on c-span2. an update this afternoon on covid-19 vaccine distribution across the country. we will have live coverage of that operation warp speed briefing from the defense department at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. also online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. with covid-19 relief legislation approved by congress, and vaccines being administered, use our website c-span.org/ coronavirus to follow the federal response to the outbreak. watch our searchable video anytime on demand, and track the spread with interactive maps, all at c-span.org/coronavirus. coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, a look at the political career of the retiring new york congressman peter king. on c-span2, the year end review continues with a focus on business and economics. economist and author thomas pickett he offers his views on politics and history. on c-span3, we mark the mayflower's 400 anniversary in a conversation with robert stone, the director of the virtual mayflower project. he will show us how they have used virtual reality to re-create the ship that traveled from england to america in 1620. how is the congress -- has congress changed in the last 32 years? view.r >> well, fir

p.m. on c-span, always, onand, as the free c-span radio app. let's talk to david calling from south carolina on the democratic line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call, sir. host: go ahead. caller: i wanted to ask a question. out, trying to get this i am a disabled veteran and i see that veterans at the va hospital, they do not even have so shots there for us first, i was hoping somebody could help us there, because there are many older people, like myself. and this disease is running rampant down here. but they are not set up to help us at the v.a. nathan harden hopefully -- host: hopefully, they can get that addressed today when they do the briefing on operation warp speed. perhaps they will talk about what will happen on who will get the vaccine next and what will happen with the veterans, which we know they need as much help as we can give them. let's go to chris in oak park, illinois on the democratic line. caller: good morning. i guess i am, i'm not really torn on this, i believe the democrats are correct because aid to ci

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p.m. on c-span on tuesday. youru are watching c-span, unfiltered view of government. america's created by television companies. today, we are brought to you by these television companies that provide c-span to viewers as a public service. udallatic senator tom recently gave his farewell speech, reflecting on his decades of service in congress. last year, he announced he would not seek reelection. you, for the -- thank you for the recognition, madam president. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff, nevada a -- re ney gasbetter, lisa ventinci be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator schumer, for those very kind remarks earlier. as you know, i announced i wasn't running for reelection last year, and if i knew everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i'm not the only senator who is giving a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. lamar is the perfect

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p.m. on c-span q and a. >> this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. we just had a lunch meeting conference call where the growing concern about the rise of coronavirus and we adjusted our meeting and conducting what we believe is essential work for the american people. the subject of additional relief is on the minds of lots of our members. you've already spoken to probably senator collins and others and meeting with democrats about a possible way forward. we received a proposal through a letter from speaker pelosi and senator schumer last night. let me tell you where i think we are. the leader and i have been in discussions with the secretary of the treasury and president's chief of staff to try to ascertain what the president would actually sign into law and i think we have a sense of what that is. i laid that out in the call we had just a little while ago. we are going to send that out to all the offices to get some feedback to see how our members react to a proposal that we can say for sure would be signed into law. i think the one thing we all ag

p.m. on c-span, the federalist society hears from attorneys from the biden and trump campaigns on the future of election law. on c-span two the senate continues to debate the veto override of the 2021 defense policy bill. on c-span3, the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. ♪ c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors. weekend, friday, starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the book " the virginia dynasty." susan ivan how are -- -- ivanhoware. ,aturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern professor john, author of american contagions is interviewed by georgetown university law professor on the institute for national and global health law. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend.

on c-span tv marks the 20th anniversary of with highlights from some of the office -- of the authors who have appeared on the program. on c-span 3 at 8:00 p.mk at new york city's lower east side tenement museum and how immigrant families in the 19th and 20th century scoped with poverty and crowded conditions. announcer: c-span's washington journal, every day. we are taking your calls live on the air about the news of the day, and discussing policy issues that impact the. this week is our annual authors week series. and coming up saturday morning, former trump organization executive vice president barbara rez with her book, "tower of lies. what my 18 years of working with donald trump reveals about him." and james and tal talks about the republican party and the incoming biden administration. wash washington journal, lives at 7:00 eastern saturday morning, and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. announcer: sticking to look at the u.s. capitol on this christmas, a busy week in congress leading up to today. both the house and senate approved federal spending and covid relief measur

