. >> this week on q and a, our guest is robert novak. author of "prince of darkness." >> bob novak, you tell a story in your book about al gore and the gridiron dinner. what was it? >> in the last year of the clinton presidency, bill clinton, the president, decided he would bag the gridiron dinner, where the president usually goes to speak. and he didn't like it much. it was the second time he didn't. and taking his place was al gore. i got a phone call just a few days before the dinner, wondering if i'd help in vice president gore's speech. i got a call from my friend, bob shrum, who was a media guy for gore. and what they wanted me to do was have a phony interview with him, where i would ask all kinds of questions -- not with him, but with president bush -- and they would have president bush saying "general." now, that was a little piece of tape that they got from an interview that george w. bush had done earlier with a smart aleck guy up in massachusetts, who had asked him, do you know the name of the president of pakistan, general mu

maria novak there was talking about the difficulty of taking care of children, that they want to hug you. you can't hug them because they'll break into your suit. there are 10,000 orphans out there because of ebola. >> it's such a traumatic human catastrophe. thankfully we haven't had a case in the last few weeks. >> are we kind of clear here in the states? >> i don't know if we're done with this war against ebola. we heard this great report from dr. siegel that in liberia we're making progress, but in sierra leone, the war is still going on. a lot of it has to do with the fact that the infrastructure of care there is so weak and poverty is because of this. 5 million children are not going to school, and the lack of education is a huge problem. we have about 18,000 people that have been diagnosed with this and about 7,000 that have died from this. it's also hard to know if these numbers are really accurate. but we have come a long way. let me just take advantage of this. even though it's a medical show, i want to recognize the dedication and commitment of our military, the doctors wh

mark novak has seen many ups and downs over the years. he served more than 20 years at the nypd and has strong views about what he's seeing today. mark, you say many current and former officers feel that the mayor has symbolically turned his back on them. how so? >> i think in speaking to a number of my colleagues, wolf, what officers are feeling is when these attacks were being directed at them, when you had protesters attacking officers physically and verbally in some instances on some of these demonstrations, chanting and calling for dead cops, what the officers were looking for in that instance was for the mayor to take a stand or some individuals associated with this protest to stand up and say, yes, you have a right to protest, yes, you may have some valid issues that need to be discussed, but this is unacceptable. that's what officers were looking for. that's where they feel the mayor's support was not on their behalf. you look at the progression, you look at the progression of the demonstrations becoming more and more violent, and

all right, we've lost kathy novak. but we understand it's less than 20 people still being held inside this cafe. police are just waiting the gunman out hoping that he becomes exhausted and lets the hostages go. let's talk more about this with former fbi agent who worked on the joint terrorism task force here in new york. thank you so much for coming in. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure. so we know who the suspect is. clearly 5 loan wolf? >> maybe inspired by various groups around the world. isis being one of them. but he's clearly a person who seems to be on the edge of society he's got sexual assault charges, accessory to murder. i don't think he's part of any mainstream muslim group in australia. i think he's a guy that's been on the edge of society and is almost self-radicalized to some degree but clearly someone a who is a failure in mainstream society. >> so he had two people hold up a flag that said "there is no god but allah and mohammed is his messenger." he wants to talk to australia's prime minister, he wants

san diego marched right down on the field and set up novak to win it. the chargers and the 49ers, their fourth straight loss. >> i thought it was over. san diego kept fighting. and they go our way. they made plays when they have to make plays. >> not much to say other than keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that will be the goal. but it's a tough one. everybody feels it. >> so jim harbaugh could have just one game left. a poll on kpix.com show 67% wants jim harbaugh to stay. a decision on his future will not come until after the season which is next week. >> that had a range of emotion. >> never seen the 49ers play a game like that. it was a microcosm of their entire season. >> when you sea decision at the end of the season, do you mean within 24 hours after the end of the season or a few weeks or what? >> the speculation is they want to work out a trade. jim harbaugh want has a another year on the contract. speculation is it is going to happen. >> thank you dennis. >>> well california is ending the year in much better shape than the niners

