p.m. eastern on c-span. that, a forum on civil liberties and human rights. us is holding its annual conference in washington. that event starts at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, remarks from meghan father,n behalf of her senator john mccain, diagnosed with brain cancer last year. the ceremony was held at the lbj presidential library. it is one hour and 15 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] lyndon johnson's basic creed was epitomized in the following simple that insightful statement from his 1965 voting rights speech in which he said our mission is at once the oldest

on c-span. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court. filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> every monday your money segment. today we are focusing on the cost of protecting -- safe guarding nuclear wilhelmsen. joining us is john donnelly. john donnelly. he has been looking at this topic and what have you learned? guest: i have done a few studies on this. the extent to which we spend on the defense nuclear nonproliferation program, meant to safeguard the supplies of nuclear materials and keep them out of the hands on -- the hands of terrorists -- it has declined. , becauset an issue after his first few years, spending started declining. trump has continued it that way. ifthe last eight years, trump's budget is enacted, there 18% decline inan spending on these programs. and looking out over the next few years, trump wants to increase them at a 7.5% rate but there isn't enough to even keep pace with inflation. so there has been a real shrinking of it. and there is no indication that the threat has declined. hos

also live on c-span starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern> president donald trump will anounls his nominee for the supreme court filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, remarks from supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and stanford erita barbara babcock about women in the law. mrs. babcock was the first woman to hold an endowed chair at the law school. held by new york bar association. this is an hour.

on the c-span networks. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span, attorney general jeff sessions and actor kirk cameron at this year's western conservative summit. on c-span 2, it's book tv with our after words series. we begin with former national intelligence director james clapper on his book "facts and fears". and on c-span 3, it's american history tv with programs on the life and legacy of robert f. kennedy. this weekend on book tv, coverage of the 15th annual roosevelt reading festival from the fdr presidential library. starting saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. governmental affairs professor lee recounts the u.s. government's public relations efforts to promote the american entry into world war ii. also the history of the works progress administration. former presidential speechwriter kurt smith provides a history on the relationship between u.s. presidents and baseball. spelman college looks at the different struggles that african-american women and white men faced into breaking the army nurse corps. former national security officia

c-span radio app. of --in denuclearization and denuclearization of the korean peninsula posted by the arms control association at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, also available on our website and with the free c-span radio app. >> while we wait for this conference on opioids to get baltimore, today on "washington journal" we took your phone calls to find out how opioids were affecting callers' lives. at papers thatok represent cities and states, opioids are a problem there too. this is the seattle times 8 people are dead in one county after the tightening of prescription rules. overdoses have doubled possibly because of stricter rules describing the drugs according to health officials. a week-long survey was conducted that showed 57 incidents in that district on wednesday, that is 8 per day, comparing with 37 total cases early last year. effort toa better understand the epidemic locally, the class of drugs that includes heroin, and painkillers. looking at drug manufacturers, this is "the san francisco chronicle," saying it has been 18 months since the san francisco pharmaceutical drug distributor and one of the largest companies in ame

on civil liberties and human rights. that event starts live at 1 p.m. eastern also on c-span.hambers of congress are in session this week. house and senate are back after july 4 recess. the senate gavels in to consider the nomination for the ninth circuit. also this week, debate and possible votes on executive nominations. follow the senate live on c-span2. votes scheduled for 6:30 p.m. eastern. later in the week, debate on intelligence programs, which covers intel-related government activities related to the cia and nsa. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live, monday night at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. from david ricks

eastern on c-span 2. look at our primetime schedule on the c-span network, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton discuss lessons from a life in politics. at 8:30 p.m., energy leaders and policy experts testify on factors that impact global oil prices. on c-span3, it is american history tv, with programs about president ronald reagan and the cold war. this august on american history tv on c-span 3, watch our nine part series, 1968, america in turmoil. we look back to the tumultuous war, political assassinations, and the rise of the political left and right. we will discuss the vietnam war. on tuesday, august seven, a look at the presidential campaign of that year. wednesday, august 8, civil rights and race relations. thursday, a discussion about liberal politics, and august 10, conservative politics. on saturday, august 11, women's rights. looky, august 12, we will at the media's role. on august 13, a discussion about the vietnam war at home. on tuesday, august 14, we will close out the series, focusing on the cold war. watch 1968, america in turm

