live coverage is at 11:50 eastern on c-span 2. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we are live for a meeting on gas prices and speculation posted by the democratic steering committee. in 45 minutes, americans for posterity -- for prosperity vice president will talk about the budget proposal. at 8:30, a discussion on the supreme court ruling that prisoners can be strip search before joining a gills general popuon

and watch the entire dinner only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at c-span.org/whcd. white house correspondents' dinner live saturday on c-span. >>> born in a north korean work camp, it's the only world chin had ever known. he's also the only one to ever escape from camp 14. >> his first memory at the age of around four was going with his mom to a place near where he grew up in the camp to watch somebody get shot. and shootings, public executions in the camp were held every few weeks. and they were a way of punishing people who violated camp rules and of terrorizing the 20,000 to 40,000 people who lived in the camp to obey the rules. from then on. >> sunday author blaine harden on shin's journey out of north korea. sunday at 8:00 on c-span q & a. and then the interview with robert caro. volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. his biography of the president. >>> during his second day of testimony be

on c-span, the house gavels in at 10:00 eastern four-member speeches. this afternoon they will begin work on the cybersecurity bill which the white house has threatened to veto. on c-span 2, the senate will continue debate on renewing the violence against women legislation. the senate is in at 9:30 eastern. on c-span 3 the senate agriculture committee will begin work on a phone bill this morning. legislation which changes compensation to farmers is projected to reduce federal spending. >> coming up on "washington journal," we talked to the chairman of the house armed services committee, buck mckeon, and then we are joined to discuss the cost of student loans. later, a

eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> in primetime this week, book tv on c-span 2 with a look tonight at pearl harbor starting at 8:30 eastern with craig shirley's december 1941. then stanley wine traub's pearl harbor christmas and burt and anita on "fdr goes to war" on c-span2 this week. applications for social security disability insurance have recently increased to 3.4 million people. last week the social security administration's chief addressed what's behind the increase, citing the high unemployment rate and an increase in mental illnesses. he was joined by interest groups representing the disabled who talked about better ways of incorporated the disabled into the work force. hosted by the national academy of social insurance, this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> good morning. i'm mark miller and i'm a columnist for reuters. i wreet about social security and medicare and other health insurance issues as well as pensions and personal finance, and i'd like to welcome everyone and thank you for joining us this morning for our forum on why are more people claiming disability s

eastern on c-span or listen on c-span radio. >>> and as congress continues its two week recess, all this week on c-span 3 we're showing you american history tv in primetime. tonight from our oral history series a look at the life and career of president nixon. you'll see programs on the impeachment charges brought against the president, the oval office meeting with elvis presley and an interview with david guerra again who began his political career on the nixon speech writing team and later wrote the president's resignation letter. that all begins tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> april 15th, 1912, nearly 1500 perish on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sound the lookout sighted an iceberg ahead they struck the bells three times, ding, ding, ding, which is a warning saying that there's some object ahead. doesn't mean dead ahead, ahead of the ship and doesn't say what kind of object. what the lookout then did after they truck the bell he went to a telephone nest and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. and wh

welcome to hour two of "washington today" here on c-span radio. i'm steve scully. anks for being with us. on capitol hill the house passing a bill that would impose tough limits on government currents and how much agencies can spend. lawmakers passing the bill by a voice vote in the house of representatives. this following revelations that the general services administration had officials in western states going on taxpayer financed junkets to las vegas and hawaii. the provision does add to a bill that anyone can search on federal spending. john boehner announced the house will vote on friday a republican bill that prevents interest rates on student loans from doubling this summer. the president talking about it today in iowa. part of a two day, three state tour in which he was focusing on this issue. and on the other side of capitol hill at the u.s. supreme court the arizona immigration law with oral arguments, we'll have more on this story as well coming up at this hour. a marine corps has been discharged, a sergeant who called the president an enemy on facebook a

