. -- colonel randy larsen. coming up, immigration. we will talk about that in a moment. this weekend, virginia beach is our focus on "book tv" and "american history tv." here's the city manager talking about virginia beach's history and life today. [video clip] >> virginia beach is a unique place for a lot of reasons. as a kid growing up in the midwest, the thing that impressed me most was the presence of the water. the ocean, chesapeake bay, the back bay. we are literally defined by the surrounding bodies of water. like is the history of the area. beachthe wher the first engli spea settlers arrived here and landed at cape henry. the history of williamsburg, which is right up the river, and jamestown, it is really the founding location of our country is right here in virginia beach and this immediate area. if you are history buff, it's a fascinating place to be and a fascinating place to explore. the population of virginia beach is 450,000. we have crossed that this past year. tourism,industries are military, a

randall larsen is our guest. he is a retired colonel and a founding member of the institute for homeland security. he is also a national security adviser at the center for by a security.- bio thank you for sticking around. we will ask to make your questions if we can. suspects involved with the boston manhunt. what has been killed. killed.as been we're talking about questions of bioterrorism, prepare and as. -- preparedness. from new york state, hi, kevin. caller: good morning. t bring up the subject of bw back, october being used for political reasons -- terror being used for polil reasons. one statement on that a the one queson. timothy mcveigh attacked as a result of ruby ridge and waco. that was his motivation it was a perceived grievance. ultimate too the try to make things right, at least in his mind, using a horrible methodology. what we have is blow back. i will also just ask this question. do you feel there is a chance of low back considering the use of drones and the drone killings and what ever perceiv

the committee would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, jesse larsen and nona melkonian whod each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. please make sure to silence all cell phones and devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will be appear on april 30th, 2013 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise indicated.

. >> i'd like to thank nona melkonian and jesse larsen for televising us today. we have 8 items on the agenda this morning. could you please call item number 1? item 2. >> right. item number 2, approve the minutes of the march 19, 2013 meeting. this is an action item. >> seeing no comments, colleagues, let's open this up for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we move this forward without objection? >> so moved. >> thank you. [gavel] >> please call the next aye tim, ms. cheng. >> item 3 is citizens advisory committee report. this is a information item. >> thank you. i don't see mr. flanagan here -- oh. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> items 4 and 5 passed unanimously. for the item 6, the cac unanimously adopted a motion for support of recommending designated of lead of agencies at its march 27 meeting. the cac was briefed on information about item 7. that concludes my report. >> thank you, mr. flanagan. thank you. so, this is an informational item. le

host: we are back with congressmen rick larsen.loughs andbout what is happening with flight delays. this is a headline in the newspaper this morning. the front page of "the washington times" has this headline. that may have you respond to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say yesterday. he was on the floor of talking about this. [video clip] that politicale motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmac over the last few days. the mismanagement is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal should not be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers but to fix the problem. the obama administration knew about the sequester for months. there were three days notice to implement the furloughs that are now being blamed for these delays. there was no mention of the magnitude and impact of delays of these furloughs that were just right around the corner. it seems implausible that he did not know about them when he was testifying last week. was the administration hiding the ball from the travelling public? it seems like a

dan larsen says anything to help keep his son and daughter safe is a good idea. >> a backpack would be grab your backpack. >> other parents feel like bulletproof backpacks for kids is an extreme reaction. >> you want a positive atmosphere, not like predicting something bad is always going to be happen. >> gloria from san francisco has triplets in preschool. >> to select a school an area where we would not need to worry about it. if i need to worry about it, i need to reconsider what school they are attending. >> it's something i hated to have to imagine but it's a reality with today. >> there are just a few armor companies that are starting to market them for kids. if you want to check them out go to abc7news.com and click on "7 on your side" for a link. coming up, this sunday on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, i'm going to investigate those puzzles that are forced to solve before buying items. they can be frustrating but i discovered a possible alternative. >> i can't wait for that. [ laughter ] >> they are maddening. we'll see that on sunday. a south bay starbucks has a problem on its hands.

dan larsen says anything to help keep his son and daughter safe is a good idea. >> a backpack would be easy, grab your backpack. >> other parents feel like bulletproof backpacks for kids is an extreme reaction. >> you want a positive atmosphere, not like predicting something bad is always going to be happen. >> gloria from san francisco has triplets in preschool. >> to select a school an area where we would not need to worry about it. if i need to worry about it, i need to reconsider what school they are attending. >> it's something i hated to have to imagine but it's a reality with today. >> there are just a few armor companies that are starting to market them for kids. if you want to check them out go to abc7news.com and click on "7 on your side" for a link. coming up, this sunday on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, i'm going to investigate those puzzles that are forced to solve before buying items. they can be frustrating but i discovered a possible alternative. >> i can't wait for that. [ laughter ] >> they are maddening. we'll see that on sunday. a south bay starbucks has a problem on its h

