isabel? >> news around the bay. the national park service rangers are selling watch out for beach hazards of of the national sea shore. to be on the lookout for rip current and waves the house to this conditions could impact southern fishing ditches chords marin and drapes and wildcat campgrounds. >> a public defender will be appointed the judge will have to pay for the attorney. he recently changed his mind on weather or not he needed one. he is charged from these murders of 1977-1994. all four victims have matching first name and last name, initials. >> the investigation of his tunic shooting outside on friday up just minutes when class is let out of a stash student shooting-contra costa show sheriff's responded. no suspects but a high school student showed up as emergency room at an emergency room with a gunshot wound. again, no arrests. >> a not guilty plea from 44 year-old patrick d'arrigo met in under age 4 on the internet and served alcohol and engaged in unlawful sex sex. he met under

. >> más adelante la doctora isabel que nos hablará del vih . >> y nos vamos con las imágenes en vivoeste ataque , ya volvemos . . >> los dueños de los restaruantes el balazo se declararon culo pables de fraude de impuestos . >> en el 2008 una redada informó que unos 63 indocumentados trabajaban en dicho lugar . >> el parquimetro le podría costar 68 dolares y si se le olvida mover su carro cuando pasa el barredor esto le costaria 58 dólares . >> lo curioso es que el difícit se debe a que esto se ha reducido . >> ingresar celulares a cárceles sería penado, actualmente no existe una ley que lo evite. >> comprar bebidas alcohólicas en supermercados, ya no será tan facil . >> está nueva medida que está por llegar a california, según legisladores menores usan las cajas de autoservicio para comprar alcohol. >> vamos a otra pausa y en seguida los guatemaltecos acuden a las urnas . >> tras décadas de gobiernos militares. >> y en el segmento del tiempo la actividad de las tormentas . >> eso en solo instantes. >> ((♪ ♪)). . >> hoy tenemos de invitada a la doctora isabel . >> bienvenida a san fr

nashville, you're on with isabel wilkerson. >> isabel, i can't tell you how thrilled i am to speak with i'm a big fan and have seen you on tv a number of time, and if i know you're going to be on talking about this beautiful book, i always watch. i watch you numbers of times, and i want to tell you that most of all in the -- in your words and in person, you -- the fact that you try to relive this, a lot of these -- this migration yourself and making the long trip and all those things, every time i talk to you or see you on c-span, and in your books, it's so obvious, and it's so touching, and it's so meaningful that you are not afraid to express your passion and your emotions about all of this. i'll let -- it's a wonderful story, and i want to ask you one question. do you feel that there's any connection or any -- that there is a likeness in -- a lot of us that used to be in the middle class, but are no longer in the middle class because of so many economic problems and because i am a widow and i -- i -- my -- i have preexisting conditions so i can't get insurance. >> we appreciate the c

isabel? >> thank janu.nging) >> you are listening to the beginning of this ceremony of a shameful, pennsylvania. united flight 93 killing 40 passengers and crew members. a commemorative ceremony is all weekend long for the 10th anniversary of 911. guests include joe biden, and former president, bill clinton. president obama is scheduled to be there, tomorrow. schedule will -security will be tight and honor of anniversary. counter-terrorism is still confirming a terror attack back east. it to believe to have u.s. travel documents, possible u.s. citizens and this bombing could be and new york, washington dc or both. >> the possibility of a ninth leve99 there is an-no specific threat but bart is increasing a police presence there of parking lots. the security increase is called " operation a real saf--l safe'32 states are also participating. you can see this tower has red, white, blue and it will stay this way throughout the weekend. >> up san bruno resident said a special ceremony remembering a pipeline explo

national, you're on with isabel wilkerson. >> caller: isabel, i cannot say how thrilled i am to be ableto speak with you. i've seen you on c-span, on tv for a number of times. and if i know you're going to be on talking about this beautiful book, i always watch, watching the numbers of time. and i want to tell you that most of all, in your words and in person, the fact that you tried to relive this, a lot of these, this migration yourself and your making that long trip and all those things, every time i saw you on c-span, and in your book, it's so obvious and it's so touching and so meaningful that you are not afraid to express your passion and your emotions about all this, all that that happen in this wonderful story. and i want to ask you one question. do you feel that there is any connection or any, that there is a likeness, a lot of us there used to be in the middle class that are no longer in the middle class because of so many economic problems, and because i am a widow and i have a briefing condition so i couldn't -- >> host: we appreciate the call. in the response without call?

