by our count 10 athletes in the ncaa. thech found a way to work through this. that's the scope of what we are dealing with. so house republican conference would choose to have this conversation rather than something that is more expansive that helps lower costs. that's what they have chosen and that says a lot about who they are. thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org wednesday the house is back on c-span. homelandsecurity. over on c-sn senator marco bio president elect trump will appear before the senate foreign relations for a confirmation hearing. democracy belongs to us all. >> great responsibilities fall once again to the great democracy. >> american democracy is bigger than any pun person. >> freedom and democracy must be constantly guarded and protected. >> we are still at our core a democracy. >> this is also a massive victory for democracy and freedom. >> c-span's washington post, po

by our count 10 athletes in the ncaa. thech found a way to work through this. that's the scope of what we are dealing with. so house republican conference would choose to have this conversation rather than something that is more expansive that helps lower costs. that's what they have chosen and that says a lot about who they are. thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org

by our count 10 athletes in the ncaa. thech found a way to work through this. that's the scope of what we are dealing with. so house republican conference would choose to have this conversation rather than something that is more expansive that helps lower costs. that's what they have chosen and that says a lot about who they are. thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org. democracy unfiltered with c-span, experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and swearing in of the 47th president on monday, january 20. tune inal day as donald trump becomes president of the united states. stay with c-span this month for comprehensive live unfiltered coverage and the presidential inauguration. c-span, unfiltered. >> if you ever missed any of c-span's coverage, find it any time online at c-span. org. videos of key hearings, debates and

ncaa lawsuit that has been filed and imagine it being a victorious endeavor. will put a bow on it by sharing the things i have learned over the past few years that have helped me stand tall and be secure in this fight. first and foremost, it is to trust god's calling for you. please hear me when i say this is never where i saw myself. this is never what i wanted to do. this is never what i prepared for, i thought i would go to dental school after college, but i was really really wrong in assuming that's how god works. that he calls those who are already prepared because that is not what he does at all. he prepares those who he calls. if he brings you to something, he will certainly bring you through it. just like he did with esther, before she was brought before the king. which reminds me of that verse, esther 4:14, many of you i am sure are familiar with at least the last part of it. for such a time as this. but the front half of that verse is just as timely given our political and cultural climate . mordecai is speaking to esther and he tells her, for if you

ncaa and olympic athletic have allowed trans. they want to codify hate and discrimination against all transkids in all sports. not so long women were banned and extremists claimed that women playing sports would be the end of sports. this is no different than to be seen. every child should join a team that is consistent with their gender and benefit from sports. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. walberg: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, incoming member of the education and work force committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i thank congressman steube for introducing this important legislation. i rise in support of protecting women and girls in sports act and i would like to comment that asthma the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. leader in the state senate we overrode the governor owe veto. participation in high school and collegiate level has risen. competitive sports are or to indiana's 8th district. the bid

. >> carley: you are in a hotel room right now, holding a protest outside ncaa convention.is your mess an age later today and what would you like to tell the ncaa president charlie baker? >> we are here peaceful protest to make our voices known, women's sports are for women. the ncaa need to protect their female athletes and ensure rules and policies, make sure women's sports are safe for women. >> carley: thea, what is your protest later today? >> we matters, too, and we are not second to a man's feelings. >> carley: adriana, speaker johnson mentioned passage of this bill was bipartisan, two democrats supported it. what is your message to democrats who didn't some >> that you are leaving women behind. party that used to say they are pro-women are not listening to their constituents. we have riley gaines. we are watching when you make a decision and it is not going unnoticed. >> carley: you will take action later this morning. thank you for joining us. families have have lost homes in the wildfires have no idea how to rebuild after having to stop paying rising insurance pre

i do not know if any of you saul , there was a senate hearing this week where the president of the ncaaesident charlie baker testified. senator kennedy looked at him and he told him, go to amazon, buy a spine and learn how to take a stand. [cheering and applause] he really has such a way with words. i'm excited to continue on. the lawsuit that has been filed, imagine this being a very victorious endeavor. i will put a bow on it by sharing with you all some of the things that i have learned over the past few years. they have really help me be secure in this fight. first and foremost it is to trust god's calling for you. please hear me when i say this is never where i saw myself. this is never what i wanted to do. this is never what i prepared for so i thought i was in dental school after college. but i was really, really wrong in assuming that that is how god works. that he calls those who are already prepared because that is not what he does at all. he prepares those who he calls and if he brings you to certainly he will bring you through it, just like he did with esther who before she

