[applause] the secretary of interior, the honorable ken salazar. [applause] the honorable eric shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs. [applause] the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey. [applause] the honorable chuck hagel, former united states senator from nebraska. [applause] brian, medal of honor recipient. [applause] lieutenant-colonel steven west. the chaplains colonel of the united states air force. [applause] the invocation will be offered by lieutenant colonel west. was in the air force during the vietnam era and served in the 1970's before attending a defendant the school. -- divinity school. he continued serving as a chaplain. chaplain west, welcome. >> thank-you very much. it before i offer the prayer, i am honored to relay a message from a it godly man who ministered to our troops in vietnam and their families. he did so for many years and was a constant source and continues to be a constant source of strength to those who served in east asia. the rev. dr. billy graham. from polygram to our vietnam -- ourbilly graham

that was a bipartisan act in which ken salazar and the current president of the united states voted for. >> i would think that right now this great abundance and the accessiblity and affordability of natural gas has had a great influence on a green agenda that was supposed to be the bridge to get us there. we're not taking advantage to put ourselves in the best position to take care of ourselves economically. why in the world would we continue to keep the government's foot on the throat of the great opportunities of jobs of this country and the revenue that could be produced. i know i'm out of time. i know it's frustrating. we'll keep working on it and try to get to the bottom of it. thank you. >> thank you. >> exxonmobil put together a graph. this shows drilling. about 100 feet under you'll typically hit the ground water. to protect the ground water there's multiple levels of concrete and steel casing. this is true in conventional wells that hit a pool of oil or gas and a reservoir of oil and gas swelt when hydraulic fracking is used. is that an accurate statement? >> yes. generally th

. >> on that chris ken salazar and princess, agree. also that there is a $20,000 tax bill and the dancers now make half of what they used to taking home about minimum wage. that is about its business wise. >> we have had a steady decline in revenue since repurchase this place and it will not get better. >> we don't need that much but we need a little bit of money to get over the long. >> an offer to buy the place for $25,000, they bought for $400,000, that was turned around and turned into bitter feelings. they either need to sell or raise money. people are leaving. >> this place is extremely important to the people but still to work here. it is also important to the people in other places that believe that we can be a model for change in this industry. >> she shows off her body but would rather face not be seen on tv. it is a bumpy time for the bomb and grind. one of the places that make san fransisco the city it is will not disappear, without a peep. mike sugerman, cbs 5 . the >> i am still trying to figure out why that story is righ

the interior second ken salazar announcing the approval of new drilling within that green outline therethe colorado border. republicans have recently criticized the president claiming he is opposed to new energy drilling. but white house reports natural gas production grew last year by the largest amount in american history and predicts this project will support more than 4,000 jobs. remember when the experts were predicting gas could hit $5 a gallon by the summer? ahead, why prices have gone the other way and wait until you hear what's in store for the summer. plus, not long ago he said any other republic would be a better presidential candidate than the former governor mitt romney, anybody. now rick santorum has, well, something different to say about his one-time rival. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. we asked total strangers to wat

defense secretary leon panetta, joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey, and interior secretary ken salazar. >> people want to be free from want and to escape daily struggle for survival. but this is not what stirs the human soul or bridges the seemingly unageable cultural divide. that bridge is the burning desire for liberty. gin a choice between tyranny and freedom, people will choose freedom. people want the best for their children, and they want their creativity and hard work to be rewarded. people want the freedom to speak their minds, to choose those who will lead them, and the right to embrace their faith. >> watch commence am speeches by notable figures from the path three decades online at the c-span video library. the c-span video library. >>

