p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> coming up, this weekend, on book tv, saturday, at 6:45 p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold," an american journey. at 11:00 p.m. eastern, actor os guinness, talks about his latest book "last call for liberty." and then on sunday, on afterwards, at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist nalikqua allen talks about "it was all a dream," the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle veldman. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >>> texas sent nine new members to congress in the 2018 elections including four democrats. colin allred represents the state's 32nd district, a former linebacker for the tennessee titans and left the nfl for law school after which he worked as an attorney in the obama administration's department of housing and urban development, then later in private practice. voters in the 16th district elected veronica escobar, she previously has been elected el paso county commissioner, and county judge. earlier in her career, cong

p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris life and career through her book "the truths we hold, an american journey." at 11:00 p.m. eastern, oz guinness talks about his latest for liberty."ll then sunday on after words at p.m. eastern, a journalist discusses her book "it was all a dream." generation confronts the broken promise to black america. interviewed by editor-in-chief. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. nnouncer: on wednesday, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate inority leader charles schumer held a news conference with the labor union that represents federal workers to talk about of the government shutdown. from the u.s. capitol, this is 20 minutes. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. thank you for being here.

p.m. eastern california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold -- an american journey.." >> i believe the strongest politics are coalition politics. and that is at its heart about understanding the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. and again rejecting the idea that we live in silos and don't share values and concerns and when we wake up in the middle of the night we don't share the same kinds of thoughts about what we need or what our family needs. the vast majority has so much more in common than what separates us. >> >> if i may say so, with the crisis we've seen growing over the last 30 years, i have rarely ever heard an american leader today addressing the present crises in the light of the founding vision. addressing the better angels of the american nature in the light of liberty and justice for all that comes from the declaration. in other words, there is at the moment, no lincoln-like vision and courage and leadership. no one will make america great again, unless they ask what made it g

p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details his life and career through their book. eastern, and author talks about his latest book last call for liberty. sunday, on afterwards, at 9 p.m. a journalist discusses her book "it was all a dream." a new generation confronts a broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief. watchable tv this weekend on c-span2. up next, more on the government shutdown when i look at how it is affecting federal work, followed by house debates on a bill to fund irs operations and financial services as part of an effort by democrats to reopen parts of the federal government. later, congressional leaders talk about negotiations with the president after a closed-door meeting yesterday at the white house. and house minority leader and other democratic lawmakers held a news conference wednesday to talk about the government shutdowns impact on federal spirit they also called on president drumm -- trump to support legislation reopening the federal government. from outside the u.s. capitol, this is 40 minutes. >> we ar

p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold: an american journey." at 11:00 p.m. eastern, author 0s guinness talks about his book "the call for liberty." then sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist raniqua allen discussed her book "it was all a dream." she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belton. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> c-span. where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> today is the 19th day of the partial government shutdown. democrats have held several briefings detailing their plans to offer bills in the house to reopen the shuttered agencies and telling the stories of furloughed federal employees. we'll show you several of them now starting with the democratic cau

p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold: an american journey". and at 11:30 p.m. eastern, arthur guinness talks about his book "last call for liberty." and sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, the book "it was all a dream: a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america." she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belton. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> sunday on q&a, the author and columnist james grant. >> i make my living by writing about markets and something called grants interest rate observer. which is much too expensive for some of the people out there. i think the trouble lies not so much in wall street as wall street is what it is. it's been a name either not so widely revered. wall street is an epithet. but i think what we ought to be more on our guard about are the institutions in the federal government that are avowedly benign in their intentions. the federal reserve, for example. department of the treasury, the securities and exchange commission. these institutions

p.m. eastern, california, democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career e through her book "the truths we hold, an american journey." at 11:00 p.m. eastern oz guinness talks about his book "last call for liberty." sunday on afterwards at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist raniqua allen discusses her book. she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belton. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >>> sunday on q&a, author and columnist james grant. >> i make my living by writing about markets in something called grants, interest rate observer, which is much too expensive for some of the people out there. i think the trouble lies not so much in wall street, wall street is what it is, it's been a name either -- mostly an infamous name. mostly american history, right. i think what we are more -- what we ought to be more on our guard about are the institutions in the federal government that are avowedly benign in their intentions, the federal reserve, for example, the department of trurry, the securities and exchange commissions, these institutions set up as benefactors, an

p.m. eastern, democratic senator kamala harris in california recalls her upbringing and how it informs her governing style. at 8:00, jeremy smith, explores the life of a hacker. aft 9:00, southeast blumenthal explains howing you artist pacing in the republican party grew under richmond nixon and through the presidency of ronald reagan. and on "after words" at 10:00 p.m., an examination of whether the american dream is attainable today. we wrap up our primetime programming at 11:00 on accomplish freedom in america, tonight on c-span2's booktv. television for serious readers.

