. >> tonight on "q & a," melissa lee on her career. and later, former white house senior adviser david axelrod on working in the white house. >> this week, a look at financial reporting with melissa lee, anger and reporter for cnbc. -- anchor and reporter. >> melissa lee, why do you do what you do? >> i love what i do. i cannot think of anything better in the whole world to do. i think the reason behind financial news really is to help people in rich their lives. it enables them to pursue their dreams. my grandparents came from another country. they came here to the united states. they invested in businesses and eventually in the stock market, and they sent five children to college. this is how well this created in this country and how many generations are able to advance themselves. that is what america is all about. >> what year did your grandparents come in? >> they came in in 1903 from southern china. the came here and started a laundry in buffalo, new york. i cannot tell you how they chose buffalo, new york, of all places, but the

melissa lee will be along in a few minutes. the world's largest equity options exchange is the nasdaq. i am scott walker here at the nyse. >> at one point, call volume was six times the average daily volume. welcome back to "options action." >> let's be on time here, please. >> you have to set your watch ahead an hour this weekend. >> very funny. >> friday, 5:00 from here on out. >> i have been looking forward to this day for a very long time in our new time slot. the traffic was a little bit of a difficulty today. but it is good to be here. >> how often does that happen? >> that was the first time ever. i made it here on time today. >> that stuff happens all the time in television. how do they back up? >> the hope that someone else is around to take up the slack. my co-worker was able to fill in at the last minute. it was traffic. in two years of doing that commute, that had never happened to me. >> what part of the city do you live in? >> i live on the east side of manhattan. >> how long does it take you to get there? >> it t

. >> melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on q&a. >> as washington works on funding for the current fiscal year debate has started on next year's federal budget. see what is said on line with the c-span video liberal. search, watch, clip and share with everything we have covered since anyone -- 1987 it is what you want when you want. congress reached agreement friday night to keep the federal government funded past the midnight expiration of the current spending measure. the new short-term funding provision expires on friday april 15 at midnight and cuts about $2 billion from current spending. next we here from congressional leaders and president about the overall budget deal. >> good evening, everyone. i'm pleased that senator reid and i and the white house have -- to an agreement to cut spending and keep our government open. i expect the house will vote yes tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreemen

. >> denied, fast money anchor melissa lee and what she believes it is her role in the recording business and financial news. watch the interview tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." you can download a podcast of our program available online c- span.org/podcast. >> policies ban on twitter. the fastest way to get programming updates and links to events uncovered. you can read questions directly to our "washington journal" guests. from c-span at book tv to american history and c-span radio. get started at twitter.com/cspan. >> we are pleased to welcome the chairman of the republican national committee to our studio. he took over the gavel in january. nice to have you with us. we have to start with the obvious. it is friday afternoon and the deadline is hours away. no deal in sight. are you confident there will be one? what are the political ramifications of a shutdown for the party? >> i am not sure if there will be a deal or not. and the republicans and the speaker very concerned about spending in this country. is the number-one issue in america right now. i really believe that borders

. >> sunday, melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is our role in reportingbusiness and financial news. was the interview sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a". >> policies ban on twitter. it is the fastest way to get programming and scheduling updates. you can also join in the conversation. joint the viewers who already follow our twitter feet. from c-span2 booktv, to c-span radio. get started atwitte twitter.com/cspan. >> the house financial services committee held a hearing on the new agency and heard testimony from bankers and a consumer advocate. this part of the hearing is 50 minutes. >> i am please to represent community bankers and nearly 5000 members at this important hearing today. community bankers are deeply rooted in the communities they serve. because we cannot compete with major banks, we focus on individualized needs of our customers. we practice relationship- banking, not one-off transitional banking. our customers or friends and neighbors. any given long or other service is part of a long-term relationship. our relationships are paramount a

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. >> next, q&a with melissa lee. then wikileaks publisher julian assange participates in the debate on the value of whistleblowers. then the house debate on 2012 funding for amtrak. a daylong discussion on the state of race in america. among the participants, juan williams, fox news commentator, house sharpton, spike lee, and from the abstinence -- from the aspen institute. aspen institute.

