we are joined by mary and slum -- mary amselem and michelle cooper. thank you for joining us today. we both know the incidents. let me start with your staff reaction of what you thought -- snap reaction of what you thought and what are the invocations. guest: when i heard about the current scandal, i was not surprised about it. these issues have been a long-standing and certainly there are many flaws in our college admissions progress -- process as well as our higher education system. they disadvantaged students of color and low income students. i was not terribly surprised, continually disappointed but not surprised. guest: when i first heard about the scandal, it was concerning for all americans watching. it should not be shocking. we have long had a higher education system that favors the elite in our country. fact andins the indicates what a society we have. maybe americans should be thinking about college alternatives. host: expand on that. guest: we have one option for students after high school. we are telling them go to college. we are seeing that the college system is ingra

michelle cooper of the institute for higher education policy joining us for this discussion. we have calls lined up for you. we will start with jane in connecticut. you are on with our guests, go ahead. caller: i have to take exception amselem's comment with bachelor degree -- bachelors degree obsessions. this is a discussion about a scandal, not about seeking alternatives for education. that is just a complete misdirection of what the topic is. the real question i would like to see them answer is why do the privileged and the wealthy feel that they can have an advantage by going to a -- through a side door to have their spoonfed children enter into a high, elite college at the expense of all of those that are poor, or highly educated but do not have the means to get into the schools? was completely inappropriate to what the topic will -- is. host: let her respond to your question. guest: the two topics are related. no one wants to see the wealthy by their way into college. that is not fair but as long as we get a blank check to those institutions, there is no incentive for t

coming up, mary of the heritage foundation and michelle cooper will join us to talk about the and itsollege scandal implications on the admissions process. also, talking about the recent grounding of the boeing 737 max aircraft's. be sure to watch washington at 7:00every -- live a.m. eastern. join the discussion. sunday on q&a -- >> tragically, i have no expectation that we would be sitting here in 2019 talking about this war in afghanistan the way it has been escalated come of the way it has been escalated every year. countless lives have been wasted. veteran matthew ho on his article time for peace in afghanistan and into the lies. [inaudible] there was no difference in administrations who were both desire to win politically or for political reasons. everything else was secondary. eastern sunday night on c-span's q&a. o'rourke released a campaign video that he is seeking the 2020 democratic national -- democratic presidential nomination. share and i are happy to with you that i'm running to serve as an ex-president of the united states of america. this is a defining moment for every singl

we are joined by mary and slum -- mary amselem and michelle cooper. thank you for joining us today. we both know the incidents. let me start with your staff reaction of what you thought -- snap reaction of what you thought and what are the invocations. guest: when i heard about the current scandal, i was not surprised about it. these issues have been a long-standing and certainly there are many flaws in our college admissions progress -- process as well as our higher education system. they disadvantaged students of color and low income students. i was not terribly surprised, continually disappointed but not surprised. guest: when i first heard about the scandal, it was concerning for all americans watching. it should not be shocking. we have long had a higher education system that favors the elite in our country. fact andins the indicates what a society we have. maybe americans should be thinking about college alternatives. host: expand on that. guest: we have one option for students after high school. we are telling them go to college. we are seeing that the college system is ingra

mary amselem and michelle cooper will join us for that discussion.vo -- mary schaivo will discuss the recent 737 maxg of boeings aircraft and the role the government and industry play. that is coming up when the washington journal continues. ♪ >> we are happy to announce the winners of this year's c-span studentcam video documentary, titian. answering -- competition. answering the question what does it mean to be american? we received 3000 injuries -- entries from 48 states. congratulations to all of our winners. our first prize middle school winners are even chan and hana lee from eastern middle school in silver spring, maryland. industry andood companies like burger king and wendy's and a -- kfc serve. it is something that provides our nations value and is part of what makes us america. >> our first prize high school and to justin winningham luke from winter park high school in winter park, florida. honoring america's right to a free press. they are also our fan favorite winners and one an extra $500. extra $500. >> being an american is so much mor

