let alone flew an airplane again. >> orville wright would indeed fly again.up too. never married, became national heroes. wilbur died of typhoid in 1912 at age 45. orville would live until 1948 often accepting honors for what he and his brother accomplished. their lives a symbol of the power of imagination. >> what a testimony to human determination and ingeneral knew tee it is. a pound flee, profoundly american story. >> osgood: grammar police on patrol, next. >> osgood: the english language is mangled in online postings. does anybody notice? some people do as our steve hartman has discovered. >> brian henderson's story is comprised single obsession. >> comprised of. >> the misuse of the phrase "comprised of" as ax is surprised of a handle and a head. apparently it's supposed to be composed of. >> it's like fingernails on a black board when somebody uses something incorrectly. >> you a years ago in an attempt to remove this one particular sleek from the chalkboard of his life this computer engineer from san jose california, searched for every instance of "co

orville was very bright inventive, and genius mechanically.ilbur was really the genius and the big brother. he was the leader. it would not have happened without both of them. two heads were better than one. they are good examples of that. charlie: when did they have the idea? david: they had the idea they could learn to glide. charlie: to use wind? david: to use the wind and ride the wind and they studied the birds of north carolina. charlie: i love that. the idea of seeing them out there trying to flap their wings. david: people thought that they were wacko, nut cases. charlie: they were studying. david: they were studying the birds. orville said learning to fly by studying birds is like learning magic from a magician. and they figured it out. nobody ever had. and then they had to fly. they were theorists that had exciting and very ingenious ideas. wilbur once said that there are two ways to train a wild horse one is to sit on the fence and study and go to your comfortable chair in your living room and write your theory about how to train a

hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. katherine loved sir walter scott. the brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. people are living in this little house in ohio with no running water, no indoor plumbing or electricity and giving the bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that. but i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. and sounds like a bad pun but high purpose, not something, big idea to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you are >> you're watching american history tv. follow us on twitter for information on a scheduled upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. >> on american history tv, white house a story and william seale sits down for a conversation about the first ladies who have had the most impact on the executive mansion. this discussion posted by the white house historical association features the kennedy, edith roosevelt, laura bush, a

i could have known orville wright. he didn't die until 1948. old and he could have been that nice old fellow around the corner that was fun to talk to. >> rose: 1958? '48. >> rose: '48. and it's a fraction of time, as history goes, that this all happened. you couldn't imagine a more dramatic change and, of course, it hugely changed the powers of warfare, and he lived to see jet propulsion, he lived to see rockets, it all happened very fast once they got the key. >> rose: that's amazing. you have said that history fosters optimism in comparison to the hue brings hubris of the present. >> yes, i feel that way. >> rose: tell me what you mean. >> first of all, it shows there was no simpler time ever. anybody who thinks that doesn't understand that times past were very difficult, very heartbreaking, destructive suffering in the extreme terrific mistakes made that caused anguish of thousands of millions of people. but we came out of those dark times, we human beings. we do figure out what went wrong and how to fix it and we do make extraordinary impr

i could have known orville right -- wright. he did not die until 1948. would've been 15 years old. he could have been that nice, old fellow around the corner. charlie: 1958? david: 1948. this is all out. you cannot imagine a more dramatic change and hugely changed horrors of warfare. he lived to see jet propulsion. he lived to see rockets. it all happened very fast wants -- once they got to the key. charlie: you said history fosters optimism in comparison to the hubris. david: yes. i feel that way. charlie: tell me what you mean. david: first of all, it shows there was no simpler time ever. and anybody who thinks that, the time that passed was very difficult and very heartbreaking and destructive. suffering of the extreme. mistakes made caused anguish of thousands of millions of people. but we came out of those dark times, we human beings. we do figure out what went wrong. and how to fix it. and we do make extraordinary improvements in the quality of life. look at what is happening in medicine here in my lifetime. unbelievable. and -- charlie: we are on

for more, we are joined now from berkeley california by orville schell. he's the director of the center on us-china relations at the asia society. >> so orville, what is the strategic advantage for the alignment of russia an china again? >> well i think both russia and china find themselves at odds with the west. of course, russia and putin in the crimea and the ukraine and china in the south china sea, and the islands with japan so the tendency, i think when they find they met with this western resistance is to team up. however, one should be careful to note they have not always had a very close and friendly historical relationship. >> so what are some of the economic consequences? is there investment or potential investment between china and russia china putting money into russia or the other way around? >> well the chinese have a habit of moving into vacuums where the west will sanction a country, whether it is sudan or iran, other such countries venezuela, because it is an opportunity, and i think they view russia very much this way. russia has energy

