we partner with comcast to learn about galveston, texas. >> the opening of the canal in 1869 ships were dealt a death blow. coal ships had a shorter route to the far east and india and those markets. so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high value cargo they started carry coil cotton oil and other things. so the niche was in carrying any kind of cargo that didn't require getting to market at a fast pace. the connection to galveston is unique from melissa. she sailed and arrived about a hundred yards from where we are

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

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>> 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.

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."

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. >>> 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

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

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

somehow, he ended up in a rooming house in galveston texas, disguised as a mute woman. >> somehow. >> many things let him to that. [laughter] >> therein lies the tale. >> tell me about him. >> bob is -- when we were writing the movie, it was easy to sort of -- we tried to reach out to him, and he wasn't going to participate in the writing of the movie. later on, when we met andrew in los angeles, i can remember walking up and feeling like my heart was pumping away. i've been studying this guy for three or four years now. once you sit down with him, you very quickly -- i think this is probably true with most people -- you very quickly put aside what you preconceive of what he is, and you see who the person is. he's charming. he's funny. he's self-deprecating. he has weird quirks. >> like what? >> he blinks a lot. he burps. he does things that i think most people would find -- they wouldn't want to do, but he seems to be his own man. he does what he wants. >> how did he get away with crime? >> the murder in texas is the only one he was tried for. he got away because he pled self-defense

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

coast guard rescue helicopter mehdi vacced a 51-year-old woman off a carnival cruise ship off of galveston texaswoman 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 rendezvous

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

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

next weekend we 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 they instead of high value cargo, they started carrying lower value cargo. coal, oil cotton et cetera, so she really found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. 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-

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

next weekend we partnered with comcast with a visit to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869 sailing ships were really almost dealt a death blow. with theeping 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 careowing lower-valued cargos, coal, oil cotton etc. so they found her niche carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast pace. 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

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

he was arrested on a beach in galveston, texas. martha: dna evidence linked him to another murder?ight. the dna matched that found on the bought body of morgan harrington another virginia girl whose body turned up in a hayfield. matthew had been previously accused but never charged in the sexual assault of two other women in 2002 and 2003. those charges were dropped after the two women declined to press charges. because the charges were dropped police were never legally allowed to take a dma sample from matthew. had such a sample:been taken he would have likely been in jail and hannah graham would likely be alive today. martha: doug, thank you very much. bill: historic debate looming in congress. we are live on capitol hill for that in minutes. martha: there is a growing divide between the white house and one our closest allies. is the president picking iran over israel? ing martha: first time since shortly after 9/11 the president of the united states is set to ask congress for new war powers today. president obama expected to seek what is called the authority to use military forc

next weekend, we've partnered with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas. >> see ya at home! >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, sailing ships were almost dealt a 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 cargoes 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. 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

we partner with comcast to learn about galveston, texas. >> the opening of the canal in 1869 ships were dealt a death blow. coal ships had a shorter route to the far east and india and those markets. so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own living. so instead of high value cargo they started carry coil cotton oil and other things. so the niche was in carrying any kind of cargo that didn't require getting to market at a fast pace. 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-c

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

we partnered with con cast for a visit to galveston texas. >> opening of the canal in 1869 sailing ships really were almost dealt a death blow. with the opening of the canal coal fired ships hat a shorter route to the far east and to india and all of those markets markets so sailing ships really needed to find a way to make their own live something instead of high value cargo they started carrying lower valued cargo coal, oil, cotton. alyssa found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that do d. not require getting to market at a very fast pace. 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-

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

fue trasladado a un hospital de galveston, texas, y atendido por quemaduras severas.sultar mortales. la medicina los combate empleando la vacuna como primera lÍnea de defensa. >> una vacuna es una cosa que le damos a una persona para que esa persona pueda montar las defensas necesarias, protegerse contra un virus, bacteria, hongo o lo que sea. es como ponerle un chaleco contra balas. >> la inmunizaciÓn no evita el contagio al 100%, pero lo reduce dramÁticamente. en el caso del sarampiÓn, la organizaciÓn mundial de la salud seÑala que el virus cobra 140.000 vidas al aÑo, en las que la vacuna salva 1 millÓn en el mismo perÍodo. >> el beneficio de la vacuna por mucho es mayor que cualquier tipo de riesgo. >> esta mujer piensa que su hijo menor desarrollÓ autismo debido a las vacunas. >> yo sentÍ que en ese momento hubo un cambio. >> al igual que esta madre venezolana, miles creen que las vacunas causan autismo, y por eso no inmunizar a sus hijos. sin embargo, la ciencia recalca que una cosa no tiene que ver con la otra. >> absolutamente no. esto empezÓ con un mÉdico que

we partnered with comcast to visit galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal, ships were built -- with the opening of the canal, ships had a shorter trip to india. ships needed to find a way of opening that -- making their own living. they started carrying higher value cargo, or oil, coal cotton, etc.. so, the ship found its niche carrying cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. 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

cities to learn about history and literary life read we partner with comcast or a visit to galveston, texas. >> with the opening of the suez canal in 1869, bailing ships were really a death blow. with the opening of the canal coal-fired 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. instead of high-value cargo, they started carrying lower val go cargo. coal oil cotton, etc.. alyssa found her niche in carrying any cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. 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-s