you compare that to 790,000 following hurricane isabel back in september of 2003 and irene did more damage to the equipment. >>> all baltimore county schools go back tomorrow. this time last wreak 43 schools didn't have power. roads were blocked, intersections were out. school buss couldn't budge because of all the fallen trees but now the county is ready to read, write and do math. it's the first day for everybody. here is cheryl connor live. >> reporter: that is right. one of 13 schools without power for a week. tonight we ask if schools are even a priority as bge crews make repairs. play time is coming to an end. students at 13 baltimore county public schools had another week off all because of continued power outages, following hurricane irene. >> it was kind of boring. we thought school would start and we didn't have any plans. >> reporter: it knocked out power to 65 schools, all but 20 of them had power on by wednesday morning. so the school system opened. friday one school was still in the dark along with 12 others leaving a mom to question bge. >> they did their best but i think th

. >>> nos acompaÑa ana isabel para hablarnos de su carrera y su nuevo sencillo, bienvenida quÉ gusto carrera en puerto rico po estoy tan agradecida de univision porque desde que tuve esta plataforma la verdad que ha sido una diferencia del cielo a la tierra el apoyo de la gente ahora promocionando esta nueva canciÓn, que se llama "la vida es bella" que grabe a dÚo con chino y nacho. >>> sÉ que has recibido mÁs de 8 millones de visitas en youtube. >>> ha sido algo inesperado, no lo esperaba, pero lo recibo con amor, cariÑo, trabajo agradecimiento al pÚblico, estoy comenzando pero tengo sueÑos por empezar, vamos poco a poco, tuve oportunidad de cantar junto a placido domingo en puerto rico. >>> este tipo de con cursos moto vas los jÓvenes que cuando se presente una oportunidad como esta la aprovechen, porque muchos pensaran que no sirven de mucho. sÍ lo mree. >>> srecomiendo a todos que luchen por sus sueÑos. >>> planes futuros. >>> ahora mismo la vida es bella, que estÁ a lventa ini tunes. >>> y el rumor que hubo romance entre tÚ y chino. >>> hubo algo por ahÍ. >>> pero no se confirmÓ

. >> siempre en estas ciudades personas asistieron a la iglesia santa isabel para recibir informaciónunitarias, aunque esto cuesta mucho dinero podrían obtener la cuidadanía estadounidense. >> tendríamos derecho de votar. >> el próximo taller será el sábado 1 de octubre de 9 a 2 de la tarde . >> es gratis . >> una mujer latina vive una pesadilla luego de visitar una clínica en sacramento . >> una caída la dejo con limitaciones para desplazarse , luego del accidente ella trato de no ir al médico pero su rrodilla se inflamó . >> no quería porque no tengo medicare . >> le drenaron sangre y la enyesaron . >> días después comenzó la pesadiila. >> papeles y llamadas para que pague . >> son como 13 mil y fraccion ella solo tiene el apoyo económico de su hija. >> a mi y en está situación en la que me encuentro no se ni que hacer. >> representantes del consulado mexicano tienen ayuda para personas en situaciones similares. >> acudir con las autoridades del hospital para ver posibilidades de que su caso financiero financiero se maneje de acuerdo a las posibilidades de la familia . >> tal vez no

hizo tocar fondo. >> le pido mucho a dios, que retiren los casinos. >> ante su tumba, el hijo de isabelta y los expertos tratan de llevarlos a mar abierto, aunque dos de ellos perdieron la vida, lamentablemente. asÍ llegamos al final, gracias por habernos acompaÑado. desde la ciudad de mÉxico. fue un gusto para mi compartir contigo. >> mÁs para mÍ. muchas gracias, nos vemos por allà maÑana. hasta pronto >> gracias por confiar en primer impacto. primer impacto. ♪