. >> now, the president of the ncaa says transgender athletes make up less than 1% of ncaa athletes inports. this is not law yet. the senate in washington still has to pass it first. well, california newborn babies could be coming home from the hospital with free diapers. if an initiative in the governor's budget plan is passed. the diaper initiative would set aside $7 million in this year's budget. it would also allocate 13 million the following year to provide a three month supply of diapers to families with new babies, regardless of their income. california's diaper banks missed out on extra funding in 2023, after governor newsom vetoed a bill to expand the state's distribution of diapers and baby wipes. well, there's new research that says people are spending more time at home. new study from clemson university found more people are embracing the homebody lifestyle that began during the pandemic. since 2019, activities outside of home are down by about an hour a day. >> maybe we need less shopping, which people are doing less of. maybe we need fewer restaurants. it's a real challen

. >> now, the president of the ncaa says transgender athletes make up less than 1% of ncaa athletes in not law yet. the republican majority in the u.s. senate has to pass it first. >> a big change is coming for fire protection in southern santa clara county. supervisors have unanimously voted to end a contract with cal fire and instead put fire services directly under county control. right now, people living outside the main cities of gilroy and morgan hill belong to the south. santa clara county fire district, which is marked in green on the map and had been has been serviced by cal fire since 1980. the union representing cal fire crews say more than 30 employees can now lose their jobs. >> i'm absolutely opposed to the idea that 30 plus firefighters who have served our community with courage, distinction and distinction could be replaced by an annexation idea that is confusing, dangerous, expensive, expensive and reduces community protection. >> county leaders say budget constraints at the state level have resulted in a lower level of service. supervisors add the south county fire di

the united states in the ncaa schools?> how many transgender athletes are you aware of? >> less than 10. >> less than 10 in 510,000? >> yeah. >> less than 10! in other words, less than two thousandths of a percent of college athletes are trans, but thousands of american children's are being brainwashed and altered with puberty blockers. also just not true. we've got a new peer-reviewed study looking at more than 5 million health insurance claims by adolescents, as one study organizer told npr this week, there were less than 1000 youth that accessed puberty blockers and less than 2000 that ever have accessed to hormones. in other words, less than 1/10 of 1% of teenagers with private insurance in the u.s. are transgender and received gender related medicine. here is what is true. there are far, far fewer transgender americans than the far right want you to think there are. they want you to think the numbers are inflated because they need the fuel of real, actionable human beings to be fed into the engine of their cynical cul

ncaa ncaa football championship, more than 40 years after that milestone was achieved in college hoopsrecord nine coaches of color in the nfl this year. although that number is already dwindling after a few were fired this past week. it's america's favorite pastime, and the players are over 50% black. joining me now to talk about that and other topics is jemele hill, a contributing writer for the atlantic and the host of the i heart radio podcast, sports politics. am i saying that right, jamil? i think i got it right. jamil. >> you did. >> jamil. before we talk sports, i have to ask you about the wildfires raging near your hometown of los angeles. you've been very engaged in social media about this tragedy. one fire broke out less than five miles from your house before firefighters contained it first. how are you doing? i got to ask about your mom. and how is the community holding up? >> well, you know, my mother loves you, reverend al. >> and right now, she's actually. i just got word of this, unfortunately, like, an hour ago. she's actually in the hospital dealing with a medical issu

we want to be in the ncaa tournament and you know, this win helps us terms of the committee thinking that we're legit and knowing that we're legit. one reason the golden bears are off to a fast start is their home court advantage. they're ten zero at haas pavilion for the first time in 16 years. another reason they're lighting it up from behind the arc. cal is second in the country in three pointers made, sparked by joanna kiley and lulu twidale, who the bears have dubbed the splash sisters. we're very close. like we hang out off the court all the time, so it's pretty fun when we first heard that, like, now we're calling each other sister and all that, so it's pretty funny, i like it. together, they're the best three point shooting duo in the country. for emily is currently the nation's leader in career threes made and ranks fourth for this season with 52. twidale leads all sophomores in the country with 48. they can pull the trigger whenever they want to shoot. i mean, i tell them it's neon green, like it is really, really a green light. that gives me a lot of confidence that, you k