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p.m. tonight on these division int on america with the heads of the naacp, the anti-defamation league, and the league for united latin american citizens. tv7:00 p.m. on c-span 2, the marks the 20th anniversary of in-depth with highlights from some of the authors who have appeared on the program. on c-span 3 at 8:00 p.m., american history tv looks at new york city's lower east side tenement museum and how immigrant families in the 19th and 20th centuries cope with poverty and crowded conditions. >> taking a look at the u.s. capitol on this christmas, a busy weekend congress leading up to today. the house and senate approved federal spending and covid relief measures. president trump is threatening to veto the spending bill for larger stimulus checks. the legislation calls for $600 while the president wants 2000 dollars. house democrats attempted to pass a bill increasing the size of the stimulus, only to be blocked by republicans. they plan to try again on monday. president trump vetoed the policy. failing to repeal 230 and the removal of confederate names for military installations. a vote to override that veto is expected in both chambers beginning in the

the senate returned noon eastern, continue debate on the veto override of the 2021 defense policy bill. c-span 38:00 p.mhe white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. ♪ >> you are watching c-span2, unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television company and today brought to you by television company, c-span reviewers services. ♪ >> book tv on c-span2 has cap nonfiction books and authors every weekend. coming up, friday new year's day starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the virginia dynasty. susan eisenhower, author of how i flood and sarah wegner who wrote what remains? saturday 10:00 p.m. eastern on "afterwards", john author of american agents, epidemics and the law from smallpox to covid interviewed by georgetown university law professor and director for the institute of national and global health law. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend. ♪ >> thank you so much for joining us here.

the c-span networks tomorrow night. at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, house appropriations subcommittee holes hearing on abortion access under the hyde amendment, a legislative amendment that habits federally funded abortions. the c-span, books on judicial system. that starts at 8:00 p.m.. and on c-span3, american history tv has a historian leading a discussion on the teams homefront and battlefield contributions during world war ii. next, a discussion on the state of american politics and efforts to build national unity. the progress network hosted columnist david brooks and senior fellow ted johnson. this is about an hour. >> on that note and on this day, we are recording this for those who are listening. i don't know the time on the evening of the winter solstice. it's a typical time when people think about change and inflection points. said,ht of what i've just winter solstice is the end of the darkest moment, literally, the end of the shortest and therefore darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. it is the beginning of the winte

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p.m. tonight, division on america with the heads of the naacp, antidefamation league and the league for united latin american citizens. at 7:00 p.m. on c-span two, book tv marks the 20th anniversary of in depth with highlights from some of the authors who have appeared on the program. on c-span three at 8:00 p.m., american history tv looks at new york city's lowers east side tenement museum and how immigrant families in the 19th and 20th centuries coped with poverty in crowded conditions. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> tuesday, january 5, the balance of power in the senate will be decided by the winners of a runoff. david perdue and kenny loeffler -- kelly loeffler are defending their seats. the challengers are john off -- warnock. liveel coverage on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. we are brought to you by these television compani

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p.m. on c-span, the federalist society hears from attorneys from the biden and trump campaigns on the future of election law. right now on c-span2, the senate continues debate on the veto override of the 2021 defense policy bill. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3, the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. america's created by cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies, who provide c-span2 viewers as a c-spanservice -- provide to viewers as a public service. a close, year comes to congress continues in session, debating whether to add more dollars to covid relief and to vote on overwriting the president's veto of funding defense programs. a new congress, the 117th, convenes on sunday at noon. join us as they swear in more than 60 new members, the house elects a speaker, and as both bodies begin their work. live coverage sunday at noon eastern time. watch the house on c-span, and the senate on c-span2. watch online at

on best-selling books. that starts at 8 p.m. eastern and enjoy booktv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> coming up tonight at 8 p.m. on c-spanist society hears from attorneys from the biden and trump campaigned on the future of election law. on c-span2 the senate is back at noon eastern to continue debate on the veto override of the 2021 defense policy bill. on c-span3 by discomfort on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. booktv c-span just top nonfiction books and authors of your weekend. coming up this new year's weekend ride a new year's day starting at 8 a.m. eastern. >> watch tv on c-span2 this weekend. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 every weekend with the latest nonfiction books and authors. booktv on c-span2 created by america's cable-television companies. today we are brought to do today by these television companies who provide booktv to viewers as a public service. >> getting everyone comfortable. thanks for joining us. my name is hilary carr and a map of harvard bookstore i'm pleased to introduce this event with nicholson baker presenting his new book "baseless: my searc

