so the park was renamed jackie robinson memorial ballpark in 1990 and added to the national register of historic places in 1998. by designating it as a national commemorative site, we would continue to honor and bolster robinson's legacy, which is a good thing. i appreciate this bill. i appreciate it's sponsored by the entire florida delegation, displaying the not only truly bipartisan nature of this effort but also a universal understanding of the importance of memorializing jackie robinson for the contributions he made to the civil rights movement. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the lead sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from florida, mr. walz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. waltz: i thank you. and i'm excited to rise in support of this bill, h.r. 8012, the bipartisan, bicameral jackie robinson ball mark national commemorative site act to honor the loc

and designation of a jackie robinson ballpark in daytona beach, florida. off the floor congress is still working out the details after government funding bill to avert a shutdown before this friday add midnight. live coverage when members return here on c-span. we'll remain on capitol hill this morning where a house judiciary subcommittee is hold ago hearing on the f.b.i.'s criminal justice system oversight. we join that in -- oversight. we join that in phrog. >> thank you for being here today. i would like to discuss some of the broader crime trends that we have tpw-pb seeing over the -- been seeing over the last few years. i was reviewing the website of the bureau in the crime data explorer. it specifically references 2023 numbers and suggests that in all categories except for one that in categories of murder, rape, burglary, and other things that violent crime is down really in all respects except for motor vehicle theft. when i was interested in discussing today was a little bit after broader time line. specifically going back to look at the time perio

you make abraham lincoln and jackie robinson come alive. who do you think you're really trying to wake up? i was 39 or 40 and all of a sudden it was like losing one stage of the rocket and i could then invest personally with my brother and myung daughters in understanding finding my mother, who had never been -- there was no burial. she was in a pauper's grave. my brother and i had to track her down and then put a memorial. then we had to be present every april 28th. now it's not a problem. now my little girls, i've got two sets of gals, my little girls text me almost every day calling her mommy, mommy. they call their mom mama. we have this connection. that's an animating spirit. it's one of those mysterious things that happened again not just within individuals or between individuals but within the story of nations. i think i asked a question about our country in every film and i think our answers are the reverberations. they're never really answers, you deepen with them each successive project. become equally as personal and sort of gene

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jackie robinson used to be an intern here. >> that's not true. >> people don't know this, but lorne michaelsn haitian the whole time. can't you tell? tupac got shot on that stage. >> chris rock dives into some deep snl lore. he returns for his fourth go around as host alongside musical guest gracie abrams. and speaking of the show's golden anniversary, fans will be able to go behind the scenes at the studio, snl 50, beyond saturday night. it hits peacock on january 16. and i love what they're going to delve into. it's basically the audition process. and actually dig up some old archives and stuff that's been tucked away. >> oh, can't wait for that. >>> what will brenda lee find under the christmas tree this year. how about some history? earlier this week, rocking around the christmas tree cracked the billion stream barrier on spotify and honored by the recording academy of america for going seven times platinum. she celebrated her 80th birthday on tuesday and said she was dumbfounded by her spotify numbers and can't even think that high. it is such an iconic christmas song. we love that one.

and the jackie robinson ballpark in florida becomes a commemorative site. c-span 2, thhoe will vote on the policy bill thorizing $895 billion in dense spending. as c-span 3, ncaa president arlie baker testifies on the growth of legal sports betting and the impact society before the judiciary committee. and then a panel looks at antiust eorcement and possible chang to existing law. these events are also on-span now and c-span.org. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies on more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? it is way more than that. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wi-fi enabled lists so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-spans a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to cracy. >> now, a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. world war ii veterans and representatives from allied nations laid

and see how my wife, the jackie robinson of asian television news people. roll it. i. okay. yeah. so good to see you, my connie. hi. nice to meet you. yeah, yeah. what your last name are markie? are markie. okay, think chung actually. get out to me. connie chung, are them. so i really feel like you hear connie wang. wang and you pronounce it wang. i actually named myself after you. you tell my parents i did you tonight in your crib. you know. how did you do that? because you're iconic person but no i female oh, oh, sorry. i know. me too really? yeah. who do you would you name you have an american name and i don't want have esther sarah. yeah, i like the word so. oh i got no room in my makeup break when everybody laughs. oh, oh, oh my god. oh, my god. oh, you you see this amazing. you you know. oh, my god. it's confusing. why name connie? you know, when i. i was foreign, you know, but i realized what it means is, you know, your parents watched it work hard and, like, be brave and take chances. yes, i did do that. yeah. so thank you. oh, yeah. you. oh, love. to watch as just too muc

