there was mary beth, mary jo, mary catherine. my parents never called me mary. my name was cathy. best friends name was cathy. she decided in the third grade that she would rename me. she was a voracious reader and had already read hundreds of books by the time she was in the "heidi" was one of her favorite books. she gave me the name and it sucked. .> -- stock -- stuck his namehune on how was changed. >> my grandparents came from norway and they did not know english, but they were asked by immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult for people to spell and pronounce. jelsvlk, so when they got to ellis island, they asked them to change the name the name of the farm near where they lived, farm.was thune they had a sponsor in south dakota, and they came out to work on the railroads. profile those quote tonight starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. president obama was in mexico yesterday for a summit with north american counterparts, accident president enrique pena presidentmexican canadianena nieto, and p

>>> we will be reporting from california, with mary catherine. and also a special watters world, a presidents day edition. and all new on h-factor, your life will be better, did you see it? >>> welcome to a healthy you, i'm carol alt. this is an argument i have had with several dietitians who come on this show? is it okay to skip breakfast? personally i don't think this is a good idea at all. if you misbreakfast, you're going to make poor diet choices all day long because you're hungry. plus, he's been part of the fitness industry for more than 30 years. can you believe that? you maybe even caught him on his popular television show, bodies in motion. but what makes him so knowledgeable, interesting, and funny? i think it's that he really knows his stuff and he's so passionate about what he does. he'll show us some strength training you can do right at home. but first, many women use makeup to look younger, feel more beautiful, or just to give them confidence. but what if makeup is doing the exact opposite, what if it's making you look older? what

martha: mary catherine what do you think. >> i think when it comes to the u.s. foreign policy the obama administration is not clear about anything. i will quote ben white of "politico" because you put my thoughts into words when he said i would say something critical about american foreign policy but i'm not sure what it is or if there is one. even if i disagreed with it, consistency is helpful for the world stage to know where you're coming from. and we have none of that. i think juan's right that to some extent the president is rescued bit fact that americans do not want to be on the ground or like, militarily involved in various country who is are having these dust-ups although in libya that didn't stop him. so he saved by that to some extent. he is right, there are more signals you can give and more work you can do to send a signal we're behind you, people working especially against putin who works us over at every turn especially on syria. martha: the comment about this being cold war chess pieces, there are a lot of people who believe vladmir putin believe

been a mary kay -- mary catherine.my best friend's name was kathy, and so she decided in third grade that she would rename me, so she was rations reader and had already read hundreds of books i think by the time she was in third grade and heidi was one of her favorite books that she was thought it was great and she gave me the name id and its stock spent we will talk with senator johnson on how his grandfather changed the family name. >> with my grandfather and great-uncle came over from norway in 1906 and when they got to ellis island, they did no english with exceptions because the words out what and call for which they learn on the way over. but they're asked by the immigration officials to change the name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country and their name in norway was yeltsin. when they got to ellis island to ask them to change event. they picked the name of the farm where they lived which was called the thune farm. my grandfather was nikolai and he beca

and mary catherine, the president has spoken out about this. but bill o'reilly is saying you have to go further because only you have the opportunity to talk at this level. >> i think he is the perfect spokesperson to go forward. one of the great benefits of his presidency is he is an incredible role model for black men. jay-z is married to a woman and raising his daughter. so i don't know if he is the target. >> jay-z has to stand by the president and say i stand by family, the president does, too and you get off the street. >> this bill is disincentivising this is bad. this program, as far as government programs go, with private funders, is the best kind of government initiative as far as i am concerned. on that part, i agree with the president >> this goes to what we're talking about which is the president's uniques position to make a different. let's play sound from yesterday's ceremony. >> when i was their age i was a lot like them. i didn't have a dad. i made bad choices and got high without thinking about the harm it could do. i didn't t

