p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday 6:30 p.m. eastern, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q&a, political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat buchanan. hillary clinton, barack obama, and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, daniel hellber. and saturday morning at 10:30, we visit the sites of casper, wyoming. and the negro league's

p.m. eastern. here are some of the highlights from this weekend. friday, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at six: 30 p.m. eastern, the communicators visit the technology fair on capitol hill sunday on q&a. political commentator, author, and former presidential candidate pat buchanan on c-span2 friday night, book by hillery clinton, barack obama, and edward noted. on "after words," daniel halper. on c-span3 for tonight at 8:00 eastern, the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. saturday is as :00 p.m. eastern on a civil war, the depiction of slavery and movies, and sunday on "reel america" at 4:00 p.m., it an interview with president herbert hoover. and call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us at comments@c-span.org . join the conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at the :00 a.m. eastern, the national business group on health releases its report on large businesses and health care coverage. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, a discussion on south korea, japan, and u.s. trade relati

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p.m. eastern on c-span. 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. lifee native american closes off with a trip to palm springs, california. in the 1950's. womenwas the first all tribal council. about indiansbook in palm springs. >> it is an interesting thing after my father died, there was a meeting that she wanted to attend and palm springs. i took off work and drove her down. i don't know, i guess i spoke up and said something. the next thing i know is we have not election, a yearly election. call the next day saying that i had been elected as a member of the tribal council. i was floored. i couldn't believe it. in our localtart politics. >> she transformed this tribe in a way that no one can deny. the ramifications of her efforts and palm springs have many impacts across the country. what she was doing here was setting in motion guidelines for modern governments that would development,mic which is what the tribes desperately needed. she transformed this tribe into one of the richest tribes in the country by virtue of her efforts. >> i grew up in

p.m. eastern, and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. you can e-mail us at comm ents@c-span.org. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. each week, american history tv's "reel america" show archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> the panama canal 22 years ago. first, we go to the bottom of things and find ourselves at the world-famous gridiron cup, which perhaps is more familiar to you. now we are traveling along some of the 160 miles of track that were laid down at the bottom of the canal. be shippedly had to as the shovels dug away at mother earth. modern liners afloat on a watery bridge that rises 25 feet from where these rails are. in the distance now, the lines of tracks are to be seen, and also one gets an idea of the width of the canal. originally specified to be 200 feet in width at the bottom, president roosevelt, tr that was, wanted the dimensions changed to 300 feet crossing the united states at extra 13 millions of dollars and well worth it. local and white labor were

p.m. eastern. ofe about the burning washington next saturday, august 23 as we take you live to bladensburg waterfront art for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that is live at 1 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. yosemite grant act was signed by president abraham lincoln 150 years ago. it was the first land-grant act passed by congress to protect wildlife. huntley discusses the legislation and key individuals who contributed to the birth of yosemite national park. the california said that historical society hosted this event and it's over one hour. >> thank you for your patience. welcome to the california historical society. i have the honor of being the executive director here. i am the 17th executive director and the fourth woman and i am honored on behalf of our board of trustees and my incredible staff and/or volunteers to welcome you here tonight. i see some familiar faces and some new ones which is a treat. you are surrounded by are still brand-new exhibitio

p.m. eastern. while congress is in recess, american history tv will be in prime time monday through friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, featuring events from watergate. >> all weekend on american history tv, we are featuring historic sites and local historians from cities across america. these are highlights from c-span's 2014 city to her. stop atdeo from all our c-span.org/localcontent. >> photographer lauren irving retraced john freeman -- trip to photograph oregon campus. >> what makes this different from doing historical research is that sometimes the writing in the journal is so precise and well-described that i can find characteristics of location studies right in the journal. so i end up trying to capture that on film. i am trying to incorporate things in the images that are described in the journal. in late may of 1843, the expedition left westport, which is near kansas city now. and went along what is now the oregon trail. his job was to map the oregon trail in order to make it appear and be feas

p.m. eastern a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern "the communicators" visits the technology there on capitol hill. sunday political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat buchanan on c-span2 friday night at eight eastern, books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. saturday at 10 p.m. eastern on "after words" "the weekly standard"'s daniel huppert, and sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. which were the literary sites of casper, wyoming. on c-span3 friday night at eight eastern the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. saturday at 6 p.m. eastern on the civil war the depiction of slavery in movies. and sunday on real america at 4 p.m. an interview with president herbert hoover. let us do what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at (202) 626-3400 or e-mail us at comments at c-span.org. joined a c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> more from today's edition of "washington journal" now. we took your phone calls and looking to some of the items in the news. thi

