usa director ron pollack joins us. then, joshua meservey talks to us about the threat that our cheval poses to the u.s.. ♪ host: good morning. the looming issue over congress is the same issue that dominated much of last week. funding for the department of homeland security. lawmakers approved a one-week stopgap measure. the next deadline is the end of this week. from bloomberg, there is this question, when will republicans start governming? also this week, and israeli prime minister is said to give a speech. as speech that continues the spark controversy. the president tomorrow will meet with members of his task force that have been looking into 21st century police practices. he traveled to selma, alabama for the anniversary of the historic civil rights march. we want to pick up on the question from bloomberg news. what's next for republicans in congress? (202) 748-8000 is our line for democrats. (202) 748-8001 is for republicans. independence, (202) 745-8002. you can also join us on facebook. www.facebook.com/cspan.

ron pollack joins us. and atlantic council talks of the threat that the somali terrorist group al-shabaab poses. we will take your phone calls and look for comments on facebook and twitter. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. the american israel public affairs committee is holding its and a policy conference in washington d.c. this weekend. the group known as aipac is described as america pro israel lobby. we will have remarks live 5 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road. learning about history and literary life. we take a visit to galveston, texas. >> the opening the canal sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal some ships had a shorter route to the far east india, all those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of higher valued cargo, they started caring lower valued cargo. coal. oil. cotton. carried any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pac

families usa director ron pollack joins us. then, joshua meservey talks to us about the threat that our cheval poses to the u.s.. ♪ host: good morning. the looming issue over congress is the same issue that dominated much of last week. funding for the department of homeland security. lawmakers approved a one-week stopgap measure. the next deadline is the end of this week. from bloomberg, there is this question, when will republicans start governming? also this week, and israeli prime minister is said to give a speech. as speech that continues the spark controversy. the president tomorrow will me