p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book. rn, this author talks about his latest liberty.ast call for then, send it on afterwords at 9 p.m. eastern, this generalist talks about her book -- it was all a dream: a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by editor in chief of "the root." watch this weekend on c-span2. announcer: sunday on q&a, author and columnist james grant -- >> i make my living by writing about markets in something called "grants interest rate observer" which is a bit expensive for some people out there. wall street is what it is, it has been a name that is not so widely revered, but it is an epithet. in american history, right? what we ought to be more on our guard about are the institutions in the federal government that benign in their intentions. the federal reserve, for example. the treasury. the securities and exchange commission. these are institutions set up as .enefactors to the public but increasingly, they are not so. announcer: author and columnist, james gr

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> up next, california's newly elected governor, gavin newsom jo gave an address. he replaces outgoing governor jerry brown who was not eligible to run for re-election because of term limits. >> thank you, california. and i like seeing democracy in action there a moment ago. thank you. to the participants, i'm grateful. i had a bet that my kids weren't going to come up. that's going to cost me some money. how about my -- you know, i thought i married well ten plus years ago, but i didn't know how well until today. my wife, jennifer, our first partner -- thank you, jen. i will jump in. i'm humbled to be here. i want to express my appreciation to former governors for being here and the elected officials to be here, you took the time to be here. the story of our state is a story of a dream, one that has drawn strivers and psycheseeker. it brought my family here three generations ago. the promise of not just a better life but a bigger one, with opportunities they couldn't find anywhere else in the world. so deep does the california dream run in the history and characte

the two powerhouse teams will kick off from levi's stadium in santa clara, california, at 8:00 p.m. eastern"america's got talent: the champions" is going to premiere tonight at 8:00 eastern. it brings former winners and favorites from around the world. >>> u.s./china trade talks are on the way. is wall street taking any comfort that a solution can be reached? let's ask cnbc steve sedgwickment good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's go back a step. the markets on friday were absolutely on fire. we had one of the biggest gains ever on the dow in one day, 747 points, the nasdaq up 4.3%. the market liked the fact that you have a dovish fed chair, jay powell, talking. plus great job numbers, 312,000 jobs created last time around. blew out estimates. the third part of the jigsaw is trade talks ending well between china and the u.s. the other side of the coin is if they end badly. some market pundits are saying the market could give back a whole lot of ground. another big story here as well is united airlines, new rule forth emotional support animals start today, saying basically only dogs

the two powerhouse teams will kick off from levi's stadium in santa clara, california, at 8:00 p.m. easterne fourth year in a row alabama and clemson have faced off in a playoffs. >>> a new twist on an nbc hit reality competition, "america's got talent: the champions." it's going to premiere tonight at 8:00 eastern. the contest brings together former winners and favorites from around the world. >>> with the federal shutdown in its third week, there's growing concern it could impact the lives of millions of people who depend on the government for their food. nbc's hans nichols has more. >> reporter: for families that rely on federal help for food, the shutdown could leave them with an empty table. >> it's going to affect me because then i won't be able to come in here and buy my groceries. >> reporter: absent a deal between president donald trump and congress, federal funds for food assistance could run out next month, affecting some of the 38 million americans who rely on the program for their basic needs. >> a lot of people are one paycheck away from being in the situation of needing food

the two powerhouse teams will kick off from levi's stadium in santa clara, california, at 8:00 p.m. easternit is the fourth year in a row they've played, alabama and clemson. they will face each other again tonight to hoist the trophy. >>> "aquaman" dominated the domestic box office for a third weekend in a row. the dc superhero film starring jason momoa stays splashing in the top weekend of the new year grossing $30.7 million. it's making waves overseas with $649.3 million to date. following "aquaman" was the new thriller "escape room" earning $18 million. and "mary poppins returns" with over $15 million. >>> keep that entertainment theme going and the golden globes. sandra oh makes history at the golden globes. while an unexpected face steals the show on the red carpet. who is that photo bombing? she's lighting up the internet this morning. it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten. it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven

