reporter: only one someone who has done it before can describe it like canadian astronaut chris hatfield who flew on atlantis previously. >> finally, the sky goes from light blue to dark blue to black and the engine shuts off and you are weightless. that's a great ride. >> reporter: just before beginning that ride, commander chris ferguson told mission control, we are completing a chapter in a journey that never end. the space shuttle is finishing but nasa's exploration of space is continuing. reporting live from the kennedy space center, i'm alan chernoff. >> reporter: big crowds gathered in oakland to watch that final shuttle launch. >> 4, 3, 2, 1. liftoff. >> it was a full house at the space and science center. thousands of people filled the theater for a bittersweet watch. >> this is the last shuttle launch of and since america doesn't have a replacement vehicle, how long will it be before we get back into space? >> the end of the space program ace tough sell for some people. some people are not quite sure how it can be over. >>> we are learning more information on at that time jake

it is still unclear why the private behave the way he did according to hatfield he fired in self-defense because he claimed he attacked him with a knife however several pieces of evidence do not corroborate the theory. given that alexander was one hundred eighty centimeters tall and had filled one hundred sixty four and this metal chair had a bullet hole in the back we were told that the bullets went from top to bottom which simply proves that alexander. appeared to have heated public demands that the u.s. base be closed but mannus is a crucial strategic hub for supplying coalition troops in afghanistan. the issue of the american presence became a bare faced bargaining chip in talks between the government and the us state department as such u.s. cargo planes continue to take off from caracas territory. those crooks should have been brought to justice instead of the contest elections we the young people of the cookies republic have been under the yoke of corrupt regimes for years we have fed up with the continuing cycle of deceit we have taken part in the latest revolution to topple a cri

military went downhill after a tragic incident between private sachar a hatfield and a fuel serviceman truck driver. alexander even north was shot and killed by the private so on that day his colleagues came to me and said alexander was shot dead by an american soldier what shot that's how come we don't know. it is still unclear why the private behave the way he did according to have field he fired in self-defense because he claims you know attacked him with a knife however several pieces of evidence do not corroborate the theory. it's nonsense given that alexander was one hundred eighty centimeters tall and had filled one hundred sixty four and this metal chair had a bullet hole in the back we were told that the bullets went from top to bottom which simply proves that alexander was such a deal. bishkek appeared to a few public demands that the u.s. base be closed but mass is a crucial strategic hub for supplying coalition troops in afghanistan. the issue of the american presence became a bare faced bargaining chip in talks between the bucky of government and the us state department as

. >> this is named for hatfield. >> i never know what i am going to run into. >> and there is a lot more. >> we have to take the camera -- >> this is so much fun. >> in all of your photography, did you ever find and how much it was costing? not your part of it, but all the art across the country. >> they did this for each building. multi millions of dollars. i believe in this because this is a good thing. >> you are born in north carolina and raised in minneapolis. >> my parents were both southerners and my mother were 4 milligram. she was an assistant to the editor of decision magazine, the largest in the world at the time. she is 93 years old now, the same age of mg. -- billy gramham. this grew into mega-amazingness. my mother is 93. she is still sharp. >> how many children in the family? >> just the two of us. my mother had 15 siblings. >> went to school in iowa and then you had some art and design. >> i actually finish my degree paid for by abc at the time at american university. i wanted to go into communications. >> in your an account executive? >> i failed in marketing by put toge

. >> this is named for hatfield. >> i never know what i am going to run into. isn't this fun? >> and there is a lot more. >> we have to take the camera -- person . >> this is so much fun. >> in all of your photography, did you ever find and how much it was costing? not your part of it, but all the art across the country. >> they did this for each building. multi millions of dollars. i believe in this because this is a good thing. it is our emotional side>> you are born in north carolina and raised in minneapolis. what were your parents of doing>> my parents were both? southerners and my mother were 4 milligram. -- for billy graham. she was an assistant to the editor of decision magazine, the largest in the world at the time. isn't that amazing? she is 93 years old now, the same age of mg. -- billy graham. i remember that the billy graham evangelical foundation started in one room andthis grew into mega-amazingness. my mother is 93. and she is living near chicago noshe is still sharp. my sister. >> how many children in the family? >> just the two of us. myself and my sister but

