since a kid playing at a park named after mr. king. see what they did. taught us to put our feet in the mud, hand in the sand. no man can stand without a plan. so build and sow in my field, just to reap what is real. take us all just a hill. ask the lord, be my shield. and watch what it bring. i amy ancestors' wildest dream. poli. thank you. >> what a wonderful just sharing with us, the depths of their thoughts about being their ancestors' wildest dream. let's give all the descendents who shared with us another round of applause. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> there's a point in the program where you allowed senator doug jones to speak, but you said briefly. can you tell us how that happened? >> well, you know, putting a program together, because i had it together, then i got, you know, an email from his office saying that he wanted to speak. i had to try to fit him in. so they told me that he wanted to speak, so i said, well, he will speak briefly because i was on a time schedule. you know, i didn't want to lose my audience. so i wanted him to speak

and mrs. king, we are honored as always that you are joining us here in the fight. as i mentioned there at the top, the three of us had an intense stretch on capitol hill this week, meeting with house speaker nancy pelosi and senators joe manchin and lindsey graham and many others to discuss the desperate need for federal voter protection legislation. i wonder if if you might share your impressions of those meetings. did you come away feeling like the points that you heard that we made in politics may keep them from being acted upon whereupon republican audiences were concerned with this? let me go first to you, martin. your impressions as we laid out the gravity of the problem, the existential threat to voting, and how some of them seemed more concerned with how their constituents would respond than what we need to do to protect the voting rights in this country. >> rev, i, like you and like andrea also, feel like the meetings were positive. but the word "may" sticks out in my mind. you said something. maybe. may happen. i won't say that i don't feel hopeful. i fee

andrew young recalling a turning point a secret white house meeting between president johnson and mr. kinge him and we were talking about him and tied up with the war in vietnam. >> reporter: young said he and king urged him to put forward a strong vote rights bill before congress but the president was reticent of pushback after just having signed a voting rights act of 1964. >> he agreed with us and said, but i just don't have the power. see. and when we left the white house, walking out, i said, look, the president is right. he can't go back to congress. he really doesn't have the power. >> reporter: king's response stunned him. >> he says, we're going to get the president some power. that's the most arrogant thing i've ever heard you say. i said, you're going to get the president some power? then i realized he was serious. >> reporter: the power, king surmised, would come from irrefutable evidence that black people were indeed being denied their constitutional right to vote. king targeted selma, alabama, where less than 2% of black residents were registered to vote. the first attempted

mr. stephen king. at one point the character billy summers here says, "writing is also a kind of war.shed books because the work got too heavy." have you, stephen king, experienced that heaviness? >> yeah. the worst case, i wrote a book called "the stand." >> stephen: very salient, yes. ( cheers and applause ) >> yeah-- it was about a mutating flu virus and any similarities to what's going on now are too close for comfort. but i got about halfway through that book and i got these people to boulder, colorado, and by that time i had a huge cast of characters who were 20 or 25, and i thought, i don't know what i'm going to do with these people. they've come to rest in this one place, and the book stayed on a shelf for about three weeks while i just went for long walks and tried to figure out what to do with the story. and the worst thing was i was thinking, "what if this thing never gets done?" you talk about heavy, that was pretty heavy. an then i remember something that raymond chandler said. he said, "when you don't know what to do next, bring on the man with the gun." i thought, well

, martin luther king the third, his first they become iss is king, the entire -- his first lady, mrs king what an honor it is. please give them a round of was for putting this together. i am so honored, you just have no idea. now to the business. serving her sixth term representing alabama's seventh congressional district, you all know about,. she is one of the first women elected to congress from the state of alabama and is the first black woman to ever serve in the alabama congressional delegation, responsible -- no listen to this -- responsible for introducing the john lewis voting rights advancement act or some people call it hr4, and the democrats' latest bid to restore the voting rights act of 1965. can we get a round of applause for that. [applause] and this amazing, accomplished woman is in the building today. legs and denman -- ladies and gentlemen, representative terri sewell. ♪ raboso will -- rep. sewell:. the civil rightsts district, the cities of birmingham, montgomery, and my home town of selma, alabama. when i say selma, you say now. selma. >> now. rep. sewell: selma. >> no

al sharpton, founder and president of the national action network, thank you to mr. king the third for convening us in this historic gathering on the 50th anniversary of the very first march on washington, can we give it up? my name is alecia garza, i am the principal of the black for the future action fund and a cofounder of the black lives matter global network. and i believe that black people deserve to be powerful in every aspect of our lives. we are here today, we are marching today, yes, because we want congress to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. yes, because we want congress to pass the for the people act. yes, because we must have statehood for d.c.. but bigger than that, we have marched today because we intend to build and wield power. we aim to wield our power and we aim to transform how power works so that never again will anyone he denied their rights to be fully human and make decisions over their own lives. my friends, our job today is to build the power we need to determine our present and our future. i don't have to tell y'all that prote