on c-span's q and a. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the filling thet, vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. a hearing examines the state of alzheimer's research and the economic toll of the disease. we hear from federal and state officials, as well as actress -- marcia gayn harden, who shares her experiences with a mother who suffered from the disease. colleagues are voting right now but i'm going to start the hearing coming give my opening statement, and then we will do a recess so i can go vote. and when we come back, senator casey, the ranking member, will give his statement. i apologize for this interrupted approach to the hearing, but you just never know when votes are going to be scheduled. infectiousgo, diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis accounted for almost half of all deaths. today because of advancements in public health, we can treat and prevent what once were among the most deadly diseases in our country. saves lives, and it has proven over the past century to extends lives -- to extend lives as well. publi

p.m. eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> this weekend, american history tv is showcasing the history of lubbock, texas, in conjunction with our local couple -- local cable television partner. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with the look at the history of lubbock. >> it is a huge agricultural area. even though we have over 250,000 proper,ust in lubbock not including the surrounding communities, we are called the hub of the area, but is still revolves around agriculture. one thing we have learned is how agriculture does, whether it succeeds or fails, if it has a good year or bad, it affects the rest of the economy in the community. at the heart of everything is a passion for education. 2001, a group of civic leaders, some involved in agriculture, some in government, came together and saw a massive election of artificial -- agricultural artifacts. they decided they needed to be on display for the public. we did not have a museum. they established the museum of agriculture with the help of behr crop science. ranges,used to be big millions of acres. slowly it was diverted to

p.m. eastern on c-span. esident donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court filling vacancy left by reporting justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement living t9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or free c-span radio app. next, a discussion on mass incarcerations and reforming the criminal justice system. the event held at the yearn state penitentiary once said to be the most famous and expensive prisons in the world. this is 90 minutes. >> good evening welcome to penitentiary site the senior vice president here at eastern state on behalf of our ceo, welcome we want to welcome our friends from the world affair counsel haley and kristy, of course, craig snyder thank you for coming here to eastern state. take us a very quick history of this building and a little bit about what we're doing here today eastern state pen built on farmland in philadelphia opened in 1929 when it was built with belief that people are good and look into their hearts this was the world first design to inspire

p.m. eastern. >> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight, nasa administrator on president trump's proposal to create a military space force. wednesday, the 2018 national governors association summer meeting on the transformation of the workforce by artificial intelligence. thursday at 10:00 p.m., the netroots conference from new orleans with new jersey senator cory booker and pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial candidate john fetterman. and friday, more from the netroots conference with senators elizabeth warren, cam al aharris, and new mexico congressional candidate deborah holland. this week in primetime on c-span, c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> the relationship between states' economies and the arts was one of the topics at this summer's meeting of the nation's govern no, sirs in santa fe, new mexico. speakers included the country music association and a humanities professor at the university of richmond. they talked about how education in liberal arts can aid in the development of communication and creative skills. the session was moderated by washington state gover

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up, discussing judge kavanaugh's supreme court nomination, and then we will talk about the recent documentary which followed immigrant children separated at the u.s.-mexico border. the sure to watch live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> in the senate, richard blumenthal was critical of the supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. asked to receive documents about his time with the george w. bush administration. ask the mandatory quorum be lifted. >> without objection. >> madam president, there are few responsibilities, i would ny none more important to the our duties in connection with the appointment of a united states supreme court justice. much is at stake in the nomination before the senate now to appoint judge brett kavanaugh as the justice who will replace

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." on monday, president trump nominated brett kavanaugh for the -- to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. a former lawh is clerk to justice kennedy. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] president trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed me of his decision to take senior status on the supreme court, opening a new vacancy. for more than four decades, justice kennedy served our nation with incredible passion and devotion. i would like to thank justice kennedy for a lifetime of distinguish

