minutes before in theory the aircraft should have appeared over the runway two minutes after the radio exchange time passed got in and said you didn't respond to calls to contact ground control it became clear half an hour later that the fighter had been involved in an accident. the air force regiments second in command were told me to report to the general. he told me that something had happened to her care and. rescue teams were dispatched to locate the crash site around three pm one of the crews noticed a deep charring hole in the ground amidst the birch trees it was later established that it was five meters deep the disaster meant that two men had no chance for survival the question immediately coming to mind was why such skilled pilots had been able to eject from their cockpit. says that there would be everybody wants to know why they didn't to chip in but in my day don't understand a pilot psychology something goes wrong with the zero play thing the pilot tries to get things right rather than each. simple because it is a former test pilot and he was a member of the commission looking into

welcome to iowa public radio, the exchange. >> good afternoon. yeah, when they first answered my call, they said do you have something to say about ron paul? i said yeah, i know he was the tea party guy who had the money bomb when he was running in 2007 and 2008 and it was my college son who got me interested in him. i was a parole supporter back then, but now my focus is all on ron paul. i do believe that what is going on in today's world that ron paul says a lot of stuff that makes a lot of sense to a lot of people, and he wins almost every straw poll, but they just don't bring it up. they don't like to mention ron paul and all the support he has. >> dorothy, give me two points that hit home that make. >> ron paul supporter? >> well, he is a strict constitutionalist. i like the fact that you can look at his record and see that he has never changed his views. all right. he might have been a libertarian -- well, he still is, but i mean he has switched to the republican party from '88 to 2008 when he ran, but i just like the fact that i know that

richard mills on the war in afghanistan and then a live simulcast of the iowa public radio programs, " the exchange with a look at the 2012 presidential campaign. then ben bernanke will take questions from reporters when he announces that policy on interest rates. on c-span 2, the prime minister questions is getting underway. we have live coverage from the british house of commons in london. later on c-span 3, more from the british house of commons as their defense committee looks into military operations in libya. that is live at 9:30 eastern.

radio programs to show what iiowans think of the upcoming presidential campaign. the first one starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern tuesday. on wednesday, we will broadcast "the exchange" on iowa public radio. thursday, you will hear the "jim fischer show" from davenport at 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch all three of these radio programs live on c-span. may 1, your questions for this professor and editor of reason magazine. the promise of liberty, the man without a hobby. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. lives sunday, may 1, on c-span2. no discussion on the future of unmanned aerial vehicles in combat and intelligence operations. you will hear remarks from a former intelligence officials and former cia and national security agency general michael hayden. this is one hour and 30 minutes. >> one of the targets that we could not really get to during the war for these sensitive --, sensitive point targets. we looked at the technology you needed to effectively target and take out such assets. at the time, the technologies were not there. there was a dream of being able touse you may be -- uav's use these targets. now we're 20 years later, and in fact we hav

radio programs from iowa. wednesday it is the exchange. i will radio live this week on c-span -- i what radio live this week on c-span. >> later, remarks from president obama and south myers. streaming at c-span.org. >> the commission on wartime contacting in iraq and afghanistan will issue its final report to congress in july. the group is investigating how u.s. tax dollars are spent. this examines the effectiveness of past recommendations on contacting reform. this is 3.5 hours. >> the other commissioners is my fellow co-chair. we have two other commissioners better not with us today. we have distinguished guests at this hearing. we have a public policy professor, a senior official of the government accountability office, and three inspectors general. i will introduce them shortly. our conversation will focus on judgment. our witnesses have spent a great deal of their professional time identifying and combating waste. this is really important work. our diplomats, development officials, and taxpayers all suffer when the funds designated fo

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tomorrow we will cover the exchange from iowa public radio and i was city.il 2:00 eastern. tuesday in davenport, iowa it is the jim fischer show. both of those will be live on c- span. also coming up on wednesday, ben bernanke will hold the fed's first ever news conference to present the economic outlook and report on any interest rate changes. we will have the news conference live for you tomorrow at 2:15 eastern. >> all this month we have featured the top winners of the student can documentary competition. now meet the grand prize winner in see his video tomorrow morning. watch the documentary tomorrow and meet him life at 9:15. -- live at 9:15. >> if they send me the bill and its present form, i will sign it. ok. any questions? [laughter] >> are you still here? >> almost every year the president and journalists meet of the white house correspondents meeting to make fun of themselves. watch live or " back and watch the past dinner. search, watch, a clip, and share online at the c-span video library. every program since 1987. >> the federal reserve bank of

