jacob lew will present the budget and he is joined by austin ghouls be.hat is live at two o'clock 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. on c-span 3, secretary of defense robert gates will talk to reporters live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on cspan 3. eastern on cspan 3.

be expected to receive. the. soviet union. was developed in. ghouls could skin a mat by the scientists it was twenty times as powerful as all the explosives used in world war two put together it was decided to test the bomb you know to win one hundred sixty one but only a tough capacity. we have said we have a one hundred million ton bomb it's true but we're not going to set it off the reason is that if we set it off we might also have our window shattered therefore it's not worthwhile. because crucial for so sure the soviet union possessed the world's most powerful weapon it helped push the world to the brink of catastrophe. he responded to the deployment of u.s. medium range nuclear missiles in turkey ordering similar soviet weapons to be shipped to cuba the news triggered panic in the white house. no kidding resident kennedy was under strong pressure from his generals and other people in his inner circle the generals who were called for any media bombing raid so he said in three five hundred aircraft would be enough to raise the russian missile bas

the meeting will be live- streamed. austin ghouls the will hold a conference call today at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the economic report of the president which will be released later this afternoon. during that call, he will announce the president's intent to nominate carl shapiro to be a new member of the council of economic advisers. with that, i will take your questions. how the president's commission has evolves? d? >> s. yes. the president's position has has beenarriage consistent. he says it is unfair. the distinction was announced today which was brought on by a court-imposed deadline by the second circuit that required a decision by the administration about whether or not this case should require heightened scrutiny, heightened the constitutional review. unlike the other cases in other circuits, there was no foundation or precedent upon which the foundation could defend the marriage act, therefore it had to make a positive assertion about the constitutionality. the attorney general recommended the higher level of scrutiny be appli