2:00 p.m., on "american history tv," we'll explore the city and history of the region's agriculture and its impact today. watch c-span cities tour of visalia, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 "book tv" and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american history tv" on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> earlier today house speaker nancy pelosi addressed the annual council for christian colleges and universities here in washington. she spoke about the influence the evangelical community has had on humanitarian issues and how she hopes to find common ground on immigration legislation. his is about 15 minutes. the speaker: thank you very much, shirley. thank you for the invitation to be here. i'm pleased to welcome all of you to capitol hill. so many of you, familiar faces, back to capitol hill. certainly among them, gale and kerry. thank you, gale, for your eadership, being a wonderful leader. christian colleges and universities. as shirley says, cccu. shirley, thank you for your leadership as president. my apology for running late. votes on the floor. i don't know who's in charge there. [laughter] speaker pelosi: the votes prevente

hosted by the university of southern california annenburg's center. it's live at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: president trump is spending today at camp david for meetings with senior white house staff members on border security, china, and other issues. on his way this morning, he spoke to reporters and responded to some questions. >> [inaudible] president trump: the job numbers were fantastic. the best numbers we have had in many years. it shocked wall street, it did not shock me. i know what is going on. but the job numbers were beyond anybody's expectations. president trump: the job numbers were fantastic. the best numbers we have had in t thing. one of the elements of job numbers is if you remember the past administration said you need one to bring back manufacturing jobs. well, manufacturing jobs are coming back at a very high level. we had a tremendous manufacturing jobs report. we are very happy to see that we have worked very hard. we have many companies coming back into the united states. many car companies going to michigan, pennsylvania, ohio. and other places

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> up next, california's newly elected governor, gavin newsom jo gave an address. he replaces outgoing governor jerry brown who was not eligible to run for re-elen

on sunday at 2:00 p.m., we will explore the city and history of the region's agriculture and its impact today. watch c-span cities tour of california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv. 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the -- story.tory area --former new york city my mayor michael bloomberg who is considering a presenter run speaks to students in new hampshire. this is 45 minutes. climate change. this is 45 minutes. [applause] mayor bloomberg: steve, thank you and let me say hello to your mother. my mother would be pleased to know that you came. everybody was told to come and you volunteered. thank you very much. and steve, thank you for your hospital. we spent time over breakfast and we came up with solutions and i'm not at liberty

california to formerly launch -- to formally launch or 2020 campaign. she first announced she was it running for president on martin luther king jr. day. collect coverage begins at 3:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with new policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we talk about the week ahead in washington with roll calls jason and sarah fair. then, a discussion of freshmen democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez's approach to tax policy with peter coy. a short to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> george's new governor, brian kemp, delivered his first state of the state address this month. governor cap selection was marked by accusations that his campaign engaged in voter suppression. a revamped voting system for the state was one of the topics in his inaugural address. applause]d governor kemp: thank y'all very much. thank you, thank you very much. thank you. [inaudible] governor kemp: thank you very much. thank you all so much. it's an honor to be here. lieutenant governor duncan, speaker ralston, president pro miller, speaker pro tem jones, members of the

p.m. eastern, democratic senator kamala harris in california recalls her upbringing and how it informs her governing style. at 8:00, jeremy smith, explores the life of a hacker. aft 9:00, southeast blumenthal explains howing you artist pacing in the republican party grew under richmond nixon and through the presidency of ronald reagan. and on "after words" at 10:00 p.m., an examination of whether the american dream is attainable today. we wrap up our primetime programming at 11:00 on accomplish freedom in america, tonight on c-span2's booktv. television for serious readers. >> all right. you good? perfect. okay, welcome, everyone to craners on -- crane america on this -- kramer's on this rainy empty. welcome joshua hunt and monica lerch to kramer book. that are their discuss josh's book, university of nike, how corporate -- holiday the university of oregon sold its soul to nike. josh is a former war correspondent for reuterss in tokyo, graduate of the columnal grad school cool of journal -- school of journal. you and. kevin is a journalist on staff at the atlantic where he writes and produ