, mary ann phelan, of the heritage foundation and the institute for higher education policies michelle cooperill join us to talk about the recent college admissions scandal and its implications to the college admissions process. also, former transportation department inspector general mary scalable will talk about the recent grounding of the boeing 737 max aircraft and the role government and industry play in airline safety. the sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7 eastern friday morning, join the discussion. coming out life right on the c- span network, at noon eastern on c-span from thing hudson is a a discussion about foreign policy with the former national security advice city advisor to vice president biden. and us criminal justice system. light from the brookings institution and tennyson. and at noon a rand corporation report on russia's use of social media to influence us politics. and on c-span 3 at nine:40 5 pm i look at the ballistic missile threats posed by iran and north korea with the foundation for the defense of democracy. and at 1205 education policy analyst at

joined by mary clare ansell am -- mary clare amselem and michele cooper. thank you for joining us. we both know the incident so let me start with your snap reaction of what you thought when you heard about it and what are the implications. cooper: i was not surprised about it. these issues have been long-standing and certainly there are many flaws in our college admissions process as well as our broader education system that disadvantages students of color, lower income students. i was not terribly surprised, continually disappointed but certainly not surprised. >> when i first heard about the scandal it was concerning for all americans watching. we've long had an education system that -- if you look at higher education policies it ingrained the fact that it also indicates that maybe it's time for americans to start taking about college alternatives for this process. right now we have one option for students after high school if students want to obtain the american dream what we're telling them is go to college. we are seeing that the college system is really ingrained in a lot of

in about an hour, discussion about the college admissions amselem and mary michelle cooper. later, we will talk to former transportation department inspector general mary schiavo about the faa's decision to ground the boeing 737 max airplane. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ host: reuters reporting the house of representatives most likely will attempt to vote to override president trump's expected veto of a border emergency declaration -- that expected to be tuesday, march his desiregainst to use the declaration to gain access to funds for border wall construction. this is the "washington journal" for march 15. we take your calls about the vote that took place yesterday. you can see highlights at c-span.org. you can talk about the override vote and the republicans who voted

coming up friday morning, mary and michelle selm cooper will join us to talk about the recent college admissions scandal and the implications for the college admissions process. also former transportation department inspector general mary schiavo will talk about the recent grounding of the boeing 737 max aircraft and the roll government and industry play in airline safety. be sure to watch "washington journal," 7:00 a.m. friday morning. >> on saturday, former vice president joe biden will deliver remarks at a delaware democratic fundraiser in dover. live coverage begins at 6:15 p.m. eastern with the former vice president speaking at 7:00 eastern. we'll have that live here on c-span. >> sunday, on "q&a" -- >> tragically, i had no expectation that we'd be sitting here in 2019 talking about this war. in afghanistan. the way it's been escalated this way it has escalated every year. the countless lives that have just been wasted and the continual suffering. >> iback war veteran and former state department official ma shoe hoh on his article "time for peace in afghanistan and an end to the

michel barnier. discussions have at the time being difficult and robust, but we've both worked in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperationhe line. now, i've made a and cooperation, to get a good deal over the line. now, i've made a lot of speeches about that deal over the la st of speeches about that deal over the last few months, and most of them had been in the house of commons. on tuesday, i will be making another one, whenl tuesday, i will be making another one, when i opened the debate ahead of the vote, but brexit does not belong to nps of the vote, but brexit does not belong to mps in parliament. it belongs to the whole country. it belongs to the people who voted for it and want to see it implemented —— my mps in parliament. so we can all move on to a prosperous future, and that more prosperous future, and that more prosperous future, and that more prosperous future also belongs to those who voted against brexit and who expect politicians to make reasonable compromises to bring our country back together. everyone now wants to get it done. to move beyond the arguments, cast the bitterness of the debate —— might pas

michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. it is international women's day. that's why we're wearing purple and it seems like the weather is cooperating for the most part althoughe're facing some windy conditions this morning. >> that's right. so a few showers, windy conditions, but we'll see some sunshine later on today. it will be a great sight to see. here's hi-def doppler and you can see some spotty showers this morning lighting up our radar screen. you can see from