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." -- judge brett kavanaugh is president's choice to serve on the supreme court. follow the process on c-span. the senate confirmation hearings, though, and the swearing-and. watch live on c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org. or, listen with the free c-span trumpapp. >> president nominated judge brett kavanaugh to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. judge kavanaugh is a former law clerk to justice kennedy. the judges wife, children, and parents joined him at the white house for the public announcement. [applause] pres. trump: my fellow americans, tonight i speak to you from the east room of the white house regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the president of the united states, and that is the selection of a supreme court justice. i have often heard that, other than matters of war and peace, this is the most important decision a president will make. the supreme court is entrusted with the safeguarding of the crown jewel of our republic, the constitution of the united states. twelve days ago, justice anthony kennedy informed m

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> the senate returns from its july 4 recess monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and will resume debate on a circuit court nomination with a vote to limit the debate at 5:30 p.m. eastern. senators could begin work on a couple of executive nominations next week. followed the senate live on c-span2 when members gavel back in. also monday, president trump announces his choice for the vacant seat on the supreme court pick late last month just as if they kennedy told president he would retire from the high court after serving 30 years. you can see president trump's announcement live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern over on c-span and after it's over we will take phone calls and comments. now look at the future of us policy in afghanistan. alice wells who serve as an assistant secretary of state for south and central asian affairs testifies on the potential for peace between afghan forces and the taliban and how us resources are currently spent. this for an affairs knee hearing is there in half. >> this hearing on us policy for afghanistan will come to order. afghanis

p.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app erin -- radio app. in moscow, russia and waterproofing address russian ambassadors about foreign policy objectives and diplomatic at -- efforts. he spoke

eastern. also this week debate and ossible votes on executive nominations, follow the senate live on c-span 2. tuesday to turns on consider several bills. both scheduled for 6:30 p.meastern. week, debate on intelligence programs which overs intel-related government activities related to the c.i.a. and nsa. watch the house life on c-span. c-span, where history unfolds daily. as a79, c-span was created public service by america's cable television companies. nd today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congresse

p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. tonight, on "the communicators," a stanford professor discusses "experience on-demand," about virtual reality technology and its potential for the future. >> when done well, the front of your brain says it's not real but the back of your brain, the part in charge of keeping you alive is terrified. whenever we bring -- whenever it is children on a school field trip or the ceo of a fortune 10 company, that the first thing we do. we want to establish that it feels real because if i show you that it feels real and you are unwilling to take a step on the plank, as most of the people are, once i have sold you that it is so real that you are not even willing to step on a thank -- a fake plank, then we can have a real conversation, can we use it to change attitudes -- attitudes about racism, climate change, these really hard topics that you have to experience to understand. >> tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span two. the c-span bus is traveling across the country, on our 50 capitals to her. i

p.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app erin -- radio app. in moscow, russia and waterproofing address russian ambassadors about foreign policy objectives and diplomatic at -- efforts. he spoke about his encounter with president trump in helsinki and accused the u.s. of downplaying what he thought were positive thoughts of the meeting. present boudin was introduced by russia's foreign minister. this is 20 minutes. >> we start the ninth meeting of russia's ambassadors and plenipotentiary representatives. ♪ >> mr. president, colleagues, i would like to express my sincere gratitude to the president of the russian federation, vladimir putin, for paying so much attention to the diplomatic service in terms of the -- terms of what we do his , assessment of our actions and also social support for our diplomats. we understand that given the current situation in the international arena, the responsibility that lies on all the diplomatic workers and diplomat

p.m. eastern on c-span. he latino advocacy us is really holding its conference in washington. that event starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> both chambers of congress are in session this week, the house and senate are back after the july 4 recess. the judicial nomination of work than it is being considered -- mark bennett is being considered. also this week debate and possible votes on executive nominations. follow the senate live on c-span 2. the house returns to consider several bills, vote scheduled at 6:30. debate on intelligence programs which covers intel related activities related to the cia and nsa. watch the house live on c-span. announcer 1: president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left are the retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live monday night at 8:00 eastern -- 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the radio map. -- app . now to london for this week's question time. she spoke about a range of domestic and

eastern on c-span two, or watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific here on c-span.ou can also go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we preview the week ahead in washington with a political white house reporter, and the politics editor from the washington times. also, the cost of safeguarding nuclear materials with john donnelly good -- john donnelly. a.m.beginning at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. discussion on the role of inspectors general and how to improve relations with agencies and the public. it starts live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on season two. also monday, remarks from tom daschle and bill frisk on global health and diplomacy. they also look at the impact of president trump's emergency plan for aids relief. it is held at the bipartisan policy center at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, fill

