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now here's jenna. >> thanks. coming up on "today" the royal wedding just five days left will prince william acknowledge his mother? we'll find out. trying to stay on track? [ female announcer ] start the day off right with a protein-packed breakfast like the sunrise subway melt. try it with juicy tomatoes for a breakfast that stands out from the pack. subway, the official training restaurant of apolo ohno and athletes everywhere. of apolo ohno you gotta try honey bunches of oats with almonds! it's got real, sliced california almonds with a third less sugar per serving than honey nut cheerios. wow! delicious! try honey bunches of oats with almonds! >>> this morning we can show you on one hand five -- five days until the royal wedding. and as each day passes we're learning more and more about the big day. nbc's keir sim mops with the latest. keir, good morning. >> reporter: we've been talking about what a wonderful celebration it's going to be, but now we're learning about how poignant some moments it will be. west

lester, jenna and janice, back to you. jenna, i guess we can go shopping after we get back from the royal wedding, right? >> yes, done, finished. i was going to say, your wife would probably love something like that, $150 million, buy the whole collection. sort it out. >> a little bauble maybe. >> janice is back with a check of the national forecast. hey, janice. >>> it's quiet in the northeast. we talked about the midwest and parts of the plains going to see day.re weather to right now strong thunderstorms moving across the upper midwest and the great lakes this morning over portions of wisconsin and michigan but it gets worse this afternoon. the strong risk of severe storms and tornadoes from chicago into wisconsin today. be on the lookout and a mixture >>> and we're going to see a few extra clouds as we head through sunday. right now, low clouds and probably a little bit of drizzle in a few spots. off to the west, more clouds. that system will weaken by the time it reaches the bay area, but it willnd toss more clouds r

ç >>> now here's jenna. >> lester, thanks.now to politics and what is shaping up to be a critical week in washington. congress has been deadlocked on approving a federal budget, and now lawmakers have until friday to reach a deal or trigger a government shutdown. for more david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> the president called the house speaker john boehner and harry reid and pressured both of them to do whatever it takes to get something done to avoid a government shutdown. any shot we're going to see a compromise before the end of the week? >> i do think that there's essential a shock. congressman boehner would like to focus on the fight over the budget. he needs to get a sense of whether this tea party caucus is going to go along with a deal. on the democratic side there's a concern over some of the spending mechanisms here that would deny the spending on some things that the democrats care bshgs like health care or planned parenthood. there are some definite battle lines. here you see the pre

jenna, thank you so much.ncis, thank you so much. >> i didn't say anything. >> and lester, thanks for your time here today. >> thank you. >> you brot your a game and we appreciate it. >> "nbc nightly news," we'll see you then. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

her mother who was a broadway musical comedy star named jenna de. we worked on this book together. it is going into editing, and it will be out next summer. that is also a terrific book, although having not all that much to do with me, what one and put together was just coming to reach to get interviews with people who don't give interviews. amazing, amazing stuff about baseball and america and lefty's incredible life from dirt-poor in california in 1908 until he died in 1989. yes, i am working on something. thank you for that question. >> we have an opportunity. here we are in the land of spring training to bring you that. one of our best selling books of remark is a book called the chicago cubs, our team, our dream. i grew up in chicago. it teaches you about life. i've always said that. thank you very much for coming. has been a tremendous pressure.

. >> and i'm jenna wolf. we want to get to the deadly tornado outbreak. that began in the midwest. it has now ravaged north carolina and virginia, with dozens killed in seven states since thursday. >> we know it's spring and tornado season, but i can't recall seeing anything like this in quite a while. these are the images from north carolina we're getting. an eye witness called it a hell of a storm. as we said, 24 people have reportedly been killed in north carolina, another four in virginia. you look past wednesday, a total of 45 lives lost in seven states. in what they call the supercells that have been going through. we've got complete coverage of the storm's path and devastation. we'll begin with nbc's kristen dahlgren, live in raleigh, north carolina for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, lester. while we were standing here getting ready, we noticed that this house is actually smoking now. so we've got a call into the fire department. just take a look at this. this isn't the driveway. this was actually the garage of this home. this was where the