and the committee would like -- also like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, jesse larsen and nona who will record each of -- record our meeting and make the transcripts available to the public online. and i apologize for starting late. i just got through sitting on a committee, earlier committee just got through moments ago. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the april 16th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> great. can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1, motion appointing supervisor eric mar, term ending june 30, 2013, to the association of bay area governments executive board. >> okay. is there any public comments for this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] >> colleagues, are there any thoughts? or can we move this without any objection? >> [inaudible]. >> let's move it. alrighty, thi

i would like to thank jesse larsen and charles from sfgovtv for broadcasting the meeting.oined by supervisor chu for item number 2. madam clerk, are there any a

i would like to thank jesse larsen and charles from sfgovtv for broadcasting the meeting. we're joined by supervisor chu for item number 2. madam clerk, are there any announcementses? >> please turnoff all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the committee clerk. each member of the public will be allowed the same number of minutes to speak on items. items acted upon today will be appear on the april 19, 2013 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> all right, madam clerk, can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1 is an ordinance authorizing the juvenile probation department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $461,166 from the office of justice programs for the united states department of justice for funding under the fiscal year 2012 second chance act juvenile offender reentry program (second chance grant award); and amending ordinance no. 165-12 (annual salary ordinance, fy 2012-2013 and fy 2013-2014) to reflect the

i'd like to thank sfgtv staff nona melkonian and jesse larsen for broadcasting and recording today's proceedings. i want to note two things. first, we do have an overflow room which is in room 250, which is the main board chambers. and what i will say is for folks who testify, and if you would like, it would be helpful if you would consider then watching the remainder of the proceeding in the main board chambers. you don't have to, but it's an option so you can give other people an opportunity to come into the board chamber. in addition, if you do intend to make public comment, we have blue cards in the front of the room. i believe they are also in the overflow chamber. please fill one out so that we can call people and have your name in writing which makes things a lot easier when the clerk is preparing the minutes. ms. miller, do you have any announcements? >> yes. please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will be

the committee would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv, jesse larsen and nona melkonian who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, are there any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. please make sure to silence all cell phones and devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will be appear on april 30th, 2013 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise indicated. >> thank you. can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1, hearing to consider appointing four members, terms ending march 1, 2016, to the in-home supportive services public authority. there are four seats and four applicants. >> thank you. we will be hearing from the candidates in the order they appear on the agenda. if patricia webb is here, please approach the microphone. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. obviously i'm not patricia webb, but i think patricia sent you an e-mail which -- my name is patrick [speaker not understood] and i'm the exec

dan larsen says anything to help keep his son and daughteris a ge is a good idea. >> a backpack wouldbe easy, grab your backpack. >> other parents feel like bulletproof backpacks for kids is an extreme reaction. >> you want a positive atmosphere, not like predictingo be happen. >> gloria from san francisco has triplets in preschool. >> to select a school an area where we would not need to worry about it. if i need to worry about it, i need to reconsider what school they are attending. >> it's something i hated to have to imagine but it's a reality with today. >> there are just a few armor companies that are starting to market them for kids. if you want to check them out go to abc7news.com and click on "7 on your side" for a link. coming up, this sunday on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, i'm going to investigate those puzzles that are forced to solve before buying items. they can be frustrating but i discovered a possible alternative. >> i can't wait for that. [ laughter ] >> they are maddening. we'll see that on sunday. a south bay starbucks has a problem on it'sands. it's called in pest contr

in 1956, when hard-drinking urneyman pitcher don larsen went from sinner to saint by hurling the onlyct game in world series history, when willie mays made that seemingly impossible catch and throw in the 1954 world series, and in 1955, when sexton's beloved brooklyn dodgers, after decades of coming oh-so-close, won their first and only world series with an extraordinary catch made by sandy amaros. those moments in baseball, like religion, says john sexton, give a glimpse of something beyond. >> the beauty and the experience in the intensified heightened sensitivity of the moment that comes with the amaros catch, that comes with the mays catch and pivot. the ecstasy of those moments can for some transport one to this transcendent plane. >> the excellence of brooklyn dodger great jackie robinson, now celebrated in a major motion picture42 sparked sexn's infatuation with baseball. now he's had robinson's number 42 sewn into his academic gown, and in his old office, there's one of robinson's original jerseys and a battered glove jackie robinson might have used, although true believer sex

at 8:30, democratic representative rick larsen from washington, the ranking member of the subcommittee on aviation, will take your questions about how automatic budget cuts are affecting air travel. if we will look at the economic effect of barge traffic on the mississippi river. southwest bureau chief from forbes, christopher helman. [no audio]

said washington congressman, rick larsen.ar-old is going to call my office and say, i've been kicked out of head start. replace that money. so while the jet-setters may have an easier time at 30,000 feet. those below them physically and economically seem even farther away than ever. >> we just fooling ourselves. if we think that we are doing the american people any favor by not finding a real solution. >> ezra, are we kidding ourselves with this? the sequester? band-aid or the faa band-aid would seem to draw attention away from the actual pain being felt by many people who aren't actually in congress and boarding airplanes this friday. >> we're not kidding ourselves, we're saying to the american people, we're the worst people in the world. we are terrible people who don't -- i find this stuff appalling. i find the washington reaction to sequester genuinely infuriating. we went from white house tours, literally everything one might cut in the government, should be the very first thing you cut in the government. it could not ma

