terry and between lee brad ashford and sunday, the u.s. senate debate between democrat reuss braley and joni ernst. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. all weekend, american history tv is joining our comcast partners to showcase the history of st. paul, minnesota. to learn more about the cities on our tour, visit c-span.org. we continue with our look of the history of st. paul. this is american history tv on c-span3. alexander ramsey was a politician who achieved recognition and people don't realize that. he was not from minnesota. he and his wife or from pennsylvania. 1815. born in he rose through the ranks, he started as a lawyer and then became involved in the whig party, served in congress, and that is how he made connections. his would help him later in life, including working for zachary taylor. taylor was so grateful the work a pointid, he wanted to in the first territorial governor of minnesota. first had a career from territorial governor, the mayor of st. paul, second elected state governor, u.s. senator, serving w

terry and between lee brad ashford and sunday, the u.s. senate debate between democrat reuss braley and joni ernst. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. all weekend, american history tv is joining our comcast partners to showcase the history of st. paul, minnesota. to learn more about the cities on our tour, visit c-span.org.

the nebraskatween second congressional representative lee terry and state senator brad ashford. debatesay, risk greatly republican johnny ernst. campaign 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. c-span is traveling the united states. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. ♪ >> we are standing at the historic fort snelling. the fort really is the first foothold in the region for united states expansion. during the early 1800s, you began to have this idea of spreading across the country, of the manifest destiny of the united states to spread from sea to shining sea. it is the god-given right of america to extend across north america. of course, that is problematic because there are other people who lived here first. the american indian nation. -- nations. in this region, it was primarily the dakota and the ojibway. it is a foothold for future expansion. after the fort was established here, nothing was the same. relations between american indians and this region and the united states government began to change. by the first euro

terry andetween lee brad ashford. the iowa u.s. senate debate between bruce braley and joni ernst.more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week, we continue our series of interviews at the ofversity -- interviews university presidents. this morning, the c-span buses on the campus of purdue university. now, joining us from produce campus is its president, mitch daniels. thanks for being with us this morning. caller: welcome to purdue. host: if you so much. -- thank you so much. what do you think the greatest challenges are facing higher education right now? guest: to prove that the value we have associated with a college degree is still there and then it's worth the money that colleges and universities are charging for it. here at purdue, we talk about higher education at the highest proven value. that may seem obvious. we look for quality compared to the price we pay. if that's not what's been going on in higher ed for a long time. higher and higher charges for diplomas that are more and more suspect. as is entirely understand

a debate between lee ashford. brad the district is located in the eastern portion of the state which includes the omaha metropolitan area and parts of a county. hisressman terry is seeking -- of office. point in time, our veterans said they would give their life as necessary. you talk about a list of veterans in a veterans' cemetery, you hear lee terry's name. you don't hear anyone else in congress. thank you for giving us an opportunity to serve them. >> i am lee terry, and i approve this message. >> my dad flew a b-26 bomber over france on d-day. he taught me early never forget those that serve our nation. my disagreements with congressman terry aren't personal, but his votes against veterans sure are. congressman terry shut down the government, defended his own pay while soldiers were on the battlefield, and protected congressional perks like taxpayer-paid health care for life while cutting veterans care. i'm brad ashford. our promises to veterans are personal and why i approve this message. >> lee terry's fighting

lee braska congressman terry, running for a ninth term. brad ashford a member of the nebraska state legislature. -- maha world harlede herald newspaper is hosting the ebate. >> from the cam us of the university of nebraska, race for the house, a debate for nebraska second congressional district. sponsored by the omaha world herald. the can't dits running for nebraska second congressional district are republican incumbent lee terry who is 52 years and -- years old and lives in omaha. he is married with three children. the

