county in america has sent a service member to iraq or afghanistan, and their families including goldstar families who had made the ultimate sacrifice, they live all over america. and there probably is not a town in this a town in this country without a veteran. in other words, we want america to realize every community is the military community. these are the stories we're going to tell. these are the stories we will celebrate. to help us, we are joined by outstanding folks in l.a. thing about capturing the public's attention. nascar, wal-mart, major league baseball. they will create public service announcement. it will feature the likes of oprah winfrey and steven spielberg. everybody is stepping up. writers, producers, actors, all have committed to telling war stories of military families in movies. working together, we will make sure that our military families are never forgot. that leads to the second part. what we can actually do to support these families. we're going to focus on the specific things are millet that -- military families have told us they care about. things that we ca

it is an american where our veterans and their families -- especially our goldstar families -- who haveficed so much threat the integrity of their lives. we see a nation where more americans are joining forces on behalf of our military families. and believe me, this is going to remain one of my defining missions as first lady. thank you for joining us to make this happen. and we hope that this campaign will be worthy of the service and sacrifice of every single military families in the country. thank you so much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the official party has departed. >> [unintelligible] [laughter] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, a discussion on programs available for military families. then as ceremony honoring bob dole. then another chance to see first lady michelle obama and jill biden. >> this week on road to the white house, donald trump and the baton, florida. he speaks at a south florida tea party rally. that is at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. now a di

hallinan and i have done is we have had a town hall with goldstar families, and what it was, it was our opportunity to have those family members who have lost a loved one talk to us about what they would expect the new leadership team at arlington to discuss with them and any other family member that is in a situation that we have encountered to date. >> as someone who holds many town hall meetings, i know those are useful, but their reach can sometimes be limited. so, what sort of participation do you have in these town hall meetings? and what proportion of the overall family universe that's been impacted by this tragedy does it touch, your town hall? >> sir, that town hall meeting was put on by taps, and that was the organization that i think did send a letter to you, congressman. and it was the first -- they were the ones who orchestrated our first town hall. the means that we're trying to do to reach our family is via our website, you know, that is one of the means of communication that we are using for any issue that we have at the cemetery. and we're constantly trying to improve t

it is an america where our veterans and their families, especially our goldstar families who have sacrificedmuch, are honored to the integrity of their lives. in short, we see a nation where more americans across every sector of society are joining forces on behalf -- on behalf of our military families. believe me, this will remain one of my defining missions as first lady. i thank you all for joining us to help make this happen. jill and i hope that this campaign will be worthy of the service and sacrifice and strength of every single military family in this country and that it will make a real difference in their lives for years to come. thank you so much. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the official party has departed. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, a discussion on support programs for military families. after that, the weekly addresses with president obama and senator tom coburn of oklahoma. then a senate hearing on crime victims. >> this week, potential re

their families, a goldstar families who gave the old met sacrifice.onths way every community is a military community. these a the story is that we want to tell. celebrate, help us. among outstanding folks. >> mark: that brings them together this morning to try and raise more support with corporate health and on profit. to support our troops and their families. >> darya: a governor brown is turning to unlikely people to help them close the budget he's asking prison guards to help lobby with him to trim the deficit. he's seeking an extension of that tax increases urging these groups to were gathered for crime victims are rights week to join them as he tries to persuade them to support tax expansions. an assembly bill in the making would bump in next year's primary from february to james. to save the state about a hundred million dollars. and to designate the primary was with the february as a way to boost california's influence. this bill was passed with bipartisan backing. >> mark: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic

it is an america where our veterans and their families, especially our goldstar families who have sacrificed so much, are honored throughout the entirety of their lives. in short, we see a nation where more americans across every sector of society are joining forces on behalf of our military families. and believe me, this is going to remain one of my defining missions as first lady. so i thank you for joining us to make this happen. and jill and i hope this campaign will be worthy of the service and sacrifice and strength of every single military family in this country, and that it will make a real difference in their lives for years to come. so thank you so much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the official party has departed. >> one of those must have worked. [laughter] ♪ ♪ [smooth jazz playing] ♪ ♪ >> in a few moments, secretary of state hillary clinton. after that, jeff sessions and chuck schumer. and then we will be aired the hearings on what the u.s. can learn from the nuclear disaster in japan. >> on washington journal, which will focus on federal spendi

hallinan and i have done is we have had a town hall with goldstar families, and what it was, it was our opportunity to have those family members who have lost a loved one talk to us about what they would expect the new leadership team at arlington to discuss with them and any other family member that is in a situation that we have encountered to date. >> as someone who holds many town hall meetings, i know those are useful, but their reach can sometimes be limited. so, what sort of participation do you have in these town hall meetings? and what proportion of the overall family universe that's been impacted by this tragedy does it touch, your town hall? >> sir, that town hall meeting was put on by taps, and that was the organization that i think did send a letter to you, congressman. and it was the first -- they were the ones who orchestrated our first town hall. the means that we're trying to do to reach our family is via our website, you know, that is one of the means of communication that we are using for any issue that we have at the cemetery. and we're constantly trying to improve t