p.m. on c-span -- 6:00 p.m. on c-span >> the republicans debating at the forum on monday at 7:00 p.m.. c-span is providing live coverage. the new hampshire union leader along with leadership organizations are sponsoring the forum. following the life forum you can provide your input by joining the colin programs are adding your comments. the road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> officials from the dea, the white house and other federal agencies testified tuesday about how to stop the increase in heroine abuse and how pain relief medications have contributed to the problem. they were at a hearing at the homeland security committee it is one hour 15 minutes. >> our nation faces a profound challenge with the growing heroine epidemic. last year, a number of heroin deaths grew by a shocking 72%. while northwestern wisconsin suffered six overdoses in six days this february. clearly this is a problem that does not discriminate by race or class and transcends geography. earlier this year, the white house released the 2016 -- 2015 drug overdose mortality data. th

chris the c-span cities tour continue with a look at the history of literary life of lincoln, nebraska. that starts monday essence :00 p.m. eastern on span. -- at 6:00 p.m., eastern on c-span. chuck schumer announced he will vote against the nuclear agreement with iran. here is the response from white house press secretary josh earnest. josh: i will like to get straight to iran and to the very large scale chuck schumer and eliot engel how well is the administration suffer to avoid the otherwise loyal democrat join to the group. do you want to choose the -- over diplomacy? making a common cause. josh: mark, the president stands by the arguments he made a speech on american university on wednesday. you cited the two members of congress come out in opposition to the deal since the president delivered his. but we are going to do the math here.

p.m. on c-span -- 6:00 p.m. on c-span >> the republicans debating at the forum on monday at 7:00 p.m.. c-span is providing live coverage. the new hampshire union leader along with leadership organizations are sponsoring the forum. following the life forum you can provide your input by joining the colin programs are adding your comments. the road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> officials from the dea, the white house and other federal agencies testified tuesday about how to stop the increase in heroine abuse and how pain relief medications have contributed to the problem. they were at a hearing at the homeland security committee it is one hour 15 minutes. >> our nation faces a profound challenge with the growing heroine epidemic. last year, a number of heroin deaths grew by a shocking 72%. while northwestern wisconsin suffered six overdoses in six days this february. clearly this is a problem that does not discriminate by race or class and transcends geography. earlier this year, the white house released the 2016 -- 2015 drug overdose mortality data. th

one hack occurs. we can widely share the vulnerability. >> monday night at 8:00 p.m. et on c-span two. >> next on american history tv, the university of california berkeley's history professor examines the intersection of guns, capitalism and revolutions in the americas. he discussed he discussed the history of foreign relations. how arms trading contributed to an american victory. he talks but capitalism's role in the haitian revolution. this program was part of the society for historians annual meeting. it is about 50 minutes. > it's my great pleasure to introduce our featured speaker for today's lunch. you are in for a treat. you made a smart decision to be in this room right now. that's not in here. professor bryan delay is a native of colorado springs. he grew up in of the springs -- i am a former resident of the springs. he obtained his bachelors at the university of colorado and his

announcer: tomorrow, the c-span city's port stays in colorado springs or the literary life of the city. that begins at 6:00 p.m. here on c-span. c-span is marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina this week with special programming. tomorrow night, scenes from new orleans one year after the storm, and then tore hurricane damage and speaking with those on the ground. here is some of what you will see tomorrow night. not really for us to say should it be rebuilt or not rebuilt. i think it is reasonable to ask that we have a flood protection system that is going to work. when you see this, and we -- just a few blocks up the road, there is holy cross, with all of that vacant housing, you would things first.irst maybe get people to higher ground, because that house cannot be rebuilt. it is not possible. that.u can still smell you will notice it later when somebody tells you you smell bad, because you end up smelling bad after you have been here.

