one is the former mayor, willie gramm, who deserves a tremendous amount of credit for envisioning the bonds that brought us here. i want to thank in particular the leadership of the city attorney, who in some ways is responsible for us being here because she created that impetus to initiate a federal lawsuit against a tobacco company back when few people thought there was any hope and that there should not be much expectation of success. she carried that torch. she succeeded in that effort. she moved on, but she did not move away. she not only created the framework that allowed us to generate, all told, $141 million that contributed to this project today because of that tobacco settlement, but she said it is one thing to have a bond and another thing to have a settlement. minutes and equipment. we need new things to provide dignity that this building's physical architecture can supply. that is louise gray. thank you, louise, for your extraordinary leadership. when mitch was referencing -- it is interesting. i was elected mayor and one of the first stops i had was, literally, within 7

around, but every time they went, the family said the old man was out of town or lock himself into his gramm. they said he wanted to be a living buddha. authorities are investigating whether financial frauds took place. despite being dead, he has been drawing attention for years. some of the money, over $20,000, has been withdrawn from this account early this month. >> roland kirk, keeping a straight face. this at 7-year-old has the art world buzzing. his paintings are selling for as much as $15,000. our regional tv program discovered him early and went to his first show. >> they began arriving. some flew from as far as france. at the center of attention, a shy 7-year-old and his family. his talent was first discovered when he was 5. >> we went on holiday. we went down to the harbor and got back anti to the back and went to bed -- we got back and he took a bath and into bed, and in the morning he had drawn the harbor. he progressed quickly from then on. >> he has mastered oil, pastels, and watercolor. >> normally an artist country someone style or medium, but he is able to encompass all thre

we learned that quite well here in the late 1980s with the gramm-rudman rule. and, where spending rules, including tax expenditures, are inherently if designed right, counter-cyclical. second, the ability to successfully adjust a deficit base rule for the business cycle is unproven and at best can only mitigate the procyclical bias of the rule. i've been going to brussels now for the better part of seven or eight years. brussels is the head of the european union and the european monetary union, which has the euro, and they have as you know a debt and deficit base rule but primarila deficit base rule. i have been arguing with them and trying to portray how they could have a spending rule that was tter, even though they were dealing with i believe it is now 17 sovereign nations. i explained it to them. they all praise the spending row. they'll said it was absolutely necessary but they couldn't see how they could adjust the european monetary union rules to make them consistent among the 17 different nations even though i explained them. all that was for the better

meaning that mehserle supporters will be on one side of the parking lot and oscar gramm supporters will be on the opposite side. the chief would not give me the exact number of police officers that would be on hand. all he told me is that they have a 78 sworn officers and almost all some will be on hand during the demonstration. deputies also be on hand just in case violence breaks out. i also spoke on several people in the buttercup restaurant which is on the same property of the court house. they told me they may close depending on how rowdy the crowd gets. i also asked if police officers will be in right here. however right gear will be on hand if needed. the rally starts at 2:00 p.m. on monday. >> and we talk to some people who live in walnut creek. >> just just it makes sense to me. we of an individual who has been convicted and found guilty by jurors and here were gonna have a rally for him. and it needs to goes through the process. we're a country of laws and the law is spoken. i hope time individuals that are coming in and creating this disorderly context fell happen in oakland.

this is what senator graham, phil gramm said about justice breyer so i'm going to vote for the nominee not because i agree with him philosophically but i believe he is qualified and credible. i believe his views though they're different than mine are within the mainstream of thinking of his political party. whether i like it or not and i do not, i do not, the american people put bill clinton into the white house. this nomination is a result of that. i'm not going to stand in the way of it because i differ philosophically with this nominee. i'm going to vote for him and that doesn't mean i'm pro-choice. i'm very pro-life. i'm going to vote for him because i believe that the last election had consequences and this president chose someone who was qualified, who has the experience and knowledge to serve on this court, who's in the mainstream of liberal philosophy and understands the difference between being a liberal judge and a politician. at the end of the day after the hearing it was not a hard decision for me to make. i thought she did a very good job and she will serve this nation hon

