they saved the lives of lafayette's wife and family.'s truly a thrilling story that i hope you read. on his next mission to france, a decade later, this time for president jefferson, monroe went with $9 million from congress to negotiate the purchase of the island of new orleans. that's all he was supposed to do. so that farmers west of the appalachians could float their grain down the mississippi river for valleys markets. instead of buying an island monroe borrowed 6 million more dollars from an english bank on his own signature and doubled the size of the nation. buying almost a million acres. the largest territory ever acquired by any nation in history from another. peacefully, without a war. a million acres. and at a bargain price of 2 cents an acre. even in those days the average price for wilderness land was $2 an acre. the louisiana purchase stretched the nation's boundaries to the rocky mountains and gave us ownership of the great mississippi valley. it was monroe not jefferson who engineered the louisiana purchase. and as pres

american outscored lafayette. lumpkin flows it down. eagles have won two games in a row and host navy in the patriot league tourney on thursday. in olympic news, maryland's own simon cho raced in the semifinals of the 5,000 meert men's short track relay. did not race in the finals. because he was part of that team he gets the bronze medal. team usa knows tomorrow canada seeks redemption. tomorrow the u.s. men's team will have a chance to take home theold for the hockey since the 1980 miracle on ice. they have to get through the home favorites who has returned to dominating form since team usa upset them. sidney crosby going for a gold with team canada. since they fell to team usa, team canada outscored opponents 18-7. last night they had to hang on with a late-surging slovakia but canada won 3-2. u.s. hockey coach ron wilson knows this will be a tough pass. yesterday they crushed finland 6-1. jamie langenbrunner knows they have to approach it like any other game. >> we are going to take it one game at a time and try to get better every

now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana, through the february 21.those who have held the office through prints, photographs and audio recordings. if you can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection online at c-span's website. americanpresidents.org. >> now first lady michelle obama speaks at the official start of a nationwide campaign to prevent childhood obesity. she's been meeting with cabinet officials, health experts and state officials in recent weeks to discuss the issue. this is about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, mrs. michelle obama, accompanied by tiki barber. [applause] >> thank you all for being here this soon to be snowy day in washington, d.c. i used to live down this way and i don't remember snow being so bad or so many flights being canceled but i guess that's the fate we're stuck with right now. it is a pleasure for me to be here in the white house sitting next to michelle obama, it's an absolute honor for me, especially when we're talking about what we're about to talk about. childhood obesity has become an epidemic. w

. >>> american and lafayette, the eagles playing their final regular season game.al seconds in the first half, they sored to a half time lead and never looked back. americans found lafayette 78 to 60 and will host a quarter final game in the patriot league turny. >>> the nats gearing up for the first preseason game against houston on thursday. look who is back, training with the team in florida, former ace lavon hernandez, the 14 year veteran hopes to make the cb for the third time. >> this year is a different year, come back and try to play the whole ear here and i'll be here with the guys. and i think it's a very good team. >> we'll certainly be aware that he is just getting here, but he says he has been throwing quite a bit. he looks like he is in good shape. we'll see. >>> now, if you play soccer anywhere in the world, the goal is to get to the world cup of course. some 12-year-old girls from falls church are doing just that. >> they use add little creativity to help them get a trip to this summer's holy grail of soccer in south africa. scott ross shows us how.

host: lafayette, louisiana. good morning. caller: i have a comment and a question.asks for something, and when they have a chance to have it, they put their hands behind their back. they wanted a panel to look into spending in the government. they got that, and then they walked away. they are acting like a child. the first were to come out of their mouth is no. my question is, do you think we should revisit the public option? also, do you think the president should look at drug free importation? if the president adds that into reconciliation, i guarantee a lot of americans would jump on the bandwagon with his health care option. guest: i think the public option is probably dead at this point. people continue to talk about it. the administration makes some noises about wanting it, but i do not see anyone pursuing a bid aggressively. on drug ring importation, that does not necessarily split along party lines. it depends on who you are, where you are from. there are a number of republicans and democrats who want it, others who don't. host: a few more phone calls. maryl

. >> this speaks to the people of lafayette to be warned, be a little fearful of going to veterinary care facilities, to go to groomers because, if your dog bites one of the workers, your dog could potentially face euthanasia. >> if spork's owners are found guilty of biting, he could be put down. they've started a facebook page for spork. so far he has 14,000 fans. the vet's office say they are worried for everyone in the case, including spork and the injured tech. >>> we are following a story very closely on hln since the disturbing video surfaced. seattle transit officials are dumping the security company where the guards watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten. the guards were told to observe and report and to call police but not to intervene when they witness criminal activity. that's what they did. transit officials say replacing the company is the best way to help passengers feel safe. >>> the gold medal showdown in men's hockey is all set, team usa against team canada. joe carter has more on the dream matchup. >> good morning, susan. team usa and team canada will play on sunday.

