harman made his fortune in the a , 10sis hpa95 comasny harman kardon pioneered the first high- fidelityreo receivers. later, he served in the commerce department under president carter, and was married to former congresswoman jane harman of california. sidney harman was 92 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: as we've just heard from secretary geithner, the administration is also preparing to do battle over whether to raise the nation's debt ceiling. "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman looks at why investors and the markets are keeping an eye on the potential impact of that battle as well. it's part of his ongoing reporting on "making sense of financial news." >> reporter: even fed chairman ben bernanke has joined the chorus. >> the implications of that for our financial system, for our fiscal policy, for our economy would be catastrophic. >> reporter: the dire warnings raise a host of questions. for one, who would spark the catastrophe? answer: the supposedly trigger- happy investors known these days as the "bond vigilantes." tho

it is woodrow wilson international center for scholars president jane harman. thank you, jane. >> thank you, brooke. good morning, everyone. i think i was invited here because i am a survivor. i served 17 years and the diocese congress which indulges, 119 years, and i'm still alive. but that does give me some insight perhaps into congress, and congress and fortunate inability to be a major player on energy conservation and efficiency. if ever there was a time, both bill and dan have said, this is the time to fulfill the promise of every president since richard nixon to help us with energy independence it and let me just make several points. first, about congress. i served on the energy subcommittee of the energy and commerce committee for some years. i helped author the landmark legislation on light bulb efficiency. you would think that what we need in this congress is bipartisan, bicameral legislation to retire the 100 year old incandescent light bulbs that sheds more heat than light. 90% he got 10% like, just like congress. you would think -- [laughter] -- th

harman is a strong word, but does not attach the tax to your number of employees. it is a better structure, i believe. we do a lot of things to support businesses. muni improvements happening downtown, in the more distant parts of the city. supporting businesses. infrastructure we are putting in, sidewalks, lighting. all of this is important to businesses. lots of concentration on that in the downtown area. i see it as one of the big thing that we offer. we also have a pretty city. that attracts a lot of businesses. we have certain parts of the city that have really great thinking going on. you see california, as of state. our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our >> welcome to "c

for gin and harman, former director of the human rights commission, and galena -- helena. thank you so much for joining us. >> our next award goes to the unsung heroine, carol ito. she is bed a passionate advocate for women of all levels of the community. she was one of the founding members of the national asian pacific women's movement in the late 1970's, which resulted in the development of the local bay area group, pacific asian american women. the have been running 30 years. she recently completed three terms as a san francisco airport commissioner. please join me in welcoming carol ito. [applause] >> thank you. i am very humbled this afternoon to join all of you. i want to thank shelly's committee and everyone who made this happen. i am honored to share many of these honors. many of us have work together for the various causes and policy changes for this great city. i must say that there are many unsung heroines in this room, and my guests at table three are many of my own personal friends and supporters to keep me honest, keep the focus, and make it really very speci

sydney harman lived to, as the report came out, to the ripe young age of almost 93. he was an amazing individual. i knew of him because of his great work in an organization called business executives for national security. he also very famously took on the responsibility of what he described as an american icon, "newsweek" d magazine when he made the decision to ensure that it could continue to thrive. and he has done a phenomenal job and i'd like to say that our thoughts and prayers are with our former colleague, jane, and the entire harman family. the world is a greater place for sydney harman having lived and a lesser place for his passing. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: before medicare, 25% of the seniors in america lived in poverty. many driven there by the lack of affordable, deept health insurance -- decent health insurance. medicare passed with virtually no republican support. it solved that problem. seniors today are g

this is jane harman. >> thank you and good morning everyone. i think it was invited here because i am a survivor. i serve 17 years in the united states congress which in dog years is 119 years and i am still alive. that gives me some insight, perhaps, into congress and their unfortunate inability to be a major player on energy conflict -- conservation and efficiency. if ever there was a time, this is the time to fulfill the promise of every president since richard nixon. to help us with energy independence. i served on the energy subcommittee of the energy in commerce committee for some years. i helped author the landmark legislation on a light bulb efficiency. you would think that what we need in this congress is bipartisan legislation to retire the 100 year old incandescent light bulb that sheds more heat than light. 90% heat, a 10% congress, just like congress. you would think we would want to transition to modern incandescent light bulbs and save tons and tons of energy. we did that. we passed that in 2007. george bush signed the bill into

