m please join me in thank michele rigby assad. appreciate it.plause] the book, you know, i'm paid to say the books are good, but every so often i get to say it honestly. [laughter] i did truly enjoy this. i actually, literally read it in about four hours, just kind of sat down. it's very narrative, you're not reading something that you're going to be like, oh, i've got to read another chapter. and the stories -- we didn't give them anywhere near the kind of justice we needed to. one day they're going to make for a hell of a screenplay because the harrowing trek to the airport is extraordinary, the sonny storied had me laughing out loud. if you have the chance, which you all do, grab this book because it's certainly worth having. >> thank you. thanks, everybody, for coming. [applause] .. a look now at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. on april 21 and 22nd we will once again be live from the campus of the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books. and then it is back eas

michelle rigby ashad writes about her life as a cia agent in breaking cover.surveillance valley is about the connection between the pentagon intelligence operation in the creation of the internet. roman bergman on israel's use of targeted assassinations in his book, rise and kill first. it is part of book tv in prime time each night this week at eight eastern on c-span2. monday on landmark cases, cats versus united states were charles katz, a bookie, was tape-recorded by the fbi while transmitting illegal bets from a phone booth on sunset boulevard. the decision in this case expanded americans rights to privacy under the fourth amendment. it forever changed the way law enforcement officers conduct their investigation. our guest to discuss the case are jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center in philadelphia and jamil, founder of the national security institute and director of the national security law and policy program. both at george mason university anthonantonin scalia university. join the conversation. # landmark cases. follow

covert operations starting at eight eastern on the cia's secret wars in afghanistan and pakistan michelle rigby writes about her by breaking cover. the other is the connection between the intelligence operation in the creation of the internet. >> wednesday morning were in montana for the next step on the c-span bus 50 capital tour. mike will be our guest during "washington journal". >> sunday on q&a, theoretical physicist talks about his career in science and his latest book, the future of humanity. >> if you don't go right under her feet rate now you'll see the bones of the 99.9% that no longer watch the surface of the earth. we have self-awareness and can see the future in plot and scheme. so perhaps we will evade this conundrum and maybe survive but we need an insurance policy. the other books talk about the steps but what is the go. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today we bring you a filtered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court public policy events in washington, d.c. and ar

michelle rigby talks about her life as a cia agent the breaking cover. investigative reporter looks at how the pentagon interest in surveillance led to the creation of the internet in his book surveillance valley. book tv all this week on primetime and c-span2. a look at what local, state and federal are doing to combat the opioid evidence. here's a preview. >> it cost me $25,000 to treat someone after they become add t addicted. it costs you every time someone gets addicted to these substances. it's a huge cost to taxpayers. if we have an industry, which we do. it's not just the manufacturers, districters. they're all in this. if we have them making billions and billions of dollars off of this disease that's killing people, i think the white house has a unique opportunity to replay the toe babacco tape. get the folks in the room, close the door. this isn't about lawyers making money, this is about taxpayers getting paid for the bill their paying now for a disease that was created by lies to the fda. >> i urge you and your colleagues to make funding a to

>> please join me to thank michele rigby assad.[applause] i am paid to say the books are good but every so often i get to say it honestly i truly enjoy this and literally read it in about four hours it is very narrative you're not reading something like i cannot read another chapter and we didn't give them anywhere near the justice that we needed it will make for one hell of a screenplay because that harrowing track to the airport is extraordinary the other stories had me laughing out loud so grab this book it is worth having. >> thanks. thank you for coming. [applause] [inaudible conversations]

>> please join me to thank michele rigby assad.[applause] i am paid to say the books are good but every so often i get to say it honestly i truly enjoy this and literally read it in about four hours it is very narrative you're not reading something like i cannot read another chapter and we didn't give them anywhere near the justice that we needed it will make for one hell of a screenplay because that harrowing track to the airport is extraordinary the other stories had me laughing out loud so grab this book it is worth having. >> thanks. thank you for coming. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> the norm for mother nature is extinction under our feet right now we would see the bones of the 99.9% for we are different we have self-awareness we can see the future we plot and scheme and plan so perhaps you will even aid this conundrum and maybe survive but we need an insurance policy. that is why this book is different the other book talks about the steps but what is the goal? what is the pot of gold? >> we have dinner with trey ray