique from melissa. she sailed and arrived about a hundred yards from where we are standing in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas and came in 1886 again and it was really important for galveston historic administration to find a vessel that had a connection. and the fact she was a sailing vessel was more important. >> watch this on sunday on booktv and on sunday on c-span3. >> now a conversation on policing practices and policy. the task force was created by the whitehouse to examine to relationship between local law enforcement and the communitys they serve. police chief charles ramsey from philadelphia co-chairs the task force. >> good morning, everyone. now we have turned the jazz off we are ready to get started. let me start by saying good morning and welcome to the president's task force on 21st century policing listening section. today the topics focus on officer safety and wellness. let me briefly give you a background. on december 1st the president announced his intention to create a task force on

alyssa's connection to galveston is unique. sailed and arrived here in galveston probably 100 years ago now. full of bananas. she came again a second time in 1886 and it was really important for the galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. the fact that she was a sailing vessel is all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern march 8. this sunday on "q and a," anthony on the challenges of policing the city. >> i still have an issue of public trust and people who believe what is said. regardless of the fat i stand in front of what i did for you today, and say, you are still down 46%. the lawsuits are down, officer shootings are down. we are moving forward in all the positive or a spirit people in the community say, we don't believe it. >> sunday night on c-span's "q &a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome xavier becerra, democrat of california. we want to --comes to the democrat floor and democrats vote yes -- guest: if it is a c

. >>> and caught on camera in galveston, texas, a group of around 50 motorcyclists riding recklessly on the highway. some were clocked doing more than 120 miles per hour as they tried to avoid police. two bikers crashed, neither suffering serious injuries. police ultimately wrote 28 tickets mostly for minor violations. five bikes were seized and one guy was arrested for not having a license. >>> in wisconsin, this wild scene was caught on cam in a piggy wiggly parking lot. it was actually a wrecking spree. a minivan that went on the wrecking spree after pulling out of a parking lot spotted crashing into a slew of parked cars and by the time it was over ten vehicles were damaged. they believe the driver was suffering from some type of medical emergency. >>> just a reminder to take the gas pump hose out of your car before you pull away. a guy in saudi arabia, too busy, was on his phone to remember to do that. he pulls away causing a raging fire at the pump and nearly seriously -- ooh, there you see it. there you see it, the burning -- the attendant there almost. thankfully the man was

next week, we visit galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal, sailing ships were dealt a death blow. coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, india, those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of high-value cargo they started carrying lower value cargo, coal, oil cotton. the ship found her niche carrying cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. elissa sailed and arrived here in galveston about 100 yards from where we are standing now back in 1883, with a cargo full of bananas. she came a second time and it was important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. >> watch our events saturday, march 7, at noon, eastern. >> next, anthony blinken discusses iran's nuclear program and the failed cease-fire agreement between ukraine and russia. his remarks came during an event examining president obama's policy priorities. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> before we start, i want to introduce general powell who has been giving me questions to ask. general powell, what qu

the connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston about 100 from where we are standing right now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. she came again a second time later on in the 1880's and 1886. it was real important for galveston historical foundation to have a connection. the fact that she was a sailing vessel with all the more important. christ watch all of our events from allison saturday, march 7 at noon eastern on c-span tv. and watch it on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: blake ellis and mel kelly -- melanie hicken work together on a cnnmoney piece on the secret world of government debt collection. they are us to talk about that story here on the washington journal. i want to start with blake ellis. what is government debt collection and why is it a secret world? guest: government debt collection refers to debt collectors that are hired by state and local governments to collect everything from taxes and parking tickets and told violations and they are hired by agencies all across th