blaine harden tells his story this sunday on q and a on c-span radio. >>> listen on the go with the c-span radio app. congressional hearings, white house briefings and speeches from national leaders. supreme court oral arguments, book teechb, american history tv and the sunday talk shows on the weekends. and the podcasts of q and a and news makers. the radio app free at the itunes app store. >>> and welcome back to washington today here on c-span radio. one of the changes put forth by ben bernanke he told reporters that he is comfortable with the current stands of interest rate policy given the forecast that economic growth will be moderate. as expected the fed chairman did stress that the fed could purchase more assets if the economy needs additional assistance but some ways to boost like tolerating higher inflation would be reckless. here is more from today's news conference as he took questions on what some say is not enough of what is being viewed as a slow economic recovery. >> unemployment is too high and you said you expect it to remain too high for years to come. inflation is under

sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> this saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv, join our live call-in program with distinguished navy s.e.a.l. and author chris kyle as he talks about his life, from professional rodeo rider to becoming the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history. at 10:00 p.m. on "afterwords" -- >> if you think of yourself as a family and if you think of yourself as a team -- and she said, you know, when i get a raise at work he's so proud of me and it's like we got a raise, our family got a raise. but i really felt as though she had redefined providing to include what her husband does and that she had a lot of respect for what her husband was doing. >> "the richer sex" author liza mundy on the changing role of women as the bread winners of the family and how this impacts thfr lives. also this weekend, "america the beautiful." director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins ben carson compares the declines of many pyres past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30. book tv. ev

months leading up to his trial. >> all next weekend, the local content vehicles in oklahoma city on c-span 2's book tv and on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> four years ago, i was a washington outsider. four years later, i'm at this dinner. four years ago, i looked like this. today i look like this. [ laughter ] and four years from now, i will look like this. [ laughter ] that's not even funny. >> mr. president, you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. [ laughter ] that was your best one yet. but honestly, it's a thrill for me to be here with the president, a man who has i think done his best to guide us through some very difficult times and paid a heavy price for it. you know, there's a term for guys like president obama. probably not two terms, but -- [ laughter ] there is. >> miss any part of the white house correspondents' dinner? is you can watch any time online at the c-span video library. behind the scenes, the red carpet and all the entertainment at c-span.org/videolibrary. >>> the senate veterans' affairs committee re

role of callers and ask questions of the show, and then we'll do wrap up and c-span is filming tonight, so you can watch this on c-span 3, historian's television, and let me give you the title of tonight's program is cheers and jeers, alcohol in america. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> are you ready, guys? >> ready. >> plug it in. >> all right. >> hey, on the air, dude. >> major production support for back story was provided by the national endowment for the humanities. ♪ >> from the virginia foundation for the humanities in char lolgtsville, virginia, this is back story. ♪ ♪ >> it is october 8th, 1871. we're in chicago and a fire is spreading. it is a hasorrible fire. nobody is exactly sure how it started, started in the west side of chicago but it spread incredibly quickly and before long the central district is aflame and by the end of two days, 300 people are dead and 100,000 people are left homeless. >> in the weeks following the great chicago fire, people from all over the country rallied to help the great city, business men in places like boston, new york, and cincinnati sent food and clothing and

he was one of the last people who met my grandfather. c-span: you appeared on television back in 1994 and in a discussion you had some people with you? what is an israeli arab? >> guest: it is an arab-israeli. c-span: you say in here that israeli arabs don't have the same responsibility that you do in the military. they don't have to serve in the military. >> guest: that's right. c-span: why is that? >> guest: because sometimes they have to fight with her brothers, let's say from syria, from lebanon, from at times egypt and jordan. c-span: can they vote? >> guest: yes. c-span: at what age can you vote in israel? >> guest: 18. c-span: have you voted yet? >> guest: no, it just turned 19 so i can vote. c-span: the next election is your first time ever to vote. will you vote? >> guest: yes. c-span: some of the questions that were asked in this television program were, how would you define heroism? and what does peace mean to you? let's go back to the first question. how do you define heroism? >> guest: what i said there was that heroism is to take