p.m. eastern on c-span. q and a, night on tom dunkel on the sons of the late reverend sun yung moon and his church and pennsylvania -- church in pennsylvania. >> what is going on at the church in pennsylvania is a combing going of a lot of undercurrents in the country of religion, politics and guns, to a degree we have not seen before. following,worldwide my guess would be maybe 200 people in the congregation total up in pennsylvania, and 500,000 worldwide. is you can follow the church on youtube. all the sermons are webcast every week. but it is that combing going of america -- co-mingling of passion in america, and what this says about us as a culture. is this a precursor of what we might see down the road? ofn you let the genie out the bottle of mixing guns and religion, in almost any society it has been problematic. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q and a. >> president donald trump will announce his nominee for the filling thet, vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> there are a lot of people who feel like, i don't want my kid to read stories that are sad, disturbing, and downbeat. that is not a totally illegitimate thing to say, i want to choose when my kid sees things that might bring them grief, but there is a point beyond which -- they are 14-years-old now. when are you going to introduce them to the idea that things are not as perfect as it seems in suburb.-white it creates a perfect dumpster --e of doctorow will be with us to discuss his most "walkaway." interact with him by twitter,

cia watch live on c-span. >> president donald trump announces his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by justice anthony kennedy. watch live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern now, to london for this week's british prime minister question time. british prime minister theresa range ofd about a issues including the decision to p.m.te -- exit the you are -- exit the european union. >> order! questions to the prime minister. tony shepherd. hugely rich country, and it's got over 1,000 years to conserve

tonight on c-span, we talk about order protection and the operation for justice at the border. at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. as we continue our discussion on the opioid crisis, joining us now is clay stamp. good morning. tell us a little bit about the organization that you lead. mr. stamp: the governor in maryland recognized that when he took office folks all over the state of maryland -- communities were being damaged by this drug crisis. he came up with a series of recommendations and implemented them. the crisis so is tearing families apart. he activated the emergency response system. he recognizes that the very organizational system that we have in this country to coordinate emergencies would work well in this crisis meaning you need to get the right people , develop balanced strategies. , the center is a platform where 14 different agencies are working together to try to reduce open -- overdoses from opioids. it is also designed to educate on a real-time basis in support of our local organizations. and at the local level, there are local jurisdictional bodies. a high level of effort in the a

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we will explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture, and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal axios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska and sunday morning, executive director of the national congress of american indians discusses native american and native alaskan issues. on the communicators saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern, tina pigeon, general counsel for alaskan cable provider gci talks about how the company makes broad band possible for small villages across tundra, glaciers and mountains. then incoming president of the alaska collaborative for telemedicine on providing healthcare through telemedicine to remote communities in alaska. on book tv, the c-span's city tours explores the alaska literary and historical scene with author of amazing pipeline stories. the president of the alaska heritage institute with her book on alaska natives, celebration. and stan jones, author and for

p.m. eastern on c-span 2 book tv. >> vietnam center and archive located in texas tech is second largest vietnam artifacts in the country. director steve maxner will show us pertinent items for -- personal items of men and women in the the war. >> today we're visiting the vietnam center archive located in the special elections library on the campus. texas tech university. it got its start back in 1989 when a visiting professor decided to determine if he could teach classes on the vietnam war. he was a military history professor, he served two tours in the navy in vietnam and he wanted to try educate the student body about what vietnam was about. he went to the library they almost had no books on vietnam at that time. this was only 14 years. he went to his department chair and asked if they had financial support. i think he was eligible for $300 of support from them. he got together with a group of local veterans and asked them if they would be willing to support the creation of some kind of project so they could teach classes, mostly graduate level and collect and preserve material and start thi

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." on monday, president trump nominated brett kavanaugh for the -- to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy. a former lawh is clerk to justice kennedy. this is about 20 minutes. [applause]

p.m. eastern on c-span. 2018.imary source for ? of this weekend's city spent stewart takes you to love its texas -- lubbock, texas. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. cunningham, conservative growth. >> billions and billions of dollars in the southwest to create this new development, defense oriented society that is both fighting communism abroad and pursuing free-market dreams at home. ofcreates this kind millionaire in the southwest that reinforces these ideas of american ingenuity and hard work and a commitment to fighting. >> sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history cd, way visit the buddy holly center. >> the city is part of the fact that body was born and raised here. the center isthe center is heres story alive, to keep his music alive. >> a visit at texas tech university. the largest the nonrelated material outside of the national archives. we have a lot of different types of equipment veterans would carry. we have a lot of different types of radios. the helmet that radios would carry, the first aid kit, c rations,wear

