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stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. all weekend american history tv is in green bay, wisconsin. in 1634, french explorer jean nicolet became the first european to discover lake michigan. he landed near green bay on an expedition -- a mission to find a route to the ocean. he named the area green bay because of the greenish waters. c-span's city tour staff recently visited many sites show casing green bay's history. learn more about green bay all weekend here on american history tv. >> we're in champion, wisconsin. this is the shrine of our lady of good help. in october of 1859, adele bryce was walking through this area when she claimed to have witnessed an apparition or a vision of the virgin mary. the catholic church defines an apparition as an appearance of jesus christ, the virgin mary, or any of the saints. there were three occasions that adele bryce believed she had visions of the virgin mary. and on the third vision, on the third appearance, the virgin mary instructed her to spread the word of salvation thr

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battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> coming up, part of colorado christian university's western conservative sum it. first, republican senator tim scott talks about school choice and the economy. then in 30 minutes, conservative media figures debate the influence of the tea party on the g.o.p. the group includes rush limbaugh, radio producer, games golden who goes by the name bo snerdly on the air. plus author katie paf lich and fox news contributor mary katharine ham. this part of the news forum is just over an hour. >> thank you. it's so good to be with my fellow conservatives today. as many of you know, i'm the number one target for the democratic campaign congressional committee nationally, and they're going to find out that taking on a united states marine corps combat veteran is going to be a lot tougher than they ever thought. it's an honor for me to introduce a former colleague of mine. senator tim scott is the epitome of conservative values and principles. he grew up poor in a single parent household

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. on wednesday, the heritage foundation held a discussion on the constitution and the rule of law. judget court of appeals janice rogers brown is the latest speaker and the organization possibly a lecture series honoring former supreme court justice joseph story and judicial restraint. judge rogers brown was nominated circuit court by george w. bush in 2003 and confirmed by the senate >> thank you. you're a lovely audience. i probably should sit down now. i want to thank the heritage foundation for asking me to deliver the joseph story distinguished lecture. i am intimidated to be in such company. i have attended many of the other lectures. i especially want to express my gratitude to and meese, for as many kindnesses, and being such a minch. conversations would like this would not be taking place, we

on facebook. facebook.com/c-span. >> in new york's 18th congressional district, maloney is up against hayworth. they 18th district covers an area north of new york city, which includes parts of orange and westchester county. the candidates met for an hour-long debate in poughkeepsie , new york. this is courtesy of time warner cable news. >> hello. welcome to time warner cable to debate. district i will be bond rating along with -- i will be moderating along with reporters. former congresswoman hayworth was elected in 2010 pit she held the seat for one term before maloney punishment won the 2012 election. they are facing off again. they will be answering as many questions as we can fit in. sponsors will be limited to one minute. the candidates will have a chance to ask each other a question. we will have an opening statement and a closing statement. these are one minute each. there will be rebuttals at the moderators discretion. go ahead. >> good evening. neighbor. dr., and a i'm some who cares deeply about the direction our nation is heading in. i believe washington is taking our nation in the

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stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> coming up next a conversation about his biography "john quincy adams -- american visionary." that johnn argues quincy adams was one of the most intellectual commanders in chief and also the best secretary of american history. the new york historical society hosted this hour-long event. >> we are just going to talk amongst ourselves for a while. it's great to be here. one detail that you want to correct. >> yes. my career has been very diverse, but it's mostly focused on literature and history. i keep a low profile, hidden away in maine as i read and write. i don't have the opportunity to be engaged in current political and military things. but i have written biographies about thomas carlyle and charles dickens and henry james and mark twain. somehow i got directed more towards some history and the interconnection between literature and politics in recent years. the figure that brought me there was our wonderful 16th president, abraham lincoln. my most recent book prior to "

on facebook. facebook.com/c-span. student can competition is underway. nationwide competition for middle and high school students will award 150 prizes totaling 100 thousand dollars. create a five-minute to seven minute documentary on the topic the three branches and you. include c-span programming, show varying points of view, and submitted by january 20, 2015. studentcam.org. grab a camera and get started. >> "washington journal" continues. russell're back with nara seven president of the baptist ethics and religious liberty committee. talking about the role of evangelicals in the election cycle. what role do you think evangelicals will play? guest: evangelicals are committed americans. we believe we ought to be good citizens. we believe we ought to be the people working for the common good and for human flourishing. i think evangelicals are going to be very engaged. we have certain things we are concerned about uniquely. those issues are going to be coming to the forefront. host: what states and races? guest: in 2014, there are all sorts of elections.

