in the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3 we show you the most relevant public hearings and public affairs events. on the weekends, c-span 3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell the nation's stories. the civil war, visiting key of acts -- key events, history bookshelf, with the best-known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief lectures and history with top college professors, and their new series real america featuring archival education films from the 1930's through the 1970's. >> history bookshelf features popular riders and airs on c-span every week at this time. george washington became the first american president in 1789. next a 2000 five project where historians and scientists from george washington's mount vernon estate set out to better understand what the first u.s. president looked like an different moments of his life. this 40 minute event was found in 2012 at the central arkansas library in little rock arkansas. >> i have written nonfiction books on a

as i mentioned, our live coverage here on c-span continues on sunday. 11:00 a.m. eastern, with jeh johnson. and the epa secretary administrator, gina mccarthy. she will appear for a panel. that is saturday, live coverage of the meetings here on c-span. we go to houston, texas. >> i just want to reinforce what the lady said it first. about four years ago i was unemployed. they have this program in workforce development. we took the whole standard test faq all over the nation. we got certifications. for two years i put in for every oracle database job that was on the internet. there were 30 a day. all of them required you to have at least 2-5 years experience. it is not so much a skills gap as a opportunity gap. we have to take a chance on people and train people. they used to do that for jobs. caller: it is pretty good in indiana. i think, there are a lot of programs out there, for small businesses. i do own a small business. i know that the governors have been working on new legislation, but indiana has taken a position on not waiting on washington. they are trying

and i live coverage here on c-span will continue at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. one of the scheduled speakers today is union square hospitality group ceo danny meyer. the obese -- he will be speaking . that is happening at 11:00 a.m. speaking time on the room that you see on your screen now. and later today at 3:00, another session on jobs and the economy with maria about aroma -- again, both of those sessions of the national governors association winter meeting life here on c-span. while we wait for the 11:00 session to get started, a look at issues facing the states of today's "washington journal." host: joining us now, a reporter who is also going to be covering one of the sessions today. for those who may be watching later on c-span, what to the governors talk about specifically when dealing with these large national issues and how it affects their states? guest: whenever a group of governors, or right now there are office county officials in town, whenever they come to town, there is usually two purposes. one purpose is to share ideas. i spoke with governor h

learn more about corpus christi and other stops on c-span city tour at c-span.org last local content. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. >> american history tv's railamerica rings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> in 1955, over 10 million children received one or more injections of salt fact scenes including this boy, the president's own grandson, david eisenhower. like millions of boys and girls across the nation, david is protected against paralytic polio free to play and enjoy the delights of summer time with the president, his grandfather. from the united states public health service, report on these vaccinations in 1955 by the distinguished former surgeon general, dr. leonard feeley. >> it's my very pleasant duty to report to you the results of polio vaccinations today and the findings of the effectiveness. it is good news indeed. we have had an opportunity to study the effectiveness last year. he

learn more about greensboro and other stops on c-span's tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. up next on american history tv, former cia chief of disguise jonna mendez recounts the story of how czech husband and wife, kgb spies karl and hana koecher infiltrated the cia and gathered top-secret information through the use of sex in the 1970's. mendez reports that one popular swingers club frequented either czech spy couple counted at least 10 cia staffers and a u.s. senator as members. this session from the smithsonian associates and international spy museum is about an hour and a half. >> let me address our speaker today. is jonna mendez. someone womhom i've known for a number of years. i should mention off the bat, i see jonna write your labor chicas on the board of advisors of the international spy museum. and she and her husband, tony, whom many of you know from his fame in particular from "argo." tony

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. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. time now for "american history tv" prime time. this is a special showing of programs normally seen weekends here on c-span 3. ahead, a look at japanese internment during world war ii. we begin with real america and a 1944 documentary on the living conditions that internment camps. and then lectures in history with a course on how the press handled the japanese internment. that will be followed by an american art factyifacts program. and later, former congressman norman minetta who was in a camp with his family. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. on february 19th 1942, roosevelt issued executive order 9066 leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u.s. about 62% of the internees were american citizens. a challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20-minute war relocation authority film which attempts to justify the policy by