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend on american history tv, on c span 3. saturday at 6:00 p.m. , on the civil war. william marvel author of the book lincoln's mercenaries, explains the economic factors that drove many poor northerners to volunteer. at 8:00, on lectures in history. san diego state university professor on the vietnam war from u.s. military escalation in 1965 to the fall of saigon 10 years later. sunday at 11:00 a.m. military historian patrick o'donnell and his work "the unknowns: the untold story of unknown soldiers and the decorated heros who brought him home." an thened a 4:30 p.m. eastern on reel america, four films about alaska. the 1936 film "alaska's silver millions." the 1949 film "eskimo hunters in northwest alaska." the 1967 film "alaska centennial." and the 1944 film "alaska highway." watch this weekend on c span 3. >> up next house minority leader nancy pelosi talking about a proposal from democrats to boost voting rights. we also hear from three other democratic members of congress, john sarbanes of maryland, terri sewell of alabama, and paramilla

companion netwo network, c-span a discussion on crime and violence in el salvador, and the discussion is co-hosted by the inter american dialogue and you can see it live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> tonight on the can communicators, politico national security reporters cory bennett and brian bender discuss their investigation of how china gets access to u.s. technology, and the threat that china poses to u.s. defense. >> within china, the government there keeps all kinds of information on the people, personal information, financial information. potentially health care information. if a chinese company with close ties to the chinese government had access to millions of americans' records or banking records, that information could be used for example for espionage purposes. if they know who works in the state department and owes a lot of money to the banks or is deep in debt, has four kids about to go to college, maybe that person is a better target for an espionage operation. >> the thought that national security or the warning that the national security leaders have been putting out there is that any time a chinese investor with a potential link to the chinese gove

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> the senate returns from its july 4 recess monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and will resume debate on a circuit court nomination with a vote to limit the debate at 5:30 p.m. eastern. senators could begin work on a couple of executive nominations next week. followed the senate live on c-span2 when members gavel back in. also monday, president trump announces his choice for the vacant seat on the supreme court pick late last month just as if they kennedy told president he would retire from the high court after

p.m. eastern on c-span. this week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8 p.m.rn tonight, racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified, white fears are not. >>

p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app.n thursday, the fbi, a former senior official for the counter intelligence division will testify surrounding the 2016 presidential election and the clinton email investigation. coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three, all mine c-span.org and the c-span free radio app. the u.s. senate begins its session in about 10 minutes. until then a portion of today's "washington journal" on the cost of securing nuclear materials. >> every monday your money segment. today we are focusing on the cost of protecting our nuclear weapons. joining us is john donnelly. we've been looking into this topic tiered what have you learned?

p.m. eastern on c-span twos booktv. >> next, attorney general jeff sessions talks about free speech to a group of high school students gathered in washington, and tc they were there for a summit hosted by the group turning point usa. this is 30 minutes. ♪ ["sweet home alabama" playing] mr. sessions: nice to be with you. you made my morning. i love you guys. thank you. thank you for the introduction. andk you for your gumption commitment and using the great talent you have to advance common sense conservative values that i know you and i all share. conservativism is a lot of things. at the american spectator conservative journal, i started reading it and college, it said conservativism is a task of mind. a way of looking at things. being a little bit cautious sometimes. not assuming as so many people do that they could just remake history and the world could be a lot different a few years from now. history does not tell us that is likely to happen. we need to be cautious about that sometimes. i would say to you, i am proud of you that you would work hard yourself for the challenges that come be

discussion is from the inter-american dialogue and counterpart international and its live on c-span starting at 3:30 p.m. eastern. >> on c-span this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern in prime time tonight from the atlantics conference on the american ideal. >> if you look at the rhetoric coastal elites they are viewed as this little minority controlling the media, silicon valley, wall street, the university's who love minorities and they love immigrants anyone to help the poor in africa but they don't care about real americans. >> to state the weekly standard was a conversation on the millennial generation. >> what is really bad in campuses and high schools for that matter is not reading certain books that is a fight worth fighting but people make the decisions of the baby boomers not the millennial. >> wednesday, goldman sachs chair and ceo. >> if you go through that currency when they say this is worth what it is worth because the government says it is why couldn't you have a consensus currency and so not for me and i don't do it and i don't own bit coin and they have no bit coin but if they does work out i can give y