bge brought in 2300 extra workers from 18 states, it's the largest effort since isabelle in 2003. with that, some parents question bge's efforts. >> they did their best, but i think they could hire for contractors. >> reporter: see little welcome signs along the front of the school. all schools will have to make up two days. the state board of education will determine if last wednesday, thursday, and friday will be waived for the remaining schools. that tour kicks off at 85:00 this morning with dr. -- 8:55 this morning with dr. harrisston. >>> new for the flu season this year , the first flu shot that workings with a tiny needleless scary of a skin prick and hitting this market this fall. but it's for adults and limited in availability. wider distribution is set for next year. doctors say there is plenty of more vaccines to go around. >>> campaign chief and manager for michele bachmann, leaving in a campaign shake you have. bachmann manager says he doesn't have the stamina for 12- 14 hour days on the trail. he says he planned transition after putting to place a campaign team and g

schools in baltimore, bge brought in 2300 extra workers from 18 states, the largest effort since isabelle in 2003. some parents questioned bge's efforts. >> they did their best but i think they could hire more contractors. >> reporter: again, all baltimore county schools will have to make up the two days and have to determine about wednesday, thursday and friday, whether those schools will be waived as well. dr. hairston, will be visiting at 8:55 this morning. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> for a list of schools heading back and the latest on school information, head to abc2news.com, and moms and dads for example you got a little one headed back to class, we want to see. sends us your pictures. >>> abc2 news working for you as your college students are heading off and kicking off the new school year. important tips when it comes to financial safety. better business burreau row recommending first and foremost, kem get them a safe, they can keep credit cards and student identification in there. personal information, tell them not to share the credit card or pen numbers with anyone even wit

australia will always installed as my save the favorites of my game the wallabies coach robbie deans so isabel is a more than just a find mixing it with the big boys of this world cup their culture the fact that they'll be leaving the country within twenty four hours so they want to they want to finish good night and good night will be not only playing some some rugby playing some constructive regular showing their pride showing the meaning to them and then a little bit of physical commitment we had a fixture against the usa last in wellington there we go the result that we were happy with a. significant number of points are scored but the game itself was physical it was tough and the going to be the same or suspect i'll show you and you'll be in the video analysts of looking at the russian play and i think russia trying to model style really in australia a very open game look to russia have to do to try and get up to the level of sail straight if you just go to them prepare for it you can pull something out that you haven't prepared for so i guess it's that training of staff with conditioning

isabel sawhill, another 2.5 million people fell into poverty in 2009. at the risk of asking the obvious, is it unemployment that's driving that number? >> it is definitely unemployment that's driving this increase in poverty rates and leading to the record numbers that you talked about in the lead-in. you know, the very best anti-poverty policy is to have a job. with so many people out of work or having part-time jobs when they'd like full-time work, it's inevitable that the poverty rate is going to go up. we've done some projections of what the poverty rate will be mid decade, a few years from now. if the unemployment projections that most economic forecasters are using hold true. it's a very dismal picture. >> suarez: this is a number, doug besharov, that has been rising since the economy began to suffer several years ago. is there a new poor? is is there a profile for who is joining the ranks of those living under 22,000 for a family of four? >> well, i think, yes, that's right. for as long as we've been collecting statistics about poverty, we've see

. >> isabel pollock is the engineer. what is it on a scale of 1 to 10, difficulty of this project?> i would say between 7 and 8, in that range. of course, as always the challenge of being the longest tunnel five-mile long tunnel without any immediate shafts. >> is there anything that keeps you up at night when you think about your work on this tunnel project? that sounds like a yes, yes based on your laugh. >> well, i think i will sleep better when the machine reaches the other side. >> that's not going to happen until 2013, that's the projected timeline. then they have to install the pipe in that tunnel afterwards, which would be 2015. again, once that's done, they believe this will be able to withstand a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. bobry del, nbc bay area news. >> fascinating. >> absolutely. bob shows safety first. always got the helmet on. >>> now we wanted to check in with christina loren for a look the an your forecast. >> we're taking you on a wild ride in the weather forecast. you can see what's left over of the low cloud cover in san francisco. you can see these clouds moving