mr. reynolds. >> chairman king, ranking member daines, thank you for the invitation to discuss overcrowding in our national parks. i'm the senior vice president of government affairs at the national parks conservation association. there is no greater testament to the success of the national parks system than the ongoing interest visitors pay to the 423 sites. in 2019, parks had 327 million visits. >> i want to point out, that is almost exactly the entire population of the u.s.. >> that was in my testimony. yes. a lot of people. these visitors are evidence of the success of the federal government in protecting locations both valued by the public and national park designated. however, the growth in visitation is posing one of the greatest challenges we have faced. in 2019, before the pandemic, overall visitation to the system was nearly 20% greater than it was in 2013. this visitation would likely continue into the future. for instance, yellowstone reported a 40% jump in visitation in april. so popular, they have to close the gate. zion has to wait to access trailheads for four hours. cultura

mr. ollen's favorite labrador retriever king buck. it's just a wonderful piece. >> in contrast to the traditional carved engraving is a relatively new style of engraving. now, this is called bolino engraving. it's only been widely done in the last 30 or 40 years, and when i say widely done there have been very few people who have mastered it. but instead of a three-dimensional carving of the steel, this type of engraving is actually done by hand pressing literally hundreds of thousands or even millions of tiny individual dots into the steel varying in depth, angle and pressure, and creating the incredible scenes that you see on these shotguns, for example, this gargoyle scene off of the reverse side of this resini shotgun, that's all done with hand-pressed dots in the bolino style. annie oakley can be considered to be the first american female superstar. she was an entertainer. she was discovered when frank butler, an exhibition shooter was traveling town to town. and he would always as an introduction to his show he would challenge t

king. >> thank you mr. randolph.imply like to say more the great days of america i think this march will go down as one of the greatest if not the greatest demonstration of freedom and human dignity ever held in the united states. >> follow us on social media at c-span history are more of this date in history post. >> good evening and welcome to the nantucket whaling museum. the nantucket historical association is very pleased to bring you our socially distance commemoration of the 2h anniversary of the whaleship essex tragedy. my name is michael harrison i am the research chair here at the nantucket association and we are thrilled to beat this evening in conversatation with nathaniel philbrick, longtime islander here. matt and his wife arrived in nantucket 1986. and have lived here ever since. matt is a historian and has written numerous books about the island. in the year 2000 p published in the heart of the sea, a book about the essex tragedy which one the national book award in 2000 for nonfiction. since then he'

mr. secretary, you told john king on cnn that this is a bay of pigs moment for the president. you said he needed to admit the m mistakes that were made. what are the likely consequences, given that he did not do so? >> well, you know, i understand his defense of his decision and the reality is, i think most americans support his decision i think the real question has always been the execution of that decision, and the chaos that developed in the evacuation process. i think that ultimately the key is whether or not what happens happened here is going to dech his foreign policy it doesn't have to but in order for that not to be the case, he's going to have to es evacuate those that are still waiting in afghanistan, part particularly the americans, but also the afghans who fought with us he's going to have to make clear that we're going to continue to go after terrorists there, one way or the other, to protect our country. he's going to have to push the taliban to recognize human rights in afghanistan, and ultimately he's going to have to say that he has learned the lessons from

mr. hoover, is martin luther king a communist? should i attend this church that is led by a woman? is that subversive? these sorts of letters fill fbi files. americans may look to their pastors, priests and bishops to be able to address theological disputes, but many of them entrusted their fbi for the warm weightier matters of politics. the history of the fbi then can be seen and rewritten as an adjudicator of true faith and political allegiance in 20th century u.s. politics, something which contemporary observers of the fbi know all too well. finally, focusing on religion illuminates how the bureau was able to form partnerships with leading black and white protestant and catholic faith communities, all to influence important aspects of 20th century politics. hoover and his fbi established working professional and personal relationships with leading clergy such as father fulton sheen, president trump's pastor -- boyhood pastor norman vincent peele, billy graham and the chaplain of the united clans of america reverend george dorsett as well as the first past tor have his own televi

king, jr. >> thank you, mr. randolph. i would like to simply say that i think this is one of the great days of america, and i think that this march will go down as one of the greatest if not the greatest marches for human dignity ever held in the united states. >>> follow us on social media on c-span history for more of this date in history posts. up next, "washington post" writer, discuss challenges they faced. they argue that, while fighting fascism overseas, these soldiers had to battle racism at home. this event was hosted by the u.s. holocaust memorial museum and they provided the video. a different aspect of holocaust history and its connections to its influence on it's relevance to our world today. here in the united states february is black history month and to commemorate this special month. we will honor today black americans who served in the