. >> reporter: this morning, the ncaa championship match up is set. >> texas does fight hard and ohiofinal word. >> the cotton bowl trophy. >> reporter: the ohio state buckeyes will faceoff against notre dame in over a week in the national championship. >> for ohio state. >> reporter: the first since the ncaa expanded the college football playoff from four teams to 12. the wild card kickoffs tonight and the college game is feeling like the pros. now college players are getting paid through name, image and likeness or nil deals. ohio state with a reported payroll of around $20 million. texas be believed to be in the same range. all that cash and the ability for players to transfer schools without sitting out a year like they did in the past changing the game as we know it. texas qb quinn ewers transferring from ohio state, using the money to help his mother. >> i pay my mom a salary which is nice because all the effort and work they put into me growing up. >> reporter: as the college superstars prepare for one of the biggest games of their lives, the nfl wide card kicks off with the ch

penn state coach katie schumacker-kawly became the first woman coach to win the ncaa division i volleyball title. the road to the chip wasn't easy for her. in october she announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. this championship win isn't just about a trophy. it's about a story of strength, resilience, and values that define penn state. these women make us all proud to wear blue and white. congratulation penn state women's volleyball on your national championship. we are -- thank you, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute. without objection. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. vazquez: madam speaker, i rise to honor my friend and an honorable new mexico an, carlsbad mayor who passed away january of 2024. he served as mayor for 13 years. he was deeply involved in his community and made remarkable progress during his tenure. he worked with leaders of all politic

surely the ncaa and the sports governing agencies that already exist are equipped with the people and expertise to make these decisions and to update these laws. should this has been pre-much fabricated by house republicans to instill fear in parents and communities and i'm not going to sit here and say that there isn't a credible concern for some competitive teams and athletes. i get it, i played division i volleyball. there is validity in arguing that a transgender woman post-puberty who transitions may have an advantage. but those laws and those rules are already being updated to deal with fairness and safety in all of the sports that we watch. so i think to make it so broad to just have an all-out ban is really, is really going to not just hurt communities and divide them in a place where sports instills joy and participation in friendships, but is also going to set up really dangerous consequences for all young girls who just want to play sports and now are faced with having to prove that they are, in fact, a girl. host: south carolina representative nancy mace mention last year

i might also point to this little tidbit and maybe the ncaa is doing this to us on purpose.nashville. marsha and bill will have to host us. we'll wait for that to happen. ten championships. everybody is using the word dynasty. espn is using the word dynasty. you can't help but use the word dynasty. the two quarterbacks in this game, tommy milatt from montana state and ken, played each other in the same game when they were freshmen. they both startedwith their respective teams when they were freshman. what a program and what a great group of guys that created. one of the other things i wanted to throw out there is -- by the way, this poster, this is what -- this is what i texted to president trump about 30 seconds of the game. ndsu posted this image on their x, their twitter feed. so i forwarded it to president trump and said does this mean we get to come to the white house? he said yes with exclamation mark. he loves the program. he loves the program. but ndsu is a really good football program, the best football program, but there are a lot more. ndsu is a research instituti

the 2025 ncaa sugar bowl delayed until today. new security concerns about this year's super bowl which is happening in new orleans on february 9th. i want to bring in former new york state homeland security advisor and redland securities director, michael b balboni and former fbi agent, jason pack. mike, i want to start with you. your initial assessment of what we see now and what we flow now about the attack in the new orleans. >> this was a very well-planned event from the standpoint of you know he did preop presentational surveillance, you know he went around to see where the crowds would be. the fact that there was a ballard replacement project going on in the city, that they originally put in ballards that they found were inefficient, did not work, they were in the process of replacing them. the guy drove around and you could see went up on the sidewalk and avoided the police cruiser that was there as a stop gap measure. this is a guy who put stuff into his truck, ready to do as much damage as he could. and he indicated that

. >> lawrence: today female athletes protesting outside the ncaa convention demanding protection forfollowing a major win on capitol hill. the house passing a bill banning biological males from female school teams. if it passes in the senate, the bill will strip funding from all schools that don't comply. our next guest was on capitol hill yesterday when it passed. host of the gains for girls podcast on outkick.com, riley gaines joins us now. good morning, riley. >> good morning. it's good to be on with you. >> lawrence: so, aoc had this to say about the bill. let's watch it. >> republicans, who have voted against consistently against the violence against women act, now want to pretend today that they care about women. and why? to open up gender, and yes gentle examinations into little girls in this country in the so-called name of attacking trans girls. trans girls are girls. >> lawrence: is that what this fight is about examining little girls? i mean, this is just off. >> yeah. that's one way to put it. if she spent two seconds reading the bill she would know this has nothing to do

