>> that's my thinking now. >> been watching harrisburg? >> i sure have, i sure have. >> but we have that and had to pay for it. >> oh, no. we will have to put more money in. >> i know. but do you know what it will do to the country? >> that's a problem. this is not a one-sided question. >> the land. narrator: the issues in the austin election were complex, dealing with trade-offs and future energy sources. three mile island made safety a factor, but with the plant 160 miles from austin, principal concerns remained economic. >> this is radio 59 and it's time for the second part of "viewpoint." >> my first guest is for, my other guest is against the nuclear project in south texas. good afternoon, you are on "viewpoint." >> what happens if the nuke melts? >> doctor, that sounds like a question for you. >> if there should be a meltdown in the project, there would not -- there would be a repair cost. it would not change the initial cost of construction. >> that would bring up the possibility that it could have an economic effect on the area sur

ed: hundreds of reporters were in harrisburg last month. among them, a number of cbs news crews covering the minute by minute of elements at the island. it became evident that the powerplant accident would continue to be a major story, with implications want after the crisis was resolved. reports dispatched documentary teams, not only to harrisburg, the to the white house, texas and connecticut to examine the implications of the accident not evident at the time. we talked to key players during and immediately after the crisis. as we watched, a disturbing pattern emerged. all those who should have had the answers, all seem trapped within a frightening search for the facts. severalhave ordered other plants around the country. wasrichard dern berg governor of pennsylvania for less than three months. he was the first elected official to confront the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe. it was the worst accident in the history of the nuclear industry. when the first call came into , no oneard -- thornburg suggested the dimensions of the problem

narrator: hundreds of reporters were in harrisburg last month. among them, a number of cbs news crews covering the minute by minute developments at three mile island. but it became quickly evident that the power plant accident would continue to be a major story, with implications long after the crisis. in the midst of the drama, cbs reports dispatched documentary teams, not only to harrisburg, but to the white house, texas, and connecticut. to examine the implications of the accident not evident at the time. we talked to many of the key players both doing the crisis and immediately after. as we watched, a disturbing pattern emerged. all those who should have had the answers seemed trapped within a frightening search for the facts. nrc has ordered officials to seven other nuclear plants around the country. narrator: he had been governor of pennsylvania for less than 3 months. he was the first elected official to confront the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe. it was the worst accident in the history of the nuclear industry. but when the first c

med inthings cal harrisburg, it then behooved washington to find out what had gone on. on united states senate just april 19 wrote to governor thornburgh and said we are pleased to invite you to be our lead witness in our committee and we would like your presence at any -- and any principal state officials you wish. one of the papers that i pulled out i thought was particularly telling. his quote from his speech was the toughest decision of all, i had towas the one make 24 hours per day throughout the crisis. that was, of course, the decision not to order and evacuation. that would have been unprecedented in its nature as well as its potential for harm. despite having started off his career as governor, a two-term governor with a massive emergency, his team and his policies and his balance budget were favorably received by the state of pennsylvania and he, in his concluding times, was very broadly, affectionately regarded. announcer: 40 years ago on march 20 8, 1909, three mile island nuclear power plant near harrisburg, pennsylvania suffered a partial meltdown, the wor

so in the mid steph the document, cbs reports dispatched depoument area teams not only to harrisburg, but to the white house, texas and connecticut, to examined implications of the three mile island accident not evident at the time. we talked to many of the key players both during the crisis and immediately after. and as we watched, a disturbing pattern emerged. all those who should have had the answers all seemed trapped in an endless and frightening search for the facts. >> richard thornberg has been governor less than three month when he began to confront the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe. it was the worst accident in the history of the nuclear industry. when the first call came in to thornberg at 8:00 a.m. wednesday morning march 28th, no one suggested the dimensions of the problem. two hours later, the lieutenant governor was so reshured by the operate or, metropolitan edison, that he announced that everything was under control. but then in that same afternoon in a spot check at the state capital, the governor's own inspectors picked up abnormalal readings of radiation. th