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.comted by the american bar association and the airline pilots association conference. these annual events look at a host of issues including cyber security, surveillance programs, modernizing air traffic control and space travel. the program gets under way at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> the house energy and commerce committee last month held a hearing on innovations in health care, health and human services secretary sylvia burrwell testified along with the heads of national institutes of health and the food & drug administration. congressman upton of michigan chaired the two-hour hearing. >> we'll get started. good morning, everybody. today, this morning, we're going to continue our really very strong bipartisan efforts on the 21st century cures initiative with this roundtable. to discuss ideas that the committee had received over the last couple of months and look to more specifics about the steps that we can take to accelerate the cycle of cures, embrace technology advances and the rise of

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> according to the centers for disease control, childhood obesity more than doubled in children and quadrupled in add less nens the past 30 years. the senate agriculture nutrition and forestry committee held a hearing looking at school meal programs across the u.s. and they examined ways to strengthen the programs to serve healthier food items to schoolchildr schoolchildren. we heard testimony from school nutrition experts including the president-elect of the school nutrition association. to discuss the purchasing, procurement and preparation of school meals. this is just over two hours. >> well good morning. we are very excited about this hearing. and welcome to each of you for coming. i do have to begin by saying we were saying back in the room i think we want to do a hearing on school nutrition every week because we've been given a lot of great food this morning. we're going to make this a weekly effort. so i know that senator leahy intends to come. he brought in some pump

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com slash c-span. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. next, edward larson focuses washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> thank you so much. i wish my parents could have heard that. it would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. there you gofment [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. as it began just a year ago when w. smith y airy, fred library for george washington and i was able to take a seat. during that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. -- led by the staff, the -- they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. for 150 years, the mount vernon laidies' association has kept this place special. and with a new librar

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter and liking us on facebook and facebook.com/c-span. >> coming up next, tv presenting a discussion about nelson mandela. it took place at the annual brooklyn book festival. it is about 50 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. it is high noon at the brooklyn literary book festival. the time here we are opening with a discussion of nelson mandela and we will talk to you more about it in a minute. also to engage your ideas and thoughts about one of the individuals who is referred to as the greatest men of his age and of his time. i am known as the news dissector. i am the author of a book and i did it as a television documentary film maker and i made six films with nelson mandela, including a film that was showcased his visit to brooklyn in 1990 when he came to jfk into brooklyn and it had an incredible response and reception from every kid in town with the kind he was unprepared for. so i have been following this story for many years and i will tell you a little bit more

on twitter at c-span. and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> tomorrow on "washington journal" ron waldman looks at how the ebola outbreak is being tackled. >>> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this week we went to green bay, wisconsin. >> wisconsin is america's dairy land because we make the most cheese but also the best. the industry developed in wisconsin from what was homestead cheese where -- each family made cheese for their own use. it was recognized that we had an ideal environment for raising dairy cattle. cheese was really just a way to take that product, the milk before refrigeration would only last about three days. if you make cheese into it, cheddar cheese can last for a decade. this was late 1880s when the industry got started in wisconsin. generally, farmers in the neighborhood would form a cooperative. they would build a cheese factory and they would hire a cheese maker. the cheese maker would work for the cooperative on shares. the cheese makers tended to move around

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engage bob wallace on twitter on c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> next, congressman and former vice-presidential candidate paul ryan talking to mitt romney about the republican party and conservatism. this took place at the union league in chicago. it is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. it is great to be here. is not where we wish we were. but it is great to be here and wonderful to be with paul again. we had quite an experience and i know a lot of the thing that must be just awful running for president because you have to go every night to a different hotel and get debate after debate after the debate in the primaries and general as well and the adoring press always at your heels and yet the truth is it is a magnificent experience because you get to see the country person by person, state by state. the people who make the news are doing something strange or unusual typically not good but the people we got to see were wonderful people and we learned about their life stori

control of congress, stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-spanwhere thewisconsin, public and governor scott walker is running for a second term against mary burke. this is the second debate between the two candidates. a comes courtesy of the wisconsin broadcast association foundation. it is an hour. the wisconsin broadcasters association is hosting two statewide gubernatorial debates. this evening's debate will engage the two leading candidates for wisconsin governor, republican candidate governor scott walker and democratic candidate mary burke. the debate is made possible in part by generous grant from the wisconsin association of independent colleges and universities and the aarp of wisconsin. i would like to introduce the moderator for the night, a veteran reporter from the milwaukee public radio, aaron --erin. >> here is tonight's format. have twoidate will minutes for an opening statement, determined by a coin flip. the format requires each question be directed at both candidates and not one or the other. each candidate will have one minute