p.m. here on c-span. -- at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: monday night on the "communicators," this summer marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. we discuss how modern television has changed. >> many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching in a multi screen world. and that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. so it used to be that there was a stationary screen. and with hd tv, that was a big screen in the living room. but with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place. such that tv is not just a stationary lean back experience in the living room, but it is very much a mobile experience wherever you want to go. and it is not just tv, it is also video. announcer: monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. announcer: president obama traveled to new orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. after meeting with residents, the president spoke at a community center located in th

one of the early primary states. he will be there for a townhall meeting and afterwards, take your phone calls. live coverage will that start at 11:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. tonight, on american history tv. programs about the vietnam war. starting at 8:00 p.m., a south vietnamese perspective of the vietnam war. at 9:25 p.m., rescue of the uss kirk. the lucky few, the fall of saigon and the rescue mission that describes the ship's humanitarian mission. and at 10:30, the screaming eagles in vietnam, a u.s. army big picture film episode, documenting the 101st airbor airbornedivision. that is tonight on american history tv on c-span3. earlier this year, npr's prairie home companion host announced that he would leave the show by 2016, handing the mic to chris theeley, he spoke at the national press club in may. delivering a speech, titled 15 things that need to change right away. applause. >>> thank you very much, john, you were much too kind. don't make that mistake again. you will be held to account for it honored to be here. i went to the lengths of writing out a speech. which i never do. reminds me too much of being in college. 15 things that need to chan

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p.m. eastern on c-span. here is some of what president carter had to say. >>> at first i felt that it was confined to my liver and they had -- the operation had completely removed it so i was quite relieved. and then that same afternoon we had an mri of my head and neck and it showed up that it was already in four places in my brain. so i would say that night and the next day until i came back up to emory i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. you know he, i have had a wonderful life, i have had thousands of friends and i have had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence. so i was surprisingly at ease, much more so than my wife was. but now i feel, you know, that it's in the hands of god and i will be prepared for anything that comes. >> former president jimmy carter from earlier today. you can see all of his atlanta news conference tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific on c-span. >>> next an interview with congressman don beyer, a freshman democrat

p.m. on c-span we will bring you key statements and hearings that took place after the deal was announced in mid-july, including a speech in early august by president obama at american university, house and senate hearings with negotiators and statements for and against the agreement by senate leaders. congress has until september 17th to pass the resolution. >>> next, experts on water discuss the significant challenges affecting small and rural areas, including upgrading stressed water systems, the need for more access to funding and regulatory compliance. the house energy and commerce committee held this hearing earlier this year. >>> i'd like to call the hearing to order and recognize myself for an anticipating statement. today's hearing focuses on challenges facing rural water systems. i congratulate an thank the ranking record mr. kunkel to raise the profile before the subcommittee. according to the census bureau 27% of the u.s. population lives in rural areas. the smallest water systems account for 77% of all systems. as someone who probably represents communities in small town and

on c-span. >> we will have live coverage of president obama's visit to new orleans and his remarks thursday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, our special programming marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina continues with a look at the city of new orleans one year after the storm. that is followed by testimony from hurricane katrina evacuees at a 2009 senate committee hearing. then keith hall gives an update on the budget outlook. later, a senate committee looks at the increase in the number of americans working later in life. >> on the next "washington kristol,.william he is here to talk about the 2016 presidential campaign. then a discussion on police reform and community relations. sson,uest is deray mcke community activist and black lives matter participant. you can join the conversation with your cause and comments on facebook and twitter. wednesday, a discussion on banking access in various countries and how technology can expand the access. we are live from the center for technology at the brookings institution at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> we are so thri

on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. this month, the city's tour is on c-span each weekday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. monday, we travel to tokyo, kansas. we will hear about the violent conversations -- confrontations from the 1860's over whether kansas should be a free state or slave state. the c-span cities tour of topeka, kansas, monday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday night on, "the communicators," the 20th anniversary of digital television. mark taher discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching is a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen, and that was a big screen in the living room. with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place, such that tv is not just the stationary lean back experience of the living room, but a mobile experience wherever you want to go. it is also video. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c