joining me is jenna lee. >> we have left our hats at home. we have seen quite a parade of hats. >> a cloudy day in britain but no rain. all kinds of color. britain can be a bit drab. all kinds of caller this morning. >> we are about to launch into our main guests. we have seen the guests arriving. we're inching towards the main event. ♪ fox newsky to have our special correspondent for the royal wedding. kate middleton will enter westminster abbey as a commoner. schul exit a member of the royal family -- she will exit a member of the royal family. this fairy tale love story has been in the making for a while. this is something we will be celebrating for the next several hours, jon. >> but the procession -- look at the procession. [inaudible] >> joining us again is joan lunden who was been at several events over the last several years. you were there for the funeral of diana that took place at the same spot we're looking at. your thoughts as we enter into what will be a celebration of these young people coming together. >> i remember so well. i

turn magazine and author of this book here floodlight community and resistance from katrina to the jenna sex he told me about how he thinks this law is being misused and the effect it's having on the gay and transgender community. i talked to folks from the african-american gay and transgender community and almost everyone i spoke to had had some kind of incident with the police where they had been targeted they were finding the lead with difficulty hanging out outside of the black gay and transgender and arresting people basically according to people i spoke with the feeling was police after that if someone is black and gay or transgender then they are automatically become enough evidence to arrest. their person told me that they've been arrested and they had been doing nothing but and they had friends arrested doing nothing other than being in the community and what about this and the crimes against nature law which is you know specifically gives harsher punishments for sodomy and oral sex how is that used to target the specific groups that you're talking about marginalize. well talkin

[applause] >> thank you again, jenna.i'm george thomas on the union board lectures director, and we brought jenna tonight, and we have a few questions we're going to ask from you all. we've selected eight of them, so we're going to do that. following that, we're going to have the opportunity, if you want to talk to jen that after the lecture -- jenna after the lecture, she can sign a poster for you. so stay for that. we're going to do questions now. >> a poster. am i on that poster? >> your. >> oh, could be scary. [laughter] >> it's a good picture. the first question. how do you think college students can best get involved in humanitarian efforts? >> well, there's a lot of ways you can get involved. you know, i tutored in, when i was in college. there was an amazing program in east austin, i went to university of texas -- like i said before -- but there was this amazing program that a college student started, actually, partnering with a school in one of the most marginalized parts of austin, east austin. and we would, eve

lyons for a response. >> i have met jenna. >> reporter: that's an interesting point.s in the mud, we wouldn't be talking about this. >> we should have people weigh in. go to our facebook page and have your say. >>> first, back to juju for the top stories again. juju? >> good morning, everyone. president obama will lay out his plan today to get the nation's debt problem under control. he is expected to propose a tax increase for wealthy americans, as well as spending cuts for medicare and medicaid and the pentagon. house speaker john boehner has said any proposal for tax increases is a nonstarter. >>> in the upper midwest, nine rivers are at flood stage. one small town in minnesota had to dig up its baseball field to use the dirt to protect homes and businesses from the rising water. >>> a massachusetts mother who withheld cancer drugs from her son has been charged with attempted murder. she withheld chemotherapy treatment from her 7-year-old son to protect him from sild-effects. her son died of lieu chemoin a, even though doctors had given him a good prognosis. >>> in

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to indiana university, jenna bush hager. [applause] >> thank you so much. we had some dinner with the students before, and i have never seen such a student- empowered, student-run group. that is pretty terrific that you have this at your university. thank you for your kind introduction and for all of the work that you do to get speakers here on behalf of your students. i am honored to be here to speak during women's history month. we have three women in my family and we always gang up against my dad. when you have a grandmother like i have, you cannot help but be a real supporter of women. i am thrilled to be here today to share some stories about some of the places i have seen, the people i have met, and especially the remarkable children and teenagers who have deeply affected my life. in fact, the first time i saw the white house it was through the innocent, optimistic eyes of a 7-year-old. for the four years my grandfather was president, my cousins and i would run in the endless corridors. we would play house in the east

it almost looks as if it's been transported straight from view except true facts jenna music plays in the background costumes waitresses carry fistfuls of lead to size be a mugs and the smell of sauerkraut lingers in the air. very nice welcome to the restaurant by various located right in the heart of moscone i'm back home drive metro and with this perfect location for. fun and friendly atmosphere things in serious costume stuff i'd say seafood the ones of this restaurant the site popular. with the fancy trying to show german cuisine will simply wants a sample german b. is the far east ones disappoints. the restaurant specializes not just any german cuisine being dishes and drinks from busy area there are many regions in germany each with its own calling your highness we've decided to have a piece of the variable in your script. to dissidents in many different areas the pressure is a maze of different rooms on levels and gas and my food is ready to table while just look at this food i live near distills all things germany for two years for me it's two thousand so why should no one cou