after things called in in harrisburg, it then behooved washington to find out what was going to go on, or had gone on. the united states senate, for example, just in april 19, wrote to governor thornburgh and said we are pleased to invite you to be the leadoff witness in our committee. we would like your presence. and any principal state officials you wish. one of the pages i pulled out here i thought was particularly telling. his quote from his speech was "the toughest decision of all, however, is the one i had to make 24 hours a day throughout the crisis. that was, of course, the decision not to order an evacuation that would have been unprecedented in its nature, as well as its potential for harm." despite having starting off his career as governor, a two-term governor with a massive emergency, his team and his policies, and is balanced -- and his balanced budgets were favorably received by the state of pennsylvania. in his concluding times, he was very broadly affectionately regarded justly, i think. >> you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. n

march 28, 1979, the events just outside of harrisburg, pennsylvania. minutes, we look back at the three mile island accident, which was the partial meltdown of a reactor. occurred 40 years ago, the incident rated a five on the seven point international nuclear event scale. as the story continued to unfold, here is how ed bradley of cbs news covered it. >> it announces that there is an evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> this is not a community that scares easily. major floods and hurricane agnes have come here and the towns survive. for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear, or feel. >> that is from cbs news. the fear is radiation following the nuclear at generating station. consider the most serious nuclear power accident in the history of the u.s.. we will look back at the events that occurred. eric epstein joins us live. he is the chair of the three mile island alert, which is what? it is a safe energy organization. we were founded in 1977, two yea

caller: i too lived in the harrisburg area at the time of tmi.hat i recall about the incident was my parents as well as urgently came to school removed me from elementary school and our family then packed up and headed to pittsburgh where i was from. but the question i was calling to ask about is both of my siblings had sickle cell anemia. after the evpbt experienced bone marrow suppression. so neither had enough supply of blood to last them more than a week or two with regard to their condition. i've always had the question with regard to radiation in the air, if you want to term it that, what were the effects short of cancers that we may be discussing and debating here now 40 years later from the immediate effects? i look at that through the context of the lens of a scientists but also thinking of some of the other mass casualty events, for example with the bombings in japan, chernobal, what is it that we've ever been able to discern with some of those immediate effects and specifically with bone marrow suppression or people with sickle cell an

gary reports from harrisburg.y: the accident occurred here at the three mile island nuclear power plant a dozen miles south of harrisburg. two water pumps that help to cool shutdown. officials say something 2000 some 50,000 gallons escaped, steam escape into the atmosphere, and radiation was effective at least a mile away. at least 50 workers, and perhaps twice that number, were at the plant when the accident occurred. a spokesman admitted some may have been exposed and may have been contaminated, but he claims no one was injured. all were given extensive checks with geiger counters. reporters were not admitted into the facility today, but this is what the control room looked like last september when it was undergoing testing. it went into commercial service only three months ago. cbs news coverage in march of 1979, a live view of the mile island. joining us in our studios is samuel walker, the author of "three mile island: a nuclear crisis in historical perspective ." thank you for being with us. guest: thank you

c-span's washington journal, the anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, consider the most severe nuclear accident in the united states. joining us to look at the event is historian samuel walker and the acting director of the nuclear safety project for concerned scientists. and watch the 1979 cbs report "fallout from three-mile island." ♪ >> evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not the, here, or feel. -- see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend, only on c-span3. >> c-span is live now in el paso, texas, where former texas congressman beto o'rourke is getting ready to kick off his official campaign president. this is one of three rallies the presidential candidate is hosting today. the other ones will be in houston and austin. mr. o'rourke announced his 2020 presidential bid two weeks ago while campaigning for 11 days outside of texas. but today is his official launch for the white house. you o'rou