. >> reporter: ask about the day the towers fell and isabel fernandez will tell you about the dust. the airplane parts in the family's living room and most especially, the holes. >> i had a friend who lived in tribeca and said, oh, a plane went through and there's holes on both sides of twin towers. i went through the day of this image of the two towers with holes on both sides. >> reporter: now 17 and a senior at a new jersey all girls prep school fernandez is experiencing 9/11 in a new way. >> what does a terrorist look like? >> reporter: as part of history, she's studying it in class in the conit text of global security and terrorism. >> it's important not only to look at the event but to understand the history and the consequences. >> reporter: though 9/11 is increasingly taught in schools, new jersey's 9/11 curriculum is the first known to be sancions but a state education department for grades kindergarten through grade 12. with more than 100 possible lesson plans on the subject younger kids may learn about bullying and power, while older ones study topics like the allure of t

. >> host: just a few minutes left with our guest, isabel wilkerson. ma'am, you're next. >> thank you. i'm annie brown, and i grew up in louisiana with a family that stayed behind. and we used to wish that our parents would move to california. but we stayed in louisiana, so i'm curious because you've expanded my conception of the people who are part of the great migration. i didn't consider myself a part of the great migration. but i did leave louisiana in the '60s to attend washington university in st. louis. and i know there were a number of students in the south that left historically black colleges and others to go to graduate school. and so i'm, um, it's almost like i was not -- i feel i was not a part of the great migration, but i was a beneficiary of the great migration. and so i'm just curious, you know, because to me it's almost like a new, another book. the new migrants. those folk that migrated at another time when they weren't experiencing, experiencing quite the same things that people experienced earlier. jim crow was there, i rode on the

isabel? >> thank you, robin. and this space junk has hit the pacific ocean. ocean at 11:20 p.m. last night- 3:4:05 a.m. you can see a tiny white spots. it was about 6 t of trash. parts of the satellite were up to 300 lbs. it was the largest nasa spacecraft since 1979. >> in sacramento jerry brown has signed what is calling a landmark legislation aimed at creating jobs and creating more money for california. this was signed and friday at " gap " headquarters. trying to create a compromise between amazon .com traditional retailers and california lawmakers. the issue is how to deal with the collection of online sales tax revenue. amazon is collecting sales tax next year. it is something that not done before. amazon also agreed to build several warehouses in california and create jobs. >> the latest on the fremont sylandra solar plant, the suspension of the alternative energy program is requested from a lawmaker. meantime, the executives appeared on capitol hill to answer questions. lawmakers wanted to know what happened to the $538 million federal loans. however

fiscal la detuvo a la espera que colabore con la investigaciÓn los llevÓ a donde vive un hijo de isabelde piedras preciosas el vehÍculo recorre el pais como parte de la promociÓn de una famosa joyerÍa y su precio podrÍa alcanzar 4 millones de dÓlares. hace tres aÑos lanzaron este carro como el mÁs barato de la india como cambian las cosas bueno >>> buenas tardes, gracias por acompañarnos >> la familia de michelle dice que hará una sección funebre ahora que encontraron los restos de la estudiante que fue vista por ultima vez en mayo agradcen a la ayuda del público y ahora comenzaran con la búsqueda de justicia la sospechosa será juzgada el 28 de septiembre >> la mujer que el domingo mato a un intruso paso de víctima a asesina, ella decia que actuo en defensa propia, pero ahora se busca que ambos tenían una relcion previa y si sus acciones son verdaderas >> 3 policías fueron ssuspendidos por balear a inocentes cuando persiguian a un sospechoso

russians aren't going to be invading osa neither are the chinese so i don't see what all the fear isabel i think would be a great thing i mean and the russians have a very capable scientists and so do the chinese i mean i. i think this could be a really good thing to really promote cooperation but whether or not people want to do it that's you know that's that's something beyond me i'm not occultation. really i'm thank you for joining us that was william anderson a filthy professor at frostburg state university well a free country that prides itself on free press truth is supposed to win over propaganda a watchdog press is supposed to hold governments accountable for abuses of power that happened at home last week to american hikers were released from an iranian jail a story that continues to make headlines here in the u.s. i have mine screamed abuse and i ran but silence it seems when it comes to abuses of power right here on u.s. soil so when it comes to playing the watchdog who is back to the us press really have our keys on the southie of churkin our reports. the mainstream media wat