that's live tomorrow on c-span starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. tonight on c-span 3 american history tv looks at the battle of hampton roads. that civil war naval conflict was the first combat between ironclad warships from the mariners museum in new port news museum tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> our specific mission is to work to see to it that human rights remain an essential component of american foreign policy. and that when we are evaluating our foreign policy moves globally, human rights can never be the only consideration but it has to be part of the dialogue. >> we have the president and ceo of the lantos foundation for human rights and justice. >> when we abandon our deepest values when we're talking about torture as it relates to the war on terror or the reset policy with russia and the upcoming issue of whether or not the u.s. congress should pass the accountability act, which is we don't need to go into the details of that policy issue. but whether or not we're going to stay on record as saying the human rights matter. they matter in russ

and watch the entire dinner, only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at c-span.org/whcd. the white house correspondent's dinner live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> with an increasing number of people accessing video content online and on a myriad of mobile devices, the senate commerce committee on tuesday looked at what the changes mean for consumers, for technology, and for the price of access. witnesses include the former ceo of paramount and fox as well as executives from amazon.com, microsoft, and the nielsen company. this is two hours. >> good morning, everybody. we have a very distinguished panel this morning. not that we don't always, but this is particularly so. and we welcome you all. there will be hopefully thousands of senators coming to surround to ask questions about the impenetrable future. but anyway, this hearing is about the emergence of wrong line video and the pow

this is washington today on c-span radio. >> on q & a this weekend on c-span radio journalist and author douglas whistleend, how u.s. taxpayers bank rolled the taliban. >> who is funding the taliban? >> you are in part. >> who else? >> well, i spent time with the afghan finance cell miss a multi-agency group headquartered in the embassy in kabul, and one of their spokespersons told me they figure the total budget is maybe about 500 million to a billion a year, and it comes from a variety of sources, including gulf state donations from arab states including the opium trade and lots of skims from our development and logistics contracts. >> douglas whisen this sunday 8 p.m. eastern on c-span radio. >> around the country on xm satellite radio 119 and washington today continues. >> our bill puts more money into the hands of small business owners so they can reinvest those funds to retain and create more jobs and grow the businesses. plain and simple. >> how about donald trump? trump sales and leasing, or paris hilton entertainment? what about larry flint publications? not that any of these la

live coverage at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. later in the day the senate budget committee chaired by senator kent conrad will begin work on the 2013 budget. live coverage of the markup begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span 3. >>> this week actor alec baldwin is on capitol hill asking members of congress for more funding for the arts. that's next on c-span 3. then a conversation on u.s. dependence on foreign oil. later a panel discussion with business leaders on ways to increase u.s. exports. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition, to today. drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night live on american history tv a history of alcohol in america. watch our simulcast of "backstory" with the american history guys. host ed ayers, peter onoff and edward gallo regale with tales of spirits in america. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> actor alec baldwin is in washington, d.c. this week promoting federal funding for arts and education programs. he spoke at the

this is "washington today" on c-span radio. with more on today's developments in syria we're joined on the phone by the vice president for studies at the carnegie endowment for international peace. he's the author of "the arab center, the promise of moderation." thanks very much for being with us. >> sure. >> what are the options? what next can the u.s. do with regard to syria and what kind of support is there within the international community? >> it is difficult to, you know, see a quick end, unfortunately, to this crisis. the options are limited. there is no appetite in the international community for another military intervention. there is a divided opposition in syria and the question of whether to arm the opposition or not is not something that the opposition is united on. some don't armed, some say arming the opposition will further complicate the issue. and so the united states so far has to keep on trying the diplomatic option and try the economic option also with the sanctions on the regime, but these unfortunately are

checked into my hotel last night, i turned on the tv, and i got caught watching president clinton on c-span. that may tell you something that goes on in a mayor's life, watching your former boss on c-span, taped. but that said, he laid out what he thinks is a vision for the country. today there are about 50 cities in the world that are the main competitor and economic drivers. chicago is one of them. to seize the next decade for the people of the city of chicago for greater job growth and economic opportunity, we, too, have to have a business strategy. and growing our export part of our economy is essential. and making sure that the manufacturers that are in chicago can stay there and grow there means i got to give them better infrastructure, i got to give them better skilled workers to pull, from and i've got to give them greater markets to go seize. we are now putting in place the strategy to move up from tenth to where we belong on that list of american cities with an export-driven economy. it has worked for boeing. and i'm happy because boeing is based in chicago. it has worked for cate