[laughter] when president carter went up on sunday, he landed in harrisburg. one of the people who greeted him there was a congressman who is my brother, who is in the audience. led to theon governor and president and his wife on a tour of the plant. after the tour was over, there is a famous picture of the four of them in the control room. the technicians for the utility checks them to make sure they had not gotten an exposure. zero.'s read thornburg's read zero. .arter's read 100 that is not terribly dangerous those. -- dose. saidharol,d that would have been the time. it turned out that the readings on the president and first lady had not been cleared before. it turned out that in fact the exposure for the president and first lady were the same for the others. zero. but it took a few minutes for them to figure that out. bad timeid that was a for him. and this is a guy who was living through five days of crisis. you have two chapters leading up in the book that talk about the 1970's and the context for regulation. you deal with public attitudes. can you comme

march 28, 1979, the events just outside of harrisburg, pennsylvania. minutes, we look back at the three mile island accident, which was the partial meltdown of a reactor. occurred 40 years ago, the incident rated a five on the seven point international nuclear event scale. as the story continued to unfold, here is how ed bradley of cbs news covered it.

we will discuss the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburgpennsylvania. considered the most serious nuclear power plant accident in the u.s. the event,to look at founder and chair of the three-mile island alert. historian and author sam will walker -- samuel walker. and edward lyman. be sure to watch c-span's live atton journal," 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. join the discussion. hill next week, the house will consider re-authorization of the violence against women act, which expired in february. it aims to prevent abuse and provide resources for victims and include the provision on domestic violence and firearms. it is also possible that members will take up a past resolution to end the u.s. military involvement in yemen. in the senate, work continues on a bill that would provide nearly $13 billion in aid for areas affected by natural disasters. also, a resolution that would shorten the amount of time the senate considers certain nominations. watch the house live on c-span, and the senate live on c-span2. sunday night on "afterwards." former tru

washington journal, the 40th anniversary of the three-mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburglvania, considered the most serious nuclear accident in the united states. we are joined by historian and author samuel walker, acting director of the project for the union of concerned scientists, and also a cofounder of concerned mothers and women in pennsylvania. at 4:00 p.m. on real bama america, watch the cbs report followed from three-mile island. with yourstay indoors windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy to couldn't see, hear or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. sunday night on q&a, supreme upict reporter joan bisk talks about her recent book, a biography of chief justice john roberts. >> however john roberts what's now that anthony kennedy has gone, he is going to determine the law of the land. so the liberals won him to come over, inch over a little bit, but the consumers are trying to hold them back, meanwhile, you have this chief justice declaring -- there is no su

the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power harrisburg,nt near pennsylvania, consider the most serious nuclear power accident in the u.s. , historian and author samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lehman. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from the three-mile island. please stay indoors with your windows closed. month,almost a week last the people in middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> this weekend on c-span3. >> congressman jerry conley is our guest. in thees a six term virginia 11, which is fairfax county and the washington metro area. he is a member of the foreign affairs committee in the house of representatives and government and oversight returned chairing government operations. thank you for being our guest. rep. connolly: great to be with you. we have the new york times and politico. >> congressman, thank you. rep. connolly: my pleasure. >> you are on the oversight committee. no longer government oversight an

answers to them are just an independence now check out and decide that already on where also in harrisburg's of this that there were also revolution there is so this is a disc and i'm. among the youngest ones so this seems that no. reference to the offspring at such that is really a sense that this is the long route and history that has been there not to malaysian the struggle within the outer to the society of picnics already. and that's a lot to me. you say if we've heard all that talk about the history and there has been a violent past in your country the war of independence against france and then the very dark days of the one nine hundred ninety s. is it significant given that that so many of these people on the streets are so young perhaps that violent history doesn't worry them so much when i think. when we look at the opposition in algeria something like forty five percent of the population today is below the age of thirty so if somebody was born let's say in nineteen ninety four he would be twenty five. dispersant has not lived the civil war of the ninety's they were still a child d

washington journal, the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant i leaned near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power plant accident in the united states. joining us is samuel walker and acting director of the union of concerned scientists edwin lyman. america,.m. on reel watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. .> belltower here at this time, there is no evacuation. please, stay indoors with the windows closed. of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> wen-qing ngoei talks about anti-communism in southeast asia. he talks about the war to foster anti-communist governments in the region and contain the spread of communism to vietnam. he argues that despite the outcome of the vietnam war, the u.s. was largely successful in its strategy. the wilson center hosted this 90 minute event. right, everyone.