"today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager has details. good morning. >> good morning.raits haunt us now but our parents are glad they held onto them. i visited schools on picture day to see how the old school photo is hanging in there. >> i need to see that smile! turn your face a little this way. great smile. >> reporter: say cheese! >> cheese! >> reporter: the awkward smiles, hairdos representing the times, packages of 8 x 10s and wallet sizes. >> excellent, handsome. >> reporter: a day decorated by elaborate backdrops and plastic combs. 6 million per year. >> i'll comb it for you. >> no! >> reporter: the beloved tradition of picture day. >> today's picture day! >> reporter: do you think girls like picture day better than boys? >> that's not fair. >> reporter: what do you mean? >> everybody likes them. >> reporter: everybody likes picture day? >> yeah! >> reporter: there is no greater proof of our chronological evolution. embarrassing evidence, in some cases. this is my picture when i was in 3rd grade. do you want to see it? >> sure. >> reporter: do you promise you w

one hundred chamber and jenna church. where did it take. if. any is eve. fifty. times. fifty. five it's. fixed. welcome back to crossfire people about to remind you we're talking about obama's nobel peace prize. but first let's see what russians think about all of this. two years ago the newly elected american president barack obama was awarded the nobel peace prize but stronger than the efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples but now as the u.s. intervenes in libya many want it so who would be taking away the russian public opinion research center asked citizens one thing to know. about libya sixty two percent of the respondents say libya turmoil is exclusively domestic problem and foreign countries should not interfere and another twenty seven percent believe into missile community should start to stop the civil war they are. ongoing conflict in libya has once again stressed the controversy awarding president obama the u.s. commander in chief with the peace prize. ok gentlemen let's go back to the nobel prize here i'd like to listen to s

i'll go back to the kaiser reports on how to go to new york and talk with jenna to have a koli of time callie structured finance janet is an expert on weapons of mass financial destruction otherwise known as derivatives she's also the author of dear mr buffett one. an investor learns one thousand two hundred sixty nine miles from wall street john and welcome back to the cars a report by max how are you. goalie since we spoke less the time has gone out on dear mr warren buffett apparently he's not wearing any shorts tell us about the departure of is heir apparent and the whiff of front running insider trading what it says about the bigger picture and us banking jetted to have a kohli on next this isn't a case of telling the truth slowly i think you're aware that warren buffett issued a press release and them all talking about the departure of david so call who was the head of american energy and david so call. it was also somebody who looked at acquisition candidates for berkshire hathaway now as the facts are coming out it appears that he was new meeting with citi group bankers on dece

jenna mcnabb come if i could follow up on a question that mr. kline asked. if the f.a.a. go forward with the rule on crew rest requirements will it affect transcom's ability to execute the mission? >> sir, as mr. babbitt went through come he said he would consider what i was worried about is that one size doesn't fit all and our nonscheduled carriers are a bit unique, and to make sure that we built in the proper safety program for them. if they do the one size fits all it will impact us in how quickly we can do it with velocity and will also drive up the cost for our u.s. carriers fairly dramatically to the point where i again start worrying about the competitiveness they will have on making sure they can take advantage of modern airplanes. that's probably my biggest concern, and they do think between a war in vancouver's facilities and making sure that we look at what donations like, it is a little different than the legacy carriers. and i just hope that they will consider that there is a different. >> can i just go down on that question just a little bit more. i'm aware

at 4:00 p.m., jenna bush hager talks about her memories of the white house during both her father and grandfathers terms. teaching in washington d.c., working for the "today show." that is sunday on c-span. >> is years studentcam -- this .ear's studentcam competition >> less than a decade ago, it was by believe that those who struggle with chemical dependency and mental an illness, would always be homeless. some suggested these individuals wanted to be homeless. ♪ >> when people hear the word homeless, they think drugs . people want to label them and stereotyped and. >> people can put categories like that, it can help people get through their day them on any given that america, more women, and00 men, w children are without homes that we could have a family, a network of friends, a network of maybe a church or a school. we have people who will hold us up if we fall down and the homeless people have lost those contexts. >> the most common stereotypes is folks are homeless because they are not trying hard. , that they are lazy or victims of their own lack of initiative then i should the

