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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> janet napolitano made an announcement on the national transportation association. the president's original nominee did not go through consideration following objections by republicans. this by nominating a general harding for this job, the administration is going on an individual with more than 35 years of experience as an army commander and senior intelligence officer and a successful businessman and ceo in the security field. the general will need all of these talents as he takes the helm of this vital agency. the tsa mandate is a broad one for aviation security but also for safeguarding our rail, bus, mass transit, and trucking system. the general will be a tremendous asset in our current efforts in screening effort in our airports. by deploying additional officials and air marshal's and fixing the gaps in our civil aviation system. on friday, we announced the first airports that will receive advanced imaging technology purchased with the american recovery and reinve

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> yesterday the federal reserve bank of chicago president charles evans said low interest rates are needed for some time as high unemployment continues. his remarks are next on c-span. at the top of the hour is "washinton journal." health care insurance, the midterm elections, and lobbying, at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span 3. the insurance industry group america's health insurance plan will host a health policy forum beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern. speakers will include kathleen sebelius and panels on medicare, wellness programs, and the midterm elections. later, treasury secretary tim geithner testifies on capitol hill about his department's budget request for next year. that is at 2:00 p.m. eastern. now the president and ceo of the federal reserve bank of chicago, charles evans. this is part of a conference hosted by the national association for business economics. it's about a half hour. >> good morni

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> so, what do you think? >> next week, president obama submits to congress his education plan for the nation's elementary and secondary schools, replacing the no child left behind law. he talks about this in his weekly online address. then scott brown criticizes the democratic plan to overhaul the nation's health-care system. >> lost in the news of last week was a headline that should have concerned many americans. many other nations going ahead of america in terms of education. we tend to be consumed with politics of the moment, but what matters to the country is not what happens in the next election, but what we do to lift up the next generation. the fact is that there are few issues that speak more directly to our long-term success as a nation that issues concerning the education of our children. our prosperity in the 20th century was fueled by a growing middle class and an unleashing talent of the people. we build schools and focused on the teaching of math and scienc

we are [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> we are in recess. host: caller [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> lawmakers are making the final push to get health care legislation to the president's desk and you can follow the latest from the white house and capitol hill on the only network that follows washington on edited, cspan. take us wherever you go on line. you can see what house and senate members are saying. >> "washington journal" is next where we will take your calls. the house will be back in and they will take up a measure on your marks. live coverage is at 10:00, eastern.

now, your program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn king, and co-host linda gasparello. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello again and thank you for coming along. i enjoyed by linda gasparello, and i promised you -- i am joined by linda gasparello, and i promised you robert merry. i know him quite well as a journalist and as an historian. there are not many who cross that line, but those who do tend to do it quite well because they write in a way that people can read, not in an academic way. i think your book on -- you're wonderful book about american journalism was seminal, about a decade ago. then he wrote an excellent book about the troubles in europe, the disintegration of yugoslavia, america's role there, and now you have come out with this book, "a country of vast designs: james k. polk, the mexican war, and the conquest of the american continent." and here we are, that book that i fail to remember the name of was a "sands of empire." i learned more than i had known before on the balkans. >> two chapters on the balkans. >> and very complete. tell me, why should i be interes

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello, i'm llewellyn king, the host of "white house chronicle," which is coming right up. first, a few thoughts of my own. this is a magnifying glass, and in front of me i have this giant book. but it is only a small version of something even bigger. it is the compact version of the oxford english dictionary. the type is so tiny -- i had never seen tight this tiny, smaller than the smallest bible type you have ever seen -- that you have to have this magnifier to read it at all. no human eye can read it. it is a matter of incredible printing skill that they can do this. of course, it is easier to see it online, but it is quite wonderful to see these wonderful, incredible words. i love reading dictionaries because when i get stuck on word, i look it up. then i see another word, and another word, and then i have wasted a half an hour. hopefully i am remembering may be one of them because i in -- because i tend to learn a lot of words. today we are going to talk about words, the impact of words in politics, the impact of wo