but we also have the effect of senator gramm, who was a key player and continues to be a key player, backing away from his efforts with senator schumer. that put the entire effort -- it took several steps back. one thing that the president leaves, and we all believe, that it is one of the few ironclad must deducdo's is that it shoult be done with only democratic votes in the house. it is going to require some significant republican support. not just a token republican support, but significant republican support -- support. and that is good to be a challenge for the rest of the year and into 2011. the democrats have released this blueprint. it has been out there for a while. so far, unfortunately, we have not had any interest from any republican offices coin forward, at least not overtly. -- going forward, at least not overtly. absent something changing over the next few weeks and getting some bipartisan effort on this, there will be little movement on this. at this point we are looking toward the elections in 2011 to see if something will be moved forward. we do not know how things a

to be of the country which brings us to the second tip never wire funds to western union or money gramm or any water service to that person you need to know crakes list is not available in any transaction they don't handle payment and they do not guarantee transactions or offer buyer protection. did you must contact permission to the fcc and the internet fraud complaints center. chances are if it seems to be too good to be true it probably has. check out all the critics listed stocks are if web site at www.kron4.com. >> is in oakland looking at a man who attempted to rob two wells fargo if banks of july 17th pure detected robberies you see here pier the first just before 9 in the morning at the bank at 24 franklin street and then again at 1045 the bank at 15140 history. both incidents as the suspect walked in to the bank did money was not able to get it. here's a picture of the suspect from surveillance video he is described as between by foot 10 in. and 6 ft. tall and weighs about two and injured 50 lbs.. this is before f 500 >> census showing six and a half million californians went w

this i what senator graham, phil gramm said about justice breyer so i'm going to vote for the nominee not because igree with him philosophically but i believe he is qualified and credible. i believe his views though they're different than mine are within the maitream of thinking of his political party. whether i like it or not and i do not, i do not, the american people put bill clinton into the white house. this nomination is a result of that. i'm not going to stand in the way of it because i differ philosophically with this nominee. i'm going to vote for him and that doesn't mean i'm pro-choice. i'm very pro-life. i'm going to vote for him because i believe that the last election had consequences and this president chose someone who was qualified, who has the experience and knowledge to serve on this court, who's in the mainstream of liberal philosophy and understands the difference between being a liberal judge and a politician. at the end of the day after the hearing it was not a hard decision for me to make. i thought she did a very good job and she will serve this nation honorab

but we also have the effect of senator gramm, who was a key player and continues to be a key player,veral steps back. one thing that the president leaves, and we all believe, that it is one of the few ironclad must deducdo's is that it shoult be done with only democratic votes in the house. it is going to require some significant republican support. not just a token republican support, but significant republican support -- support. and that is good to be a challenge for the rest of the year and into 2011. the democrats have released this blueprint. it has been out there for a while. so far, unfortunately, we have not had any interest from any republican offices coin forward, at least not overtly. -- going forward, at least not overtly. absent something changing over the next few weeks and getting some bipartisan effort on this, there will be little movement on this. at this point we are looking toward the elections in 2011 to see if something will be moved forward. we do not know how things are going to continue to play out, for example, in arizona. arizona is a somewhat volatile env

bob gramm would probably agree with this. why they are not finding it. we have two programs. they are getting funded 10% of what they should be. incredibly frustrating. we don't have a -- there are a lot of good state and local systems for health reporting, but we have not link them together. i am concerned with a contagious disease as opposed to anthrax, that we will not know what the situation is. if we don't know the situation then we cannot deal with it. it is difficult we have an academic -- have an epidemic and top leaders don't know who is sick. you put anthrax in the new york subway system, even if you minimize the impact on the people you have to get that out of there or else you cannot use the subway system. you just shut down new york. -pwe are not where we need to be there. richard touched on this. we have so many good people. many of them are prepared, but we have not dealt with how they can link together. and with this an issue. -- bandwidth is an issue. this is an area the federal government could help with money. those are the major gaps. the problem is it is