>>neil: but the left is more left, the right is more right and now it is the financial hatfields and >>guest: there was not a single political leader responsible person in america that said we would not get it done. why want to be part of a congress that has america default on its obligation. >>neil: how risky is that? i am told with a wink and a nod rating agencies have been told, the august 2nd thing is not real. >>guest: the cost to the market but to our public confidence, a confidence around the world, the fact there will be some folks we know in the market that, whether it is the contracts on contract default stocks, why roll the dice? this means default missing the deadline. it is default. >>neil: technically it is not. >>guest: after we set up every political leader every democrat has said we have to get it done by august 2nd and if we fail, shame on all of us. >>neil: you think that is what will be happening because we are getting word that moody's will review for a downgrade likely to conclude with the confirmmation of aaa mating but with a negative outlook, and they are say

>> guest: it's a wonderful thing put together by adelle hatfield taylor which has conferences every year and gets design experts in different fields and mayors from different cities for a long weekend, and each gives presentations, the mayors on their cities and the experts on different issues affecting america, so that they can learn from each other about all the issues including transportation or parking or just urban beautification or whatever of urban design. c-span: your book is endorsed by at least four people. andrew tobias, who is he? >> guest: he is a columnist for time magazine and also an author in his own right. i don't know him. c-span: so you had nothing to do with that endorsement? >> guest: no. c-span: endorsed by andrew heiskell, former publisher of time. do you know him? >> guest: i'm acquainted with him. i know him to occasionally have dinner with him. c-span: "the death of common sense is a wildly important book which should change the direction of public debate in this country." do you think it has? >> guest: not yet, but it's striking a chord. i've just gone down to

a few sort of specific examples, hatfield house, one of the great group british palatial country estates. queen elizabeth the first spent part of her childhood on this is day. it was along the seed of the aristocratic vessel family. the patriarch of that family, lord salisbury, was prime minister of england for some years at the turn of the century. he had 10 grandsons. five of them were killed in the war. and one of them, george sasso, is a character in this book. a german does toll among the children of clinical and military leaders. prime minister herbert asquith of england lost a son. so did his counterpart, chancellor of germany, the bettman hold the. the man in the middle of this picture, general sir herbert lawrence who was chief of staff of the british army on the western front, lost two sons. his counterpart in the french army, general know well but has to, lost three sons. so part of what i wanted to explore in this book was the mentality of such men. how could these generals, these prime ministers, these cabinet ministers, year after year, send their own sons into battle, thei

a few sort of specific examples, hatfield house -- long one of the great british palatial country estates, queen elizabeth i spent part of her childhood on this estate along the seat of an aristocratic family -- the pay ri ark was prime minister for some years at the turn of the century. he had ten grandsons. five of them were kill inside the war, and one of them, george, is a character in this book. tremendous toll among the children of political and military leaders. prime minister herbert as withof england lost a son. so did his counterpart, chancellor of germany thee bold hold vision. the man in the middle in this picture, general lawrence who was chief of staff of the british army on the western front, lost two sons. his counterpart in the french army, general decat tell, lost three sons. so part of what i wanted to explore in this book was the mentality of such men. how could these generals, these prime ministers, these cabinet ministers year after year send their own sons into battle, their own sons charging out of trenches into the face of machine gunfire? and into a hail of fire

senator hatfield stood up and he made clear he was all in favor of balancing the budget but not with a gimmick long into the future. he was chair of the appropriations committee. he invited his colleagues to make the action by reducing the budget, not playing games with gimmicks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. blumenauer: that's what we should do today. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, delay, delay, delay, delay is the administration's energy plan. the keystone excell pipeline project would bring 700,000 barrels of oil today from alberta, canada, to refineries in southeast texas. this would provide more energy for america. the president has had over two years to approve the project, but the state department, the e.p.a. and out-of-towners have stone walled the project on alleged environmental grounds. pipelines are the most cost-effective and most environmentally sound way to transport oil and natural gas. oil must reach our refiner

i believe it was chairman hatfield running the committee on the senate side and jamie witten on the house side. i care very much about the appropriations process and the appropriations committee because i think we spend less with a higher degree of transparency when we consider appropriations bills in regular order, as this one now is. this bill funds our veterans programs and our military construction needs mainly for the active duty and reserve americans who wear the uniform or wore the uniform, upon which all of our freedoms and the independence of our country depends. today there are over 20 million veterans and this bill cares for them in a bipartisan way. we owe these veterans just about everything for our independence and freedom and this bill cares for them. now, why in this difficult and partisan time is this bill coming up in this way? and why is it that we have every republican on the subcommittee and the full committee in favor of this legislation? it's because the chairman made the decision that i strongly supported to mark to the house level. and when we marked to the house