p.m. eastern on cspan 3.dnesday, a house budget committee hearing looks at federal, state, private charitable programs aimed at reducing poverty. here is a look. >> a lot of people don't know how difficult it is. i don't know one person maybe in this room that can juggle the things that me and my husband have to juggle every single day with having three children on medical disabilities, going back and forth to work sometimes maybe having to take an under the table job just to bring in extra money. there's not a lazy bone in my body. there are many people would live in the inner city under the poverty level that are not lazy. we want to be apart of the conversation. we want to have full time jobs and go to school and go to college and things like that. i actually believe that certain people just put that stamp of lazy on us to put a smoke screen up to really not see what's on. to look down on us or humiliate us or twist our words. i feel like we are the most strategizing people that there is. everyday we wake

p.m. eastern tonight on c-span. a discussion on the safety of genetically modified foods. at 8:30 its book tv with a look at books on fracking and energy. and on c-span3, american history tv with programs on the overland campaign during the civil war, a series of major battles taking place in virginia in 1864. all of that tonight on the c-span networks. securityoday the human

p.m. eastern for another edition of "ac 360."

p.m. eastern on c-span. 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. lifee native american closes off with a trip to palm springs, california. in the 1950's. womenwas the first all tribal council. about indiansbook in palm springs.

p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q&a, political commentator, author, and former presidential candidate pat buchanan. books on hillary clinton, barack obama, and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on after words, daniel helper. sunday morning at 10:30, we tour the literary sights of casper, wyoming. friday night at 8:00 eastern, the negro league's kansas city monarchs. saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, the depiction of slavery in movies. sunday at 4:00 p.m., an interview with president herbert hoover. let us know about what you think about of the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us at comments@cspan.org. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. by 1830, annual alcohol consumption in america reached four gallons per pe

p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. stern, the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q & a, political author and former president pat buchanan. books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. on "after words," daniel harper. and on cspan-3 tonight at 8:00 eastern, the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. and saturday, the civil war, slavery in the movies. and on sunday, president herbert hoover. let us know about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. or e-mail us. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> richard blanco, what's a kukudio? >> it's a firefly. technically it's a click beetle but it's a type of firefly that's very myth cal in cuba as well as in south florida where i grew up, and there's sort of a folk tale or sort of a folklore that the women used to tend to pin beetles on their dresses and in hair as kind of a magt ritual. not a mating ritual, a courting ritual. it's also about the name of my uncle's book which is where i rea

p.m. eastern, 8 p.m. pacific tonight. >>> and along the ukrainian border, russian troops are accused of driving armored vehicles into eastern ukraine. >> we will continue to monitor developments in ferguson, missouri, that is the picture you're looking at right now. we'll keep you posted as the evening wears on. let's get you caught up on the headlines. there were legal developments in texas today that could, among other things, hurt governor rick perry's presidential aspirations. an indictment came down for his abuse of power. rosemary lenburg was overseeing a research institute linked to perry and if she had stepped down perry would have been able to appoint her successor. the grand jury today found that perry's actions violated state laws. perry's lawyers called the charges politically motivated. >>> in europe tonight, tensions are high along the ukrainian-russian border. russia says they did not send trucks into ukrainian territory. they are waiting along ukraine's border. emma hayward is on scene. >>

p.m. eastern a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern the communicators visit a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q and a political commentator, author and

p.m. eastern. friday night at 8:00 on c-span2, in-depth. saturday on afterwards at 10:00, retired neurosurgeon and columnist ben carson, and sunday at 11:00 p.m. eastern, lawrence goldstone on the competition between the wright brothers and glenn curtis to be the predominant name in manned flight, c-span3 on friday at 8:00 eastern, a look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. saturday at 8:00. and sunday night at 8:00 p.m., former white house chiefs of staff discuss how presidents make decisions. find our television schedule one week in advance at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. each week american history tv's series "the civil war" marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict by bringing you lectures, discussions, and battlefield visits. 150 years ago in july of 1864, a confederate army of about 12,000 troops under the command of general jubal early nearly invaded washington, d.c. next,