2:00 p.m., on "american history tv," we'll explore the city and history of the region's agriculture and its impact today. watch c-span cities tour of visalia, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 "book tv" and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american history tv" on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." and we are live in oakland, california where we are expecting any moment now senator kamala harris to formally launch her 2020 presidential campaign. the pledge of allegiance now and the indication. sen. harris first announced she was running for president on martin luther king, jr. day. several democrats hoping to unseat president trump in 2020. also senator elizabeth thoren and senator kiersten gillibrand plan toounced that they run. -- senator elizabeth warren. we do expect this event to get underway from oakland, california at any moment and we do have led coverage right now, right here on c-span. >> we need more diverse city. we need to dig wells all hope so our children can drink from the fresh springs of equality and justice. areray that voting rights restored to our returning citizens. have paid their debt to society, that they have the freedom to provide for their families once their time is done. reform thaton doesn't punish the poor and the sick. that rehabilitates and restores one's humanity. usask that you would give the insights to envision stronger families, a better ,

eastern this morning. join the discussion. today, a discussion on the use of social media and its effect on or and politics hosted by the university of southern california. that is live at 12 p.meastern on c-span. institute for near east policy held it is russian on able disobedience in with --h raise dust ith reza pahlav. ithis runs for 20 minutes. >> hello, everyone. two months, the islamic republic of iran will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding in tehran. since its inception, the regime has brutally crushed dissent and employed anti-americanism as its guiding principle in its uncompromising foreign policy. international community. responding through a combination of both appeasement and pressure has in distinctly access a full mesh unsuccessful in prompting a change in tehran's regional behavior. meshs so far managed to the viability of the regime. institute washington pahlavi.d to host reza he is a prominent opposition figure and has consistently called for replacing iran's current regime with a secular, liberal democracy. please join me in welcoming him. [applause] pahlavi: good afternoon. thank you for your introduction. i'm very happy to be here today and i

p.m. eastern. will talk to our executive producer of the project, mike vargas. it starts in about 15 minutes. richard from. california on the republican line, good evening. caller: thanks. i have been a republican for over 50 years. and i also grew up with migrant workers picking our crops, our apple crops when the new york state still had a number of apple producing farms. in any case, this is not a new problem. we have been not working on this problem for a long, long time. we need migrant workers or we need to pay a heck of a lot more and raising the cost of picking crops and other such things. the problem is we have done nothing about it my we just sit there with laws that are 50 or 60 years old, and we don't improve our immigration laws. the wall is one tiny piece of this whole thing. it is a much bigger problem than that. there is modern technology that can do a whole lot more than just building a wall. we have to get our congress and our president, who is kind of the village idiot, off listing of not doing anything about it, and really take care of several daca.s, including bac employers need workers, and we n

hosted by the university of southern california annenburg's center. it's live at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: president trump is spending today at camp david for meetings with senior white house staff members on border security, china, and other issues. on his way this morning, he spoke to reporters and responded

p.m. eastern. a u.s. spy satellite streaked into orbit this morning taking off from california's vandenberg air force basef delays. the powerful delta 4 heavy rocket boosting a classified national by satellite. the launch web cast cut off about six and a half minutes after liftoff to maintain mission's secrecy. well facing a short fall of recruits the u.s. army is changing up its strategy to attract new soldiers and redoubling it efforts in liberal leaning cities. and dan springer has that story. ♪ it is early morning pp at joint base lewis in western washington home to army's original strike brigade against terrorism. just up interstate 5, now you've considered a soldier. army is fighting a different battle one for new recruits and considered hardest place in america to sign pup enlist tee now army is targeting this and 21 other cities that a lean left politically. to a slightly different message day or colored to or been and affluent. stepping up in a eastern state so we want to get out to engage at packs west this year and we're going to go to comic-con. nationwide army fell 6500 recruits short of its

lodge c-span cities tour of santa monica, california saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and send it at 2 p.m. on american history tv -- and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv. house debating new rules for the 116th congress. members approved the second section of the bill that creates the new committee on congressional marketization -- modernization. this is 30 minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of h.res.6, title 2, the select committee on the modernization of congress. title 2 establishes a bipartisan select committee on the modernization of congress to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to modernize and improve the way congress operates. this institution has a responsibility to the people, to our constituents, and to this country. to build a congress that works for everyone, not just those at the top. this is not something that will happen on its own. it's going to take hard work, but it is worthwhile work. this is not the first time congress as an institution has wrestled with how to be more effective and ef