thursday night at 9:00, nebraska debate between lee terry and state senator brad ashford. next sunday the iowa sen knit debate. c-span 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> for the third time this year, new jersey governor chris christie traveled to new hampshire this past week to campaign. he also attended a rally in support of u.s. senate candidate scott brown. since new hampshire holds the first presidential primary, his visit has renude speculation for possible 2016 presidential bid. >> they, everybody. >> nice to see you, sir. welcome to new hampshire. >> happy to be back. thank you. how are you? >> hi, how are. .ood to see you again >> god bless you, sir. >> thank you for coming today. > how are you? indiscernible conversations] >> i had to come and my friend is going it get a picture of me with you. > all right. ndiscernible conversations indiscernible conversations] >> we are going to do it again. we'll win this time. how are you? >> governor, nice to see you. thank you. >> we're certainly grad to have governor christie back in the great state

thursday night at 9:00, the debate between representative lee terry and state under brad ashford. and next sunday, the iowa debate between bruce braley and republican joe ennis. c-span 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> "the communicators" is next on c-span, with verizon enterprise solutions chief technology officer wade baker, talking about a recent report on data breaches. followed by wells fargo's ceo speaking at the national press club about the role of national services. and live at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a debate between the two candidates in the iowa governor race, terry branstad and democratic state senator jack hatch. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local public -- local cable satellite -- or satellite provider. >> no doubt you have heard about some of the data breaches at companies such as home depot and target, sony's playstation as well. this week on the -- "the communicators," we will discuss data breaches with wade baker of verizon. verizon has put up a data breach report

at 9:00,ay night nebraska's second congressional district debate between lee terry and state senator brad ashford. sunday, the iowa u.s. senate they between bruce braley and republican joni erickson. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for control of congress. "washington journal" is next. we will look at today's news and take your phone calls. peter bergen will talk about national security and the terrorism threat against the u.s.. live coverage from the bipartisan policy center begins at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. later in the day, a discussion with health and human services secretary sylvia burwell about implicating -- about implementing the health care law. that is at 1:30 p.m. eastern. jay solomonis hour, from "the wall street journal." umet.hen jason cregr and then mitch daniels looks at public education costs. you can >> good morning, it is tuesday, september 23. this is "washington journal". today we will open up our phone lines for your comments. we will begin with isis and syria. later we will discuss security concerns at the white house after a man hopped the fence and enter

we are looking for a robust change of views between republican nominee lee terry and democratic challenger brad ashford. we are going to rotate the order and questions the candidates will get. they're each going to get about 50 seconds to respond. in the middle of the debate, the candidates will get to ask each other a question. otherwise, i'm going to ask a question. i also will determine if a follow up is in order. this response should be no more than 30 seconds. we have a light system to keep track of time. when you see the red light, gentlemen, wrap it up. the campaigns drew numbers to determine who will begin and end, mr. ashford, you'll get the first crack at the first question. you're also going to get the last word in closing statements. if everyone is ready, let's get started. >> ready. >> you are both veteran lawmakers. tell us about your single biggest legislative accomplishment. >> first of all, thank you for being here and moderating this debate. thanks to u.n.o. and omaha world herald. it's been a great experience for me to serve in the legislature where we have no political parties. the

the braxton -- nebraska congressman lee terry is facing brad ashford. congressman kerry is running for a nine term. brad ashford is a member of the nebraska state legislature. the district is in the eastern part of the state and includes all mahal. the omaha world herald newspaper hosted this debate. omaha.ludes all mahal >> from the campus of the university of nebraska at omaha, race for the house. sponsored by the omaha world u.n. ohnd produced by television. the candidates running for nebraska's second congressional lee or republican incumbent terry who is 52 years old and lives in omaha. he has been the second congressional district representatives since 1999, is married, and has three children. the democratic challenger is rad ashford who lives in omaha. old. he's been -- he is married and has three children. your host and not rateor is a political reporter from the omaha herald. >> hello and welcome to this evening's race for congress. i'm a senior political reporter at the omaha world herald. thank you for joining us. we are coming to you from th

every morning at 7 eastern on c-span. 2014 debate coverage continues on thursday between lee terry and brad ashford and then sunday the iowa debate happens. then campaign 2014 more than a hundred debate for the control of congress. hearing on the inspector general's final report. the house veteran affair committee heard from general richard griffin and whistle blower and former va director sam foot. this panel is two hours and 40 minutes. >>> this hearing will come to order and i thank everybody for attending this hearing which will dpam examine the oig report on the phoenix va issue. i would like to ask consent, who is not here, that our colleague from arizona be allowed to join us here to address this issue. without objection so ordered. also, members, we do have a series of votes that will start at 1:00. i apologize for that. this hearing was moved from its original time because of the joint session of congress to hear the president of ukraine. after the final vote, we will y resume the hearing as quickly as possible so we will not keep the witnesses waiting any longer than absolutely necessary.