his news conference live here on c-span. and democratic leader nancy pelosi was joined by senate democratic leader harry reid this morning for a joint news conference. mainly focusing on the issue of homeland security spending. >> brought my glasses to be with harry, but he switched on me. good morning, everyone. it's an honor to be here with the house, the senate democratic leader, to see him being so fit. we come together because we are faced with a challenge for our country. a challenge to honor our oath of office which we all take to protect and defend the american people. and now we have had this comedy of errors that's been going on. this major amateur hour in nonlegislation that is standing in the way of honoring our oath of office. as we have the debate on it it's important to recognize what it means to people. harry, you remember when we established the detcht homeland security and the committee -- department of homeland security and the committee on homeland security. it was controversial and i don't think we still

c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to corpus christi, texas. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> 70 miles of a barrier island with beach, bay, coastal prairie. we're located just about 25 minutes from the city of corpus christi, texas. this island traditionally started out being used by native-american tribes seasonally, and they would come here during nice weather. there was a bounty of fish in the area. there was lots of plants they would use on the island and leave when the weather was bad in the winter. what happened next was when the spanish arrow was happening, there was a man up the river last name obali who became a priest. and they called him padre, and the island is named after him. what happened is he got a spanish land grant and he got padre island split it with his nephew. they started doing over 200 years ago was cattle ran muching and that's how it started out with his name and it actually did very well for him and his nephew. once he passed away the land that was his was split between his other relatives. so his nephew and other relatives would have m

new congress best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> this sunday on q and a, david brooks on writing an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sidney awards. >> they are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in the counselors or obscure magazines, they always come out around christmas and new years, and the idea that is a good week to step back and not read little instant stuff, tweets, not even newspaper articles, but the time to read something deeper and longer and to celebrate the longer pieces. i do believe that magazines change history. the new republic was the most influential of the magazine. it created progressivism. conservatism bare life existed until a national review and gave it a review. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> today president obama responded to letters that people wrote to him about how they have benefitted from the health care law. from the white house, this is 12 minutes. >>> well, we are here with a bunch of folks that took the time to c

house on c-span and the senate on use, here on c-span-3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. then on weekends, c-span-3 is the home to american history tv, including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battle fields and key effects. tour museums and historic sites to discover what art facting

you can watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span two. >> the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house and 12 republicans and one new democrat in the senate, there is also eight women -- 108 women in congress beat keep track using congressional chronicle on

eastern here on c-span. coming up tonight on c-span, a debate on whether the west should arm ukraine in its conflict with russia. then, chris christie speaking at the lee get -- lincoln reagan dinner. first, remarks by president obama, then we will hear from secretary of state john kerry and united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. on the next washington journal brigham mckown and bob deans discuss the train accident in west virginia this week that spilled crude oil. a month-long visit to historically black colleges concludes. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation with phone calls, facebook comments, and. tweets. on friday, president obama addresses the winter meeting at the democratic national committee in the. washington dc. life coverage starts at 11:10 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern our nation's governors get together to dis

eastern, 4:00 pacific on c-span. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span 2's book tv saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, alan ryskind talks about the communist party in hollywood during the 1930s. and sunday at noon on in-depth, our live three-hour conversation with harvard law professor and author. her books include the tyranny of the majority, lift every voice, and the miner's canary. and on "american history tv" on c-span 3, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war. a discussion about the burning of columbia, south carolina, following the surrender of the city and his troops in 1865. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on oral histories, an interview with former consultant to the nixon white house daniel elsburg on the pentagon papers a classified study on vietnam which he copied and gave to the "new york times" in 1971. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 2

"washington journal," live on c-span. >> this president's day on the c-span networks, on c-span, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> to provide that proven leadership is our challenge in 1992. that is why, today, i announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> a special presentation on presidential campaign announcements. from ronald reagan in 1979, to barack obama in 2007. we will re-air these later in the evening at 9:00 p.m. on c-span2, finalists for the national book critics award. david brian davis on the history of slavery, focusing on emancipation. in -- elizabeth colbert argues we are currently going -- undergoing a mass extinction and will be the most devastating yet. a french economist talks with you -- elizabeth warren about economic inequality. at 8:00 eastern on c-span3 presidential caricatures. some of the president's most memorable qualities. a 1960 interview with former president herbert hoover, discussing his life beyond the presidency. at 9:30, a conversation with a playwright and actress about the ford theater presentation of "the widow lincoln,