p.m. on c-span we'll bring you statements. including a speech in early august by president obama. statements for and against the agreement by senate leaders. congress has until september 17th to pass the resolution. >>> democrat brenda lawrence is a new member of congress. before that she worked for the postal service, served on her local school board and as mayor of southfield, michigan. since coming to washington, d.c. she's been appointed a senior democrat chip. representative lawrence the told us more in this interview. >> representative brenda lawrence, democrat from michigan. before you came to the house this year you spent a long career work in the federal government. >> yes. >> what kind of work did you do and what perspective did it give you on the seat that you now hold? >> well, i'm proud to say i was a postal worker, postal employee, united states postal service, came in being a letter carrier, actually walking door to door in the weather, worked my way up through management and actually after 30 years to retire -- not retire, but to transition from management district

helen taft on the c-span series and theiries," influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here is what is happening on c-span tonight. first, a couple of sessions from the netroots conference, including democrats gaining localin legislatures and elected offices, and then a look at the race and gender makeup of elected officials. oner, a discussion immigration from the bipartisan policy institute. then, the referenda john richard bryant, the bishop would be methodist piscopo church, talks about guns and gun violence. former president jimmy carter described today that he has cancer, and the carter center says

c-span is partnering with media organizations from primary states for the event. we will have it live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. we look at the latest developments in the presidential race with political strategists from this morning's "washington journal." host: joining us, stefan hankin a democratic pollster and david winston, republican strategist. how much attention should people be paying to as far as pulling when it comes to the presidential race? guest: it is the only thing they should be watching. for most americans, a little early. for those of us in the beltway and people who are political junkies, obviously, this is what we live and die by. we are still five months away from the first primaries. a long way to go before the general. it is early. want to talk about, fun to look at. but what you are seeing now is not necessarily indicative of what we will be seeing in 2016. guest: i do not necessarily disagreeguest:. there are a lot of things that will change. on the republican side, pulling is critical given that is how fox will select who they support in the debate. it is important for the can

p.m. eastern on c-span. with the senate in its august break we'll picture book tv programming weeknights and prime time on c-span2 starting on a p.m. eastern and at the end of the summer look for to book tv special programs, saturday, september 5 here live from our nations capital for the 15th annual national book festival. followed on sunday with our live in-depth program, with former second later and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute, lynn cheney, book tv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >> next break mcadams discusses his book of "vietnam rough riders". this interview as part of book tvs college series and took place at the university of southern california in los angeles. it is 20 minutes. >> are now joining us on bic to be on c-span2 is u.s. professor frank mcadams who has written vietnam rough riders, a, commanders memoir. what is a rough rider in the vietnam era question that. >> a rough rider in the vietnam era and the first marine division, and we ran the trucks up and dow

on the president for martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ >> so thrilled and excited to be here. and i want to thank c-span for covering the national book festival. we have a beautiful sunny day, and i hope the camera shows behind me how huge the crowds are. i'm excited. >> one thing to remember about exceptional presidents -- cannot be said too often -- is that they are the exception. [laughter] today.k you for coming this is a wonderful event. it has been said that heaven is a library. heavenf that's the case, has gone outside today, and we are in heaven at the national book festival. >> young people are not the leaders for tomorrow. i am at say to yourself, youth lkead -- leader for today. >> that was an article for "the atlantic" trying to show that we had this red-blue, that when he went and interviewed people, the divide was a little to buy. politicalwere scientist just in town. the idea that the country itself is as polarized as washington is just wrong. i do not know a single political scientist who believes that. willhope that

on c-span. with the senate in its august rake, we will feature book tv programming with nights in primetime on c-span2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. at the end of the summer, look for to book tv special programs. we are live from our nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival followed on sunday with our live in depth program with former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute, lynne cheney. >> no one sees them, reverend -- c-span, reverend al sharpton and others. and then presidential candidate hillary clinton talking about college costs. and then media coverage of the presidential race. sharpton and civil rights activists talk about african-american views of the criminal justice system. this event, a part of the national urban league conference held last month in fort lauderdale, florida. first speaker absolutely needs no introduction whatsoever.