held accountable but her supporters see the recent spate of cases filed against her amounts to harrisburg marie usa as one of the most high profile journalists in the philippines. she co-founded an online news site called rappler known for being critical of the philippine government and president would be good to tary to in its report to rest so was arrested in the cyber libel law and charged along with another journalist a libel case was filed in two thousand and twelve but it was four months before the cyber libel law was introduced so the case was dismissed. for me it's about two things abuse of power and weaponization of the law this isn't just about me and it's not just about rappler but if you look at the fox hole we're done in accordance with the law what she wants is she wants to be. treated differently. but in the country can say they're to one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists many worry that maria's arrest will have a broader impact on how filipino journalists work in the field especially those in the provinces it's a very important case but i think that

then we discuss the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the united states. joining us, eric epstein, founder and chair of the three mile island alert. historian and author samuel walker. and acting director of the nuclear safety product for concerned scientists. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> the 116th krning congress has a record number of latino members with 36 latinos in the house and four in the senate. texas vetters -- voters sent two latino to congress in 2018, one is sylvia garcia, a democrat and former state senator. host: you are the eighth of 10 children. how did did that shape you? ms. garcia: i grew up with three older brothers. i have two little brothers, they grew up and soon they too were beating up on me sometimes. for me it's about working together, understanding about family and sharing and working hard. because we were -- we grew up on a farm. everybody had chores to to. obviously if one of the brothers sisters

the rain advances tomorrow through harrisburg, philly, and new york and eventually through boston, not clearing there until late tomorrow night. here comes the cold air. more like winter monday morning for the first day of april. >> we will see you tomorrow on "gma." thank you. >>> now to the case raising questions in atlanta. police say a teenager who was new to the neighborhood accidentally knocked on the wrong door and was shot and killed by a resident. that suspect behind bars tonight. abc's zachary kiesch picks up the story. >> reporter: a door knock turning deadly for a 19-year-old young man on his way home last night. the margin of error, about 40 yards from the new apartment he shared with his girlfriend in atlanta. >> he didn't turn the knob. he didn't shake the handle. he did none of this. all he did was knock on the door. >> reporter: police say omarian banks was dropped off at this complex around 12:30 a.m. after allegedly realizing he knocked on the wrong door, he was leaving when witnesses say 32-year-old daryl bynes walked out of the apartment, onto the balcony, and shot

>> reporter: but it was anything but typical, this mother and daughter, at giant supermarket, harrisburgou go. >> reporter: 9-year-old lily has special needs, and her mother told us she rarely interacts this way with strangers, but the cashier, isaac, noticed that lily was watching him intently. he asked, did she want to help? she did. loading each item one by one. mom's heart filling up, along with the grocery bags. >> you're so good at this. >> here, mom. >> thanks. >> reporter: in the middle of bagging those groceries, little little proclaims to that young man this. >> i just love you. i love you. >> reporter: i just love you, i love you, she said. and her mom loves isaac, too. >> wow. you did the whole job. how do you feel, lily? >> reporter: a smile from lily, and mom was so moved, they came back to the supermarket with a homemade card and a hug. so, she loved the checkout guy and we love lily. i'm david muir. good night. >>> >> make no mistake. >>> these parents are a catalog of wealth and privilege. >> parents, coaches coaches coas facilitiors lied and covered up their crimes. >>

