thiol values allowed me to be an effective leader at procter & gamble. those values are what i will bring to the management of v.a. i am still guided by that cadet prayer which encouraged us to choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong. to me taking care of veterans is re personal. i come from and care deeply for military families. my father served in the army air corps after world war ii. my wife's father was shot down over europe and survived harsh treatment as a p.o.w. her uncle was exposed to agent orange in vietnam and still receives care from the v.a. my nephew right now is in the air force flying missions over the middle east. my 33 years with procter & gamble taught me the importance of effective management, strong leadership, and of being responsive to the needs of customers. when you joined the company in 1980, we recorded $10 million in

we tried to do the same thing at the procter & gamble company. and a large organization, if something goes wrong or if something goes right you need to learn from it, documented and share it to the organization so it doesn't happen again. in an insular culture you are not getting bad news been brought forward. you're not correcting mistakes and everything becomes a one off. that's why we are seeing so many reports it seems like there's a different report every day from a different location somewhere in the country. we've got to create a learning organization. >> in your testimony you mentioned creating a physician advisory board. do you contemplate those positions being only va physicians, or to contemplate having outside physicians giving eyes on the system? >> my initial thought would be to get the very best medical talent in the world, and i've been very heartened by the number of people have come forward and said that they would like to participate and they would like to help. i think the greatest thing about this nomination at this moment in

we try to do the same thing at procter & gamble company.f something goes wrong or right, you need to learn from it and share it through the organization so it does not happen again. in this culture, you're not getting bad news, you are not correcting mistakes. everything becomes a one-off. that is why we are seeing so many reports and it seems like there was a bit from a different location somewhere in the country. we have to create a learning organization. >> in your testimony, you mentioned creating a position advisory board. did you contemplate those physician becoming only the a physicians or do you have outside physicians? >> my initial thought was to get the very best medical talent in the world. and i have been very heartened by the number of people who come forward to me and said they would like to participate and like to help. i think the greatest thing about this nomination at this moment in time is the original question about the mission about caring for veterans. there is an unusual coming together of everyone in this country to

number one is a biggie, procter & gamble downgradedal wells far fargo. >> we have an ohio theme going on. >> i wonder why. i hate ohio state and virginia tech will beat them in september, but that aside, the estimates to p & g, they see the valuation range cut, so still a little up side, stock is down 0.4 of 1%. >>> finish line downgraded at sterne agee. down 4%, so sterne agee also cutting tips, say trends appear to be shifting toward lower-priced shoes. hey, you never know, maybe le bronc and nike will come out with a new shoe. >> who knows. >> this is the name we talked about yesterday, shares of brinker getting a downgrade from our friend at oner lick securities. bob was on this show yesterday, and brian, you asked him if eat

exxonmobil, go pro, ups, twitter, aetna and procter & gamble. >>> tuesday kicks off the meeting on monetary policy and also on tuesday, the s&p index is due. on wednesday we get the advanced estimate of the gross domestic product for the second quarter. thursday, congressman eric cantor will step down as house majority leader. on friday, motor vehicle sales for the month of july are out. also on friday, it's the big number of the week, the jobs report. and finally, families of the victims affected by general motors faulty ignition switches can begin submitting their claims for compensation on friday. >>> more than a quarter of consumers are leasing cars instead of buying them. about 26% last year according to edmonds.com, that rose 28% in just the first quarter of 2014. so is leasing or buying right for you? personal finance correspondent sharon epperson is in the driver's seat for you. it's a big question. >> it is. buying a car is usually the second largest purchase a consumer makes after buying a home so it's important to know

at procter & gamble, we always focused on our customer. at the v.a., the veteran is our customer and we must all focus all day, every day on getting them the benefits and care that they have so earned. that is the only reason we are here. i look forward to working with the dedicated men and women of veterans affairs to accomplish this mission. i would like to thank my family for supporting me throughout my life, especially during this next chapter. my wife, my daughter, my son-in-law, and my son are all here today. my parents and deann's mother cannot be here. thank you, mr. president, i look forward to transferring veterans affairs to better serve our veterans. [applause] >> on the next washington journal, a look at the supreme court's ruling on the contraceptive mandate in the federal health care law. publicsts are from the policy center and elizabeth of the constitutional accountability center. later, the year-long investigation into the safety of american drone use. washington journal is live every morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span.