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, bishop hutchins, timothy baptist church, athens, georgia. the chaplain: shall we pray? our father in heaven, we humbly approach your thrown today. your servant, solomon, prayed said know the difference between right and wrong. for who by himself is able to govern this great nation of yours. you responded to solomon because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people and have not asked for a long life or for riches for yourself or for the death of your enemies. i will give you what you asked for. i will give you a wise and understanding mind, such as no one else has ever had or ever will have. our prayer today, o god, is that you grant these men and women wisdom to govern this great nation. may yo

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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] >> it's always been true that the united states has been able to act pre-emptively in a situation if they thought it would be in our national uld self-defense. be in our national self-defense. the issue was not preemption. it was the other word in the doctrine -- "prevention." there and is knockenot -- iran t going to have a missile with which to attack the united states. but knowing that iran may soon have a nuclear weapons capable program, do we act before they get to that point? that would be preventive war, to prevent something from happening. for all the reasons that she stated, i think we will end up in a very similar situation to the way things work in the cold war. there was a phrase in the cold war that was called "adequate verification." it was a term invented by the nixon administration. it meant that we could have an agreement with the soviet union, who we know are lying and cheating and stealing rations -- [laughter] >> it is not like they cannot help it or something the

[applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up next, house debate on the war in afghanistan. then a defense department briefing from iraq. gordon brown is asked about the war in afghanistan from prime minister's question. the health and human service secretary speaks before a health industry group. >> c-span, are content is available to become a radio, on line. send up for our alert e-mails at c-span.org. >> in the house, members debated a resolution that called for the removal of troops from afghanistan. here is the debate, starting with the bill's sponsor. mr. speaker, in 2001 i joined the house in voting for the authorization for the use of military force. in the past 8 1/2 years it has become clear that the authorization for the ice of military force is being interpretted as carte blanche for sir couple -- interpreted as carte blanche for circumventing congress' role as a co-equal branch of government. my legislation invokes the war powers resolution of 1973 and if enacted would require the p

. ♪ ♪ .no carrierringconnect 2400 [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions right national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the renovation of the pentagon has made it harder for a reporter to walk around because force bases are now behind deciphered doors where i cannot go unless i am escorted. >> cbs news national-security correspondent on covering the military in the u.s. and in iraq and afghanistan, at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a". guesthost: joining us on this sy is federal emergency management agency's administrator craig fugate. i thought we would start off in the new orleans and broaden it out from there. guest: we have done a lot to improved fema's standing in new orleans. one of the things going on is an effort to we have -- rewrite the stafford act. the mayor which called for the right, and one of the things they talked about was creating something so the rules are different and you could expedite the money and make the availability quicker. do you think regrading the stafford act is a good idea -- rewriting the stafford act is a good idea. guest: is it

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> will the prime minister get to his feet and tell us you knew nothing about the briefing? >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week conservative party leader david cameron challenged prime minister gordon brown on transparency and better monitoring of hospitals, referring to cases of neglect and abuse at stafford hospital and the prime minister answered questions on the role of the british mission in afghanistan and in northern ireland. >> questions to the prime minister. mr. jamie reed med number one, mr. speaker? >> mr. speaker, before i answer the question, let me make another tribute to our troops. they are working with incredible braverry, with fortitude and with dedication to defeat those who would bring terrorism to the streets of britain, by denying the terrorists both land and support, by offering the population of helmand, afghanistan, a more secure and prosperous future. i know the house will join me in paying

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> is everybody here? good evening. >> good evening. >> good evening. i know you are there. i can hear. [laughter] is in mourning? ausmus. night in california -- is it morning? almost. as we have all said, many times, with great pride in great humility that we undertook this great act of patriotism that occurred on the house floor tonight. it honored the vows of our founders for us to be a land of opportunity, all the way back to when we were before a country in the declaration of independence, talking about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that defines opportunity. so, too, did this bill tonight. opportunity for affordable education, to lower the cost of higher education, that is one part of the bill, and the other part of the bill, the main part of the bill, to provide quality, affordable health care for all americans, enabling people to have the freedom to have a healthier life and to have liberty to pursue their own happiness. they can change jobs without losing healt