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p.m. on c-span. today on the communicators, zoom's head of global public policy on the videoconferencing company's growth during the covid-19 pandemic. >> it has been an utterly transformational year for this company. we went from something on the order of 10 million daily meeting participants in december to something north of 300 million in april. were to the pandemic, we focused almost entirely on business customers. all that changed and when the pandemic arrived we understood we had the opportunity to connect not just companies, but people, families, faith institutions, schools, health care institutions. it has been extraordinary. we worked to scale up incredibly quickly to avoid disruptions and to be there for people. today on theer communicators on c-span. president vladimir putin held his annual year news conference in moscow where he answered questions on the economy, foreign interference, and relations with the u.s. and europe. >> could you please introduce yourself? reporter: mr. putin, i wou

night on c-span at 8:00 p.m., a look at the political career of retiring senator lamar alexander. on c-span two, book tv's year-end review features books about science starting at 8:00 p.m. on the origins and futures of the cosmos. on c-span3, programs marking the 400th anniversary of the mayflower's trip from plymouth, england in 1620 starting with a discussion on the mayflower compact, the set of rules for self-governing by the settlers. that is tuesday night starting at 8:00 p.m. on the c-span networks. vice president elect, senator kamala harris, spoke at a rally monday in columbus, georgia in support of jon ossoff and raphael warnock. both candidates are in the january 5 runoff in georgia. this runs 50 minutes. hello, columbus georgia. you sound like you are ready to win an election. is that right? we want to say to the rest of the country, welcome to the new georgia. welcome to the blue georgia. georgia, they did not see you coming, but here we are. -- she isn't in just a little while, vice president-elect kamala harris. [car horns honking] i like the sound of that. you flipp

p.m. on c-span, the federalist society hears from attorneys on the trump campaign and the biden campaign on election law. and continue debate on the veto override, the 2021 defense policy bill. the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in ..s. schools announcer: as the year comes to a close, congress continues in session, debating whether to add more dollars to covid relief and to vote on overwriting the president's veto on funding difference programs. the new congress, the 117th, convenes on sunday at noon. join us as they swear in more than 60 new members. the house elects a speaker, and as both bodies begin their work. live coverage sunday at noon eastern time. watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. watch online and c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: on tuesday, the balance of power in the senate will be decided by the winners of the two georgia runoffs. republican senators david perdue and kelly leffler are defending their seats and the gop control of the chamber. democratic challengers are jon ossoff and r

p.m. on c-span's q&a. >> we're going to keep going. nationalalk about the covid vaccination plans efforts. we will talk about this with jim blumenstock, the pandemic response and recovery senior vice president for the association of state and territorial health officials. good morning. guest: good morning. understand. let's your title is senior vice president for pandemic response and recovery for the association of state and territorial health officials. tell us exactly what all of that means. guest: i would be pleased to. by its very nature, it is a new job, a new position with the association because of the covid-19 pandemic. with the association for 15 years, responsible for all of the health security activities. but recognizing how significant the pandemic is, not only for our immediate response, but obviously in the recovery to come, our association felt it would be most appropriate to have a senior executive exclusively dedicated to that effort. we are a national association that has members who are the chief health executive, p

p.m. on the c-span works. also on our facebook page. going through some details of the bill signed and passed by the house and senate yesterday. here are some of the elements you have heard about, you probably heard about that $600 checked with the treasury secretary saying that once it is signed that money could go out as early as next week. unemployment aid for the tof-employed, also extended 11 weeks the emergency unemployment compensation program and the paycheck protection program which you heard several members of congress talk about yesterday, two hundred $84 billion added to that. some other elements of the bill. $82 billion for schools and colleges. it would extend a moratorium on the evictions that was set to expire at the end of the year billion for $25 rental assistance and $20 billion for small businesses. and money for music venues programs that cater to low income and underserved communities. there are other figures that we will show you this morning as far as what is in the bill. donald trump is expected to sign it. yest

p.m. eastern on c-span three, online at c-span.org or listen on the three c-span radio app. ♪ >> book tv on has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. coming up this weekend, mammy booked for saturday 1:00 p.m. eastern doctors and daniel and former new york times the american correspondent. later with journalist nicholas 755, discussion on the books, let me and he recorded 9:00 p.m. eastern on the book strongman, interviewed by columbia university professor, sherry berman. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend. ♪ >> next, today's white house briefing kayleigh mcenany, she spoke about a range of issues

on c-span2, book tv's year in review features books about science starting at 8 p.m. with physics professors brian green and janna levin on the origins and future of the cosmos. and on c-spanking the anniversary of mayflower's trip and rules of self-governing by the settlers. that's starting 8 p.m. tonight on c-span's networks. >> listen to c-span's podcast, the weekly. we're talking to political scientist robert browning who looks at the lame duck sessions to tackle big ticket legislation. find it on c-span weekly where you get your podcasts. >> good evening, and a warm welcome to another biography event. i hope everyone is staying safe and wearing masks, and reading many biographies. my name is cai