find us on social media, on facebook at facebook.com/c-span or send us an e-mail. earlier this week, the director national institutes of -- collins,francis cloil was here on the "washington journal" to talk about her work developing a vaccine for ebola. >> the vaccines are moving forward at an unprecedented rate. this is an effort we started 13 years ago, anticipating there a vaccine,need for because ebola has been around since 1976, albeit in small outbreaks. the fifth-generation ebola vaccine. it looks very good in the animal models where it seems to be completely protective. don't knowrse, you until you try this out on human patients, whether it's going to be safe and whether it will work. we did start just three weeks ago, what's called a phase 1 vaccine.this 20 individuals have now been injected with that. the are volunteers here at n.i.h. clinical center. so far, all is going well. no red flags to indicate there's problem with the vaccine. but it will take now a couple of months to see whether those individuals mount an immune response that you would think aga

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. we will hear from the party chairman who talks about the mid-term elections and the party's economic agenda. this is almost 90 minutes. i was born and raised in jersey. i'm a member of the communist party and the yco. we are gathered here this weekend for the 30th national convention of the communist party usa. it is a party that has had 95 years of history of struggle, dedication, defeats and victories. from each of those struggles that the party has been a part of, we have been able to learn from those experiences in order to go forth and analyze the ever changing political climate. here in the year 2014, we deal with a nation and a world in a state of unrest. we are the working class and continue to struggle, fight, and most of all survive. in a capitalist society, hell bent on our exploitation and demoralization. this weekend we are coming together to share our experiences. learn from one another, analyze our current political situations and hopefully leave here with a bet

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span, and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> in the wisconsin governor's race, scott walker is up against democrat mary burke. race is listed as a tossup. here are some of the campaign ads airing in wisconsin. >> hi, i'm scott walker. i'm pro life, but there is no doubt in my mind the decision of whether to end a pregnancy is agonizing. that's why i support legislation to preach safety and provide more information for a woman considering her options. leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor. the reason people disagree on this issue, ira priority is to help protect -- our priority is to protect the health and safety of all wisconsin citizens. >> the midwest is coming back. >> minnesota's unemployment numbers are down. job numbers are up. onthe economic recovery is track to outpace all 50 states. >> in wisconsin, scott walker slasheds for the top, public education, and we are dead last in midwest job growth. >> we are behind most of the country in job growth. >> scott walker is not working for you. >> hi, i'm

i think its on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> according to the centers for disease control, childhood obesity more than doubled in children and quadrupled in add less nens the past 30 years. the senate agriculture nutrition and forestry committee held a hearing looking at school meal programs across the u.s. and they examined ways to strengthen the programs to serve healthier food items to schoolchildr schoolchildren. we heard testimony from school nutrition experts including the president-elect of the school nutrition association. to discuss the purchasing, procurement and preparation of school meals. this is just over two hours. >> well good morning. we are very excited about this hearing. and welcome to each of you for coming. i do have to begin by saying we were saying back in the room i think we want to do a hearing on school nutrition every week because we've been given a lot of great food this morning. we're going to make this a weekly effort. so i know that senator leahy intends to come. he brought in some pumpkin squares that we have fro

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. one of the more closely watched house races this year is in new york's 11th district, which includes staten island and parts of brooklyn. the incumbent michael grimm is the only republican representing new york city. he and his democratic challenger dominic recommend ya -- recchia met for their first debate last week. this is a half hour. all eyes are on the race for new york's 11th congressional district. incumbent congressman michael grimm and his democratic challenger former city councilman dominic recchia are vying to represent staten island and southern brooklyn. the issues in the 11th district nge from super storm sandy recovery to the eric garner arrest. this morning the candidates face off in their first televised debate. welcome to this very special election edition of up close. i'm diana williams. the election now just a little over two weeks away. many voters on staten island and parts of brooklyn are still undecided. we hope this next half hour will help. joining m