there was mary catherine. cathy. friend's name was she decided in the third grade that she would rename me. a voracious reader and had read hundreds of books by the time she was in the third grade. heidi was one of her favorite books. >> later, we will talk with senator john thune about how his grandfather changed the family name. >> my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway. when they got to ellis island, they did not know english. to change thed name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce. they got through ellis island and then they had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. tonight, starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and on c-span.org. >> on "washington journal" he issue of the ukraine. here are some of your facebook comments. we invite you to weigh in on the issue. facebook.com/c-span. commentsoday we heard from the dalai lama on capitalism. of lifethat the purpose is to take care of others and have compassion. from the americ

maribeth, mary jo, and then a mary catherine but my parents never called me mary. my name was kathy, but my best friends name was kathy, and so she decided then in the third grade that she would remain me. she was a voracious reader and had already read hundreds of books i think by the time she was in the third grade and heidi was one of her favorite books. she gave me the name haiti and it stuck. >> later we'll talk with senator johnson on how his grandfather changed the family name. >> when my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway in 1906, when they got to ellis island they didn't know english with exception i guess towards apple pie and coffee which they learned on the way over. but they were asked by the immigration officials to change the name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce her people in this country and their name in norway was -- when i got to ellis island after the change, they picked the name of the farm they lived near norway which is called the thune for but my grandfather was nikolai. he became nick thu

there were a lot of mary's. .ary jo then there was a mary catherine.y parents never called me catherine. she decided in the third grade she would rename me. she was a voracious reader and have already read hundreds of books by the time she was in the third grade, and "heidi" was one of her favorite books. she gave me the name and it stuck. >> later we will talk with senator john soon on how his grandfather changed the family name. >> my grandfather, great uncle came over from norway in 1906. when they get to ellis island they did not know english with the exception of the words apple pie and coffee. they thought the name would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. they got to ellis island and they had a sponsor inside and they came out to work on the railroads. >> american profile interviews with heidi hike cap and john soon. >> congress is off this week. members are home in their districts for the presidents' day recess. the house returning on tuesday. on their agenda next week, flood insurance rate increases. the senate

there was a mary catherine. i parents never called me mary. my name is kathy. friend's name was cathy. in the third grade that she would rename me. she had read hundreds of books by the time she was in the third grade. heidi was one of her favorite books. she thought it was a great alliteration and she gave me the name heidi. it stuck. john will talk to senator thune on how his grandfather changed his name. >> when they got to ellis island, they did not know any words except apple pie and coffee. they were asked by the immigration officials to change the name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. elsvik.ame was gj when they got to ellis island, they picked a name of the farm where they lived near norway, which was the bethune farm. had got to ellis island and a sponsor in south dakota and came out to work on the railroads. viewsofile in inter and johni hite camp thune. washington journal continues. have gary hufbauer and robert scott. they are here to talk about the north american free-trade agreement,

and at that time, of really -- girls,y small group of there were a lot of marys, mary and marymary jo catherine. my parents never called me mary. my name is kathy. but my best friend's name was cathy. and so she decided in the third grade that she would rename me. ioushe was a vorac reader and had read hundreds of books and heidi was one of her favorite books. she thought it was great alliteration. >> later, we will talk with senator john soon and how his grandfather changed the family name. >> my grandfather came over from norway in 1906. when they got to ellis island, they did not know english with the exception of apple pie and coffee which evidently they learned on the way over, but they were asked by the immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. and their name and norway was gjelsvik. island,y got to ellis they asked them to change the name. they picked the name of the farm where they lived in norway. the thune farm. my grandfather was nick thune. they got to ellis island and they got a spons