mr. curtis. i am take king -- taking two republicans first. mr. mullen, you are recognized. are you ready? >> yes. >> all right. the fda has exercised you latoya flexibility when it comes to als research? -- regulatory flexibility when it comes to als research? >> our ability to fully exercise regulatory flexibility within standards at the end of the day is to port -- dependent on what data is in front of us. there are times when, despite the fact we are very committed and very willing to be as flexible as we can within our standards, the data are not sufficient for us to be able to exercise the extent of regulatory brexit -- flexibility we would want to be able to do in a situation such as and i -- als work where there is such a huge medical need. >> it is kind of like chemotherapy works well for some cancer patient. the theory is we are sometimes waiting on the fda to have approval. but, als patients are saying, we will try whatever. if it is working in some patients, even if it not -- might not be working in all patients, there is the ability to try. we passed a bill for pediatrics call

king jr. thank you, mr. randolph. i would simply like to say that i think this has been one of the great days of america. and i think this march will go down as one of the greatest if not the greatest. demonstrations for freedom and human dignity ever held in the united states follow us on social media at c-span history for more t

mr. mark >> hi, kelly. >> kelly: first of all, little josh, congrats on being crowned king josh, how does it feel?>> yes, so i tweeted a thing about a year ago and it started to pick up momentum, people said that they would be showing up and traveling hours to be there coming and i realize we are totally going to need some official details, and so we chose an airport in lincoln for the location and sent out a date and a list of rules to follow so that everyone knew how to compete and we were not going to actually fight. so i said bring a pool noodle as we said, and if somebody gets hit with the pool noodle before they hit someone else, they are eliminated. it was an incredible moment an incredible day. people came, jedis, marvel characters, and little josh the youngest to compete fought valiantly, and bested all of us. >> kelly: and all of this insanity was for a really great because, right? >> yes, we sent out a link to doughnut for the children's hospital medical foundation in nebraska and asked people to bring nonperishable food items for the lincoln food

king. >> i am. thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you again for the wonderful visit that i had with our friend and former member of this committee, lamar alexander. it is incredible what you are doing there. i want to thank you for that. secondly, i want to join my friend in the emphasis and discussion. i think it is a critically important program, and frankly, i think we are leaving discoveries on the table if we don't empower these wonderful institutions that are not in the heart of the research ecosystem but places like the university of wyoming, montana, the university of maine, all across the country. there is a lot of talent there. that is the key to unlocking it. i hope we can continue to support that and i look forward to working with the senator on that. let me ask a set of mirror questions. one of the most promising technologies for the future of a carbon free world is nuclear fusion. dr. ridley, where are we on fusion, and does fusion entail the same waste disposal problem that fission entails? >> thank you

and then after martin king's march on washington's address, they immediately change their analysis. do you know what, mr. hoover, you were right, he's the most dangerous negro in the world and we cannot count on -- and this is key, i wish that garo would have cited this -- we can no longer count on evidence that will stand up in a court of law or congressional committees in order to discredit martin luther king. we have to go beyond that sort of evidence. he doesn't mention that. and i think that's really important that the fbi is aiming to find anything they can to discredit him, including as i mentioned in my own work, funneling and having ministers launder information about martin luther king as if he is a communist, when they've said themselves they have no evidence of this. so one of the things i think that garo could have done in the article was at least mention the broader background that the fbi has already decided that they're not going to depend on evidence that will stand up in a court of law or before a congressional committees. the second thing i wish he would have done is also to put the f

king's boarding house. it is situated east of the capitol on highest ground in the city. mr. reed and myself have i think the pleasantest room in the house or indeed in the whole city. it is a third story commanding a delightful aspect of the capitol, the city, along the extent of the river and the city of an exandrea. imagine how beautiful. he adds i am exceedingly happy with mr. reed. were i have to have made my choice of all of the members of the house and congress to have lived in the same chamber with me, all things considered, i would have chosen mr. reed. i am not much pleased with the capitol. it is a huge pile built with handsome stone handsome without but not within. if they were looking out their window toward the capitol this is what they would be seeing. the senate north chamber on the right side. the left -- that odd structure, is called the oven. some of you might have seen images of it before. none of them would have contemporary. these are all reconstructed images because we don't know exactly what it looked like except from verbal images. but they were conne

kings boarding house. it's situated east of the capital on the highest ground in the city. mr. nathan raid and myself have, i think, the pleasant room in the house. or indeed in the whole city. it is the third story, commanding a delightful prospect of the capital, of the presidents how'd, georgetown, all the houses in the city. along the river and the city of alexandria. you can imagine how beautiful that must of been. he continues, i must add i am exceedingly happy with mr. reed. i made my choice among all the members of congress, for want to have lived in the same chamber with me. all things considered, i should've chosen mr. reid. i'm not much pleased with the capital. it is a huge pile built indeed with handsome stone, very heavy and its appearance without not very pleasant within. if they were literally looking out their window towards the capital, this is what they would be seeing. the senate north chamber on the right side, the left, that odd structure is called the oven. some of you might have seen images of it before. none of them would have been contemporary. these a