these are live pictures of the white house, lafayette park. the snow on the white house, north and east. college park, off the campus main gate, university of maryland, brad bell said most of the students have left the scene. the school is definitely not working right about now. >> that is the case in many parts of the area, all in preparation for what could be an historic storm. doug hill gives us the latest. >>> we will give y some looks at where this may wind up on the hit parade of storms. abc 7 snow machine tracking the snow. a key attention to the bright areas, those are the heavier snow bands from front royal, north of fredericksburg, southern half of charles county, right down the potomac river, northern neck, southern maryland, moving southwest to northeast. the storm scan technology enables us to see that and more. all of the snow on the map and green represents the rain, heavy rain across the western slopes the appalachian mountains, west virginia, heavy rain tidewater. on the lower chesapeake bay, they just changed the gale warning

does not allow people who work with animals to file dog bite charges, but apparently, the city of lafayetted that is where the rubber will meet the road and threat tone euthanize the ten-year-old -- threaten to euthanize the ten-year-old, 17 pound puppy. updates coming. martha: and now, we have california. where there is a court hearing in a bizarre case of an olympic medallist, dave laut. and his wife is now firsting murder charges, the 52-year-old was shot dead in high school backyard in august, back then, his wife had a different story. she told the police that he went outside, heard a prowler in this backyard and next thing, she heard gun shots and now, she says, something different. she says actually, she shot her husband, in self-defense. because he was abusive. of her, and the problem is, he was shot four times, in the head. and, that raises a lot of question about what happened here, and, a criminal defense attorney, joins us, how are you doing, and the circumstances as we described, you know, if you are in an abusive situation, and she may have been, in an abusive situation and we

plenty of people in east lafayette, louisiana, colts fans but love drew brees who never got the creditrved in college is seen as an elite quarterback. this is the super bowl i think i was rooting for after the packers got eliminated other than rogers beating favre from the playoff. besides that, this was the great game to watch. >> go ahead. >> it's so rare. >> go ahead, andrea, sorry. it's your show. >> you also have two haitian americans, one on each auto team. pier pierre garson and the linebacker. there's that as well. >> there's a lot of compelling story lines here. i think chuck is right. i think a lot of people with their heart are pulling for new orleans because of all the city has been through. the saints in so many ways have really sort of epitomized the rebuilding. a lot of people in their hearts are pulling for them but the colts will be hard to beat. >> i'm rooting for you. thanks for helping us out. chuck todd, always, thank you. thank you. that does it for this edition and this week of "andrea mitchell reports." join us next week when we talk about the super bowl winners

and you can get to west lafayette, indiana, check out the entire collection on line. >> democratic and republican congressional leaders met the white house to discuss possible areas of agreement on a jobs bill and the economy. republican leaders spoke with reporters afterwards. >> i want to think democratic leaders and republican leaders from both the house and the senate -- part of what we would like to see is the ability of congress to move forward and a more bipartisan fashion on some of the key challenges the country is facing right now. it is fair to say the american people are frustrated with the lack of progress on some key issues. and though the parties are not going to agree on every single item, there should be some areas where we can agree. and can get something done even as we have a vigorous debates on some issues we do not agree on. one good place to start and where i hope to spend a lot of time in these discussions today is how to move forward on a jobs package that encourages small business to hire, that is helping to create the kind of environment where now the we have

i mean, we do have a charity hospital in lafayette, and it's full of capacity.let's just look at the whole congress as a whole, because no matter how one of these elected officials vote, it affects the united states. the tea party, anyone who supported that tea party, one of our elected officials, don't need to be elected. and because the views is within politics, this is why the tea party is trying to build something. a lot of people's not looking at that. i watched the cpac yesterday, and i could not find a black member, anybody sitting in that audience that was black. it's about white power or black power, and yeah, they might have a few black speakers up there, but you didn't see anybody black in that audience. now, if anybody can prove me wrong, show it on c-span. host: we'll leave it there. yesterday the president was in nevada to support harry reid. this from twitter from judith lynn, whose tag goes by the nevada gramma. i told hear are you reid i'd vote for him if he puts the public option back in the healthcare bill even if it fails. great falls, virgin