but we also have theffect of senator gramm, who was a key player and continues to be a key player, backing away from his effos with senator schumer. that put the entire effort -- it took several steps back. one thing that the president leav, and we all believe, that it is one of the few ironclad must deducdo's is that it shoult be done with only demratic votes in the house. it is going to require some significant republican support. not just a token republican support, but significant republicanupport -- support. and that is good to be a challenge for the rest of the year and into 2011. the democrats have released th blueprint. it has been out there for a whil so far, unfortunately, we have not had any interest from any republican offices coin forward, at least not overtly. -- going forward, at least not overtly. absentomething changing over the next few weeks and getting some bipartisan effort on this, there will be little movement on this. at this point we are looking toward the elections in 2011 to see if something will be moved forward. we do not know how things are going to continue t

bob gramm would probably agree with this. why they are not finding it. we have two programs.0% of what they should be. incredibly frustrating. we don't have a -- there are a lot of good state and local systems for health reporting, but we have not link them together. i am concerned with a contagious disease as opposed to anthrax, that we will not know what the situation is. if we don't know the situation then we cannot deal with it. it is difficult we have an academic -- have an epidemic and top leaders don't know who is sick. you put anthrax in the new york subway system, even if you minimize the impact on the people you have to get that out of there or else you cannot use the subway system. you just shut down new york. -pwe are not where we need to be there. richard touched on this. we have so many good people. many of them are prepared, but we have not dealt with how they can link together. and with this an issue. -- bandwidth is an issue. this is an area the federal government could help with money. those are the major gaps. the problem is it is a link in the chain. if an

. >> i know that the gramm-talent commission had a conclusion and some point, so i hope you get to a. >> i agree with everything the senator said. we were a follow-on for the 9-11 commission. congress in the summer of 2007 want us to create this commission to answer the commission question, what happened at the most dangerous people in the world get the most dangerous weapons and will? how can we prevent that? bob graham was the chairman, and we studied this through the spring of 2008. bob was in intel, and i was a clean stellate on this -- i was a clean slate on this. i know how afraid many people were like colin powell, president obama, everyone's saying this is the nightmare that they are worried about. we interviewed hundreds of people and look to all the classified data and reach the conclusion that the possibility of a wmd attack was growing and would reach a probability within five years. 2013. we do not have intel say 2013 but this is a short-term thing. this is not 15 years from now that it might happen. there's a substantial chance now and it is growing, and moreover, we sai

and boston radio talk-show host, michael gramm, defends the tea party movement. it is all this week on c-span to. -- cpspan2. the cspan's congressional directory, a guide to every member of the house and senate, supreme court justices and state governors all at your fingertips. order online at c-span.org /store. c-span is now available and over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and non-fiction books all as a public service, created by american cable companies. "washington journal" continues. host: check out your morning energy hostess. answering questions about summer blackout, the electric grid, renewable and electricity standard and power plants only climate bill. email questions, comments, and complement's s to cdavenoport@politico.com. c davenport is coral davenport. how was the electric grid holding up so far? guest: we had several blackout last night. over 1000 residents lost power. that tells you about the state right here in the nation's capital. as far as i can tell it looks like in new york, they were pu

from the committee chairman and ranking members and senators orrin hatch, arlen specter, and lindsay gramm. >>> good morning, everyone. today -- today justice john paul stevens' resignation from the supreme court takes effect. i appreciated your recognition of his service to the country in your opening statements. general kagan -- he was the first person i -- the first supreme court nomination i was able to vote on. as a very young and very junior member of the united states senate. but you spoke eloquently about the rule of law securing the blessings of liberty about the constitution. and about the respect of all three branches of our democratic government. and i appreciate your pledge to look at every case modestly in connection with principal aiple with accordance of law. so beginning our questioning, i talked about this, each senator each senator will have a 13-minute round and we'll go alternating back and forth. so i will begin the first round. so in general, kagan, you spoke yesterday about your parents, children of immigrants, person of families to attend college. i was struck when

