mr. wheeler refer today the fcc as the optimism agency. what does that mean? >> that is a nice term of phrase. i think part of that has to do with chairman's wheeler enthus a enthusiaenthus enthusiasm. he is a bit of an intellectual and a civil war historian as well. he has a historical perspective that i think will be beneficial and serve him well in the agency that is populated the opposite. and interestingly one of the phrases he uses is he talked about internet being a hinge moment. he has a sense the internet is a unique hinged moment filled with promise for the united states for its economy and all types of applications -- from health to education. so i want he wants to instill optm optimism. and that is for increasing growth and opportunity around the country and for the next generation of broadband services in health care and education. so when we talks about optimism he is trying to set a tone of hope and acting with dispatch for the best interest of the country, economy, businesses and the american people. >> mr. guess, cellphone unlocking is one issu

mr. wheeler referred to the fcc as what he likes to refer to at the optimism agency. what did that mean? >> that was a nice turn of phrase. i think part of it has to do with chairman wheeler's enthusiasm. chairman wheeler is not merely a techno-crack or a -- a technocrat. he is also a bit of an he is atual, and historian as well. he is a civil war historian. he wrote a book about abraham lincoln and a telegraph during the civil war. he seems to have this is oracle perspective that i think is -- this historical perspective that i think is very beneficial and will serve him well in an agency that has traditionally been technocrats sort of and bureaucrats. one of the things -- one of the phrases that he uses -- interestingly, he used it in his book about lincoln, he talked about the internet as a hinge moment in history. so you get the sense reading his statement that he really has a sense that the internet is a unique, in his words, hinge moment that is filled with promise for the u.s., for the common a -- for its economy overall has of applications from health care to

mr. wheeler referred to the fcc as what he wants to call the optimism agency. what did that mean? >> guest: well, that was a nice turn of phrase. and i think part of it has to do with chairman wheeler's enthusiasm. chairman wheeler is not merely a technocrat or a tech policy wonk. he's also a bit of a, he's also a bit of an intellectual, and he's a historian as well. a civil war historian. he wrote a week about abraham lincoln and the telegraph during the civil war. so e has this, he seems to have this historical perspective that i think is very, i think it's going to be beneficial, and i think it will seven him well in an -- serve him well in an agency that has traditionally been populated by sort of tech no drats -- technocrats and bureaucrats. and one of the things, one of the phrases he uses, interestingly, he used it in his book about lincoln and the telegraph as well as he talks about the internet as a hinge moment if many history. so you get the sense reading his statements that he really has a sense that the internet is a unique -- in his words, hinge moment -- that's fill

mr. wheeler is absolutely right. with a slow moving agency like this, that deliberates for months and years on end it does create uncertainty. as we know, uncertainty is the enemy of business. business and leave certainty to invest. if there is one thing we need in the united states in terms of broadband and communication infrastructure, we need investment with dispatch as chairman wheeler might say. ahead for theges new fcc chair, tom wheeler on "the communicators." >> new jersey governor chris christie won an election for the second term against democrat opponent. he spoke to reporters at a victory party for about 20 minutes. >> ♪ ["life is a highway" playing] [applause] [cheering] [applause] >> well, well, well, how about this, new jersey! [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, tonight i stand here as your governor and i am so proud to be your governor. [applause] born in newark, raised in livingston. made my wife from pennsylvania a real jersey girl. and raised our family right here, right here in this amazing state

mr. wheeler told the fbi and the didn't of justice just as reresponsible for his father's death.bulger refused to even look at these victims yesterday. he kept his hecht down. even when they asked. when teresa bond begged him to please look at her. >> what about the money? >> reporter: the money. the money, of course, will be out there somewhere. the question is will they find it. they seized $822,000 out of santa monica. the government has moved to forfeit that and the government will do what it will, perhaps give it to the families. that is hardly enough. they claim that there's $25 million out there plus in profited and they will go to try to find it. >> all right, rikki. thank you. >>> and the united states will take action today to ease the crisis in the animal world. at most just 650 el familiarities continue to roam the lands of africa. that's only half. last year alone 35,000 elephants were killed. the reason? profit from ivory tusks and carvings. >> today steps will be taken to literally try to smash the industry. barry petersen is at the refuge in commerce city, colorad