now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana through february 21. the exhibit looks at the lives of the 43 men who held the office through paintings, photographs, prints, and audio recordings. if it cannot get to west lafayette, see the entire collection on-line at c-span's website. >> a discussion of climate change from switzerland. panelists include felipe calderon and massachusetts representative edward markey. this is a little more than an hour. >> thank you for coming. i am president of the united nations foundation and it is my privilege to help to moderate this important panel. the topic today is, let me read from the agenda. the u.n. climate conference change did not lead to a definitive solution. what immediate steps should governments and civil society take towards a long-term climate path that is environmentally effective and economically efficient? this session is part of an ongoing effort by the world economic forum to help improve international cooperation by servicing the best ideas and triggering new practices in the governance of mo

and if you can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection online at c-span's web site, american presidents.org. >> now a funeral service for former u.s. senator charles mathias who died recently at the age of 87. he served the state of maryland as a republican from 1969-1987. and prior to that four terms in the house representing the state's sixth congressional district. among those remembering him at washington national cathedral was his former senate colleague, vice president biden. this portion of the service is an hour. >> mr. vice president, distinguished guests, friends and family, thank you for being with us today. we are here to celebrate the life of a great man. the public story has been well told. statesman, the conscious of the senate, protecter of the chesapeake, friend of nations, fierce advocate for the equal rights of all men and women. ours was a heady household to grow up in, but through it all dad was still dad, fun and fallible and full of love and devotion. and through it all a life's lessons emerged. dad loved to travel, and he would take charlie or me with

if you can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection on line at americanpresidents.org. >> lasttinian and israeli journalists gathered for the first time in jerusalem to discuss the israeli-palestinian conflict with the knesset. speakers include the israel deputy foreign minister and the speaker of the knesset. following their remark, they took questions from the audience. this about an hour and 20 minutes. >> yettings and welcome. it is wonderful to have each and every one of you here despite how difficult it was this morning getting into the knesset. i'm proud to open this session of the middle east peace club. -- press club. please turn off your cell phones and ipt to take a moment to acknowledge the board member here's todaymark are sick. as you can hear from my voice, unfortunately, -- can you please stand up? cashman, audiocassetteman hamid, these are some of the distinguished board members that are on the board of the mid east press club. the mid east press club brings local israeli and other members of the press club. we encourage other press members to observe. i'd like

lafayette back through lake charles. so stretching now up towards atlanta.e rain shield beginning to now get into the carolinas. this will be on the increase throughout the day today and some of the rain will certainly be heavy at times. 1, 2, maybe as much as 3 inches of rain with this as it begins to stream off towards the north. the problem is it's going to get into some colder air. so when that happens, that rain is going to turn into snow and there are wonder storm warnings now posted for the d.c.-baltimore area. that's just been up as a watch meaning this snow will start tomorrow, increase tomorrow night and probably last right on through saturday afternoon. 10 to 20 inches of snow potentially with this system. right in the same spots, kyra that, saw about 20 inches of snow the third week of december. so kind of a repeat performance here. most of it will stay south of new york, but they'll get a little piece. the brunt of the action will be philly back through d.c. it's going to be quite a snowstorm for those kids. unfortunately it will be over the wee

and if you can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection online at c-span's web site.merican presidents.org. >> with more winter weather on the way in the nation's capitol, the federal government is closed today. the white house having a very affective day. the president at this minute speaking at the white house press briefing. you can see that live on c-span. most congressional hearings have been postponed but the senate is about to convene. two nominations on the agenda. one for a third u.s. circuit court of appeals judge and craig becker to be a member of the national labor relations board. votes at 5:00 today with nebraska democrat mr. nelson say he'll join to move ahead on the craig becker nomination. we will have live senate coverage here on c-span 2. senate will come to order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father, whose power is unsearchable and whose judgments are a great deep, we quiet our hearts today in your presence. give to our lawmakers a r

if he can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection on-line. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from stereos -- -- syracuse, new york, now washington, d.c., representative maffei. if you could tell us a little bit about your district economically? guest: my district has been challenged economically really over the past 20 or 25 years. we were a heavily industrial district. my grandfather and his brothers worked in the auto plants here. the auto plants were closed somewhere over the last 10 or 15 years. carrier, which made a lot of air conditioners here, big manufacturing facility -- they still have a research facility but all the manufacturing jobs have left. the region has been lately grown up over high-tech kind of businesses, particularly green technologies, detection technologies, the world capital in terms of radar and sonar and magnetic resonance. all sorts of things we do for military and civilian staff. there is a new economy but not quite the transition from post- world war ii economy. one of the main things for me is to help make the transition run sm