very good credentials but the most important is not about instance from building the most important isabel the overview right of the palestinian people the sort of their mission we've been waiting for sixty four years and we have the largest refugee group in the world we have all this new parry occupation water history has a spot. still about a program here in our teeth splashing out on dinner. hillary clinton the billions. that love her but obama now year ago sure to be a lot of money party asks people on the streets of new york how much they would spend to dine out the obama. hands could this be the solution for exhausted air travelers a russian company veils the speed box a peaceful shelter for airport hustle and. levels of literacy in developed countries is something that is often taken for granted but a recent survey in the u.k. has revealed an alarming number of school leavers a laugh even basic skills reading and numeracy it points to a bleak future for young people they are together with a rising use unemployment rate are just or and try to trace the roots of the problem. reading w

the new authoritarianism of looming great tabby in the studio it's great to be here max all right isabelle we've been discussing banking and terrorism in the first after tell us how these two meet in yemen well i would suspect there's a direct correlation between the kind of rise of personal and betterness to private finance institutions that are immersed in yemen starting in the late one nine hundred ninety s. and really caught on as a kind of plus possible resource for considered profits for both local yemeni power holders stakeholders and the outside world banking world. and this is taking the form usually in the micro finance banking there's particularly successful banks as far as the outside investors are concerned in this operation blink was given a reward last year for distributing over sixty thousand loans in yemen. for of course what micro finance is famous for starting up small businesses that are excited about what's turned out is that many of the clients of this bank are not either paying back these loans or cannot pay back to really touch up right after thinking and get into t

. >> i just wanted isabel back.rtant. >> reporter: the couple was in cancun, and no sooner did they arrive when isabella got sick. >> she was laboring to breathe. >> reporter: it was a dangerous case of pneumonia. within a few hours, the family was on a plane to miami where doctors treated isabella and the nurses treated her parents. >> when i came in this morning, i went in and saw these two people. i said, how are you doing? they said, well, today would have been our wedding. and i was like, well, would you still like it to be today? what did you say? >> sure. >> reporter: a fancy dress, tux, and wedding cake were what the doctor ordered. the hospital chaplain did the rest. >> you always keep this moment cherished in your life. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the bride was overjoyed, the groom as proud as he could be. much better tonight. as for the nurses who turned jackson into a wedding chapel, well, they may have found a career after nursing. >> plan a wedding? i've never been married. yeah, maybe i'll be next. >> she

my name is isabel castillo. thank you to afl-cio for this great opportunity and it is such an honor to be here. i am originally from mexico but i was brought here at the age of 6. i did not choose to be brought here. i came along with mommy and daddy and i have been here since i was 6 years old. started first grade in the public-school system. went all the way through twelfth grade and that is when i realized i was different from my peers. i am undocumented. everyone was talking about going to college and whether you got accepted and i knew i wanted to go to college. my parents worked in a poultry plant for many years. our value education and become someone in life. they said you don't want to work in a poultry plant. you wake up at 4:00 in the morning. do well in school. i have at 4.0 gpa in high school and went to speak to my guidance counselor and said i want to go to college but i don't think he had worked with anyone in my situation. he had an undocumented students in front of him and didn't know how to hel

your calls and we will wrap up coverage of the national book festival with pulitzer prize winner isabelilkerson who will talk about her pulitzer prize-winning book "the warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migration" about african-american migration to the north. after her talk booktv will join her in the tend to take audience questions, national phone calls, e-mails and tweets. that is our coverage plan for they 1 of the eleventh annual national book festival in washington d.c.. if you happen to be in the area come on down. the c-span bus is pecking out these bags. we will be between fourteenth and seventh streets in washington d.c.. joining us is jennifer gavin, project manager of the national book festival. start by giving us fact and figures about the national book festival. how many authors, what kind of events? >> thank you for having me. we expect to have 111 authors on these grounds over the next two days and we are excited about it. people have asked me to do this for years and we felt we could respond. we are pleased to be doing this. we hope to have as many