you first met 9-year-old lilly teach from harrisburg, pennsylvania, right here last week. >> you anding! >> reporter: the young man working the checkout noticed she was watching him and asked her to help. lilly has special needs, and her mothers isaac connected with her. >> there you go. >> reporter: each item one by one. ts.ou're so good athi hom. >> li suddenlyoclaimed -- i ovyou. ve you.mi fm lilly. and this is what we said that night. she loves the checkout guy, and we love lilly. it turned out lilly was watching. >> hi, lilly. >> hi. >> did you like that video? >> yes. >> did you hear that man? he said, "and we love lilly." do you want to go meet him? >> yes. >> reporter: lilly's mom -- >> maybe you can give him a hug. >> okay. >> reporter: and one week later, look at lilly in new york city, walking right into abc. >> you can't wait? >> reporter: up the elevator and down the hall, then around the corner came lilly. >> hi. >> reporter: are you lilly? aww. that was really easy. i didn't know if you would warm ophoo us right away. a umb's up from lly. lilly bhe u how you doing, isa

the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power harrisburg,nt near pennsylvania, consider the most serious nuclear power accident in the u.s. , historian and author samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lehman. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from the three-mile island. please stay indoors with your windows closed. month,almost a week last the people in middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> this weekend on c-span3. >> congressman jerry conley is our guest. he serves a six

i started a small we're and soft drink retailer this harrisburg, pennsylvania. i opened that up in my second semester and on a total shoe string, totally boot strapped up. we painted the signs. we built the coolers out of 2 by 4s. and i began a retail business. that's what has blossomed. fast forward a kcouple decades later and a lot of hard work to a company called total wine and more. it's the largest retailer in the united states privately owned for wine, beer and spirits. we operate in 23 states. we have over 7,000 team members and we do over $3 billion in sales. so it's q school. he started with a big stake from his dad. we started with zero. later on my dad came back and worked for me for the last 25 years of his life and helped out and we got things moving in a good direction. >> how many family members are in the biz? >> i'm working with my younger brer and that's it. so he and i own the business. >> how many siblings? >> thee brothers and a sister. >> why did you decide to get involved in this business? >> the opportunity to help folks and think about b

am kind of entrepreneurial, i started a small beer and soft drink retailer in harrisburg, pennsylvania. i opened it up my second semester at the wharton school of business. on a total shoestring. totally bootstrapped up. we painted the signs, we built the coolers out of two by fours, we built the stands out of two by fours and we began the regional business. it has blossomed. fast forward a couple of decades later, a lot of hard work later to a company called total wine and more. total wine and more now is the largest retailer of the united states, privately owned, for wine, beer and spirits. we operate in 23 states, with over 7000 team members and we do over $3 billion in sales. it is quite unlike the current occupant of the white house who also went to wharton school of business. he started with a big steak from his dad. zero.rted with later on, my dad came and actually work for me for the last 35 years of his life and helped out. how many members of your family are in your business? the rep. trone: right now it is my younger brother and that is it. he and i own the business 101st --

parts of southern africa not too bad for cape town twenty two degrees for you up here towards your harrisburg though it is going to be a rainy day at thirty one but most a medic asco is going to be seeing some very heavy rain in your forecast we do expect to see a temperature there of about twenty eight degrees. christian priest you are a friend of the palestinians he's a true friend over every rock and champion of the palestinian cause. and activist who is willing to sacrifice his freedom. for his beliefs. al-jazeera wild tells the extraordinary story of the archbishop and the piano. emotional visitor a reminder of our top stories this hour pakistan's prime minister says a captured indian pilots will be released on friday as a peace gesture bought it was caught after india and pakistan said they shot down each other's fighter jets in the disputed kashmir region. the un security council has rejected wyvil resolutions on the crisis in venezuela a us led vote seeking free and fair elections failed that the security council with russia and china vetoed the move and russia had its own idea projec