at procter and gamble we always focused on our customer at at the d-day the customer a survey we have to focus every day that the sole earner. >> pam: nominated former procter & gamble executive robert mcdonald. obama says mcdonald is a person of integrity and "an expert in making organizations better." an administration review found that the department is marred by >>we need to put care for the veteran at the center of everything we do at veterans affairs. at proctor & gamble we always focused on our customer. at the v.a., the veteran is our customer and we must all focus all day, every day, on getting them that they so earned. >> pam: the white house is billing former c-e-o bob mcdonald as guide the scandal-ridden its worst times. joe johns takes a look at the man picked to hold a job the man who once made big bucks selling tide laundry detergent and crest toothpasteawas a surprise earned. >> jacqueline: si breed plants moving back and. we will see cooler temperatures up there tomorrow. triple digit heat out there today but more on tomorrow. triple digit heat out there today but mo

we tried to do it at procter and 2k3w578 able. in a large organization, something goes wrong or right, you need to learn from it. in an insular culture, you're not getting bad news coming forward, you're not correcting mistakes and everybody becomes a one-off. it seems like there's a different report from every day from a different location somewhere in the -- in the country. we've got to create a learning organization. >> in your testimony, you mention creating a physician advisory board. do you contemplate those physicians being only v.a. physicians or do you contemplate being outside physicians having eyes on the system? >> my initial thought would be to get the very best medical talent in the world. , and i've been very heartened by the number of people who have come forward to me and said they would like to participate and they would like to help. i think the greatest thing about this nomination at this moment in time is there's no question about the mission, about caring for vet advance. there's no question about that. there

we try to do the same thing as at procter & gamble company.f something goes wrong or right, you need to learn from it and share it through the organization so it does not happen again. in this culture, you're not getting bad news, you are not correcting mistakes. everything becomes a one-off. that is why we are seeing so many reports and it seems like there was a bit from a different location somewhere in the country. we have to create a learning organization. your testimony, you mentioned creating a position advisory board. -- you complement contemplate those physician becoming only the a physicians or do you have outside physicians? initial thought was to get the very best medical talent in the world. been very heartened by the number of people who come forward to me and said they would like to participate and like to help. i think the greatest thing about this nomination at this moment in time is the original question about the mission about caring for veterans. there is an unusual coming together of everyone in this country to take care of

president obama nominated kep mcdonald, the one time ceo of procter & gamble to be in charge of a much different giant. charles payne, you say, why stop there? is. >> why stop there? i love the idea, too, of a ceo coming to wshgashington, d.c., will he be am loued to do what a ceo can do, bring in the accountability, and wreck the place and turn it upside down, and turn it into something that serves the function of the people it is supposed to be serving, and if not, it is all a show. >> we call that an opening salvo. i want to bring in the rest of the friend and my gang in here, and we have charles kasewn, and charles gas pa reno. >> i think that bob mcdonald is an interesting choice, but not the right choice. he had a rough time at procter & gamble. >> at the end. >> and because of the not paying attention and accused by the boards -- >> too many boards. you are a hater. >> and a little bit. he does have the military experience so i like the idea of, i mean, i would privatize my v.a. if i had the droth erers at it, but to bring in somebody with the military experience, he, himself, i

he spent five years as captain in the army but then he spent 33 years working for procter & gamble. kind of very big business expertise what the va needs at the very top in order to fix its problems? its problems are still considerable. the report came in friday from the assistant to the president, who the white house sent to the va to basically ride herd on them trying to fix this problem, his assessment was brutal. calls the scheduling standards at the va arbitrary, ill-defined, and misunderstood. little transparency or accountability. technology that is cumbersome and outdated. corrosive culture affecting bows the pace at which they're providing care. and the morale at the agency. oh, and oh yeah, the fbi launched a criminal investigation into the va's scheduling practices. other than that, this job basically takes care of itself. so welcome, new va chief. here's the reins, eek. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, paul, it's great to see you. >> good to be here, rachel. >> i know that you were surprised by this pick because i know you put out a statement to that effect. but