p.m. eastern today from jerusalem. we'll see you at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the lead" with jake tapper. later tonight, 10:00 p.m. eastern, jake will be back for more, cnn tonight. he's going to be a busy day over the next several days. let's get some more on the situation on the ground in gaza. martin savidge joining us from gaza city. the idf confirmed the aerial strike on the refugee camp in gaza. basically just a couple minutes after the cease-fire was supposed to go into effect. what's going on now? what's the reaction there? what are you seeing what are you hearing? >> right now, as you can see, the sun is already set. we're starting to slide into another night of darkness here. there's no power, so it's going to be pretty dark, except for those fortunate enough to maybe have a generator. there was no cease-fire today. but certainly an easing of fire. that said, there was plenty of outgoing rockets and mortars that were being fired from inside gaza in the direction of israel. and there was also a lot of artillery coming in from israel. obviously in the opposite direction. going to

p.m. eastern. he'll be having a special at 10:00 p.m. cnn tonight on what's going on over there and of course "the lead" 4:00 p.m. eastern monday through friday. >>> just ahead, an exclusive interview with the head of hamas' political wing, facing tough questions from our own nic robertson. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. been all fun and games, here at the harrison household. but one dark, stormy evening... she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her purina cat chow complete. it's great because it has the four cornerstones of nutrition. everything a cat needs for the first step to a healthy, happy life. purina cat chow complete. share your rescue story and join us in building better lives. one rescue at a time. your studied day and night for her driver's test. secretly inside, you hoped she wouldn't pass. the thought of your baby girl driving around all by herself was... you just weren't ready. but she did pass. kibbutz. and now you're p

p.m. eastern dr. ben carson since down with jackpot of nbc news to spell out his plans to reverse what he argues is america's current decline. our prime time programming concludes at 11:00 p.m. as soviet dukes morris recounts the life of the late conservative commentator and congress will not clear boothe luce. that all happens next on it c-span2 book tv. >> up next ucla georgia lee talked to book tv about her book jumped in, a study of los angeles gangs and gang violence. this 20 minute interview was recorded at ucla and is part of book tv college series. >> host: jumped in was the name of the book. professor georgia l

p.m. eastern. >> join us tonight from more book tv prime-time programming. living in the tech h. >> even though drug development is very high technology coming it is really not giving as the medicines that we need a. last year only 27 new drugs were approved. twenty-seven. all diseases, not just cancer. the business model of the farmer companies is not hard to understand spirited it is basically the same one used by hollywood. they go out and find interesting projects, bring them in house, polished and, get them through sensors, the fda in that drug development and then they are marketing and advertising works to deliver it to the public. it is long and risky and expensive, which is why, like hollywood, drug companies used to seek blockbusters. when you think about it, targeted madisons are more like those little independent art films, not a big audience. the problem is, it costs the same amount of money. so if you are making a targeted drug for cancer the result is it ends up being phenomenally expensive. the more expensive it is now harder it is to insuran

p.m. eastern, a special two-hour edition of "the situation room."nt obama will hold a news conference at 5:00 p.m. we'll have live coverage of that, as well. until then, thanks for watching. "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> and here we go. top of the hour. thank you very much for being with me. i'm brooke baldwin. the mid east cease-fire is holding still today. this is two days for the cease-fire. but moments ago, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, addressed reporters in jerusalem, and said the cease-fire plan is the same one hamas rejected back on july 15th. he said that makes hamas responsible for nearly all the deaths in gaza. >> 90%, a full 90% of the fatalities in this conflict could have been avoided had hamas not rejected then the cease-fireha

p.m. eastern. in about 45 minutes we'll look at the issues members of congress will be dealing with during their august recess, leading up to the fall elections. our guest is sabrina siddiqui, political reporter for the "huffington post." at 8:30 eastern we'll be joined by charles lewis, author of "935 lies," the future of truth and the decline of america's moral integrity. "washington journal" is next. >> good morning. it's tuesday, august 5th. it is primary today in four states. many will be watching in kansas to see if pat roberts can be knocked out there. in washington, african heads of states are here for the first-ever summit held by the obama administration. deals between african countries andus companies are expected to be announced today. president barack obama

p.m. eastern and a final round begins sunday at 2:00 p.m. swimming champ michael phelps. he botched the turn in the 100-meter freestyle race and finished next to last. he will swim in the 100-meter butterfly on friday. in the comeback he hopes to make the u.s. team for this month pan pacific championships in australia. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll go to hawaii for hurricane iselle preparations. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." 1 pac of cascade complete cleans tough food better than 6 pacs of the bargain brand combined. cascade. beyond clean and shine. every time. than 6 pacs of the bargain brand combined. losing your chex mix too easily? deploy the boring potato chip decoy bag. with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix has twenty bags of interesting. pick your mix. >>> close-up pictures of a comet. the european space agency released still photos of a comet 67-p taken from just 67 miles away from the rosetta space probe. this is the first time a spacecraft will be orbiting a

p.m. eastern. more about the burning of washington next saturday, august 23, as we take you live to bladensburg waterfront park for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on thatn3, we complement coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public events. on weekends, it's home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique theories. the civil war's 100 anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. 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 delving into america's and our new series, featuring archiva

p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span's american history to sure -- during now benson's the monument and outlook turkey, new mexico. we some some of the 24,000 drawings.