announcer: watched c-span cities tour of santa monica, california, today at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and that sunday on 2:00 p.mon american historytv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. announcer: tonight on lectures in history, texas woman's university professor catherine land deck teaches a class on the contributions of american women during world war ii.here is a preview . >> i want to show you some pictures of the rosy riveter's. airplanes,s lots of you know i love, but this is another image of rosie the riveter. i want to make the point that even though most of the poster images received see are targeting those middle-class white women and this idea that you can still be attractive and feminine if you are working in the factory, the reality is you have a lot of women of color who are going to be in these positions and doing these different jobs. i love this. this is one of my favorite ones, so much so that i have it twice for you because i like this one because of the reflection on the plane. you can see her ring in the reflection, and this idea that she is still

and its effect on war and politics, hosted by the university of southern california's annenberg center live at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> over 100 new members joined the house and senate for the 116th congress. five of whom come from states that have only one or two congressional districts. north dakota voters elected kelly armstrong in the house of represent tivgtives. he chaired the north dakota republican party before run for office and held a seat in the state senate. he's an attorney and executive in his family's oil and gas exploration business. dusty johnson joins the house from south dakota and served as chief of staff to the outgoing governor dugard during his first term and then joined the telecommunications firm vant able point solutions. republican russ fulcher was elected to idaho's first district. he works in commercial real estate but had a prior career as a sales and marketing executive at an electronics company. jared golden is the first member elected by congress by rank choice or instant runoff voting in which voters ranked their candidates by preference which are taken into account if

. >> watch c-span's cities tour of santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> up next, the son of the last shah of iran talks about the role of civil disobedience and the impact foreign governments could have on that approach. the washington center for near east policy is the host of this event. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. my name is mehdi khalaji, i'm a senior fell at the washington institute for near east policy. in roughly two months, the islamic republic of iran will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding in tehran. since its inception, the regime of -- [inaudible] has brutally crushed and employed antiamericannism as their guiding principle in its uncompromising foreign policy. international community responding through a combination of both appeasement and pressure has been distinctly unsuccessful in prompting a change in tehran's regional behavior. and no opposition movement has thus far managed to threaten the viability of

. >> watch c-span's city tour of santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv, and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with the cable affiliate as we explore the american story. >> coast guard commandant karl schultz now on the strategic priorities. during before the navy league of the united states, admiral schultz also addressed force readiness and arctic operations. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning everyone. if i could please get your attention. good morning. good morning everyone. it is my pleasure as national president of the navy league to be with all of you here this morning. it is a privilege to welcome our special guest today the 26th commandant of the u.s. coast guard and navy leaks good friend admiral karl

california. today at noon eastern. at sunday at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on american history tv. is -- it's three rings demand the attendance of the floor on every legislator. 4:00 p.m. on real america, the 1949 film a day in congress, which traces the work of the 80th congress. >> they must thank this out carefully. through manyrned years of legislative experience. to stop the majority bill. that constant struggle between the majority and the minority, the two parties in congress, the republicans and the democrats, is the essence of democratic lawmaking. thatsures that every bill is made into a law shall be subjected to the most vigorous examination. >> watch real america, sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern. on american history tv on c-span3. next, on the presidency, mary jo baker talks about excerpts from eleanor roosevelt's advice for more than 20 years in the ladies home journal. me, essential advice from eleanor roosevelt. the franklin d roosevelt presidential library and museum hosted this one hour event. >> welcome to the center here -- to the wallace center. happy birthday, elea

p.m. eastern on book tv. next a book tv excuse i. our cities tour visits riverside, california, to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for seven years now we've traveled to u.s. cities bringing the book scene to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. >> we're in the fox theater in downtown river sithe, keaveed. when we were kids, they should show kids movie, when i was 8, 0, 12 years old, we would come to the fox. i was born and raised here, been here my entire life. it gobacks several thousand years with the local indians here. we have a number of of groups in this area, real anyi not one too specific because we're along the river a lot of groups used the river for their own sustenance. we had serrano indian, we had what they themselves called the tongva in historical records, they were part of the san fwab real mission and others, that probably goes back in the 9,000 to 10,000 year range for here. when you start talking about nonindian settlement, that starts in the 1780's when a number of spanish explorers are coming throug

p.m. eastern on book tv. next a book tv excuse i. our cities tour visits riverside, california, to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for seven years now we've traveled to u.s. cities bringing the book scene to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour.

