. >> tom: the senate budget committee voted to approve jacob "jack" lew as the obama administration's white house budget director. even though lew presided over surpluses during the clinton administration, getting the job won't be a slam dunk. he still must be approved by the full senate. late today, louisiana senator mary landrieu said she'll block his nomination unless the ban on deepwater drilling is lifted. that moratorium was put in place after the b.p. oil spill. euquuñ?ñ? >> susie: twitter plans to offer a new tool that will show users how their tweets are spreading in real time. it will also show how influential their twitter contacts really are. that's great news for businesses, marketers, and tonight's commentator. here's alfred edmond, jr., editor-in-chief at blackenterprise.com. >> i was 21 when i decided i wanted a career in media. i've never felt beholden to defining myself as one type of media professional or another-- newspaper or magazine, radio or television. my passion has always been the mission-- to get people the information they need to live better lives, and to

i think jack lew for his willingness to serve.and for his family as well. hearing will be adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [inaudible conversations] "washington journal," each morning at 7:00 eastern, and later, the family research council holdses research elections. presidential candidates and delaware's nominee for senate, christine o'donnell. live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> c-span's local content vehicles are traveling the country, visiting commuents and congressional districts as we look at some of the most closely contested elections. >> there are only a certain number of congressional seats that are highly competitive as we go around the country and constant constitute an opportunity for republicans to pick up a seating congress. >> it's always been a race that's a barometer of what's going to happen nationally with each party either way. that's why i think there's so much interest in it. >> in the nin

i think jack lew for his willingness to serve. we certainly appreciate that and for his family as well. hearing will be adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> next, president obama announces his selection of elizabeth warren to set up the consumer financial protection bureau, which is part of the financial regulations bill signed into law in july. then, outgoing bp ceo tunney hayworth testifies in a london -- tony hayworth testifies in london on ongoing safety measures. sunday, author and christian science monitor correspondent on why he believes the nation is experiencing severe economic and social anxiety. then the hot line editor and chief examines senate candidates who gained victory with support from the tea party. following that, a look at america's changing view of what constitutes a family. a new survey found that americans are more accepting of unmarried couples or same-sex couples raising children. >> this weekend, th