thursday night at 9:00 nebraska's second congressional district debate between lee terry and state senator brad ashford. next saturday the iowa u.s. senate debate between democrat bruce brailey and republican joni earns th. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> now the discussion on the challenges facing american youth today. from "washington journal" this is just over 30 minutes. >> joining us now is damon williams with the boys and girls club of america and he is the head of training and youth development services. he is a senior v.p. at the organization. thank you so much for being here this morning. >> thank you. it's a true pleasure. >> i want to start very basic and have you just explain what exactly the boys and girls club of america is. what does your organization do? >> sure. we're one of the oldest youth serving organizations in the nation, been in existence over a hundred years and have over 4100 club sites across the nation serving more than 4 million youth. our mission is to serve children, particularly those who need us most, and we focus in the three key areas. they're ac

eastern, lee terry and brad ashford debate. here's a look at some of the campaign ads airing in that race. >>> at one point in time our homeless veterans signed a contract with the united states government that we would go to battle and give our life if it's necessary. when you talk about homeless veterans, talk about the va hospital, when you talk about the veteran cemetery, you hear lee terry's name. you don't hear any other senator or congressman's name. lee terry, thank you for caring about our veterans and giving us an opportunity to serve them. >> i'm lee terry, and i approve this message. >> my dad flew a b-26 bomber on "d" day. my disagreements with congressman terry wnt personal but his votes against veterans sure are. congressman terry shut down the government, defended his own pay while soldiers were on the battlefield and protected congressional perks like taxpayer paid health care for life while cutting veterans' care. i'm brad ashburn. our promises to veterans are crucial and why i approve this message. >> lee ter

the ebola outbreak in west africa. 2014 coverageaign continues with debate coverage of lee terry and brad ashford 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. insenator tim kaine theating isis tuesday at center for american progress. his remarks are just over an hour. good afternoon. theame is ted strickland, president of the center for american progress action fund, behalf of near tanden, the president of the center for and on behalfess of our colleagues, we welcome you here. we thank you for joining us and given what has happened over the last few hours, this event is a very event. statew that the islamic of iraq, or isis, is horrific ally barbaric. they have been described as too violent for al qaeda. in near genocide yazidi minority group, and they have conducted gruesome beheadings. the american people are now galvanized in support of action this threat. president obama has laid out his degrade and ultimately to defeat isis. here at c.a.p. and c.a.p. action broadly support the president's plan but we are very eager for a robust congressional and new congressional action to author

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. >> c-span campaign 2014 continues thursday night at 9:00, nebraska debate between lee terry and brad ashford. and sunday the iowa debate. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> up next on c-span, former chair hiefs of staff general hew shelton talks about the group isis. then crbs news correspondent ill host a discussion on isis. >> general hew shelton is a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff having serve frd 1997 to 2001. he joins us as we continue discussing u.s. strategy to combat isis. as you look at the threat to combat isis, do you think isis can be defeated without having boots on the ground? >> first of all, i'm delighted to see that we now have a strategy and it's being articulated. the thing i think that is very worry some is we can't use solely air power to defeat isis. if you can't do that, then do we need to put boots on the ground? >> i think you heard general dempsey testify last week say that ultimately we need to be prepared to have to put boots on the ground. i would submit -- i would say first and foremost, we need to think abo