p.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to santa monica, california.h help from our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes we will explore this communities later great life. located within los angeles metro area, tourism and a growing technology sector, are keys to the economic driver of the city of about 92,000. as we travel the city will speak with local writers like pat morrison. >> the outlook is santa monica paper that was founded in 1875, 1875, 1875, that was before the "los angeles times." it's an important paper in telling the story of the part of los angeles that seem to be so far away from the center of action that people didn't even know what is going on. santa monica where he went with it and spent the summer. but santa monica and outlook has been so important to telling the story of santa monica and was into the close of 1998. >> we we begin our feature on santa monica with local journalist saul ribbon to learn about the culture and economy of the city. >> we are in palisade parking santa monica, on the bluff overlooking the paci

california to launch her 2020 presidential campaign. harris first announced she was running for president on martin luther king jr. day. live coverage begins at 3:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. the legend grew up that he was this bad kid, running amok on the waterfront of baltimore. he never lived on the waterfront of baltimore. and so, i think he in turn allies -- i mean, you don't want to do too much psychobabble. i think he internalized the idea that he must be bad. why else would neither of his parents have wanted him? announcer: tonight on q&a, author and journalist jane levy with her book "the big fella, on the life of legendary baseball player babe ruth." >> 1932, world series. babe ruth gets into this back and forth with the picture for the chicago cubs. it becomes a legend that he is standing at home plate, and the cubs and their dugout are yelling at him. the yankees are yelling back at the cubs. he raises one finger for one strike, two strikes, and then he bleachers of the the grandstands, pointing, and allegedly saying, i will hit the next one. announcer: jane levy tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. michelle lujan grisham became the first am a cr

booktv in american history tv travels to santa monica, california to see the city's hidden history and literary life. coming up today at 12:00 p.m. eastern on booktv, all of our programs from the city wired together at one time block. here, author and historian sam rubin talks about the city's culture and economy. ♪ sam: santa monica is a progressive southern california beach city, and it is a major tourist destination, most well-known for being a place where people can come and enjoy the day. and also it is a popular place for young tech startup companies. 92,000 people live in the city, but during any given day, a quarter of a million people will come into the city to do work or mostly a lot of tourists, and tourism, they say, as about $2 billion a year into the economy, so this city is built on tourism. ♪ host: make sure to tune in this weekend to booktv in american history tv as we travel to santa monica, california. andto watch videos on's america and all of the cities we have visited on our c-span cities tour, go to c-span.org /citiestour. now to get back to our comments on the government shutdown, let's go to anita, who is calling

. >> watch c-span's cities to a santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> next month iran marks the 40th anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution. reza pahlavi the start of the shot who was dethroned in that revolution talked talk about cl disobedience in iran and efforts to reestablish a secular government. he spoke at

p.m. eastern. with just 13 working days left til the deadline, can a deal materialize? fair and balanced, we bring in california democratic congressman john garamendi and georgia republican congressman buddy carter. gentlemen, welcome to you both. neither of you, we want our viewers to know, is on the committee and those who are have gone pretty much radio-silent. congressman carter, i will begin with you. nobody wants to see round two of another government shutdown. what are you hearing from your colleagues behind closed doors regarding what they're ready to give on? >> well, you are exactly right. no one wants to see another shutdown. we are committed to trying to make this work. i think this is a tremendous opportunity, a tremendous opportunity for america to address an issue that's very tough, a tremendous opportunity for congress to reassert ourselves and to reassert our branch of government as taking care of the problems we should be taking care of. liz: okay. but congressman carter, could that include accepting maybe a trimming of the $5.7 billion that president trump says he wants for border security? >

. >> what c-span city tour of santa monica california, saturday at noon eastern on c- span twos book tv and sunday it number two p.m. on american history tv on c- span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> georgetown university hosted a form recently were civil rights advocates talk about movement started by the

. >> watch c-span's cities to a santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> next month iran marks the 40th anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution. reza pahlavi the start of the shot who was dethroned in that revolution talked talk about cl disobedience in iran and efforts to reestablish a secular government. he spoke at the washington institute for near east policy. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> hello, everyone. my name is medhi khalaji, a senior fellow at the washington institute for middle east -- near east policy. in roughly two months the republic of iran will celebrate its 40th 40th anniversary of is founding in tehran. since its inception the routine of that party is brutally crushed dissidence and avoid anti-americanism as the driving principle and uncompromising foreign policy. it's a national community responding to a combination of both appeasement and pressure, has been distinctly unsuccessful in prompting a change in tehran regional