the nixon tapes on c-span radio. >>> welcome back. you're listening to "washington today" here on c-span radio, some news today, late this afternoon on capitol hill the house is going to vote friday on a republican bill that would prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer. it would be paid for by cutting money from the president's health care overhaul law. the announcement from john boehner coming the same day the president was wrapping up his two day three state tour to college campuses. yesterday in north carolina and colorado, today in iowa at the university of iowa. it was a rather abrupt announcement by the speaker of the house who said that the president was looking for a fight when really there was not one if congress fails to act the student loan interest rates will double from 3.4% to 6.8% in july. it's an the election year increase set by law unless congress blocks it. could it affect as many as 7.5 million students when both parties are competing for the vote and a affection of the youth vote.

eastern on c-span. you can also watch online at cspan.org or listen on c-span radio. >>> the pope has a very famous way of being determined and that's with the camera lingo which is a cardinal-level post. the pope handpicks this person, and this person decides when the pope is dead. he hits him three times in the head with a silver hammer and calls out. he isn't dead till the camera lingo says he's dead. >> saturday night at 10:00 eastern on "after words," dick terese describes the ever changing description of death and the controversial argument that the business of organ harvesting is blurring that line. also this week on book tv former pennsylvania senator arlen specter on the split between old guard members of his former party and those supported by the tea party sunday at 8:00 p.m. book tv, every weekend on c-span 2. >>> all this week it's american history tv in prime time. and we now return to the mariners museum in newport news, virginia where a civil war navy conference was held last month to mar

welcome, and welcome to our c-span audience. we're live on c-span. this is the women, money, and power forum, sponsored by the feminist majority and 51 women's rights, labor, and civil rights organizations. welcome. i'm going to just briefly describe the her vote coalition, and you're going to hear from some of its key leadership, and what we're doing to mobilize women's vote in the 2012 election. last august, in recognition of the anniversary of the 19th amendment, which women won the right to vote, and in recognition of the great 1963 civil rights march on washington, which happened in the same month, a coalition of women's organizations announced a new multiorganization effort called "her vote." the goal -- [ applause ] >> the goal of her vote is to preserve her rights. health and economic rights for women that are at stake in the 2012 election. there are now 52 groups that literally represent millions of activist women in this country that have come together to harness the growing power of women in the united states. you know that women now compr

this is live on c-span 2 at 12:30. >>> where's the national public radio table? you guys are still here? that's good. i couldn't remember where we landed on that. >> this weekend on c-span, the 98th annual white house correspondents dinner. president obama and late-night talk show host, jimmy kimmel, headline the event before an audience of celebrities, journalists and the white house press corps. coverage starts with the red carpet arrivals live at 6:30. watch the entire dinner, only on c-span. you can also sync up experience at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at cspan.org/whcd, the white house correspondents dinner live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> mexican president felipe calderon spoke about mexico's competitiveness and trade at the u.s. chamber of commerce. focusing on trade and investments, he said, in this very difficult time in the world economy, the world needs more trade, not less trade. president calderon also credited mexico's participation in trade agreeme

eastern on c-span. a british prime minister david cameron netflix several questions this week -- took several questions this week. jeremy hunt testified on his relationship with the culture secretary and the special advisor adam smith. the opposition claims the relationship was improper and biased towards news corp. this is just over 30 minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> i am sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to sapper connor ray, of 33 engineer regiment (explosive ordnance disposal), who died on wednesday 18 april from wounds that he sustained in afghanistan. he was described by all who served with him as a superb soldier. his dedication and his courage will never be forgotten, and we send our condolences to his family and his loved ones. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i associate myself with the prime minister's tribute to sapper connor ray and