for the first time in the history of the ncaa.ament has higher ratings than the men. sorry, uconn. so with her college career behind her, it was no surprise that caitlin clark would become the consensus number one pick in the wnba draft. it was off to indiana so clark could play in the big leagues with the fever. we completely overlook the fact that the indiana fever sounds like a real problem. oh, god. the indiana fever. what buffet did you go? that's not good. when a rookie enters a professional sports league, they get the rookie treat, a few elbows, a few shoves here and there. she definitely became a target right off the bat, but. it seemed kind of different for caitlin clark. it seemed more personal. she's lucky she didn't lose an eye in this one game. some may say there's a racial overtone to all of this. it really just speaks to her character, the fact that she never complained about anything. it seems the clark effect has followed along with her to the wnba. ratings this season, tripled. franchises are having to move to bi

former ncaa swimmer and host of gains for girls podcast riley gaines joins us now.ood to be with you. >> ainsley: good to have you. new rules package approved by congress and protecting women's sports is a top priority. greg steube and 56 republican co-sponsors have reintroduced this bill. what was your reaction when you heard that? >> well, unfortunately, i think it's well overdue. the fact this is an issue. and the fact it has to be legislated on disregarded common sense over the past four years. that's exactly what this legislation is common sense legislation. majority of americans are in favor of this overwhelmingly so as we saw, made clear on november 5th. i have said it many, many times. i believe people turned out to the polls to, of course, embrace donald trump, embrace his pa cabinet picks and embrace america first agenda. more so people turned out to the polls to reject absurdity. that's what the democratic party has become. very excited for this. i think, again, like i said, it's just long overdue. >> transgender issues were important factor for them conc

the team was targeted in a lawsuit to ban trans women from competing on ncaa as a women's sports teams. >> mcdonald's announced it is joining a number of other high profile companies to roll back diversity programs. gloria is here to explain what that all means. >> good morning reggie. mcdonald's is just the latest fortune 500 company to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion practices. the fast food giant cites a supreme court decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions, and the company says it is not abandoning all of its dei practices. but it will retire some of its specific goals. and some of those include the end of a dei supply chain pledge, participating the surveys from outside groups. they're going to be pausing those. also, they're going to be letting go of ■its so-called representation targets. this is other major companies like ford, john deere and walmart also rolled back on their dei policies. and starting today, mcdonald's is pushing its new value menu. >> if mcdonald's is going to be more aggressive on pricing, then it follows that other restaurants a

when to your point, 510,000 ncaa athletes, ten identifying as transgender. um, this also isn't the first time we've seen this bill. republicans tried this last year. last year alone passed 80 or excuse me, put forward 87 bills that had to do with this topic. so you see them trying to elevate this focus here. while on the other side, democrats haven't figured out really any message, you know. >> well, i mean, yeah, the challenge right. the ad said kamala is for they them donald trump is for you when you juxtapose it that way. is that how why that worked so effectively? >> well, i mean, i have talked to strategists who have said that it was about sort of saying democrats care about this population and aren't working for sort of you that have come out for the party. but at the same time, also, we did start to see it's interesting to start to see sort of the ripple effects from the election as well on democratic messaging, even in the defense or, excuse me, the pushback of this bill among many democrats yesterday, you did not hear much of a message that centered

they have hosted ncaa tournament basketball games, this is a very big event city.initely think there is unease from people now about this being attached to a sporting event. we don't know the sugar bowl necessary was one of the motivating factors in this incident, but i would not be surprised to see heavily increased security presence at the super bowl in new orleans over a month away now. >> jesse kirsch and rohan nadkarni, thank you for your reporting. joining us now is norlin city councilmember , thank you so much for being here. before we talk about preparations for today's big football game how are you doing , how is your community holding up and the people you've been talking to? >> good morning. we are doing fine. as it was mentioned we are a resilient city. the people in the city, the businesses are pulling ourselves together and moving forward as best we can. >> how was the decision made to move forward with the sugar bowl later today? do you know and do you think there's been enough time to make all the security adjustments needed? >> that was announced y