we're joined now by nationally syndicated radio talk show host lars larsen and kelly ann conway, ceof the polling company. keith boykin still here. increased background checks the answer? >> not necessarily. and i don't think it's the answer in the united states senate, where really obama's and feinstein's view of gun control is falling apart. it's starting to become a little political and cynical for my taste because he knows his democratically controlled senate does not have the votes. he knows the senate majority leader harry reid counts on legal, lawful gun owners for his narrow re-elections every six years. he knows senators like mary landrieu in louisiana, mark pryor in arkansas are never going to vote for this and are going to be angry if it's put up to a vote because they very well may use. but let me say this. you said very few. the number actually that we see in the press is 4%. 4% of all gun-related crimes are traced back to their actual owners. the problem for the president's statistics is he keeps using this 40% statistic that has been discredited including by the "washi

no host: we are back with congressmen rick larsen. we will talk about furloughs and what is happening with flight delays. this is a headline in the newspaper this morning. the front page of "the washington times" has this eadline. that may have you respond to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say yesterday. he was on the floor of talking bout this. >> i would argue that political motives, thousands of people were stuck on tarmac over the last few days. the mismanagement is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal should not be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers but to fix the problem. the obama administration knew about the sequester for onths. there were three days notice to implement the furloughs that are now being blamed for these elays. there was no mention of the magnitude and impact of delays of these furloughs that were just right around the corner. it seems implausible that he did not know about them when he was testifying last week. was the administration hiding the ball from the travelling publi

lars larsen is with me, syndicated radio host and emily is a former executive director of the young democratsa. and you know, our hearts go out to the students who have found themselves stabbing victims as they simply try to educate themselves this morning. i mean, once again, we see hell unleashed on a college campus or a campus, i should say in general. now we've seen six year olds murdered and we've seen college kids stabbed as they're walking down the hall, according to the police, just trying to get an education. but it will -- i mean, i can tell you already, i'm looking on twitter, lars and people are reacting by saying, what's going to be the reaction to this? ban all guns? and of course, you heard that eyewitness, that student who said, we had guns -- we had god, but we wished we had guns. your thoughts on how this plays into the debate now that we are already having in this country? >> megyn, say a prayer for all of those wounded as you suggested, for their family and friends, but this debate has been going on since virginia tech. it was a graduate student at virginia tech who had wr

our guest is colonel randall larsen. reader, an examination of trends in renting and homeownership in the u.s. -- later, an examination of trends in renting and homeownership in the u.s. liveington journal" is every morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. patrick donahue talks about financial issues facing the post office. he is the featured speaker at the national press club on friday. live at 1 p.m. eastern on c- span 2. >> when the war began, congress came into session in july and it issued a statement known as the clinton resolution. it articulated the consensus or goals of the united states. it is very simple. it was very clear. the purpose of this war is to restore the union. todoes not -- and it is not drop the social institutions of the south. everyone knew what that meant. it meant not to disrupt slavery. >> evolution of president lincoln's viewon slavery. university of texas, austin's request or on emancipation. lectures in history saturday night at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv. during thursday's session

larsen: thank you, mr. speaker. before he we start patting each other on the back for this bill, i think it's important that we recognize we are not fixing a bigger problem that sequester has created. earlier this month it was reported that head start students in my district will have to find their own way to school and bus service is being cut because of see questionser. perhaps now we can ask these 4-year-olds to ride tricycles. children of military families are going to go to school where budgets are being cut because of reductions in impact aid mandated by sequestration. we are not doing anything to help those kids today. we are not helping seniors in arlington, washington, getting meals on wheels no longer delivered to them. it's not just my district. every member of this house represents a district with kids and seniors who are being hurt thanks to our failure to clean up the mess we caused. this lands somewhere short of a profile in courage. this is a band-aid. sequestration needs a triple bypass surgery. seq

larsen is recognized. >> thank you, very much, chairman camp. thank you for this hearing. thank you for the way you conducted the business on this committee and with mr. levin as well. and what an honor to have jack lew here. i think the previous questioner just asked to spark this question. i believe it was under your leadership as well that the entire federal debt would have been paid off by 2009. i think that was in your lifetime. is that not correct. >> yes. >> i don't remember the exact year but it was very much in my lifetime. so the policies of course that led to us going into a situation where we have wars never before in our history that weren't paid for, tax cuts, that weren't paid for, and medicare portion unpaid for, and then, a serious financial crisis that led to an enormous recession, have caused us to be in this situation? is that a fair assessment? >> congressman, it is a fair assessment. i think as you know when i left omb in january 2001 we projected a surplus of $5.5 trillion over the next 10 years. they were series of decisions that were made that caus