kaine said it's smart for democrats to try to get something done. john mccain said the republicans want to make changes, but they believe the process should be slower and more incremental. >>> since the start of president obama's health care summit, we asked if you thought it was a sign of real reform or politics as usual. now that you have seen part of it, if you would like to weigh in, text a for real reform or b, pollices as usual. we'll bring the results, coming up. >>> now, to the winter games in vancouver. with just two more days to go, team usa leads with 32 overall, including eight gold medals. germany, 26, norway, 19. today, lindsey vonn will hit the slopes for one last attempt to add to her vancouver hardware. chris jansing is in vancouver. what do you have? >> reporter: thanks very much. we are talking about the alpine team, one of the big stories. >> hi. >> it's a mess up at whistler. >> it is a mess. the weather is horrible. snowing, sleeting, fog in and out. they have a good prep on the course. they do injecting where they put water in

now the program host, llewellyn kaine and coast the linda gasparello. no carrierringconnect 1200you ht in washington? >> we have close to 10 or so. >> and my old friend margaret ryan. we go back a long way covering the news in washington we're not just confined to that. joe, how do you feel? we were on a panel together. the president had just been speaking to republicans and we thought it was historic and extraordinary. we thought it showed great political bravery and like so many of these moments in the president's presidential career, the momentum seemed to dissipate over one week. is that a fair assessment? >> you are always there. in this particular case, you pointed it out properly -- that was a magic moment. it was happening live. the president chose to take questions. there were not enough cameras to put the questioners on. it was real and impromptu parade there was now 12 -- teleprompter. the democrats wanted their question time for the president went to speak to the democratic senate conference that took place at the newseum. it was amazing how

i'll ask michael steele and tim kaine. they're tanneding by live. >>> also this how, new york governor david paterson says he won't run for a full term in office after all. will that satisfy his critics and cool down a red-hot scandal? >>> seaword says on with the show, keeping the giant whale that killed a trainer. is the park doing enough to make sure that no one else dies? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." president obama's only days away from revealing what's called a way forward for health care reform. the white house says he'll consult with democratic leaders in congress and then make an announcement next week. today the house speaker nancy pelosi all but confirmed an open secret here in washington, democrats are making tentative plans toia a controversial legislative shortcut known as reconciliation, that could allow them to pass health care reform without any republican votes, all this playing out a day after the summit at blair house across the street from the white house. by cnn's count, they have

chair tim kaine for the candidate si?president did and he and i talked and i told him that the two things that i could not support. one, the democratic candidate said the first thing that he would do if he were to be elected were to be even before he was sworn in, to be in a group in december to see if they could go out and tell him where they could find ways to raise taxes on the people. i felt that raising taxes on a recession would be the exact wrong thing to do. you need to talk about cutting spending. you talk about cutting down on what you are allocating in terms of tax dollars. the second thing that the democratic candidate said he wanted to do was to remove the ban on the numbers of handguns you could buy for a month. virginia has a present law of one gun a month. the democratic candidate says he wanted to lift that ban. unfortunately, that air has been poisoned so much that even this session, just this week, a committee in the general assembly has even recommend thar that ban be lifted so we would be more hand gu

coming up, i'm going to talk to dnc chairman, former governor tim kaine about the jobs plan. >>> now to the controversy swirling around the national prayer breakfast. both secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama used the event to specifically address an anti-gay law proposed in uganda. >> surely we can agree it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are whether it's here in the united states or, as hillary mentioned, more extremely in odious laws being proposed most recently in uganda. >> now why the uganda mention. this week a government watchdog group asked president obama to skip the breakfast saying the group behind the fellowship is the family is intolerant and secretive, they support a ugandan law that seeks to punish homosexuality with death, something one member publicly denied. >>> state farm dropping 125,000 customers who live in the worst hurricane zone. it follows a failure to win a 40% rate increase from state regulators. letters are going to go out to homeowners this week. the cancellation goes into effect weeks after the peak of the 2

give tim kaine a big round of applause. [cheers and applause] >> if i'm not mistaken, we have a couple terrific members of congress, mike honda. mike, are you here? he's on his way. he's still shoveling. and how about barbara lee? give barbara and mike a big round of applause. [applause] >> i want to thank the governors, legislateors, the mayors from across this country working to move their states and local communities forward in extraordinarily challenging times. they have done heroic work. i want to thank the d.n.c. members, state party leaders and most of all, i want to thank the millions of americans who have taken up the cause of change at the grassroots level in all 50 states. tim alluded to this, but i want to remind everybody, we knew from the beginning that this would not be easy. change never is. but that's especially true in these times. when we face an array of challenges as tough as any we have seen in generations. president kennedy once said, when we got into office, the thing that surprised me most is things

