joining us to look at the event is historian samuel walker and the acting director of the nuclear safety project for concerned scientists. and watch the 1979 cbs report "fallout from three-mile island." ♪ >> evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not the, here, or feel. -- see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend, only on c-span3. >> c-span is live now in el paso, texas, where former texas congressman beto o'rourke is getting ready to kick off his official campaign president. this is one of three rallies the presidential candidate is hosting today. the other ones will be in houston and austin. mr. o'rourke announced his 2020 presidential bid two weeks ago while campaigning for 11 days outside of texas. but today is his official launch for the white house. you o'rourke has been in the political spotlight since he -- that o'rourke has been in the political spotlight ever since he ran against ted cruz for u.s. senate. [inaudible] ♪ [inaudible] dona

joining us on the program is historian and author, samuel walker, acting director, edwin lyman and cofounder of concerned mothers and women in middletown, pennsylvania. >> at 4:00 p.m. on real america, wash the 1979 cbs report, fallout from 3-mile island. >> please stay indoors with your windows closed to make for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> president trump met today with the wife of juan guido, the venezuelan opposition leader. they both talked about the political situation in venezuela. afterwards, president trump answered a few questions from reporters. >> thank you very much. it is a great honor to have the first lady of venezuela. she has been through a tremendous, she has been through a lot, let's put it that way. she has been through a people don't want to go through and should never have to go through. her husband is a tremendous man who is working so hard and is very dangerous. it's dangerous stuff that is going on. we know ex

walker andis samuel acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists edwin lyman. and at 4:00 p.m. on real america, watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. at this time, there is no evacuation. please, stay indoors with your windows closed. week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they cannot hear, see, or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. now on american artifacts, we travel to independence, missouri, where harry investors men lived after his presidency. doug richardson, chief of interpretation at the national historic site, led the tour. this is about 25 minutes. >> well, it is good to be back home. independence, missouri. i think the greatest town the i have been tond other several places but i could still come back home and i will continue to feel that way as long as i lived. mr. richardson: harry truman, formally moved into this place after his wedding to his long-time love bess wallace after their marriage on june 28, 1919. and he moved into a home that

historian and author sam will walker -- samuel walker. and edward lyman.e sure to watch c-span's live atton journal," 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. join the discussion. hill next week, the house will consider re-authorization of the violence against women act, which expired in february. it aims to prevent abuse and provide resources for victims and include the provision on domestic violence and firearms. it is also possible that members will take up a past resolution to end the u.s. military involvement in yemen. in the senate, work continues on a bill that would provide nearly $13 billion in aid for areas affected by natural disasters. also, a resolution that would shorten the amount of time the senate considers certain nominations. watch the house live on c-span, and the senate live on c-span2. sunday night on "afterwards." former trump advisor george papadopoulos details his role in the 2016 presidential campaign in his book, "eat state target: how i got caught in the crosshairs and the plot to bring down president trump." he is interviewed by wall street j

we are joined by historian and author samuel walker, acting director of the project for the union ofed scientists, and also a cofounder of concerned mothers and women in pennsylvania. at 4:00 p.m. on real bama america, watch the cbs report followed from three-mile island. with yourstay indoors windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy to couldn't see, hear or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. sunday night on q&a, supreme upict reporter joan bisk talks about her recent book, a biography of chief justice john roberts. >> however john roberts what's now that anthony kennedy has gone, he is going to determine the law of the land. so the liberals won him to come over, inch over a little bit, but the consumers are trying to hold them back, meanwhile, you have this chief justice declaring -- there is no such thing as an obama judge, there is no such thing as a trump judge, there is no such thing as a bush judge. he wants to project that it is when they all have their agendas of sorts .

our guest, samuel walker, former historian for the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission.nk you for joining us, and our best to your brother. guest: thank you. host: if we continue our look back 40 years on the crisis at three mile island, he is the acting director of the nuclear safety project at the union of concerned scientists. he is also the author of the book "fukushima: the story of a nuclear disaster." we have also been talking about the china disaster, and "saturday night live" taking aim at that. we want to show that with you. [video clip] [beeping] [phone ringing] >> right, right. hey come up with that stuff away, the president is is coming. >> right. >> this is the main control room, mr. president. [laughter] i am familiar with nuclear facilities. you know i am a nuclear engineer. >> and a damn good one. >> thank you, sweetheart. tell me what happened. >> this was the chief engineer when the "surprise" occurred. >> ok, chief, tell me what happened. >> the pressure was critical in pump number two and the negative function in the control panel prevented us from p