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held accountable but her supporters say the recent spate of cases filed against her amounts to harrisburg and mary usa is one of the most high profile journalists in the philippines. she co-founded an online news site called rappler known for being critical of the philippine government and president would be good to territory in its reporting breast so was arrested in the cyber libel law and charged along with another journalist's a libel case was filed in two thousand and twelve but it was four months before the cyber libel law was introduced so the case was dismissed for me it's about two things abuse of power and weaponization of the law this isn't just about me and it's not just about rappler but if you look at the parks whole were done in accordance with the law what she wants to she wants to be. treated differently. but in the country can say they're to one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists many worry that maria's arrest will have a broader impact on how filipino journalists work in the field especially those in the provinces it's a very important case but i

at 8:30 a.m., the 40th30 anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the nuclear power accident in the u.s. joining us to look at the event author ofan and samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists. railamerica,on watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from two mile island. >> please stay indoors. >> for almost a week last month middletown,f pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not hear, see, or field. >> watch this weekend on c-span3. president tony perkins our desk.r des what the mexico city policy is. guest: it is a term we hear a lot. it goes back to 1984. ronald reagan, his administration in a conference on family planning with yo the u.n. announced a policy that we any organization that funded abortion or promoted abortion. that was in place during the reagan administration. put back in place by the bush administration in 2001 -- host: what was announced this week? guest: closing some loopholes. there was an expansion of the mexico city policy initially

then we discuss the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the united states. joining us, eric epstein, founder and chair of the three mile island alert. historian and author samuel walker. and acting director of the nuclear safety product for concerned scientists. watch

the for now, he's on a mission to inspire the of harrisburg.the job, the substitute teaching in the district he graduated from the kids do want to learn. well you got to just take the time to get to know the kids and like i said no other make them feel constable martin says he always wanted to work with kids maybe coach down the line, so you were right the answer is c for now he's on a mission to inspire the inner baseball is doing just that giving students confidence and a drive to succeed and achieve just like he has. >>time now. >>baseball is back in the san francisco giants were in action on saturday still looking for their first big win as their shared rodriguez getting the start on saturday for the giants as a father, ivan rodriguez watches on top of the states. we go giants on top 1, 0, of the >>evan longoria singles to center field. coming the stores. yeah i hear this a that gives giants a 2 nothing lead. >>joe panik at the blade. >>about a single to right center. long story one storm buster posey's color and he would a to score, but he

the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania most serious in the united states. .ome to look at the program and at 4:00 p.m. on real america reel america, watch. >> stay indoors with your windows closed. people of middletown tell a pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, jerry mitchell talks about his 30 year career with the jackson, mississippi "clarion ledger." he describes how he put four klansmen in jail in the 1960's. american university investigative reporting workshop like alumni alliance and school of communications cohosted the cement -- this event. it is over an hour. charles: good evening. my name is charles lewis, professor and executive editor of the investigative reporting workshop. welcome to the american university school. this important event tonight is cosponsored by the au school of communication, investigative workshop and black alumni alliance.

cbs reports documentary that investigates the partial meltdown at the nuclear power plant near harrisburg, pennsylvania in 1979 on march 28. here is a preview. came for oneent very simple reason, to assure the people that if the president of the united states and the governor of pennsylvania were standing at together, right at the plant site, then obviously, there was no reason to believe the whole thing was going to blow up any minute. obviously, that would reassure the population that we are going to have plenty of advanced warning of we have to get out of here. then back to middletown, the president praised local officials, and then without using the word, referred to what everyone has been thinking about for days, evacuation. >> i would like to say to the people who live around the three-mile island plant, that if it does become necessary, your , andnor will ask you others in this area, to take appropriate action to ensure your safety. that does, i want to urge these instructions be carried out calmly as they have been in the past few days. watch the entire hour-long investigation on