at ceo of procter & gamble, bob oversaw more than 120,000 employees with operations around the worldling products in more than 180 countries, in more than 2 million stores reaching some 5 billion customers. in his career he's taken over struggling business units, he knows how to roll up his sleeves and gets to work putting an end to what doesn't work, adopting best practices that do, restructuring, making operations more efficient and effective. in short, he's about delivering better results. >> the new choice to run the va, robert mcdonald, he did go to west west point, spent five years as captain in the army, then he spent 33 years working for procter & gamble. is that kind of very big business expertise what the va needs at the very top in order to fix its problems? its problems are still considerable. the report came in friday from the assistant to the president, who the white house sent to the va to basically ride herd on them trying to fix this problem, his assessment was brutal. calls the scheduling standards at the va arbitrary, ill-defined, and misunderstood. little transpar

of procter & gamble will be cleaning up the scandal at the v.a. a new international audit obtained by cbs news shows it was even bigger than we knew. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: the internal audit was conducted in may and found 95 facilities where appointment requests by veterans were man by the horsham clinic in pennsylvania where staff were encourage encouragedo inaccurately enter an appointment date to game the system. other fo facilities fudged appointments to reflect no wait times or improve performance scores. in illinois and elsewhere, schedulers said they feared retaliation from leadership if they didn't go along. and in nearly all of the pacific northwest, scheduledders claimed they were simply confused about how the sufficiency supposed to work. on capitol hill, the chairs of the veterans affairs committees in the house and senate struck a deal this week on a bill allowing veterans to seek care at a private if the if they've been waiting for a v.a. appointment for more than the 30 days. florida republican jeff miller: >> the v.a. h

procter & gamble in cincinnati.olks at procter and gamble and some people who watch them are not impressed with him. granted he came to p & g at a tame when the fiscal crisis hit the united states and they said he was trying to implement reforms but i it was taking too long to change the ship. at the va, the same problem. a big agency and will it take too long to change the ship? >> but he did have power to fire people over p & g and set the ship right. thank you very much. >>> so, we're talking about a month here. right? what can be done to a month? what if told you plenty. after the attack on pearl harbor, the u.s. military so dramatically ramped up building emergency war ships, called liberty ships, at its peak two to three of them were being completed each day. took thomas jefferson all of 17 days to write the declaration of independence. boeing is able to build one of its nextótñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ? generation7 jetlinershdñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ? every 11 . and who can forget this. >> houston, we have a problem. >> i want to say you're

and chairman of the board of one of the most respected companies in america, procter and gamble. he's the father of two, grandfather of two additional children. he's an outstanding american and his wife dianne is an outstanding lady in support of him in his job at procter and gamble. he is going to need that support now as he heads the v.a. he was a captain of the united states military, graduated from west point. he was trained in airborne warfare, desert warfare and sub temperature warfare, and he is going to need those talents at the v.a. in each and every case because it's a mess. but the conference committee report that we passed gives him two tools that are essential. it gives him the authority to hire and fire in title 38, and title 5 employees. title 5 employees the senior leadership, title 38 the next step of leadership down which is what the v.a. needs. the v.a. is an organization of 340,000 people, which in the last three years has averaged 3,000 disciplinary actions a year. each of those disciplinary actions meant they were moved from one job to another within the v.a

begin a nomination hearing for the va secretary nominee that is robert mcdonald the former head of proctergamble was nominated last month. this scandal. that's it but "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> this crisis over the downing of the malaysia airlines flight, what did secretary kerry not say? what is the administration not yet prepared to do that you think must be done? >> one, he didn't call putin the thug that he is. >> hear, hear! this horrible tragedy could have been avoided if barack obama would have just called putin a thug. so once again, ladies and gentlemen, falls me to prevent further international crises, vladimir putin, you are a jerk, sir. you, you, i'm sorry, i've got to say it. you --