p.m. eastern this evening is when the president is expected back at the white house. he can multi task. hope so. which crisis do you hit first? >> his number one crisis right now is dealing with the islamic state. there's real talk of military strikes in syria. don't forget this has been going on for a year now. remember the red line -- >> yes, we all remember that. >> now apparently military leaders have raised the alarm bells and said, look, we have to move into syria at this point where they are really festering. i think that's the president's hardest decision right now. you have a congress and a public in general that is extremely wary to say the at least of military action or going into another war. so he's in a tough spot on that. other matters are also pressing and will be difficult for him. congress will return. they'll be wanting to know what his plans are. he's threatened executive action on immigration laws. that's going to be another big fight. there's the reauthorization of the export/import bank. the congress doesn't like it. there are these matters that

p.m. eastern here "fox news ," with rick perry and ron johnson.state of the union" begins with another appearance by governor nixon and peter king, new york republican and lacy clay. at 4 p.m. eastern, face the nation from cbs, would governor , cornell mike rogers william brooks, and michael eric dyson. the sun the network talk shows are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. rebroadcasts of those shows begin at noon eastern with "meet week," "fox"this news sunday," and "state of the union," and then "face the nation." listen to them all on c-span radio here in the washington dc area, across the country on xm satellite radio, and you can download our free app for your smart phone or listen online at c-span.org. [indiscernible] anniversary of dr. king's march on washington and 50 years after the great society points out that "with sizable majorities of whites and blacks, they think that there is some racial discrimination today. blacks are more likely to save is widespread. 40% of blacks say that there is a lot of discrimina

p.m. eastern from the american bar association's and a meeting, supreme court chief justice john roberts discusses the magna carta on its 800th anniversary. he reflects on why there was a need for the magna carta. how it helped to shape a young and growing american and its significance today. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. week american history's a" brings you films that tell the story of the 20th century. >> from the ground station nestled in the mountains, a signal is sent to a satellite.

p.m. eastern on c-span. and be with us tonight on c-span when we present the recent new york ideas festival which was co-hosted by the atlantic magazine and aspen institute. here is a preview. >> this has been a cultural explosion with a game of friends. what has that meant in terms of your brand? nice to have the 17 million. how is that -- >> 18. never get your numbers wrong with richard. do you need something like that? >> it is wonderful to have something that is high-quality, very much on brand and it breaks through, becomes a global phenomenon, has huge back end home video attached to it, the other side of the coin, the most pirated show on television. i always say in response to that, that is the bad news. the good news is 18 million people in the united states are watching it legally. that is mike and i believing in david and dan, listening, seeing their passion, david and dan really are quintessential auteurs and love the product and they know is in their bones, as a brief it and i think for george w

p.m. eastern, a rally is scheduled in ferguson, missouri. ref rend sharpton, michael luther king iii and michael brown's parents will be speaking. you can catch that here on "al jazeera america." ref >> for centuries, some west african communities have branded children born deformed or with disabilities as evil spirits. they are seen as a drain on limited resources and so ... medicine men are often asked to

p.m. eastern a technology fair.sunday, political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat bacannon. 8:00 eastern books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, the weekly standards daniel halbur and sunday morning at 10:30 we tour can as per wyoming. saturday at 6:00 p.m. the civil war. the depiction of slavery in movies and sunday on real america at 4:00 p.m., an interview with president heurbet hoover. join the cspan conversation. look us on facebook, follow us on twitter. alcohol con sumgts in colonial america. >>> giving and receiving advice was so highly valued by the founding fathers that they emphasized the concept numerous times. he talked about advice from the founding fathers at the francis tavern museum for about an hour. it's a delight to be with you again. i love this place even know we're not technically i.:xj tavern, i love the sense of history that is so much apart of where we are so many incredible things happened if you know the story o