between lee terry and brad ashford. sunday, the iowa u.s. senate debate between bruce braley and joni ernst. c-span campaign 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. the 2015 student cam video competition is underway. opentable middle and high school students to create a five-seven minute documentary on on the three branches and you. showing how a policy, law or action by the executive, legislative or judicial branch is affected you or your community. fore are 200 cash prizes students and teachers totaling $100,000. for a list of rules, go to student cam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. we are doing a, month-long series of interviews with university presidents in conjunction with c-span's big 10 college tour. this morning, the c-span buses on the campus of northwestern university in chicago. now joining us is morton schapiro. mr. schapiro, let's begin with challenges that you see to higher education as the president of northwestern university. guest: thank you and welcome to you. i wish you were here in person. it's a

thursday at 9:00, nebraska's second congressional district between lee terry and senator brad ashford. and then iowa senate. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> the inspectors general with the peace corps, justice department, and epa say delays to access to records and information not only impedes their investigations but also wastes taxpayer dollars. the i.g.s testified before the government reform committee wednesday in reference to a letter sent to members of congress outlining their concerns. 47 i.g. signed that letter. representative darylist oois -- daryl issa chairs the committee. >> the committee will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. the oversight committee's mission statement is we exist to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty is to protect these rights. taxpayers have a right to know that the money washington

nebraska's second congressional district debate between incumbent lee terry and brad ashford.rgan governors debate and dennis incumbent richardson. sunday, the iowa u.s. senate debate between bruce braley and joni ernst. c-span campaign 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> "washington journal" continues. host: c-span bus has been on a tour of the big ten colleges across the country for the past the weeks. along the way, we've been talking with university presidents about higher education issues. this morning, the c-span buses on the campus of michigan state university. joining us aboard the bus is lou anna simon. thank you very much for being with us. let me get started with the challenges you see in higher education. guest: good morning. it's a beautiful day. the promise for the value of higher education is as bright as today. i'm a first-generation college student. i understand the value of higher education for creating a terrific life. part of our challenge is to be sure that we work in a way to be as cost effective and relevant as possible so we make

the nebraska congressional andte between lee terry state senator brad ashford. sunday, the iowa u.s. senate bruce braley and -- more than 100 debate for the control of congress in 2014. >> president obama will brief the united nations talking about climate change and greenhouse global gas emissions. live coverage from the u.n. at 12:50 eastern on c-span2. then the president will speak at the clinton global initiative meeting. .lso on c-span2 governor tom corbett and his democratic challenger, tom wolfe, debated on monday. polls show mr. wolf ahead in the race. the forum in hershey, pennsylvania, was hosted by the pennsylvania cable network. >> the gubernatorial candidates debate -- dennis owens. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. good evening. i would like to welcome you to hershey for the first of three debates between the two editorial candidates. the election is six weeks from tomorrow. these put your hands together and welcome the two candidates. we have tom corbett, the republican incumbent governor. [applause] welcome, governor. we also have the challe

lee terry is running against brad ashford. -- thehow the coverage race is very close to it we have some ads we will show you the candidates are running -- polls show the race is very close. will showme ads we you the candidates are running. >> we would go to battle and give our lives if it is necessary. about homelessk veterans, the va hospital, the veterans sarah terry -- veterans cemetery, you hear lee terry's name. thank you for caring about our veterans and giving us an opportunity to state -- to serve them. >> i'm lee terry, and i approve this message. >> my dad flew a bomber over france on d-day. my disagreements with congressman terry are not personal, but his votes against veterans sure are. congressman terry shut down the government, defended his own paid while the soldiers were andl on the battlefield, defended his perks while catering veterans care. i'm brad ashford. our promises to veterans are thisnal and why i approve message. >> lee terry is fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe and he secured grants to strengthen community policing and he fought for the violence .gains

congressional district debate between incumbent republican representative lee terry in-state senator brad ashford. the ohio governor -- oregon governor debate between governor john kitzhaber and state representative dennis richardson. and then finally the iowa senate debate. campaign 2014, 100 debates for the control of congress. the un security council unanimously passed a resolution approving military action to stop the events of isis. president obama chaired this meeting on the security council with representatives of all 15 council members speaking about the resolution. this is just under two hours. >> the 7000 200 and 72nd meeting of the security councils called the order. provisional agenda for this toting is threats international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. foreign terrorist fighters. adopted.a is i wish to formally welcome the disdain which heads of state and government, secretary-general, ministers and other the steamers representatives present in these security council chambers. your presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. befor

