host: keith harper is the guest. he is the lawyer on the indian trust case.can you talk about what was going on? guest: we brought the case in 14 years ago about the mismanagement of the trust fund that was held for the united states for about 500,000 individual indians across the united states. and after 14 years of litigation, we have agreed to a settlement with the united states, worth $3.4 billion. host: why are you selling right now? guest: we have been positioned to settle this case for a very long time. we thought it would be good to get this behind the parties and be able to set up a foundation for a productive future. what happened is we have a new administration, and they have generated some leadership. the president, during the campaign, said he would try to resolve these cases. they made it clear that this would be a priority. we were able to sit down together. i was not the most optimistic person in the beginning, but after many months of negotiation, we were able to find a resolution. host: can you tell me where this land is? guest: this is the

and then keith harper details the settlement of a lawsuit. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. reducing the effects of greenhouse gases and lawrence solomon on the scientists who question the validity of global warming. then a bio of antonin scalia and how google became a media giant. this weekend on c-span2. >> the role of federal financial assistance and government officials in the deal. discussing some of the litigation against bank of america. this is two hours. >> >> the committee will come to order. good morning and thank you for being here. the committee's investigation into bank of america's acquisition of merrill lynch has resulted in an unprecedented look behind the scenes of one of the biggest bailout in american history. did the federal government force bank of america is to go through with the merger? every senior executive involved has told the committee that the government did not force them to go through with it. they told us they decided to go through with it because they thought it was in the best interest of bank of america and its shareholders. ken lewis tes

then keith harper discusses a settlement between the u.s. government and u.s.ative american groups. tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. this weekend on "but tv." 0 look at climate change with for vice-president al gore on reducing the effects of greenhouse gallantgasses. then a bio of incidents kellyanne and ken auletta on how google became a media giant. >> now a senate hearing on transportation safety. we will hear the plans to play a bigger role on subway and light rail systems. witnesses include senator barbara mikulski. this is an hour-and-a-half. >> good morning. the hearing will come to order. i would like to thank chairman dodd and ranking member shall be for putting together today's hearing.