more recently he was are lly he procter & gamble. after a life in the consumer products business, he now takes over a va hounded by the scandal involve aring treatment delays at v.a. hospitals. >>> still ahead for us tonight, buried in the fine print, the controversial experiment by facebook that some say was tinkering with users' emotions. >>> and later, matt lauer's exclusive interview with pippa middleton, starting with the day she became known around the world. >>> we're back with this news about facebook today that upset a lot of their users. it's about a secret social experiment by the company conducted on hundreds of thousands of facebook users. we get our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: a facebook-sponsored study discovered what most users probably already know. facebook posts can trigger emotions. sadness, joy, surprise. today it was anger over the study itself. this little facebook experiment was just the motivation i need to finally kick it to the curb. thanks, facebook. facebook studied the emotions

his more than 33 years with procter & gamble gives him the tools to create a well-run and accountable v.a. in other words, he will bring the tools of a c.e.o. in a private corporation to the v.a., a huge bureaucracy which needs a significant improvement in accountability and in management. as we begin debate on mr. mcdonald's nomination, i believe it is important that my colleagues understand the realities that he will face in leading the v.a. madam president, the v.a. operates the largest integrated health care system in the united states, with over 1,700 points of care which include 150 hospitals, 820 community-based outreach clinics, and 300 vet centers. in fiscal year 2013, the v.a. provided 89.7 million outpatient visits each day -- today, tomorrow, yesterday. the v.a. conducts approximately 236,000 health care appointments. in other words, it is a huge, huge system. v.a.'s problems, which mr. mcdonald will have to address immediately, have been widely reported in recent mont months. acting secretary sloan gibson, in my view, has done an excellent job in taking a number of critic

president obama nominated kep mcdonald, the one time ceo of procter & gamble to be in charge of a muchfferent giant. charles payne, you say, why stop there? is. >> why stop there? i love the idea, too, of a ceo coming to wshgashington, d.c., will he be am loued to do what a ceo can do, bring in the accountability, and wreck the place and turn it upside

he served in virtually every level of procter & gamble. he understands the grand plans are not enough. bob is an expert in making organizations better. he is taken over struggling business units, he knows federal sleeves and gets to work. he puts an end to what does not work in adopting best practices the do. makes operations more efficient and effective. he is about delivering better results. ofalso knows the importance old and high-performance team. putting the right people in the right places and hold them accountable. bob is known for his integrity. guided by that prayer from west point. he served our country in uniform and is repaired to answer the call once more. , this state the obvious is not going to be an easy assignment. he knows that. he isny airborne ranger ready and jumps into tough situations. on behalf of all of us, thank you for your readiness to serve again. this.ttom line is we have to change the way the v.a. does business. over the past five years this agency has done some excellent work in dealing with a range of diffi

virtually all we consumer products we buy these corporations are craft coca-cola pepsi code nestle procter and gamble general mills kellogg's mars you know labor and j. and j. johnson and johnson these ten corporations in turn own marketer distribute what people think of as the products of hundreds of other companies for example procter and gamble is best known for its clean personal hygiene products things like tide detergent ivory hand soap joy dishwashing. company also owns or markets other products or i am as dog food and have to obey the duracell batteries of metamucil and there's mars the giant candy conglomerate responsible for stickers spars eleanor snow the sweet treats the did you know that mars also owns market or markets pedigree dog food whiskas cat food and good ben's rice and then there's nestle and the american consumers know nestle from its nescafe espresso nestle ice cream or nesquik chocolate milk but this coffee and chocolate milk company also owns your house market purina dog and cat food gerber baby food ralph lauren cologne in garnier hair care products these giant c