p.m. eastern. jake's in jerusalem. he'll have all the latest developments on that, plus all the other major news of the day as well. we'll be watching. 4:00 p.m. eastern. still ahead, up next, we're going to bring up to date on the condition of a second ebola patient now evacuated to the united states. the latest concerns on the spread of the virus outside of west africa. there's a gap out there. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care. >>> a second american infected with the beale virus is now back in the united states. nancy writebol was evacuated from liberia, flown to atlanta, arriving just a little while ago. she joins dr. brantly, already being treated at emory hospital. sanjay, you know that hospital well, you do surgery ther

p.m. eastern. and more next saturday, august 23rd as we take you live for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next on the civil war, author cethen levin discussed the role of the u.s. colored troops in the civil war's battle of the crater and the way their contributions were remembered in the years following the civil war. organized by petersburg national battlefield, this is an hour and ten minutes. >>> i'm chris bryce, chief of interpretation with petersburg national battlefield. for those of you who have been with us for the last couple com 150th anniversary of the battle of the crater, thank you, and welcome to those who have not attended the program this evening. i want to, before we get started, thank yous, specifically for st. paul's church for allowing us this wonderful venue for our programs earlier today and for the one we're about to have here this evening. i would like to thank the rector of the

p.m. eastern. tonight at 8:00 on c-span2, in-depth with writer and religious scholar ressa aslam. retired neurosurgeon on, ben carson and sunday night at 11:00 p.m. eastern lawrence goldstone on the competition between the wright brothers and glen curtis to be the predominant name in manned flight. american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:00 eastern. a look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. saturday night, the 200th anniversary of the burning of washington. and sunday night at 8:00 p.m., former white house chiefs of staff discuss how presidents make decisions. find our television schedule one week in advance at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 and comments at c-span.org and join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> next, how general sherman brought the war to the south and the impact of the union army's capture of atlanta. as sherman's troops set towns on fire, he established a code of condu

p.m. eastern here on c-span. in 1864, the confederate summary hr hartley became the first sub -- hr hunley became the first an enemy waters. c-span spoke with an archaeologist about the recovery and restoration of the submarine. >> the submarine is the first to sink an enemy vessel in combat. that is the significance. it is not the first submarine. it was not the most advance summering, even of its day in the 1860's, but it was the first one to do something. it was proof of concept that submarine technology could work. it was brought to charleston in a number ofter months of preparation, they went out at night in 1864. siege atn was under the time. they had been strangled by land and by sea. they picked one of the ships blockading the harbor. they went out and made the , sunk it, solidifying its place in history, but then it disappeared. it never returns to the dock. it became a mystery. for 136 years, it was undiscovered, nobody knew where it was. in 1995, the discovery began the process and preparation for the

p.m. eastern on c-span. david goldfield is the author aflame."ok "america he talked with c-span about the role of immigration and religion in the run-up to the civil war. david goldfield, in your book, you say the civil war is america's greatest failure why? >> it was a failure because we went to war. political failure because the political process could not accommodate differing viewpoints on the major issues of the day. the major issues of the day were primarily slavery. in thelarly slavery western territories. secondly, immigration. believe it or not, americans were fighting over immigration in the 1850's just as much as we are fighting over immigration now. the fight over immigration was about the influx of irish catholics. , thesefound in my book issues are linked. anti-catholic, particularly anti-irish catholic emigration, and anti-slavery. both of these issues came together in a new political party called the republican party. the republican party initially anti-party.as an one of the important things i would like to tell my students, don'

p.m. eastern time.rican missionary organization that nancy writebol represented in liberia will be granting that news conference. we will bring you all the very latest as that ambulance continues to make its way to emory university hospital. >> welcome back to "outnumbered" a former white house spokesman writing a lengthy piece for "rolling stone" magazine. he chronicles what the headline calls the president's toxic relationship with the press from the first campaign to the present. he says the white house simply doesn't trust media and those journalists feel persecuted. these feelings feed off each other creating a vicious cycle. turlin writes, the administration and press are he can talking past each other as each decries treatment of each other. white house suggest that reporters intentionally sensationalize its stories and reporters argue that the white house plays with the facts to get its mess out. both suspicions are correct. tapping phone lines and reading emails. the whole point of the press co

p.m. eastern, norman finkelstein discusses the israel/gaza conflg)ey and at 8:45 george liebman details the life of john d. negative rah upon today. former counsel to president nixon john dean discusses watergate with bob woodward on "after words," and our prime time programming continues with adele levine who recalls her time as a physical therapist at walter reed army medical center. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> booktv asked, what are you reading this summer? >> i try to keep a lot of different things going, and some of the books i'm reading is "lincoln's boys," the secretaries' impact on the administration. reading "founding of brothers" about how they actually did some things that are off the normal record, so that was really interesting to me. one that is sort of interesting in the latter context is a week called "roosevelt's secret war," and it's about the starting of our international espionage and how he started that in a real hodgepodge kind of way. so that's made an interesting read especially in light of all the things going on currently with the nsa and cia a

