find out how the court ruled with our guest, peter irons, author of justice at war, the story of the japanese-american internment cases. and the executive director of tsu institute. the policies during world war ii and we will follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. --t is coming up next on coming up on the next landmark cases. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it is available for $8.95 plus shipping. up next on american history tv, pulitzer prize-winning historian, eric phone or -- eric finer discusses his recent book, gateway to freedom. program,our-long hosted by the museum of the city of new york, he talks about how -- onevered the story of of the key organizers of helping escaped slaves in the city. [applause] >> hello, everybody. good evening. i am happy to be here tonight with my esteemed colleague eric foner. research at the shoulder center and as i approached the library desk to retrieve some materii

army guards to come to visit his family. >> peter irons, can you pick up on the last point. there were probably other men interned in the camp of military age. how did the government treat them if they were interested in serving in the war? >> well, it was a very complicated situation because initially the military resisted, particularly the army who resisted any involvement of japanese-americans as soldiers. but they finally decided, mostly as a public relations gesture, that they would set up a separate battalion, the 442nd battalion it was called, composed of japanese-americans, most of whom came out of the camps, volunteered to serve their country fighting against an enemy that used concentration camps while their own parents were in camps. >> so they were sent to the european -- >> they were sent to the european theater and fought valiantly particularly in italy and suffered the greatest casualties of any battalion and they were the most decorated. one u.s. senator, the late senator inawa from hawaii was a member of the 442nd. he lost an arm during the war. they fought

find out how the court ruled with our guest, peter irons, author of "justice at war, the story of the japanese-american internment cases." and the executive director of the korematsu institute. explore the policies during world war ii and we will follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. that is coming up next on the landmark cases. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it is available for $8.95 plus shipping. www.c-span.org/landmarkcases. > american history tv, a panel of scholars looks at the history of incarceration and prison reform in the united states. panelists examine different trends in prison structure and inmate control from the early days of the republic to modern times. they also discuss the issue of race and the prison system. the national history center st

find out how the court ruled with our guest peter irons, author of "justice at war," and karen korematsudaughter of the plaintiff. exploring the mood of america and u.s. policies and we will follow mr. korematsu's life, coming up on the next "landmark eastern.onight at 9:00 for background on each case, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it is available at c-span.org /landmark cases. communicators,he we discussed cyber security threats facing the u.s. and other countries. guest ands is our talks about what the u.s. is doing to avoid attacks by china and russia. cyber security legislation passed by the house and senate. on the program mr. lewis is joined by tim starks, cyber security reporter for politico. this mission to defend cyberspace but they have neither the authorities the resources. they need to think about critical infrastructure. the bill in 2012 would have dealt with critical infrastructure, probably not in the right way and you saw the obama administration put out an executive order in 2013 that imposed light requirements on critical infrastructure to protec

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peter irons is a civil rights attorney. he has written more than 10 books. in the course of researching his book on this case, he found proof that the government uses tainted evidence to convict fred korematsu. thank you for being here. korematsu is fred's daughter. she continues to fight for his legacy. karen: education and civil rights. educating the general public. peter: the issue is whether the government could single out a group of people based on their race. they put them literally in concentration camps. without any sort of due process. underr this was justified the government's powers as they asserted them. fromotect the country potential espionage or sabotage .y members of this group it was issue that very few people were aware of at the time. especially away from the west coast. there was a lot of suspicion. they thought the japanese-americans might support japan. they thought was better to lock .hem up and put them away but does the president have the power to do this under the constitution? it is a landmark case because upheldreme court, 6-3, th

ind out how the court ruled the war powers of congress with our guest peter irons, author of justice at war. the story of the japanese-american internment camps. and cairngorm onto. director and daughter of the plaintiff. learn more about america and the u.s. government's policies. we follow core monti's life before during and after, that is coming up on landmark cases. on c-span3, c-span, and c-span radio. for background on each case order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it is available at c-span.org/landmark cases. democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley held a town hall meeting at the university of new hampshire this week. the former governor talked about climate change, student loan debt and national security. from durum new hampshire this is 45 minutes. >> i direct the school for public policy here in new hampshire. it is great to see all of you here. all of you interested in public policy, starting a class in the degree program, junior or senior, it is a great deal. that is not why i'm here. i'm here to introduce governor martin o'malley. i just moved