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming of, a tea party rally with remarks from former alaska gov. sara paililin. and then president obama. after that, david martin, and later, on one minister's questions, gordon brown answers questions concerning dozen british air with -- concerning the british airways strike and the economy. but the party rally was held saturday in nevada, the home town of senate majority leader harry reid. it is the first of four rallies being held across the country by tea party activists. sarah palin is one of the speakers. >> she loves her family, her god, and her country, and she is determined together we will like a searchlight. thus her forever, a governor sera -- bless her forever, gov. sarah palin. [applause] [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you so much. should i hold it? thank you so much, nevada. it is so good to be here. thank you so much. [applause] if you love your freedom, think about that very good all of those who have served in the past or are serving presentl

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning instituteenator mccain campaigning with arizona with former running mate sarah palin. then live at 7:00 "washington journal". >> this weekend on pc-span 2 bok tv the awards ceremony. >> c-span our public affairs content is available on television, radio and online. you can connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube and sign up for the scheduled alert mails at c-span.org. >> senator john mccain kicked off a series of events in his home state as he begins his re-election campaign. the 2008 g.o.p. presidential nominee is running for a fifth term and face as challenge from j.d. hayworth. he spoke at a rally in mesa and was reunited with sarah palin. this event is about 40 minutes. >> hello, dobson high school. hello! it is such a pleasure to be here this morning. thankç you for this wonderful turnout. thank you also, i know all of you had something to tdo with this wonderful weather so we could also offer up this wonderful weather to our alaskan visitors and we always do. [applause] >> befor

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, there are mounting worries in chile after that amazing earthquake. there will be some new challenges for that country reeling from the devastation. the chaos in chile, the death toll rose to more than 700. buildings are maturing. -- buildings are teetering. it is said to be outside than inside, this woman said, because the house could collapse at any time durin. looting has forced the police to use water cannons. there have been more than 90 serious aftershocks. >> i did not know what to do. >> some of them never end. that is what really has as nervous. >> as crews look for trapped survivors, they are trying to assess what the victims need most. >> we are looking at the items that the president raised in the speech, search and rescue communications, communication capabilities. >> a wave that was 30 feet high destroyed my house, this man says. it was a deadly blow adding to the destruction. about 18,000 americans live in the country. the u.s. ambassad

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] the speaker pro tempore: the house will please be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 10, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable louise mcintosh slaughter to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: o god of all the living, at times you are silent or seem to be absent. when we are busy or fully occupied, we often do not turn to you, but when we do seek your presence or pray asking for an answer, you may be silent. sometimes you may draw back from our momentary attention just to make us pray all the more and increase our desire for your presence or refine our request. hopefully when you break your silence and speak to us or any member of congress we will be ready to respond to your inspiration and be prepared to do you

a final look at captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> have you ever thought you would like to own your own town? a town in washington, a family is putting the town and is a code up for auction on the bed. it comes with a saloon, a general store, a post office. -- coming up for auction on ebay. the bids are coming in and around a half-million dollars. >> i might purchase a town. >> what about the weather? >> its great but it's going to be mild. tomorrow we have showers in the morning so the rush hour could be slow. 50 degrees on friday. a gorgeous weekend with the national cherry blossom festival, temperatures in the low to mid 50's downtown. there's more rain late sunday, early monday. temperatures back to the 60's then. >> very typical spring weather. thank you for joining us.