the former procter & gamble ceo replaces eric shinseki, who resigned in may. mcdonald says he will take immediate actions to overhaul the va and that includes improving patient access to healthcare and restoring transparency. >>> moving right along, it is 4:40. it is the battle brewing in the "rideshare" industry. why some uber drivers are accusing their fellow drivers of stealing the more lucrative fares. >> and what's cool about your school or your summer camp? email your nominations to coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. burning out ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of control right now. check out those active power brought down >>> breaking news now. 500 firefighters are trying to knock down a two-alarm in oakland. power lines may have been brought down. it started at 47th and melrose avenue about an hour ago. flames have spread to a second building. there were people inside those homes when the fire broke out. there is no word on how it started or if anyone was injured. >>> well, the pentagon is trying to figure out how a young man stow

former procter & gamble ceo. >> the world cup was pretty exciting, too. we'll get to that later in money clip. we will start with the supreme court and a ruling that takes a small western chain of craft stores against a new health care law that is called obamacare. >> hobby lobby, a privately owned company with religious owners could be exempt from this provision of the affordable care act that required until today that employees receive coverage, including all forms of fda approved contraceptives. the highest court in the land rules on a part of the law which we all know as obamacare. smally limited it to family businesses and closely held companies like hobby lobby. >> divided supreme court also handed a setback to organize labor. justices put new limits on the ability of unions to demand fees from lubbock sector workers. the business of washington still has one eye on events in iraq. we told you that the militant group that is been taking over towns and cities across iraq lived up to its name and caliphate.self a >> they're calling themselves the islam

procter & gamble. the consumer goods company stock is down nearly 7%. o "f". marque from lexus. . >>> welcome back. we didn't close at 17,000 but the dow closed in uncharted territory. imagine what it would look like if retail investors got off the sidelines. >> what will get them into stocks web the economic news convinces the average guy that the economy is really getting better. that's what's going to do it. what would convince them of that? if the jobs report on friday for example would bring it closer to 300,000 jobs rather than 230 we're expecting and we got other data points over the next couple months that were above consensus. that would land the improving economy on the front pages of the newspapers and the headlines "economy showing signs of life" would follow from that, and then should you get back into the market? headlines would follow from that. this isn't going to happen overnight. it's a gradual process that unfolds over several months. the talk the average guy gets in at market tops and it's a bad idea. that's a legitimate question but we sho

the victims in that pavements will start at $1 million per victim and obama formally nominating a procter and gamble ceo to take over as the next federal is a fair secretary graduating from west point served in the army for five years that rose to the rank of captain but the nomination is still on orthodox because the job of the v.a. secretary has been filled by medical professionals are retired generals over the most recent years. we will be right back. stay with us. lou: isil no more now to be known as the islamic state christopher hill joins us christopher hill joins us next. when folks think about what they get from alaska, christopher hill joins us next. they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitm

procter and gamble has a child resistant lid. >> another change, redesign the packets so they do not look like candy. >> at home keep the containers closed and out of reach of children. if your child has been injured call the poison control hotline immediately 1-800-222-1212. >> thing twice about using the packets "consumer reports" did not recommend any of them in the latest ratings partly because they do not do well in the cool water tests. we will have more on which detergents "consumer reports" recommended next time. >> a bill is now moving through the state senator to offer full day kindergarten in every california public school. right now, some california school districts only offer half day classes. backers of full day school believe it will help youngers later if life with hit real estates and math requiring the superintendent of public instruction to come up with a plan by next march. the assembly has passed the bill. >> taking a selfie will be easier for many people because of a new hand's free selle app. you can take a picture of yourself without touching the screen, a swe

he had a struggle in maintaining leadership at procter & gamble and shown the door, he said that was the best thing for the company, he is coming in to v.a. which i think should be privateizeed. >> i'm not judging him for or against, let's see how he does, let's give him a chance, i am thrilled that president went outside of the military to someone out there. i think that is terrific. but a . that you raised today, and something you wrote, i agree with, i am a hawk, when it comes to v.a. every obstacle he will face, every union issue that is in place there every civil service issue must at least be temporarily suspended so that this guy can fix what i view as number one problem we have. >> he does have military experience. >> he went to rest of th westpo. >> he is the guy if you want private and military experience. >> you support him. >> no, i say because of make-up of his persona what you wrote about today, this is a mess that has to be congressionaly fixed. fixed. neil: to rick's points attempt rare freedom to do whatevery we wants would they give this to him. >> anyone at top of