find out how the court ruled in view of the war powers of congress with our guest peter irons, author of "justice that war: the story of the japanese-american internment cases." su and daughteratu of the plaintiff. we looks for the mood of america in the u.s. government's policies during world war ii. we will follow his life before, during, and after the court's decision. that's coming up on the next "landmark cases" live monday night on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background in each case, watch -- order your companion book. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. c-span has her covers of the road to the white house 2016. you will find the candidates, the speeches, the debates, and most importantly your questions. we are taking a road to the white house coverage into classrooms across the country with our student cam contest, giving students the opportunity to discuss what important issues they want to hear the most from the candidates. follow c-span's students camp contest on tv, radio, and online at www.c-span.org. >> this week on "q&a," autho

peter irons is a civil rights attorney. he is an author and editor of over 10 books including "justice at war". in the course of researching his book on this case, he found proof that the government used tainted evidence to convict fred korematsu and to justify the internment of japanese americans and helped overturn the conviction. thank you for being here. karen korematsu is fred's daughter. she continues the family legacy as the executive director of the fred korematsu institute in san francisco. what does it do? what is your mission? karen: education. civil rights and human rights education. starting with k-12 and into higher education and the general public. susan let's start with the big : picture. when this case came to the court, exactly what were they asking for? peter: the issue is whether the government could single out a particular group of people, solely on the basis of their race or ethnicity, and put them in literal concentration camps, indefinitely, without any due process, without a hearing or a lawyer or a

find out how the court ruled in view of the war powers of congress with our guest peter irons, authortice that korematsu,karen executive director of the fred korematsu institute and daughter of the plaintiff. we'll explore the mood of america and the u.s. government policies during world war ii. will follow mr. korematsu's life. that is coming up on the next landmark cases, live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. order your copy of the landmark cases companion book, available for $8.95. veterans day is this wednesday. and tomorrow on c-span, a conference on employment for veterans. the u.s. chamber of commerce and the george w. bush institute have teamed up to create an initiative that would help veterans and military spouses find jobs. laura bush and the labor secretary were among those who spoke at the conference. waller servicemen and women are deployed, their spouses are the one to take care of the families at home. they care for the children, they manage the finances. and they pray that there has been and wives will return home safely. rodriguez an

ironically, many of these are to reduce the frequency of the catastrophic fires. it is robbing peterto pay paul and is costing the taxpayers more. we encourage this act to prevent this. in addition, to make sure there is additional funding to pay for with theon costs, urban interface, it must be part of a holistic strategy to reduce the risk of wildfires escaping initial attack and becoming catastrophic in nature. simply increasing the budget by itself will not affect the impact of wildfires. it is time for congress to take action to provide the resources thessary to protect critical resources found across the country and to protect communities across our country from wildfire. be enactedms cannot on. i will be happy to answer any questions you may have. chair roberts: thank you. i know the members of the committee will join me in trying to light a fire under office of personnel management. mr. stewart? stewart: mr. chair, ranking member, and others, the season is largely coming to an end so impressedd i am with how well informed the committee is from the opening statements about man

find out how the court ruled given the war powers of congress with our guest peter irons, author of justice of war, the story of the japanese interment thes and korematsu executive director of the institute and daughter of the plaintiff. we will explore the mood of america and the u.s. governments policies during world war ii and we will follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. that is coming up on the next landmark cases live tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book which is available for $8.95 plus shipping at markcases..org/land >> veterans day is wednesday and tuesday on c-span, a conference on employment for veterans. the u.s. chamber of commerce and the george w. bush institute have teamed up to create an initiative to help veterans and military spouses find jobs. laura bush was among those who spoke at the conference. mrs. bush: while our servicemen and women are deployed, their spouses are the one who take care of the families at home. they ca

a quote from historian peter irons says that the supreme court heeded the call of patriotism and enlistedt very real sense the justices hung up their black robes and donned the khaki uniforms of american soldiers. were they in the congress all feeling that it was their patriotic duty to support this war? >> i think they were. so one of the things that, as we were saying, about these being sort of pioneering first amendment cases, is that none of them, almost none of them, are decided on behalf of the people who are bringing first amendment challenges. so most of the people who bring those cases to the supreme court end up going to jail. some of them end up trying to skip out of the country to avoid their wartime sentences. one of the most famous is bill haywood who was a radical labor leader who is given 20 years under the espionage act. and he ends up fleeing to russia and kind of hiding out with the bolsheviks. so there is a sense during the first world war that everyone needs to be mobilized on behalf of the war. i think if you look at the supreme court's records they understood themse

