trade representative ron kirk. kirk also is the former major of dallas. darren began by asking why it's been so hard to pass these trade agreements. >> well, because you're in washington. and everything is, you know, everything is hard in this town. but the reason that we took the time to look at korea and panama and colombia, not just from the standpoint of what does it take to pass them, but look at them in the broader context, that what 95% of the world's consumers somewhere other than the united states, part of our success in the future is going to be linked to our ability to take more of what we make, manufacture, innovate, create here in the u.s. and share it with the world. and so within that you've got to have a trade policy that not only speaks to those that say hey, pass these agreements, get going, we need the market access but you've also got to have a trade policy that reflects those that say we want to make sure our trade reflects our core values. particularly how you ought to treat workers. not just here but also around the world. and that

trade representative ron kirk. also tomorrow, have financial stocks bottomed? it's the worst sector so far this year. our market monitor will be bernie schaeffer, chairman of schaeffer's investment research. >> susie: chrysler is recalling thousands of cars and minivans due to a manufacturing problem that can cause the steering to fail. the recall affects 12 models in the 2011 model year and spans across product lines. it includes the chrysler 200 and town and country. several dodge vehicles are on the list, like the avenger, caliber and grand caravan. the recall also impacts several jeep models, including the compass, liberty, patriot and wrangler. >> tom: toyota continues recovering from japan's devastating earthquake. it now thinks production here in the u.s. will be back to pre-quake levels by september. that's about two months earlier than expected, and six months after its supply chain came undone. eight of the 12 models it sells here are already back to full production. >> susie: kids are getting out of school, and many americans will soon hit the road f

live picture from the afton institute, where in 10 minutes so we expect this to get underway with ron kirk talking about global markets, jobs in the american economy. he'll be joined by former chairman reserve comment alan greenspan. live coverage starts in 10 minutes here on c-span 2. this morning on "washington journal" we spoke with david wasserman, talking about the political fallout from the resignation of congressman anthony weiner. >> now former congressman from inside "the new york times" amid the chaotic. below that is what we want to focus on. who will succeed in the ninth congressional district? chewiness is david wasserman cardhouse editor for the coat look over it were. appreciate your time as i was on c-span. yesterday indicating this is likely to remain democratic. i know it's early, but whatr ha namesvi have been mentioned as serious contenders for former congressman weiner cbc click a >> and amazingly enough is going to be the fifth special election in new york state in the last three years.is i think that some special record. we've been busy covering specian elections, we

the president's principal trade advisor, ron kirk, just two weeks ago -- just two weeks ago -- recognizedlion in increased annual exports for the united states. in may ambassador kirk said that colombia represents $1.1 billion in new export opportunities for the united states. regarding panama, he stated the panama agreement will provide access to one of the fastest-growing markets in south america. in speaking on all three pending trade agreements, only two weeks ago, ambassador kirk said that the pending agreements with south korea, panama, and colombia are at the forefront of our efforts to open new markets. secretary of commerce gary locke in april emphasized the need to pass the u.s. trade promotion agreement through congress as soon as possible. he also said that the administration feels similar urgency to get the pending panama and colombia trade deals done. he noted that all three pending trade agreements will move us even closer to president obama's national export initiative goal of doubling american exports by 2015. secretary of agriculture tom vilsack has spoken on behalf of t

take -- take the case of the former mayor of dallas, ron kirk. he was president obama's nominee to be the u.s. trade representative, headlines in the newspaper said kirk paid back taxes. why? primarily because he failed to list his income and then take a charitable deduction on speaking fees that he gave away to charity. let me say that again. he failed to list his income and then take a charitable deduction on speaking fees he gave away to charity. now, common sense suggests that mr. kirk and his tax advisor did what was appropriate. after all, he didn't keep the money. the i.r.s. apparently has a more convoluted rule for dealing with such things. in any event, the matter is so trivial as to be irrelevant to his suitability to be the trade nominee. tax audits are only the beginning. there is an f.b.i. full field investigation. i mean, should we really be having f.b.i. field investigations for part-time advisory board members on the museum library corporation? paying these diligent f.b.i. agents instead of investigating terrorists or catching ban

trade representative ron kirk talks about global markets, jobs and the american economy.he'll be joined by former federal reserve chair alan greenspan and former agriculture secretary dan glickman. we'll have live coverage at noon eastern. >>> a half hour later c-span3 will be live with a discussion of the impact the war on drugs has had on the african-american community. community representatives will look at alternative solutions. >>> and on c-span this afternoon the republican leadership conference, a number of presidential candidates will address the group including herman cain, ron paul, michele bachmann and rick santorum. live coverage beginning at 12:40 eastern. >> the times sort of ordered the world when i was growing up. >> page one producer and director andrew rossi takes an inside look at "the new york times" through the eyes of the staff. >> i came into it without a grand sort of sense of what the solutions are, um, for traditional media. um, i came in with a desire really just to observe. >> he'll talk about his new documentary sunday night on c-span's q&a. >

our featured guest is special trade representative ambassador ron kirk, former mayor of dallas. we had a chat about the dallas mavericks before we came in, but we promise not to quote him. [laughter] he was a long time practicing attorney and secretary of state before serving seven years as mayor being elected twice, and president obama appointed him to this job that bob once called the best job in washington. i hope you feel that way, but right at the outset of the administration, so we're going to start with just a sort of 15 minute chat between the two of us to lay the table on these issues, and then i want to invite everybody in with their questions and comments. a couple notes -- when you want to speak, press the red button in front of you, and just so i can sort of know who wants to speak, just put your table card, let's see if this works, on the side, and i'll know, after 10 minutes or so, but let me start with you ambassador, what do you think has been achieved in the last two years with trade policy and practice that has helped foster an innovative economy here at home,

ron kirk released a statement, here is part of it. trade agreements of south korea, panama, and columbia, will support -- colombia will supports thousands of jobs. the senate finance committee republicans were not. americans need their leaders at work in their seats, eyes on the ball, pushing every day to great policies that create jobs here at home. a statement from u.s. trade representative kirk. meanwhile, a senate democratic leaders have canceled the chamber's fourth of july recess, saying that they help progress can be made toward an agreement on increasing the debt limit and reducing the deficit. the senators spoke to reporters about the ongoing negotiations. the senate voted this afternoon confirming general david petraeus as cia director. the vote was unanimous. the democrats on debt limit negotiations. >> we do not have any time to waste. the most important issue facing today is reaching an agreement about our deficit. we need to work out some arrangement quickly. before the market starts to react and american families suffer