these are the featured speakers -- on c-span two today at noon, both tv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro, north carolina, part of the 2015 c-span cities tour. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern wes moore retraces his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street rancor, to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose. on american history tv on c-span three, tonight, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of the former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations in opposition to racial integration. sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern former cia chief of disguise, john amendez tells the story of a spiting that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. you can call us or e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the barbed wire and guard towers are gone but the memories come flooding back for so many people who, until today, had lost such a big part of

the ceo of uber as part of our three nights of tech beginning this evening at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. or log on to www.c-span.org. this week, while congress is in recess, book three v -- book tv are in prime time. c-span two features programs on topics like the war on terror with conversations on the report on torture, the green berets and the guantanamo diary. talking about china's secret plan to replace america as a superpower, the egyptian revolution and the emerging crisis in europe. on thursday, politics and the white house. david axelrod, my cut to be. -- mike huckabee. biographies of robert e lee and josef stalin. on american history tv on c-span three, interviews with former korean pows from the korean war veterans digital memorial project on wednesday. the 100th anniversary of the release of the film "the birth of a nation." the showing of the entire 1915 film. thursday come historians debate the social change of the 1970's in new york city. friday japanese-american internment during world war ii. book tv and american history tv, this week in prime time. more of our road to

we will have coverage here on c-span. are some of our featured events for this weekend on the speciee c-span network. washington bureau chief for the times of london. on the efforts to stop the taliban in afghanistan while the marines reinforce. then the u.s. senate torture's and why he decided to publish it. then on c-span three, an interview with former korean war pows. charles ross, an army sergeant captured by the chinese and held as a pow from 1950-1953. then a look back at soma and the voting rights act figures later, with eleanor holmes norton, and cbs correspondent bill plante. we will see the whole schedule at c-span.org. let us know about the programs you were watching. e-mail us at comments @c-span.org. like us on facebook follow us on twitter. >> usa today reports that as many as 80 million customers of anthem health insurance have had their account information stolen in a cyber attack. thursday, the saidenate held a hearing on consumer breaches and rights. this is one hour 35 minutes. >> this is the first sub

eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m., live on c-span, our nation's governors get together to discuss issues. guests included danny meyer, and maria of fox business news. and sunday morning at 11:00 with continue our coverage on the national governor's association meeting and features speakers include jeh johnson and epa administrator. on c-span 2 saturday, book tv is on the road experiencing the literary life a greensboro north carolina, part of the c-span cities tour. on afterwords, retracing his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow to wall street banker to social onto for nor. -- entrepreneur. in american history tv, saturday night, just after 7:00, a 1963 interview of malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. and sunday, former cia chief of the skies tells the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what

on c-span's q1 day. >> all weekend long american history tv be featuring greensboro, north carolina. television commentator edward r. murrow was born in greensboro. he was known for criticizing senator mccarthy and his catchphrase "did night and good luck -- "good night and good luck." >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1, 2010. museum tells the story of the sit-ins that happened in the city that launched a wave of sit-ins across the south. >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina amt state -- amt -- north carolina a&t state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's

new congress, best access on c-span c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. on wednesday, the supreme court heard oral arguments in a case testing whether clothing retailer abercrombie & fitch discriminated against a muslim woman because she wore a headscarf.

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> you track of the republican-led congress and follow its new members through its first session. new congress best access, on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> prime minister david cameron said british troops will be deployed to ukraine to train soldiers fighting russian separatists. prime minister cameron spoke tuesday at the liaison committee at the british house of commons. from london, this is 50 minutes. >> welcome. this session will have two parts. one on foreign affairs, dealing with countries affected by islamist extremisms and ukraine.. the second will talk about the machinery of government. >> good afternoon. can be returned to the subject of sanctions against russia? it is very important that the eu speaks with one voice to wards russia. the sanctions are due to expire at the end of july, but there are a number of different positions inside europe. some take quite a hard line and some are rather hostile. how are we going to ap