nebraska's second congressional district debate between the incumbent representative, lee terry, and state senator brad ashfordday at 2:00, the oregon's debate, the incumbent governor, and state representative, dennis richardson. and sunday, the iowa u.s. senate debate between bruce braley and jonierness. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> now the house oversight and government reform hearing on security and privacy aspects of the health care exchange website. centers for medicare and medicaid services marilyn tavener testified, announcing 3.4 million people have signed up and paid for health care coverage as of mid-august. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >>> welcome. come on, sit right up here. >> thank you. the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. the oversight committee exists to secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well-spent. and, second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty

in nebraska's second congressional district, we carried a debate between republican lee terry and democrat brad ashford here is some of their exchange. >> hindsight is 20/20 and what one could say i think is that had we left troops on the borders with syria, we could have maintained some training mission and some support mission on the border with syria theoretically, and in and around baghdad and other parts of iraq. that train has left the station at this point. and i don't see -- i really don't see us coming back into iraq with that kind of force now or in the future. >> well, i agree that hindsight is 20/20. the reality is that the laissez-faire policy of the president of not helping with the establishment of the document are or pulling military out too quickly so they weren't trained, when the government started in essence punishing segments of their society,are o out too quickly so they weren't trained, when the government started in essence punishing segments of their society, all of that we should have been much more involved to prevent that from halvinf i happening and we have had isil. i did

i am brad ashford and i approve this message. >> brad ashford working together, changing congress. >> and beginning march thursday's debate between those two candidates, leeterry and brad ashford. it's hosted by the omaha world herald and it gets underway tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern over on c-span. the center for american progress yesterday released a report outlining the 20 specific tax reform proposals. the group says its proposals have bipartisan support. speaking at the announcement of the report where former economic advisers from the obama and bush administrations. >> welcome everyone and thank you for joining us today for the discussion of improving the tax code, the subject which is coincidentally in the news today. for those that don't know me, i am the director of economic policy here at the center for american progress. we organize today's discussion because we think there is a widespread agreement that the tax code needs improvement. we also think that there is a fair agreement on how to improve it. we put together a report entitled improving our tax code and it highlights broad principles with good tax policy on which there is a substantia

nebraska's second congressional district debate between the incumbent representative lee terry and state senator brad ashford. iowa debate.e coveragebringing you from races all over the country. you can see the debates we cover at c-span.org. look at the candidates for iowa's governor's race, terry branstad jack hatch. if you're going to be a leader, you need to be a governor who is andg to be open transparent, and it's just unacceptable that the governor sayss in front of us and that he's open and transparent and has nothing to hide, when all they've been doing is hiding, and not just an attack but thedidate, accusations come from legitimate legislature, the state auditor's office, from the whots, and from individuals take the time to sue him and his office these are not the actions of a lead.or who can >> governor? >> this is iowa, not illinois. most of the former governors in illinois are in prison. back in office because the people of iowa trust me. they know me. honest.w i'm [cheers and applause] i have been totally open and transparent and i have a press takerence every week and i the tough questions f

lee terry andween state senator brad ashford. owat sunday, the io debate. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 dates for the control of congress. >> janet yellen held a news conference wednesday. it followed the announcement that the fed will keep a keen interest late low as the economy continues to grow on us lopez. followingd a meeting the open market committee which is the branch of the federal reserve of the chairman's monetary policy. this is about one hour. release of this information is not meant to convey any change in the stance of policy. policyknow, the view on is almost policy statement which i won now discuss before coming back to the normalization plan. as indicated in the policy statement, we decided to make another reduction in the case of purchases. the committee also maintains its for guidance regarding the federal fund target and reaffirmed its view to the highly accommodative stance of monetary policy remains appropriate. me discuss the economic conditions that underpin these actions. the economy is continuing to make progress with the ob

