non- john alessi talked about her years in congress., nancy pelosi talking about her years in congress. >> we pulled in around 9:30 a.m.. >> the former commanding officer of the u.s.s. cole on the events surrounding al qaeda's october 2000 attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing a routine paperwork when at 11:18 a.m., there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 8,400 tons of destroyer pushed up into the right. we hung for a second in the air as the ship was doing this three dimensional twisting. we came back down in the water. lights went out. ceiling tiles popped out. everything on my desk lifted up and slammed down. i grabbed the underside of my desk until the ship stopped moving. >> more with him sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> this morning, we discussed the latest job numbers with pedro de costa. then we speak abou