the torture investigator jenna's considered amnesty international hundreds of thousands literally hundreds of thousands of e-mails to the white house tens of thousands of telephone calls the white house and this is already out we're optimistic this is a positive change we don't trust the military on this so far they've been pretty bad actors so we already see people in kansas missouri organizing help to keep the pressure on locally and will keep the pressure on in washington d.c. as well let's talk about what some of the pros and cons could be brother being moved to fort leavenworth here apparently allegedly he is going to be given a little bit more freedom healthy eating with the other inmates will have three hours of recreational time but it's also put them in a very far away from his attorney and how about his friends and the visitors that come see him here on the east coast. there's actually some even those questions are some benefits his father and his brother sister live in oklahoma now they can visit him much more easily in kansas that actually has him closer to his family where he

turn magazine also author of the book here flood lines community and resistance from katrina to the jenna sex i thank you so much for joining me now we just saw how this law has been used to penalize prostitutes and i want to talk to you more about what was left out of that story which is how it's been used to penalize or target gays in transgenders. thank you for having me on to you for shining a light on this really important issue i talk to folks from the african-american gay and transgender community and almost everyone i spoke to had some kind of incident with the police where they had been targeted they were fighting the police were specifically hanging out outside the black gay and transgender and arresting people basically according to people i spoke with the feeling was the police after that if someone is black and gay or transgender then they're automatically become enough evidence to arrest. their person told me that they've been arrested and they had been doing nothing but and they had friends around doing nothing other than being in the community and what about this the crime

i said to her this morning, thank you for birthing jenna. we love jenna.ht. >> lori wrote in to tell us about her 3-year-old son, jack, diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, i think it's called. she and her husband had just had a second baby, braden, who was born then with a large hole in his heart. they now have two little boys at home, both of them very, very sick, and she wrote a very beautiful letter to us about being a mother and father. and so this week we're going to have this song sung by a husband and wife who are now next 20 normal. >> you said jack has clear scans which is great news. >> he does. and isn't he beautiful? lori is on the phone, i think, and jack is with her. lori, how are you? >> caller: good, how are you? >> we're great. are you going to be able to get on a plane with those little ones? >> we are freaking out. we are so excited. >> david and i have written a song we hope you will love. we will see you thursday and wish you very safe travel. >> your kids are adorable. >> she sent pictures. >> former first lady laura bush is here to

we have our featured guest tonight jenna bush hager.be possible without the support of our sponsors. we would like to recognize the beta chapter, the indiana school of education, the indiana university college of public silence, and the department of political science. we wish to recognize the tireless efforts of the outstandingpublishers and unione proud to present to indiana university and the community at large, speaker whose actions speak far louder than words. she is a teacher, an author, a literacy at forget, and an avid supporter of unicef. please welcome jenna bush hager. [applause] >> thank you, guys, so much. we had dinner with some of the students before, and i have never seen such a student in power and student one group, said that is a terrific that you have this at this university. in myave three women family, and you cannot help but be a real supporter of women. especially remarkable women and teenagers to have affected my life. in fact, the first time i saw the white house was 3-d innocent, optimistic guise of a seven-ye

sunday, president ford's son stephen talked about public officials handling of the ethical issues and jennaur memories of her father and grandfather and tom brokaw and vice president joe biden on our former presidential candidate, bob dole. on monday, political strategists on same-sex marriage in america. for a complete list, go on line at c-span.org. >> this year's studentcam competition asked students from across the country to consider washington, d.c. through their lens. the second prize winner addressed an issue that better help them understand the role of the federal government. ♪ >> december 31, 2010 was an important date for the federal government and the people of our country. major changes in the tax policy would be made. these changes could possibly increase the amount of money paid by the citizens to the federal government. the bush tax cuts were set to expire on december 31, 2010 and congress have to decide if there were going to extend them or let them expire. not ♪ what the bush tax cuts? they are the reduction of taxes cut by president george w. bush as part of the economic