nebraska's second congressional district debate between the incumbent rerepresentative lee terry and state center brad ashfordiday amb at 2:00 the oregon governor's debate between john kitzhaber and dennis richardson. sunday the iowa u.s. senate debate between bruce braley and joni ernst. >>> a panel of legal and health care analysts examine recent opposing federal appeals court opinions concerning federal tax subsidies pertaining to the health care law. in july a federal appeals court called into question tax subsidies that assist low and middle income americans saying financial aid can only be paid in states that established their own health care exchanges. 37 states have exchanges operated by federal government. a separate appeals court came to an opposite ruling saying the irs correctly interpreted the will of congress when it issued regulations allowing subsidies in all 50 states. the implications for states and consumers if subsidies in states with federally facilitated exchanges are ruled invalid. george washington university hosted this event. >> it looks like no one else is coming and i'm used to thi

nebraska's debate between lee terry and state senator brad ashford. on sunday the iowa u.s.ate debate. c-span campaign 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> foreign policy experts look at the israeli-palestinian conflict focusing on political and humanitarian issues. the middle east institute hosted this event. >>> these numbers mean 69% of the total killed were civilians. israel challenges the numbers but the tabulation is ongoing. 66 isd soldiers were killed as well as six civilians inside israel. palestinian sources put the cost of gaza's reconstruction at nearly $8 billion. the key question for us today in this panel discussion is what will it take to translate the current truce into an enduring agreement. what is the likelihood that the demands of the respective parties, israel, hamas, palestinians will be addressed in future talks including an end to israel's blockade to gaza and the disarmament of ha mavs. basically the question, if i can put it in one sentence, is how did we get here, and how can we avoid getting here again. we have an excellen

thursday night at nine, nebraska's second congressional district debate between lee terry and state senator brad ashford. and next sunday, the iowa u.s. senate debate between democrat bruce braley and republican joni ernst. >> in testimony before the senate foreign relations committee, secretary of state john kerry reiterated there'll be no ground troops in the u.s. fight against isis. former u.s. ambassador to syria robert ford also testified. this is four hours. >> no more war! >> no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! no more war! >> the committee will come to order. mr. secretary, you have a warm welcome. [laughter] having just returned from a coalition-building mission that will determine the breadth of support and course of thesion anti-isil strategy in the near and long term, you're here at a critical moment for the iraqi and syrian people, for the region, and for the united states and the world.ra let meqi say at the outset in my view the coalition you are working hard to build will require fully engaged and fully contributing seni

nebraska's second congressional district debate between the incumbent representative lee terry and state senator brad ashfordunday the iowa u.s. senate debate between u.s. congressman democrat bruce braley and republican jodiny ernst. c-span campaign 2014 more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> we turn now to health care and a look at insurance providers. insurance commissioner ted nickel says he favors a fixed regulatory approach as several insurance company exclude certain providers from their networks in an effort to control costs. also this discussion will hear from the obama administration's former director of insurance exchanges. this discussion was hosted by the alliance for health reform. >>> okay folks we're going to go ahead and get started. good morning. and on behalf of the alliance for health reform, and our honorary co-chairman senators rockefeller and blunt i'd like to welcome you to this morning's session about network adequacy. i'd like to thank our two sponsors, the blue cross/blue shield association and the university of pittsburgh medical center. if you are following us on

republican incumbent lee terry and democratic challenger brash .- brad ashford live coverage 9:00 eastern time here on c-span. tomorrow, taking you to oregon for a debate between candidates for governor. the incumbent debates republican dennis richardson in a race rated safely democratic. earlier today, president obama spoke at the united nations about the recent outbreak of ebola in west africa. gathering. the u.n. >> mr. secretary general, thank you for bringing us together today to address an urgent threat to the people of west africa, and a potential threat to the world. dr. chan, heads of state and government, especially our partners from africa, ladies and gentlemen, as we gather here today, the people of liberia, guinea and sierra leone are in crisis. as secretary-general ban and dr. chan indicated, the ebola virus is spreading at an alarming speed. thousands of men, women and children have died. thousands more are infected. if unchecked, this epidemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the coming months. ebola is a horrific disease. it's wiping out whole families. and i