the boy's mother said the child lost his temper when novak snapped at him. says the boy grabbed a cane, put it around novak's throat and began punching her. the boy's lawyers are trying to get his case moved to juvenile court. >>> a burglar tries to get into a home on south percy street in south philly and it's all caught on tape. this was thanksgiving night. he tries to get in twice. during his second attempt, he's confronted by the resident who just returned home. if you recognize the person in this video, call police. >>> and in new jersey, eight people in custody after a drug bust by federal, state, and local police. early morning raids at atlantic city went smoothly until the last suspect barricaded himself inside the home for hours. he finally gave up. the eight are accused of trafficking heroin, cocaine, and crack. >>> happening now, marching to mass. local hispanic catholics are making their way to center city to celebrate las mana etas. parishioners from philadelphia's catholic churches will march together through the neighborhoods. archbishop charl

novak would win. 35-38 loss tonight. >> all losses are tough to swallow but this is tough. those years. >> we have to approach to score every drive. they have a grit offense and they showed they can come back and put points on the board. we have to keep going. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell saying there will not be a team in los angeles next year. upon hearing the news, san diego announced their intention to stay put. if the raiders or rams have inclinations they have to think of 2016. >>> philadelphia and washington the early game today. eagles fighting for a playoff spot. morris 28 yards for a touchdown. 10-7 washington lead. sanchez had a great 58 minutes and 24 seconds. two touchdown passes both to cooper. eagles rally to tie it at 24. with a 1:36 left in the game, sanchez does what he does, throws the pick and puts washington in game-winning field goal range. 27-24 the final. cowboys win tomorrow and they are eliminated. >>> ready for 40 games. utah starts on a winning note. them and colorado state in the las vegas bowl. booker is really good. 162 yard rushing. 60 y

novak djokovic may have won this encounter.t was roger federer's micromax indian aces that clinched the title >>> pakistan's men's hockey team have been reprimanded after taunting indian fans with gestures following the victory in the champions trophiment they are bitter rivals. they met in the semifinals in india. india beat pakistan to win gold. this was a close encounter, but in the 59th minute. mohammed escaped. they go through to the final against germany. >> reporter: world golf number three adam scott has taken part in the longest play-off in australian tour history, forced into a 3-way play-off to decide the australian pga title, along with wayne hornsby police and greg chalmers. he dropped out. scott and chalmers kept on going for six extra holes. scott was the one to slip up, missing a par put, opening the door for chalmers to take the championship. >> it's novel. i'm worn out. i think adam may have been bored driving down the middle. i was all over the place. i'm excited and thrilled >>> surfing legend kelly slater k

i want to go to reporter kathy novak in sydney. kathy, it was a long, long night 17 hours into this. apparently it all came to an end when the man, sheik haron as he likes to call himself started moving hostages inside that roo room. >> it certainly seems that way, john. all that police are saying right now, they will just confirm that as you say the siege is over. we are seeking more details about how that happened and trying to confirm reports of those fatalities and injuries right now all we can confirm is that the new south wales police say the siege is over. we saw more hostages emerging from the cafe where they had been held all day and after that police stormed the cafe and we heard from where i am standing loud gunshots ringing through the air here in sydney and that's when a number of ambulance ambulances started passing by where i'm standing and the situation had been rapidly unfolding ever since then. still seeking to confirm details of how many people may have been injured or killed. a lot of the issue had been all day

niners start with the ball, fumble with novak to complete the comeback as san diego hands the ninersir fourth. >> as a team, we didn't finish it. up 28-7 at one point, i mean, guys were fighting, and -- and san diego did a heck of a job, tremendous comeback. >> sharks meanwhile put together a tremendous comeback of their own tonight. 30 seconds to play, sharks down 2-1 my vlasic sends them into overtime. san jose completes the comeback, we're excited about this comeback. burns with the power play. san jose has won eight in a row at home and nine of their last ten overall. >> took a lot, yeah. against a good defensive team. and found a way to get a late goal. we had a lot of opportunities before that. it is nice to get the win the way we did. >> finally tonight, winning their cif bowl games in southern california, they are state champions. >> that is very exciting news for them. and celebrating i'm sure. all right, kate, thank you so much. >>> when we come back we have a high tech way to track s ♪ >>> well, the countdown is on, santa's journey just days away, starting wednesday at 2:0