thank you to our great dnc chair tim kaine, governor tim kaine, a lifelong fighter for fairness in our country. a great leader. aren't we proud of our chair. [applause] >> alistar, we go back 30 years. don't say that. lonnie, same thing. we have some history. donna came along later. her years are serious years. but thank you to all of you who are here. and i particularly want to acknowledge something i'm very proud of. the california delegation. [applause] >> especially our dean roz wiman. my newest participants, isabella, my granddaughter with her mother. i want to say a member of our delegation of the dnc delegation is now going to be the speaker of the california assembly, john perez. aren't we proud of that. [applause] >> i especially want to acknowledge some of the my colleagues of congress from california and beyond. debbie wasserman schultz our vice chair and the leader of the congress, we're so proud of debbie wasserman schultz. congresswoman barbara lee, an unyielding advocate of justice. i don't know if maxine is here. she's also a fighter for economic justice. and together a

douglas wilder calls on president obama to make changes to is a visors and for the removal of tim kaine

then chairman tim kaine addresses a meeting of the democratic national committee.t 8:10 eastern, president obama makes a surprise visit to the white house briefing. >> on "washington journal" tomorrow morning we'll take calls about how congress is dealing with the economy and jobs. our guest is ian swanson of the hill d. former special assistant for homeland security looks at the administration's homeland security plans. and we'll talk about civic literacy with richard brake from the intercollegiate studies institute. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. taking a look at the $787 billion economic stimulus program signed into law about a year ago, more than $333 billion have been committed with just over $179 billion having been paid out as of february 2. check our website to track the stimulus money, go to www. cspan.org/stimulus to watch hearings, briefings and speeches as well as congressional debates and links to the government and outside watchdog groups. again, that's www.c-span.org/stimulus. now an event with dr. margaret ham

then the chairman of the democratic national committee tim kaine.look at the $787 billion stimulus plan signed into law one year ago, over $303 billion has been committed. take a look at the website to keep track of the stimulus money. c-span.org/stimulus. and a look now at the political process and how it influences national security from this morning's "washington journal." l." host: julian zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at princeton university and the author of this book, a brand new, "arsenal of democracy: the politics of national security from world war ii to the war on terrorism." or does the title come from? guest: it comes from a famous speech by fdr, making a speech try to get america behind world war ii, saying that we need to build an arsenal of democracy. host: why was that speech significant? guest: fdr was a transition to a period where america has a permanent national security state. before world war ii, we fought wars on an ad hoc basis. second, fdr was a period where liberals were strong on the national securit

we'll talk to the head of the party, tim kaine. >> surely you can question without my faith or citizenship> president obama sends a message to those that threatens his citizenship as they get ready for the first quaengs. >>> michael jackson's doctor on the verge of surrendering on charges connected to the singer's death. >>> a surfer killed in waters off florida. this hasn't happened in more than 100 years. are the predators getting more aggressive? >>> but we begin this hour with that breaking news in the case of the american missionaries jailed in haiti. word just coming down that all ten will be charged with conspiracy and attempted kidnapping. let's get right to nbc's news's kerry sanders who has been at the courthouse all day. kerry, i understand that the trial may not be until three months away. does that mean they will have to sit in jail that entire time? >> if that actually happens, indeed. that would be if things were normal in this country, according to the defense advocate. nothing is normal after this earthquake here. so they were loaded back into the vehicles here and taken b

on the point of view of the kaine staff, she did not of a -- up to that from the point -- from the pointf view of the mccain is that, she did not live up to that. there were concerned that there was an absence of mccain-palin and yard signs in alaska. it is spent the time complaining to a -- the campaign they spent -- they spent atime complaining that there was not enough of an effort in alaska. she was not being allowed to talk to local reporters, and like a lot of governors, she would give out hurt mobile or two local reporters -- her mobile phone number to local reporters. that ended when she was put on the national ticket. from the mccain campaign's point of view, there was no time for that, and she said she understood that before she was put on the ticket. that was one of many causes of tension between the palins and the mccain staff. host: david, next caller. caller: on my part i am identified as no party affiliation. i always -- when the politician preaches the corrupt year, -- when the politicians it reaches the crop year, i will not vote for them. with clinton into york -- if i