i am brad ashford and our promises to veterans are personal and why i approve this message. >> lee terryg to keep our neighborhoods safe and strong. he secured grants to strengthen community policing. and he fought for the violence against women act, supported the new laws to crack down on human trafficking and lee terry passed passed the law in power in the neighborhood activist who started the new fm radio station giving voice to the community working to stop street violence. lee terry, working hard to keep us safe. >> i am lee terry and i approve this message. >> i'm not running for congress to represent any political party. i'm running to make a difference for nebraska. reducing partisanship in washington isn't one easy step, one single day or electing one new member. i'm going to work from day number one to create a collision of 25 members of congress who set aside partisanship and focus on solving problems. just like i've done for 16 years. i am brad ashford and i approve this message. >> brad ashford, working together, changing congress. >> from the campus of the university of neb

i'm brad ashford, our promises to veterans are personal. >> lee terry is fighting to keep our neighborhoods strong. he secured grants to strengthen policing. lee terry passed a law empowering a neighborhood activist to start a new radio station giving voice to stopping street violence. lee terry, working hard to keep us safe. >> i'm not running for congress to represent any political party. i'm running to make a difference for nebraska. reducing partisanship in washington isn't one easy step, one single day or electing one new member. i'm going to work from day one to create a coalition of 25 members of congress who set aside partisanship and focus on solving problems. just like i've done for 16 years in the unicam. i'm brad ashford and i approved this message. >>> next, a hearing on the threats faced by the u.s. from isis and other terrorist groups. homeland security secretary jeh johnson joined james comey and matthew olsen as they testified before the house homeland security committee. this is 2 1/2 hours. >> the committee on homeland security will come to order. the committee is meeting

between canada's for nebraska's second congressional district, republican incumbent lee terry and democrats brad ashford. they met in omaha in what is being called a tossup race. here is some of their debate . >> hindsight is 2020. and what one could say, i think, is have we lost troops on the borders with syria we could have maintained some training mission and some support mission on the border with syria theoretically and in other parts. that train has left the station at this point, and i do not see -- are really do not see us coming back with that kind of force now or in the future. >> moderator: mr. lee terry. >> terry: i agree that hindsight is 20 / 20. the reality that the laissez-faire foreign policy of the president's not helping with the establishment and the government and pulling people and military out too quickly so that they were not trained when the government started, in essence, punishing segments of society and then they left to join isil, we should have been much more involved in that to prevented from happening. if we were more active, we may not have had isil. i want to say that i

brad ashford. our promises to veterans are personal and why i approve this message. >> lee terry's fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe and strong. he secured grants to strengthen community policing. and he fought for the violence against women act, supported new laws to crack down on human trafficking, and lee terry passed a law empowering the neighborhood activists to start a new f.m. radio station, giving voice to a community working to stop street violence. lee terry, working hard to keep us safe. >> i'm lee terry, and i approve this message. >> i'm not running for congress to represent any political party. i'm running to make a difference for nebraska. reducing partisanship in washington isn't one easy step one single day or electing one new member. i'm going to work from day number one to create a coalition of 25 members of congress to set aside partisanship and focus on solving problems. >> you can watch the candidates debate live tonight at 9:00 eastern time on c-span. and more campaign 2014 coverage continuing tomorrow night from oregon. incumbent between governor and dennis richardson.

lee terry was first elect inside 1998. in 2012 he won re-election by 2%. and this year he's being challenged by democratic state senator brad ashford. you can see the candidates debate tonight live on our companion network, c-span, at 9 eastern. >> arkansas' governor is term limited after eight years in office, and two former congressmen -- democrat mike raz and republican asa hutchinson -- are running to replace him. up next on c-span2, a debate between the two candidates. >> tonight the candidates for arkansas governor square off. a debate unlike anything arkansas has seep before. two candidates -- has seen before. two candidates with extensive political history. the attorney turned lawmaker, the small businessman who became a congressman. neck and neck in the polls. tonight your chance to see where they stand and how they differ. businessman mike ross. >> there are big differences between congressman hutchison and myself. >> obviously, we want to expand opportunity. i want to reflect our values. >> the debate begins now. from are your local election headquarters, we present this live, statewide presentation. the arkansas governor