to people being able to afford it, you know, and he was, you know, he was with celebrities -- kim novak, you know, all the practices, he could easily move at a movie studio and be successful. >> jon: what would be crazy, imagine a guy doing different movies. now, margaret keane who is the woman who is actually the artist involved in this paints a lot. >> she paints every day. she is the most quiet feminist you've ever met in the sense that she had a very -- she wasn't really a victim. when she went to trial, she just wanted the truth to come out. you know, she is like the quiet, sort of -- the most quiet feminist you've ever met in a way, you know, something very amazing about her and strong. >> jon: how hard was it to gain her trust in terms of putting something like that out? in this type of situation, you have this very private individual. this is a story that, it's got its highs and lows and she's at teams nervous about putting it back out there. did you have a time convincing her? >> it took a while, but i think she finally understood. she met amy adams and she realized amy wanted

cap, to patton, he fumbles, novak completes the pass, 38-35, the niners' fourth straight loss they fall 7 and 8, still alive for the chargers, all right moving on. philadelphia and washington, eagles fighting for a playoff spot. 28 right here, 10-17, washington, mark sanchez, threw for 374 yards, two touchdowns, vogel went to riley cooper, minute 36 left in the game. sanchez, oh, come on, interceptions. breland. into the chip shot and the win, 27-24, washington wins, the cowbo cowboys win tomorrow in philly, they will be eliminated. and clayton valley, under eight minutes to go, for the ugly eagles, hannah argues there is no such thing. one-point game, heartbreak, daniel failed attempt block, missed earlier in the game, costly for the eagles. division three state title game, morraga facing he wiel capitain 35-28, ensuing kickoff, tiger garcia, forced the fumble. touchdown, they complete a perfect 16 and 0's eagles with hockey, the sharks winning eight of their last nine including seven straight at home. they start a difficult stretch with seven games and the playoff teams starting tonig

kathy novak live in sidney. thank you, kathy. with this gunman inside the cafe, police outside had few options as the police commissioner said. there will be a lot of second guessing here. but the men and women at the scene had to make split second decisions. let's talk about that with the former secret service agent. dan, nice to see you again. welcome. >> thanks, brooke. >> question number one and i asked this of a hostage negotiator last hour. when you see pictures of this guy behind that glass at that chocolate coffee hop and you have a clear shot snipers outside why not take him out? >> in the secret service we have an advance counter sniper division and what they tell you is first thing they look for is open not closed windows. even a thin piece of glass can deflect a bullet significantly enough especially from a distance so that you miss the target. now you have a situation where the target knows you engaged him and you shot at him and you missed. it grows the danger of the situation. that's why. >> we know according to th

mark novak is the a former captain with the nypd and joins me live on the set. i don't think i've ever heard anything as poignant and as pointed and as accusatory as that comment. that is harsh. appropriate? >> i'm not going to make that judgment but what i'll say is in my basically 30 year affiliation with the nypd, both as an active and retired officer, i've never seen officer this is angry. and in speaking with colleagues both retired and active within the department there is a real grass-roots anger there. and what it stems from is basically officers feel that the mayor has symbolically turned his back on them. now i'm not going to make judgment and none of the officers are saying there should not be protests but from speaking to other officers, what the feeling is that as these protests escalated to the point where you have protesters calling for the murder of police officers and the mayor and none of the organizers standing up and saying unequivocally this is unacceptable, this that's where officers feel they've ban abandoned. i would say replace the word

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. >> reporter: nurse marina novak from doctors without borders recently returned from sierra leone. >> there's always a risk a child could knock off your goggles or, you know, tear through your protective equipment, you're unable to carry them. >> reporter: novak is one of thousands of aid workers with the organization. director so fi says one of the biggest challenges is that ebola is a moving target. >> they are still there but they are elsewhere in different forms. >> reporter: doctors without borders has admitted more than 6,000 patients and shipped more than 1200 tons of equipment to fight the disease. but it's the coordination of services that is crucial. >> it's absolutely essential in addition to the isolation you need to be able to provide the education, awareness. >> reporter: virus hunter joseph fair has been on the front lines for months. he says while turning the corner on the epidemic is still many months away, there have been significant changes in awareness. >> we went from half the population really believing that this wasn't a real disease and this is possibly some k