p.m. today. cities to her is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. travel to topeka kansas on the violent confrontations over whether kansas would be a free state or a slave state, and take a tour of the capital, any conversation with governor sam brownback. that is 6:00 p.m. today on c-span. energy expert mark mills suggests that oil and gas production from fracking is in a new phase of production could alternative fuels have a long way to go before they can compete with fossil fuels. that is that in clock p.m. eastern -- and the clock p.m. eastern. congress is in recess. when they return, they will continue to declare their intentions with oregon democrat jeff merkley saying he will support the deal. that makes 31 democrats who have announced their intention to support the agreement, according to the hills with lists. the administration needs 34 senators in support to delay concerns of congressional disapproval. we will monitor senators and representatives disapproval. we have showed you hearings that have focused on the agreement. key statements an

p.m. on c-span, liberal activists at the annual left forum in new york city. the final day of the event$"m features speak others a number of issues, including politics. here is charles lynchner on why he supports bernie sanders as president. >> the democratic party for me is a set of interest groups and they represent different groups with different interests. some groups that represent the corporations are fighting for things like ttp and they fight,w for imperialism. they do things you and i would disagree with. but other parts of the democratic party are fighting to have more rights for unions and increased wages for low income workers and more rights for people who work so that our families can be better off. and those other parts of the democratic party, in my opinion, shouldn't be con plate with the other parts. i think it's carl davidson who talks about there being a six-party system in this country, not a two-party system. within that -- within that theory there's four elements in the democratic party. i feel like i'm part of one of those elements and t

washington journal, live every morning at 7 p.m., on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls, and comments on facebook and twitter. >> wednesday, bipartisan policy center looks at immigration policy and the positions of the 2006 8 candidates. it is -- 2016 presidential candidates. it is live on c-span. , institutey night -- policy studies was the , talking about the war on terrorism. >> who is isis, why are they so violent? these questions are in the book among the more important and something we can do about, what is the u.s. policy regarding isis and why is it not working? are we just doing the war wrong, or should there be a war against terrorism at all? those are the most important and will be the most useful. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern. we continue our look at the forum with the discussion on special operations and intelligence ops. [applause] [applause] thanknk you, i want to clark for having us here. i also want to think mr. olson for stopping in. our other guests only got as far as denver last night, said he could not

p.m. on c-span. a program created by the johnson administration to help improve relations between the police and the community in washington dc after the martin luther king if it -- assassination and subsequent riots. q&a.sunday night on kurtar-old college student has been visiting the graves of u.s. presidents and vice president since he was nine and documenting his adventures on his website. he talks about those visits and his interest in american history. >> the one great site that everyone has trouble -- grave site that everyone has trouble getting to is the nelson rockefeller one. >> how did you get to a? >> we were able to get to it by what my father describes as an act of god. my father saw that this gigantic tree had fallen. he went in and actually sought nelson rockefeller's grade and decided that he would have to get me there fairly quickly after that. >>kurt >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span tv. follow us at twitter

p.m. on c-span. announcer: this sunday night on "q&a," brookings institute representative speaks about -- vanda: i hesitate an increasingly interrogate myself and question myself because we do not know how it will end. but it is also possible that it could still be true years down the road or five years down the road that where -- that we will see a civil war in afghanistan. isis is coming into the country and they are much worse than a tele-ban and so if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan and it is a safe haven for the tele-ban and isis, that i would say i would not be surprised. announcer: vanda felbab-brown on "q&a." announcer: community leaders and artists explore the challenges of a broader ecosystem and the challenges facing housing, economic opportunity, race, and resilience. in this portion, pbs's gwen ifill moderates a panel on those who live through the storm in the last -- the storm and the last 10 years. matalin: -- madeleine: good morning, my name is mata

p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first lady's influence and image, examining the private and public lives of these women from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> next, "after words" features ralph nader discussing his book "return to sender: unanswered letters to the president, 2001-2015". he is interviewed by the founder of busboys and poets. it is about one hour. >> it's great to have you here, ralph nader. >> thank you. >> i'm honored to be able to interview you on this new book that you have which is "return to sender: unanswered letters to the president, 2001-2015". is that in homage to elvis presley? [laughter] >> it is a message of 103 letters that i sent to president bush and president obama from 2001 through 2015 with very few exceptions, not acknowledged and not answered. i thought that i would embarrass myself and put them all in a book to raise a bigger issue, which is the most democratic media is that when a person writes to an elected official that a mayor or a senator, it cannot be distorted and not to