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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning pyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> taking a look at the $787 billion economic stimulus plan signed a law last year, about $353 billion had been committed, while $202 billion has been paid out so far. for more information, visit c- span.org/stimulus. a coalition of groups from around the country gathered in washington sunday for outlays to promote changes in current immigration policies. speakers at the end and included the archbishop of los angeles, leaders of national unions and immigration abbasid groups, and several members of congress, including illinois congressman. this rally was hosted by the group reform of immigration campaign. it begins with the naacp director. it is an honor to present the congressman. >> gracias! thank you. gracias. gracias. >> usa! usa! usa! >> gracias, thank you, guys. my friends, he is a fighter and a champion for immigrants. i thank you for your hard work. and i want to thank all of you. [cheers and applause] and i want to thank my wife, le

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> is a holiday steeped in tradition, but it has also gotten a tradition of overindulging -- it is a holiday steeped in tradition. , police are out in full force in an effort to keep everyone safe tonight -- police are out in full force. jay korff has more. >> leon, this dui checkpoints set up in arlington county at an undisclosed location -- checkpoint set up in arlington county. their revelry of st. patrick's day is a renowned in the washington, d.c., -- -- the revelry. bars in northwest d.c. an arlington overflow -- and arlington overflow. >> i have a designated driver beheaded she is going to come in and pick me up. -- i have a designated driver. she is going to come in and pick me up. >> i get to come out and have fun with my friends and know that we are all going to get home safely. >> but police are conducting dui stops. this is at two undisclosed locations in northern virginia. >> we want to remove the drunk driver is from the street, but we actually would prefer people, if they are going to drink, not to drive.

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. the honor of a baltimore county gas station is in shock, after he was shot during a suspected attempted robbery but it happened this morning at a station in towson. barry simms joins us live from the scene. >> baltimore county police tell us that the owner of this gas station was seriously wounded. this is the 1600 block of east joppa road bridge -- of east joppa road. investigators are not sure of a motive, although attempted robbery is considered a strong possibility. a man entered the building, confronted the owner, and shot the owner with a handgun. a detective explains what officers saw when they arrived. >> they found the witness and the victim inside the gas station in this location. the victim, the owner of the gas station, was suffering from old gunshot wounds. the victim was transported to shock trauma hospital, where he is being treated. >> so far

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> a showdown is expected this weekend over health care reform. the house democrats have changed their mind and some say they will now vote for the overhaul. president obama will meet with lawmakers to try to shore up support. john gonzalez has the latest from capitol hill. >> congress is working overtime this weekend, one by one of undecided democrats picking sides. the lights on the house side of the capital are on tonight, which means people are busy at work and lobbying is very aggressive. in what looked like a campaign rally today, president obama all but proclaim victory. >> we have waited long enough. and just a few days, a century long struggle will culminate. >> he fired up supporters of all ages. >> i am ready to see congress do something. >> with a highly anticipated house vote and nearing, democrats still do not appear to have the 216 votes needed. >> when we bring it to the floor, we will have a significant victory for the american people. >> if passed, for the first time ever most americans will be required t

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: third thirds, the matter is -- the rules are suspended and the bill is passed, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. kucinich: request h.con. resolution 248, directing the president pursuant to section 5-c of the war powers resolution to remove the united states armed forces from afghanistan be brought to the floor immediately for consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 248 -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the chair would ask all

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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> police are on the hunt for a murder suspect in alexandria after a deadly shooting that happened this morning in the a.d. 400 block of orindcourt. -- in the 8400 block of orinda court. >> a woman was getting into her car when she was shot and killed. thisall happened in broad daylight, when children are going to school and people were going to work. the suspect is still on the loose. fairfax county police officers are looking at this shotgun on the ound just feet away from a red sedan where an adult woman was shot and killed early this morning. >> i jumped up and looked out the door. i heard a boom, boom, boom. there was a body on the ground. >> neighbors were awakened by three gunshots at 7:26 this morning. they say that a sound like an execution. >> it did not sound like anything violent. no screeching of tires. no alarms. >> it is too early to know if the homicide was an isolated incident or domestic in nature. they are asking for your help in tracking down the suspect. >> we would be very interested in finding a blac