nick novak on the kickoff. the returner is perrish cox. he'll take it out of the end zone. off the stutter-step move. ox working the sideline. steve williams helped save the touchdown. it's a 57-yard return. ♪ ♪you better pledge your allegiance♪ ♪you're not the only one ♪listen up forefathers ♪i'm not your son ♪you better help the children ♪let them have some fun ♪some fun ♪some fun. you donthe energy think about that makes our lives possible. because we do. we're exxonmobil and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here. ian: andrew luck and the colts square off with tony romo and the cowboys in dallas tomorrow. that's the second game of a huge double-header here on cbs. early games include kansas city at pittsburgh. a handoff for gore. picks up three yards on the play. we are under 5:00 to play in the fourth quarter. gore has 156 yards on the ground. san francisco has 314 yards rushing. that's 14 yards away from a franchise record set back in december of 1998 against det

. >> david novak, who's retiring, they have a new guy coming in. greg creed, he's from taco bell.e dealt with the 2006 e. coli scare very well. my understanding from greg novak is that's not going to occur. >> say that number again. >> 20% same store sales. >> 20%. >> it suddenly makes mcdonald's look a lot better. here's the problem with all of this. when you sit back and you look at what the analysts say, does anybody -- other than clsa, no one really downgrades. the stock has bottomed 69, 70 almost each time. it's bottomed on the breakup analysis. again, david novak, who i've been close to over multiple years is saying that's not going to happen, that's not a good reason to buy this stock. >> i wish i had a better understanding of why it is they have the adverse publicity, as they say, from july. july is a long time ago at this point. yet, sales have not rebounded the way they thought they would. china is a very different place. you can't go in with assumptions you might have how things work here. they work differently there. >> i'm going to default to the way howard schultz ha

michael novak is the f.a.a.'s icministrator. >> these aircraft are sometimes very small and have very high performance characteristics, so they are difficult for another pilot to see. jo they need to not be in airspace around major airports. >> reporter: but there's no way regulators can keep track of the estimated half million robotic aircraft already flying across the u.s. so no new drone should be given bo a gift without a note about personal responsibility. former f.a.a. official scott kaenner: >> it's like giving the 12-year- old the keys to your car and saying "go drive on the beltway, you will be fine, i hope everybody also else is okay, too." >> reporter: a handful of hollywood filmmakers are already flying drones with the f.a.a.'s permission. >> axelrod: thank you, bob. pope francis celebrates mass at the vatican. his christmas message when we come back. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along w

from 2007, robert novak on his 50 years of reporting in washington. from 2008, renu kiter and 2009, conservative commentator s.e. cupp, a decade of compelling conversations. december 22nd, through the 26th. on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: for our remaining 20s minutes or so, we want to ask you whether or not you are better off, worse off or about the same in 2014. phone lines are open. get to your calls. a quick look at some of the head lines on this sunday morning. first, from the front page of "the new york times", the shooting deaths being called an asisination of two new york city police officers. am burned and killed in brooklyn. the suspect then went on to commit suicide. from ny the "new york times," castro thanks the u.s. in a speech but reaffirms communist rule in cuba. cuba, one of the dominating programs or issues on the sunday morning programs. below the front page below the fold in the washingt"washington new strategy for new jersey activists to get governor chris christie's goat. to look at the temperament. first off is

your 92 ride >>george: if you're heading towards iran here is a look at the richmond bridge ride with novaknd no problems either through richmond on interstate 580 westbound. >> james: we showed a shot earlier the golden gate bridge them came back for a second of day the fall was really rolling in. we have visibility problems out there and you want to know where the slide as your fourth of a resident of this which will experience. even simple little extra time in addition to fall where watching the tide flats case tied in effect for this morning at 9 tomorrow afternoon full ties with libya and exceptionally high tides if had a normal and lower than normal tides. be ready for them could have flooding and parking lots is to be an issue on the north bay that include front lots including never was implicit the to clean up problems you experience problems that dimeters renault are steadily in the mid to upper 50s in some spots but the afternoon forecastles great we have about this morning that should are of high pressure wet weather toward more to worry about attempted this afternoon will be in

