jess bravin will discuss the first day of the sotomayor hearings.za's janet murguia on thedendors-- the endorsement of sotomayor. the coverage will continue beginning at 9:30 eastern. you can watch the hearing in its entirety on c-span3 and c- span.org. the coverage begins at 9:30 eastern. >> house c-span funded? >> public support? >> private donations? >> consumer funded? >> private contributions? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, c-span was created as a public service. no government mandate, no government money. >> president obama nominated regina benjamin for surgeon general. sanjay gupta pulled himself out of the running. this took place in the white house rose garden and this is about 15 minutes. >> good morning. before i introduce the surgeon general, i would like to talk about the health care system that she will oversee. we are closer to the goal of health care reform then we have ever been. committees in the house and senate have made unprecedented progress on a plan that will lower costs and provide for patients, this is a plan that w

host: thank you for being with us jess bravin. guest: my pleasure.ost: next talking about health care. let's take a look at what house speaker nancy pelosi had to say about the health care legislation yesterday. >> if we do nothing, the cost of health care, for an average family of four will increase $1800 a year. this is the hardship for that family, a hardship for businesses and a hardship for our committee. it's a hardship for our budget. so we can not afford to do nothing. over the coming weeks congress will continue. working with president obama to make health care reform work for middle class families in america. we will be on schedule to do as we have planned, to vote for to legislation before we leave for the in the meantime we have a path to skk. success giving lowering costs and keeping your current doctor or plan if you like them, improving the quality of your care, putting doctors not insurance tweans back in challenge. you'll hear from some of our opponents reforming health care says this is like putting government between you and your w

. >> tomorrow morning on washington journal, representative peter roskam also jess bravin discuss the hearings and then janet murguia her endorsement of the judge. and a vat of the confirmation hearings will continue on the c- span network tomorrow morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern. you can see the first hour of the hearings here on c-span before the house gavels in for the day. you can also see the hearing in its entirety on c-span3 and don c-span.org. also listen to the hearing on c- span radio. our live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> how is c-span funded? >> dhue were funded? >> private contributions? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. and no government mandate, no more -- no government money >> the president's health-care proposal was one of the main topics at today's white house briefing. this portion is just over 50 minutes. >> mr. babington, take us away. >> thank you. robert, attorney general holder reportedly is leaning towards having a criminal prosecutor look into whether u.s. interrogators tor