c-span: picture on the cover is how old? >> guest: oh, you--i'm not sure i suppose i was nine or 10 years old when that picture was taken. c-span: what's the name of that horse? >> guest: chico. and chico was a wonderful horse he was one that came out of a string of wild horses. there were a lot of mustangs in the southwest in those days, horses that were wild and just roamed around, and chico came out of one of those strings. he was a perfect little horse, but very small, and that was ideal for a child. and he ended up being the gentlest, kindest, most wonderful horse i've ever known he just was fabulous. and he lived to be a very old age. he died in his mid-30s, i think, which for a horse is pretty old. c-span: correct me if i'm wrong, but there were horses named swastika... >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: hysterectomy? >> guest: yes. c-span: hemorrhoid? >> guest: i know. c-span: and others. >> guest: terrible names. c-span: where did they come from? >> guest: well, just whatever some cowboy would think of. my brother really enjo

new congress best access on c-span c-span 2, c-span radio and cspan.org. >>> tony abbot announced new security reforms in the wake of the security hostage situation. it left two hostages dead. his speech to the nation came one day after he released a joint report on the investigation into the event. from the australian federal police headquarters in canberra, this is 25 minutes. >> i welcome you here to headquarters of the australian federal police from the important national security statement from our prime minister. and i welcome the prime minister and ministers, particularly those sitting on the national security cabinet thank you for being here. we find ourselves in australia in a radically different security environment than when we came to office inwxfy 2013. international events, particularly those in the middle east, have unleashed threats that have resulted in the terror alert in australia being assessed as being high for the first time. we can not allow a situation where our freedoms in australia and the generosity of the australian way are used against us. the government i

here on c-span-3's american history tv. >> this sunday on q&a neuro scientist dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenage brain. >> they don't have their frontal lobes to actually reason. the cause and effect consequences of actions are not very clear to them. because their frontal lobes are not at the ready. they're not as readyly acceptable and they have front lobes but the connections can't be made as quickly for a split second decision making. and also don't forget a lot of the hormones are changing a lot in the body of those -- young men and women. and the brain hasn't seen these yet in life. until you hit teenage years. so the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones that are rolling around and actually locking on to receptors that -- the synapses of different types. they're trying to -- sort of trial and error. and i think that this contributes to sort of this very rollercoaster kind of experience that we -- we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. january 27 marked the 70th ann

eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs on the c-span networks. ay morning at 10 a.m. eastern, live on c-span, our nation's governors get together to discuss issues affecting their states. guests include any meyer ceo of union square hospitality group and maria barbara roma -- maria bartaromo. also, secretary of security jeh johnson. saturday, book tv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro, north carolina. sunday at 9 p.m. eastern, on "afterwords," wes moore retraces his color your choices -- retraces his career choices to find his life's purpose. one american history tv on c-span3 saturday night, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know about the programs you are thinking. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span co

. >> here are some of our future programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span two "booktv," allan ryskind talks about their communist party in the hollywood during -- in hollywood during the 1930's. and on in-depth, our live the our conversation. her books include "the tyranny of the majority," and "the minor's canary -- miner's canary." and a discussion about the burning of you, south carolina following the surrender of the city to william tecumseh sherman. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on oral history, an interview with daniel ellsberg and the pentagon papers. a classified study on vietnam which he copied and gave to the "new york times" in 1971. find a complete television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching you call us, e-mail less -- us, or send us a tweet. during the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> each week, americans artifacts takes you to museums archives, and historic basis. the amelia heart -- a millionaire heart archives at purdue university shows a sele

eastern on c-span's "q and a". >> special counsel on tom wheeler's proposal for net neutrality including regulating the internet like a utility. >> the chairman said we are not going to regulate. the new fcc chairman may try to throw this out and do something that's more free-market oriented or let's regulatory. i don't really by i don't buy the next-chairman argument. the rules are only as good as the guy or the gal on the 8th floor enforcing them. so we've got to do our best to set up anginfrastructure that will protect consumers, that will preserve an open internet which has been the greatest driver of economic development, free speech and innovation this world has ever known. >> monday night at 8 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. the c-span cities tour takes book t.v. and american history t.v. on the road travel to go u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to compass christi texas. >> in the 19th century, the federal government was very limited. they don't have many deployable resources. and so

eastern on c-span 3 -- 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> february is black history month. the c-span bus is on the road, visiting historically black colleges and universities to highlight their role in america's education system. this tuesday, we will be at fitz university in nashville, followed by morehouse college and spelman college in atlanta. the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house, there's