that's exactly what happened on december 17th 1903 when orville and will ler wright found themselvesrne in kill devil hills, north carolina. from orville's initial flight of 120 feet, we have now evolved to 3.1 billion passengers flying yearly on more than 32 million flights, more than 3.6 trillion miles in total, according to the u.n.'s aviation agency. so how did it all begin? well, two-time pulitzer prize winner, david mccullough, has worked his magic again. this time on the story of the wright brothers in a new book published this week. welcome back to the show, david. >> thank you, sir, very much. it's delightful to be back. >> tell me about the times this was all happening in. the wright brothers weren't the only tinkerers or inventors. you talk about kodak and singer. >> well it was a time of productivity and entrepreneurial ingenuity and invention. it was a renaissance time in its way. it was invention of the light bulb and the telephone and the elevator and the cash register and the mousetrap and everything imaginable large and small. and there was a sense that there was no

hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. kathryn lopez are the catherine loved sir walter scott. here are the people living in this house in ohio with no running water or indoor plumbing or electricity and they are giving a bust of a great english with rajoy and to her sister for her birthday present. there is a lot of hope-- literary figure two fair sister for her birthday present there is a lot of hope in that. we're going to achieve this big idea. and nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> in his weekly address president obama talked about his support for the usa freedom act. senator deb fischer has the republican address talking about the importance of authorization for defense programs. president obama: hello, everybody. as president and commander-in-chief my greatest responsibility is the safety of the american people. in the fight against terrorists, we need to use every effective tool to defend security and protect the freedoms and civil liberties enshrined in the constitution. but tomorrow, sunday, at midnight, i

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wilbur was a genius, orvil was clever mechanically, but did not have the reach of mind that wilbur had. they loved music. they loved books. hawthorn was a favorite writer and katherine loved sir walter scott. on her birthday, her brother gave her a bus, it was sir walter scott. here is people living in the little house in ohio, no running water, no plumbing no electricity, and they give a bus of a great english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there's a lot of hope in that, but i think what i would like to get to know more about is the sense of purpose that they had, and sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose, not something ordinary, big idea. we're going to achieve this big idea. >> well, back -- >> nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we compliment coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs

wilbur was a genius, orvil was clever mechanically, but did not have the reach of mind that wilbur hadoved music. they loved books. hawthorn was a favorite writer and katherine loved sir walter scott. on her birthday, her brother gave her a bus, it was sir walter scott. here is people living in the little house in ohio, no running water, no plumbing no electricity, and they give a bus of a great english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there's a lot of hope in that, but i think what i would like to get to know more about is the sense of purpose that they had, and sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose, not something ordinary, big idea. we're going to achieve this big idea. >> well, back -- >> nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we compliment coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that te

they must save the amount of water in lake orville. >> there's no magic solution. a lot starts with educating the customer base, we have a problem and they need to take action. >> but a new report shows the water consumption was just 3 1/2% less than last year. this shows the efforts. pleasantton and dublin was the best. the town of windsor could clampdown on outdoor watering. the town council will consider stiffer guidelines. homeowners can only water their lawns every other day. water the increase by 7%. notices would go out with a public hearing scheduled for july. >>> the state is turning to ocean water. the water board will hold a public hearing this morning to consider an amendment that establishes a desaliz satisfaction -- desalizzation plant. >>> hillary clinton making a swing through the bay area this week. her first as a candidate as president 2016. she will go to private homes in san francisco. she will be back on friday. in las vegas yesterday she said she's committed to immigration reform, saying it's important to remember who this debate is about. >>

nathaniel hawthorne was or bills -- orville's favorite writer. catherine loved sir walter scott. one of her birthdays, her brother gave her a bust of sir walter scott. no indoor plumbing, no electricity, and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday. there is a lot of hope in that but i think what i was but to get to know even more about is the sense of purpose they had. it sounds like a bad pun but a high purpose. not something ordinary. they are going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> next come a discussion on women's leadership in africa. this was hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. it is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody, we are complete. i'm delighted to welcome everybody this afternoon. i'm the president of the united states institute of peace. and for those who are here for the first time, we were founded about 30 years ago as an independent federally funded bipartisan institute that is really dedicated to a world