on the ash heap of history. "american history tv" throughout the month of august starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> with the senate in its august break, we'll feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern and at the end of the summer looking for two special programs on saturday september 5th we're live from our nation's capitol for the 15th annual national book festival. followed with our live program with former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute lynn cheney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. >>> coming up live on c-span 3, a discussion on naval aviation and maritime policy hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and the u.s. naval institute. that's at 9:00 a.m. eastern. and at 10:00 a.m., changes they are making to the health plans they offer employees. >>> each week "american history tv" american artifacts takes you to historic places. opened in 1909 the russell office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two part

on c-span book tv and american book tv on c-span 3. and this month with congress on the summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we tour the literary life of waco, texas, with the book about gospel music from the civil war to the civil rights movement. the story of the 1917 lynching of a black 17-year-old and the history of the first african-americans in the space program. today at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> a hearing now on new technologies to improper the safety and efficiency of the nation's transportation systems. officials from volvo group north america, zahn, bnsf railway and the port of long beach testify before the senate commerce committee. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am pleased to convene the senate sub-committee on surface transportation and merchant marine infrastructure safety and security for the sixth hearing which is titled technologies, transforming transportation, is the government keeping up. mr. booker and i are excited to bring together a range of issues we have worked on together here in the senate. for example, we underscored the important role that technology plays in our daily

on the city's history. that's live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. our look at hurricane katrina continues on friday's "washington journal ". . we'll hear from former mayor marc morial, jim amoss, and karen durham-aguilara. your calls, facebook comments and tweets. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow brown talks about the u.s. counter insurgency in&state

c-span.org/history. >>> with this month marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, president obama will meet residents. that's live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. our look at hurricane katrina continues on friday's washington journal. we'll hear from former mayor marc morial, jim amoss, and karen durham-aguilara. your calls, facebook comments and tweets. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow brown talks about the u.s. counter insurgency in&state building efforts in afghanistan. >> the u.s. did achieve improvements in security but nonetheless has it ultimately been worth depends on how it ends. and the years that i hesitate that i increasingly interrogate myself and question myself, we don't know how it will end. and i think that is the moment that moment where things may collapse. but it is also possible that two, three, five years down the road we will be back in a civil war in afghanistan. isis is now slowly emerging in the country. terrifying prospect that it is. much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. if we end up five yea

the white house says they he will deliver remarks on the rebirth and we will have live coverage at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up next we have questions from it viewers for about 20 minutes. >> as a member of the republican rtisansh leadership, what kind of winecoe did you have to walk between partisanship and what you i hader to be the correct way to go? >> if i disagree with the leadership, i did something else.ie. al the idea that when you are in the house you must go along isis nonsense. >> one of the things you talk about is the party's versus the hoing it people. >> wire those important?ng >> the idea originally was that inal the purpose of the congress is to be a great the liberating organization.lls to theloo and he would bring bills to the floor and offer an immense toerh make them better.t use ro so inbe the house when they dons use the rules of order, openopn rules mean this is the bill, let's hear them, let's debate them. a closed rule which has beenthe more common over the years, isi. that here is the bill, the leadership is bringing you this bill to take it or leave it. and we shut do

on c-span. later on in the day the same venue will hear from ohio governor john kasich scheduled to speak at 5:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span. >>> in this recent associated press image within protesters in 0 oakland, california are blocking a street in front of the police department to call attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute white police officers for the deaths of unarmed black men. next on american history tv's weekly reel america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1974 kron-tv documentary about police brutality in the community and various strategies to reform the police department. >> almost from the day it was founded in 1848, the folks across the bay in san francisco have been making jokes about oakland. there's no there, the poet tryst is supposed to have said. oakland is no other that faceless other city across the bay. today california's fourth large es city is a booming center of art and culture. ♪ ♪ but oakland's new glom more and prosperity are not shared equally by all of its citizens. nearly half of the population are nonwhite