p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. added u.s. economy 45,000 jobs in november and unemployment dipped to 6.7%, but that is still around 10 million jobs short of where we worth pre-coronavirus pandemic. covid-19 continues spreading throughout the country. white house economic adviser larry kudlow spoke to reporters outside the white house on the latest job numbers. >> good morning, larry. hello. >> hello. hello. >> good. >> you ready for the final stretch of the gauntlet run? [laughter] i just went this morning, specifically, i didn't mean more broadly. [laughter] damon mr. kudlow: we're busy today. yes, ma'am. reporter: you and the president were taking credit when things were going well for the economy. so where is the president now when so many people are suffering? mr. kudlow: well, there' a lot of suffering out there, i agree. will also argue the economy has registered a very the g comeback from pandemic, including today's jobs a 6.7% unemployment rate. now there's still over 10 million people who are jobless, not good. that

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a reminder, we have live coverage of more states on c-span.org due to several counts happening at the same time. live on c-span at 2 p.m. eastern we will go to lansing, michigan, where 16 electors will cast their votes. this afternoon at 3:00, texas, we will be in austin for the count of 30 eight electors. tonight president-elect joe biden is expected to give a primetime address on the electoral college results in following his comments, the author of "after the people to talkill join us about the electoral college process and take your reaction. that's live starting at 8 p.m. eastern. you can follow that here on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. one of several states that has just cast their votes among the 50 states and d.c., of course, with joe biden now leading 125 electoral votes to president trump's 56 votes. we take you to iowa, next. six votes cast for donald trump. >> [inaudible] me to be herefor this morning and reside over the ceremony. --h preside over the serum preside over the ceremony. with that, i turn it over to the secretary. >> well, welcome. as you just heard, record number

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c-span viewers as a public service. >> coming up tonight on c-span at 8 p.m., a look at the political career of retiring senator lamar exander. en c-span2, the year in review features books about science starting at 8 p.m. with physics professors on the origins and future of the cosmos. and on c-span3, programs marking the 400th anniversary of the mayflower trip from plymouth, england in 1620 starting with the discovery of the mayflower compact. at 8s tonight starting p.m. on the c-span networks. but today we will hear from cheryl atkinson. -- sharyl atkinson attkisson. you have written books taking a look at the media, what does this book have apart from the others. ofst: it is the evolution the death of the news which has been observed by most of the people listening and watching today but don't necessarily know what is behind it. in this book i talk about what is happening with social media. this trend in social media is born of the same time of putting coed corporate interest that has controlled news narratives before the focused on social media and internet because they thought the public could still get unfetter

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p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> senate leader mitch mcconnell gave an emotional speech about his friend and colleague, tennessee republican senator lamar alexander, who is retiring. he reflected about the friendship, going back to when they were senate staffers. after senator mcconnell's remark, we'll hear senator alexander's farewell speech. sen. mcconnell: mr. president, on a complete different matter, the senate revolves around people. the body consists of 100 individuals. one of our key duties concerns the personnel that we examine and confirm. and there are all the dedicated staff professionals that makes it go. i'd like to honor someone who does all three parts, lamar alexander. foot here as a talented young staffer. decades later, he appeared before us as a super successful former governor and university president, with a nomination to the cabinet. and for the past 18 years, the other 99 of us have gotten to serve alongside one of the most impactful senators in modern american history. lamar for more than 50 years. 1969, when i was working for a freshman senator named marlo cook. and

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> house members who will not serve in the next congress have been getting farewell speeches in recent weeks. coming up, remarks from public oregon, walden of walden announced he would not seek reelection after serving his eastern oregon district since 1999. democrat joe cunningham of south carolina lost his seat after only serving one term. republican mark walker of north carolina is retiring after serving three terms. missouri congressman william lacy clay was primary out of office after 20 years of serving his constituents in st. louis. here is congressman greg walden. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. walden: thank you very much, mr. speaker. to my friends in this assembly, thank you for your friendship. to the chairman of the committee, we have developed a wonderful relationship. sometimes we spar and your staff and our staff -- but we're a family. and families do disagree from time to time but generally speaking we're headed in the same direction that direction is making america a better place for everyone. solvin