. >>> we will be reporting from california, with mary catherine. presidents day edition. and all new on h-factor, your life will be better, did you see it? >>> welcome to a healthy you, i'm carol alt. this is an argument i have had with several dietitians who come on this show? is it okay to skip breakfast? personally i don't think this is a good idea at all. if you misbreakfast, you're going to make poor diet choices all day long because you're hungry. plus, he's been part of the fitness industry for more than 30 years. can you believe that? you maybe even caught him on his popular television show, bodies in motion. but what makes him so knowle

there was a mary beth and she was betsy and mary ann and mary jo who was mazie and mary catherine. might parents never called me mary. my name is cathy but my best friends name was cathy and so she decided in the third grade that she would rename me and so she was a voracious reader and had already read hundreds of books i think by the time she was in the third grade and heidi was one of her favorite books. she thought it was great alliteration and she gave me the name heidi and the stock. >> my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway in 1906 and actually when they got to ellis island they didn't know english with the exception of i guess the words apple pie and coffee which evidently they learned on the way over but they were asked by officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country and their name in norway was yell sick. so when i got to ellis island they asked them to change their name. they picked the name of the farm where they lived near norway which was called as soon farm. my grandfather

how she went from mary catherine to heidi. >> i grew up in a small catherine -- catholic community.he two classes whether it was first or second or third and fourth were in the same classroom. at that time there was a small group of girls. there was a lot of marys. mary jo.and my parents never called me mary. my best friends name was cathy. she decided in the third grade she would rename a. -- mae. she was a voracious reader and had read hundreds of books by the time she was in the third grade. she gave me the name and it stuck. >> later on how the senator's grandfather changed the family name. >> when they got to ellis island, they did not know english with the exception of the words apple pie and coffee which they learned on the way over but they were asked why the immigration officials to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. elsik.name was gj name of the farm where they lived. my grandfather was nikolai gje lsik. they had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work on the railroads. thursday at

a mary beth and marianne and mary jo, and then married catherine. my parents never called me merry.me was cathy. but my best friend's name was cathy. so she decided in the third grade she would rename me. she was a voracious reader and had read hundreds of hooks by the time she was in the third grade and heidi was one of her favorite books. was greatt it alliteration and she gave me the name heidi and it stuck. we came from norway in 1906 and when he got to ellis island, english,not know besides apple pie and coffee. they were asked to change their name because they thought it would be too difficult to spell and pronounce for people in this country. when they got to ellis island, they picked the name of the farm where they lived near norway. they got to ellis island and had a sponsor in south dakota and they came out to work, railroads. interviews profile tonight starting at 9:30 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. journal" continues. host: laura barron-lopez is here. that adds to his 2011 standards that the epa and the department of transportation finalized. those stan

senator heidi had cap tells us how her name went from mary catherine to heidi. >> i grew up in a very small catholic community and when i was growing up, the 2 classes, whether it was first and second or third and fourth, were in the same classroom. at that time, a really small group of girls -- there was a lot of marys. she was betsy, marianne, that mary jo, and there was mary katherine. my parents never called me mary. my name is kathy. my best friend's name was cathy. she decided in the third grade that she would rename me. she was a voracious reader and had already read hundreds of books of the time she was in the third grade. favoriteas one of her books, she thought it was great alliteration, she gave me the name and it stuck. >> later, we talk to senator john thune on how his grandfather changed the family name. >> my grandfather and great uncle came over from norway in 1906, and when they got to ellis island, they didn't know english with the exception of i guess the words "apple pie wa" and "coffee." they were asked by immigration officials to change the name because that that

is athink mary lincoln story of great personal tragedy in the midst of a national tragedy. >> louisa catherine adams. her husband john quincy adams who was a diplomat and a difficult -- and a difficult personality. she took six children across the continent. >> in a carriage with courses in the snow. >> as a double about herself -- a diplomat herself trying to emote this new democracy to the russian court and all of the other european countries that were posted there. she did her part. >> calling or visiting was very important as part of your role as a politician's wife in washington. he would drop these lengthy lists of people for her to visit on his behalf. you sortthe way that of solidified your political support. she said sometimes she made as many as 26 visits in one day which would be hard to do in the modern era but if you could put yourself back to a time when washington had roads this must've been quite a feat. i think she really entertained him into the white house at a time when it was considered unseemly for a president to campaign for himself. >> linda is watching as an arizona. y