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. >> sunday, melissa lee. watch the rest of the interview, sunday night at 8:00 p.m.. >> now, white house senior director for preparedness, brian kamoie. he talks about the national directive on the way the country response to major emergencies. this event is hosted by george washington university. it is almost an hour. >> the highest priority is the safety and security of the american people. he is committed to securing the homeland by preventing terrorist attacks, preparing for emergencies regardless of their cause, and investing in a strong response and recovery capabilities. wheat aimed to prevent what we can and respond rapidly to what we must. last week, president obama signed a new president to a policy directive, p.p.d.-8. including acts of terrorism, pandemic, significant accident, and natural disasters. what i would like to do this morning is outlined our approach to prepare a witness, tell you more about the directive, and what agencies are doing all ready to move out and embody his principles and l

. >> sunday, cnbc's "fast money" anchor melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> house republican budget proposals include restrictions on funding for groups that provide abortion services. yesterday one group that would lose federal funding under the plan, planned parent hood, along with pro-choice america, led a rally to protest these proposed restrictions. several members of congress spoke at the event at the capitol. this is an hour, ten minutes. [cheers and applause] >> you're a beautiful sight! y [cheers and applause] are you ready to stand up fore o women's health? r [cheers and applause] well, you've come from far and wide, and we've got plenty to stand up for today. .. today standing up for any woman

. >> sunday cnbc's guess my anchor melissa lee on on her career in influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. speak canadian voters go to the polls on may 2 to elect a new parliament. canadian broadcaster cbc preview the election on its nightly news program, the national. this is a half-hour. >> smacked down in steel town. check out the turnout. good evening. i am peter mansbridge and this is the nationals. hamilton plays host to dueling campaign stops. why both the conservatives and the liberals need to win here. another powerful earthquake hits northeast japan, rattling buildings and nerves. plus, on the country's most watched political panel as anyone politicians or media, talk about your issue on this campaign. allen, andrew and shauntel on that. and, analyzing campaign photo ops. the imagery alone, better than anything i have seen and about the same price as well, "avatar." rex murphy calls this season. hamilton ontario was apparently the place to be this evening. step

. >> tonight, the cnbc fast money anchor, melissa lee. watch the rest of the interview tonight at 8:00 on "q&a." you can download the pot test on our signature interview program, online, c-span.org/podcast. >> you are watching c-span, bringing new politics and public affairs. every morning, "washington journal. weekdays, the u.s. house. also, weeknights, supreme court oral arguments. you can see our interview programs on the weekends, sunday we have a "q&a" and "prime minister's questions." id is all searchable at our c- span video library. c-span, washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> late on friday night lawmakers announced an agreement on the federal budget, preventing a federal budget shut down. now i look at the house republican proposed 2012 budget plan with paul ryan. hosted by the american enterprise institute and runs for almost one hour. terprise i just under an hour. >> this morning paul ryan presented the house republican budget to his colleagues on capitol hill. budgets are not just fi

. >> sunday, cnbc "fast moneymaker " melissa lee on what she believes is her role on reporting the financiallic affairs offerings. live coverage of the senate during the week, and weekend book tv. connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e-mails at c-span.org. >> at the u.s. institute of peace in washington, cnn anchor, wolf blitzer, introduced israeli president shimon peres. in 1994, shimon peres was given the noble price. he discovered the peace protest and political unrest in the middle east. >> if i may ask everyone to please take your seat. i am robert wexler, mr. president, president peres, it is a privilege for all of us to be in your company this evening. on behalf of the s. daniel abraham center for middle east peace, i want to genuinely thank each and every one of you for joining with us. as you maybe aware, president obama graciously invited president peres to say in the blair house during his visit to washington this week. to illustrate the richness of the wisdom and experience of president peres, it is important to note that shimon peres firs