this week on c-span on prime time. three nights of tech featuring the executives and innovators of the internet's most successful companies. >> if you're leasing a car for $40,000 per year, it should be a badly. instead, it is a taxi. for that privilege of leasing a car for $40,000 per year, he is impoverished. >> this is all part of a special presentation while congress is in re recess. >> israel, one of the most successful countries in the world with health care, education,. >> three nights of tech starting tonight at 7:00 eastern on c-span. up next, our road to the white house coverage continues with former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. she recently spoke at a politics and eggs texas in new hampshire about her political aspiration. this is about one hour. [applause] >> thank you. as some of you know, i spent several years in wisconsin as president of an institution before coming to new hampshire and we have a for days like today, it is called, summer. [laughter] it is my great honor to introduce our speaker thi

house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3 we compliment that coverage by showing you the most relevant cession nal hearings and public affairs events. on weekend c-span 3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american art facts to discover what art facts we veal, history book shelf, the presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nations commanders in chief, lectures in history with top college professors, and our new series real america featuring educational fimmentes from the 1930s through the '70s. c-span 3 funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> illinois governor bruce rauner admounsed last monday his plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $10. he laid out his economic plans at his first state of the state address. the state's money mum age is $8.25 and under the governor's new plan it would include 25 cents annually. governor rauner defeated pat quinn. [

this is american tv on c-span-free. born in mexico, dr. hector garcia called corpus christi home. after serving in the army in world war ii, dr. garcia founded the american g.i. forum. we visited the library at texas a and m university in corpus christi to learn more about. there garcia. >> we have a variety of materials. he is best known as the founder of the american gi forum. that was established in 18 48th, not too long after his return from his service in world war ii. it was created to assist mexican-american veterans in their struggle to return to normal life after their war service. he is recorded as having said that he felt especially suited to do that work because he had compassion for others as a physician. he had military training and service, which made him understand how to organize things. he also said that it lends itself to creating a national organization which started here in corpus christi because the people he was trying to help were military. they were accustomed to being grouped and organized in that fashion. the american gi forum grew rapidly. in addition t

c-span: all right. on your side, you've got selected readings of edmund burke on the table. >> guest: burke. c-span: now let's go to the other side just for a moment. >> guest: ok. c-span: what would be a book that a liberal would have sitting there on top? >> guest: well, from that era, i would say rousseau -- "the social contract" by rousseau. it sums up almost every fallacy of left/liberal thought of the entire modern era, regardless of the ... c-span: every fallacy? >> guest: just about every fallacy, as i see it, in the sense that what rousseau argues -- he begins, first of all, from the idea of natural goodness of man -- is the typical left/liberal assumption. c-span: but the liberal's sitting there with rousseau, saying, "this is what i believe." >> guest: well, i'm not sure at this day, they would say that, but certainly over the years they have. and rousseau is treated as some great guru in the conventional history lesson, and yet, if you read what he actually said, it's appalling. but... c-span:

c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> sunday on q and a, david brooks, columnist for the newk times on writing an article with the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sydni awards. >> they're given for the best magazine essays for the year and they can be in journals or the new yorker, the atlantic, and the idea is that they always come out around the christmas week between christmas and new year's. that is a good we to step back and not read into tweets and newspaper articles, but to step back and read something deeper and longer. it is to celebrate the longer pieces. i do believe magazines change history. a new republic was the most influential american political magazine of wafer center and it really did create -- change history. created progressivism. it gave it a voice. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on espy's q and a area -- on c-span's q and a. host: visiting a historically black colleges and universities. as part of the tour, we had the opportunity to the with heads of colleges. yesterday, we started at howard university in washi

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on c-span.org. there is a lot of useful information there. new congress, best access on c-span c-span2, c-span radio and these bond.org -- c-span.org. >> president obama, vice president biden and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff later beat to chuck hagel wednesday in a ceremony at fort myer, virginia. secretary hagel announced his departure late last year. ashton carter has been nominated by the president to replace him. he is awaiting senate confirmation. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> before i begin, i would like you to join me in recognizing the incredible group of the coast guardsmen behind me. they are simply the best at what they do, whatever they do, to include but are not ceremonies like this. thank you very much. [applause] mr. secretary, i could not help thinking i would not hazard a guess how many times you have are the national anthem played but i'll be know today, it was played for you and i hope it provides a lasting, enduring special memory of your time in service of your country. mr. president, mr. vice president, secretary hagel distinguished

