as the storm increased in intensity, these structures were turned into matchsticks by the hurricane. the problem is people didn't realize this storm would increase so rapidly so they took refuge in their homes. especially south of broadway they fought their homes would offer them refuge from the storm. little did they know the storm would increase in ferocity. estimated wind gusts if not the actual winds in the neighborhood of 120 miles an hour or more with a maximum storm surge of almost 16 feet. by the time they realized they had better leave their place of residence and move into interior galveston it was too late. this is a panoramic map paul the birdseye matter of palestinian 1895. it gives us a pretty good idea of the physical layout of galveston at the time. you will notice the port of galveston, the harbor is at the bottom of the mac and the gulf of mexico is at the top. you can also see in the wood bat houses, there was not much difference from the beach front to the city. broadway was and still is the major east/was thoroughfare through galveston. there are wood structures

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures letter late were turned into matchsticksne. the problem is people didn't realize that the storm would increased so rapidly, so they took refuge in their homes. especially south of broadway our major these was for four, they thought it would offer them refuge from the storm. little did they know that the storm would increase in velocity. estimated at one the wins were in the neighborhood of 101 miles or more with a maximum storm surge of almost 16 feet. and by the time they realize they had better leave their place of residence and move into the interior of galveston, it was too late. this is a panoramic map called a birds eye map of galveston in 1895. it was drawn to give us a pretty good idea of the physical layout of galveston at the time to give a notice that the port of galveston, the harbor at the bottom of the map and the gulf of mexico is at the top. you can also see the would bathhouses and a hotel here that lines the beachfront. really there wasn't much distance between the beachfront and the city itself. broadway w

as the storm increased in intensity, these big structures were literally turned into matchsticks.he 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm, again, before noon, increasing in dramatic intensity, and then finally tapered off that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday at noon eastern, on c-span2's look tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our first guest is michael wilner, the washington bureau chief of the jerusalem post. what are you expecting this morning? guest: i expect the prime minister will try to express his respect from the president first and foremost, but he's here because his perspective on iran is so grave that in some respects it precedes protocol and he thinks that this is aged chilean moment. he will express why he thinks it is unique from iran to israel. host: is his perspective on iran generally shared amongst the political leadership in israel and

as a store and increased in intensity for those ever turn into matchsticks by the hurricane people didn'tealize it would increase so rapidly so they took refuge in their home especially south of broadway they would offer refuge but of little did they know that's the storm would increase and the estimated when guest is 120 miles per hour were. >> by the time they realized this is a bird's-eye map. but it gives a good idea of the fiscal layout. you can also see the really there wasn't much distance but they would build large structures north of broadway but self the broadway the house his word but to go over the city in the moon is. >> there is a period of silence. with a sunday morning and it was thistly put those less did casualty's with the loss of life ahead gilda still with six doesnt put to the corrugated it is estimated the loss of life in galveston alone is approximately 1,000. many people at that time were businessmen conducting business over the weekend end you had vacationers who were in the gulf of mexico. en there included among the several though some people we cannot account

as the storm increased, the structures literally were turned into matchsticks.ston on saturday, september 8. it increased in intensity and then finally tapered off toward the night. this hurricane was and still is the deadly -- the deadliest recorded in the history of the unite states. >> watch all events from galveston on sunday 2:00 eastern. >> joint american history tv on march 14, 15, for live coverage of a conference focusing on the closing weeks of the civil war in 1865. topics include the battle of sailor's creek and the legacy of appomattox. that is live, and saturday and sunday. that is on c-span-three. >> you would see what we called stickball set. washington was a large man 6 foot. he was very robust, a terrific athlete. and madison was a skinny little guy. >> this sunday, david stewart talks about madison and the partnerships he made to aid our fledgling nation. >> i like his ability to form partnerships with the great people of his era, but also, the gift of lives to his gift to the country, his talent and what he could do to create the first self-s

as the storm increased in intensity, the structures turned into matchsticks.900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon increased in germanic intensity and finally tapered off toward midnight. that evening. this hurricane was and still is, the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston, today at 2:00 eastern on c-span 3. >> live here at the historic brown chapel a.m.e. church in some a alabama on the 50th anniversary of the selma-montgomery marches. >> thank god for holy ground that helps us to find the best in each other and faced the worst in life and try to make the best out of it. amen. now, i need to ask again for help. there are so many of us here and god knows it is a good thing. it means we will half to -- have to self impose on ourselves just be nice to each other. if you will help us to do that, we will not only get through but it will be good in the process. i apologize that there is not enough room for everybody. we want to worship this morn