and if you can't get to west lafayette, see the entire collection online at c-span's web site, american presidents.org. >> the future of american culture and morals was discussed at a symposium at regent university. scholars talked about president ronald reagan's cultural values as well as current american mores. from virginia beach, virginia, this is about two hours, 15 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. >> good morning. >> we can do better than that. good morning. >> morning. >> welcome to regent university's fifth annual symposium in honor of our nation's 40th president, ronald wilson reagan. our first symposium in 2006, the future of conservatism, now published in a book received a lengthy and superlative review in "the new york times." our second symposium in 2007, the future of religion in american politics, came out as a favorably-reviewed university press book. our third symposium in 2008, the legacy of ronald reagan, came out as a book titled, "the endeering reagan," which caused reviewers to say no compilation comes close to matching its insight and credibility. our fourth s

it is now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana through february 21.s very snowy in the east but many folks are, and we can learn something today. guest: thank you for having his back. host: you put out a new report on civic literacy. what is the update on what people mill about six? guest: unfortunately, they're not doing well. we have made an assessment as to how well current college students know about their government and foreign affairs and economics. they're not doing very well. they don't know we have three branches of government and do not know traditional review and basic things about the economic system. host: why not? guest: it goes back to the curriculum. kids can not know what they are not taught grade civics is not a priority starting from kindergarten up through college. we think that college is a good place to start. that is where our teachers are trained. that is where our future leaders are trained. host: speak more to the collection of american believes. guest: what we want to do other than looking at how much people know or don't kn

it is now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana, through february 21, looking at the lives of the men who have held the office through paintings, and audio recordings, it is sponsored by c-span and the white house and historical association. you can see the collection at least an's web site -- at c- span's website. >> john bolton talks about the obama administration's foreign- policy. he spoke at a conference hosted by the hudson institute for about 45 minutes. >> i appreciate you being here to support this. i want to talk about the situation we find ourselves and concerning our national security. let's look at it from the perspective that foreign policy issues do not take place in a vacuum. the are the result of decisions with specific -- they are the result that specific individuals may. i did not leave and determinism. it is important that we understand -- i do not believe in determinism. it is important to understand what is going on under the obama administration. we are about one-quarter through it he said optimistically. i think it's important to understand

portraits" by renowned painter and sculptor chas fagen now on display at purdue university in west lafayette through paintings, photographs, prints, and audio recordings -- sponsored by c- span and the white house historical association. and if you cannot get to west layfayette, see the entire collection online at c-span's website, americanpresidents.org. >> now will form on the future of american culture, hosted by regent university in virginia beach, virginia. this is a little more than two hours. [no audio] >> good morning. we can do better than that. good morning. >> good morning! >> welcome to reach and universities symposium in honor for nations' 40th president, ronald wilson reagan. our first symposium in 2006, the future of conservatism, now published in the book, received a supper was to review in the " new york times." our second symposium in 2007, the future of religion in american politics, came out as a university press carried out third symposium in 2008, the legacy of ronald reagan, came out as a book entitled "the enduring reagan," which was called hands down best compilation

lafayette, louisiana, jason on the democrats' line. caller: i have a comment and a suggestion.led about 45 days ago and i was giving the president a pep talk. i give advice to all of the cabinet members. americans need a history lesson. they need to be reminded where we were a year ago when obama took office. they need to realize that tarp and recovery act are two different things. tarp was passed by president bush, yes, supported by president obama. the recovery act was to stabilize, keep jobs, will create jobs. we need to make americans realize the gains in iraq and in afghanistan, even catching the top leader. democrats need a pep talk. my suggestion for president obama, if these democrats are getting scared like evan bayh, a man who could have won his senate seat back but decided to opt out because he hates what is going on in congress, so when the tough get going, he has to go. allow these democrats who are not true to you, too to their constituents, allow them to fall. whether republicans take their seats or not. president clinton passed better policies and legislation wh