after trying to outrun police he was caught in galveston, texas. he was also linked to a sexual in late october, police confirmed they fou hannah's body on an abandoned property about ten miles from uva grounds wast until today that police named matthew as their murder sl us they consulted the graham fsed this matter with the grahams on many occasions and they are aware of the indictments. >> next week jesse matthew will appear via videolink to be formally arraigned on those charges. 5:00 we look at that charge first-degr murder talk to a former prosecuto in albemarle county and ask why officials dn go for the death penal. david culvert, news4. >>> we are learning more about a possible case of measles in northern virginia. health off investigg a suspected case fairfax county. we won't know test results until tomorrow. e patient is in self-isolation at home. health off are tracing the person's movements to identify potentia sites. coming up at 4, find out what experts are telling congress about stop of measles.> a prince gey police o respondin a cal

police finding him nearly 1300 miles away on a beach near galveston, texas. he initially charged with the abduction of graham was soon linked to another unsoevered crime in virginia. he was charged in a 2005 case in attempted capital murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. the alleged victim survived. he's pleaded not guilty. dna from that case is linked to the 2009 murder of morgan harrington. a virginia tech coed who went missing after attending a concert at uva. her remains were found 2010 just miles from where graham was found. he's not been charged with the murder. >> the case involving hannah graham was ready to be charged first. >> reporter: the attorney for jesse matthew sent me a statement earlier today. he said that last night, late yesterday he did get the indictments that were announce today. he has no further comment on the the charges. in regard to the death penalty it was brought up. he's not being charged with capital murder. virginia is a death penalty state. it was explained it was a very thoughtful decision on their part. they really l

next weekend we've partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. with the opening of the suez canal in 1869 sailing ships really were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal, coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india, to all of those markets so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead high-value cargo they started carrying lower valued cargos. coal. oil. cotton. et cetera. so alyssa really found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday march 7, at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday, march 8th at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3 p. >>> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span2's book tv, saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on after words al lan ryskind talks about hollywood in the 1930s. sunday an noon our live three-hour conversation with harvard law professor and author lani guinier. he

and she came again a second time later on in the 1880s, 1986, and it was real important for galveston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection. and the fact that she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday, march 7th, at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday march 8th at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >>> and taking live here to the senate banking committee. just seated before the committee, the chair of the federal reserve janet yellen. she'll be taking a look at the semiannual monetary policy report from the federal reserve. senator richard shelby chairing the committee. sherrod brown is the ranking member and before miss yellen's testimony the committee will be taking a few minutes to mark up legislation to award a gold medal to the marchers affected by bloody sunday in the selma voting rights march in 1965. then they'll turn to the monetary policy report from the fed. you're watching live coverage here on c-span3. >>> will come to order. we have a quorum. the committee will briefl

we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> c ho -- with the opening of the suez canalsailing ships were almost dealt a deathblow. with the opening of the canal ships had a shorter route to the far east, to india, to all of those markets. sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high-value cargo they started carrying lower value cargoes, coal, oil cotton etc. they really found their niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market a very fast pace. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday, march 7, at noon eastern. >> the house is back today to continue the k-12 education bill that would eliminate no child left behind school requirements and give that to states. vital votes are expected by the end of the week. they are also looking at legislation to fund the homeland security department. you can follow the house life here on c-span, when members gavel back end at 10:00 eastern. up next, "washington journal," live with your calls in today's news. -- and today's news. coming up, congressional rea

i'm giving you a galveston course. >> i'll get five tickets. >> we're such altruists. >> a trip around the world with my wife. >> is alexander coming? >> we wouldn't want to do that. we're just fantasizing. just me and my wife. i love you, alexander, no question about it. but diaper changes aren't part of this fantasy. anyway, what's going on in the weather? >> i know 30 or 35 people that would like a new car right now. i want to show you this video, dramatic stuff out of upstate new york. >> no serious injuries with this of the. that is good news. another pileup of cars on snowy highway. this was narrow band of lake effect snow that is no longer happening today. for the most part we have another system riding the great lakes here. watch this, that is the pink line there. warm air with it. pacific system in a way. and so as we go through time here surprised we start to crank things up tomorrow night and monday. another monday morning messa cross the northeast mostly new york slushy mess, maybe ice heavier snow north buff throw boston. they do not need more of this snowfall that's for s