on legacy of the agency. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3 and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend. >>> american history tv, on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend. saturday at 6:00 p.m., the civil war, on the relationship between union general grant and sherman. with retired general petraeus and historian. then at 8:00 p.m. on lectures in history. flagler college professor michael butler on music in the post civil rights era highlighting artist sz james brown, marvin gay, and george clinton. on sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on american artifacts, we are at the smithsonian with curator harvey with the alexander exhibit. and 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, virtual tour of the george w. bush in dallas showcasing the legacy of the 43rd president. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday american history tv go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents. to 911. >> tha

watch our videos anytime on demand and track the spread with interactive maps, all at c-span.org/coronavirus. announcer: coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, a look at the political career of retiring new york congressman peter king. on c-span 2, book tv's year in review continues with a focus on business and economics. economist and author offers his views on politics and history. and on c-span 3's american history tv, we mark the mayflower's 400th anniversary in a conversation with robert stone, director of the virtual mayflower project. they will show us how they use virtual reality to re-create the ship that traveled from plymouth, england to america in 1620. >> how has the congress changed in your view over the last 32 years? ah, well, first of all, i personally, as a woman, never felt that i was held back. the inequities, the men, the evident during my time in washington. assumed it was just that men were meant. men were men. there would be lipstick in the welcoming bags for my husband. there was not even a ladies room on the house floor until i think 2011. i came to congress in 1989. there were only 31 women in the legislative bran

p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi held a news conference on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

on c-span 2. here is a look at what is on the c-span networks tomorrow night. 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, a house appropriations committee olds a panel on abortion access. c-span 2, books on the judicial system and the constitution the uthors jeffrey sutton and doug ginsberg. on c-span 3, american history tv has boston boston red sox historian leading a discussion on the team's homefront and battlefield contributions during world war ii. >> during a briefing on california's response to the ronavirus pandemic, governor gavin newsom plans to extend stay at home orders. he said it was a positive sign the stay at home orders were having their intended impact and he spoke about distribution plans for the vaccine. the stay atnitiated home orders were part of a three-week when capacity was below 15%. san joaquin and southern california stay at home orders were first to be enacted. based on the capacity you just saw. that three-week period is now due to expire both in san joaquin and southern california begging the question is

on c-span3, programs marking the 400 anniversary of the england,'s trip from starting with the discussion on the mayflower compact. that is tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. on the c-spanetworks. >> use your mobile devices and go to c-span.org for video live and on-demand. check on the tradition -- transition of power, news conferences, and event coverage at c-span.org. >> president-elect joe biden received the pfizer covid-19 vaccine monday in delaware. the president-elect thanked the scientists and health professionals who made the vaccine possible. he also gave credit to operation warp speed for helping get the vaccine produced and distributed. president-elect biden: how are you? thanks for doing this. >> can't even tell. [laughter] president-elect biden: all right. that work? >> [inaudible]

and on c-span3, programs marking the 400th anniversary of the in 1920r trip starting with a discussion on the mayflower compact. that is tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. on the c-span networks. announcer: speaking to a group of young conservatives, vice president pence praised the trump administration's efforts to combat the covid-19 pandemic. the vice president spoke at the turning point usa student action conference held at the palm beach county florida convention center.

p.m. on c-span, the federalist society hosts a discussion with lawyers from the biden and trump campaign on future of election law. on c-span2, the senate returns at noon eastern to continue debate on the veto override of the 2020 one defense policy bill. on c-span3 at 8:00 p.m., the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. year comes to a close, congress continues in session, debating whether to add more dollars to covid relief and to vote on overwriting the president's veto of funding defense programs. the new congress, the 117th, convenes on sunday at noon. join us as they swear in more than 60 members, the house elect a speaker, and as both bodies begin their work. live coverage sunday at noon eastern time. andh the house on c-span the senate on c-span2. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ youru are watching c-span, unfiltered view of government. america's created by cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." continues.ington journal host: we welcome wall street journal's chief economic correspondent nick timiraos to talk about the announcement by joe biden introducing his economic team. are us what your thoughts on the people introduced by the president-elect. what does this tell us about the president-elect's economic philosophy? from: what we have seen president-elect joe biden's picks is that he is prioritizing experience. he wants a team that will hit the ground running. you have the first half-dozen people announced yesterday who have extensive backgrounds in the obama administration and the clinton administration. they are washington pros. there is an emphasis on the pandemic. it is the biggest problem facing the economy. this is a downturn like no other. it will probably be a rebound like no other if there is a vaccine next year. he is trying to get a group of people where there wont be much of a learning curve. he wants to hit the ground running. ,ou see that with janet yellen you