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> join us this weekend for alaska weekend. with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we'll explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, "washington journal" axios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska. and sunday morning, the executive director of the national congress of american indians discussing native american and native alaskan issues. on the communicators saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern. the general counsel for alaska cable provider talks about how the company makes broadband possible for small villages across tundra, congratulationers and mountains. then incoming president of the teled me sip and telehealth, providing health care through telemedicine to remote communities in alaska. and then on book tv, saturday at noon eastern, the c-span cities tour explores the alaska literary and historical scene with der mitt cole, author of amazing pipeline stories. the president of the sea alaska heritage inst

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv, live all day coverage of the confederate icon's conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers are christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and john coski, kevin walker, ceo of the schenn an doan yeah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janney and james robertson, author of the book "after the civil war," the heroes, villians, soldiers and civilians that changed america. watch the conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3.

p.m. eastern on -span. >> c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, georgia republican congressman doug collins discusses f.b.i. agent peter strzok's testimony on the 2016 investigations. then california democratic congresswoman norma torres talks about u.s. immigration policy. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwords. cnn political commentator iscusses her book. she's interviewed by new york daily news columnist. >> and then suspense. you create suspense. all the time. i have investigators going to hawaii. there's a report coming soon. he suggested there was a videotape coming and so that generates more media interest. well, let's see what he has to say. let's see if something comes up. guess what. spoiler. it never comes out. it never comes out. and then he selects a detractor to attack. he finds someone, at this point people start to come out and say, we think donald trump is lying. well, i'm not lying. other people are just

on paid family leave. republican senator joni ernst of iowa and senator kirsten gillibrand are co-sponsoring separate bills. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> tomorrow peter strok, the former deputy assistant fbi director talks about the clinton e-mail investigation and russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3, object linline and with the c-span radio app. >>> president trump has arrived at nato headquarters for the tirs of two days of summit talks with allies. leaders started with a bilateral nato breakfast meeting where president trump repeated his criticism of germany's contribution to nato. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning, sir. >> good morning to the media. the legitimate media and the fake news media. a lot of good people here. surprising. >> mr. president, which countries do you want to spend more on nato, in particular? >> just look at the chart. take a look at the chart. it's public and many countries are not paying what they should. and frankly, many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they're deli

p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> last week the coalition of advocacy group leaders held a news conference to discuss their thoughts on the supreme court vacancy and president trumps soon to be announced nominee. from the national press club this is 30 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. thank you for coming. i am brian fallon, director of the demand justice which is part of the coalition that we would be hearing from today and so proud to partner with. as you will know and 40s donald trump will be naming the next supreme court nominee and these are not ordinary times, not just because the vacancy long to answer anthony kennedy who spend the swing vote in so many decisions but the cousins having the backdrop of president trump litmus tests and a list curated by outside interest groups during his campaign. he famously said that on roe v. wade he would only nominate judges that would overturn the decision and on the aca he said he would only appoint judges that would quote unquote do the right thing, unlike chief justice robert

p.m. eastern on c-span. this week, you are watching c-span programs in prime time. at 8 p.m. eastern tonight, racism in america. >> black fears of white people are totally justified, white fears are not. kirk cameron, attorney general jeff sessions and republican senator cory gardner speaking at this year's western conservative summit in colorado. >> we at the department are hammering the criminals and violent groups especially ms-13, of vicious gang, it is one the most violent and inhumane groups in the world. kill,motto, get this, rape and control. >> this week in prime time on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> senator john mccain's daughter meghan mccain recently accepted the lbj foundation's liberty and justice for all award on behalf of her father who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. watch that tonight at 9:30. here is meghan mccain at the lbj library in texas talking about president trump. >> one of the things that none of us understood, i know i can speak for you and i can speak for this audience is donald trump saying your father was not a

p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: president donald trump will announce his nominee for the supreme court, filling the vacancy left by retiring justice anthony kennedy. watch the announcement live, monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. announcer: next, a discussion on norton were the cases from the and -- on noteworthy cases, the legacy of thurgood marshall. we will hear from law professors of the federal judicial conference at the fourth circuit in west virginia. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to our final session of the conference today. we are pleased to have a panel on the reflections on the legacy of thurgood marshall as well as our traditional review of the term.