exchange for the cuts, house republicans gave in on dozens of contentious policy proposals they had attached to their spending bill. that means funding for president's health care law, planned parenthood, and national public radio will remain intact. >> it's been a grueling process. we didn't do it at this late hour for drama. we did it because it's been very hard to arrive at this point. >> all those in favor of the bill as a mended say aye. >> reporter: with a deal in hand, the senate and house passed a stopgap spending measure overnight to keep the government running for one more week while they craft legislation to reflect the new spending cuts. the 11th hour move ensured that troops would continue to get paid and national parks would stay open. to underscore that point, the president made a visit to the lincoln memorial today and d.c.'s annual cherry blossom parade went on as planned. >> had we chosen to repeat history, we would have allowed a government shutdown. instead we decided to make history. >> reporter: both sides are declaring victory today. republicans because they cut spending, and democrats because they protected spending on education, clean energy, and women's health. russ. >> mitchell: nancy

radio programs from there. tomorrow it is the jan mickelson show. wednesday, it is the "exchange," and thursday it is the "jim fisher show" from davenport. live on c-span. >> topics at monday's white house brief included the economy, syria, and the economy, syria, and the wikileaks document on guantanamo bay. this briefing it 20 minutes. >> i wonder if you could articulate from the white house perspective why syria is different than libya and why have we not heard president obama, for example, say -- speak about assad. >> i'm sure you saw the president's strong statement friday where he condemned in the strongest possible terms of the use of force by the syrian government by the demonstrators. he referred to an outrageous use he referred to an outrageous use of violence to quell protests. he mentioned how this administration for two months has been repeatedly encouraging president assad and the syrian government to implement meaningful reforms yet they have refused to respect the rights of the syrian people or be respective of their aspirations. the syrian people have called for

exchange" at 1:00 p.m. out of iowa city. we take a look at iowa politics from the microphones of various talk radio shows.er on in this program, you will meet the grand prize winner of our student cam. he did a piece on compromise in washington. also joining us is donald. coming up, we will focus on two states, iowa and new hampshire. james kendall. we'll talk about 2012 right after this break from c-span radio. >> ahead of today's first-ever news conference by fed chairman ben bernanke, stocks are set to rise. mr. bernanke is expected to discuss the job market, inflation, and prospective for economic growth. ahead of the opening bell, the dow jones is up. c-span radio and television will have live coverage. turning to international news, more violence in afghanistan. eight nato service members and a contractor are dead after an afghan military pilots opened fire on the foreign troops following a dispute at the airport in cobble. the shooting is the deadliest incident in which a member of the afghan security forces turned against coalition forces. the situation in syria, the united nations secretary gener

exchange and live look at the big board, dow is up 55 points. >> eric: how far is too far? after a six-year-old girl gets a tsa pat down. >> and two risque for radioew that have caused a 49ers commentator his job. >> and live in the newsroom. in a few hours from now, president obama will unveil his plan to reduce the nation's staggering deficit. after years of avoiding tax increases the president is now putting it on the table. ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? sure. ♪ [ beep ] hey. okay. -these'll do. -yeah. [ male announcer ] wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start? i think this is a pretty good place. ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> time for california forecast. you can see the rain and mountain snow to our north. bulk is heading to the sierra. will have snow in tahoe, 37. same thing at yosemite. scattered showers around sacramento and eureka. big sur, late showers, 56. dry to the south and warmer, 75 in palm springs. >> republicans in congress are poised for a fight ahead of president obama's peach this morning, outlining his plan to reduce the run away na

eastern time, we're going to be covering on our radio show the january mickelson show here on c-span. and then on wednesday at success p.m. the exchangem iowa city and then thursday at 3:00 p.m. the jim fisher show. our coverage of campaign 20 12. coming up, the discussion on the government's role in response. focusing on this issue for his video, here's the documentary. >> my name is math that you want to i'm a junior at a high school. on may 25, my life was changed first-ever. >> a history-making twister produced winds in excess of 200 miles per hour. the severe storm system virtually ripped the town in half. 22 businesses. leveled 222 homes and damaged others in a community of only 2,000. but the statistics don't do justice to the heartbreak and the hurt. >> my home was located where it took nearly a year to rebuild and we were finally able to move in. but in a matter of seconds, it was gone. but even after the tornado, it did not seize to exist our recovery began after the storm passed and the city, high school and city hall and majority of the other buildings destroyed during the storm have been rebuild. >> it's amazing to see th