pennsylvania, consider the most serious nuclear power accident in the u.s. , historian and author samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lehman. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from the three-mile island. please stay indoors with your windows closed. month,almost a week last the people in middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> this weekend on c-span3. >> congressman jerry conley is our guest. in thees a six term virginia 11, which is fairfax county and the washington metro area. he is a member of the foreign affairs committee in the house of representatives and government and oversight returned chairing government operations. thank you for being our guest. rep. connolly: great to be with you. we have the new york times and politico. >> congressman, thank you. rep. connolly: my pleasure. >> you are on the oversight committee. no longer government oversight and reform. the committee has just asked president trump for 10 years for his financial rec

historian and author samuel walker. and acting director of the nuclear safety product for concerned scientists. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> the 116th krning congress has a record number of latino members with 36 latinos in the house and four in the senate. texas vetters -- voters sent two latino to congress in 2018, one is sylvia garcia, a democrat and former state senator. host: you are the eighth of 10 children. how did did that shape you? ms. garcia: i grew up with three older brothers. i have two little brothers, they grew up and soon they too were beating up on me sometimes. for me it's about working together, understanding about family and sharing and working hard. because we were -- we grew up on a farm. everybody had chores to to. obviously if one of the brothers sisters got hung up and didn't finish we'd chip in to finish because the sooner we all finished then we could go out and play, right? it was always for the greater good for me it's really about

pennsylvania, consider the most serious nuclear power accident in the u.s. , historian and author samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lehman. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from the three-mile island. please stay indoors with your windows closed. month,almost a week last the people in middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> this weekend on c-span3. >> congressman jerry conley is our guest. he serves a six

joining us at 9:00, samuel walker who wrote a book about the accident.yman talks about the nuclear accident in fukushima japan. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. from the issue of sexual assault in the military to the future of nato, a busy week of congressional hearings. the house and senate both in session and we -- in the week ahead. this speech yesterday by beto o'rourke in el paso. it is sunday, the 31st of march as we wrap up the month. in the second half of the program we will look back on what was the worst commercial nuclear accident in our history. the events of three mile island, 40 years ago this month

joining us here is samuel walker, the author of three mile island a nuclear crisis in historical perspectivethank you for being with us. guest: thank you. host: walk us through the events. guest: wednesday march 28, 1979 things were going routinely, it was a midnight shift. the shut aye shift. suddenly at 4:00 a.m. in the morning on march 28, wednesday, there was a cutoff of feed water to what was called the secondary system, which raised the pressure which caused according to design a valve to open called the pressure operated relief valve. when that opened, pressure started to build up where it opened so that it would relieve the pressure as it built up in the reactor. that was according to design. so things were going fine at that point. but then after the valve had been opened for ten seconds or so, it should have closed and it didn't. and the result of that valve not closing, the valve sticking open, water started to rush out from the reactor, the cooling water that is used to maintain the temperature in the reactor started to rush out and within a fairly short time you had all the maki

joining us here is samuel walker, the author of three mile island a nuclear crisis in historical perspective. thank you for being with us. guest: thank you. host: walk us through the events. guest: wednesday march 28, 1979 things were going routinely, it was a midnight shift. the shut aye shift. suddenly at 4:00 a.m. in the morning on march 28, wednesday, there was a cutoff of feed water to what was called the secondary system, which raised the pressure which caused according to design a valve to open called the pressure operated relief valve. when that opened, pressure started to build up where it opened so that it would relieve the pressure as it built up in the reactor. that was according to design. so things were going fine at that point. but then after the valve had been opened for ten seconds or so, it should have closed and it didn't. and the result of that valve not closing, the valve sticking open, water started to rush out from the reactor, the cooling water that is used to maintain the temperature in the reactor started to rush out and within a fairly short time you had all the ma

joining us to look at the event author ofan and samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists. railamerica,on watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from two mile island. >> please stay indoors. >> for almost a week last month middletown,f pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not hear, see, or field. >> watch this weekend on c-span3. president tony perkins our desk.r des what the mexico city policy is. guest: it is a term we hear a lot. it goes back to 1984. ronald reagan, his administration in a conference on family planning with yo the u.n. announced a policy that we any organization that funded abortion or promoted abortion. that was in place during the reagan administration. put back in place by the bush administration in 2001 -- host: what was announced this week? guest: closing some loopholes. there was an expansion of the mexico city policy initially under the trump administration. it

joining us to look at the event, samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists edwin lineman. and at 4:00 p.m. on real america, watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. >> please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, feel, or hear. >> watch american history on c-span 3. >> at his senate confirmation hearing, interior secretary nominee david burnhart answered questions as secretary. the nominee served as acting secretary since the resignation of ryan zincy. this ran two hours and 15 minutes.

