newsmakers on this memorial day weekend we are pleased to have joining us from the pentagon admiral john richardson. inbegan his position september, 2015. he is a naval academy graduate and began his navy career as a submariner. thank you for being with us. let me introduce the reporters who will be asking the admiral questions this week. gordon, your of first. >> thank you for doing this. the selfto ask about china, a topic you are very familiar with. defense secretary ash carter will be delivering a message but as the chief of naval operations are wondered if you could talk about the proper tone that a u.s. would like to continue as you seek tona not provoke but also sent a message. to put the south china sea in context. when we think about our position in the world would like to go right to competitors. as i have settled into the position of chief of naval torations, and it applies the context, there is so much more at play. i would say that the rules of the competition have changed and that shift is as important as any of the competitors. in particular, the rules with respect to the pace of cha

a thank you came from admiral john richardson, the chief >> to have bill dawson here, one of the firstingrommen who evolved to the navy seals. but he was the one and guys like him and his glass that kind of cut the way for everybody else to follow. real thrill to see him. he is looking good. he looks terrific. >> the last surviving member of the frogman. today we honor bill dawson. [applause] jonathan: there he stood with the standing ovation. something nenever could have imagine -- something he never could have imagined. >> did you expect this in your wildest dream? >> not really. i haven't dreamed anything before. it's great. i wish my buddies and my friends could be here with me. jonathan: i told him they probably were with him. if you would like to see the story and the original piece check out wjla.com and "frogmen" or click on features. we have an abc7 salutes page and you can find the story there. it's worth watching. michelle: it is. update now tonight on this photo out of west point. the female cadets behind the photo that sparked a nationwide debate will not face disciplinary ac

my colleague john richardson said to me it will be quiet, we have an election coming.ou have lots of time to read and settle into your new job. within a few weeks, the house to impeach bill clinton and we got very busy very quickly. we had to do a good deal of research on impeachment trials. we had not had a presidential impeachment since the senate 1868. leaders at that time really wanted to follow historical precedent as much as they could. we did a good deal of research into all of the impeachment trials particularly the johnson , trial to see how the chamber , was set up, with the prosecutor said, who were the house managers, where the defense lawyers sat. we even went to the point of looking at how the tickets were printed for the johnson impeachment trial ended similar gallery tickets for the clinton trial. history was a very strong guide throughout the clinton impeachment process. brian: how free are you in the historian's office to say whatever you want to say? betty koed: we try to be cautious we are dealing with current members. we have never been censored so

chief of naval operations admiral john richardson.n newsmakers he talks with us about a resurgence of competition among great powers like russia and china with u.s. on the seas. [video clip] >> in the last 25 years since the end of the cold war the u.s. navy has had freedom of navigation around the world. now it is starting to see some pushback. strongers from a chinese navy, russian navy and important strategic waters. speaking broadly, in the years ahead how do you see that changing? >> i think one of the great things that the fines a great power is that they can be competitive, be a player across a wide spectrum of national power. powers think about great , i would say russia and china, they are able to participate and compete only militarily, which sometimes we get focused on, but also economically. from a diplomatic perspective. they can compete in the information domain. there is a much broader spectrum of engagement with these great powers. , certainlyy element there is a security aspect toward we do. me too defend america and

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> admiral john richardson talks about the defense budget process, his strategic vision for the navy, china and u.s. actions in the south china sea and more. newsmakers today at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on q&a, u.s. senate historian betty cohed talks on various events in senate history. june 1998 of a newly mentioned historian. my colleagues said it would be nice and quiet, we have an election coming up. you have a lot of time to settle in and get comfortable. within a few weeks, the house impeached bill clinton and we got busy very quickly. we had to do a good deal of research on impeachment trials. the senate leaders at that time, trent lott and tom daschle, really wanted to follow historical precedent. andonight at 8:00 eastern pacific on c-span's q&a. >> now a look at integrating women into u.s. military combat roles. from the national defense university, this panel of current and former servicewomen addresses concerns about mental health, unit cohesion and holding women to the same standards as their male counterparts

susan: we are pleased to have joining us from the pentagon admiral john richardson. admiral richardson began his position in september of 2015. he is a naval academy graduate and began his career as a submariner. one of his five children today serves as a naval officer. let me introduce the reporters that won't be asking the questions today. and craigol whitlock. lubold: the defense secretary will be delivering a message. as the chief of naval operations, can you talk about the proper tone the u.s. wants to take with or continue taking with china as you seek to not provoke, but also send a strong message? admiral richardson: thanks for that. about our we think position in the world and competition, we would like to go right to competitors. as i have settled into the position, there is so much more to play. the rules of the competition have changed, and that shift is as important as any competitors. in particular, the rules with respecter pace of change in the complexity of the situations being trans regional and multi-domain happening in multiple domains at once, we