host: our next call is from lafayette, louisiana. caller: good morning.hink you do have a pretty good show on both sides. what i want to say about afghanistan is that from the beginning it should have been said that it was going to maybe take -- it could be a hundred years to finish that. these people that are global in their attitude need to be defeated, and you can't have a timeframe on it. one other question, if i could, about the health care. if they would just pass the health care deal where everybody is involved in the same thing, its congress, the government workers, the president, everybody gets the same deal on health care, i think they would pass it pretty easy. host: we go to kate joining us from dayton, ohio. caller: thank you for taking my call. first i want to make a request that you guys have somebody on to discuss the lancet report that the bush administration brushed under the rug about the number of deaths, because in our mainstream media there is nothing about the deaths and injuries based on that pack of lies. i had the pleasure of tal

lafayette, louisiana, jack, independent line.at the time ronald reagan lowered our taxes for all of the taxpayers? what was the rate one year later of unemployment? the same question goes to the george bush 2001 lowering of taxes. what was the unemployment rate at the time he lowered taxes and what was it one year later? host: jack, do you know the answer? guest: i did take a shot. reagan tax cuts passed in 1981 and i believe in the short run unemployment went up, not necessarily because of the tax cut but because we were in the midst of recession, unemployment was very high that year. in 2001 bush came in, unemployment was at historic lows, below 4%. he passed his tax cuts again in the midst of recession, unemployment went up. i think the bigger consequence of both of those tax cuts was not so much on the unemployment rate as it was on the long term debt and deficits and dug deep holes that make it difficult for the country to get out of later. host:ok how much did the deflatn of the dot com but will contribute? guest: the dot c

charlie boustany from lafayette, louisiana.one of my favorite towns, i've got some great cajun buddies down there. one called today, he's coming to georgia, wants to go turkey hunting, he's a good friend and turkey hunting buddy. he told me today, keep fighting. he doesn't want to see this health care bill passed. anyway. we've got another physician, dr. bill cassidy who has joined us today. louisiana is like georgia. we have three physicians from georgia in the republican delegation and we have three physicians from louisiana in the -- in their delegation. i want to welcome and yield to dr. bill cassidy, any time you may consume. mr. cassidy: dr. boustany will be at the summit meeting. there will be one physician there. mr. broun: really? that's news. hallelujah, place the lord. mr. cassidy: we can all agree on goals of health care reform. we want access to quality care at an affordable price. it gives us a nice way to judge each of these. i'm struck, medicare is going bankrupt in seven years, medicaid is bankrupt today, and w

lafayette, louisiana, jack, independent line.ger consequence of both of those tax cuts was not so much on the unemployment rate as it was on the long term debt and deficits and dug deep holes that make it difficult for the country to get out of later. host:ok how much did the deflatn of the dot com but will contribute? guest: the dot com crash at the end of the 1990'sç hurt some bt that was a relatively modest the real problem coming out of that recession in 2001 was business investment never really recovered. as a country we were pushing so much emphasis on individual consumption and on over bar wing -- over bar wing that we never saw the business investment recovery we have seen in past recoveries -- over borrowing. host: mansfield, ohio, and be on the democrats' line. caller: i would like to thank you for c-span2 get all the different views on tv. host: thanks for watching. caller: i would like to talk about how government helps big businesses and big banks with the bailout. we've got millions of people losing their houses ev

sponsored by c-span and the white house historical association and if you can't get to west lafayettesee the entire collection online at c-span's website, americanpresidents.org. >> earlier today, first lady michelle obama spoke at the official start of the nationwide campaign to prevent childhood obesity. the first lady has been meeting with cabinet officials, health experts and state officials in recent weeks to discuss the issue. her remarks are about 25 minutes. >> they're just barely hanging in but we want you here because this is really all about you. we have other dids but these guys are the national football champion, right? congratulations, you guys. you guys can sit. we're almost done. hang in there. just think, you could be in school. [laughter] but we're all here today because we care deeply about the health and well-being of not just these kids up here but for all kids like them all across the country. and clearly we're determined to finally take on one of the most serious threats to their future and that's the epidemic of childhood obesity in america today. and obviously

now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana.xhibit looks at the lives of the 43 men who held the office through paintings, photographs, prints and audio recordings, sponsored by c-span and white house historical association. if you can't get there, see the entire collection online at c-span's website at american presidents.org. >> three-day president's weekend, authors include henry paulson talking with warren buffet on the 2008 economic collapse. historian garry wills on how the atomic bomb changed the presidency. "after words quee reairs. all day monday, books on american presidents, f.d.r., president obama and our culture, and ronald reagan. go to booktv.org. >> idaho governor butch otter state of the state address. he is completing the final year of his first term of office and has not yet declared for re-election. he served three terms in the u.s. house speaks about idaho's finances and education. from the state capital, this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everyone. i want to begin by apologizing.