. >>> coming up here on c-span 3, a look at trade and u.s. exports with remarks from the u.s. se financial services subcommittee hearing on the collapse of the financial brokerage firm, mf global. >>> tonight on c-span 3, american history tv, with a look at life for african-americans during the 18th and 19th centuries. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, loni bunch, director of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture. >>> the vast majority of consumers in the 90% are okay with this concept that these social networks and companies like google provide free services like web-based e-mail services, mapping service, like search services. and they do that for free, because they're able to sell nonpersonally identifiable information about the things you do on the internet. >> first awful, this is hardly my view with respect to the concerns about the change in had google's privacy policy. you add 36 state attorneys general objecting, i don't think they're in europe, by the way, i think those are states within the u.s., you add congressional leaders in the democratic

c-span video library. behind the scenes, the red carpet and all the entertainment at c-span.org/video library. >>> the senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee recently held a hearing on the mf global collapse, the sixth such hearing in recent weeks. this one focused on the lessons learned and the policy implications. cftc commissioner jill summers testified along with other regulators and the bankruptcy trustee. mf global filed for bankruptcy on october 31st. it's the eighth largest u.s. bankruptcy. this is just under two hours. >>> we'll examine the lessoned learns of the collapse of mf global. the misuse of customer accounts by one of the world's largest derivatives brokers as shaken confidence in our markets and deserves a thoughtful discussion of how to better protect farmers, ranchers, and investors going forward. but before we get to these important issues, i would like to express my deep concern that almost six months after mf global's bankruptcy thousands of former customers still have not recovered the $1.6 billion removed from what should have been protected customer accounts. i know that the trustees as well as the fbi and justice department continued to i

. >> more american history tv come up on c-span 3. next, a look at the role of women in the revolutionary war. then a discussion on george washington's leadership as head of the continental army and as the first u.s. president. after that, a yale university professor on president andrew jackson and the constitution. american history tv continues on c-span 3 each night the rest of the week. wednesday at 8:00 p.m., historians consider who "time" magazine might have picked to be person of the year in 1862 when the country was in the midst of the civil war. among the names discussed, abolitionist leader frederick douglass, confederate general robert e. lee, and george b. mcclellan, the union general who commanded a failed 1862 campaign to take the confederate capital of richmond. this is c-span 3. with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites, and you can join in the c

brennan's remarks from this event today on our companion network c-span beginning at 10:30 p.m. eastern and you can wash at any too many on our web site, c-span.org. >>> this is c-span3 with

months leading up to this trial. >> local content vehicles in oklahoma city on american history tv on c-span 3. >> as of 2007, all communication traffic was on the internet. it makes it much more liquor tipped for people to want to go to the internet to find -- much more lucrative for people to want to go to the internet. people are looking at all kinds of different things that maybe part of everything from a cyber criminal action such as credit- card numbers all the way to industrial espionage and state- sponsored espionage. all of that is happening on the internet. you are seeing an increase in the number of hacking incidents, the number of fishing incidents, the placing of malware on computer systems. all of those are part and parcel of what they are working on in terms of cyber security legislation. it is a function of the traffic on the internet and the fact that hacking tools are much more readily available than they once were. host: we want to get your thoughts. if you have questions or comments give us a call on the republican line. is anybody doing well in regard to cyber attacks? >

this weekend on c-span 3. >>> coming up next on c-span 3, european parliament members debated the situation in syria tuesday as well as a peace plan set out by u.n. envoy. members voted in february to impose sanctions including a weapons e embargo and financial and banking restrictions. this 45-minute debate from france includes opening remarks from katherine ashton. we will now start debating the next point on the situation in syria. i would now like to give the floor again to the high representative of the eu. >> mr. president, thank you very much. honorable members, we are all absolutely appalled by the horrendous levels of violence witnessed in syria. regime forces have bombarded with no regard for civilians. violence is not spared for children. everything that the violence and killings should stop and everyone is extremely worried by the potential for further millization and escalation of the conflict. the increased violence we saw leading to the cease fire deadline was totally unacceptable and reports about shelling in the city of homs and civilians killed are extremely disturbing. vi