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historian and author samuel walker, and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edwin lyman. watch c-span's washington atrnal live sunday morning 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. on human day, joan ," joanbic -- on "q&a discusses her book on the chief. he votes now, he will determine the law of the land, so the liberals won to come over, inch over a little bit, but the conservatives are trying to hold him back where he always was. meanwhile, you have this chief justice declaring there is no such thing as an obama judge, a trump judge, a bush judge, he wants to project events that are not political, when they all have their agendas of sorts. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." week, the hill next house will consider reauthorization of the violence against women act, it's expired in february. it aims to prevent abuse and provide resources for victims and include the provision on domestic violence and firearms. it is also possible that members will take up a senate passed resolution and the u.s. military involvemen

joining us is samuel walker and acting director of the union of concerned scientists edwin lyman. america,.m. on reel watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. .> belltower here at this time, there is no evacuation. please, stay indoors with the windows closed. of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> wen-qing ngoei talks about anti-communism in southeast asia. he talks about the war to foster anti-communist governments in the region and contain the spread of communism to vietnam. he argues that despite the outcome of the vietnam war, the u.s. was largely successful in its strategy. the wilson center hosted this 90 minute event. right, everyone. i would like to call us all to order. good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon session of the washington history seminar, historical perspective on international and national affairs. my name is eric and i am the cochair of this seminar. may see, we have c-span taping today. we would like to welcome those of you who a

walker and samuel acting director of the nuclear safety project, and would live in.- admitted lies --edmund lyman. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an entity they -- enemy they could that see. ones, tv was three giant networks and pbs. then a small network rolled out a big idea. let viewers decide on their own what was important. c-span opened the doors to washington policymaking for all to see, bringing you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. this was true people power. in the 40 years since, the landscape has changed. away.asting has given c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. television, online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. the supreme court heard oral arguments, a case congressional district gerrymandering. a lower district court world north carolina's existing maps were unconstitutional and ordered. -- new maps. >> oral argument case 18422, rucho verse common cause, mr. clement. >> mr. chief justice and may it please the court. is not a

joining us, samuel walker, acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientistsd the cofounder of concerned mothers and women in middletown, pennsylvania. at 4:00 p.m. on railamerica, report from79 cbs three mile island. [video clip] >> please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear, or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. " continues. --"washington journal" continues. peter welch.st is good morning to you. guest: good morning. are the reports --committees expected to receive the mueller report in full? guest: we should have it right away because all we are talking about is this four-page letter summarizing his conclusion and his views. it.ybody wants to see let's get it sooner rather than later. host: when you receive the report, what happens with it? guest: we read it. here is what i think we do know. i accept mr. mueller made the confusion -- the conclusion the president was not colluding with the russians and the acti

joining us is is dorian and author samuel walker and acting director of nuclear safety project. at 4 pm on real america watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> this is an evacuation. please stay in door with windows closed. >>> almost a week last month people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> next week we will have a conference and wednesday you can see it live on jens stoltenberg. >>> there 106 members with diverse backgrounds and c-span continues our profile series with guy russian dollar, the new representative for the pennsylvania 14 congressional district. before coming to washington he served in the u.s. navy and prosecuted nearly 100 suspected terrorists in iraq. >> tell us where he reborn. >> just outside of pittsburgh in new kensington and i was drafted out of pittsburg into the

joining us, historian and author samuel walker, acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lyman, and concerned mothers of women in pennsylvania. >>> 4 pm on real america, the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> there is an evacuation, stay indoors with the windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown pennsylvania lived in fear of a enemy they couldn't feel, hear or see. >> watch it this weekend on c- span three. >>> healthcare advisors and insurance commissioners discuss approaches to eliminate surprise out of network medical bills, real-life examples of how many consumers are faced with these additional payments, often associated with emergency healthcare costs and hospitals, from the brookings institution, two hours and 20 minutes. >>> thank you for braving the weather to get here. i guess that's the wrong note, you are planning to come february 20 as well, i'm glad we could get together today, and so many of the panelists were able to make it today as well. my colleagues and i have been w

joining us, samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists. and at 4:00 p.m., watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three-mile island. >> please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. this weekend on c-span, former texas congressman beto o'rourke kicks off his presidential campaign in texas. that's saturday at 12:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span, onlin@c-span.org, you can also listen with the app. and then sunday on c-span, jarld conley will joins us on news makers. he'll discuss the mueller report, border security, federal spending and a number of other topics. watch news makers starting at 10:00 a.m. and again 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> sunday night on q and a, the latest book, the chief, a biography of chief justice john roberts. >> however john roberts votes now that anthony kennedy is gone, he's going to determine the law of the land. so the liberals want him to come over -- i