guest: this has been a big issue for senator schumer and several others, senator gramm and senator stabenow. they have been pushing this for about five or six years. it fluctuates a penny on how -- depending on how the administration in power pushes them or not about trade. . . it would allow congress to increase the duties on foreign imports. >> our guest is sam gilston. jacksonville, florida. go ahead. caller: i guess it is probably too late. once the hand is out of the henhouse you cannot get him back in. but if we were to assess a duty on a product that came into our country for the wage difference and social security benefits, so that when a company went over there and paid $40,000 each year including social security and they were only paying in thailand, for example $8,000 per year, we will assess a duty of $38,000 per year because of the difference in wages. that would stop a lot of american companies from going abroad and it would lift all boats. i would like you to comment on that. >> that has been proposed by some people. there are numerous problems with going down that path. firs

senator lyndsey gramm of south carolina joined soon after and it looked fairly favorable for moving forward at least on the bill at some point. -- at some point last year or this year. late last year, they came to the old to ask for some assistance on the various portions of this bill. the department of homeland security has been designated the lead in agency -- the lead agency in comprehensive reform. but other agencies, including the doj and otherthe labor depat and others have been moving forward and try to provide some feedback, some ideas on some of thedeas that are being bandied around. it has been an effective set of meetings that start of last summer. it did look like there was the possibility of something moving forward late last year or sometime this summer. the plan was really to have a bill drafted by early in the year and introduced and moving forward in the senate. as i y, if anything happened on theay to the formal. -- a funny thing happened on the way to the form. it was very controversy will and serve to enhance the partisan rancor on the hill and made the moving forward of

guest: this has been a big issue for senator schumer and several others, senator gramm and senator sbenow. they have been pushing this r about five or six years. it fluctuates a penny on how -- depending on how the administration in power pushes them or not about trade. . . it would identify chinese currency as a misaligned fund. it would help getting a redress. it would change u.s. trade laws to allow these departments to treat the undervalued currency from china as a subsidy. under the anti-dumping laws, the schumer bill would allow congress to increase the duties that it pays on foreign imports on undervalued currencies. host: our guest is sam gilston. they give for waiting on the independent online. caller: it is too late because, once the hands are out of the henhouse, you cannot get them back again. ss a duty on a product that came into our count for the wage difference and social security benefits, so that when a company went over there and paid $40,000 each year including social security and they were only paying in thailand, for example $8,000 per year, we will assess a duty of $

in march of this year you have senator gramm, a leading republican from south carolina, put a proposalon this -- on the table and now he is back tracking. yesterday, the president was serious. at some point, the grownups have to come to the table. host: and we have a line for qarizadah setup 202-628-0184. let's see some comments from obama about immigration. >> obviously, the problem is greatest along our southern border, but it is not restricted to that part of the country. in fact, because we do not do a very good job of tracking who comes in and out, large numbers of avoiding immigration simply by overstaying their visas. the result is immense -- an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the united states. host: this idea of porous borders, what you think should be done to deal with the border situation? guest: we need to have a strong border. we need to have a secure border. in our studies of what border policy looks like, the weakest part of our border are actually the point of entry. the majority of drug store in north or south are actually going for a point of entry. we