p.m. eastern time. and then "usa today" has this headline about the veterans administration, vows sweeping changes to seek care for veterans. sweeping changes and ample attrition and are paired response to inspector general's report, due this week on a scandal over delayed health care for veterans. ava response, copies of which were obtained by "usa today," includes talking points that reveal at least one crucial finding by investigators. head of the inspector general report, the.a the va under the new secretary, bob mcdonald, is preparing for the inspector general report. va secretary will be speaking today in north carolina with the president and we'll have those remarks. and then as many of you know, kay hagan, democratic senator from north carolina up for reelection in 2014, the headline in the "washington times," taking braces for obama's visit and nortel and. her reelection bid in doubt. she has an uncomfortable decision to make as president obama arise interstate tuesday before a critical audienc

p.m. eastern, you'll see a u.s. army film featuring an adviser in vietnam in 1963.r call-ins with authors. and sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, "afterwards" with william burrows talking at his book "the astro threat." "american history tv" on c-span3 tonight, a nasa documentary about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. saturday on "the civil war" general william tecumseh german's campaign. sunday night, look at election law and supreme court cases of bush v. gore. find our television schedule at c-span.org. let us know about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-6 26-3400. on twitter, use #c123, or e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> 100 years after the beginning of what was called the great war, author michael lesser looks back at the music of world war i. he demonstrates how strongs reflected the wartime experiences of soldiers and those back home, from the sweethearts left behind, to the soldiers returning from the front. and he argues that the music industry, including song writers like i

p.m. eastern, history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern the communicators visits a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on "q&," pat buchanan. friday night at 8:00 eastern books on hillary clinton, barack obama, and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "afterwards" daniel halber and sunday morning at 10:30, we tour the literary sites of casper, wyoming, on c-span3 friday night at 8:00 eastern the kansas city monarchs. saturday the depiction of slavery and movies and sunday on "real america" at 4:00 p.m., an interview with president herbert hoover. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. or e-mail us at comments@cspan.org. join the conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> while congress is on break, we're using this time to show american history tv programs normally seen weekends here on c-span3. next the role of chaplains in war. during world war ii, roughly 12,000 chaplains traveled with combatants into battle and served as friends, advisers and spi

p.m. eastern on c-span. tv.-span two, book on 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three, american history tv on jewish history. journal,xt washington eleanor steele of the feminist michael will talk with lynch about immigrants crossing the u.s. border. washington journal is live on c-span with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook almonds every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern . >> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. eastern, a:00 p.m. history of the civil war. on saturday, the communicators. on c-span two on friday night p.m., books on hillary clinton, barack obama, and edward snowden. eastern,p.m. afterwords with daniel hal per. three, the negro leagues kansas city monarchs. on saturday, the civil war, slavery in the movies. what you think about the programs you're watching. -626-3400. 202 >> the heritage foundation hosted a discussion on union membership. a survey shows that millions of union members would want to leave their union. >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. join us onthose who our heritage.org website. i

p.m. eastern, from the american bar association's annual meeting, chief justice john roberts discusses theagna carta on its 800 anniversary. he reflects on my there was a need for the magna carta, how would help shape a young america, and its significance today. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. theith live coverage of u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, on c-span3, we show you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv, the programs that tell our nation story, including six unix tories. the civil wars anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, two are in museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal, history bookshelf, with the best-known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our commanders in chief, lectures in history, with college professors delving into america's past, and our new america, featuring films from the 1930's through the 1970's. tvpan3, created by the ca

p.m. eastern a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern the communicators visit a technology fair on capitol hill. sunday on q and a political commentator, author and former presidential candidate pat buchanan on c-span 2 friday night at 8:00 eastern books on hillary clinton, barack obama and edward snowden. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on after words "the weekly standard's" daniel hall pper. on c-span 3, the negro's league monarchs. saturday, the civil war. and sunday on real america at 4:00 p.m. an interview with president herbert hoover. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us @comments. follow us on twitter. >>> american history tv in primetime begins now with holocaust survivor marcell drimer. he spoke with journalist bill beenson. the family lived in nazi occupied poland during world war ii. this event was part of the united states holocaust memorial museum mirs person series. >> marcell will share his account of his experience during though holocaust and as a survi