and watch the entire dinner, only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at cspan.org/whcd. the white house correspondents dinner, live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the senate banking committee held its sixth congressional hearing this week on the mf global collapse last october. former new jersey governor john corzine was then ceo of the company. he resigned the following november. the committee focused on finding ways to avoid a repeat of financial abuses and enhance regulation. commodity futures trading commission commissioner jill summers testified. it's about two hours. >> i will call this hearing to order. today's hearing will examine the lessons learned from the collapse of the mf global, the misuse of customer accounts by one of the world's largest commodities and derivatives brokers has shaken confidence in our markets and deserves a thoughtful discussion of how to better pro

you can hear that oral argument on our companion network, c-span, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> where's the national public radio table? you guys are still here. that's good. i couldn't remember where we landed on that. >> this weekend on c-span, the 98th annual white house correspondents dinner. president obama and late-night talk show host jimmy kimmel headline. an audience of celebrities, white house and the press corps. coverage starts with red carpet arrivals live at 6:30 and watch the entire dinner only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners plus blogs and social media posts at c-span.org/whcd. the white house correspondents dinner' at 6:30 eastern sunday on c-span. >>> just a moment ago the senate agriculture committee approved the 2012 farm bill. the bill would end direct cash payments to farmers saving $50 billion over the next decade. most of that money would be put into a new insurance program to pay farmers if crop and commodity prices fall beneath a certain level.

what can we expect for viewers watches on c-span 2 or listening on c-span radio in the senate debate next week? >> the republicans will put forward an alternative. i think they're still discussing what's going to be in it. it would certainly provide the grants to local law enforcement that's really the meat of the bill. it might deal with some of those provisions i discussed earlier differently than what the democrats have done. the truth is the original bill, the democratic version, had 61 co-sponsors and included eight republicans, one of them is mark kirk, ailing from a stroke he suffered several months ago so he is not around. they're right at 60. if democrats can keep the republicans on board that sponsored the measure, it is going to go through. >> rosalynn following the story for the "washington post" joining us live on capitol hill. thanks very much for being with us. prosecute esh your perspective. >> thanks so much. >> news on the vice presidential front within the last hour. senator rob portman making an appearance on the jong king program, of course asked about the potent

eastern on our companion network c-span 2. also tomorrow, live coverage of the indiana senate republican primary debate between senator richard lugar and challenger richard mordock who serves as indiana's treasurer. the hoosier state holds its primary on november 8th. you can listen on c-span radio. >>> april 15th, 1912. nearly 1,500 perish on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sounded, once the lookout cited an iceberg up ahead, they struck the bells up in the crow's nest three times, ding, ding, ding, which is a warning saying that there's some object ahead. it doesn't mean dead ahead. it means ahead of the ship. and it doesn't say what kind of object. what the lookout then did once he struck the bell, he went to a telephone nest and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. and when the phone was finally answered, the entire conversation was what do you see? and the response was iceberg right ahead. and the response from the officer was thank you. >> samuel halper

c-span will air oral arguments of the arizona immigration law starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. that's on c-span. >> where's the national public radio table? you guys are still here? that's good. >> this weekend on c-span, the 98th annual white house coronets dinner. president obama and late night talk show host jimmy kimmel headline it be event. a foreign audience of celebrities, journalists and the white house press corp. coverage starts with the red carpet arrivals live at 6:30. you can sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at cspan.org/whcd. the white house core respondents dinner live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the social security trust fund will not be able to pay out full benefits beginning in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year according to an annual report released by social security trustees. treasury secretary geithner was joined by health and human services secretary and labor secretary. he accredited the affordable care act with setting

eastern on c-span or listen on c-span radio. >>> april 15th, 1912. nearly 1,500 perish on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sounded, the lookout -- once the lookout sighted an iceberg ahead they struck the bells three times, ding, ding, ding. which is a warning saying there's some object ahead. doesn't mean dead ahead, means ahead of the ship. doesn't say what kind of object. what the lookout then did after he struck the bell, he went to a telephone nest and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. and when the phone was finally answered, the entire conversation was, what do you see? and the response was, iceberg right ahead. and the response from the officer was, thank you. >> samuel hellburn on the truths and myths of that night sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> we continue now with american history tv in primetime with more from that symposium looking at the 1830s texas revolution between u.s. settlers and the mexican government. we'