. >> c-span's city tour of santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. between advancements in electric vehicle technology and the sustained popularity of right sharing services, the transportation landscape is changing. last month "the atlantic" brought politicians, business people and academics together for a series of conversations on infrastructure and what the future holds. this is just three hours. welcome the atlantic executive director of business development, patrick garret igan. >> good morning. i am the executive director of business development at atlantic life. it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the atlantic's infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get

p.m. on american history tv, we'll explore the city and history of the region's agriculture and its impact today. watch c-span's cities tour of visalia, california new eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3, working with cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> next, a look at the political unrest in venezuela after the national assembly declared nicolas maduro's presidency as a legitimate. since then, the u.s. and several other countries have recognized juan guaido as the interim president. former u.s. ambassador to venezuela william brownfield, and venezuela's newly designated ambassador, discuss the situation at the center for city to and international studies. -- for strategic and international studies. this is under an hour and a half.

california. coming up today at 2:00 p.m. easternn american history tv, all of our programs from the city will air together in one time block. dear visiting the museum of flying to learn about an important role of the douglas aircraft company serving in the history of aviation. >> during world war ii, there concerns about so many aircraft manufacturing plants being located on the coast being vulnerable to attack from enemy forces. so on both coastss, efforts were made to camouflage the plants by cities on topock of the factory building spirit here on the west coast, walt disney, warner bros., any of the entertainment industries assisted that effort, building a mockup fake city, and from the air, you literally cannot tell. you can see a runway of course, but you could not tell it was a factory under the netting and the mockup of houses that were used to great effect all up and down the east coast and west coast. host: make sure to tune in this weekend on booktv in american history tv as we travel to santa monica, california, and to wa

p.m. and midnight eastern on c-span3. ♪ founders hoped's the city would become a great shipping port in southern california.nstead it became a resort community which is still draws millions of visitors every year. up next, we visit the santa monica history museum to learn about the figures who helped establish the city. ♪ sara: santa monica was founded as an actual town in 1875. it was founded by two men who were drawn to california by the bakerush, colonel robert came to california in 1849 and made his fortune not through actual prospecting, but by rs.ling supplies to mine he came down to southern california and purchased a large area of rancho land in about

p.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. a look at some of the books published this week in the truth we hold kamala harris of california recallinger upbring now informing her govern style and they describe assassination attempts against george washington in the book the first conspiracy. in it was all a dream, alan looks at how black millennials view the american dream and in the second kind of impossible physicist paul recalls his attempt to discover new forms of matter. also being released this describes how new media is changing protests in memes to movements. breaking and entering by jeremy smith explores life of a famous hacker, called alien. joshua goldstein -- in a bright future examined potential solutions to climate change and already been enacted by some countries. and in beyond these walls tony has a history of american criminal justice. look for these titles in book storeses this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the the near future on booktv on c-span2. [applause] good afternoon. on behalf of the library of congress who would like to express our deep gratitude to aarp for making this presentation poss

california to formerly launch -- to formally launch or 2020 campaign. she first announced she was it running for president on martin luther king jr. day. collect coverage begins at 3:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with new policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we talk about the week ahead in washington with roll calls jason and sarah fair. then, a discussion of freshmen democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez's approach to tax policy with peter coy. a short to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> george's new governor, brian kemp, delivehi

p.m., saturday eastern time. we have herman cain, mike huckabee, dean cain -- a modifications. it's the cane show. we also have, i don't know if you saw that, the women's market, they canceled it in california marching. we have the leader of that women's march to explain why. >> greg: too many white people. >> jesse: watch 50s. are we live? >> kennedy: do it live? this is great news for those who have seen family members and suffer from alzheimer's for the first time in 15 years, there my be a new alzheimer's drug. it's a drinkable cocktail, and they have had profound results. they will trade on humans. very soon. not only could it care alzheimer's, it could reverse some of the memory loss. >> jesse: another reason why animals are great. >> kennedy: they are breeding mice that have a specific trait with alzheimer's when they are introduced into their physiology, and they are responding very well to this. so this could be incredibly exciting, ground breaking news by the first have been over a decade. >> jesse: great news. marie? >> marie: this weekend, 30 teams take to the snow at at te annual gunflint mail run a sled dog race, takes place in cook county, minnesota. there are 12 in the race.

. >> watch c-span's cities tour of santa monica, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> up next, the son of the last shah of iran talks about the role of civil disobedience and the impact foreign governments could have on that approach. the washington center for near east policy is the host of this event. [inaudible conversations]