from jackie robinson, carl, and gloria.morning, we take a look back on our special series, meet the moment, and the conversations we've had this year with the voices outside of our politics, shaping conversations that matter. michael phelps joined meet the press for a candid conversation about his battle with anxiety and depression. and his advocacy for other athletes. ruby bridges who became a civil rights icon for attending her school, which was newly desegregated in 1960. spoke to us about book banning and whose stories can be told? j.j.valasquez, who was exonerated after spending 24 years in prison, wrongfully convicted for a murder he did not commit, a conversation about their more than two decade fight to free valasquez. >> marked what may be the biggest year on record for women sports in america. and today's show coanchor sat down for a special conversation about her relationship to her faith. but we begin with michael phelps, with 23 gold medals, he is one of the greatest competitors alive. but that doesn't mean he

arch segregationist, so it's an interesting childhood of a microcosm of a mother whose heroes, jackie robinsonnd joe louis, the boxer and a father who's an arch old style segregationist. carter learned to speak both of those languages. >> yet as a child, race was never an issue for young jimmy. >> he lived out in the country with very few white friends. all of his friends were african americans. >> then he began to experience something altogether different. and for him, troubling. >> when he was 15, he realized that his african american friends were opening the gate for him and closing the gate, and occasionally called him mister. and i think that's when it kind of hit him that there was a difference that needed to be amended, and that had a powerful impact, a powerful impact throughout his whole life. powerful impact. >> who do you think had the greatest impact in shaping his life? >> probably my grandmother, but he also had a teacher named miss julia coleman. and miss coleman was wonderful. she's the one that gave him the list of books to read. i think it was 50 books during the summer, whic

history of shining a light on people who influence our politics from outside of washington, from jackie robinson frost, jane fonda to billy graham, carl sagan and gloria steinem. this morning, we take a look back on our special series, "meet the moment," and the conversations we've had this year with the voices outside of our politics, shaping conversations that matter. swimmer michael phelps, the most decorated olympian of all time, joined "meet the press" for a candid conversation abt his battle with anxiety and depression and his advocacy for other athletes. ruby bridges, who at just six years old, became a civil rights icon simply for attending her school, which was newly desegregated in 1960, spoke with us about the unfolding debate on book banning and whose stories can be told. j.j. valazquez, who was exonerated after spending 24 years in prison, wrongfully convicted for a murder he did not commit, joined veteran "dateline" producer dan slepian for a conversation about their more than two-decade fight to free velazquez. olympic gold medalist megan rapinoe and sue bird marked what may be th

. - inspired by community figures like salvador allende, roberto clemente, and jackie robinson, evoca1i started doing these drawings of these starving kids, and i started putting them all over my neighborhood. somebody saw them and was like, you need to do that in wynwood. - yeah. growing up, evoca1 didn't have access to a formal arts education. that was for the rich. so like a lot of kids from the dominican republic, he took up america's pastime. - so i dedicated my life to playing baseball. i started playing college, and got a couple, like, interests from major league teams. while i was trying to sign a contract, my arm blew out. - no way. - um, i didn't get to sign a contract. my dreams were done. - wow. - so, like, there was a little bit of depression. i didn't know what i was going to do. all i could do was art, so i started drawing. i just drew for, like, six months. - the drawing became sort of like a healing for you. - yeah, like a healing, but it's something that i knew i wanted to do from the beginning. - right. - and since i'm not gonna be a baseball player, might as well do

the house will work on designating the jackie robinson ballpark in daytona beach florida as a national commemorative site. on c-span2 the senate comes in at 10 a.m. and will vote on the house approved 2025 defense programs and policy bill authorizing $895 billion in defense spending. live on c-span3 at 10 a.m. charlie baker testifies on the growth of legal betting before the senate judiciary committee. live at 2:30 p.m. a senate judiary panel looks at antitrust enforcementnd possible changes to existing law. these event streamed live on the free c-span rio app and online at c-span.org. >> c-span now app is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what's happening in washington