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter, at c-span, and on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> in new york's 18th congressional district, maloney is up against hayworth. the 18th district covers an area north of new york city, which includes parts of orange and westchester county. the candidates met for an hour-long debate in poughkeepsie, new york. this is courtesy of time warner cable news. news. >> hello. welcome to time warner cable to debate. district i will be bond rating along with -- i will be moderating along with reporters. former congresswoman hayworth was elected in 2010 pit she held the seat for one term before maloney punishment won the 2012 election. they are facing off again. they will be answering as many questions as we can fit in. sponsors will be limited to one minute. the candidates will have a chance to ask each other a question. we will have an opening statement and a closing statement. these are one minute each. there will be rebuttals at the moderators discretion. go ahead. >> good evening. neighbor. dr., and a i'm some who cares deeply about the di

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> now on what governments are doing and ways to help them feel more welcome. this was part of an all-day conference hosted by georgetown university law school. it's an hour and a half. >> we're going to get started. we're a little bit behind schedule. i'm the executive director at clinic. i'm delighted to have you all here. and i'm delighted to follow director rodriguez because he really set up this panel i'll be moderating this morning. he spoke of a broad spectrum of organizations that play a role in this issue. and how immigrants energize our economy. he also mentioned how the federal government how the administration's looking at stepping into the void created by the lack of congressional action. and that is essentially what we're going to be speaking about this morning. since 2007, state elelegislatur have introduced laws and regulations related to immigration each year. last year, lawmakers in 45 states in the district of columbia enacted 437 laws and regulations cover

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @cspan and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> c-span's 2014 campaign continues with an iowa senate debate between democratic congressman bruce braley and joni ernst. this race is listed as a tossup. it starts live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now a discussion on demographic trends affecting american politics. we'll hear remarks from steve phillips a lawyer and fill lan troe pis. according to mr. phillips, the coalition that is likely to dominate american politics going forward is made up of minority groups and progressed with of whites. this city club of cleveland hosted this hour-long event. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the city club of cleveland. my name is paul harris and i'm president of the city club's board of directors. i am very pleased to introduce today's speaker, steve phillips, president and one of the first 50 founders of powerpac. as stated at its website, power pac is a non-profit advocacy and political organization established in 2004, quote, to champion democracy and social justice in states and commu

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> our look at political campaigns continues now with the debate on campaign finance laws. the event looks at the supreme court's 2010 citizens united ruling and the notion of money is speech. co-hosted by the public trust commission. it's close to an hour. >> thank you, nelson. it really was a privilege to serve with you, to serve, you know, as your executive director for 13 years. i'm here simply today as a moderator. my role is pretty limited. i'd like to have the two debaters come up. this is a little different than the previous sessions. this is a modified debate, if you will. we're going to be debating the topic of campaign finance and the citizens united decision. so that the backdrop for all of this is, as you know, in 2010, the supreme court issued the landmark citizens united decision and more recently in april of this year, i mean talk about timeliness. when we were planning this conference, we had no idea we were going to get hit with another supreme court decision

battle for control of congress, stay intouched and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook. @facebook.comlash c-span. >>> coming up part of the judicial department's judicial panel reviewing sexual assault cases. it looks at the military code of justice to determine whether they must be updated. this is an hour and ten minutes. >>> i'd like to welcome everyone to - good morning, everyone. thank you. i'd like to welcome everyone to the third hearing of the judicial proceedings panel. all five members of the panel are present today. and today's meeting is being recorded and streamed live by c-span. in addition, the recording of this meeting will be available in c-span's video library. a link will also be posted on the jpp's website. the judicial proceedings panel was created by congress and the national defense authorization act of 2013. our mandate is to conduct an independent preview and assessment of judicial proceedings conducted under the uniform code of military justice involving adult sexual assault and related offenses since the most recent amend to art 120 of the ucmj in 2012. to s

on twitter at c-span. and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> our rebroadcast of the national bullying prevention summit continues with a discussion about state and federal laws. this is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon. i think we'll get started. apologize for running a few minutes late here. i'm going to go through introductions fairly quickly. my name is torey cummings. i'm a trial attorney with the department of justice in the civil rights division educational opportunities section. my work involves enforcing various civil rights statutes that apply to k-12 schools, colleges and universities through investigation, litigation and settlement negotiations. i've done a number of cases related to harassment. and particularly cases related to sex-based harassment including some lgbt issues. next to me is dr. jorge strabstein, who is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. he does he clinical and research work to detect, prevent and treat physical and emotional health problems affecting young people who are being bullied and who bully others. he's also a public health advocate. he has testified befo