as the storm increased in intensity, they had structures into matchsticks -- turn into matchsticks.900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began toward noon it increased in dramatic intensity and finally tapered off towards midnight. that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in history of the united states. >> watch all of our advance from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 on c-span. >> keep track of the republican-led congress and follow its new members through its first session. new congress best access, on c-span, c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: he is a familiar face for washington journal. ken walsh is the senior white house correspondent, longtime u.s. news and world report correspondent. his most recent book is celebrity in chief: a history of presidents and the culture of stardom. here is the cover. you write that american presidents have always been famous, but it was only after the advent of the mass media and the vast

as the storm and kristin intensity these big structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8 1900. the storm began before noon, increased and dramatic intensity and finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. coming up next today's white house briefing with press secretary josh earnest. he spoke about a range of issues including hillary clinton conducting official business of secretary of state while using personal e-mails. also israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to congress earlier today. here is more now. >> i am here to take questions on that or any other topics on your mind. >> did anyone here at the white house raise objections to secretary clinton using her personal e-mail account? >> what i can tell you is specific guidance has been given to agencies all across the government which is specifically that employees of the obama administration should use their official e-mail accounts when they

as the storm increased, these structures were turned into matchsticks. the storm struck galveston september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon and increased this hurricane was and still is the deadliest natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston at noon. remarks from benjamin netanyahu who is in washington this week to express concerns about the ongoing nuclear talks with iran. he spoke at the american israel public affairs committee meeting. >> anyone here from california? florida? new york? these are the easy ones. how about colorado? indiana? montana? texas? you are here in record numbers. you are here from coast to coast. from every part of this great land. you are here any critical time. you are here to tell the world that reports of the demise of the israeli u.s. relations is not only premature, they are just wrong. because of you we are going to get stronger in the coming years. thank you to all of the leaders of aipac for your tireless work. i want to thank most especially members of congress, d

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures literally were turned into matchsticks.he 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the store began pouring in increased in dramatic intensity, and finally tapered off toward midnight. that evening. this hurricane was, and still is, the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday at eastern on c-span twos booktv. >> washington journal continues. host: backyard us now is utah republican congressman robert bishop. he became chairman of the natural resources committee at the beginning of this congress. cosmic, i want to begin with dhs funding and the fight over the present action on immigration. congress itself one week before another potential shutdown at the department of homeland security. how do you think this week on capitol hill plays out? guest: i have no idea. look when i was a schoolteacher, i controlled my environment in the classrooms. we were able to do some good things. we do not control the environment out here. we have t

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures literally were turned into matchsticks. ♪ >> the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began toward noon, increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from gavel son -- galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday amp at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> now author ken walsh on his new book, "celebrity in chief," that details how celebrity culture has shaped presidential politics in recent decades. from "washington journal," this is an hour. >> host: here's a familiar face for "washington journal" watchers, ken walsh, longtime "u.s. news & world report" correspondent, also the authorand of severalwo books including his most recent, "celebrity inent. chief: the history of presidents and the culture of stardom." here is the cover of the bookhist just out. mr. walsh, you write that american presid

as the storm increased in intensity, these big structures were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began at noon and increased in dramatic intensity. it finally tapered off toward midnight. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural disaster in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span two. >> next, nicholas burns talks about foreign-policy challenges facing the u.s. including the u.s. relationship with israel. negotiations over iran's nuclear program, and the threat caused by isis. this is 50 minutes. >> now we will turn to foreign-policy challenges facing the united states. joining us is the former undersecretary of state of political affairs, ambassador burns. mr. burns, let me begin with the headline in the wall street journal this morning on this deal that the united states is trying to broker with iran being helped by five other countries. the headline is that iran said it to near deal on nuclear fuel limits. a nuclear

as the storm increased in intensity these beaches structures literally returned in the matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon and increased dramatically in intensity and finally tapered off before midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. last week the federal communications commission voted 3-22 improve internet rules that treat the internet like a public utility. the rules block internet service providers from charging for preferential treatment or from discriminating against legal content. this portion of the fcc meeting is 90 minutes. >> we are now pleased to present for your consideration an order that would set forth clear sustainable enforceable rules to preserve and protect the open internet. as a place for innovation and free expression. the order built on the views of some 4 million americans who commented in this proceeding in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking last may. before we present the item we have two very

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon, increased in dramatic intensity, and finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded national event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston throughout the day on c-span 2 book tv and on american history tv on c-span 3. >> in 2000, arizona voters passed a ballot initiative that amended the state constitution that transferred redistricting to an independent commission. the arizona legislature claims this violates the constitutional election clause. the, oral arguments in a case challenging whether independent commission or entities other than the state legislatures have the power to draw the lines of congressional districts. this argument is one hour. collects your argument for us this morning, the arizona state legislature versus the arizona independent redistricting commission. >> mr. chief justice and