from 2007, robert novak. --m 2008, renew could tour renou couture. a decade of compelling conversations. next, a discussion on countering violent extremism and ideology in the u.s. and around the world. the washington institute for -- this is 90cy minutes. can ask you to join with me by turning off your cell phone. we are pleased today for this policy forum on the battle of isis at home and abroad. an exciting to have program and we are starting with from his royal highness will join us a video. let us start with remarks by his royal highness and i will introduce our other two speakers with prepared remarks and take questions and answers. that you highness is and commissioner for human rights and previously served as jordan's permanent ambassador to the united nations and united states. much, goodu so afternoon to all of you. i apologize for not being able to make it down for the discussion and of course our thoughts are with rob and jenny and there watching this online stream so i hope to connect soon. years been a couple of since i spoke and i have

from 2007, robert novak and his 50 years of reporting in washington. from 2008, higher education in america. from 2009, conservative commentator. q&a on 10:00, compelling conversation. at 7:00 p.m. on c-span. >> on the presidency, will here of five years in which thomas jefferson served in paris as the minister of the united dates. author james thompson describes it as a transformative experience with his friendships with french revolutionaries and progressives turns him from a political loner to an activist. mr. thompson is the author. he spoke at the virginia historical society. this is about an hour. >> the summer of 1784, thomas jefferson traveled to paris as minister of the united dates to friends and lived there for 5 -- states to france for five years. he made a series of excursions , an influential member of french society. he appointed johnson not only to the city and its people but when the enlightened ideas of french thought. today speaker will talk to us about this transform is period and thomas jefferson's life. james thompson studies phil

evansob novak and rowland went to see ronald reagan for the first time, there had been all this stuff about what a dummy he was. he was an actor. they asked him about some philosophers. it was a little bit likely asking is recounting of him about witness, because he started rattling off all these people that he read and quoting from and all that. and bob said i went back to the office, i had not heard of half these guys. [laughter] and we realized he knew more about it than the people who were criticizing him. later, after ronald reagan's death, there was a program that robbie george did at princeton on the past, present, and future of american conservatism. they had a panel at the conference on ronald reagan. one of the panelists was lou cannon. at it a habit of you have read blue cans work. he was a journalist in california whose first ronald reagan was about ronald reagan and jesse and ray here in california. there was reference this morning to the fact that ronald reagan really hated to fly. when he ran for governor of california, he had to. lou was with him as a california-based

join us for a conversation with robert novak at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span..m., we will:00 show you president obama and the as they light the national christmas tree. it includes musical performances and a reading by the first lady. also, this years white house decorations and the capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony with members of congress. that started a clock p.m. 8:00 p.m.ea -- at eastern. a discussionght, theow religion impacts supreme court here in washington. it is currently made up of six catholics and three jews. here is a brief look. >> i would say in the hobby lobby case, the case having to do with the right of a private provide, to refuse to contraceptive health coverage for their female employees, i would say that justice alito's opinion in that case was very much to -- very much influenced by the preference to accept the notion that a corporation which is an artificial being can have some manner of religious belief system transferred to it by its owners. tode from being pretty close ludicrous -- [laughter] it is highly debatable in terms of

we begin with reporter cakathy novak joining us from sydney. what are you learning, kathy? >> reporter: you said it right there, bloody siege. that's the front page of the paper today, bloody end to terror siege, scenes we do not see here in sydney, australia, very dramatic developments overnight. loud bangs heard throughout the city. as we know, it ended in the deaths of two hostages and the gunman. we've heard from prime minister tony abbott this morning, calling this event tragic beyond words and saying it goes to show that even a country as open and free and generous as australia is vulnerable to politically motivated violence. he said it also goes to show that the authorities were prepared. this morning, we are hearing praise for the police who have been involved in this siege, even though lives were lost, they are saying they did not act at the time that they did, that even more lives would be lost. they stormed this cafe to protect the hostages that were inside, as we know. earlier in the day, some hostages were able to escape. and then overnight, at 2:00 a.m., we he