on twitter @c-span. and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> next a memorial service for former white house press secretary james brady. he was shot and currently disabled in the attempted assassination of president ronald reagan in 1980 one. his memorial service held in the new vienna, washington, d.c. included speeches by members of the white house press corps. this is an hour and a half. >> welcome,. we are reading to as jim brady would greet you with an irish blessing. with that in mind, we will each leave such a blessing in his honor. and we begin the service to celebrate his life. >> may the road rise up to me to, may the wind be ever at your back. may the sunshine warm up on your face, and the rains fall soft on your fields. it until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. >> may you always have walls for the wind and a roof for the rain. laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire. may saint patrick guard you wherever you go and guide you in whatever you do. may his loving protection be a blessing to always. >> good morning. i am joe lo

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter@c-span and like us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span>> and waiting for the cdc to comment briefly reporters on a ebola update and the situation united states. head of the cdc, dr. tom frieden will be speaking with one of the representatives from the texas department of state health services, dr. david lakey. they are behind schedule. there were supposed to start at 3:00 eastern time. we will they can see when they appear here. we'll bring you live coverage of their update. of course you can find other cdc briefings on our website c-span.org. [no audio] [no audio] >> expect dean a [no audio] update or the cdc. the world health organization increase in its rate of death from ebola from 70%. used to be 50%. we are going to be bringing you back here as soon as the cdc updates are spirit in the meantime, a look at the role of the evangelicals in the midterm elections. this is from today's "washington journal." post go we are back with russell morris, of the southern that is convention commission, talking about the role of the evangelicals in

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> now a discussion on government transparency. nsa surveillance and freedom of information act cases. this was part of the american bar association administrative law conference last week in washington. it's an hour and a half. >> good afternoon and welcome. we appreciate your taking the time to be with us today. i'm jim o'reilly from cincinnati, ohio, and and with me are distinguished presenters who will be each giving their own perspective on privacy and information law. aye been in this -- i've been in this field since 1972 when the field was so obscure and so few people cared about it, that when i proposed a book in 1976, the four largest publishers said nobody's ever going to care about privacy, and nobody's ever going to care about freedom of information. the book is still going strong in its fourth edition. it's still a very significant item. but what's occurred in the last year and the background for today's topical discussion about developments, what's happened could

one of about 100 dates that c-span is covering during during a 2014. you can watch those and get an aged over twitter at c-span and on c-span facebook page. facebook.coman. join us at fault:40 fives at the white house for a press briefing with spokesman josh earnest. you can hear him address the response to the virus in the u.s. as well as new restrictions put in place by governors in new york and new jersey. we will have to briefing at the white white house at 12:45 eastern ip or on c-span2. at noon on the companion network c-span, it would've the options looks the options available to officials to protect the public from ebola. one of about 100 dates c-span is covering for the cultural of the white house, the illinois u.s. senate debate where the current senator durbin is being challenged by republican investment manager. >>> as you remember i was at the commerce department and this is reproducing the spectrum from the department of defense and this process, the lessons learned have really been learned. it's going wonderfully. and the free spectrum is paired with internationally harmonized. and then we are going to turn around and have the broadcast

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. and tonight's debate coverage starting at about 50 minutes, 7:00 p.m. eastern with the massachusetts governor's debate. until then, today's white house riefing. >> let's go straight to questions. jim, would you like to start off? >> thank you, josh. i would like to discuss some just now breaking news, reports one of three have been released from north korea -- >> imhere to confirm that jeffrey fowl has been allowed to depart the dprk and is on his way home to rejoin his family. we certainly welcome the decision from the dprk to release him. this is a positive decision by the dprk and we remain focused on the continued detention of kenneth bay and matthew miller again calling them to immediately release them. the united states government will continue to work actively on their cases. we are appreciative of the efforts of the government of sweden for their tireless efforts of their embassy in pyongyang which acts as a protecting power of the united states and the dprk. as a cond

. .enate debate with john cordon you can share your reaction through twitter on c-span and like us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. during an interview this morning, chuck hagel announced he is ordering a 21-day quarantine of you all -- of all u.s. troops returning from west africa for control monitoring. the pentagon says the secretary believes these initial steps are. even the number of military personnel transiting from their home base in west africa and the unique adjustable demands an impact that the climate has on the force. is a portion of secretary hegel's remarks this morning at the washington idea for a. -- idea forum. >> there is a new ebola order. >> what i signed this morning was a memorandum to the chairman of joint chiefs of staff in response to the memorandum of recommendation i received from the chairman and the chiefs yesterday to go forward with a policy of essentially 21-day incubation for our men and women who would be returning from west africa. that policy was put in place by the chief of staff of the army a for generalys ago william sent 10 of his associates who are now back at thei