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures literally were turned into matchsticks.1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon, increase in dramatic intensity, and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv, and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> francis "le monde" newspaper edward royce of the french them is considering internet restrictions in the wake of january terrorism shooting at charlie hebdo magazine. this is look at preston and radicalism but it's one hour 20 minutes. >> i'm going to induce a little bit to induce a little bit choose which are everyone understands the order of the day. i'm going to ask sylvie kauffmann first question for our in his editorial director columnist and former editor-in-chief of "le monde" and a contributing writer to the new times. and going to ask floyd abrams t

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon increased in dramatic intensity and finally tapered off toward the night. that evening. -- toward midnight. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch our events saturday at noon eastern on book tv. and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv. >> next, nicholas burns talks about former policy including with israel. and the threat posed by isis. this is 50 minutes. on journal" continues. host: and we are back. we will now turn to foreign-policy challenges facing the united date and joining that discussion from boston -- the united states and joining that discussion from boston this morning is nicholas burns diplomacy repressor at harvard kennedy school. let me begin with the headline in the "wall street journal" this morning on the steel that the united states is trying to broker with iran, being helped with five other c

as the storm increased in intensity these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the marching storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon increased and dramatic intensity and finally tapered off before midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv. >> now our keystone xl oil pipeline coverage continues with a discussion on us canada relations. the bill vetoed by president obama today would have authorized the construction of a pipeline to carry canadian oil into the us. us. the panel talk about climate change and domestic security hosted by canada's cable public affairs channel and runs 90 minutes. >> hello and welcome to washington dc. we have come to the american capitol to talk about us canada relations, and they are a little bit frosty these days. a long relationship of respect cooperation and friendship between two

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures literally were turned into matchsticks. ♪he 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon, increased indymac intensity, and finally tapered off toward the night. -- midnight that evening. this hurricane, was, and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> what all of our events from galveston, saturday at noon eastern on these bantus "book tv "." >> during a senate subcommittee hearing, astronaut buzz alger anddrin and other astronauts talked about space. we will also hear from space officials. this is about two hours. >> this hearing will come to order. it afternoon. i would like to thank each of the distinguished witnesses for being here. just over half a century ago president john f. kennedy lay down a marker in my hometown of houston, texas. and made a commitment that like the great pioneers that came before us, we too would set sail on a new see and send man to the moon. we embarked on that endeavor as a nation because opening the vistas of

huge pavilion but as the storm increased with intensity the structures were literally turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturdays september 8, 1900. the storm increased with intensity than finally tapered off around midnight that evening. it was instill is the deadliest reported national event in the history of the united states. >> at this time we talk about the studentcam documentary competition the goal is to challenge middle and high school students to woo talk about issues that affect them it was a three branches asking them to tell a story that demonstrated how policy or a lot more action has affected them or their community. in addition to tell through video we ask them to use cs bin programming to explore alternative points of view. one of the grand prize winners we will watch a portion of the video in here is some more background on the competition. >> thought of the injuries we receive for education, health, economy, the quality and integration of the received more than 2200 entries from 45 states and the district of columbia and students could injure as a tea

as the storm increased this intensity, these beach structures turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8th, 1900. the storm began before noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> president obama was among the speakers friday for outgoing attorney general eric holder's portrait unveiling. the justice department event also included a surprise appearance and singing by aretha franklin. this is 5 minutes. this is 35 minutes. ♪ ♪ >> please be seated. good afternoon everyone. i'm sally yates, the acting deputy attorney general, and i want to thank you for joining us here this amp for this special ceremony celebrating our attorney general, eric holder. first, please join me in thanking the joint armed forces color guard and the preside

these beach structures were literally turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm increased in intensity, and then finally tapered off. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded one in history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galston on saturday. >> the house foreign affairs committee held a hearing on the russia-ukraine conflict. state department official the tory a -- victoria nuland discussed efforts to implement the cease-fire in minsk. the hearing is chaired by ed royce. >> welcome. this hearing will come to order. our topic is ukraine under siege. ukraine is under siege by russia. unfortunately, the response to russia's aggression by the administration has been tepid. one year ago, russia invaded and seized crimea and some thought that vladimir putin would stop there. not so. last april, we led a delegation to ukraine. we travel to the russian speaking east. we had eight members on a delegation. we went to bordering areas and i have to share that the membe

as the storm increased in intensity, the structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began at noon increased in dramatic intensity, and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. began atthis hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on look -- booktv. >> florida republican senator and potential 2016 presidential candidate marco rubio was in manchester, new hampshire, last week. he spoke at a politics and eggs breakfast. new hampshire traditionally holds the nations first presidential primary. >> that's perfect that's great. 2017, a year away. you're a junior. oh, that's right 2017, i'm sorry. my pleasure. thank you for having me here. >> thank you so much. >> new jersey, exactly. >> yeah, absolutely. >> one more. >> that's a great time. good to see you. my pleasure. >> one more. thank you, both. thank you. >> great to see you. >> likewise. >> one more. thank you.