p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> this month, c-span radio takes you to the movies. here the supreme court oral argument from four cases that played a part of popular movies from this summer "woman a gold," to the free-speech case from the 1990 six movie "the people versus larry flynt," the watergate case from "all the president's men," and "the loving story" about the landmark civil rights case invalidating interracialting marriage. saturdays in august at 6:00 p.m. radio. on c-span >> each week, american history america does could brings you archival films. "challenge to america" is a 1955 film predicting economic growth .n the united states advertising associations say that new marketing strategies are needed to stimulate more production. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. president eisenhower: if we, as a people, act wisely, our annual national output can rise within a decade from its present level of about $360 billion to $550 billion. >> the joint committee on the economic report has gone even further. they say -- >> our economy can y

on c-span 2's book t.v. and c-span 3's american history t.v. this month, with congress on its summer recess, the city tours is on c-span each day at 6 p.m. eastern. >> hey... look at me. hurry! come on! come on! wait for it. wait for it. wait for it. >> welcome to galveston on book t.v. located on an island off the gulf coast of texas, it was the main port for the texas navy during the texas revolution and served as the provisional capital of the republic of texas. today it's visited by over six million tourists. with the help of our cable partners, we'll learn about the history of this coastal city from local authors. we begin with casey greene on the 1900 storm that decimated galveston. ♪[music]♪ >> the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began at noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction totaled about $28 to $30 million. certainly it was a destructive hurricane. there was major damage. but the death toll was why we remember the storm

p.m. on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the d.c. area online at c-span.org or download our c-span radio app. >>> labor secretary tomas perez recently testified before a senate subcommittee on a proposed rule aimed at eliminating conflicts of interest. the obama administration maintains the rules would discourage bending exclusive conflict of interest rules while financial industry representatives say the change would increase costs for future retirees. a second panel of witnesses included critics of the proposed rule. >> welcome to our visitors, and welcome our secretary of labor. secretary perez, and our other members who will testify in a little bit and glad to have my ranking member franken here. he keeps me straight all the time. if not straight, at least he keeps me laughing. >> you keep me laughing too. is that the proper thing to say. >> that sounds good. >> no, we're good friends, we are. and you are the co-sponsor of my very first bill. >> which you mentioned on television, which i appreciate. >> you're very welcome. >> tha

on c-span c-span2 saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern missouri senator on her life and political career. sunday morning at 1030 they talk about the recent book america and his legal situation revolving campaign finance laws. saturday evening at six pm the civil war historian and author john on the 1864 battle of mobile bay, the resulting union victory in the closing of one of the confederacy's last major major port. get a complete schedule at c-span.org. >> at freedom fest, libertarian conference held each year in las vegas presidential candidate marco rubio talked about his political philosophy and his family's decision to leave cuban for the united states. he also talks about his book american dreams. this is about 20 minutes. >> i was tell my friends it's most friend you can have with your close on. i'm from miami florida and in light 1993 a colleague of my at dlj, and i was state senate president decided to run for governor and asked me to host a fundraiser for him in miami. on the day of the event he called to ask if we could

p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies. e public and private minds of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influences on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. american history tv on c-span3. >> this sunday night on q&a, 20-year-old college student kurt ion has been visiting the grace of vice presidents and president since he was 9:00 -- since he was nine years old and documents those. he talks about that. >> the one great site that everyone has trouble getting to is the rockefeller gravesite. >> vice president for ford. >> how did you do it? to waitre able to get through what my father described as an act of god. my father walked farther down the perimeter of the cemetery and saw that a giant tree had fallen and crushed the fence. he went in and saw rockefeller's grade. he decided he would have to get me there fairly quickly after that. >> sunday night at aycock eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. >> in august, 1945, 70 years ago, american forces dropped two atomic bombs over japan. one at hiroshim