senate coverage is on c-span2 as the house here on c-span. so coming up here on c-span in just a few minutes, president obama speaking to the winter gathering of the democratic national committee. we will have those comments live. they are scheduled for 11:10 eastern. and is from the obama administration today. they say about 800,000 healthcare.gov customers got the wrong health care information from the government. the errors mean that one million people may have to wait longer to get their income tax refunds this year. and it could also affect the size of those refunds. the ap says that federal officials also announced today a special sign-up extension for uninsured people facing health care law tax penalties with time this year. that is from the ap in a story published here. we will hear from president obama, as we said, in just a few minutes. until then, part of today's "washington journal." peter: now on "washington journal," a discussion of rail safety and what can happen when an oil tanker goes off the rails as it did in west virginia l

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on c-span 2 saturday book tv is on the road, experiencing the literary life of greensboro north carolina. part of the 2015 c-span cities tour. and sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on "after words," wes moore retraces his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street banker to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose. and on american history tv on c-span 3 saturday night just after 7:00 the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. and sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern former cia chief of disguise johna mendez tells the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970s. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments comments @c-span.org. or send us a tweet tweet @cspan #comments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> the "atlantic" magazine and the aspen institute co-host the annual washington ideas forum. this

new congress, best access -- on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org stop. >> the supreme court heard argument yesterday on the fair housing act. under disparate impact, discrimination in renting in housing doesn't have to be blatantly racially motivated to be illegal. the supreme court will decide this case before the end of the term in june. this is an hour. >> you will hear -- we will hear 13-71. mr. keller? >> thank you, mr. chief justice and may at least please the court. the fair housing act does not recognize disparate impact because it doesn't use results-based language. when a statute prohibits actions taken because of race and lacks language the statute is limited to intentional discrimination. second, the canada constitutional avoidance compels his interpretation. the act doesn't use the phrase "adversely affect." this affect base phrase -- >> neither the title nor the act use the words "disparate impact," yet we recognize they are implied. >> at the time, the words "disparate impact" were unused. watson subsequently interpreted it as finding a textual hook for dispar

on c-span 2. lists, david brian davis on his third and final volume on the history of shrank focusing on emancipation at 1:30, elizabeth colbert argues that we are currently undergoing a sixth mass of extinction and this will be the most devastating and french economist along with senator elizabeth warren talk about wealth and economic inequality on american history t.v. on c-span 3 at 8 eastern. cartoonist patrick oliphant draws ten care actemperatures. then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a 1960 nbc interview with former president herbert hoover discussing his life beyond the presidency. at 9:30, our conversation with playwright james still and maerp bacon about the widow lincoln to mark the 150th anniversary of the lincoln's assassination. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet@c-span hashtag comments. join the c-span conversation. like us on faceboo

learn more about greensboro and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span..org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> each week american artifacts takes you to national sites. the museum has hosted several events since 2008 called save our african american. treasures. people can bring in family artifacts and talk to curators about how best to preserve them. we talked to museum staff and participants at the museum and washington, d.c. >> my name is esther washington. i am the director of the museum. here we are with our save our african-american treasury program. we have visitors, and find out the history, the materials they are made from and they tell the public how to preserve them. >> here we see several photos a -- >> and they are escorted into a room. >> here we see several photos a mother took from 1937 to 1947 in brooklyn, new york. she did it from the time she was 8 to 20. each week, on a sunday, she would have a group of her friends get together after church and they would take photos. photos at coney island, phot

on c-span.org. the congressional chronicle page has lots of useful information including voting result in statistics about each session of congress. on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and he spent on court. >> we wrap up our were matched up by colleges. >> next we wrap up our tour of universities and colleges. >> our first stop was howard university in washington dc. we spoke with tuskegee university and today we can exclude speaking with leadership, xavier university. where we find ourselves today. joining us for a discussion taking a look at colleges and universities with loren blanchard who was the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. doctor, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> can we start with your job as provost. it's the first time that your colleges have this position. what does it mean for academic pursuits at xavier university? >> i am going to xavier absolutely right, we recently decided to give a greater level of support for president where i now service's key advisor not only on academic issues but operational issues. in addition to that it provides me the opportunity to serve as the primar