as storms increase in intensity these structures were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck the galveston saturday, september 8. this was in 1900. the storm began pouring in increased in dramatic intensity and finally, a tapered off. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states >>. watch all of our events from galveston today at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history on c-span three. >> next, president obama at a town hall meeting with college students in south carolina. after that, the supreme court oral argument in king v. burwell . live at 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on washington journal. >> president obama was in south carolina for a town hall with students at benedict college. he talked about education, the keystone pipeline, and police and race relations. this is the president's first trip since 2008 to south carolina. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] president obama: hello, south carolina. thank you. it is good to se

as the storm increased, these structures were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began before noon and increased that evening. this hurricane and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday on c-span's to -- on c-span two. >> today buzz aldrin, walter cunningham, and walter massimino talk about the future of human expiration. the review of the affordable care act, including current provision. president obama travels to south carolina for a town hall on education and creating opportunities for young americans. up next, "washington journal." >> coming up, the discussion of hillary clinton's personal e-mails to of -- to conduct business. how the controversy could affect the 2016 presidential race. kent walsh on his new book "celebrity in chief." about how celebrity culture has shaped presidential politics. this conversation cluster calls, tweets, and he-- and e-mails. ♪ >>(202) 748-8000 host: host: the fergus

as the storms increased in intensity, these structures were literally turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began at noon and increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight here in -- toward midnight that evening. this was and still is the deadliest -- >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 >> live today on c-span, "washington journal" is. art nt noon, funding for internet. coming up, justjess bravin speaks on the aca subsidy. >>and ♪ >> good morning everyone. open phones. in today's top news. yesterday the house passed a clean funding bill without language blocking the executive action on immigration, avoiding a shutdown of the agency. the vote was 257-167. all no votes came from republicans. also, the israeli prime minister tells congress that

as the storm increased in intensity, these beaches were turned into matchsticks. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8 1900. the storm began at noon. increased in intensity then finally tapered off towards midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadly record -- the deadliest recorded event in the history of the u.s. announcer: watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on seas and 3. -- on american history tv on c-span 3. announcer: the house foreign affairs committee held a hearing on the russia ukraine conflict and a look at how the u.s. government might as ukrainian or since. victoria nuland testified about her trip where she met with leaders in georgia and armenia. she also does just efforts to implement the cease-fire agreed to last month in minsk. this to our hearing is chaired by ed royce. >> welcome. this hearing will come to order. our topic chairman royce, ukraine's undersea -- under siege. unfortunately, the response to russia's aggre

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures were literally turned into matchsticks.the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8th, 1900. the storm began toward noon increased in dramatic intensity then finally tapered off toward midnight. that evening. this hurricane was and still is, the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston, saturday at noon eastern, on c-span2's booktv. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span three. >> here on c-span2 we take you live to the national press club for a focus on cybersecurity. a policy forum. that will feature among other speakers, pron john, the senator from wisconsin also the chair of the homeland security committee on capitol hill. he is keynote speaker. national security council senior director for cybersecurity ari schwartz. an event should get underway shortly on c-span2. the senate is in briefly this morning 9:30 pro-forma session. we'll break away at 9:30 and continue coverage here at national press club. . . [inaudible convers

as the storm increased in intensity, the structures literally were turned into matchstick. the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm began before noon and increased in dramatic intensity and finally tapered off that evening. it is the deadliest recorded natural off amount in the history of the united states. >> watch it on c-span book tv and american history tv. >> next, the supreme court oral arguments in king versus burwell on the constitutionality of the health care law. after that, a discussion of the operation of the affordable care act and the possible impact of the court's decision. then another chance to see president obama at a town hall meeting in south carolina. >> the future of the federal health care law breast with the supreme court. the justices heard oral argument wednesday, challenging whether tax subsidies could begin to people who buy insurance from admiral exchanges were only once established by state. the challenge rest on six words in the more the 1000 page law comes stipulating the hell subsidies are available through an ex