orville was were very bright. trevor was very mechanical but he didn't have the reach of mind . they love music. they love books. it was oracle's favorite. -- orval -- it was orvill'es favorite. here is people with no indoor plumbing, no electricity and they are given a bust of a great english literary. there is a lot of hope in that. what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose they had. it sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose. nothing was going to stop him. >> martin o'malley officially announced his candidacy for president today. he becomes the third candidate to seek the democratic nomination, joining independent senator bernie sanders. martin o'malley served two terms before leaving office in january. he was mayor of baltimore for eight years. this is 25 minutes. >> we have an announcement we would like to share with you. i want to talk to you today about the american dream. it's powerful history, its current condition. our nation on -- our nation was founded on two self evident truths, that we are endowed by our creator to certain rights, li

orville and wilbur wright. orville did not have the reach of mind that wilbur had. they love to music. they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville 's favorite. catherine loved sir walter scott. and, as a matter fact, on one of her birthdays, her brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. no plumbing. no electricity, and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that but i think what i would like to it to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. it sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose not something ordinary. a big idea. we are going to achieve this big idea, and nothing was going to stop them. announcer: tonight on c-span's "q&a." announcer: former maryland governor martin o'malley officially announced his candidacy for presidency yesterday in baltimore. he becomes the third candidate to seek the democratic nomination joining hillary clinton and independent senator bernie sanders. he served two terms before leaving office in january. prior to that, he wa

nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. catherine loved sir walter scott. their brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. they were living in this little house with no running water, no indoor plumbing and they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that. i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose they had. it sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose. not something ordinary -- a bigger idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. the harvard food law society and the food literacy project hosted a conference on food law. two antihunger activists talking about food access is a human right. we will hear from molly anderson and the author of the book "diet for a small planet." this is an hour and a half. host: hi, everyone. we are going to get started. if you have a cell phone on, please turn it off. thank you. as i think you are all aware this is one of our keynote talks entitled, "the

orville. they are expecting charges in time now prepared >> pam: thank you scott. kron-4's grant lodes joins us now >> grant: this is what it feels like to be that close to a hostage situation spirit with an employee x a 76 gas station taken across the street. employee of cost the street. monique shared it with us through she says she initially heard gunshots and try not to panic and she saw her customers start to run and run from the gas station across the street into corporate people were running into her unfortunately, no one was hurt. she did state the she did not sleep well and is to develop like a movie is hard to believe. we have a lot more perspective on the hostage situation yesterday with the interview of the gas station to one in question. he spent hours as an hostage in he has an interesting take on the suspect. pam? >> pam: for the first time in 40 years --- the golden state warriors are headed to the n-b-a finals. one week from tonight. the warriors are taking on the cleveland cavaliers. >> pam: the whole city of oakland.in fact, the whole bay area is

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nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. catherine loved sir walter scott. on one of her birthdays the brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. here are these people living in a little house in ohio with no running water no indoor plumbing no electricity and they're giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for her birthday present. there's a lot of hope in the but i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. sounds like a bad pun but high purpose. but something ordinary, big idea. we're going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> the heritage foundation hosted a discussion about the u.s. military effort to prevent the spread of the ebola virus which has killed more than 11,000, mostly in west africa. three army colonels working in public health took part in the discussion. it's an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon come welcome to the heritage foundation and our lewis lehrman auditorium. we of course, welcome those who j

now parents and grandparents, taking a hit on college tuition means they have to delay retirement orvill -- adults, pa, they carry college installment today average $8,000. that is not from when they went to college, look at what grandma and grandpa have done, i understand, something they had to do but back in '89 they paids for 400. now, 2300. we love it. we do. maybe also part of a larger entitlement mentality that parents and grandparents did not enjoy. let's talk about this this. >> people work hard previous generations, it fell like you were on your own, i know, i was growing up my father said, get out of the house the day you graduate high school, now we're a newturing society, but look at sacrifice made, is in a tough love? you know i'm not paying for your college. >> i had student aid when i was in college, i worked part time to help school so part of my tuition did not get spend on other employees of the university. i, accustomed to the problem of stein debt, what is wrong is the courses they are taking do not lead to jobs that will help them payoff the debt, i think that school

sir, george will the conservative columnist pointed out back in 1957, another governor of arkansas, orville forbis decided to disregard and refuse to obey the ruling to desegregate schools. president eisenhower had to call in the 101st airborne. are you saying president huckabee might decide he wasn't going to obey the ruling on desegregation or president nixon to turn over the tapes? s it's up in the air whether you are going to obey the supreme court? >> you know george will is no fan of mine. he recently called me appalling. i'm not surprised he would make such a false comparison. in that case the supreme court had ruled the legislature and executive branch agreed with the supreme court, and presidely what happened is what should happen. the president ordered the airborne to come in and enforce the law. the law that did exist. it wasn't that the president defied the law the president was carrying out the law and using all the forces at his re resources to do it. >> let's say he said i don't want to turn over the tapes and the court can't make me? >> the president has to follow whatever t