could deliver the citizens needed from government that yet wasn't too powerful, didn't bring back the kaine, that core problem restrain on power we still face it today but we have succeeded in certain ways over the long term and i would argue democratizing even policy-making, whether it is the expansion of the vote, the expansion of the policy debate. look at the difference between the policy debate of the 1980's that kept ronald reagan from doing more massive mossadegh of central america flexible. didn't prevent the mass slaughter by the domestic security forces but it was a very different discussion than the discussion before the bay of pigs or the discretion in the united states about iran. i look at this almost as a democratization of the policy process that works in the other direction from bomb power and from this total control. do you not see that? >> guest: it's true that the iran contra was punished but it took place. so, and people are still by and large excluded from the policy discussion. you know, the baker crawl example was we are still not allowed into the inner sanctum of se

virginia governor douglas wilder calls for the removal of democratic national committee chair tim kainel reporter neil monro talkeds about what he says are progresses shaping a camp opinion on items such as cloning. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span2's book tv weekend continues all damon with programs devoted to american presidents. >> this coming week, contemporary authors taking your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. >> and now thad allen reviews the role of the coast guard in haiti relief efforts. from the national press club. this lasts about an hour. nt n i c comments. i have two very different to have joined us here today. nancy and i met last august when we traveled to the north slope of alaska together to witness firsthand the implications of an ice-diminished the arctic in the summer and its impact on the indigenous populations of there and some of the environmental challenges we face. she has been a great friend and, more recently, has led a task force on ocean policy. very soon, we will be putting out an ocean policy for the country. more imp

remarks by british national committee chair -- democratic national committee chair tim kaine.ow on "washington journal," detroit news washington bureau chief david shepherd looks at the impact of the toyota vehicle recall. lawrence yun discusses the state of the housing market, home sales, and foreclosure rates. we examine how the pit -- political process influences national-security and foreign- policy decisions. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> what a lot of rubbish. what a lot of rubbish. the reason he is in favor of the alternative vote is is election time.

after that, democratic national committee chairman tim kaine. and then plot -- and then white house economic adviser paul volcker. >> this week on "the communicators," the proposed merger between comcast and nbc universal. monday night on c-span2. >> former british international secretary clare short spoke to members of the and crack inquiry last week, saying that tony blair and gordon brown misled the panel. she gave testimony of private conversations of tony blair over her concerns of entering war. this is 2.5 hours. >> we will be hearing from clare short, who was secretary of state for international development from 1997-2003, when you resigned over the iraq question. i think everyone in the room will be aware that clare short has written and spoken extensively on her views on iraq, and today is an opportunity to hear those views within the process of this inquiry and an opportunity for clare short to respond to the many comments made by others about dfid and, at times, by herself. we authority heard twice from served suma chakrabarti, and th

. >> reporter: safety analysts john kaine looked at problems, and he believes the problem lies in theelectronic throttle system that controls the speed of the car. >> these are guided systems, and we know electronics fail and they do fail and will fail, and the problem with toyota, they have not built enough fail safe problems to insure the safety when a failure happens. >> reporter: and they ruled out any problem with the electronics. >> for the electronic control, we cannot come across any case where we found that there was a misfunction in some control system. >> reporter: they say the toyota recalls are disturbing in the limitations because they don't apply to all makes and models that allegedly experienced the acceleration program like the camry alberto was driving. >> based on your evidence, you are suggesting there are cars on the road that right now should be recalled? >> i think the recalls cover less than half of the models and model years that need to be part of the recall. >> reporter: toyota says it bases recalls on defects that were identified and not reports of unintend

give tim kaine a big round of applause.i am not mistaken, we have a couple of terrific members of congress here. mike, are you here? he is on his way. he is still shoveling. how about barbara lee? is she here? we love her anyway. give them a big round of applause. [applause] i want to thank the governor, the legislators, the mayors from across this country who are working to move their states and communities forward in extraordinarily challenging times. they have done heroic work. i want to thank the dmc members, state party leaders, and the millions of americans who have taken up the cause of change at the grass-roots level in all 50 states. now, i just want to remind everybody, we knew from the beginning that this would not be easy. change never is. that is especially true in these times. we face an array of challenges as tough as any we have seen in generations. president kennedy once said, when we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we have been saying they were.