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures literally were turned into matchsticks.he 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began at noon increased in dramatic intensity, and finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events saturday on booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: you were looking at a live shot of the supreme court. the justices will be hearing the case of king v. burwell. whether those enrolled will get a tax benefit or will congress -- is it an incentive for states to set up their own insurance exchanges? the justices will hear arguments for and against that today and "the washington post" features those lead lawyers, michael carvin, at a 2011 senate hearing pictured in "the washington post." he will challenge a facet of the affordable care act, featuring the lead plaintiff in this case. those oral arguments getting underwa

as the story of increased, the structures literally were turned into matchsticks.ber 8th 1900 before noon and increasing dramatic and finally tapered off that evening. this whole thing was and still is the deadliest report in the history of the united states. >> treasury secretary jack lew and irs commissioner john costin and testified earlier this week. they answered questions about tax fraud identity theft in the department's 2016 budget request. arkansas senator john boozman chairs the hearing. it is almost two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> the subcommittee on financial services and general subcommittee will come to order. good afternoon. the subcommittee as the subcommittee has a federal come to order. today marks the first hearing of the financial services and general government subcommittee with 114th congress. this is also my first hearing the subcommittee chairman and i am pleased to say below inside the new ranking member in good friend. i would also like to acknowledge the other members of our subcommittee, senator moran, senator lankford. although

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the 1900s storm struck galveston saturday, september 8, 1900. the storm began toward noon, increased in its genetic intensity, and then finally tapered off toward midnight. this hurricane was, and still is, the deadliest recorded national -- natural event in the history of the net is rates. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at new eastern on c-span2's "booktv." dell corporation founder and ceo michael dell spoke on wednesday talking about his experience of dropping out of college and starting his company at age 19 and the ongoing impact of technology and invasion on the -- innovation on the global economy. this is 45 minutes. >> can i have your attention please? can i have your attention? thank you. so i indicated earlier we are very pleased and honored to have michael dell as our special guest. michael is a legend in the business world. let me give a little background. michael is now the founder and chairman and ceo of dell inc. which is one of the largest it service

as the storm increased in intensity, these structures were turned into matchsticks.he 1900 storm struck galveston, saturday september 8 1900. the storm began before noonan increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered during the night that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span 3. we received more than 2,200 entries from 400 schools across the country on the theme "the three branches and you." on thursday we will announce the grand prize winner and show their winning documentary and see all documentaries at studentcam.org. the house subcommittee on the environment held a hearing on drinking water in rural areas. >> i would like to call the hearing to order and recognize myself for an opening statement. today's hearing focuses on challengeses on rural water systems. i thank mr. tonko and mr. harper for their bipartisan work to raise this issue before th

as the storm increased in intensity, these beach structures literally were turned into matchsticks. ♪storm struck galveston saturday september 8 1900. the storm began toward noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. >> watch all of our events from galveston saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> you would see what we used to call when i was a kid a mutt and jeff combination or a stickball set. washington is, was a large man. six foot, very robust, terrific natural athlete. and madison is a skinny little guy. >> this sunday on "q and ark," historian david o. stewart on founding father james madison and the partnerships he made that aided in the success of our fledgling nation. >> his gift that i write most about is his ability to form remarkable partnerships with really the great people of his era. but it also alludes to the gift of his country of his talent

after the storm increased in intensity, these big structures literally were turned into matchsticks byhe hurricane. the problem is people didn't realize that the storm would increase so rapidly so they took refuge in their homes. especially south of broadway they thought their smaller homes would offer them latitude. little did they know that the storm would increase in velocity if not the actual were in the neighborhood of 120 miles an hour or more they storm surge of almost 16 feet. by the time they realize they better leave their place of residence and move into the interior of god it was too late. this is a panoramic map in 1895. it gives us a pretty good idea of the physical layout at that time. you'll notice that the port of harbors at the bottom of the mathematical foot mexico is at the top. you can also see the wood bathhouses in the hotel here that lines the beachfront. there wasn't much between the beachfront in the city sells. broadway was and still is the major east-west through galveston. the city has put buildings and large wood structures north of broadway, the south of

as the storm increased in intensity these structures literally were turned into matchsticks. the storm struck galveston saturday, september 81900. the storm began toward noon in creased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this work and was is still is the deadliest reported national event domestic. >> this saturday and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv. >> discussion now on us uk relations posted by the center for strategic and international studies. this is one hour. >> well, good morning, everyone. my name is heather connolly. senior vice president here. i conduct our research for europe, eurasia, and the arctic. absolutely delighted to have a member of british parliament for 22 years looking after. secretary of state for defense. csi s claims doctor fox is one of our own for coming last year for a convention we held in williamsburg, virginia on the future of europe. i assure you doctor fox gave us a lively and spirited debate about what the future of europe would look like and i am sure some of that will be reprised