find out how the court ruled in view of the war powers of congress, with our guest, peter irons, authorf "justice at war" the story of the japanese-american internment cases and karen korematsu, director of the fred t.korematsu. we'll follow his life before, during, and after the court's decision. that's coming up on the next landmark cases, live tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span, c-span 3, and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book, $8.95, plus shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. >> as part of our veterans day coverage, c-span presents u.s. chamber of commerce and george w. bush institute hiring our heroes conference. speakers include lara bush and thomas perez. you can watch that conference tuesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span. then on veterans day, wednesday, it's the annual ceremony at arlington national sim tear, wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier followed by a national observance program hosted by the department of veterans affair at memorial amphitheater. live at 11:00 a.m. eastern, c-span

find out how the court ruled in the war of powers of congress with our guest peter irons, author of "ustice at war." the story of the japanese internment cases. and karen korematsu, executive director of the fred t.korematsu and daughter of the plaintiff. we'll explore the mood of the u.s.'s policies during world war ii and follow mr. korematsu's life before, after and during the court decision. that's coming up next on "landmark cases" live on c-span, c-span 3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the "landmark cases" book available for $8.95 plus shipping at cspan.org/landmarkcases. >>> tonight on "the mo communicators" james lewis for the center of strategic and international studies is our guest and talks about what the u.s. is doing to avoid attacks by china and russia. also cyber security legislation passed by the house and senate. on the program, mr. lewis is joined by tim starks, cyber security reporter for politico. >> right now dhs has this very grand mission to defend the nation cyberspace, but they have neither authorities or res

find out how the court ruled in view to have world 30urs of congress with our guest, peter irons, author of justice at war, the story of the japanese american internment cases and executive director of the fred t.korematsu institute. we'll explore the mood of america and the policies during world war ii and follow his life, before, during and after the court's decision. that's coming up live tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark casesh=sñ compa book. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping. >>> a year ahead from election day 2016, the american enterprise institute hosted a division on the current field of campaigns. they discussed the presidential race and house elections and a potential balance of power outcomes in congress. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. good morning. morning. my name is carlin bowman and i'm a senior fellow here and would like to welcome you to the first installment of the election watch program. as a number of you know, this is the longest running election in the pro

found out how the court ruled in view of the war powers of congress with our guest, peter irons, authorf "justice at war." and karen korematsu, executive director of the korematsu institute and daughter of the plaintiff. we'll follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. that's coming up on the next landmark cases live tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion back. it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> two veterans affairs regional office directors pleaded the fifth before the house veterans affairs committee at a hearing last week. the committee is examining allegations of misuse of the to program and its funds. other v.a. officials did testify including the deputy inspector general. this is two hours and 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everybody. thank you for being here at tonight's hearing to discuss for the second time the v.a. inspector general's final report entitled inappropriate use of positi

find out how the court ruled in view of the world powers of congress with our guest peter irons, author of "justice at war." and karen korematsu executive director of the fred t.kor chlt matsu institute and the daughter of the plaintiff. we'll follow his life before, during and after the court's decision. that's coming up on the next landmark cases live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the land mark cases companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping at cspan.org/land mark cases. >>> lawmakers are renewing calls to hold veterans affairs officials for misconduct after two refused to answer questions during a congressional hearing this week. kimberly graves and diane rubens invoked their fifth amendment right when questioned about a program. this house veterans affairs committee hearing is a little over 2 1/2 hours. >>> good evening. thank you for being here tonight's hearing to discuss for the second time the v.a. inspector general's final report entitled inappropriate use of position and t