joining us is samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists. the:00 p.m. on railamerica, 1979 cbs report fallout from three mile island. please day indoors with your windows closed. month almost a week last the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, here, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> the people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon. [applause] newest book the presidents, noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives and provides insights of the 44 american presidents through stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the legacies they have left behind, published by public affairs, the book will be on shelves april 23 but you can preorder your copy of the hardcover or e-book today at c-spa

joining us on the program is author, samuel walker, actor and director of the safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edwin limon. at 4:00 pm on real america, watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three-mile island. >> please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> reporter: for almost a week last month, the people of middletown pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on cspan 3. >> a number of inspectors general discuss their role in uncovering fraud at federal agencies. reporting to congress and how technology impacts their work. hosted by the atlanta council and reuters, this is an hour and five minutes.

anding us, samuel walker the cofounder of concerned mothers and women in middletown, pennsylvania.ca,.m. on real watch the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> at this time there is no evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they could not see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this is representative sheila jackson lee. she serves the 18th district of texas and is a member of the dish -- of the judiciary committee. guest: good morning. i wish you a happy 40th anniversary and birthday for c-span, to brian and the whole team. we appreciate the service you give to the nation. one of the reasons we asked you here is because of the current status of the violence against women act. guest: we actually have a bill that we think makes a great deal of difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable to violence. we have added for law 291rcement and prosecutors, million dollars so they can prosecute cases 291 million

joining us on the program to look at the event, historian and author samuel walker and acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edwin lie mono. m and at 4 p.m. on real america, watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. >> this time there's no evacuation. please stay indoors with your windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell talked about changing senate procedure to cut debate on certain nominees from 30 hours to 2. his remarks are followed by minority leader chuck schumer on the president's push to repeal the affordable care act. so, mr. president, i come to the floor to discuss the unprecedented obstruction that has faced president trump's nominees for the past 26 months. and counting. and to announce that the senate is going to do something about it. mr. president, the system mat ific -- systematic, across the board delay and

joining us, historian and author samuel walker, acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists, edward lyman, and concerned mothers of women in pennsylvania. >>> 4 pm on real america, the 1979 cbs report, fallout from three mile island. >> there is an evacuation, stay indoors with the windows closed. >> for almost a week last month, the people of middletown pennsylvania lived in fear of a enemy they couldn't feel, hear or see. >> watch it this weekend on c- span three. >>> healthcare advisors and insurance commissioners discuss approaches to eliminate surprise out of network

joining us to look at the event samuel walker and act being director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists edward lieman. and at 4:00 p.m. on real america watch the 1979 report from three mile island. >> evacuation. please stay indoors with windows closed. >> for almost a week last month the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see hear or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> the senate judiciary committee earlier this weekend held a hearing on legislation allowing federal courts to temporarily or permanently bar certain people from owning guns. law enforcement officials and mental health professionals testified at the hearing. >> if you've in the already done so, please silence your cell phones. >>> i apologize for being late .hearing will come to order. this hearing today is to examine red flag laws for lack of a better term we're trying to identify people in our communities that are exhibiting pretty extreme behavior in terms of mental health issues, where they've become a danger to thems

walker andis samuel acting director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists edwin lyman. and at 4:00 p.m. on real america, watch the 1979 cbs report fallout from three-mile island. at this time, there is no evacuation. please, stay indoors with your windows closed. week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they cannot hear, see, or feel. announcer: watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. now on american artifacts, we travel to independence, missouri, where harry investors men lived after his presidency. doug richardson, chief of interpretation at the national historic site, led the tour. this is about 25 minutes.

joining us on the program is historian and author, samuel walker, acting director, edwin lyman and cofounder of concerned mothers and women in middletown, pennsylvania. >> at 4:00 p.m. on real america, wash the 1979 cbs report, fallout from 3-mile island. >> please stay indoors with your windows closed to make for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania lived in fear of an enemy they couldn't see, hear, or feel. >> watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> president trump met today with the wife of juan guido, the venezuelan opposition leader. they both talked about the political situation in venezuela. afterwards, president trump answered a few questions from

joining us to look at the event samuel walker and act being director of the nuclear safety project for the union of concerned scientists edward lieman. and at 4:00 p.m. on real america watch the 1979 report from three mile island. >> evacuation. please stay indoors with windows closed. >> for almost a week last month the people of middletown,