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you could see that gilbert arenas stayed out of jail, a legal three-point shot. you might be surprised at who is perhaps supporting the decision. john is live outside of the verizon center. >> before answering to a judge this afternoon, gilbert arenas met a young girl outside of the courthouse. she wanted a photograph. he was sentenced to 400 hours of community service. an overwhelming majority of people that we spoke with and i believe that he got off easy. >> celebrities do not go to jail, apparently. >> interestingly enough, ken barnes did not believe he should have been locked up. >> he had a very macho image he was trying to put forth. imagine young kids in the community. >> lawrence started a grassroots campaign. people stood and cried while he apologized, he said he was very sorry and that every day that he wakes up, he wished it did not happen. "i know it was not right, what i did that there was stupid." his girlfriend told reporters that she was glad he did not go back to jail. initially he was sentenced to 1

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> let's take a lot of the forecast with tony pann. but it will be a pretty decent day. day.

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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> speaker pelosi and other house democrats talking about health care legislation, saying -- saying the budget wil8 reduce by $110 billion other 10 years. understanding from rules committee chairwoman louise slaughter, rulets will likely meet on saturday and debate and vote on sunday. the house is in recess, they've been in recess through the bill signing at the white house, they should gavel back in shortly with a number of bills under consideration today. while we wait for the house to come back, we go to the white house, to the rose garden. >> i think what he stated was that the outlines of what the national -- the outlines of the exchanges and many things like that are based on the senate bill. i have not had a chance and i will wait for something to be posted online to go through any of those individual aspects. >> the c.b.o. you were ins you were talking about, the most important thing is the long-term budget projections, specifically c.b.o. says these numbers are im

you don't got any more stuff. [ laughter ] [ ding ] captioned by the national captioning institute --ncicap.org-- >>> breaking news in the frightening road rage incident yesterday. after further investigation, fairfax county police have charged the dump truck driver james brigham with attempted second-degree murder. he was taken into custody tonight. this stems from an incident yesterday. the driver of the jaguar fired 13 shots at the dump truck. >> he pulled up beside him. he said when he pointed the gun at me, i ran him into the guard rail. the man's 2-year-old daughter was in the vehicle during the incident. >>> virginia commonwealth university says it personal items belonging to a missing british exchange didn't have been found along the james river -- items belonging to a missing british exchae didn't have been found along the james river. foul play is not suspected. >>> actor robert culp has died. "i spy" broke the color barrier with bill cosby. culp died at his home. he was 79 years old. >>> a pediatrician at pled not guilty to molesting more than 100 of his patients. more char

[applause] while [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] caller[captions copyright natil cable satellite corp. 2010] . . @@ dale and summoning members of the committee. rob andrews. rubin shared the committee. he has been relentless on this that is why so many young people are here today, their lives are effected by this legislation. they are able to afford their education and eliminating a pre- existing condition. it is important to note that every step of the way in the education peace, this will save $10 billion for the taxpayer. we saved over 1.3 trillion dollars for the taxpayer. this is about improving affordability and access. more affordability in terms of health care and education but to do so in a way that saves the taxpayer money. when it comes to our have seen years, we protect medicare and we close the doughnut hole. if you're young, middle age, middle-class, this situation will defect you very directly. if there is only one reason to do the bill, fiscal responsibility, this fits that built into the presid

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> thanks for joining us. we are under a flood watch. check in with john collins. he is our meteorologist. maybe we will not check in with him. there rego. >> we were -- and there we go. we were having a few issues here. this rainfall is being driven throughout the area. it will cause some problems all day long. the storm system is still with us today and will be with us tonight. we have a wind issue and the threat of heavy rain and a flooding issued as a result. we will talk about this in our forecast again. it will be a miserable day. we will be back in a few minutes. >> thanks. you can follow the forecast 24 hours a day on our website and interactive radar right down to your very own streets at wbaltv.com and click on weather. >> in other fortune 500 company pulling its headquarters out of the baltimore area. black and decker shareholders approved a merger which will have a combined corporate headquarters in connecticut. it could eliminate 250 jobs here. we have

