. >> it's not really silicon valley versus what's going on in redmond, washington. mankind versus microsoft. silicon valley is just one outpost against the evil empire to the north. >> this is silicon valley, the heart and soul of the nation's computer business. here microsoft is respected and feared as a powerful giant whose every footstep sends shivers through the entire industry. >> there's this emerging war basically between the silicon valley culture built up around the web and the microsoft culture up in redmond. it's not just a cultural clash but an economic clash, technological clash, a clash for power. >> bill gates had to turn microsoft like a supertanker around to have it address the internet. the way they did that was by coming up with internet explorer which they presented as the world's best browser. it wasn't. you know, microsoft stuff never is the best. but it was well marketed and it was pushed, and they had a lot of money behind it. >> here came microsoft with its own version of a web browser built into windows 95. their intention was to kill netsc

when the war began, he became colonel of the first virginia union redmond. later the first west virginia regiment. it was kelly's troops who drove the troops out of grafton. at the end of that battle, he was seriously wounded. upon his recovery, he was promoted to brigadier general. kelly spent the entire war darting the b&o railroad between, and maryland and the ohio river. he was rewarded with a ager generals commission. because he did not fight in any famous battles, he is not known to the average civil war historian heard he was a great hero to a us who know the b&o history. one of kelly's major problems was the composition of his defense force. during the civil war, soldiers learned on the go. many times, the first stop in any regimen before they went into field service was to temporarily guard railroad tracks. beingwas continuously shifted in and out troops that were new, untested, untrained, and as soon as they learned their job, they would be sent off to the battlefield. a number of his regiments were west virginia troops. the state of west virginia

let's talk about all of this with gareth redmond—king, head of energy and climate change and the worldtell us more about what seems to have been a very good year? it's an exciting year in terms of what we have achieved on decarbonising electricity. we have had ourfirst decarbonising electricity. we have had our first day without coal, we have seen the price of off shore wind absolutely plummet and basically we have seen renewables become a much bigger part of the story. that's important because we need to clean our electricity up if we are going to tackle climate change. is this a trend that will keep on getting better, do you think, or was this a year that sort of stands out, obviously, but is this something you see continuing in the years after that? we expect 2018 to be as good, if not better, yes. we need the government to keep on supporting renewable electricity to make sure that we do see that trend continuing and we need to see the government doing more in other sectors of the economy as well. we haven't done quite so well on emissions from our homes for example, or emissions fr

guest: some economists and analysts actually made that redmond a sugar if you are seeing a raise and are seeing things going pretty well in your life, maybe think about saving. long-term planning, it us, people lost their jobs. they're struggling to get back to where they were. think about the long-term future. make some investments in your long-term. not kind of use that money to go out and buy the next christmas present. host: eric morath is that the economy reporter with the "wall street journal. you can find his work at" >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up sunday morning, a look at immigration enforcement, the new government specifics that show new -- fewer arrests on the u.s.-mexico border. and then, a roundtable on the week ahead in washington and a preview of the senate race with the washington post editorial editor and columnist. join us for washington

gareth redmond—king, from the world wide fund for nature, said the news was a step in the right direction have been unthinkable just ten years ago not to be generating electricity without coal. and not having to spend a fortune to do it. these are contributing to growth. every second the world drinks 35,000 cups of coffee, making it a multi—billion pound industry. now, new figures show more of that money is finding its way back to coffee farmers. a un agency says farmers are benefiting from the increasing demand for ethically sourced and sustainable coffee — a trend typical of millennials. jonathan josephs reports. there has never been more choice. we are all drinking more coffee, and we are prepared to pay more for it, but in return we want to know more about where it is from and how it got to our cup. this coffee shop in a trendy part of east london is typical. they roast their own beans, carefully selected for the benefits they bring farmers. for example, we have a ugandan coffee. we have managed to find a farmer producing some really good coffee, and we talk to our customers about the

gareth redmond—king is head of head of climate and energy at wwf.7 has been a positive year for renewable electricity in britain, there's more to be done. we had ourfirst day we had our first day without coal, we have seen the price of off shore wind absolutely plummet and basically we have seen renewables become a much bigger part of the story. that's important because we need to clean our electricity up if we are going to tackle climate change. and is this a trend that's going to keep on getting better, do you think, or was this a year that sort of stands out, obviously, but is it something you see as continuing in the next year and the yea rs continuing in the next year and the years after that? we certainly hope so and we'd expect 2018 to be as good if not better. we need the government to keep on supporting renewable electricity to make sure we do see that trend continuing and we do see that trend continuing and we need to see the government doing more in other sectors of the economy as well. we haven't done quite so well on emissions from our

that's why bromst redmond his colleagues have to complete the final kilometers in snow shoes half a meter of snow fell in recent weeks. the forest is a winter wonderland ancient spruce trees and virgin nature. the two scientists from the institute for space physics regularly inspect the small top in the wilderness it's vitally important the northern lights can be observed very well from this dock location with a special camera thank. you . for studying the all raw obsessed to better understand the solar system in space weather. it can cause problems with technical systems on earth. but first they have to restore the view lebombo runs through my grew up in lapland the ms of child he found the aurora borealis fascinating. the aurora borealis has become his life's work. he says the northern lights can become addictive. and a few days ago we get that some of very interesting. it's only on this hard drive so we have to make another copy and get it to our lab as quickly as possible a fair look up before. they check their camera and then they take the new data back to the land. not far from here

the country's single most competitive neighborhood is in redmond, washington.omes are snapped up in 6 days or less -- and 73% of them go over the asking price. (steve) coming up:apple admits it is intentionally slowing down older iphones.. why apple says they are doing it... (pam) a warning about warriors ticket scam..just how many fans ended up left outside in the cold because of fraudulent passes.. (steve) and next: preventing homeless encampments... the barrier san francisco is now using that some are calling cruel. (pam) we are continuing to track breaking news tonight.... reports of a fire iside a south bay walmart.. (steve) here is another look at the chaotic scene... captured on camera by a kron4 viewer..<> according to the viewer who shot this video... this happened at the milpitas walmart around 8:30 this evening in the toy section. they tell us the store was evacuated... so far emergency officials are not providing any details to us... (pam) this is a closer look at where that walmart is located... a lot of people are out holiday shopping right now...