jenna bush hager is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning. he's quite a talent.like so many brilliant artists who came before him, he was born speaking the language of music. ♪ >> i believe that i am a performance artist who sings, dances, speaks through the violin. >> reporter: he first picked up the violin at the age of 5 in seoul, korea. seven years later he was playing at the grammys. ♪ >> reporter: now 23, after years of practice, practice, practice, he's made it all the way to carnegie hall. he says his look is part of his art. >> i think that the classical music world has been sort of taking a nap. i'm here to wake them up. ♪ >> reporter: while studying at jou juliard, his teacher, izaak pearlman took notice of him. what has he taught you? >> he's reallile been the only man in my life who truly accepted me the way i was from the very beginning. no one had ever loved me so simply like this. >> he's a wonderful fiddle player, extremely musical and is very -- he's got the virtuoso way of playing that i like very, very much. >> reporter: the avant-garde style

role in the world is the leaders of the free world and post cold war as the top economic power in jenna lee being looked to for a kind of leadership. the current administration specifically draw back from that to say we don't too be the leader of the world anymore. the president has welcomed the rise of competing economic powers like china and has welcome the fact the united states cannot dictate terms anymore according to him. this is very damaging the question is if the united states doesn't lead the world then who is? and the answer from the administration will be we have collective leadership or organizations that international organizations can do it and don't too do it because every country in the world has a self-interest and they will push through no matter what we do. if we choose not to pursue our interests, that is fine. but we pulled back from the middle east and we ignore latin america and venezuela is right there building the alliance system that hates us. there are a lot of people who don't like us in the world. but we have to pursue our interest the current administratio

jenna bush hager caught up with them. another good assignment. >> lots of fun. good morning. to braeeak into e music industry and while it may sound like that other singing competition, this one has a new spin. ♪ >> reporter: several weeks of singing and eliminations. with an occasional pat on the back from a big name celebrity artist. >> i was dying to see what you looked like. ♪ >> reporter: then america decides who has the voice to make it in the recording industry. the concept may sound familiar. but "the voice" on nbc puts a new spin on the conventional tv singing competition. ♪ >> we're not just watching a performance and judginging them based on what we see. >> reporter: during the initial performance the judges never see the contestant. they sit with their backs to the contestant. >> you were sitting in the chair, the star of "the voice." if you hear a voice you like you hit a button and it turns the chair around. >> reporter: this is an honor to sit here. whose chair is it? >> cee lo's. >> reporter: my favorite. currently on tour with the top song topping the charts,

jenna: "america live" starts right now. megyn: thanks, guys. this is a fox news alert on a new showdown in wisconsin that is starting to get national attention. small business owners are accusing big labor of using bully tactics to drum up support and some of the mom and pop stores are fighting back. welcome to "america live." i'm megyn kelly. a growing number of smalltown wisconsin residents complaining about strong-arm tactics -- their term -- from the powerful unions. they were told to hang this sign in their store windows or else suffer boycotts by organized labor. it's not okay, according to the labor unions, for the businesses to remain neutral. it stems from the epic battle over limiting union power as a way to reign in state budgets. >> reporter: extortion, threats, retribution, these are the words ascribed to the unions' actions. they said they would punish them, trying to put them out of business. forget your right to disagree. the stores were asked to display this poster, which reads, "this business supports workers' rights," an if t

crew executive jenna lyons painting her 5-year-old son's toenails pink. >> it's weird. >> i don't haver: for the conservative watch dog media research group the ad is a big problem. >> it's not painting someone's toenailses. it's painting a 5-year-old boy's toenails hot pink or neon. it's gender bending. to do it with a 5-year-old -- >> reporter: consider a nonstory but raising boys who want to dress like little girls is an issue facing many parents today. >> i'm a princess. >> reporter: when 5-year-old dyson wanted to be a princess for halloween his parents resisted but they now allow their son to wear dresses whenever he wants. >> it's not contagious. he's just like any other kid. he plays checkers, plays in the trees. he just likes to do it in a dress. big deal. >> reporter: this boy's mother didn't think it was a big deal when her little boy wanted to dress like daphne from "scooby doo." she explained her decision in november on "today." >> i'm torn between not wanting my children to be teased. at the same time i don't want my children they think they have to give in to what the wo