p.m. eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in washington, d.c., online or download our c-span radio app. on american artifacts, to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima and visited anapan, we exhibit at the american university museum in washington, d.c. peter: i am peter kuznick, professor of history at american university and director of american university's nuclear studies institute. i began our institute back in 1995. the institute was born in the midst of the controversy around the in only gay -- enola gay exhibit which was going to be held at the smithsonian institution but got canceled. this was an attempt by the smithsonian to do an honest and balanced exhibit about the decision to drop the bomb and the consequence of the atomic bombing. this was in 1995, the 50th anniversary. the smithsonian a civic got canceled. -- exhibit got canceled. the museum in hiroshima and nagasaki asked to bring some of those artifacts to american university and do an exhibit here on the 50th

on c-span's series, "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. sees -- this year, c-span is touring cities across thecountry and exploring history. this week we are in a gusto, georgia. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> the augusta canal is a man-made waterway. the water comes from the savannah river, our main river here. it travels to town in about 7.5 miles. here, the son of the first mayor of augusta was in massachusetts and saw how they built the canal and how they built the mills. augusta's economics came to a standstill. people are leaving town to go out west. he says, we have to think of something. said,ught of lowell and we can do this. we can build a canal and pull that savannah river and bring high so it canp flow and we can bring in job. the canal was his main purpose was hydropower. a second use was travel. there were long barges bringing goods to town. they had to shoot the rapids of the river. as the river drop, there were rapids down the river.

on c-span 2s book tv and c-span 3. with congress on its summer resees, 6:00 p.m. day we head to waco, texas for a history of the texas rangers, the story of the branch davividian stand off. today at 6:00 eastern. >>> tonight at 9:30 on c-span, washington post executive editor marty barron talks about threats to freedom of expression across the world, covering world events and the state of journalism. >>> early last year, russia authorities were given the power to block websites. by the summer of last year, speech on the internet was constrained even further. new rules required anyone with a daily online audience of 3,000 people to register with the oversite agency. names and contact details were to be provided and bloggers would be held liable for anything deemed misinformation. late last year, a new russian law required data about russian users be required within the country. that way russian would have easy access to information about the use of facebook, twitter, google and other services. the russian government already had an arsenal of laws it could use agains

. >> the c-span cities tour continues tomorrow with a history of fort lauderdale, florida. that's on c-span at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> this month, c-span radio takes you to the movies. r supreme court cases that have played a popular part in movies. "woman in gold." >> the can of worms argument. we recommend opening the can, extracting one little worm with a pair of tweezers and then clicking it shut again. >> "the people versus larry flynt you." sue whenry falwell can there has been no libelous speech, purely on the grounds of emotional distress, so can other public figures. the watergate case from "all the president's men." >> who are the lawyers for the five men arrested in watergate? do you know? >> these two were appointed. >> the burglars have their own counsel. >> the burglars have their own counsel? >> that's right. >> kind of unusual, wouldn't you say? >> the burglars are unusual. >> do you know the name of the council? >> i don't know. some country club types. and the film about the loving struck down the ban of interracial marriage. are handling a major civil rights case. >> that is a right, t

on c-span 2 o'clock. later on in day we hear more from the mayor who will be speaking at the national press club at 1:00 p.m live coverage on c-span. >>> with the senate in its august break, eel feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here are a few book tv special programs. saturday we're live from jackson, mississippi for the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern with discussions on harper lee, civil rights and the civil war. on saturday, september 5th, we're live from our nation's capitol for the 15th annual national book festival followed on sunday with the live in-depth program with tlynn chaney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. >>> each week american history tv brings you archival films to tell the story. up next, a police training film that shows how to recognize and deal with the mentally ill. the film was shot in new orleans using actual police and nonproffesional actor to portray a variety of situations. >> 3137 in the street, a white female screaming. >> help! no! >> a great many people with

p.m. on c-span 3.onight's speakers look at the styles of modern first ladies from florence harding to michelle obama. the ohio state university at marion and the first lady's library hosted the discussion starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> now a forum discussing the impact of technology on the u.s. economy and the workforce. former treasury second larry summers, former u.s. chief technology officer aniece chopra and director arthur prom hawker and andrew mcafee offer their views at this brookings institution event. >> well thank you all for joining us this afternoon. my name is melissa kearney and i have the priv lentil of moderating our -- privilege of moderating our first panel discussion this morning. we are going to take the premise that there has been rapid technology advance in the information sector and we're going to ask the question what does that imply for the future of work, for the future of workers and the nature of employment in this country in particular. and as we tried to lay out