p.m. eastern on c-span. brette court nominee kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. watch live on c-span live on c-span.org or listen with the c-span radio app. on his agency's testimony on wr future from andrew priorities. he takesfirst time part in a hearing after taking over the epa since scott pruitt's resignation. you can see him live tomorrow morning at 10:30 eastern on c-span. q&a,y night on congressional historians. questions and i hear people ask all the time, is this the most uncivil time in history? >> there would have to be close but if you were to pick another period certainly the years leading to the civil war. the senator came over in 1856 because he disagreed what he said and there were senators who cheered on that host member. >> there was a question about the shooting of alexander hamilton and he was shot by the sitting vice president of the united states. we have had terrible political times. 1858 before once in the civil war that had 80 members rolling around on the floor fighting one another. one of the members who had a wig , one of the members

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. the heritage foundation hosted a review of the supreme court's latest term, justice neil gorsuch's first year, the retirement of justice kennedy, and president trump's nomination of brett kavanaugh to replace him. this is an hour and 25 minutes.

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p.m. eastern on c-span. on friday, dan coats, director of national intelligence talked about cyber security, counterterrorism, and russian election interference at an event hosted by the hudson institute. this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to the betsy and walter's stern policy center here at the hudson institute. i am ken weinstein. hudson is a policy research center for a secure, free, and prosperous future. ouruld like to welcome audience as well as our c-n audience. ith us this afternoon. dan coats served with great distinction as a member of the house and senate and indiana as well as u.s. ambassador to during a long career in public service, he told me as we were coming appeared today, we of place filled retirement. he wants to return to the u.s. senate for a second time in the senate. then, becoming a director of national intelligence. he is had a long and distinguished career and intelligence. true leadership on defense and national security issues. he is a good friend of the hudson ins

p.m. eastern also on c-span. >> join us this weekend for alaska weekend with featured programming on c-span, book tv and american history tv. we'll explore alaska's natural beauty, history, culture and public policy issues facing the state. saturday morning on c-span, washington journal accios energy reporter on the effect of climate change in alaska. and sunday morning, jacqueline pata discusses native american and native alaskan issues osm en that the che -- on "the communicators," tina p pigeon talks about how the company makes broadband possible for small villages across tundras, glaciers and mountains. then christopher detrick on providing health care through teled me san antonio remote communities in alaska. then on book tv saturday at noon eastern, the clmbings span cities tour explores the alaska literary and historical scene with dermot cole, author of "amazing pipeline stories," the president of the heritage institute with her book on alaska nate is, and stan jones, author and former "anchorage daily news" reporter on the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> sunday night on afterwards, interfaith activist with his book the hunt, a refugee'soir of coming to america. escapedg how he death threats after connecting jews and christians globally through media. he's interviewed by religion reporter julie. constantly point out all of these strangers who small and in large ways. there are people whose names mentioned because you met them one time in bosnia years ago and never talked to them again. you're so aware of the role that strangers play in each other's lives. us on have advice for being good strangers to us?le around >> i woke up and i >> i was losing hope, and every time, i was strong because i knew people have faith in me and held me up. in a park,was waiting on the fishing boat, but because i have faith in the strangers in the park. and without having faith in humanity, there's no hope. they really helped me. someone told me his grandmother and grandfather were trapped because of the holocaust. >> sunday night at 9:00 p.m. 'sstern on c-span two "booktv." >> secretary of state mike pompeo began a trip to north korea for

p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer 1: c-span's "washingtonournal" everyday life with news and policy issues that impact you. significantiscusses policy decisions of the obama administration. and then the supreme court nominee and pro-life advocate agenda. be sure to watch "washington journal live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. steve: our monday roundtable with stephen dinan. he covers politics in congress --