time right now 834 and will check in with isabel >> in oakland it was a mellow crowd that gathered foredical marijuana you and hamper exposition. participants can learn more about product and legal information about marijuana bobb. >> we have found a need for quality assurance >> it has removed $1.7 billion from the underground criminals >> california passed medical marijuana >> a man tried to kidnap and a panel will the woman is on the loose and how the victim was able to escapes >> police say the young woman was here when a man approached her and asked him to come are her when she said no he grabbed her around the neck and pulled through her down to the ground the suspect fled that's when they heard the 23 or 0 victims screaming for help at happen around 2:15 a.m. alongside other restaurants and shops man . >> when you go past the corner and go down when it is secluded down there to get to the downhill to park it is not good walking down there at 2 in the morning by yourself >> this is usually a quiet and safe to many >> people that hang out here are an older crowd and very relaxed a

to i isabel, his wife, to his beloved children, malcolm, matthew, amy, and paul. to his dear sisters, jenin and carolyn. i also want to offer my condolences to all of those folks who worked for senator wallop during his years of extraordinary public service. i have met most and known many over the years. my wife bobbi, my wife bobbi served on his very first staff in washington. and plast last night she shared with me again what we've all come to know. malcolm was a kind, a caring, and an extraordinary gentleman. malcolm's staff served him ably and honorably. i know there are always some in this body today who served alongside malcolm wallop. you no doubt remember him well. he was -- it was just four years ago that senator wallop returned to this chamber and attended my own swearing-in on june 25, 2007. on that day, as is tradition, senator wallop walked with me up to the president's desk to take the oath. he stood with me during the ceremony and offered private words of encouragement and advice. i was honored that day to have him there next to me, and it saddens m

my name is isabel castillo.rst of all, to afl-cio for this great opportunity, and it's such an honor to be here amongst great leaders. um, i'm originally from mexico, but i was brought here at the age of 6, so, like, i did not choose to be brought here. i just came along with mommy and daddy. and i've been here since i was 6 years old, started the first grade in the public school system. um, you know, went all the way through 12th grade, and that is when i realized that i was different than my peers. i am undocumented, and everyone was talking about going to college and where you're going and where you got accepted to, and i knew that i wanted to go to college. my parents worked in a poultry plant for many years, and they always instilled in my siblings and i to value education and to become someone in life. they said you don't want to work in the poultry plants with blood and guts. no, it's not good. you're waking up at 4 in the morning, so do well in school. i had a 4.0gpa, and i went to speak to my guidance c

he will be here in the history and biotens and he will, on stage as he did here today with isabel wilkerson, david mccullough to continue the conversation. thanks for being with us. enjoy the rest of your weekend. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> next on booktv, encore booknotes. in this booknotes presentation from july 2002, beppe severgnini discussed his memoir, "ciao, america!' in which he compares his experiences in italy and america. it is about an hour. c-span: beppe severgnini, author of "ciao, america!" how do you translate that from italian? t >> guest: originally, it was "un italiano in america," which -- "an italian in america." but i have to say, i like "ciao, america!" better. "italian in america," you know, you may think it's a story abou immigration or -- which is not. it's a story about an italian or, may i say, a european, because this is very much a triangular book. bo is a very british element there. i lived in britain. i learned my english there.ur utd so it's like a northp european, south european american book.n? c-span: what's "ciao" mean? >> guest: oh, you kno