we partner with comcast with a trip to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal, coal-fired ships had a horder route to -- a shorter route to the far east and to india and the markets and so sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high value cargo they started carrying lower value cargo, coal, oil, cotton. and so alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. >> alyssa's connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in gaveleston probably about 100 yards from where we are standing now back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas and she came again a second time later on in 1886 and it was important for gaveleston historical foundation to find a vessel that had a connection and the fact she was a sailing vessel was all the more important. >> watch all of our events from gaveleston saturday march 2nd on cspan's book tv and on sunday march 8th at 2:00 p.m. easter

coast guard rescue helicopter mehdi vacced a 51-year-old woman off a carnival cruise ship off of galveston. the woman was having problems breathing. she is now in stable condition. >> last-second goal line interception sealed a super bowl victory for the new england patriots who beat the seattle seahawks 28-24. tom brady was named super bowl mvp. now, it's back to nsnbc under cover. >> hi, is megan there. >> every day in america, tens of thousands of people go on line looking to buy and sell sex. >> yes, are you calling for a date. >> but sometimes the voice on the other end of the line is an undercover cop. >> i think it's river and lawrence. >> investigators with the cook county human trafficking task force are en route to a location where an unz cover officer has arranged a date for sex with a woman doing in calls from her motel room. >> once the officer is inside the room with the girl he will make the deal. we'll go to the room. he will let us in and then we will arrest the girl for prostitution. >> police say this particular motel b a mile from the airport s frequently used as a rend

speaker, i rise to honor the memory of helen killroy of galveston county. she was a woman of service who always put community and others first. in march of 1989 her son, mark kilroy, hers and jim's son, disappeared during the spring break in mexico. unfortunately, the kilroys ultimately learned that their beloved son was murdered during a cult practicing human sacrifice. losing a loved one, especially a son or daughter, can be debilitating. instead, helen and jim kilroy decided to channel their grief into action. the memory of their son was honored through their support of causes to help those in need. in 1995, the kilroys founded the mark kilroy foundation to support the safe communities coalition. the coalition works to promote drug-free communities, violence prevention, and anger management. it also provides counseling for at-risk children. helen kilroy's selfishness did not stop at the creation of the foundation. helen was a foster parent to seven children. a district leader for the bay area council club scouts from 1976 to 1983. she was a meals on whee

next weekend, we've partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east to those markets, so sailing ships needed to make their own living. coal, oil, cotton, et cetera. alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. really unique in that she sailed and arrived here back in 1883 with a cargo full of bananas. it was real important to find a vessel with a connection. saturday march 7th on c-span 2's book tv and sunday march 8th at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> this task force on policing practices was created by the white house to examine the relationship between local law enforcement and the communities that they serve. philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey co-chairs the task force. good morning, and welcome to the president's task force on 21st century policing. today is a special day. we have one distinguished and i will say the fina

this is in galveston, texas. around 50 motorcyclists were driving recklessly in afternoon traffic.doing more than 120 miles an hour and it didn't stop there. >> popping wheelies, which is riding on one wheel, 70, 80 miles an hour. driving in between cars. >> there were two crashes but no serious injuries. police wrote 28 tickets. mostly for minor violations. five bikes were seized and one guy was arrested for not having >> and where are my beads. >> yes. where are your beads? we'll talk about that. bakeries have been cranking out tens of thousands of sweet treats called paczkis. they are basically a doughnut filled with jelly or chocolate or custard. >> where are those? why can't those be here? for putting the fat in fat tuesday, those belly bombs are said to more than 400 calories and 25 grams of fat. not that bad. we can have a couple of those. just the thing to binge on as you get ready for the start of lent which starts tomorrow. you know what, i'll just say it right now, i love doughnuts. looking at these pictures i wish i could live inside a doughnut, eat my way out every day