then has an engagement with moderate irish nationalism, with john redmond and michael collins, and then in his later career, is identified more with unionism. all the time there are shades in this. all of the time, you know, after a very strong unionist statement or a friendly message in london. so all the time this is complicated messaging. but that's the broad picture. and he follows his father's pattern. unionist first, then engagement with moderate nationalism, because he thinks it's of british interest. and of course, america is important here. not the only reason why he's so interested in why it is to make concessions, but he does think of the irish as a principle part of the english-speaking peoples, and therefore -- and does know -- people have talked about cochran, for example, at this conference. the importance of the irish and american politics. very, very important in holding roosevelt back. engagement in the war, which he's fully aware of, encouraged by the irish government, that was their selling point with the nazis we can hold back from america because of our control of

nbc's stephanie gosk recently traveled to redmond, washington, she went to microsoft headquarters, and this is my favorite story of the day, because again, every week i cannot recall one or two passwords and we may be approaching the point where we don't have to. >> what is the most demanding thing you do on the computer is when you go to a website, could be anything, you could be trying to buy a shirpt t at the gap, er your user name and password and it's not recognized. was that the password i used? you end up having to get a new password, write it down. here is the problem. people are using the same password across 20, 25, 30 different accounts, or using a password that's easily guessed, the most popular password in 2016 was still 123456. i mean, this is like a hacker's delight. they can get in, if they figure out how you buy a shirt on the gap, they can probably get into your bank account, et cetera, et cetera. there is this big push to move beyond user name and passwords. how do you do that? b b biometrics. most likely you get into your phone using a fingerprint. the new iphone ha

gareth redmond—king — head of climate and energy at the world wide fund for nature — says today's landmarke been unthinkable just ten yea rs it would have been unthinkable just ten years ago to not be generating electricity without coal. you know, almost just proving that electricity without coal. you know, almostjust proving that we are capable of tackling climate change, and not just that we capable of tackling climate change, and notjust that we have to spend a fortune to do it. these technologies have come down in price dramatically. they are creating jobs, they are contributing to uk growth. the growing use of robots in the workplace could lead to rising levels of inequality according to a new report. the institute for public policy research warns thatjobs generating wages of delhi £300 billion a year could be automated in the future. it says the benefits could end up in the hands of investors, rather than workers u nless investors, rather than workers unless the government intervenes. every second the world drinks 35,000 cups of coffee, making it a multi billion pound industry. now,

but the country's single most competitive neighborhood is in redmond, washington.re homes are snapped up in 6 days or less -- and 73% of them go over the asking price. steve? (steve) new at six... the just-passed tax bill is going to give a big boost to the alcohol industry. the senate slipped in a provision gives beer, spirits and wine producers a two-year reduction in federal taxes. small brewers will see their tax rate cut in half for the first 60-thousand barrels. and big brewers... their tax rate on the first six million barrels produced or imported will go down from 18-dollars to 16-dollars per barrel. tax rates for hard liquor will drop even more, from thirteen-fifty per gallon to two-dollars and seventy for the for the first 100-thousand gallons produced or imported. in sports -- the raiders are getting ready to face, arguably, the best team in the n-f-l... the philadelphia eagles on christmas day. plus -- the 49ers new hope... jimmy garoppolo... shows us exactly how he was able to guide the team to their thrid straight victory. grant lodes has all the spor

guest: some economists and analysts actually made that redmond a sugar if you are seeing a raise and are seeing things going pretty well in your life, maybe think about saving. long-term planning, it us, people lost their jobs. they're struggling to get back to where they were. think about the long-term future. make some investments in your long-term. not kind of use that money to go out and buy the next christmas present. host: eric morath is that the economy reporter with the "wall street journal. you can find his work at" wsj.com. thank you for joining us this morning. go spartans. guest: yeah. host: coming up, we will take more of your calls. .epublicans, (202) 748-8001 democrats, (202) 748-8000. s and independents, (202) 748-8002. later on, "time" correspondence wj hennigan will be here to discuss the role of elite special operations forces and the toll it is taking on those fighters. we will be right back. 7:00 eastern on booktv on c-span2, former senior adviser to the secretary of haroon x tillerson, ullah, discusses his book "digital ward were." content is king, distribution

this is number the paper at redmond on, give away to the rich. i'm surprised historically that is the reaction initially tax cut to get when they first come up that first come up that day. i think the whole process will go? >> well, you are right. that's when he republican conservative supply-side is as a rich and in this one on the corporate side, and they are painting all corporations as evil. these are where a lot of americans work, ignoring the benefits to small business that occur in the pass-through. look, step back for just a minute. the president is behind the eight ball. we passed the tax cuts in june 2001. the bill that was passed with 55% plus approval, 35% disapproval. this one is upside down because the white house is not doing an effective job of advancing the bill in explaining it. it needs to do a better job just as the past of sending pennies to step away from explaining it. the white house seems to look for opportunity in the weeks and months ahead to show how the bill is having an impact to make people's lives better and they c