my colleague john richardson said to me it will be quiet, we have an election coming. you have lots of time to read and settle into your new job. within a few weeks, the house to impeach bill clinton and we got very busy very quickly. we had to do a good deal of research on impeachment trials. we had not had a presidential impeachment since 1868. the senate leaders at that time really wanted to follow historical precedent as much as they could. we did a good deal of research into all of the impeachment trials, particularly the johnson impeachment trial, to see how the chamber was set up, with the prosecutor said, who were the house managers, where the defense lawyers sat. we even went to the point of looking at how the tickets were printed for the johnson impeachment trial and did similar gallery tickets for the clinton trial. history was a very strong guide throughout the clinton impeachment process. brian: how free are you in the historian's office to say whatever you want to say? betty: we try to be cautious we are dealing with current members. we have never been ce

visit ncicap.org] newsmakers, or gases admiral john richardson who served as chief of naval operations, talking about recent events in the south china sea. watch the interview tomorrow at 6:00 eastern on c-span. now, a house debate on how much money should go toward combating the zika virus. this comes after the senate approved a $.1 billion, which is double the amount previously approved by the house but less than what was requested by the obama administration. first we will hear from nancy pelosi. this is just over half an hour. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his forceful arguments against this reckless rule that is before us today. i rise, mr. speaker, in strong opposition to the rule and really in a state of wonderment. wonderment about how on earth this congress of the united tates can be so insensitive to a challenge to the american people. it is our responsibility to honor our preamble to the constitution, to promote the general welfare. that's in the preamble of our constitution, which we take an oat

first, this memorial day weekend c-span will have an interview with admiral john richardson on newsmakersons weekend at 6:00 p.m. sunday. he was asked about a resurgence of completion among great powers like russia and china, with the u.s.. the u.s. navy had freedom of navigation for the last 25 years. now it will see some pushback and some challenges from stronger chinese and russian navy, in iranian navy and some important strategic waters. broadly speaking and the years ahead, how do you see that changing? one of the things that defines a great power is they can be a player, if you will, across a wide spectrum of national power. great powers about , russia and china, they are ,ble to participate and compete not only militarily, which sometimes we get focused on, but economically, from a diplomatic perspective. there is a much rodders dr. of engagement with these great powers that the military element, certainly there is a security aspect to what we do. we need to defend america and protect our interests around the world. one of those is protecting our maritime markets, superhighways ov

minute, but this weekend on our "newsmakers" program, the chief of naval operations, admiral john richardsonur guest. here is little bit of what he had to say. the coldthe end of war, the u.s. navy has really had freedom of navigation around the world. it is starting to see some pushback and some challenges from a stronger chinese navy, russian navy, iranian navy, and some very important waters fo. king broadly, how do you see that changing? >> one of the things that the finds a great pa power is that they can be competitive against a wide spectrum of national power. powers think about great , i would say russia and china, they are able to participate and compete not only militarily, which sometimes we get focused on, but also economically, also from a diplomatic perspective. they can compete in sort of the information domain. there is a much broader spectrum of engagement with these great powers. with the military element, certainly there is a security aspect with what we do. we need to protect america and our vital interests around the world. one of those vital interest is protecting our a

joanne mulholland is here, we have judy richardson, congressman john lewis, and stokely carmichael was part of the student nonviolent coordinating committee as well. 1961 are the freedom rides where groups of interracial activists tried to defy racial segregation across interstate travel, very infamously on may 4th, 1961, there is going to be a greyhound bus that is firebombed in anniston, alabama and giving us the most iconic pictures and portraits of the civil rights era but also going to force the hand of the attorney general robert kennedy to send in federal marshals in to the south. 1961 is also the gear of really raging protests all across the united states in terms of counter demonstrations -- 1962 is the year of james meredith, the first black student to integrate the university of mississippi and there will be three days of rioting that leave one person dead. 1963 is the centennial of the emancipation proclamation and the city of birmingham, alabama is literally and figuratively on fire. martin luther king jr. connected with a local movement led by the reverend fred shuttleswo

john. >>> a man is in pennsylvania state police custody tonight accused of opening fire on the blue route last week. police say that anthony richardson shot at least one shot while driving on 476 northbound last thursday. investiga investigators say that the car's console is what saved the victim's life. >>> pennsylvania state police were investigating a sexting scandal at a middle school, according to officials a female student took a naked picture and that ended up in the hands of several other students. walter perez is live now in london grove with the details. >> reporter: well, rick juvenile charges have been filed in this case already against a 13 and 14-year-old involved and local authorities are hoping this story will serve as a cautionary tale for teens across the region. many sexting cases begin the same way as this one, involving children, it started with a young teenage girl taking a naked photo of herself and texting it to a boy in her class. >> and then something happens between the two of them and then the guy passes the picture on to other guys. >> at least three boys ended up in possession of the photo all of them ag