host: matthew lee joins us until o'clock a.m. eastern. you can send us your comments by twitter or e-mail. also she talked yesterday about iran. i want to play those comments for you and get your thoughts on that. >> i think it is clear that we are trying to affect the internal calculus of the iranian regime. the iranian government, which is facing its own challenges of legitimacy from its people, has to know that its pursuit of nuclear weapons, something that our country, along with our allies, stand strongly against. we believe as a matter of policy it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons. the g-8 came out with a very strong statement to that effect, coming from italy. so, we are united in our continuing commitment to prevent iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. what we want to do is send a message to weather is making these decisions, that if you are pursuing nuclear weapons for the purpose of intimidating, projecting your power, we are not going to let that happen. first we are going to do anything we can to revenue from e

. >> on tomorrow's "washington journal," matthew lee on foreign policy.lso grover norquist, the president of americans for tax reform on the economy, and the state department's active inspector general of the cost of operating the u.s. embassy in iraq. also u.s. policy in afghanistan with a senior fellow at the center for american progress. "washington journal," begins live at 7:00. later, a look at obesity. we will have a live here on c- span at 10 of 55 eastern. >> however c-span funded? >> publicly funded. cracks in donations, maybe. i have no idea. >> government. >> it gets its funding through the taxes. >> sort of a federal funding thing. >> how c-span funded? america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> earlier today, sarah palin officially stepped down as alaska governor, roughly 18 months before the end of her term. earlier this month, she announced her intention to resign, citing ethics complaint filed against her and personal attacks against her family

. >> on tomorrow's "washington journal," associateds prereporter matthew lee on foreign policy. also, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform, on the economy and the state department's acting inspector general on the cost of

matthew lee. also, grover norquist and harry geisel. also, u.s. policy in afghanistan with a senior fellow with the center for american progress. washington journal begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later, a look at the economic impact of obesity. the centers for disease control and prevention will be live here on c-span at 10:55 a.m. eastern. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations may be? i have no idea. >> government? >> c-span's gets its funding through the taxes. >> source of a public funding thing -- c-span gets its funding. >> america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government m&a, no government money. -- no government m&a. >> earlier today, sarah palin stepped down. earlier this month, she announced her intention to resign, citing ethics complaints filed against her and personal attacks against her family. just a short while ago, she transferred power to be a lieutenant governor sean parnell. here is that ceremony courtesy of playstation in anchorage. >> one thing yo

tway -- 23-year-old matthew gonzalez could be sentenced to life in prison. he admits to shooting officer leethe city last july as he was being pursued for a possible car break-in. gonzalez will be sentenced september 3rd. >>> just moments ago, the man accused of murdering a kansas abortion doctor pleads not guilty. denise is live in the newsroom with more on today's developments in the case. >> reporter: scott rotor entered his plea during a preliminary hearing, immediately after several witnesses gave testimony about what happened during the may 31st shooting. one of the jurors testified that he walked in and put a gun to his head. people said they weren't sure the weapon was real until they saw tiller fall to the ground. surrounding witnesses say they also heard the gunman say "lord, forgive me." a judge ordered rotor held on $20 million bond and set a trial date for september 21st. >> dr. till are perform -- tiller performed aborgs at -- abortions at his wichita clinic for 31 yours. >>> and new information on the doctor who was with michael jackson when he died. manuel gallegus has more o

. >> >> on tomorrow's washington journal, matthew lee on foreign policy, also, grover norquist, the president of americans for tax reform and inspector general. also, u.s. policy in afghanistan with larry korb. washington journal begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. later, a look at the economic impact of obesity. the center for disease control and prevention released a report and we will have to live here on c-span at 1055 eastern. >> now, a senate hearing on regulating large financial firms. it witnesses include the vice chairman of the federal reserve. chris dodd of connecticut chairs this 40 minute portion in the senate banking committee. " i am going to go ahead and introduce our panel, even though there in the midst of still being seated. bentsen reinhart has spent more than two decades working on domestic and international aspects of modern policy. he has served in a variety of positions. thank you for being here. peter stevens has served of president of the institute since june of 2004. his career has included buried -- has include various roles. mr. stevens, thank you for being here as