house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. here, on c-span three, we compliment that cover rang by showing you the latest on public affairs e vebts. blank wlank. >>> this is a special showing of programs normally seen weekends here on c-span 34. ahead, a look at japanese internment of world war ii and a 19d 44 dochlt ri on the living conditions. and then lectures in history with a course on how the press handle the japanese. and that will be followed by an american arty facts program taking you through the japanese american national museum. and, later former congressman nor man mineta who was in a japanese internmented camp for this family. a brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. on february 19th 1942, roosevelt issued executive order 9066 leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u.s. about 62% of the internees were american citizens. a challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20-minute war relocation authority fil

eastern here on c-span. the nation has a new defense secretary. ashton carter was sworn in this morning by al gore -- outgoing u.s. attorney general eric holder is scheduled to speak at the nations national press club today. we are expecting remarks on a texas judge's decision yesterday. this week on c-span in prime time, three nights of tech reaching the executives and innovators driving today's most successful internet companies. >> $40,000 a year, it should be a bentley or something. it's just a taxi. for that privilege of using that car for 40 grand a year, he gets to be impoverished. >> hear from insiders, part of a special presentation while congress is in recess. >> israel is the top high-tech company -- country in the world when digital first. health care, education to every location. cisco was a partner all the way through it. >> three nights of tech on c-span. remarks now from another presidential test potential presidential candidate. rick perry speaks at a meeting of the seacoast republican women in new hampshire. [inaudible chatter] >

on the c-span network. on c-span2's book tv, alan ryskind talks about the communist party in hollywood. our conversation with harvard law professor and author luni guinier. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at six occult the eastern, -- six clock p.m. eastern. an interview with former consultants to the nixon white house. a classified study on vietnam which he gave to the new york times. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400. email us. send us a tweet at @cspan #comments. >> john kerry will be back on capitol hill for a second day. he's scheduled to testify about the 2016 budget request for state. he will get questions about ukraine, russia, israel iran and other issues. we will have live coverage this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. later, also on c-span three, retired marine corps general john allen will be at the senate foreign relations committee talking about countering islamic extremism. he serves as the president's envoy for co

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eastern on c-span. >> sunday on news makers, utah governor and advise chair of the national governor's association gary herbert on issues facing states. he'll talk about the healthcare law and medicaid expansion and budge set ands immigration and common core education standards. see it at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow's meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. eastern with remarks from homeland security secretary jay johnson on cybersecurity efforts at the federal and local levels and at three eastern epa administrator gina mc carthy susz energy and water security. see both here on c-span. the academy award are sunday and we're taking a look at some of the real life stories about people featured in this year's nominated films. first remarks from john lewis on his involvement with thecivil rights movement something portrayed in the film "selma" and then chris kyle discusses his auto bybiography "american sniper" and stephen hawking in the "theory of everything." see all though events tomorrow 1

eastern on c-span. >> february is black history month, and the c-span buses on the road, visiting historically lack colleges and universities to discuss public policy and highlighting their roles in america's education system. this tuesday, we will be at fisk university in nashville followed by spelman college in atlanta. >> tonight q&a with david brooks. then, the prime minister takes questions from the house of commons. and later, jeb bush talks >> is weak on -- this week on "q&a," guest is david brooks. he talks about the annual sidney awards, recognizing his favorite articles. he talks about his approach to writing, how it has true, how he writes his columns, and a new book euros coming out soon -- he has coming out soon. >> when writing in the "new york times:""

, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> february is black history month, and the c-span bus is on the road visiting the top historically black colleges and universities to speak with their faculty and discuss public policy issues and to highlight their role in america's education system. this tuesday during washington journal we'll be at fisk university in nashville followed by morehouse college and spellman college in atlanta. >>> back now to senator tim scott's daylong academic forum for keynote remarks from former education secretary rod paige. he talks about universal school choice and the need to tie choice to economic reform. his remarks run about 35 minutes. >> well, let me start my introductory remarks about dr. rod paige. what an amazing life. if you listen carefully you'll at least have a glimpse of why i'm excited about having dr. paige present to you today. the son of a school principal and librarian, dr. paige. now, this is going to be the longest introduction in the history of man. i want you to know three things. a school principal a librarian that produces a doctor