p.m. on c-span 3.tonight, speakers look at the styles of modern first ladies, from florence harding to michelle obama. the ohio state university at marion and the national first ladies library hosted a discussion starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> now, a forum discussing the impact of technology on the u.s. economy and the workforce. former treasury secretary larry summers, and defense advanced research projects agency director and m.i.t. digital business research scientist andrew mcafee offer their views at this brookings institution event. >>> thank you all for joining us this morning. my name is melissa carney. i have the privilege of moderating our first panel discussion this morning. this panel is going to take the premise that andy and erik laid out for us, that there has been rapid technological advance particularly in the information center. we will ask the question what does that imply for the future of work, the future of workers and the nature of employment in this country in particular

on c-span book tv and c-span 3's american history tv. and this month we're featuring the city's tour each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday night on q&a former emergency manager of detroit kevin orr speaks about the financial issues and the job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken the $1.5 billion that it borrowed in 2005 and 2006 when the stock market went down to 6,700 and just invested in a index fund, dow jones, s&p it is trading at 18,000, three times what it was. they would have tripled their money, they could have paid the pensions in full and got back in declaration of the 13th check, giving pensioners a 13th check at the end of the year in addition to the 12 they are due. so it could have fixed itself if there was a sober management going forward, just like any organization, the united states as well, if you have strong and focused leadership you can resolve the problems but it takes a lot of effort. >> on sunday night on c-span's q&a. >>> a panel of advocates and a panel of justice department officials testified before the senate homela

on c-span 2. later today with new orleans mayor mitch landrieu. remarks. lots of 1 p.m. eastern on c-span. daylong symposium evaluating borland's'-- evaluating new orleans'. that will be live monday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. congress continues of their summer break with work on the iran nuclear deal continues. corker focusing on why he is opposed to the nuclear deal with iran. he concludes by saying the -- thetration has agreement should be one that allows us to maintain leverage and ensure it is enforceable, verifiable and hold iran accountable. this deal leaves the united states vulnerable to a resurgent iran, more able to work its will in the middle east. congress should reject this deal and send it back to the president. that from the washington post today. toator bob menendez is set announce his position on the nuclear agreement. announceenendez will how he will vote on the agreement that curtails iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. he is scheduled to speak at seton hall in what his aides are billing a major address on the iran nuclear a demon --

tune in right here on c-span at a clock p.m. or on c-span radio. >> the c-span cities tour visit literary -- visits literary and historic sites across the nation. every other week and on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. tour is on each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. welcome to fort lauderdale, florida, on american history tv. known as the venice of america, fort lauderdale was incorporated in 1911. it is located north of miami and about 20 miles from the florida edit rates -- florida everglades. over the course of the next hour we look at the military history of fort lauderdale. >> this is one of 200 buildings that was part of the naval station in fort lauderdale during world war ii. this was an operational base for torpedo bombers. whichf the avenger crews, was a three-man proof, most of them train here. president bush trained here, and there were probably 300 aviators checking through the space. >> later we will visit the port of florida. >> it is the number two port in the world and supplies all of the petroleum

on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama." sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> the republican presidential candidates are in manchester, new hampshire, for the voters' first presidential forum. on monday at 7:00 p.m. eastern and c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and cspan.org. the new hampshire union leader along with media organizations from the early caucus and primary states are sponsoring the forum. following the forum you can join you are call-in program or add your comments on facebook or twitter. road to the white house, 2016. c-span, c-span radio and cspan.org. >>> congress has until september to have view the iran nuclear agreement before voting on whether to approve or reject it. on capitol hill this week, secretary of state john kerry was joined by energy secretary ernest moniz and treasury secretary jack lew to take questions from lawmakers. the house foreign affairs hearing was one of three appearances that all three secretaries made together before a congressional committee with >>> this hear