eastern on c-span. >>> april 15th, 1912. nearly 1,500 perish on the ship called unsinkable. >> once the lookout bells were sounded, the lookout -- once the lookout sighted an ietbergceber ahead, they struck the bells in the crow's nest three times, ding, ding, ding, which is a warning saying there's some object ahead. it doesn't mean dead ahead. it means ahead of the ship. and it doesn't say what kind of object. what the lookout then did after he struck the bell, he went to a telephone in the nest and called down to the officer of the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. and when the phone was finally answered, the entire conversation was "what do you see?" and the response was "iceberg right ahead." and the response from the officer was, "thank you." >> samuel halpern on the truths and myths of that night. sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> martin luther king is a man, of all the people that i've met and talked with and spent time with over the years, is the man th

c-span will have live coverage. c-span 2 will be live with the look at drones in the u.s. and the impact on privacy, safety and national security. the discussion hosted by the brookings institution. all this week here on c-span3 we're featuring a look at the president's 2013 budget request. this afternoon at 5:25 eastern, veterans administration secretary, both president obama and house republicans want an increase for the department. and at 8:00 eastern, american history tv prime time, and a look at who "time" magazine might pick for person of the year in 1862. james mcpherson is among the historians who nominate for the most influential person on the stage 150 years ago. >> c-span's 2012 local content vehicles cities tour takes our book tv and american history tv programming on the road the first weekend of each month. this past featured little rock, arkansas with book tv at the university of arkansas. >> he was interested in the 19th century. the civil war. these are two friends, union and confederate, who knew each other prior to the civil war, who fought against each other at the battl

and watch the entire dinner only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at c-span.org/whcd. the white house correspondents dinner live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the senate homeland security committee heard testimony today on research that can be used for both acts of scientific innovation and bioterrorism. witnesses including administration and health officials discuss recent policy from the national institute of health on this dual-use research and examined ways to make sure highly infectious diseases like the avien flu don't turn into a worldwide pandemic. >> hearing will come to order. good morning and thanks very much to our really distinguished panel of witnesses. we use the word distinguished around here very easily, but it actually does relate to this panel. and i thank you for being here. if i may begin by looking back a bit. in 1851 a revolution in medicine already under

all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> weekends on c-span 3 starting at 8:00 a.m. saturday. it's american history tv. every weekend, american history tv travels to historic sites, museums, and archives to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. watch american artifacts sundays at 8:00 a.m. eastern and again at 7:00 and 10:00 here on c-span 3. american history tv also examines the presidents, their policies and legacies through their historic speeches, and discussions with leading historians. that's every sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern, and again at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. find out more information about our programs and our other series, including schedules and online video archives at c-span.org/history. >> american history tv visits museums and historic places to learn what artifacts can reveal about the history of the united states. next, a visit to the first lady's exhibit at the smithsonian's national museum of american history.

i don't need more money. >> douglas -- sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q & a. and on may 6th, look for our q & a interview with robert caro to coincide "the passage of power," his multivolume biography of the 36th president. >>> after 39 missions, the nasa space shuttle "discovery" today was transferred to the smithsonian and placed on permanent display. the national air and space museum hosted a welcome discovery celebration when the orbiter was moved from the dulles international airport to a smithsonian institution in chantilly, virginia. here's a look at some of today's events with remarks from secretary wayne clou and former astronaut, john glenn. >> good morning. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. now you know why i have one of the best jobs in the world. i even have a general who reports to me. i noticed he didn't choke up, though, when he was introducing me. i have to work on that. but under jack's leadership, both the museum on the mall and the museum here on the dulles airport grounds are two of the most magnificent museums in the smithso

you can see live coverage on c-span. and in wisconsin, maryland, and district of columbia, it's poll day. we'll have your reaction starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tonight here on c-span 3 it's american history tv prime time. each night this week, the founding of america the university of oklahomaos symposium with historians that include david mccull hackette f. >>> this is c-span 3 with public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs on our websites. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >>> the president is asking for $347 million for the federal communications commission with a push for expanding access to the internet in rural areas and making broad band space available for increasing use of mobile devices. >>> the hearing will come to i'd like to welcome our two witnesses from the federal communications commission. thank you all for being here today and for