p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi held a news conference on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. rep. pelosi: coronavirus, blood clot complication could happen to anyone. nearlyhas happened to 350,000 americans. many of those deaths could have been avoided. as we go forward, we must -- we must -- make sure that we are scientific and determined to crush the virus in whatever form it takes. in the meantime, though, let us extend deepest sympathy to their those little babies who have lost their daddy. so, here we are in time. as i mentioned, the last meeting of the year for us. let's talk about the last week or so. in the last week or so, we sent to the president the legislation. it took some time for it to be enrolled because it was a big bill. he received it on christmas eve, 3:30 in the afternoon. on sunday sign it evening. we were pleased with that because it had a very strong bipartisan vote in the house and in the senate. in the course, though, of that week, th

on c-span3, programs marking the anniversary of the mayflower's trip from plymouth, england in 1620, starting with a discussion on the mayflower compact. starting at 8:00 p.m. on the c-span networks. >> 61 million americans have some form of disability. than 3% of in less film and tv shows. the majority of those roles are pretrade by a nondisabled actor. ultimately, as somebody with a disability, we want to see ourselves represented. ultimately, not only are we seeing ourselves represented, it is going to help destigmatize disability. representation in general gets society used to everybody. ultimately, it makes the world a more inclusive place. >> actor nick to vicky in response to seeing disabilities underrepresented. sunday night, he will talk about this year's entries and winning films. >> ridgewood by cheryl atkinson, author of the book quote slanted: how the news media taught us to love censorship and hate journalism." you have written several books taking a look at the media, what's sets this apart from others? host -- guest: it is the death of the news as we once knew it, who has been observed by people who do not necessarily know what is behind it. in this third

here is a look at what is on the c-span networks tomorrow night. a 9:00 p.m. eastern, subcommittee holds a hearing on abortion access under the hyde amendment, a legislative provision that prevents federally funded abortions. on c-span two, book tv has books on the constitution from authors jeffrey sutton and douglas ginsburg at 8:00 p.m., and on c-span3, american history tv has boston red sox historian gordon leading a discussion on battlefield contributions during world war ii. west virginia governor jim justice gave an update on the coronavirus cases and a vaccine distribution in his state. leads thes state nation with a vaccine distribution and hopes to deliver the first vaccine to every long-term care patient and employee by the end of the day. this is just over hour. is monday, december 28th. i hope and pray that all of you it is december 20 eight. i hope and pray all of you had as mary a christmas you could have possibly had. -- i surely know that your prayers have been greatly appreciated. and today, we only have 17 additional deaths to -- deaths for me

p.m. on c-span. the first vote rs in the senate are expected on tuesday on c-span 2. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs. tuesday night we look at world war ii. boston red soxs historian talks about the affect of world war ii. they give insight into the training experience and the reception when they when they come home. >> next on real america, the

p.m. on c-span the federalist society hears from attorneys on the bible and trump campaigns on the future election law. on c-span2 this and is back at noon eastern. they continue debate on the veto override of the 2021 defense policy bill. on c-span3 at 8 p.m. the in the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. >> as the year comes to a close congress continues in session debating whether to add more dollars to covert relief and to vote on overriding the president's veto of funding defense programs. a new congress, the 117th, convenes on sunday at noon here join us as they swear in more than the new members. house elects a speaker and as both bodies begin the work. live coverage sunday at noon eastern time. watch the house on c-span in the senate on c-span2. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ >> american history tv on c-span3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story of the weekend. this weekend friday at 8 p.m. eastern on an american artifacts we visit the smithsonian american art m

and on c-span 3, marking the anniversary of mayflower's trip and rules of self-governing by the settlers. that's starting 8 p.m. tonight on c-span's networks. >> listen to c-span's podcast, the weekly. we're talking to political scientist robert browning who looks at the lame duck sessions to tackle big ticket legislation. find it on c-span weekly where you get your podcasts. >> good evening, and a warm welcome to another biography event. i hope everyone is staying safe and wearing masks, and reading many biographies. my name is ckai bird and i'm the director of lien on levy center, hosted by the graduate center of the university of new york and founded by the levy foundation. i want to thank shelby for her steadfast support of the center these years. it's her vision that made this program possible. please note our next event is coming up in two days on this thursday, october 15th, where victor navasski and i will interview about an important biography on joseph mccarthy. tonight we're here to celebrate the publication of "abe", a new biography by david reynolds. "abe" is just out and this is his book launch a