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter, at c-span, and liking us on facebook, at facebook.com/c-span. >>> in kansas, incumbent senator pat roberts is facing independent challenger greg orman in a close race. we're covering that debate from wichita kansas, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> according to a government report, improper medicare payments totaled $50 billion in 2013. up next, the house oversight committee investigates medicare fraud and abuse. this hearing from earlier this year is about 2 hours 20 minutes. congressman darrell issa of california chairs this committee. >> the hearing will come to order. without objection, the chair's authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. we'll take this a little bit out of order today. some of the democrat members will be here later today. the subcommittee hearing on health care entitlement, oversight of the federal government effort to recapture misspent funds. we secure two fundamental principles. americans deserve an effective government that to protect these rights. the solemn responsibility is to hold govern

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter, at c-span, and liking us on facebook, at facebook.com/c-span. >>> in kansas, incumbent senator pat roberts is facing independent challenger greg orman in a close race. we're covering that debate from wichita kansas, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> according to a government report, improper medicare payments totaled $50 billion in 2013. up next, the house oversight committee investigates medicare fraud and abuse. this hearing from earlier this year is about 2 hours 20 minutes. congressman darrell issa of california chairs this committee. >> the hearing will come to order. without objection, the chair's authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. we'll take this a little bit out of order today. some of the democrat members will be here later today. the subcommittee hearing on health care entitlement, oversight of the federal government effort to recapture misspent funds. we secure two fundamental principles. americans deserve an effective government that to protect these rights. the solemn responsibility is to hold govern

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter, at c-span a, and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> now a debate between the candidates in the kansas u.s. senate rate. congressman pat roberts is running against greg orman, independent. this race has become more competitive with the departure taylor.rat chad the policy council hosted the kmbc tv.urtesy of >> we are not used to sharing the playoffs -- sharing the stage with the playoffs this time of year. the first candidate i'm going to introduce is greg orman who earned a degree in economics at princeton university and shortly after founded a lagging systems. he remains involved until business, including a firm he began in 2008. he also has helped with the boys first campaign. senator robertson has served eight terms in the u.s. house of representatives. he served as the chairman of the senate arms committee during a pivotal time in american history. he currently serves on house, education, labor committee. welcome to both of our candidates today. maws applause -- [applause] >> i want to remind you to silence your cell ph

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> now a discussion about the difficulties minorities face getting a college degree. it's part of an event hosted by the ucla civil rights project. this is 40 minutes. >> the data we use out of a state administrative database in texas attracts students from kindergarten through graduate school down to in the workforce and between. what we find is what contributes to the gap in college by race, actually much of that happens before the student ever enrolls in college. two problems or two issues frame the texas college success or lack of success in texas. the first is growing -- the growing latino demography and the general population but also the public school where is latinos now comprise the majority of all public school students. the problem is not that there's a growing latino demography. the problem is the growth in latino high school graduates is not translating to enrollment in colleges and universities. with black students it is a slightly different story. we have seen

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. the supreme court recently heard oral arguments in a case questioning the authority of prison officials against the religious rights of prison inmates. in particular the court is considering whether an arkansas inmate is entitled to a religious accommodation from state prison officials that would allow him to grow a beard in accordance with his muslim beliefs. this is an hour. >> your argument first in morning in holt vs. hobbs. >> mr. chief justice, may it please the court. 40 other prison systems permit beards without a length limit yet arkansas prohibits even half an inch. in their brief they reject every means the courts have devised to evaluate their testimony. so what they really seek is absolute deference to anything they say just because they say it. and that would be to repeal the statute defacto. there may be deference to prison officials but there must be concrete limits to that deference. >> if a prisoner wants to have require rd, would it that the prison administr

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> now more from the american bar association's annual homeland security conference. this portion features remarks from robert litt, general council for the office of the director of national intelligence. he discusses the relationship between security and privacy while also looking at nsa surveillance, recent supreme court decisions and the fourth amendment. this is about an hour. >> i should have brought my sunglasses. >> okay. folks. we'll round out the conversations in the back of the room and then we'll get started. we'll get started now with our next panel, and this is our first breakout session of the day, and we're going to go to other breakouts as we go past our lunchtime presentation. a reminder about lunch. you should go get your lunch in room 207 and then resume attendance in this room. i'm going to call the sergeant at arms to arrest those of you in the back of the room that are still talking and that will happen in another lifetime. let me mention that this -- t