outlook citing a tough economic environmental, they are facing new competition from the lights of procterble. shares just off by about 2.5%. tyler, back over to you. >>> herbalife shares on the move. hedge fund titan big ackman laying out his case again the company, yesterday he called it yesterday the most important presentation of his career. herbalife, though, fighting back. we've got both angles, and you can see what the stock is doing today. >>> plus tight end engineer michael finley, the $10 million dilemma. he's recovering from injury -- stay and play in the nfl or walk away and cash in on a $10 million insurance policy he has? what would you do? go to cnbc.com/vote and weigh in. tell us what you would do. we'll be right back. a world thg faster than ever, we believe outshining the competition tomorrow requires challenging your business inside and out today. at cognizant, we help forward-looking companies run better and run different - to give your customers every reason to keep looking for you. so if you're ready to see opportunities and see them through, we say: let's get to work

. >> for some the head of procter & gamble seems an unorthodox pick to head the department of veteran'sffairs. the 61-year-old does have a military background. >> i went to west point to be an officer in the army to try to help free people living in non-free societies. i became an infantry officer because i wanted to be on the change. >> after earning an mba at the university of utah he joined p&g in 1980. he steadily made his way up the 2008. >> now we'll have a chance to introduce our new chief executive -- >> but he abruptly resigned in 2013. investors were afraid he was not doing enough to boost the company's performance. the net income has dropped 20%. bill ackman who had a 1% stake in the company lead the charge to oust mcdonald, making his case on cnn last year. >> we have had real concerns company. >> as for the prospect of mcdonald heading up the embattled veteran's affair department, there is some concern that he lacks turn around experience, and that p&g's main focus is completely different from an organization in which service is its goal. but otherselieve that he is exactly

procter & gamble is based there.right back.  >>> today with confidence i announce my candidacy for mayor of providence. >> we are back. that was the legendary former six-term mayor of providence, rhode island. the convicted felon announced his second comeback bid for the city's top job are last week. he's already served 21 years in office starting in 1974 when he defeated the ten-year incumbent on an anti-corruption platform at 33 years old. >> i will support measures to guarantee that city employment is no longer used to control the ballot box. [ applause ] >> he was a republican back then and was the first italian-american to win after a 150-year hold by mostly irish democrats. the period known as buddy one ended after he was convicted of assaulting a man he believed was having an affair with his estranged wife. >> i submit my resignation as mayor of the city to become effective at 7:59 p.m. on april 25, 1984. >> he made a successful comeback bid as an independent in 1990 and presided over 11 years of city-wide

procter & gamble yields 3, good company. you're looking for earnings growth.n a different category. if you're in the utility fund or you've been hanging out in cash, i am saying that you got to realize that maybe a fund that has a little more industrial exposure does better than a fund in utilities where i think you're going to get hurt. >> can't help but look at petsmart again. the number is soaring. a big number based on a significant stake from a well-known activist, a 14% jump. you pointed earlier, jim, there's a short position there. >> yeah. >> some analysts are weighing in. >> it's unlikely a deal occurs. look, i know petsmart well, been negative on it, and the idea that i can dismiss the idea there's a deal, look, the company has been undermanaged, people trying to figure out how to have a growth story on pets, and the companies not do better. look at kroger, for instance, the best run chain in the world, private label, a lot of good stuff, bought a company yesterday to increase their online strategy. i look at petsmart, they have been caught with thei