mr. wheeler told the fbi and the didn't of justice just as reresponsible for his father's death.bulger refused to even look at these victims yesterday. he kept his hecht down. even when they asked. when teresa bond begged him to please look at her. >> what about the money? >> reporter: the money. the money, of course, will be out there somewhere. the question is will they find it. they seized $822,000 out of santa monica. the government has moved to forfeit that and the government will do what it will, perhaps give it to the families. that is hardly enough. they claim that there's $25 million out there plus in profited and they will go to try to find it. >> all right, rikki. thank you. >>> and the united states will take action today to ease the crisis in the animal world. at most just 650 el familiarities continue to roam the lands of africa. that's only half. last year alone 35,000 elephants were killed. the reason? profit from ivory tusks and carvings. >> today steps will be taken to literally try to smash the industry. barry petersen is at the refuge in commerce city, colorad

gustin on the challenges ahead for tom wheeler. >> mrs. kennedy is known as a style icon. admiration of her fashion sense. put a lot of she thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country she was about to visit. visits to canada, she chose this of respect a gesture to the canadian maple leaf. i admire the thought you put into her wardrobe. first lady, jacqueline 9:00dy, tonight, live at p.m. on c-span and c-span3. withming up next, q and a greg easterbrook, talking about the role of football in today's society. at 7:00 a.m., washington journal is live with your calls and the days latest news. >> this week on q and a, journalists, columnists greg easterbrook discusses his new book. >> >> gregg easterbrook, why did you decide to name your latest book "the king of sports?" >> the book is about football, the good and bad of football. it has both. it is the king of sports, the most important, popular, most exciting game in the most important country in the world. america's game use to be base

forn the challenges ahead the new fcc chair tom wheeler monday on "the communicators," monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> mrs. kennedy is very well- known as a style icon. she put an awful lot of thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country both up the white house and while traveling abroad. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country she's about to visit. canada,er, a visit to she chose this suit by pierre the respect of the canadian maple leaf. she knew the advantage of choosing a color for a style that would make her stand out in a crowd. kennedy lady jacqueline monday night live at 9:00 p.m. span 3. on an and c- also c-span radio band c- span.org. >> former new hampshire senator -- judd gregg. he called for more regulation of the economy. this is about one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is angela keane. i am reporter for bloomberg news. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists committed to our profession's future by hosting events such as this while fostering a free press worldwide. for more

. >> the challenges ahead for the new fcc chair, tom wheeler tonight on the communicators at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> mrsnnedy was known as a fashion icon. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country i am about to visit so for her visit to canada, she chose this red suit by pierre card dan -- cardin representative of the canadian maple leaf. and she also knew the advantage of choosing a color or a style that would make her stand out in a crowd. >> first lady jacqueline kennedy at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span three, and also on c- span radio and c-span.org. >> with the war on europe turning high, george marshall, chief of staff, came to the president and said, we cannot do things we have done in the past. we have to do it today. so roosevelt went to congress the next week and said the u.s. must fill 50,000 airplanes to protect itself, and all of the auto companies were given projects to build engines and airplane parts, and the ford motor company was given the bomber, a problematic airplane. it was still in development stages, and they wanted to mass- produce the airpla

mr. stiritz's presence can't be overlooked. >> you look what he did in the go-go years, purina mills goes to bp. the guy is a wheeler a money maker. this guy if he's in there, you change your mind about worth. this guy is not icahn. this is not dan loeb buying it and staying for the long term and flipping it. stiritz is one of the great operators. i don't know what he's got cooking here burr it's not idle. >> it's always worth mentioning. that was an important change from a g to a d, going up in his stake. there is speculation again that mr. ackman will in another investment presentation at the end of this week come after herbalife again. >> is it the end of the quarter? >> no, it's not the end of the quarter. but it is worth keeping an eye open for herbalife. >> look up stiritz. google him. he's a very great investor. he hasn't lost his edge. >> that was in the 90s. >> it was when you were first looking at dex in the conference calls. >> that was the 80s. >> they didn't have dex. they didn't even have this internet thing when i started. >> they didn't, did they? >> no, i was on a typewriter. >> we called you hilly