. >> she broke the ncaa scoring record for men and women earlier this year.ll, women's sports as a whole. we spoke with coach dawn staley earlier this year. i asked dawn, i said, women have been playing at a high level for so many decades. why has it taken until now for women sports to have a breakthrough moment? coach staley told us, sometimes you need a unifier, and that unifier is caitlin clark. >> that's cool. >> people want to watch her. the wnba recorded record viewership this year. it's translating to money. there was a $2 billion tv rights deal announced earlier this year. sources tell us that women's sports are just getting started. caitlin clark takes our number 100 spot as someone who has driven the narrative of the year. >> dawn, 50 over 50 lister, to my next point, huma, a lot of overlap with the 50 over 50 list, where these women that we're honoring with our effort and our 30/50 summit, 50 over 50 list, are showing women sometimes reaching their highest power, greatest impact, and even finding the happiness that's eluded them much later in life.

ncaa doesn't rule or oversee this tournament. there is a leadership void.hat people are calling on, not just structure and set up but there has to be guard rails around name, image and likeness. there will be more and more interest with private equity getting involved. a lot of unanswered questions and difficult decisions to be made by the leaders in the space. >> nick saban, do you think he would do it after being overexposed by aflac and vrbo and come back and do that for not as much money? >> it would be a step down but everyone is looking at nick who understands the space more than anyone. does he want to do it? i have no idea. i don't know his inclination to be interested in such a position. but college football coaches are under real challenges these days. they look at nick saban who has seen every challenge in the book and could find a way forward. but it is to be determined if the other leaders in the sports want an overlord or commissioner. >> a lot of stuff always happens, doesn't it? they didn't cover the national anthem or something? that was ta

i've seen the same information that youou have i think you are referring to the t provisions in the ncaa and if confirmed dni again, i will ensure that the law is complied with. i realize the information i think in the report if were talking about the same thing as a request for unclassified information. so if confirmed i went to look myself t at the information to make sure that that informations been classified properly. >> that is not the question. this is a law for this is a law congressman and consistently and every one of the areas that i ask you about with respect to buying, whistleblowers, now the respect of the law, these are pretty much straightforward yes or no questions. and now you have said you're going to look at what is classified with respect to him. we passed a law that resolved it. it is sub supposed to be made available now. i will look forward to adding to the record on it. but i will tell you, you have certainly been briefed with respect to coming to this hearing on issue after issue i have asked three straightforward questions what i have gotten is what the circle

i've seen the same information that youou have i think you are referring to the t provisions in the ncaa and if confirmed dni again, i will ensure that the law is complied with. i realize the information i think in the report if were talking about the same thing as a request for unclassified information. so if confirmed i went to look myself t at the information to make sure that that informations been classified properly. >> that is not the question. this is a law for this is a law congressman and consistently and every one of the areas that i ask you about with respect to buying, whistleblowers, now the respect of the law, these are pretty much straightforward yes or no questions. and now you have said you're going to look at what is classified with respect to him. we passed a law that resolved it. it is sub supposed to be made available now. i will look forward to adding to the record on it. but i will tell you, you have certainly been briefed with respect to coming to this hearing on issue after issue i have asked three straightforward questions what i have gotten is what the circle

she broke the ncaa scoring record for men and women earlier this year, and she has driven unprecedentedwomen's sports as a whole. we spoke with coach dawn staley earlier this year, and i said, women have been playing at a high level for so many decades, why has it taken until now for women's sports to have a breakthrough moment, and coach staley told us, sometimes you need a unifier, and that unifier is caitlin clark. people want to watch her. the wnba recorded record viewership in attendance. that's translating to real money. there was a $200 billion tv rights deal announced earlier this year, and sources tell us that women's sports are just getting started. caitlin clark takes our number 100 spot as someone who has driven the nascar rrative. >> to my next point, a lot of overlap in the 50 over 50 list for women that we're honoring with our effort and our 30/50 summit are showing that women sometimes reaching their highest power, greatest impact, and even finding the happiness that has alluded them much later in life. >> number eight on our list is melinda french. on your list is melin

the case report in 2015 found 1510 more survivors have been identified since by the ncaa investigations what a national inquiry might find if it were to be launched? and you heard there from jack that he hopes that the government can pass that. and as he says, just get on with it. >> charlie. such a powerful piece. and how telling that thank goodness jack was from one of the six places that were investigated. but there are at least 54 that haven't been yet. how many more jack's are there that haven't seen justice, that haven't seen closure, that haven't seen closure, that haven't seen closure, that haven't seen any kind of retribution? really, really shocking stuff. charlie, we're going to be catching up with you, of course, throughout the programme. but thank you very much indeed forjoining us at the top of the show. >> can you imagine that you find out that your daughter is being abused in what's been described as a rape den? you go to try and rescue your daughter and you find yourself arrested, and then your daughter has to wait 20 years for some kind of justice. i mean, this is a s