. >> yes, when it expires is big, jenna, one of our producers took six months to use it because thereo it and takes more time to schedule. >> it happens with a birthday party, but she got her money back. >>> is the phone call becoming a little like the phonograph? obsolete? texting and e-mailing are replacing dialing and actual conversation. how concerned should you be about your phone? [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. to learn more and get your special offer, go to takeadvil.com. take action. take advil. a fiber that dissolves completely, is clearly different. benefiber. it's the easy way to get more fiber everyday. that's the beauty of benefiber. it's the easy way to get more fiber everyday. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. [ male announcer ] build your better breakfast with all the flavors you choose. try an irresistible steak, egg & cheese, with toasty tomato or chipotle southwest sauce on tasty flatbread. only at subway! ♪ only at subway! >>> for more than 100 years people have been communicating by phone for business rea

crew shows the company's creative director, jenna lions, with her son beckett. with a boy whose favorite color is pifrpg. toenail painting is much more fun in knneon. we showed the photo to a group of parents and found while some have reservations -- >> i have a 2-year-old son and i wouldn't do it. >> reporter: others were more accepting. tell me what you think of this photo? >> i actually do not see anything wrong with this. i think it's adorable. >> reporter: perhaps the gender lines of this new generation aren't as clear cut as they once were. six months ago a 5-year-old seattle boy made headlines after his mother enjoyed he enjoyed jewelry, dresses and the color pink. she even wrote a book about him called "my princess boy." even hollywood stars are willing to let their children explore. brad pitt and angelina jolie's daughter shiloh adopted a wardrobe more suitable for a boy, while again stefani's son has been photographed wearing his own shade of nail polish. what is your feeling on that? >> they're kids. they're only children once. >> reporter: whether th

president ford's son speaks about public officials on ethical issues and jenna bullish on her memories of the white house during the presidency of grandfather and father and former nbc news anchor tom brokaw and vice president joe biden on senator and presidential candidate bob dole. on monday political strategist on same-sex marriage in america. for complete list of this weekend's programs and times the online at c-span.org. >> this weekend on booktv in a covered a fair, paul and julia child's career during world war ii. afterwards from inventing george washington, a fresh look at the legends of america's first president and debunks several myths, son centuries-old. and the americanization of hawaii beginning with the arrival of missionaries in 1820. the complete schedule at booktv.org and get our scheduled e-mail. sign up for booktv altered. now look at the future of electric vehicles from the annual conference of the electric drive transportation association. speakers include david owens of the edison electric institute and jonathan browning, presidency of volkswagen. this is half a

on sunday, president ford's son, then general -- jenna bush hager. tom brokaw and vice president biden will talk about bob dole. on monday, political strategists on same-sex marriage in america. for complete list of this week and's programs and times, online programsis weekend's and times compan, go online at - span.org. >> this weekend on "booktv," jennet conant. then ed lengel debunks centuries-old myths. sarah bell -- vowell, also this weekend. find the schedule at booktv.org. sign up for book tv alerts. >> the ipod mini is no more. no! don't take it away! i give you the ipod nano. [laughter] >> in his monologue, mike daisey comments on the world as he sees it. but agassi -- the agony and ecstasy of steve jobs. >> my monologue comes out of my obsession. >> find out more sunday night on c-span's "q&a." you can download podcasts of "q&a." it is available at c- span.org/podcast. "washington journal" continues. host: robert nichols is the ceo of the financial services forum -- c zero of the financial- services forum. -- ceo of the financial services f

then jenna bush hager with memories of the white house during the president -- presidency of her grandfather and father. on monday, political strategists on same-sex marriage in america. for complete list of programs and times, go online to c- span.org. >> this weekend on "book tv" on c-span2, jennet conan. also this weekend, sarah vowell examines hawaii. >> two-thirds of the american people depended on the network news of those three networks as the primary source of information about the president. all were hostile to richard nixon. >> go inside pivotal moments of american history on line at the c-span video library. search, watch, click, and share with every program from 1987 to today. it is washington your way. now -- >> now available, a complete guide to the 112th congress, first session. included also is information on the white house, supreme court justices and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. host: our first guest of the morning, we are very pleased to have andy roth with us. tell people out there watching about the club for growth. >> it is -- guest: it is a membership or