it gets under way tuesday morning live on c-span 2 at 5:00 a.m. eastern with james murdoch, former chairman of the news corporation's british newspaper division. and wednesday and thursday also at 5:00 in the morning, rupert murdoch answers questions about the phone hacking. that's also live on c-span 2. >>> it's been more than 20 years since los angeles police officers were videotaped beating rodney king after a traffic stop. the officers were found not guilty of police brutality, sparking the 1992 los angeles rioting that killed 53 people. rodney king recently published an autobiography, "the riot within." tomorrow he speaks at the shoemburg center in harlem. you can see the event live on bo booktv.org. >>> the federal reserve reports that u.s. manufacturing increased 10% in the first thee months of the year, but manufacturing has dropped slightly this month. commerce secretary john bryce jon testified about efforts to boost manufacturing. congresswoman mary bono mac chaired the hearing. >>> if the senate committee could please come to order. go

"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> friday, more "american history tv" on c-span3 in prime time. at 8:00 p.m., the american artifacts series travels to montpelier to learn about the cemetery and nearby slave semiri. 8:30 p.m., a living history museum in old stur bridge village, massachusetts that depicts early new england life from 1790 to 1840. later at 9:00 p.m., look at the role of first ladies, including a collection of inaugural gowns and white house china from the smithsonian's national museum of national history, friday starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3, american history tv. >>> this sunday, on c-span's "q & a". >> i met both of my senators. bob casey and pat toomey and just being able to meet them and talk to them. >> some of the leaders like leon panetta talked about being financially sound because if we're not devoting money to national defense is going to be worthless. >> high school students from all 50 states who participated in a week long government and leadership program in the na

eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend on book tv on c-span 2, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. on saturday and sunday. biographers john farrell, richard newton and richard reeves and at 7:30 call in with your questions for steven ross. sunday at 2:00 eastern, watch for eric alterman and his take on liberals in the cause. at 5:00, a panel on surveillance and secrets, about lori andrews, annie jacobsen and michael shirmer. the entire schedule is online at booktv.org. >>> on tuesday the senate judiciary subcommittee held a hearing looking at racial profiling in the u.s. specifically it will focus on state immigration laws in alabama and arizona, law enforcement against african-americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts against that target american muslims. witnesses include senator benjamin cardin of maryland who has introduced legislation called the end racial profiling act. this is just over two hours. >>> this hearing will come to order. our hearing will focus on a civil right issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of

you can see live coverage of all the primary results and candidate reaction starting at 7:00 on c-span. tonight here on c-span 3, it's american history tv prime time. each night while congress is on break this week and next. america, the university of oklahoma hosted a symposium with david mccullough. >>> the national journal hosted a discussion recently on the federal budget and deficit reduction on the upcoming panel former senate staff director steve bell endorsing an approach that would provide immediate stimulus. this is about a half hour. >> next we have our discussion with our panel of experts. joining us this morning, we have steve bell, senior director of economic policy, policy center, laura peterson, senior policy analyst, taxpayera pollack, senior policy analyst, the economic policy institute. our moderator for this morning's panel is jim tankersley, the economics correspondent for national journal. jim joined us from the tribune washington bureau where he covered energy, the environment and politics for newspapers, including the "los angeles times" and the "chicago tribune

eastern on c-span. you can also watch online at cspan.org or listen on c-span radio. >> i walked out after the iowa caucus victory and said "game on." i know a lot of folks will write, maybe even at the white house, "game over." but this game is a long, long, long way from over. we are going to continue to go out there and fight to make sure that we defeat president barack obama, that we win the house back and that we take the united states senate and we stand for the values that make us americans. that make us the greatest country in the history of the world, that shining city on the hill, to be a beacon for everybody for freedom around the world. >> with that announcement rick santorum ended his 2012 presidential bid, a process the former pennsylvania senator began in 2009. follow the steps he took along the road to the white house online at the c-span video library. with every c-span program since 1987. >>> this weekend on newsmakers, we take a look at some of the most competitive senate races this ye