finally on friday we get two stalwarts, clorox and procter & gamble. both of these are bond market, give lent stocks being that if they go down both have been subpar performers and they can bring out more value, but we have a twist. friday morning also brings the non-farm payroll report out and that will control rates and that will determine where interest rates go and i think employment is getting stronger in the country and rates should rise although that sure hasn't happened yet, if they don't restructure, you could be disappointed by both and if rates finally go higher, both stocks will get hammered if they fail to deliver so let me give you the bottom line here. we're seeing real weak business in the industrials and a lot of companies that would have been more excited about just a few weeks ago and now the stocks worry us because the marks turn less forgiving as the earnings season drags on. the companies are reporting good numbers in their stocks and now they're going down and it might simply be a good week to do this, to keep your cnbc bat on yo

number one is a biggie, procter & gamble downgradedal wells far fargo. >> we have an ohio theme going on. >> i wonder why. i hate ohio state and virginia tech will beat them in september, but that aside, the estimates to p & g, they see the valuation range cut, so still a little up side, stock is down 0.4 of 1%. >>> finish line downgraded at sterne agee. down 4%, so sterne agee also cutting tips, say trends appear to be shifting toward lower-priced shoes. hey, you never know, maybe le bronc and nike will come out with a new shoe. >> who knows. >> this is the name we talked about yesterday, shares of brinker getting a downgrade from our friend at oner lick securities. bob was on this show yesterday, and brian, you asked him if eat should be a sell. let's listen. >> do we sell because of this? itches that's a fair question. my belief is that they are the low cost provider, it's a very good management team, they've had very good operating trends. they'll make a calculated response, but i don't think they'll have to give food away to be able to respond fairly to it. >> you see, he didn't

robert mb e mcdonald is the former head of -- robert mcdonald is the former head of procter and gamble. if he is confirmed, mcdonald will succeed shinseki. >>> new information subjects that csx employees knew about some track problems long before a deadly train derailment in ellicott city. 19-year-old rose mayr and elizabeth nass died when an 80- car train carrying 9,000 tons of coal jumped the tracks in august of 2012. >> more than 1200 documents released yesterday by the national transportation safety board show that csx employees knew about the broken rails. both families are now deciding whether they'll sue the railroad for negligence. >>> a swim coach accused of sexually abusing a child is expected now to enter a guilty plea. christopher hout is the former founder and owner after popular maryland suburban swim club at the aquatic center in laurel. charges go back three decades. a woman says she was repeatedly abused between the ages of 7 and 12. as part of the plea deal, prosecutors would agree not to seek more than ten years in prison. he has a july 30 court date. >>> the legal d

later today live on c-span3, former procter & gamble ceo robert mcdowell, president obama's nominee to head up the veterans affairs department would be before the senate veterans' affairs committee for his confirmation hearing. you can join the conversation, participate on facebook, facebook.com/cspan combat post comments on twitter as well, #cspanchat. tv coverage at three on c-span3. >> this weekend on booktv's afterwords. i thought it would be compelling to tell the story of a white family and a black family with the same name who come from the same place and followed them from slavery through the civil war, reconstruction, jim crow, the civil rights movement up until today. and compare and contrast. >> chris tomlinson on his families slaveowning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects america american societe talked with of our tunnels and, the brother of former nfl running back ladanian tomlinson about their families lineage as former slaves from the hill. saturday night at 10 eastern on c-span2's "after words." >> c-span2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate flo

whethermy entire career it was starting at west point, being in the 82nd airborne division, being at the procter & gamble company has prepared me for this task. as i said in my prepared remarks, i think there is no higher calling and this is an opportunity for me to make a difference in the lives of veterans who i care so deeply about. if not me, who? >> and that was some of the confirmation hearing for robert mcdonald to had the v.a. department . you can watch the entire hearing on sunday at 10:35 a.m. eastern time on c-span or any time online at www.c-span.org. >> 40 years ago, the watergate scandal led to the only resignation of an american president. revisitshistory tv 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. the charge of abuse of power. >> you have questions about what the framework had in mind. questions about whether the activities that had been found out about the committee and the were indeed impeachable and thirdly, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized them? >> watergate, 40 years later, sunday night at 8 a.m. eastern -- 8 p.m. eastern. on c