chair tim kaine, a great leader. aren't we proud of our chair of the democratic national convex? alex german we go back over 30 years. don't say that. lotti same thing. so we have some history. donna came along later. but her years are serious years. but thank you to all of you who are here, and i particularly want to acknowledge something i'm very proud of, the california delegation. [applause] >> ros wineman, the dean of our delegation. and one of the newest participants my granddaughter isabela here with her mother christine, pelosi. >> i want to acknowledge that a member our california delegation of the d.n.c. delegation is now going to be the speaker of the california assembly, john perez. aren't we proud of that? [applause] >> i specially want to acknowledge some o my colleagues of congress that are here from california and beyond. debbie wasserman shultz our great leader in the congress. we are so proud of deb bi-. congresswoman barbara lee, an unyielding advocate for social justice. i don't know if max seen is here but she is also a fighter for economic justice and togeth

on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, the head of the american conservative union, david kaine williscuss the conservative political action conference which begins tomorrow. we will also look at the conservative movement with,. and bonnie glaser talks about president obama is meeting tomorrow with the tibetan spiritual leader, dalai lama. >> a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. eric holder is speaking at a justice department conference on the public defender system. our coverage2 on coverage began said 8:00 eastern. hear on c-span, the conservative political action conference. it includes mitt romney. >> sometimes i think history is a series of accidents. it is like a pileup of cars in a snowstorm. >> how did the u.s. end up in vietnam? ted morgan on the valley of death and the battle that ended french rule in indochina. >> do you -- the new york -- new york black and puerto rican legislators held its conference recently. the program also included remarks from a possible senate candidate, former representative harold ford and david paterson. from albany, this

and we don't think about the king who was much more combative even though he was on fire let because kaine believed you could use of violence as a moral and political force, really a battering ram to transform democracy so it wasn't that he wasn't combative. he was the difference between king and even his african-american critics was that he didn't believe that violence was acceptable politically or morally. >> host: and also was true that everybody embraces him now but backed in the time even among african-americans a lot of people didn't want him coming into their towns and neighborhoods because when he left he made life more difficult for many of those who had to stay behind. >> guest: absolutely. when we think about king and the southern christian leadership conference they are the premier moralizers of the civil rights movement. they are not a grass-roots organizers in contrast to the student nonviolent coordinating committee or sncc, kinkos to places like birmingham, albany georgia, like chicago, like memphis tennessee and stirs things up and that is what is so interesting about dr.

all right, to introduce congressman king, let me introduce kaine robinson, the director of operationsmber of the nra's executive council. while on the board of directors, robinson served as a member of the executive committee, long-term chairman of the legislative policy committee, chairman of the board for the nra policy committee in new mexico and he came to this after four years in the marine corps and in vietnam an american hero. ladies and gentlemen, cane. [applause] >> well, first thing i'd say about steve king, he's my friend. i was chairman of the iowa republican party and he is a whirlwind. he grew up in a law enforcement family, in storm lake, iowa, built king construction company, starting in 1975, with one bulldozer. steve king has built stuff. that's important. six years in the iowa state senate, he was chairman of the state government committee and vice chairman of the oversight and budget committee. oops. the bureaucrats soon found a guy he didn't like new spending, he didn't want new programs, a tough businessman who demanded less spending, and lower taxes. he put the

a really kind person and i brought him to do kaine university in 2000 when i first started working onand all of my democratic friends were saying what are you doing bringing ken starr, what is wrong with you? then they came and saw him and said boy, she's really impressive. so this is what i tried to do is judge people on my own. i tried to talk to everyone myself, not using the one-dimensional characters the media often creates. >> host: white you think he took on the task? >> guest: i don't know. that's a great question. i will tell you in his mind, ken said he was called to service and i believe that. he was in implored to do this just as when he was in part to the solicitor general and give up his seat in the u.s. court of appeals and he told me he went back into his chambers and wept like a baby -- >> host: he loved being a judge. >> guest: yaki didn't want to do this. i believe that on one hand but i still have a problem with the fact that ken, like many of the republican intelligentsia at that time thought that the independent counsel was a disaster, was a monstrosity, and i st

. >> de ocratic national committee chair tim kaine spoke last weekend at his party's annual winter meeting here in washington. he talked about president obama's initiatives for healthcare and the economy. the election of scott brown to the u.s. senate. and what his party must do to win in this fall's midterm elections. he speaks for about half an hour. >> well, listen, it is good to have everybody here. and i do want to offer a few upupdates what we've been doing as a party since we were together in austin but first wasn't it great to have the president here this morning. [applause] >> look, as the president alluded we've had our ups and downs in the year since the inauguration. he went through some of the accomplishments of the year and he could have gone longer but it's amazing what this president has been able to do in the midst of this difficult climate. and to personalize it on one of the items, just one, the recovery act. you hear the republicans who all voted against it save two senators. every house member and every senate save two voted against it going around saying the recovery