from 2007 robert novak and his 50 years of reporting in washington. from 2008 the value of higher education in america. from 2009 conservative commentator, q&a at 10:00, decade of compelling conversation, december 22nd through the 26 that 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> here is a look at the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities started 10 eastern on c-span with a lighting of the national christmas tree followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michele obama and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m. celebrity activists talk about their causes. at 8:00 supreme court justice samuel bo dietl and former florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern venture into the art of good writing and at 12:30 that senate side of the super euro as we search the secret history of wonder woman. at 7:00 p.m. pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern

robert novak on his 50 years of reporting in washington. and renewed to tour in the value of high education and america. 10:00. a decade of compelling conversations. he is the vice chair of the select intelligence committee and is completing his second term. he gave his farewell speech. that was followed by tributes from his colleagues. this is 40 minutes. to an end,e comes thank you to the wonderful people who have been part of a great ride. we are fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world. the country where the american dream is still alive and well. the country where in spite of all problem's we are the envy of the free world. a country where a preachers did from rural southern georgia could rise to be elected to the u.s. house of representative's ablehen to the u.s. senate to work in a historic venue as we are in this afternoon. as become into our offices and this building every day, there are some things we take for granted. to the entire capitol hill workforce, from those who clean our offices to those who change involves

everyone doing very well in terms of the sky cover this morning. 25 right now in mount poke novak djokovic mount pocono. we're looking at the 30s. 38 in atlantic city and 37 in dover. it feels like 11 in mount pocono. feels like 27 in philadelphia. it feels like just 29 in wildwood. winds are gusting up to 40 miles per hour in mount pocono. up to 30 in philadelphia. up to 29 in millville. and we will keep the wind in place all day long. so by later on this afternoon, 6:00, you're sitting down to dinner, you're still going to hear those winds out, 34 miles per hour in philadelphia. and up to 30 in mount pocono. they're a little better overnight, but still windy overnight, breezy on monday, and then we're going to bring back the wind big-time on tuesday. finally dry today. we'll see sunshine and keep it clear throughout the day. into the nighttime hours. monday, some things begin to change. clouds increase throughout the day. rain arrives at night, mainly after midnight and that's ahead of the coastal storm that will bring us rain. heavy at times on tuesday. talking one to two inches, locall

nick novak from 40 yards, down by 21 at one point, the chargers rally to win it 38-35.yoff hopes still alive at 9-6. the niners lose their fourth straight and fall to 7-8. you know what they are going say in the locker room after a loss like that. >> like i say, san diego was still fighting and it didn't go our way. they made plays when they had to make plays. >> right now there's not much to say other than to keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that's going to be the goal. that's a tough one. >> we've seen it all year, we just can't finish in the second half. we come out, but then a different half. we just have to finish. >> moving on. the surging sharks have won 8 of their last 9, including 7 straight at home, but they start a difficult stretch with the next seven games against playoff teams starting last night with the st. louis blues. second period. tied at 1. laperriere finds him on the breakaway. feeds antti niemi through the five-hole. 2-1 blues. that score would stick until late into the third. he finds marc-edouard vlasic off the bench. snaps it hom

2007, robert novak honest his 50 years of reporting in washington. our.2008, renew could to from 2009, conservative commentator s.e. cupp. >> history bookshelf features popular history riders and heirs on american history tv. next, frederick kempe discusses his book, "divorcing the dictator: america's bungled affair with noriega." anniversary ofnd o the invasion of panama. frederick kempe delves into the history of panama. mr. kemp was a journalist for the wall street journal or he is not president and chief executive officer of the atlantic council. this is about an hour. , author ofk kempe "divorcing the dictator: america's bungled affair with noriega." , i want you toe talk about america, not noriega, is its own worst enemy. what do you mean? >> the foreign policy is it made. it just happens. that is what i am saying. the u.s. started this relationship without thinking of the consequences were. when wed from noriega started the relationship in 1960. cash just taken over in cuba. what we wanted were small pieces of information. mightllow students w

robert novak on his 50 years of reporting in washington. 2008, higher education in america. from 2009, conservative commentator -- the 26 on2 through c-span. >> here is a look at the programs you will find christmas day. holiday festivities start at 10 a.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree. followed by the white house christmas decorations with first lady michelle obama, and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. celebrity activists talk about their caucus. at eight, former florida governor jed bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. on c-span two at 10 a.m. eastern, venture into the arm of good writing. 12:30 jill lepore explores the history of wonder woman. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the to -- the styles of the time they lived. that is this christmas day on the suspend networks. -- on the c-span net