orville was very bright. very inventive. clever mechanically. he didn't have the mind that wilbur had. they loved music. they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. katherine loved sir walter scott. on one of her birthdays, the brothers gave her a book, sir walter scott. they were living in this little house. no indoor plumbing or electricity. they are giving a bust of a great english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there is a lot of hope if that. i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. sounds like a bad pun but high purpose. not something ordinary. big idea. we have achieved this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> health care analysts examine telemedicine or telehealth. they discuss licensing requirements coverage and reimbursement of services and policy concerns. the forum was hosted by the cato institute and lasts about an hour and a half. >> we have what i think will

. >> in 1903 when orville and wilbur wright invented the plane, they looked to birds in particular pigeons for inspiration. likewise velcro was modeled after the tiny hooks found at the end of burs. mother nature has been engineering solutions to life's problems for billions of years and now a number which new companies realize that it's time to follow her lead. copying mother nature solutions to everything from stopping bacteria to mixing water could be just the thing to lead us out of the industrial revolution and into a new one. >> considered one of the leading forefathers of bio mimicry, this company manufactures a small device that can mix 10 million gallons of water. constant mixing of purified water is essential to keep bacteria from forming. >> the reason is because a ring vortex is frictionless. any energy put into that water if you get into the flow structure, you get this enormous benefit. if we reduce the amount of energy that municipalities have to use to mix that water we're able to reduce the chemical content by 85%. >> currently, 800 municipalities are using the pax mixer.

nathaniel hawthorne was probably orville's favorite writer.atherine loved the sir walter scott on one of her birthdays the brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. here are these people living in this little house in ohio with no running water or indoor plumbing. and they are given a bust of a great english literary giant to the sister for her birthday. there's a lot of hope in that. i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. it sounds like a bad purpose but high purpose, not something ordinary. big ideas. to achieve a big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> on c-span's q&a. >> host: washington journal continues. host:our topic takes outlook at the government's role in the oversight and regulation of the food industry. two guests are joining us to richard williams, george mason university. and also former director of the fda's center for food safety joined by michael jacobson executive director for science and the public interest or gentlemen, thank you for joining us. let me star

nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite. catherine loved sir walter scott. of her birthdays, the brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. you have these people living in this little house, in ohio with no indoor plumbing no running water, and they are giving a bust of the great english literary giants to their sister for a birthday present. there's a lot of hope in that. but i think what i would like to get to know even more about was the sense of purpose that they had. it sounds like a bad time but high purpose. >> washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome back former congressman tom perriello . what is the quadrennial diplomacy and development review? guest: basically what happened a few years ago with secretary clinton, who had served on the armed services committee, has seen that our structures took a timeout every four years and said wait a second are we doing things this way to see if we have just done in this way or is it is best? as a chance every four years for our agencies just a look at the lives and say how do we need to be oper

orville was very bright, very inventive.lever mechanically but he didn't have the reach of mind that wilber had. they loved music. they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. katherine loved sir walter scott. one of her birthdays, the brothers gave her a bust. these people living with no indoor plumbing, no hot water, no electricity and they're given a bust of a great literary giant for her birthday present. there's a lot of hope in that. but what i would like to get to know even more about was this sense of purpose that they had. and sounds like a bad pun, but high purpose. not something ordinary. big idea. we're going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: and we are opening up the phone lines to you during this segment. we would like to hear your thoughts on campaign 2016 or any news of the day. if you would to call in call the number on your screen. more on social media. you ca

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paul simon, you know, was the orville redenbacher of illinois politics.r] horn-rimmed glasses, he had those big -- i don't know if you remember, he had those ears that made barack obama's ears look small. [laughter] we used to talk about paul simon's plan for lobal domination. [laughter] but paul also was an incredibly courageous guy. he had started a newspaper himself when he was -- or bought one when he was 19. used it to crusade against corruption in his area, ran against the crime syndicate for the legislature. he was from deep southern illinois you're a native and you know where he was from was closer to little rock than chicago and yet he campaigned he crusaded for civil rights in the legislature. incredibly admirable person. and for political reform which is still dangerous to campaign for in the illinois legislature. and so i felt like paul would be a great guy to be to work for if i was going to work for anyone in politics. and i thought this was the next journey for me because i wanted to do -- i loved journalism, but i didn't know if i could co