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> coming up, part of colorado christian university's western conservative sum it. first, republican senator tim scott talks about school choice and the economy. then in 30 minutes, conservative media figures debate the influence of the tea party on the g.o.p. the group includes rush limbaugh, radio producer, games golden who goes by the name bo snerdly on the air. plus author katie paf lich and fox news contributor mary katharine ham. this part of the news forum is just over an hour. >> thank you. it's so good to be with my fellow conservatives today. as many of you know, i'm the number one target for the democratic campaign congressional committee nationally, and they're going to find out that taking on a united states marine corps combat veteran is going to be a lot tougher than they ever thought. it's an honor for me to introduce a former colleague of mine. senator tim scott is the epitome of conservative values and principles. he grew up poor in a single parent household

candidates are saying.ints stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter and ja c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> now a panel discussion on the future of conservatism and the republican party. you'll hear from authors, from columnists and journalists, some who advise president george w. e bush and mitt romney on the the economy, health care, social policy, foreign policy and the partisan divide. insti from the manhattan institute in new york city, this is an hour and 25 minutes. i want to thank you for joining us tonight. there are a great many people well qualified to debate these u questions, but with the consequences of today's policymaking falling squarely on the shoulders of the next generation, we have assembled a number of younger journalists, t scholars and author to talk o about what the way forward could be. they will not alwaysill agree,h perhaps through a thoughtful usn discussion we will illuminate the finer points of the debate. in a way, it reminds me of the early days of city journal when people like heather mcdonald and george callan and people who would be characteri

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter @c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com-span. >>> now, more from the annual safety conference hosted by the air line pilots association. this is a discussion on modernizing and funding the national air space system and the faa's next generation air transportation system. it's a new program aimed at shifting from a ground-base air traffic control system to a satellite-based system. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >>> well, good afternoon, everybody. thanks for hanging in here with us. i think you're going to find this panel exceptionally interesting. you'll have great conversations. for those of you joining us for the panel, you'll also be rewarded with a great presentation from an -- a former astronaut who is now a member of spacex. i think some of the things we'll talk about possibly during this panel might even tie into some of the comments that mr. reeseman will have for us in a little bit. one of the biggest challenges that i have sometimes f i look out and see a group of ten pilots, i ask them, what is nextgen, typical

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> tonight that includes live coverage of wisconsin governor debate between incumbent scott walker who faced a recall attempt in 2012. he is running for re-election against democratic challenger mary burke. we'll have their debate live tonight at 8:00 eastern time. here is a look at some of the ads wisconsin voters have been seeing during the campaign. verage mary burke lied about her jobs plan. turns out it was plagiarized and now she is at it again attacking scott walker's position on jobs, attacks the milwaukee journal sentinel says are false. she is twisting the numbers and it is not the first time. the truth? in the last year wisconsin ranked third in midwest job growth. the facts are wisconsin gained 100,000 jobs under scott walker and we can't trust mary burke. >> he made a pledge. >> 250,000 new jobs by the end of our first term in office. >> and asked us to hold him to it. >> is this a campaign promise, something you want to be held to? >> absolutely. >> today wiscons

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span, and liking us on facebook and facebook.com/cspan. >> c-span skimping 2014 is bringing you more than 100 debates for the control of congress. you can see the debates anytime on our website at c-span.org. here's a look at the massachusetts governors debate between democrat martha coakley and republican charlie baker. transport headlines like martha coakley have been chasing you. in a state where democrats dominate congressional and state delegations, why aren't you leaving and leaving big right now? coakley: thanks for that question. because i appreciate that what matters of course is not newspapers endorsement or what any poll say. they are often been. i believe this race is pretty close right now. i think that if you follow this you also will believe that what i've been focus on since i got into this race a year ago september was on traveling around the state and listening to people about what they needed and where we could go as the economy started to turn around. and because i believe that we of the best ideas about turning

battle for control of congress, stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @c-span be and liking us on facebook at facebook.com the cato institute in just a little over half an hour for a discussion about self-driving cars. until then, we're going to take a look at the impact of issues important to women on the midterm elections from today's "washington journal." >> host: turn our attention to campaign 2014, joining us is elise hogue, welcome, thanks for being here. >> guest: thank you for having me, greta. >> host: what's your role you're playing in this election cycle? [laughter] >> guest: you know, i think we are very, very focused on making sure we have a majority in the senate. we've seen so much terrible anti-choice legislation be introduced into the house. but we're also very, very focused on the governors' races. there are 36 seats up at the statehouses and those are really where we're seeing a lot of the damage be done to women across this country. so i've been in a half dozen states in the last month, and there's a lot of energy out there. >> host: where are you, why specifically the governors? what'