stand out: michelle janavs, an heiress to the hot pockets fortune, who allegedly forked over 100,000 dollars to get her daughter into u-s-c. mastermind rick singer pled guilty, and cooperated with the government.he told the fbi his plan was to boost janavs daughters grades on a college entrance exam and to pose her as a star beach volleyball player. this man owns a fancy vineyard in napa valley the vintner agustin huneeus (who-nay-yus) allegedly spent 100-grand to get his daughter into u-s-c, and according to court documents, complained a year ago when his daughters s-a-t score came back at 1380. he had hoped for 1550but singer said that number would lead to suspicion. singer ended ended up posing her as a star water polo recruit with her face photoshopped on an athletes body.nats claim gregory and marcia abbott - who went to princeton and duke respectively - were so desperate to get their great schools, they paid 125,000. mrs abbott was freelance fashion editor, but theres no doubt shed rather this story unwritten. (ken)that was john hall reporting.also among those appearing in court today: margie klapper, the co-owner of m&m bling, a jewlery business in menlo park.san fr

free those women activists but to cooperate in the investigation into the murder of jamal khashoggi which is being led the un led investigation. and yes. now michelle bachelet the u.n. human rights chief actually gave a speech in which she outlined her grave worries about what's happening to those women activists and she mentioned alleged sorry arbitrary arrests and detention so this is all adding to the pressure on the saudi government but it comes at a time when european governments seem to be under pressure to show that they're still getting serious with saudi arabia there was a lot of solidarity and strong words from them after the murder of. last october but in some quarters that's criticism now that they're not doing enough. and on the on the other issue saudi arabia avoided getting placed on the use money laundering and terrorism financing. list what more do we know about that. look this list was drawn up here at the european commission in february a new list adding a number of u.s. territories to the list of countries which are seen to be if you like slack in terms of what they're doing to stop money laundering in the financing of terrorism

stand out: michelle janavs, an heiress to the hot pockets fortune, who allegedly forked over 100,000 dollars to get her daughter into u-s-c. mastermind rick singer pled guilty, and cooperatedwith the government.he told the fbi his plan was to boost janavs daughters grades on a college entrance exam and to pose her as a star beach

cooperation and different c.s. . we. agree with our friends there is a need there that to increase our trade economic ties to stimulate michel trade so we welcome the athletes and to take any.

michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. it is international women's day. that's why we're wearing purple and it seems like the weather is cooperating for the most part although we're facing some windy conditions this morning. >> that's right. so a few showers, windy conditions, but we'll see some sunshine later on today. it will be a great sight to see. here's hi-def doppler and you can see some spotty showers this morning lighting up our radar screen. you can see from san francisco, embarcadero, marina district over the bay bridge, some light rain pushing through across alameda, oakland, and san leandro. some spotty showers that we're tracking this morning. you can also see a cell popping up near milpitas as well as for santa clara, about to move into san jose, east foothills, some light rain as we start off the day. so some locations are getting that wet start, a few spots, but also looking at breezy to windy conditions. we are looking at west- northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour so you definitely feel that and with that wind, it feels even chillier outside. right now in concord, looking at 45. 48 in oakland. livermore 43. downtown san francisco at 47.

stand out: michelle janavs, an heiress to the hot pockets fortune, who allegedly forked over 100,000 dollars to get her daughter into u-s-c. mastermind rick singer pled guilty, and cooperated the government.he told the fbi his plan was to boost janavs daughters grades on a college entrance exam and to pose her as a star beach volleyball player. this man owns a fancy vineyard in napa valley the vintner agustin huneeus (who-nay-yus) allegedly spent 100-grand to get his daughter into u-s-c, and according to court documents, complained a year ago when his daughters s-a-t score came back at 1380. he had hoped for 1550but singer said that number would lead to suspicion. singer ended ended up posing her as a star water polo recruit with her face photoshopped on an athletes body.nats prosecutors claim gregory and marcia abbott - who went to princeton and duke respectively - were so desperate to get their daughters into great schools, they paid 125,000. mrs abbott was once a freelance writer and fashion editor, but theres no doubt shed rather this story unwritten. (ken) that was john hall reporting. also among those appearing in court today: margie klapper, the co-owner of m&m blin