>> jackie robinson used to be an intern here. >> that's not true. >> people don't know this, but lorneing documentary about the late tv icon's talk show going behind the scenes. here's a peek. >> the bigger that show got, it raised questions about what really went on backstage. >> the producers were coaching us on what to say and how to act. kind of impact it was going to have on you. >> okay. the two-part series, "jerry springer: fights, camera, action" starts streaming on january 7th. what a great title. >> yeah. >> he really had a rich life, though. >> you got it. >>> just ahead, the one, the only, lisa kudrow. she's here. >> you said she's here, so i came out. >> hi. >> how are you? >>>> so excid. you got a new show. it looks great. hello. >> hi. we're going to catch up -- oh, . >> just fell. i'll hold onto lisa. >> so smoo. >>th i >>> morning, everybody. it is 8:30. it's a thursday morning right smack dab in the middle of the holidays. great crowd out here. feeling festive. hello, hello, hello. much to celebrate, and oh my gosh, yes. luke wilson, one of the many stars you will see

associative editor of the washington post, eugene robinson, congressional investigators reporter for the washington post, jackie alameda. let's dive right in. donald trump's pick of cash patel to potentially leave the fbi is bringing increased attention to patel's extreme views and his so-called enemies list. in his 2023 book, government gangsters, patel has an entire appendix listing what he calls, members of the executive branch deep state. the list, which contains 60 names, including democrats, biden administration officials and even some trump appointees. among them, former attorney general bill barr, deputy ag rosenstein, trumps former white house counsel and special counsel robert mueller. in the book patel also calls for firing the top ranks of the sbi -- fbi, prosecuting leaders it will journalists and replacing the national security workforce with people who don't undermine the president's agenda. yesterday on capitol hill some senators were asked about trumps selection of cash patel. you know, i don't know him. i have read some of his comments and seen them. i think that's the reason that this process

pulitzer prize winning columnist eugene robinson and congressional investigations reporter for "the post" jackieespite some reports suggesting donald trump is considering other options now, amid heavy allegations of drinking and sexual misconduct, hegseth said the president-elect still is backing his nomination to head the defense department. >> what did president-elect tell you, mr. hegseth? >> he's behind us all the way. spoke to him this morning. >> are there any circumstances where you would withdraw from this process? >> i'm here with the support of president donald trump, as long as he supports me, which he told me this morning, i will be here. >> i'm a different man than i was years ago and that's a redemption story that i think a lot of americans appreciate and i know from fellow vets that i've spent time with, they resonate with that as well. i'm not going to back down from them one bit, i will answer all of these senators' questions, but this will not be a process tried in the media. i don't answer to none in this group, none of you, not to that camera at all. i answer to president tru

robinson. congressional reporter for "the washington post," jackie alemany. and joining us in new york, congressman tim ryan of ohio joins us. great to have you on board. >> i'm curious, lemire's last run. right? is this more like -- >> lemire's last run. >> johnny carson. >> cute. >> saying good-bye? the guests come on. remember letterman, how moving, like that. more like dr. j going around the nba. you know, what's it more like? >> i think it's larry bird's last season, right? >> well, his ended abruptly with a bad back, so that actually might be -- >> doesn't fit because you're going on to play for another team. >> that's right. >> our team with us full time. >> yeah. >> i don't know, is it -- >> i've asked for the foo fighters to play me out like david letterman. >> yeah. >> they haven't responded yet to our request. i'm not sure that's going to happen or not. >> we'll be reaching out. >> yes, see if they're available. >> in the corner near rattner. >> we look forward to you and your new iteration. >> thank you, guys. appreciate it. >>> we begin with pres

loved the integration of baseball when jackie robinsonjoined the integration of baseball when jackie robinsoneball when jackie robinsonjoined the brooklyn dodgers, when she was 80 years old, she went to india to help people that were suffering from illnesses, if you were black, you could walk in the front door of the carter home if miss lillian was around. so carter had to navigate both a progressive mother and a more conservative southern father, but when his dad died, jimmy carter recognised how many people loved his dad, everybody came to the funeral and told stories about when they were broke or had an event during the great depression, that hindered their development as a family or a business, there was james carter there to help, so carter had a great love for both his mother and dad, and he then got out of the navy... he was our only american president to be a graduate from the naval academy and he was in this admiral rickover class after world war ii of ourfirst this admiral rickover class after world war ii of our first nuclear submarines. he was off the shores of china. he is the lo