. >> tonight melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her relevance in reporting business and financial numbers. watch the rest of the interview tonight on "q&a". you can download a pwod cast also. -- podcast. watch all the events in the current spending debate and preparation for next year's budget from capitol hill and house and senate floor to the white house and around washington on line with the c-span video library. search, watch, clip and share with everything we've covered since 1987. it is what you want when you want. host: our guess is bill pascrell representative from new jersey. when the c.r. comes up next week how will you vote? guest: i haven't decided yet because i didn't vote for the last c.r. but i voted last evening. i thought that this was a reasonable conclusion to some tedious backdoor, back room negotiations. so, i can't tell you right now. not that it is a secret but i haven't come to any specific conclusion. this will bring us close to $79 billion in cutting out of the 2011 budget. we all agree that we have a deficit problem. this is a lot

. >> sunday cnbc fast money anchor melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes iser role in reporting business and financial news. what's the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on c-span2 q&a. you asked census bureau director robert groves told senators that the bureau is testing internet based questionnaires for the 2020 census as a way to cut costs. last year's census used paper forms that cost nearly $100 per person. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> the hearing will come to order. balkan. i'm happy to see you all. thank you for joining us today on an important hearing, very important hearing. we will make a brief statement and turn it over to the senator. he will introduce our witnesses and get this show on the road. today's hearing will examine lessons learned from the 2010 census. while identifying initiatives that show promise for producing and even more accurate and cost-effective census in 2020. i want to begin by congratulating the doctor. his predecessor, dr. murdock sat at this seat once or twice himself when he was our senses dire

. >> melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes her role is reporting business and financial news. what to the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on "q&a." >> as washington works on funding for the current fiscal year, debate has also started on next year's federal budget. see what has been said from capitol hill to the white house. online but the c-span video library -- search, watch, clip, a share, with everything we covered since 1987. it is what you want, when you want to. >> "washington journal" continues. host: over the course of this morning we will check in with members of congress. we want to welcome representative reid ribble, republican of wisconsin, member of budget committee, a freshman. guest: thank you for having me on. host: what will happen today? guest: not sure. i think the senate with a simplified things a little bit past something. we send 67 proposals and they have not acted on any of them. it is difficult. the members of the house are a little in the dark until the speaker comes back and tells us what is going on over at the white

. >> sunday melissa lee on what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. night on "q & a." >> duncan mcnabb testified on the president's 2012 budget request. they also testified on africa operations. this is one hour, 45 minutes. >> this hearing could not be more relevant than it is today. u.s. forces have been conducting active military operations against forces loyal to libyan dictator walmart gaddafi in an effort to prevent a massacre -- libyan dictator muammar gaddafi in an effort to prevent a massacre of civilians. i fear we may find ourselves committed to an open-ended obligation to our participation in military operations. there are more strategically important countries in the region. beyond libya, as many as 1000 civilians were massacred in the ivory coast as that nation's political standoff escalated violently. this could be a foreshadowing of future events in the sudan as that country becomes an independent nation in july. somalia continues to be a source of instability and has various pirate networks that have intensif

, anchor and reporter for cnbc. >> melissa lee, why do you do what you do? >> i love what i do. i cannot think of anything better in the whole world to do. i think the reason behind financial news really is to help people enrich their lives. it is financially, but it enables them to pursue their dreams. my grandparents came from another country. they came here to the united states. they invested in businesses and eventually in the stock market, and they sent five children to college. this is how wealth is created in this country and how many generations are able to advance themselves. that is what america is all about. >> what year did your grandparents come in? >> they came in in 1903 from southern china. the came here and started a laundry in buffalo, new york. i cannot tell you how they chose buffalo, new york, of all places, but they were some of the few chinese people in that whole town. that is what they did. they started that laundry. they had all of their kids work in that laundry. day in, day out, sometimes they slept above the laundry in the buildi