it is jane harman. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. i think i was invited here because i am a survivor. i served 17 years in the united states congress. in dog years, that is 119 years. and i am still alive. but that does give me some insight perhaps into congress and its inability to be a major player on energy conservation and efficiency. if ever there was a time, this is the time. it is to fulfill the promise of every president since richard nixon to help us with energy independence. let me make several points. first, about congress, i served on the energy subcommittee of the energy and commerce committee for some years. i helped author the landmark legislation on lightbulb efficiency. you would think that what we need in this congress is bipartisan, by carol legislation to retire the 100-year-old incandescent light bulb that sheds more heat than light. it is 90% heat, at 10% life, just like congress. [laughter] -- is 90% heat, 10% light, just like congress. [laughter] the mantra of the tea party is to repeal that law because it is

sidney harman passed away at 92. "he died tuesday night in washington. he was 92.he cause was complications from leukemia, according to a statement by the family that beast' in 'the daily and family members learned of the illness only one month ago." that is all for right now. we will be back in just a moment, where we will talk with massachusetts gov. patrick about health care and his new book. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> on april 12, 1861, confederate forces attacked fort sumter, igniting the civil war. this month, the nation commemorate the 150th anniversary. this weekend, american history tv brings you the sights and sounds, with a special look at wartime life in the 1860's, as well as interviews with civil war scholars. get a complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. >> to be a parent means that you are training the people you cannot live without to live without you. >> andrew ferguson was not prepared for "crazy u." >> nothing like that happen to me when i was looking at colleges in the 1970's. it started to dawn on me that this was a very different

he is the woodrow -- she is the woodrow wilson center president, jane harman. >> thank you. i think it was invited here because i survivor. i served 17 years in the united states congress, which in dog years is 119 years. and i'm still alive. but that does give me some insight into congress and their unfortunate inability to be a major player on energy conservation and efficiency. if ever there was a time, as both bill and dan have said, this is the time to fulfill the promise of every president since richard nixon to help us with energy independence. let me make several points. first, about congress. i served on the energy subcommittee of the energy and commerce committee for some years. i helped author the landmark legislation on lightbulb efficiency. you would think what we need in this congress is bipartisan, bicameral legislation to retire the 100-year-old incandescent light bulb that sheds more heat than light. 90% eat, at 10% light, just like congress. [laughter] you would think we would want to transition to modern lightbulbs and save tons and tons of energy. we did

secretary of state madeleine albright, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton, congresswoman jane harman, senator murkowski, and former president clinton. it would have thrilled her to see four women precede a president in eulogizing and speaking about her, two of whom were secretaries of state, because it was her life that helped inspire and move women forward in our national life not only in politics but in every area, business, finance, all areas of american life, geraldine ferraro inspired with her life and her historic run for vice president of the united states. with her passing, america lost a leader who was as wise as she was warm. a trail blazer who broke down barriers for women. for women everywhere not just united states but across the world, geraldine ferraro was a champion. for me permanently she was a dear, dear friend and a mentor. what seemed to nonnew yorker -- non-new yorkers was a feisty and fast talking woman, seemed to us as just another mom from queens. she inspired us with her personal story. the daughter of italian immigrants, raised by her seamstress mother after

and angie harman. she likes to wear lip gloss. nice to have good lips.e. apparently you are in the smart and beautiful segment. >> and wearing make-up. >> when did you get the calm about this? >> i got the call, i guess it was a few weeks ago and i was just so excited. and it's also, you have to keep it secret so i couldn't tell too many people. that was the first thing. >> a lot of people remember you from fresh prince of belaire. >> i have a television show on tv now called love that girl. >> we have our season finale coming up on monday where martin lawrence is an executive producer and is in the episode. >> speaking for the men, a beautiful woman who is also smart is ten times more beautiful than someone who is just beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. we really appreciate it. it's a great issue. we will be back with a much different collection of photos. the ones that make you say what? [ female announcer ] when allergies make your eyes itch, don't suffer waiting for your pills to kick in. add alaway. for fast eye itch relief that works in