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

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

tremendous damage in galveston, texas. and the only thing the people could listen to or find information really was their car radio as they're trying to leave the area. so the radio stations and tv stations that are still on the air are very vital for public safety and information and about the weather. they have to -- people listen to the local broadcasters about what's happening right there. when hurricane rita came into houston in 2005 approximately 2.5 million to three million people evacuated. now, some say that this is the largest evacuation in american history. i don't know. that's a lot of people on the road and they're all headed north to get away from the wind and the rain and the flooding that's taking place. and what people were listening to in the car was local radio stations that were on the air broadcasting, not just the weather but the traffic that was taking place. eventually the freeways, the interstates all allowed traffic to move on all lanes north. the way the folks found out about that was on the radi

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

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

next weekend, we partnered with comcast to a visit to galveston, texas.scernible] >> with the opening of the suez canal, sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow with the opening of the canal, coal fire ships have a shorter route to the far east and to india. the 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 like cold oil, cotton, etc.. they really found a niche in carrying cargo that did not required heading into the market at a very fast pace. the connection to galveston is really unique in that she sailed and arrived here in galveston about 100 years 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 hist

it's already 55 degrees in galveston, texas. all day we'll tell that story.ey've accounted for 16% of all housing starts last year together bob wettenhall and 23% of all jobs created over the last six years were here in texas. so if texas slows down there's a chance it could slow down all the data. maybe not hurt the u.s. economy, per se but could it tweak the data to give the impression that's the case. yesterday we came down and we did have a chance to sit down with houston mayor annise parker. i asked her if she was worried. she said not yet. >> what's happened is we've gone from a supercharged superheated economy with just really fast growth to a more sustainable and more organic growth. now, if the oil prices stay where they are for the next few years, i might become a little concerned. >> so that's it guys. it's not where the price of oil is now or the decline, it is how long oil prices stay at $40, $50 $50, $60 a barrel. everyone i talked to we're fine. but then they start to open up more off camera and say we're going to have job cuts if it stays this

galveston, texas.the 32 miles on the beaches. outdoor saline pool and a swim up bar. the sea head bar where it's great for kids. $129 a night. $159 on the weekends. >> my child is going to galveston to watch how beautiful it is. we have to go west to san diego, california. what do you have for us there sf. >> cat ma ran resort. $175 a night. it's on mission bay. 19 miles of beaches. you go here to be outdoors. stand up paddle boarding and sailing and surfing. it's poll neegz-themed and the birds like to chat with the guests. the great thing is there you can do a boardwalk and go on a cruise. they have a hot tub overlooking the bay. a huge spa. fun for all ages. >> spring break is now. these places you think are definitely available for us? >> we checked. they are available. >> get in on the deals while you can. as always, thank you. we will be back in a moment on "today" on nbc. . >> i feel a little funky. >> do what you got to do. show up and be you. >> they will give you calls. >> a good guest. >> bo

. >> let's go to galveston, texas. parks, the historic district. the 32 miles of beaches, we have an outdoor saline pool and a swim-up bar. everybody's going to love that. there is this sea side pier everybody likes for kids they have roller coasters carousel shops and restaurants, $129 a night week days. $159 on the weekend. >> over the years to watch how beautiful it is, it's phenomenal. so we've got to go west and to san diego, california. what do you have there? >> we've got the catamaran resort $175 a night, on mission bay which has 19 miles of beaches and you go here to be outdoors. you go paddle boarding sailing and surfing. this is the polynesian theme which is fun. you see tiki torches, exotic birds that chat with the guests. they like to chat. chat with everybody. the other great thing is there you can do boardwalk, you can visit and go on a segue cruise. and a huge spa so fun for all ages. >> of course spring break is now, these deals, these places you think are available for us. >> yes. we checked. they are

texas. >> yep. >> in galveston. >> uh-huh. >> can you give us a sense of what we're looking at over the next couple of weeks out? how does something like this play out? how does this compare to similar things we've seen elsewhere? what should we expect? >> well, you know, unfortunately, we're go together expect that a lot -- this is heavy, very gooey fuel oil. it's going to get into the the wildlife, it's going to be hard to cleanup, we sort of caught a break that some of it went offshore, it's easier to get rather than going into the marshes around galveston bay, one of the first questions i asked was was that barge that was carrying the fuel oil, was it double hulled? because that's one of the big things that happened, you have to have double hulls. >> ironically this spill happened on the literal 25th anniversary of the exxon valdes spill, somebody with a bad sense of humor. >> lo and behold it was double hulled. one of the questions, we have solved one of the problems that we identified in exxon valdes, you need to be down howell. wait a minute. it still happened. how do you solve that?

next week and we partner with comcast for a visit to galveston, texas,. >> the opening of the suez canal in 1869 ships were really almost dealt a death blow. without opening of the canal coal-fired ships had a shorter route to the far east, india all of those markers. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of high-value cargo they started caring lower value cargo, coal, oil cotton, et cetera. she found her niche in carrying any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a very fast-paced. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday march 7 at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday march 8 at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> no is a look at gender equity 50 years after the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 with usb coal employment opportunity commission member a boston university law school conference in november includes a discussion on gender stereotyping, pay equity sexual harassment and the rights of pregnant women in the workplace. >> my privilege this afternoon to introduce commissioner chai feldblum an

texas, mr. weber, for five minutes. mr. weber:00 thank you mr. speaker. mr. 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