her connection to galveston is unique.he sailed and arrived here in galveston about 100 from where we are standing right now with a cargo full of bananas. she came a second time later in the 1880's. it was important for the historical foundation to find a vessel with a connection. she was a sailing vessel. >> watch all of our events on saturday, march 7, on new and eastern. american history tv on c-span3. "washington journal" continues. greta: we take a look at recent magazine articles as part of our spotlight on magazine series. today we're talking -- looking at "foreign policy." is yemen the new benghazi? john hudson, what are you saying here? what you mean? guest: the u.s. evacuated its embassy from yemen and there has been a couple of different narratives that emerged. either this was a hasty retreat involving the exposing of sensitive information are the hallmark of professionalism and a calm and orderly with draw. greta: why those narratives? what happened with the evacuation of the embassy? guest: of course there wa

we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston texas. >> heave ho!with the opening of the suez canal in 1869 ships were almost dealt a death below. coal fire ships had a direct route. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living, so they set up high-value cargo and started carrying lower value cargo, coal, oil, cotton, etc. carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market any fast-paced. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday march 7 and sunday, march 8. "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined now by ned ryun founder and ceo of american majority come here to discuss his conservative -- the conservative agenda for the 2016 presidential election. good morning. guest: good morning. host: can you tell us about what american majority is? guest: i founded american majority in january of 2008 with the idea of going out and doing two things. identifying and training people to run for state and local office. i'm a big believer that the real change we want to see his conservative -- it doesn't begin in d

matthews was taken into custody in galveston, texas. police questioned him about graham's disappearance. video from the night of her disappearance shows her and matthew at a charlottesville bar. the 18-year-old student sent friends a string of text messages around 1:00 a.m. saying she was lost. her remains were found over a month later miles down the road from the bar. this is just the latest serious charge for matthew. he also faces charges in a 2005 sexual assault in fairfax, virginia, and he's been forensicically linked to the 2010 death of a virginia student. he's expected to be in court for the assault charge next month. >> remember how we were looking for her for the longest time. terrible story. >> now bars in the area are being considered for potential cameras in the area, being able to monitor what's going on. it's a big debate right now whether they should have them or not. >> three minutes after the top of the hour. heather's got headlines for us. >> elisabeth, have you talked to family and friends in rhode island or massachu

this is in galveston, texas. around 50 motorcyclists were driving recklessly in afternoon traffic.s an hour and it didn't stop there. >> popping wheelies, which is riding on one wheel, 70, 80 miles an hour. driving in between cars. >> there were two crashes but no serious injuries. police wrote 28 tickets. mostly for minor violations. five bikes were seized and one guy was arrested for not having his license. >>> here's a fish tale that is actually true. a whale watching trip turned in to a nightmare off of the coast of hawaii. 19 passengers and two crew members had to be rescued after a large wave broke over the catamaran they were on. five people including a pregnant woman were dumped in the water. some passengers wondered if it was a good idea to go out when the waves were so big and dangerous. >> everybody agreed to go. but when we were out there, i was wondering -- because it was just so rocky on the water. >> thankfully everyone was rescued and brought back safely to shore. >> good news. >>> this good news too. today is mardi gras or fat tuesday and the party will be raging i

army moved up in november of 1863 to capture key points along the coast and even intended to get to galvestonort simms, now on the tip of the island so this large army than, of union soldiers, want up capturing, taking for its sins and capturing the entire garrison including captain william maltby. what happens to william and the other prisoners were taken and was sent to new orleans. by this time jasper because of the seriousness of his wounds and all, had been appointed commandant of the vicksburg garrison and we found out his brother william was in new orleans, immediately arranged william be brought up to vicksburg i can only imagine, imagine the emotion involved in two brothers, one in a blue uniform of brigadier-general in the other in the gray uniform of confederate captain and that is where my book begins. this is a stirring emotional incident i wanted to bring to the attention of the readers write from the start and that meant for the next several months before he was finally exchange, william, captain william maltby, a confederate states army spending time in vicksburg must have bee