king of all athletes of all time. if we have to -- tom brady is right, if we have to talk about mr.ust, okay, you're right again, go away. >> jessica: would you like to see tom brady and his shorts? >> greg: i've seen enough of that. good to see that he remembered the advice i gave him in the locker room all those years ago. i don't think you guys are aware of this, we went to the same high school. i rarely bring it up. no successful person ever says "i got here by blaming other people." there are those who make a good living blaming others but they aren't winners, they are on cnn. >> jesse: the only time i'd lain people as the producers, those are the ones that really should shoulder the blame. and china come i can't forget about china, those are the only two people that are acceptable to blame. athletes fail a lot and that's why they are resilient, dropping balls, missing tackles, screwing up constantly but overcoming that adversity makes elite athletes better. tom gets out and i mention it and how i saved the world which is still on sale where books are sold. >> dana: where are b

mr. police officer, because you won't disclose your vaccination status. come on. stuart: what a mess. by the way, brian, three senators -- wicker, kingnouncing positive tests despite getting the jab. all right. we've just got this coming to us, mike richards has stepped down as jeopardy host. he informed the jeopardy team this morning by mail. it was revealed he made some controversial comments in the past and now he's out. so they're going to continue looking for a guest host format, i guess, until -- you could do that. [laughter] brian: now, that's what i hadn't thought of, stuart. i would love that. i mean, what a great challenge, what a great show. sign me up right now. stuart: in fact, i think you used to be the executive producer of the show. brian: yeah. stuart: he stepped in to fill in, he was going to be the permanent -- brian: it's this world where we don't know how long ago he said it or what he said, but so much of what you do is recorded often because you put it out there, it comes back to haunt you. to lose this great job -- stuart: man's been in every game show, run 'em all, and now he's out. >>> all right, businesses

mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lofgren: congress first passed the voting rights act while martin luther king stood and john lewis stood by his side. but the court in the shelby cases destroyed important parts of the law. this bill fixes that and and rational standards to challenge discrimination. representatives butterfield and fudge chaired the election subcommittee whose established. all the members of the election subcommittee held hearings around america. i thank them and i thank my colleagues also on the judiciary committee. as we vote to restore the voting rights act to protect the rights of americans from being denied the right to vote because of their race, we should remember, honor and thank those who came before us and especially our late colleague, john lewis. i urge a yes vote, and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: our colleague rahm emmanuel said you never let a serious crisis go to wast

mr. king: mr. president, i'm purposefully keeping my mask on -- the presiding officer: senator, we are in a quorum call call. mr. king: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. king: i am beginning my comments with my mask on for a very specific reason. if you can tell what's pop ulating the -- populating the mask, america's most favorite crustacean, the north american lobster. i ask that the senate proceed to s. res. 335, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 335, designating september 25, 2021, as national lobster day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. king: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. king: mr. president,

mr. king: mr. president, with all due respect to my friend from mississippi, i don't consider this a friendly amendment. i consider this a major departure from the agreed upon structure of this broadband section of the bill that we're talking about. this, as we all know, was a heavily negotiated bill. there are provisions in it that i don't like, there are provisions that are there because of the negotiation. this reinserts the administration act into the process would bureaucratickize the process. here are some points i think need to be made. first, i consider the broadband section one of the crown jewels of the bill. the fact that it is structured in such a way that the grant will go to the states and the states will decide how best to administer those programs because of their knowledge of their needs in their states. yes, they are going to use maps -- updated maps, i should say, from the f.c.c., but this is really a driven process. this is a regulatory process. we're not talking about a regulat

king. it includes two ntia administered programs for communities that don't have the support needed to take advantage of broadband connection. in that regard, i would note, mr. president, an article that appeared this morning in "roll call" that is entitled industry groups equity advocates applaud infrastructure bills broadband provisions. i'm proud of that, mr. president. we worked very hard to make sure that there was widespread support for this legislation -- for this -- particularly the broadband provisions. we also included additional funding, a billion dollars, for the so-called middle mile. this would create a state grant program for the construction improvement and acquisition of middle-mile infrastructure. and i would note that eligible entities include telecommunications companies, electric utilities, utility cooperatives, a wide range of businesses and organizations that could help us with that middle mile and that refers to the installation of a dedicated line that transmit a signal to and from the internet point of presence. competition of middle-mile routes is necessary -- completion of those middle-mile routes is necessary to serve areas and