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am mindy basara. the big story this noon, the wait is over. the mayor presented the city's budget cuts. we're live at city hall. >> call this a doomsday budget. a worst-case scenario if the city does not implement new revenue-raising measures and phineus sources of revenue. it is intended to close a $121 million budget deficit. here is what is included. more than 600 layoffs of city employees 120 of them in the city police department. 91 of them in the city to fire department. seven firehouses would close, according to this preliminary plan. 29 of the city's 55 recreation centers would close. all of it, according to stephanie rawlings-blake too much for the city to bear. >> let me be clear. some of the cuts that we would be forced to make are simply unacceptable. especially those cuts to the police department, fire and recreation and infrastructure. to put any family

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> our big story tonight, trouble with baltimore city pose a new budget. a 600 people could be losing their jobs. >> the results and the drop in state highway funds -- the crisis is so severe, even police and fire departments could feel the pain. under the current plan, the police would help -- lose the helicopter fox-trot and the marine unit that patrols the inner harbor. >> in this fiscal crisis, they could not go untouched. >> of the cuts include the layoffs of over 600 city employees. 120 are in the police department, 91 and the fire department, seven city firehouses, and 29 of the city's rec centers will also close. the idea of closing those rec centers is causing an outcry. we're live at city hall with the very latest. >> program organizers are saying that if he cut recreation and parks, prepare for a spike in crime. these wrecks centers are what is keeping many kids out of trouble and off the streets. these kids are bored or for clues from a mock crime scene

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . >> you have been the tsa acting assistant administrator for longer than anyone anticipated. fog certainty about the long-term leadership but in the meantime, you have stepped up admirably to the demands of your role and we appreciate your strong and diligently to ship. i am confident as the air travel in our country more secure. that you for serving your country with distinction which is sometimes a thankless job. in the wake of the attacks of september 11, the initial focus of the tsa was to secure the aviation sector in this country. soon thereafter, a texan london, madrid, and mumbai pointed to other threats. you have worked to fill gaps in all of our transportation networks. since 2003, with appropriate over a billion dollars to give tsa screeners ways to protect flights. we have appropriated over $400 million for tsa to vet passengers for links to terrorism to prevent certain individuals from boarding aircraft. congress has set in august, 2010 for screening all carg

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> mr. speaker, on this historic day, the house of representatives opens its proceedings for the first time to televised coverage. >> 31 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. today, we have expanded your access to politics and public affairs, nonfiction books and american history through multinel platforms, television, radio, and on line. and on cable television's latest gift, an extensive free video archive. >> following their meeting, house republican leaders came outside to speak more about the health care legislation. this is about 10 minutes. >> the house republicans just completed our special meeting of our conference. and house republicans are determined to stand with the american people and oppose this government takeover of health care with everything we have got. [cheers and applause] it's important as this administration and speaker try to take over this health care with hundreds of billions of dollars in higher taxes, mandates

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the big story tonight, and shake up in the court. a baltimore county judge has been reassigned following a story about what happened in his courtroom last week. >> the judge decided to marry a domestic violence suspect and a woman he was accused of beating. the reassignment of judge darrell russell means he will not be hearing any cases for an indefinite period of time. the decision was made by the chief judge of the district court system. came less than 24 hours after our story aired and amid strong reaction to the judge's conduct. >> i was appalled. i was stunned, watching that piece last night. a former county prosecutor is referring to the story of what happened last week. according to a tape of a court proceeding, district court judge darrel russell agreed to resolve a domestic violence case by going along with the suspected abusers plan to avoid prosecution by marrying his alleged victim. >> why don't i just marry them today in court? >> judge russel seem t

national banks, not so much. how about a financial advisor? maybe. . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the chair will recognize himself for five minutes, and he is getting ahead of himself. it has been a very long day. i would like to recognize the administrator. he certainly has some opening statements. this is for the purpose of the open statement. >> this statement is not as important as the questions of the committee, and i know that you want to get the business. >> this is a great beginning. >> thank you so much for your kind words, and before i begin my formal remarks, i would like to take a moment to talk about the note about the human toll. we have a tremendous amount of debt, and i am very proud to report this good news. 33,000 people, this is a tremendous number of people. the personal toll that this takes on a family, this is absolutely catastrophic. in my time that i served as a staffer, on the commerce committee, i have had time to spend with countless individuals, including the mothers and fathers who have kille