the news this morning from "the washington times," "senator gramm explains taken vote." here is part of his remarks. caller: i believe that the last election had -- >> i believe that the last election had consequences. this president chose someone who is qualified, has the experience and knowledge to serve on this court, in the mainstream of liberal philosophy, understands the difference between being a liberal judge and a politician. at the end of the day, after the hearing, it was not a hard decision for me to make. i thought that she did a very good job and she will serve this nation honorably. it would not have been some i would have chosen. host: comments from lindsay ran that he will support the nomination of elena -- lindsey graham that he will support the nomination of elena kagan. having served in iraq in the 101st airborne division, now a graduate student, his peace is in "the wall street journal." "elena kagan in the military, what really happened? she does not belong on the supreme court of bad judgments against the military in a time of war." republican line

the gramm bill. we didn't need to regulate derivatives. by the way, there were a number of democrats, leaders who said that as well. and mr. greenspan said it as well. he admitted he made a mistake and he was distressed by that mistake. now, we can't erase that crisis. but we can work to rebuild what we lost as democrats have done every time we've been supporting job creation, to the recovery act, for cash for clunkers, for tax relief for small businesses. frankly been instructed by the minority party and the other body who have made a high stakes political bet on recovery's failure. that would be a shame. we can also, just as any responsible family would, ensure ourselves against a repeat crisis and protect america's jobs from another devastating collapse. the wall street reform and consumer protection act, which mr. frank and mr. dodd have led to this point, means an end to the irresponsible practices of the big banks. and i want to say the community banks, which i think mr. royce referred to, he's absolutely right. they were not the pro

>> yes, chairman gramm, there is. there are strike teams. i think that will be folded into the process that i am directed to engage in with soliciting all sorts of information on safety containment and spill response. the answer to your question is yes. >> could you provide to the commission a list of which of the 30 recommendations that are being subjected to that examination and when the examination is expected to be concluded? >> yes. >> then finally what the results of the examination are when concluded. >> yes, we will do that. >> will that be part of the interim drilling safety rules that you indicated that are being developed? >> yes. those that are deemed ready to be implemented will be part of the interim rules that will be implemented. that is right. >> to what extent is the moratorium generic and applied to all of the -- does the new definition also, but the 33 -- come up with 33 new rigs being covered? >> it is a snapshot in time. i think the number right now is less than 33. less of the 33 are engaged in the permitted activities

. -- michael gramm defends the t party movement. >> now a look at the financial regulation bill workingay through congress. a member of the "national review" discusses his opposition to the legislation. let me introduce you to our next guest. from new york city, stephen çspruiell, a staff writer for e "new york times." good morning to you. thank you for being with us. ças we begin, let's talk about the legislativeç head counting. what is scott brown so important in the process? >guest: as he said he might be, he is the 41st vote. depending on what happens in çwest virginia, with respect to the seats filled by the late robert byrd. the latest cloture vote was as closeç as these things can be. democrats were barely able to get 60 votes. when the bill itself came up for a vote, it passed with four republican votes. chuck grassley, theç two senats from maine, and scott brown. two democrats voted againstç i, recant well and russ feingold. cantwell has said she will support the bill this time around. susan collins and olympia snowe has also -- have also said they wouldç support it. ch

but the real key, the starting point on the employment side is what senator schumer and senator gramm have proposed, and that will be the starting point. the enforcement mechanisms will flow from that, but that will be the key to drawing thi i agree with you, as i said earlier, all the border and enforcement you put in place is only going to be partially effective if you do not control the workplace, the employment of people who should not be employed. the border security is an excellent question. there is no answer to that, really. people have different answers. some believe the online for were the border is secure is here. other people believe right here. there is no way of managing that. there is no system of actually assessing that. the border patrol uses the term "operational control of the border." and they feel that they have control of certain parts of the border right now. which means basically they are very confident that particular section of the border, they know who is trying to come forward across the border and they can get to it very quickly. i think the short answer t