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we speak with peter irons and the executive director and daughter of the plaintiff.he mood of america and the government policies during world war ii, and we will follow his life before, during, and after the court's decision. that is coming up on the next landmark cases. live it monday at nine clock p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and he said radio. for background on each case, order your copy of the companion book. it is available for $8.95 plus shipping. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking about donald trump. he is scheduled to host a saturday night live tonight on nbc. we want to know if you think he should continue to host the show. some groups are not happy about his presence. let us know what you think. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 us and findt as -- us on facebook or send us an .-mail here is the story in the new york times. donald trump's scheduled appearance on saturday night live draws protests. unconcerned with the possibility of angering latinos since declaring in june that mexi

find out how the court ruled in view of the war powers of congress with our guest, peter irons, author"justice at war." matsu, daughter of the plaintiff. we will explore the mood of america and the u.s. government policies during world war ii, and we will follow his life before, during, and after the court's decision. that is coming up on the next landmark cases, live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, sees and three, and c-span radio. for background on each case will you watch order your copy of the companion book. it is available for 8:95 plus shipping at c-span.org/ landmarkcases. >> "washington journal" continues. host: it is a joint senate oversight report tackling paid patriotism, $6.8 million of taxpayer-funded contract containing salutes, colorguard, anthems, and more. joining us is bill theobald who has been writing about this for usa today. of theake down some numbers from the pentagon when it comes to this issue of age patriotism. we should point out it is the nfl, nba, soccer. its focus on some football teams. the atlanta falcons getting $879,000. the newington patriots

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ironically many of the canceled projects are those designed to reduce the frequency of wildfires. it is robbing peter to pay paul and it cost taxpayers more. we urge you to pass the act to address this. and it edition reduction of hazardous fuels in our force and within communities in the urban interface must be part of the holistic strategy to reduce the wildfire escaping the initial attack and becoming catastrophic. simply increasing the budget by itself will not be effective on reducing the impacts of wildfires. it is time for congress to take action to provide resources and flexibility necessary to protect national forces across the country and protect communities from wildfire. these reforms can't wait until next year they need to be acted on immediately. thank you. >> thank you very much. on behalf of our firefighters and the ranking member myself all members of the committee to join me in trying to light a fire under the office of personnel management. mr. stewart. >> mr. chairman and members of the committee this is a perfect time for the hearing. fire season is coming to an end right now. i'

ironically many of the canceled prongts with those designed to reduce the frequency and severity of catastrophic wilds fires. it's robbing peter to pay paul and it's costing more. we ask congress to pass the act to address this. in addition to assuring there's sufficient funding available to pay for the wildfire costs, reduction of fuels in our forest and within the communities, must be part of a holistic strategy. simpry increasing the suppression budget by itself will not be effective in reducing the impacts of wildfires. it's time for congress to take action to provide the resources and flexibility necessary to protect the critical resources in the natural forest. these reforms cannot wait until next year. they need to be acted on immediately. i thank the committee for holding this hearing and would be happy to answer any questions that you have. >> thank you very much for your personal testimony. on behalf of our firefighters, all members of the committee will join me in trying to light a fire under the office of personnel management. mr. stewart. >> mr. chairman, ranking member stabenow and member of the committee. this i

iron or gold out of the slump. >> one of the things you're most likely to see rise is the gold price. i think that is the proxy for all commodities. >> all right. peter, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. >>> finally your call on gold price currently at 10.91? >> oh, 11.50. >> 11.50 by christmas. peter hamburg, chairman at petropavlos. i'm looking at flashes coming through from a turkish official who says one of the suspects entered turkey back in 2013 and there's no record of him leaving the country. the turkish official saying that turkey only received information requests from france on the suspect after the paris attacks. >>> various city analysts have issued a reaction to the attacks in paris. isi says they signal a new normal that could cause a substantially larger than normal impact. sotgen says it's the immediate cause. stifel says it's the likely outcome is increased political support and nomura says policy makers reaction is there. >> it's too early to talk about it. whether this was isolated. there's a lot of talk on the part of some of the brokers whether this means the fed might hold off on hiking in december, whether it act

ironically many of the projects are those designed to reduce the frequency and severity of catastrophic wildfires. it's robbing peter to pay paul and it costs taxpayers more. we urge congress to pass the disaster funding act to address this. in addition to ensure there's sufficient funding available to pay for the suppression costs, reduction of hazardous fuels in the forests and in the communities existing in the wildland urban interface must be part of a holistic strategy to reduce the risk of those is getting initial attack and becoming catastrophic in nature. it's time for congress to take action to provide the resources and the flexibility necessary to protect the critical necessary and pricked the data to protect those for wildfire. these cannot wait until next year they need to be acted on immediately. i think the committee for voting this year and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. >> if you very much. on behalf of the firefighters and another ranking member and myself and all members of the committee will join me in trying to light a fire under the office of personnel management. mr. cha