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 184. the nays are 239. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 184. the nays are 239. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. levin: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> janet yellen discusses the u.s. economy but to this week's conference of the american public affairs committee. that is followed by a congressional black caucus discussion about haiti's relief effort. >> and public hearings we are covering to tell you about the house oversight committee votes a treasury department programs pointed to prevent home foreclosure. they will hear from secretary of state clinton and defense secretary robert gates. how he can watch both of these live on c-span3 in online and c- span.org. >> our commitment to israel's security and israel's future is rock-solid, on lettering and unwavering come in during, and forever. you can search it, clip it come and share it, and more. there are 160,000 hours of video >> on tuesday, she talked of the u.s. up the economy and the potential for future interest-rate hikes she is being considered for the post of federal reserve. this event is an hour. hello and thank you for coming. i'm very grateful to town hall

] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institutecaptions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] brun>> up next, john dingell tas about healthcare legislation and his career in congress. the discussion of minority policies. then a speech by mitt romney. >> this weekend, mitt romney in his latest asserts that a strong america is essential for our own well-being and for the world. that is on "after words." over 1000 middle and high school students enter this year's c-span students cam documentary with a short video on one of our country's great strains or a challenge the country is facing. we will announce the 75 win ners. >> now michigan congressman talks about healthcare legislation and his half century of service. from washington journal, this is about 30 minutes. depth" on c-span 2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are pleased to have with us the dean of the house of representatives and chairman emeritus of the energy and commerce committee john dingell democrat of m. mr. -- michigan. some news reports this morni

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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] up next live on c-span, we will take your comments and questions live on "washington journal." and after that a brookings institution program on arms control. >> when i hear president obama say he is president of all america, i am glad. black people helped make you president of all america. >> tonight, tavis smiley's forum. that is at 8:30 eastern, on c- span 2. this morning, we will talk about how congressional democrats and republicans plan to present the new health care bill to their constituents over the easter recess and beyond.

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institute. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satelliteorp. 2010] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the health-care debate moves to the house budget committee monday as committee members mark up health care legislation. we will have live coverage beginning at 3:00 p.m. eastern and on our web site. the budget meeting is part of an effort to put the matter to a vote by marched 19. democrats want to have the committee approved a bill under expedited procedures. the rules committee will meet wednesday to work out the structure for the debate. house speaker nancy pelosi says she hopes to start the day thursday when the votes possibly later in the week. -- to start a debate thursday with the votes possibly later in the week. logon to c-span.org. you can also find cost estimates to the bills and hundreds of hours of video from the house and senate floor debates committee hearings, markets, and other debates. c-span.org/healthcare. >> now any walter, editor and chief for the national journal hot line talks about health ca

. ♪ host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satelliteorp. 2010] . . >> the president has made clear that this fundamental and justice should not be tolerated. secretary gates has set into motion a study group to determine what needs to be done to implement repeal of this law. and they have called for a comprehensive examination and to this issue deserves no less. when it comes to repeal, the question is not whether but how and when. the president and our civilian and military leadership and the pentagon has stated the need for repeal. the majority of americans, see the appeal as not only as a national security interest but in standing with the principles of america. i understand and support the position of the civilian and military leadership that comprehensive analysis should accompany any decision of this importance. it should include outreach to service members and their families to ensure that we understand all perspectives on the issue. the purpose of this hearing as for the witnesses to help the subcommittee understand what you wan