i'm going to pass it to jenna to talk about it but when you think about infrastructure, much of the infrastructure in america is funded through the government. and as tom said, government, governments around the world right now our challenge. our own government is challenged. people are looking at ways to, you know, narrow the debt as best they can. we have to again make sure that we are a voice and janet is a voice from the chamber, talking about how important infrastructure investment is and how important it is that funds that come in or are targeted or are earmarked, that people pay them for infrastructure actually go to the infrastructure. so it is a dynamic time, and i think that the fact that with so many folks here today is just a recognition of how challenging a time we live in, and it's important that we are out there as a group talking about the fact that if we don't keep up with our infrastructure and invest in our infrastructure, we are not just impacting, you know, ourselves today, but long-term, putting ourselves in a disadvantage from an economic standpoint. so with that as a backdr

on easter sunday, president ford's son talks about ethical issues and jenna bush's memories of the white house with her grandfather and father, and then vice president biden on the presidential candidate bob dole. for a complete list of this week's programs and time, go online at c-span.org. >> the afghanistan study group held a series of discussions today on the afghanistan war. this panel focused on afghanistan war strategy troop costs, counter insurgeon ji operations and peace negotiations. speakers include thomas pickerring and richard vague, the cofounder of the afghanistan study group. the group published their report in august calling on the obama administration to change its strategy in afghanistan. from the carnegie endowment for peace in washington, d.c., this is an hour and a half. >> thank you for joining us. i'm steve clemons and i have a special greeting for the people watching us online right now. there's loathes of blog -- lots of blogs that are running con currently all through the morning and our provocative afternoon, and the topic we're discussing is u.s. policy in th

"today" correspondent jenna wolfe caught up with the man behind the fom nanphenomenon.s is the hot yoga. people will try to convert you. the reason for that? a man with a big plan. he's been called many things, evangelical, egotistical, but with millions in the bank clearly bikram is doing something right. >> you don't look or sound like a typical yogi. so many people embrace you and this practice. why do you think it is? >> that's why i'm bikram. i'm the yogi. open your lungs and fill up. >> reporter: he's attracted quite a following with names like michael jackson, lady gaga, richard nixon and a former pope. >> the pope came to learn from me. for one week i taught him all about india. >> reporter: bikram started practicing yoga at 4 in india. he was crowned yoga champion by 13. and at age 27 he moved to the united states to start his dynasty. >> it will be the best in the world. >> reporter: we caught up with the 65-year-old yoga guru turg a recent bikram teacher training program in los angeles. quite a speech you gave. >> oh, that's nothing. >> reporter: it's here pe

, dick mcgee, ted mccann, andy morton, courtney ryanhart, paul, austin smythe, our staff director, jenna, connor sweeney, dennis teddy, dana wade. i call him john z. that's an inside joke. brad butler. jonathan. spencer pepper. alex stoddard. i also want to thank from our personal office smith anderson, laurie, joyce meier, mike, kevin, martin, andy, my chief of staff, alison style, our interns, brad, jane, david, greg, and john. i want to thank all the hardworking staff for making this possible. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that we be permitted to file reports accompanying 1214, 1215, and 1216 at any time through april 15, 2011. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to section 5580 and 5581 of the revised statutes, 20 u.s.c. 2223 and the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair announces the speaker appointment of the members of the house to the board of regents of the smithsonian i

on easter sunday, president ford's son and jenna bush hagar. and tom brokaw and vice president by dabiden. for a complete list of this weekend's programs and times, go to c-span.org. >> this program is about one hour. >> it was said that the recovery is here, but government is not creating enough jobs. hopefully, we will get some ideas from around the world today as to how we translate increasing profits and stock market rebounds into a declining unemployment rate. i will start with done to my left. -- john to my left. your members have a lot of cash on their balance sheets. when are we going to start to see them feeling that they want and need to invest in more hiring? >> that will follow demands that we are hoping to see. there has been some strength on the export side of the equation. that has been one of the strong performance in the u.s. economy. they are big employers. almost all of them are global. they are sensible and that makes a difference for the supply chain. in the u.s., consumers are pretty conservative. just at a time when our c