stand out: michelle janavs, an heiress to the hot pockets fortune, who allegedly forked over 100,000 dollars to get her daughter into u-s-c. mastermind rick singer pled guilty, and cooperated with the government.he told the fbi his plan was to boost janavs daughters grades on a college entrance exam and to pose her as a star beach volleyball player. this man owns a fancy vineyard in napa valley the vintner agustin huneeus (who-nay-yus) allegedly spent 100-grand to get his daughter into u-s-c, and according to court documents, complained a year ago when his daughters s-a-t score came back at 1380. he had hoped for 1550but singer said that number would lead to suspicion. singer ended ended up posing her as a star water polo recruit with her face photoshopped on an athletes body.nats prosecutors claim gregory and marcia abbott - who went to princeton and duke respectively - were so desperate to get their daughters into great schools, they paid 125,000. mrs abbott was once a freelance writer and fashion editor, but theres no doubt shed rather this story unwritten. (justine) that was john hall reporting. also among those appearing in court today: margie klapper, the co-owner of

cooperating witnesses, maybe you know it. "i had to have this talk with you. my happiness depends on you. and whatever you decide to ♪ ♪ >>> my mother called and says, "michelle'sd." how is that possible? >> a young mother found brutally murdered. her little girl left to wander in her mother's blood. police had a suspect and they say he had a motive. >> we had an intimate relationship. >> we ended up having sex. >> but could they prove he was the killer? >> it was a circumstantial case. >> except for that witness. the girl who left those footprints. >> we will never know what cassidy saw and what she didn't see. >> maybe she couldn't tell detectives who the killer was, but maybe she didn't have to. >> the fact that cassidy was spared, would that mean anything to a jury? >> the person that killed the mother cared about cassidy. >> "silent witness." hello and welcome to "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. michelle young had a smile that would light up a room. she was the last person anyone who knew her would expect to be murdered. but it happened. she was at home with her toddler, cassidy, pregnant with her second child, when tragedy struck. the investigation qui

cooperating witnesses, maybe you know it. "i had to have this talk with you. my happiness depends on you. and whatever you decide to ♪ ♪ >>> my mother called and says, "michelle'srl left to wander in her mother's blood. police had a suspect and they say he had a motive. >> we had an intimate relationship. >> we ended up having sex. >> but could they prove he was the killer? >> it was a circumstantial case. >> except for that witness. the girl who left those footprints. >> we will never know what cassidy saw and what she didn't see.

michelle obama has carved her own area of respect globally, as well. host: what makes joe biden bipartisan, give me an example. caller: well, the way that he can cooperateith other members of the political spectrum. mccain andmple john he were notably very good ,riends, lifelong friends although their political views were disparate. they oppose each other on many issues, but through discussion. they did not hate each other, they did not spout all this anti--- whatever rhetoric, and joe biden will get along. he is a nice guy. politics is one thing, and personal feelings are a separate thing, and he doesn't mix the two. fathersinal founding never intended politics to be a career. they left their prominent , it was a hardship. they want to serve their country in the political arena -- they went to serve their country in the political arena and when they were had done that for very hard job, they went back to their lives and continued with their business. they were not government to have they were not government to have a lifelong career and support system by being a politician. host: peter, take a listen to more from president biden this weekend on the iss

michel barnier. discussions have at times been difficult and robust, but we both worked in the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation the whole country. it belongs to the people who voted for it and want to see it implemented so we can all move on to a prosperous future, and that more prosperous future also belongs to those who voted against brexit and who expect politicians to make reasonable compromises to bring our country back together. everyone now wants to get it done. move beyond the arguments, plus the bitterness of the debate, and out of the eu, as a united country ready to make a success of the future. and that's why i've come here to speak to you today. to explain why this debate is dragging on and what is at stake, because it was in places like grimsby that the referendum was decided and where what is at stake can be seen most clearly of all. people here in north east lincolnshire voted decisively to leave the eu in 2016, by a ratio of 7-3. leave the eu in 2016, by a ratio of 7—3. everyone had their own reasons for voting, but having spent much of the past three years talking to people about brexit, thei