interior secretary ken salazar said the new rules would allow for expanded drilling while protecting public health. industry groups contend the process is already regulated by the states. defense secretary leon panetta reminded american troops today to live up to the strict standards of the u.s. military. his remarks follow a series of incidents involving u.s. forces that include the massacre of 17 afghan civilians, and images of marines urinating on dead insurgents. panetta told soldiers at fort benning, georgia, such misconduct could have harmful consequences. >> those headlines impact the mission that we're engaged in. they can put your fellow service members at risk. it can hurt morale, they can damage our standing in the world. and they can cost lives. >> sreenivasan: panetta also warned that america's enemies could seek to turn such incidents in their favor at the very moment they are losing the war. rapper and hip-hop pioneer adam yauch died today after a lengthy battle with cancer. yauch, also known as "mca," was a member of the popular hip-hop trio the beastie boys. for over

joining the honorable ken salazar, secretary of the interior, are grady renville, and travis remembervilleerved. joining the honorable secretary of veterans affairs is frank neary, june *. the sons of corporal frank neary in honor of all veterans who bear the wounds of war. joining general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is dave clinker, brother of mary clinker. in honor of all those who served. joining the chief of staff, united states army is jeannett erly in honor offer soldier who served. the mother of private bruce carter, in honor of every marine who served. joining admiral mark ferguson, stephanie lo berks r, niece of petty officer richard community honor of every sailor who served. joining general phillip breedlove. is the daughter of anthony cameron shine in honor of every member of the air force who served. joining the vice admiral vincent brown, is the brother and the sons of lieutenant jack columbus ritiger and in honor of every member of the coast guard who served. joining general mckinley is bill siler and steven ssiler in honor of the guards who serve.

we'll hear from defense secretary leon panetta, interior secretary ken salazar, former senator chuck hagel and others. the master of ceremonies is tim. part of our memorial day coverage here on c-span. on wednesday, slate magazine held its political gab fest -- "political gabfest" in front of a live audience. it clull the political campaign, and the student convicted of hate crime against a roommate. this is 90 minutes. >> great to be back here. i'm trapped already. >> it's a metaphor. >> good evening. >> i feel like there are backup singers, or we are backup singers. >> i don't think they would agree. >> the nude colored microphone. bill, where are you? are you ready? you're good? ok. you guys ready? let's do it. welcome to the slate "political gabfest," the washington is just awful, but you, dear listener, are wonderful edition. i'm david plotz the editor. joining me today are sharp as a samurai sword, emily bazzlon, senior editor to my right, and john dickerson, as dangerous as an angry rattlesnake, slate chief political correspondent and political director of cbs news to my left.

ken salazar. [applause] the hon. eric shawn secchi, secretary of veterans affairs.plause] the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. [applause] the hon. chuck a goal, former united states senator from nebraska. [applause] brian factor, medal of honor recipient. [applause] lieutenant-colonel stephen west, chaplain's corps, united states air force. [applause] the indication will be offered by colonel west. chaplin west in listed in the vietnam era and served in the 1970's before attending a divinity school, and then continuing to serve the air force as a chaplain. >> thank you very much. before i ask for prayer, i am honored, as a godly man who ministered to our troops in vietnam and their families, he did so for many years and continues to be a constant sore throats -- source of strength to those who served in southeast asia. reverend billy graham's. from dr. billy graham's to are vietnam veterans and their families, decades ago i met with many of you in vietnam and throughout southeast asia, carrying a message of hope and salvation through fa

ken salazar will be at a dedication ceremony set for 10:00 a.m. officially made fort ord a national monument on april 20th. soldiers trained at the former u.s. army post from 1917 to 1991. >>> this afternoon the giants will host the as in game 2 of the bay bridge series. some as fans attended last night's game at at&t park and no one knows for sure if the as will stay in oakland, move to the south bay or perhaps leave the bay area entirely. baseball commissioner bud selig says it's up to the as owners if they want to consider relocating the team outside northern california. >> a lot of history in oakland, it can happen nowhere else. i mean, they got a nice team here but they don't got the history like we have in oakland. >> obviously people talk about the organization you play for, you definitely kind of keep your ears open a little bit but other than that it's an ongoing thing so you can't control it so you got to go out and play. >> jean quan e-mailed us a statement quote the east bay loves the oakland as. we hope the ownership of the as will jo