harrisburg? the plan was to overhaul how the v.a. does dental care.led little idea said in part: "let's set up a meeting with the american dental association and create an oversight committee. i can save your administration $250 million a year." the dentist also said that, if trump cooperates, afterwards he gets to take something from the prize chest. ( laughter ) and it gets weirder, because the note started with, "dear king." don't give him any ideas! ( laughter ) (as trump): "ooh, king. also a very good policy proposal." now, obviously, the president isn't going to change v.a. policy based on some scrawled note from a yahoo dentist he met in the mara-lago steam room. and trump wrote, "send to david shulkin at the v.a." okay, okay, but that's probably just trump humoring a mar-a-lago buddy. i doubt he even saw the note. and it's stamped, "the president has seen." ( laughter ) that's a stamp he uses both for documents and to verify he spent quality time with eric and don jr. ( laughter ) ( applause ) now-- very handy. come here. unh! now, in case you

be a professional football player, pretty cool daniel hamburg takes us inside their classroom in harrisburgsylvania. >>right now you have to be looking at the questions so as you guys read through it. it will be easier food to go back and answer the questions robert martin is teaching 4th graders at lament re school. so who wants to start off by reading first, he says the students are smart and team."what some of the students don't know--martin is a running back with the new york giants.nats "yup good job" he's substitute teaching in the district he graduated from.robert martin"the kids do want to learn. all you gotta do is take the time to get to know the kids and like i said, openhem up and make them feel comfortable." martin says he always wanted to work with kids-- maybe coach down the line.nats "so you were right. the answer is c." for now, he's on a mission to inspire the inner city kids of harrisburg.robert martin"at the end of the day, if you feel as though you can do it, that's all that matters. so those are the things that these two stories had in common." school principal eugene

weekend on c-span3. 40 years ago on march 28, 1979, the three-mile dial-in unit two reactor near harrisburg, pennsylvania partially melted down. according to the nuclear regulatory commission, this was the most serious accident in the history of u.s. commercial nuclear power plant operations. america, a cbs reports documentary that aired one month after the accident on may 1, 1979. the hour-long investigation looks at the response of the local community and government a connecticutits nuclear plant, interviews nuclear power proponents and skeptics, and seeks to learn how similar incidents can be prevented in the future. this time for evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> this is not a community that scares easily. major floods and hurricane agnus has

them are just and and you can then see now check out and decide that's all going on where also in harrisburg's of this there were also revolution there was so this is a disc and i'm. among the youngest ones so this seems that no. offense to the offspring at such that is really a sense that this is the long route and history that has been there not to malaysian the struggle within the outlet to the society of picnics already. and that's why. you say if we've heard all that talk about the history and there has been a violent past in your country the war of independence against france and then the very dark days of the one nine hundred ninety s. is it significant given that that so many of these people on the streets are so young perhaps that violent history doesn't worry them so much when i think. when we look at the population in algeria something like forty five percent of the population today is below the age of thirty so if somebody was born let's say in nineteen ninety four he would be twenty five. dispersant has not lived the civil war of the ninety's they were still a child during the ara

washington journal, the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant i leaned near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power plant accident in the united states. joining us is samuel walker and acting director of the union of concerned scientists edwin lyman. america,.m. on reel watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. .> belltower here at this time, there is no evacuation. please, stay indoors with the windows closed. of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> wen-qing ngoei talks about anti-communism in southeast asia. he talks about the war to foster anti-communist governments in the region and contain the spread of communism to vietnam. he argues that despite the outcome of the vietnam war, the u.s. was largely successful in its strategy. the wilson center hosted this 90 minute event. right, everyone. i would like to call us all to order. good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon session of the washington history seminar, histo

daniel hamburg takes us inside the classroom in harrisburg, pennsyvania.the questions, so as you read through it, it'll be easier for you to go back and answer the questions."robert martin is teaching fourth graders at scott elementary school.robert martin"so who wants to start off by reading first?"he says the students are smart and engaging.eugene spells"he had a giants jacket on and keyshawn said 'oh the giants are sorry. the eagles are my team."what some of the students don't know--martin is a running back with the new york giants.nats "yup good job" he's substitute teaching in the district he graduated from.robert martin"the kids do want to learn. all you gotta do is take the time to get to know the kids and like i said, open them up and make them feel comfortable." martin says he always wanted to work with kids-- maybe coach down the line.nats "so you were right. the answer is c." for now, he's on a mission to inspire the inner city kids of harrisburg.robert martin"at the end of the day, if you feel as though you can do it, that's all that matters. s