nick novak from 40 yards, down by 21 at one point, the chargers rally to win it 38-35.ve at 9-6. the niners lose their fourth straight and fall to 7-8. you know what they are going say in the locker room after a loss like that. >> like i say, san diego was still fighting and it didn't go our way. they made plays when they had to make plays. >> right now there's not much to say other than to keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that's going to be the goal. that's a tough one. >> we've seen it all year, we just can't finish in the second half. we come out, but then a different half. we just have to finish. >> moving on. the surging sharks have won 8 of their last 9, including 7 straight at home you but they start a difficult stretch with the next seven games against playoff teams starting last night with the st. louis blues. second period. tied at 1. laperriere finds him on the breakaway. feeds antti niemi through the five-hole. 2-1 blues. that score would stick until late into the third. he finds marc-edouard vlasic off the bench. we go to overtime. sharks get

join us for a conversation with the late syndicated columnists, robert novak. that is today at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. we will show you president obama and the first family as they like the national christmas tree. musical performances, and a reading by the first lady on the night before christmas. this year's white help -- white house decorations. and journalists and scholars discuss the issue at a recent innt hosted by the museum washington. you can watch the program tonight starting at 9:00 eastern. also here on c-span. >> i would say in the hobby lobby case, having to do with the right of a private business under the religious freedom act to refuse to provide contraceptive health coverage for their female employees, i would say the opinion of justice alito very much was influenced by his religious preferences. to accept the notion that corporation, an artificial being can have some manner of religious belief system transferred to it by its owners, aside from being close to debatable is highly in terms of social philosophy. alitohink that justice went i

at 7:00 eastern as we bring you a conversation with the late syndicated column -- columnist robert novak. he talked about 50 years of reporting in washington. that is at 7 p.m. here on c-span. and right after that at 8:00, president obama and the first family. performancesusical and a reading by the first lady of "a night before christmas." here is a brief look. obama,president, mrs. melia and sasha, and the robinsons. >> happy christmas. is everybody ready to calm down? we're going -- to count down? we are going to start from five. i want to say thanks, first of all, to tom and rita. we hope they are ready. we hope everyone watching it home is getting in the christmas spirit. we will start commenting down -- counting down right now. let's do it. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheers] ♪ ["joy to the world"] ♪ best and we will show you the christmas tree lighting ceremony with congress beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and joining us later for a look at how religion impacts decision-making in this report, by theists are hosted museum here in washington. here in washington. collects -- >> holiday festiviti

. >> i am joined by kathy novak of world news australia there live for me 6:30 in the morning your time, kathy in sidney. let me begin with the hostages. we know 17 are accounted for. two of whom have been pronounced dead. multiple others injured. how are they doing? >> well what we do know is those people who have been confirmed dead are a man and a woman in their 30s. we're told by police that four others are injured including a police officer, but we understand those injuries are nonlife threatening, those people have been taken to hospital. of course, this all unfolded in the middle of the night where i was standing watching on throughout all this. we heard very loud bangs and a very panicked response and ambulances rushing to the scene. police vehicles rushing back out the other way and of course now we know they were taking away these people who had been injured as police stormed the cafe where these people were being held for about 16 hours by this lone gunman. police say they were forced to storm the cafe because they believe that if they hadn't gone in at that time more lives m

from 2007, robert novak on his .0 years of reporting and from 2009, conservative commentator at the cup. a decade of compelling conversation. >> damien shields talks about andlife of patrick cleburne his role during the battle of franklin. he enlisted in the confederate army where he rose through the rank of major general, voting to emancipate slaves to enlist them in the army. this is part of a series organized by the tennessee sesquicentennial commission. >> i will use my big boys to get everyone rounded back up for the next part of the program here today. about then, talking battle of franklin, the battle of nashville, and what this final campaign that we have talked about has meant to tennessee, southern history and american history. thanks everyone for coming out. like introducing a rock star. you have had the well-known acts, and the front acts. now you get to have the special event with our next speaker. isien shields