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter and c-span and liking us on facebook, at facebook.com/c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back elise viebeck. we will talk about washington's response to ebola third we have had this nurse in dallas test positive for ebola. what was the reaction from washington yesterday? >> alarm, frankly. this was not expected by public health officials. they felt the controller -- the -- this nurse had not been on the highest list of context -- of contacts with thomas eric duncan, who died. the white house is trying to light a fire under the cdc, doing more to help train hospitals and nurses in particular on the front lines of fighting this and that continue to be if we see cases arising in the united states. friedman ism talking about the next steps they are taking because of this nurse testing positive. they will hold a conference call for health officials to do some sort of teleconference training over the phone tomorrow. what are they talking about at the cdc? what does the administration want them to do? guest: the

stay in touch and engage following is on twitter and like us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> aonference on ebola at johns hopkins in baltimore. health experts discuss the differences between the various strains of the disease and what means to diagnose and treat ebola. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> and one come everyone. i am at the bloomberg school of health. i would like to welcome everyone to do symposium today. everyone in the room and everyone was watching on the internet. as you know, the title of this symposium in is ebola, crisis, context and response. our school was founded 99 years ago and since then we have stood ready to confront the world's most pressing global health challenges and ebola is no exception. currently our school and the john hopkins university school of medicine and nursing have faculty and staff in central africa that are working to reduce transmission of ebola, prevent death, and ill trust for families and communities. the ebola virus is threatening the lives of people living in west africa and creating uncertain tea and fear in our country and

stay engaged by following us on twitter and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. just receiving this word from the associated press. president obama is canceling his trip today to new jersey and connecticut. he says he is holding and ebola meeting with his cabinet. the president is expected to make remarks at a campaign rally today. again, the president can sling that trip to new jersey and connecticut. he will be holding a meeting with his cabinet to discuss ebola. chuck hagel is a keynote speaker association,rmy live coverage set to begin at onut 12:30 p.m. eastern c-span. and here is a portion of today's "washington journal," looking at the midterm elections. we are joined by tim phillips, president of americans for prosperity. mr. phillips, who are the americans for prosperity? we are 2.3 americans from all walks of life in all 50 states focused on making sure every american has their best shot at the american dream. we think the american gene is best achieved through economic freedom. a 501(c) nonprofit. what does that mean? guest: we issue education efforts.

stay in touch and engaged by following us on twitter at c-span and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. >> this weekend on the c-span networks, friday night starting at eight eastern on c-span, our campaign 2014 debate coverage continues in prime time. >> ten years after former colorado senator ken salazar crafted his legislation he addressed a form in your cities about why the country is still waiting for immigration reform. of the participants at the forum, university event included at fordham university that is a retired justice department immigration judge and head of the national the team no evangelical coalition looking at immigration reform from political, moral and legal perspectives. this is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> when we begin to think about who might serve as presenters and conservation partners this evening, the first thing that came to mind was secretary ken salazar. before his executive branch service as secretary of the interior, and during his congressional service as in the united states senate, secretary salazar gave evidence of evenhanded intelligence

stay in touch and engage by following us on twitter @cspan and liking us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >> c-span's 2014 campaign continues with an iowa senate debate between democratic congressman bruce braley and joni ernst. this race is listed as a tossup. it starts live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now a discussion on demographic trends affecting american politics. we'll hear remarks from steve phillips a lawyer and fill lan troe pis. according to mr. phillips, the coalition that is likely to dominate american politics going forward is made up of minority groups and progressed with of whites. this city club of cleveland hosted this hour-long event. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the city club of cleveland. my name is paul harris and i'm president of the city club's board of directors. i am very pleased to introduce today's speaker, steve phillips, president and one of the first 50 founders of powerpac. as stated at its website, power pac is a non-profit advocacy and political organization established in 2004, quote, to champion democracy and social justice in states and commu