harrisburg. >> it means some. one of the trends we've seen that's resulted in stagnating living standards for people, especially those without post-high school educations is that according to work by david otter at m.i.t., the middle-skill kind of employment, repetitive tasks that people do that don't require a lot of training, that has plummeted for more than a third of all the work that's done to about 20% of the work that's done. now, some of those people have moved into higher-skill occupations and they've done better in this economy, but many people have not. and people, especially in rural areas and people without college or technical school educations in urban areas, simply are not keeping up. so if you have a new factory of the kind you're talking about, there will be jobs in the maintenance of those automated robots, in the creation of those robots, but they displace an awful lot of ordinary human labor that you could provide in middle class life a generation ago. >> but we hear all about these work force

war i'm just and and dependents now check it out and decide that's all going on where also in harrisburg's of this that there were also revolution there was so this is a disc and i'm. among the youngest ones so this seems that no. offense to the offspring at such that is really a sense that this is the long route and history that has been there not to malaysian the struggle within the outlet to the society of picnics already. and that's a lot to me. you say if we've heard all that talk about the history and there has been a violent past in your country the war of independence against france and then the very dark days of the one nine hundred ninety s. is it significant given that that so many of these people on the streets are so young perhaps that violent history doesn't worry them so much when i think. when we look at the opposition in algeria something like forty five percent of the population today is below the age of thirty so if somebody was born let's say in ninety in the ninety four he would be twenty five. dispersant has not lived the civil war of the ninety's they were still a ch

the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power plant accident near harrisburg, pennsylvaniansidered most serious nuclear power accident in the united states. joining us, samuel walker, acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, and the cofounder of concerned mothers and women in middletown, pennsylvania. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, report from79 cbs three mile island. [video clip] >> please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear, or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. " continues. --"washington journal" continues. peter welch.st is good morning to you. guest: good morning. are the reports --committees expected to receive the mueller report in full? guest: we should have it right away because all we are talking about is this four-page letter summarizing his conclusion and his views. it.ybody wants to see let's get it sooner rather than later. host: when you receive the report, what happens

830 -- 8:30 eastern, the 40th anniversary of the three mile island nuclear power accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, considered the most serious nuclear power accident in the u.s. joining us is is dorian and author samuel walker and acting director of nuclear safety project. at 4 pm on real america watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> this is an evacuation. please stay in door with windows closed. >>> almost a week last month people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> next week we will have a conference and wednesday you can see it live on jens stoltenberg. >>> there 106 members with diverse backgrounds and c-span continues our profile series with guy russian dollar, the new representative for the pennsylvania 14 congressional district. before coming to washington he served in the u.s. navy and prosecuted nearly 100 suspected terrorists in iraq. >> tell us where he reborn. >> just outside of pittsburgh in new kensington and i was drafted out of pittsbu

nuclear power accident near harrisburg, pennsylvania, the most serious one of the united states. joining us, historian and author samuel walker, acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lyman, and concerned mothers of women in pennsylvania. >>> 4 pm on real america, the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> there is an evacuation, stay indoors with the windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown pennsylvania lived in fear of a enemy they couldn't feel, hear or see. >> watch it this weekend on c- span three. >>> healthcare advisors and insurance commissioners discuss approaches to eliminate surprise out of network medical bills, real-life examples of how many consumers are faced with these additional payments, often associated with emergency healthcare costs and hospitals, from the brookings institution, two hours and 20 minutes. >>> thank you for braving the weather to get here. i guess that's the wrong note, you are planning to come february 20 as well, i'm glad we could get together t