a face the nation, there will be a discussion with an armed services committee member and lindsay gramm. and duncan hunter of california will be on the sunday talk shows. also afghanistan's ambassador. we note that meet the press is pre-empted by nbc's sports programming. today you can listen to the sunday morning talk shows starting at 1:00 p.m. on c-span radio. that is nationwide on xm satellite radio and live on the web at cspanradio.org. you can also follow us on facebook and twitter. >> this week on "the communicators." australian senator cates -- kate lundy. monday night on c-span 2. >> one of the best things i've ever heard about money and politics. it is like water that finds the whole. >> he won a pulitzer prize for reporting on tom delay and jack abram loft. tonight we will talk with jeff smith. >> the c-span video library has every c-span program since 1987, but did you know that includes every author who has appeared on "book tv?" the c-span video library. is "book tv" your way. >> -- host: joining us is peter decoursey from capitolwire.com. first, a quick look at updated fi

the gramm bill. we didn't need to regulate derivatives. by the way, there were a number of democrats, leaders who said that as well. and mr. greenspan said it as well. he admitted he made a mistake and he was distressed by that mistake. now, we can't erase that crisis. but we can work to rebuild what we lost as democrats have done every time we've been supporting job creation, to the recovery act, for cash for clunkers, for tax relief for small businesses. frankly been instructed by the minority party and the other body who have made a high stakes political bet on recovery's failure. that would be a shame. we can also, just as any responsible family would, ensure ourselves against a repeat crisis and protect america's jobs from another devastating collapse. the wall street reform and consumer protection act, which mr. frank and mr. dodd have led to this point, means an end to the irresponsible practices of the big banks. and i want to say the community banks, which i think mr. royce referred to, he's absolutely right. they were not the pro

then we have senator linda gramm -- senator graham trying to work with john kerry on climate change. those are just the republicans and just a few of them. we also have blanche lincoln from arkansas, a democrat, a fine senator. she is having an uphill battle because she is from the state of walmart. she is not liberal enough. bart stew pack -- bart stupak announced his retirement today, another moderate democrat, a pro-life democrat. he has been much in the news in the health-care debate. the center is diminishing. but our parties can do is to harness the forces of the tea parties, the michael more's, the wings that want to fly in different directions and tear this country apart. they need to be harnessed to come back to a more reasonable thoughtful middle ground. the extremes are really winning. depends the numbers you look at, with 39% of the country is it considering themselves independent. why are we letting the wings tear us apart. there has to be a way to bring us back home. i think the parties are the best way to do it. do not ask me how when we get to the question and answers

. >> thank you, senator gramm. we will take a 10-minute break. you guys wanna grab all that stuff? [unintelligible] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [unintelligible] >> following the senate's confirmation vote, 99-0, general petraeus of 4 afghanistan. today, he took command of u.s. and nato forces and the general declared we are in this to win. meanwhile, appearing on separate sunday morning talk shows, republican senators john mccain and bob lindsey graham voiced opposition to president obama's plan, with prosody based on conditions on the ground. you can watch the entire confirmation hearing on line c- span.org. now, a conversation about a recent discovery concerning thomas jefferson and the declaration of independence. >> we want to introduce you to an interesting story about the declaration of independence on this july for. of the headlines. tod today's philadelph"philadelphi." they title it "appearing acts." jefferson erased a word preservation scientists at the library of congress discovered that

in march of this year you have nator gramm, a leading republican from south carolina, put a proposal on this -- on the table and now he is back tracking. yesterday, the president was serious. at some point, the grownups have to come to the table. host: and we have a line for qarizadah setup 202-628-0184. let's see some comments from obama about immigration. >> obviously, the problem is greatest along our southern border, but it is not restricted to that part of the country. in fact, because we do not do a very good job of tracking who comes in and out, large numbers of avoiding immigration simply by overstaying their visas. the result is immense -- an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the united states. host: this idea of porous borders, what you think should be done to deal with the border situation? guest: we need to have a strong border. we need to have a secure border. in our studies of what border policy looks like, the weakest part of our border are actually the point of entry. the majority of drug store in north or south are actually going for a point of entry. w