the vice-president for the harris corp.. the region chief of staff for federal health and the medical center. former wisconsin gov., president and ceo of a global technology nonprofit. and rebecca, the manager of employee engagement in disaster relief for hewlett-packard. the panel brings a great deal of expertise across many fields to our discussion today. we certainly want you to be involved in our discussion, so as questions come to your mind, who write them down. after the presentations, we would love to have discourse between new and our panel. you will see his extensive biography in your program, it is written more eloquently than mine. he is the senior vice president for a pharmaceutical company where he spent the last 39 years of his career. >> is a real pleasure for me to be here, particularly talking about this topic because i am a california native. i have family here and i certainly have lived through a number of the issues we have had for natural disasters in this area. i work for a corporation headquartered rig

the vice president of global marketing and business development for the harris corp.. an international communications company that serves more than 150 companies. the principal focus is the development of wireless connectivity. >> as what tom just said, i am from harris corp., our expertise is designing, implementing, and operating complex and critical networks. we do that with federal civil programs. and we also do complex jobs such as the u.s. census. given everything i have heard, i will focus on one part, the part that as a radio communications. in that regard, there are three points that i would like to make that are shown here. communications before the disaster, it is focused on of ability. what i mean is that it has to work. there are redundancies that are extremely important. there is also a public safety infrastructure network recovery. i dunno why use some new words to say something that is quite simple and quite important. it turns out when the fcc hands of frequencies for public safety communications, they hand out mutual aid frequencies. it is important t

corp. director when cape was killed. but says the agency has improved safety. >>> royalty is set to arrive here in california next week. england's prince harrys set to start a helicopter training corp. at the naval air facility in el centro. the prince is an army captain learning to ply an apache helicopter. >> john, i love you mijo and i'm going to miss you so much. >>> tonight two mothers give us a closer look at the sons they've lost. both of them killed at that shooting at the cupertino quarry. >>> frustration over an economy is giving rise to a grass roots movement seeking change. it's not a sealy, a simmons or a serta. ask me about my tempur-pedic, do you know there's a tempur-pedic for everybody? tempur-pedic beds now come in soft, firm and everything in between. ask me how i can finally sleep all night. to learn more or to find an authorized retailer near you visit tempurpedic.com. tempur-pedic, the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> two grieving families tied together by a single violent act. we continue our coverage of the south bay shooting rampage with new information about those killed in the attack. three people died a

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the prince who is known as captain harry wales in the british army air corps will shave two months ofat the naval air facility in el send row, california. he will be flying helicopters near the mexican border. >> you are about to meet a woman who has been making history in the u.s. army. just last week, marcia anderson became the first african-american woman promoted to major general. she was already the highest ranking african-american woman in the army. major general anderson joining us live and first of all, very hearty congratulations to you. >> thank you very much. >> major general, let's start with this. what does the promotion mean to you? >> as i said in my remarks that day, for me it fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of a lot of my family members. my ancestors, family and other friends. collectively, all the people right now, i know they are jumping up and down and cheering. it realizes their dreams. >> realizes their dreams and you mentioned in previous interviews this was able to happen because of those who came before you. one of those is your father. your father who wa

corps of engineers. >> it is a disgusting offense that needs to be cleared up once and for all. >> 82-year-old ray and michael harrishave been fighting for a decade to bury these monuments of hate, but bureaucratic finger pointing, even the army corps of engineers left three rows of hate on full display. >> the reality is going to come to light or we're going to continue to treat people of african decent like the grave marker said for about 55 years. >> harris' reality came yesterday when the county replaced 30 of the 36 tombstones. >> the new tombstones have been fenced off from the public's view, but gone is the n word, replaced instead with this language, moved from the cemetery, an $18,000 fix that some say does not correct 57 years of offense. >> no, that is not sufficient. >> those fighting to remove the n word accuse supervisors of trying to erase history. >> we're not talking about hey, let's all come together and let's go this together and let's tell a positive story of the contributions of people of african decent. very disrespectful. >> harris wants a kiosk that displays one old tombstone with an explanat