. >> reporter: isabel pollock is the engineer. what is it on a scale of 1 to 10, the difficulty of this project? >> i would say it's between 7 and 8, that range. of course, there's always the challenge of being the longest tunnel, a five-mile-long tunnel without any immediate shafts >> reporter: is there anything that keeps you up at night when you think about your work on this tunnel project? that sounds like a yes based on your laugh. >> well, i think i'll sleep better when the machine reaches the other side. >> reporter: and that's not going to happen until 2013. that's the projected timeline. and then they have to install the pipe into that tunnel afterwards, which will be 2015. again, once that's done, they believe that this will be able to withstand a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. here in menlo park, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> all right. still ahead at 6:00, explosive testimony today from one of michael jackson's security guards. we'll have an update on the trial of dr. conrad murray. >>> and coming up, why facebook coul

saturday's highlights include eugene robinson on black america and isabel wilkerson. sunday douglas waller on wild bill don van. christy wilson on first ladies. look for our entire national book festival schedule including call-ins at book tv.org. >> the new america foundation recently held a series of discussions about the federal debt and deficit reduction. they are calling on the joint deficit reduction committee to go beyond their mandate to sign $1.5 trillion into deficit cuts. they looked at the politics of spending cuts and the reaction to the deficit committee's recommendations. this is an hour. >> put the lights down, we'll see the next video. >> aside from doing a deal, you have to do an excampaign. you to have a president in particular who is willing to go on tv with charts and show what the facts are. >> i do think american people would be behind us. i think they need to be educated. i think they need to be a part of the discussion. i think they need the know just how severe the problems are and why the super committee and the congress and the president ar

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. >> ask about the day the towers fell and isabel a fernandez, who was seven years old at the time, willbout the dust. the airplane parts in the family's living room and most especially the holes. >> had a friend who lived in tribeca. she said, the plane went through and there's holes on each side from either tower. i went through the day with this image of the two towers with holes on both sides. >> now 17 and a senior at a new jersey all girls prep school, fernandez is experiencing 9/11 in a new way. >> what does a terrorist look like? >> as part of history, she's studying it in class. in the context of global security and terrorism. >> it's important not only to look at the event but to understand the history and the consequences. >> though 9/11 is increasingly taught in schools, new jersey's 9/11 curriculum is the first known to be sanctioned by a state education department for grades kindergarten through 12. with more than 100 possible lesson plans on the subject, younger kids may learn about bullying and power. older ones study topics like the allure of terrorism, its history, grie

but i was there for the isabel red carpet in the kept us moving through the whole thing.s there when no carpet was a linoleum floor but the point is, for some reason he stood and talked to dan for more than the normal time so that was just terrific. now the stanford football is no. 5 in america. back to work today, and for once this season in the spotlight not on an to look. it was a loss of their best defender, the linebacker shane out for the year after tearing his left knee in the win on saturday at arizona but as the old saying goes, the show must go on. >> i know he is a tough player and he will be back as soon as possible lower- than-expected and that is, one of those things you never, you never expect for the team. some >> i know shame, he would give his other leg to be out there with us at any point. >> i went through a year in the baltimore ravens, maher, been no other stop playing they played better and harder because they knew they had to. >> so they will honor their fallen teammate by spreading his signature by black on their faces. they have no plans to displ

. >> my question isabel the bill about the chinese media advantage here in the united states which was introduced earlier this year. while there are only to american journalist that are granted -- two american journalists that are granted permission in china, there is an alarming disparity between the numbers. what do you think of this alarming disparity? >> are either of the following this issue? >> no, not this issue, but i have written a book that has a lot about china in it. it is more about trade, but it also deals with some of the other imbalances with respect to our relationship with china. china will have a significant influence on our future. the question is, what will that influence be? our approach to try has been engagement to trade and travel, believing that leads to greater human rights in china. there is a lot that concerns me about things in china and the lack of human rights. we keep working at it as a country, and i am not familiar with the imbalance of journalists, as you describe it. >> one of the hot tickets right now is the israeli-palestinian conflict. terms of a

second, isabel hillton is from the u.k., a journalist, broadcaster, who recently founded and runs theinteresting website on china's environmental challenges called china dialogue. it's both in english and chinese, and it's the go-to place to kind of keep up-to-date on those issues. number three, we have ping, professor and director for the china center for comparison politics and economics. read a very interesting article on democracy is a good thing and another book on how democracy can serve china. well, this is a good topic for us to throw at him today. what's in the cards for the future for china in terms of political reform? timely, richard solomon's whose magnificent building this is, a long time afish aficionado of things chinese, started as an academic in michigan writing a number of very interesting books, went on to become the assistant secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs, and is now president here of the institute for peace, so i encourage all of our panelists to be haiku-like in your brevity. we have by my account what is 35-40 minutes. aim for five minute