bunch.06, lonnie from 2007, robert novak. 2008, the value of higher education. from 2009, as the cup. a decade of compelling conversations. >> tomorrow. national institutes of health director francis collins talks about the challenges facing cancer research. he spoke and described shrinking federal resources. >> it is amazing to see the insights. and they're coming out of all storts of technologies we didn't have. imaging. the whole genomics. the efforts to understand sort of the details of clinical types and the advent of electronic health records. all these things coming together in a way that i would not imagine would happen many my lifetime and yet we are not nurturing that engine of discovery the way we could be. a standard that ihi

from 2007, robert novak on reporting in washington. trunk 2008, when new couture, on the value of education american. from 2009, sc called. a decade of compelling conversations. december 22 through the 26th. at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> massachusetts senator elizabeth warren talking about economic policy and actions by wall street at an event hope that's hosted by the group americans for financial reform. she also talked about her opposition to antonio wise to be treasury undersecretary for domestic henan. she talked about international bank dealings as a reason he would not be right for the job. toore she was elected congress, senator warren previously served as special advisor for the consumer protection bureau from 2010 to 2011. this is 25 minutes three. [applause] >> ok. good afternoon, everyone. i am lisa donner, the executive of americans for financial reform. i want to thank you for coming on behalf of americans for financial and the economic holocene subdued and the roosevelt institute, with whom we are jointly sponsoring toda

from 2007, robert novak on his 50 years of reporting in washington.m 2008, the value of higher education in america. and from 2009, conservative 10, atator -- "q&a" at decade of compelling number stations. >> live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. that's an apply km, it is the what to expect from the 114 congress on economic and tax policies. at 2:00 p.m., energy secretary ernest joins the conversation on energy policy. and then a look at u.s. china relations. in 45 minutes on "washington journal," former acting cia director for the george w. bush administration john mclaughlin on the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques. at 8:30 a.m. eastern, david rothkopf with "foreign policy" magazine talks about his book "national insecurity." at 9:30 a.m., a look at the impact of the medical device tax included in the affordable care act. our guest is mark leahey, president and ceo of the medical device manufacturers association. >> good afternoon. today, the united states america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. in the most

nick novak from 40 yards, down by 21 at one point, the chargers rally to win it 38-35.es still alive at 9-6. the niners lose their north straight and fall to 7-8. you know what they are going say in the locker room after a loss like that. >> like i say, san diego was still fighting and it didn't go our way. they made plays when they had to make plays. >> right now there's not much to say other than to keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that's going to be the goal. that's a tough one. >> we've seen it all year, we just can't finish in the second half. we come out, but then a different half. we just have to finish. >> moving on. the surges sharks have won 8 of their last 9, including 7 straight at home you but they start a difficult stretch with the next seven games against playoff teams starting last night with the st. louis blues. laperriere feeds him on the breakaway. feeds antti niemi through the five-hole. that score would stick until late in the third. he finds him off the bench. go to overtime. sharks get a power play overtime. brent burns one times th

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from 2007, robert novak on reporting in washington. from 2008, renew couture on the value of education in america. and from 2009, as he called. a decade of compelling conversations. 26th -- 22nd through the 26th. >> care is a look at programs on christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10 p.m. eastern with the lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the white house christmas decorations with his lady michelle obama. p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. former, samuel alito and florida governor jeb bush on the bill of rights and the founding fathers. eastern,2 at 10 a.m. venture into the art of good writing with steve pinker. then see the feminine side of a leporero as jill explores the history of wonder woman. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m.

from 2007, robert novak. the new couture on the value of higher education and america. q&a at 10.ing conversations. december 22 through december 26 on c-span. >> next, the european parliament discussing the u.s. senate report on cia interrogation techniques. then farewell speeches entry before retiring senator mary landrieu. on wednesday, members of the european parliament debated a release on cia interrogations. some members argued that you should take further action and press charges against those involved. this is a one-hour portion of the debate from strasburg. you, president. are anted states important partner in fighting terrorism for the european union. but certain serious concerns and differences having sick -- existed and respect to certain aspects of the u.s. counterterrorism policy. has started anion dialogue on these issues quite some time ago. today, we are debating a senate report on a preceding u.s. program, which was formerly concluded almost six years ago. we share the view expressed by president obama, according to which these techniques run counter to our value