corps of engineers. >> it's a disgusting offense that needs to be cleared. >> 82-year-old michael harris say they have been fighting for a decade to bury monuments of hate, but bureaucratic finger pointing to the cemetery administration, left three rows of hate on full display. >> their reality is going to come to light or we're going to continue to treat people of african decent like the grave markers said for about 55 years. >> the reality came yesterday when the county replaced 30 of the 36 offensive tombstones. >> the new tombstones have been fenced off from the public's view, but gone is the n word, replaced with this language, moved from the cemetery. an $18,000 fix that some say does not correct 57 years of offense. >> no, that does not -- those fighting the n word accuse them of trying to erase history. >> you're not talking about hey, let's all come together and do this together and tell a positive story of the contributions of people of african decent. very disrespectful. >> harris wants a ky kiosk with explanation, as well as recognition of the influence on california's gold rush. the count

corps. also, a look at the young harry truman and the 12 years he spent working on the family farm. look for the complete schedule at c-span.org/history or click the c-span alert button. >> tonight, vice president joe biden was the keynote speaker at the 2011 democratic party convention in orlando. both he and debbie wasserman-schultz talked about the 201 elections and the -- 201 elections and the candidates. this is abouten hour. >> thank you so much. good evening, democrats! are you fired up? are you ready to go? we're ready to keep this state blue for barack obama and joe biden, aren't we? i am so proud to be here tonight in my home state of florida, and thank you so much, rob smith, for your introduction, for your leadership, for your commitment to our party and to our values. you are doing an incredible job. just look at this turnout tonight. this is the largest turnout we've had at a dinner like that in years -- like this in years, and that is thanks to rob smith, and we can't thank him enough for him committing to make sure we can move florida forward and move the democratic

you were advisor to the peace corps, a unicef goodwill ambassador, a leader of the civil rights and anti-appear-- movement and your new book is called harryafonte, my song. (cheers and applause) first of all, can we get a shot of that, who is-- i got to know, who is your lighting guy because i want him to follow me around wherever i go. that is a fantastic look. you knew everyone, like this book is full of stories of you and martin luther king, sinatra, jfk, rfk. how did you have your fingers in so many other pies. how did you-- what was your connection to all these people? >> i just had a great lust for life and lust for what was going on in america. and just wanted very much to be involved in where the times were going. >> stephen: but you're a muss ig though. why was a musician involved in so much activism. shouldn't you just be singing the banana boat song. which by the way is one of the finest banana counting songs ever. (laughter) >> i must tell you that that song has an awful lot to do with the events of the day. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, if you stop and really listen to the lyrics of the banana boat song, it's a work song, it's

marines accused of hazing a fellow corps member from santa clara before he committed suicide, will face court-martial. three marines are accused in the hazing of harry lu. lu was a graduate of santa clara high. his aunt is representative judy chu, of southern california, has been holding congressional hearings on military suicide since his death. >>> major league baseball and the owner of the los angeles dodgers are headed to court. and bryan stow, the giants fan, is in the middle of this fight. dodgers owner, frank mccourt used nearly $2 million for its own personal gain. that's a violation of major league baseball rules. how does stow figure into this? the stow family is one of the creditors that mccourt potentially owes money to. the league suggests mccourt's misuse of finances, forced him to reduce security at dodger stadium before stow was attack. >>> a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a classroom at skyland college. the woman tells officers she was alone in the classroom when a man entered and assaulted her. they're looking for a white male between the age of 25 and 30, with a distinct tattoo or scar on his neck. if you have infor

performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> up next, harry reid talks about president obama processor job bill. then we speak to brian moynihan. >> robert mahler will be on capitol hill tamara to discuss the agency's counter-terrorism operations. he will be joined by matthew olson. this begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3 and c- span.org. >> he was a lawyer and professor. though he lost his bid for the presence, it served as a postwar secretary. he was featured in the new weekly series. >> watch more video of the candidates. check the latest. it helps you navigate the candidates. it is all at c-span.org/ campaign2012. >> kerry reed urged passage of the jobs bill. he discusses his proposal for millionaires to pay for the $447 billion in and is spending. he is joined for this briefing. >> 40 million people are out of work. we will find ways to get them back to work. we have moved a bill to end china's manipulation of the currency. cooking get these jobs back very quickly. it is extremely important to talk about the common-sense approach to

harris. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," we take a look at poverty in america,

harris. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tomorrow we take a look at poverty in america. the demographics of who was living in poverty and how the base of party has changed since the economic downturn and how it is has measure. we will talk about poverty programs in the efficacy in reducing poverty. we will hear about one of the many community programs designed to fight poverty and how they partner with government. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. to go ahead of the american association of university professors as tenure and academic freedom are in jeopardy. >> tenure creates an atmosphere on campus where people can speak freely, not just in their teaching, but also in terms of university governance. if you do not like a proposal the president makes, you have to be able to speak freely about it. administers should be able to speak freely about that as well. without that, you really do not have the expertise or the faculty available to you. >> carry nelson sunday night on c-span q&a. >> oral argum

corps of engineers by $20 million over a four-year period. that money was divided between alexander, lee kohn, his father harry kohn and an official with ei technologies up shell companies to launder the money stolen by his father. all four have pleaded not guilty. jeffrey jakobovitz is a lawyer. >> we heard the government's version of the facts. obviously, there are two sides to the story. >> reporter: prosecutors say the alleged schemers were not subtle with their money, purchasing several expensive sports cars, high end watches, first class plane tickets, and 16 properties. prosecutors say this expensive house in the washington suburbs belonged to the defendant kerry kohn. kohn whose salary what the army corps ranges between $84,000 and $110,000 wrote a down payment on this house for more than $300,000. ei tech did not have to compete with other bidders thanks to special rules, rules which critics say make froud heaud ea. >> this is the stuff that happens when you allow giant no-bid contracts to very tiny companies that then hire somebody on the back end to actually do the work. >> reporter: defenders of the special rules rg that they bring contrac

by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> senate majority leader harry reid may now allow the senate to take up the defense programs bill. earlier, senator reid said he would not bring up the measure unless certain provisions relating to accused terrorist and attention were removed. next, we will hear from senate republicans on the president's policy. [unintelligible] president. mr. president, today we come to the floor to talk about the importance of the defense authorization bill. for 50 years, five zero, 50 years, the congress of the united states has enacted a defense authorization bill, enacted it do law and had it signed by the president of the united states. now, there have been times when this legislation has been very contentious. days during the vietnam war, days during operation desert storm, operation iraqi freedom, bosnia, companies owe voe, all -- kosovo, all of those times the defense authorization bill has been a vehicle for debate and votes on the floor of the senate concerning transcend ant issues of national security. and for 50 years

corps. the big picture. why vietnam? look at the young harry truman and the 12 years he spent working on his family farm. look for the complete weekend schedule and c-span.org/history or for schedules in your in box click the c-span alert button. >> the federal communications commission has voted to provide funding to extend broadband service to rule areas. this portion of thursday's fcc meeting is an hour and a half. afterwards chairman julius ge k genakowski speaks with reporters. >> whenever you are ready. thank you. >> good morning, mr. chairman and commissioners. wireline competition in wireless communication bureaus are pleased to present fundamental reforms to the commission's universal service fund and the inter carrier conversations system. when the national broadband plan was released you issue a joint statement saying they should be comprehensively reform to increase accountability and emphasize the importance of broadband to the future of these programs. today we present you with a report order accomplishing exactly that. today's or recognizes they have complemented each other in supporting a