this was the first time the engineers took such measures since tropical storm isabelle hit in 2003. opening of the floodgates led to flooding and property damages in many areas and a mandatory evacuation in areas of maryland. people had to leave their homes. the streets were under water. when the water receded, there was muck and damage to the towns. in southern maryland, damage from metal on a roof that was blown into a transformer forced the shutdown of a reactor at culver cliffs nuclear power plant. in culvert county, many of the substations were damaged and rendered inoperable during irene resulting in widespread power outages for most customers and closed businesses for several days. you have heard about the power outages. we had whole counties where everyone was out of power, everyone. we had in most of our counties the majority of the people lost their power. not for a couple of hours. for many days, causing major disruptions to our businesses, to our families, to schools that couldn't open and therefore parents who couldn't go to work because they had to deal with the unexpe

saturday highlights include eugene robinson on black america, and isabelle wilkerson on african-americanigration. and sunday, american spy master wild bill donovan. david mccullough on the greater journey, americans in paris. look for our entire national book festival schedule and call- ins at booktv.org. >> of the joint chiefs of staff agreed to remove the record -- question regarding one's sexual orientation on future versions of the enlistment application and will not be asked in the engine room. >> this week marked the end of the policy that kept -- that kept of the league gay and lesbian personnel serving in the military. at service members can apply for reinstatement. follow the history of "don't ask, don't tell" online at the c-span video library. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joan goldwasser is a senior reporter at complete years -- kick earlier is the finest magazine. people will look of the credit scores, they want to make a purchase or are concerned about their credit. tell us about what they find out and how it could be different than what a company might find out?

senator wallup was a man blessed with four wonderful children, many grandchildren, and his wife, isabelle. my thoughts and prayers are with his family. in their time of sadness, let them be comforted in the knowledge that wyoming stands strong today because of senator wallup's untiring love of and commitment to our great state. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, yesterday was a truly historic day in our country's struggle for equal rights for all people. leaders of the united states army sent a notice to soldiers serving around the globe that simply said the following, and i quote, today marks the end of don't-ask, don't-tell. the law's repealed. from this day forward day and lesbian soldiers may serve in our army with the dignity and respect they deserve. our rules, regulations, and politics will apply uniformly without regard to sexual orientation, which is a personal and private matter. mr. speaker, 18 years af

saturday's highlights include eugene robinson on black america, abraham lincoln and slavery, and isabel was in on african-american migration north and west and sunday douglas waller on americans wild bill donovan, christine miller on woodrow wilson's first ladies, and david mccullough on the credit journey americans in paris. live for our entire festival, including collins booktv.org. >> in my opinion i think that the, you know, the bounds of academic freedom have just been pushed too far. >> in the faculty lounges ten years job for life entitlement mentality needs to go. >> basically professors of cooking who now have, professors of the social studies who have tenure. when pressed someone at a up or a professor who is telling the party line we will say, oh, well, when the someone with tenure and security study said that they can talk about immigration, even though it is controversial, and someone in the tissue most of these cities to be able to say something controversial about obesity. >> that and other reasons why you won't get the college is case you paid for sunday night c-span q&a

. >> eugene robinson on black america, and isabel wilkerson on african-american possum migration north and west. douglas wallace on spymasters. woodrow wilson's first lady and david mccullough on the greater journey. " our and our national foot -- our entire schedule -- look for our entire schedule at our website. u.s. military has officially repealed this policy which had an openly gay americans from serving in the armed forces. don't ask don't tell instituted during the clinton administration cost 14,000 men and women to be discharged in the last 18 years. we will hear from defense secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen for they also talk about the pentagon's budget at this 40- minute briefing. abnormal and will retire from his post at the end of the month. -- admiral mullen will retire from his post at the end of the month. >> let me acknowledge this is a historic day for the pentagon and for the nation. as of talk 0 1:00 a.m. this morning, we had to repeal of don't ask don't tell, pursuant to lot that was passed by the congress last dec