harry is heading to the u.s. to polish his helicopter flying skills. he's enrolled in crimson eagle, an eight week advance training course on apache helicopters. the prince is a captain in britain's army air corps. when he completes his training at locations in arizona and california the young royal could return to duty in afghanistan. >>> the 2011 nobel peace prize winner is expected to be announced on friday. last year's winner was chinese pro democracy activist. the winner could come from the arab spring uprisings. the pro democracy protest which swept akos countries in north africa. >>> the chicago bears are finally getting their day at the white house. more than 25 years ago, their visit was canceled due to the "challenger" space shuttle disaster. >>> it's a busy week ahead for republican presidential candidate herman cain. the former ceo of godfather's pizza is planning a lot of meet and greets including one with a fellow business mogul. joining us live now from washington, cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. what's on his agenda? >> the business mogul is reality tv star donald trump. herman cain will be there tomorrow meeting with donald turn in new york city. meeting with tr

his death in 1972, the marine corps paid tribute to this great warrior and leader by renaming the camp in his honor, camp gilbert h. johnson. in july of 1948, president harry s. truman ended segregation in the military. and in september of 1949, montford marine camp was deactivated in its years of segregation. general james f. amos, commander of the marine corps, said it's the responsibility of the marine corps and this congress to honor these men who suffered through racism and segregation here in this country. i am honored to offer this resolution to recognize their service and sacrifice and acknowledge today united states marine corps is an excellent opportunity for advancement for all races -- may i have an additional minute? mr. clay: mr. speaker, i yield an additional minute to the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. brown: due to the example of these montford point marines. i want to submit the letter from general james f. amos, commander of the marine corps, in support of this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. brown: i want to thank the many members who helped t

corps. also a look at the young harry truman. look for the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history. >> patrick kennedy called on congress this week to adjust long-term health care. he spoke at this house energy and commerce hearing on capitol hill. long-term legislation is part of the new health-care law. a congressman who sponsored the legislation repealing the health care law says it is a new entitlement picket his portion -- it is a new entitlement. this portion is about an hour. >> hhs announce what many people know about the class program since before the health care bill became law. it is completely unsustainable. after determining the class program cannot be along's -- the law's solvency requirements, hhs has decided not to go forward with this law. the warning was being sounded. on july 9, 2009, an actuary wrote 36 years of actuarial experience leads me to believe that this program would collapse in short order and require significant federal subsidies continued. also, that month, the american academy of actuaries

captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> here on c-span, we will be live at 1:00 eastern as tmz creator harry levin talks about the changing landscape of news. c-span2 will have live coverage at 11:30 stern as the congressional health care caucus hold a briefing on how states are handling the uninsured. c-span 3 is live in about a half hour looking at the global impact of the financial crisis. the u.s. house gavels in four legislative work starting at 2:00 eastern today. members will consider a number of energy and environment bills, including one to prevent the u.s. from taking part in european union rules regarding airplane in missions. later, payments to government contractors. this afternoon, the house armed services committee holds a hearing on the current state of the defense industrial base. the committee will think from -- hear from think tank and analysts. >> our review which we released last week identified weaknesses existed in key security controls at each of the major federal agencies and departments. departments. >>

harris. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> a reminder that we will be live at the national press club, listening to ken burns, who will be talking about his new documentary about prohibition. until then, your phone calls from today's "washington journal." writes. why haven't there been a tea party on the left and can the president develop a functional relationship, he says those questions are not asked very often. do you think there is the equivalent of 80 party on the left, or would you like to see more of a warrant? let's hear from the democrats' line. caller: i think it would be a great idea to have 80 party on the left. -- a tea party on the left. more exposure to that health care act, not obama care. i can tell you three instances where it really helped out my family and relatives. i think it would be a great idea. host: what would the major tenants of it be? what would our people together? caller: kind of like the wall street protesters. the american middle class is slowly disappearing. i have been knocked down