that is where shasta dam came into play. we collect the water, it goes into these canals and we are supplemented by these other dams at the central slope and further down the rivers. that water turned california into an agriculture mega place. california is one of the largest agriculture producers in the world is certainly in the united states. this comes from the general treasury. we are funded by the federal government, it's a federal facility. we produce power. we sell water contracts to agriculture and we have obligations to them and we have obligations to power we try to meet as well and as those things to solved, that goes back the treasury and we as a specific entity go back to the treasury and say we need this much money to operate shasta dam in the year and generate far more money than we need to operate shasta. in studying the top auger fee of the area, they are looking for a big basin, something that will be able to hold a lot of water. to look where the water is. we are situated here at shasta where we get about 7

after the dam was built so this is another book about the building of shasta dam. which is 1838 to 1945. during the construction of the dam of course there were a lot of workers who were hired to move through the area. they did in towns around the dam and summit cities which has sense all merged together into the city of shasta lake and an interesting part about the dam is a lot of people are not aware of that we had the largest conveyor belt in the world and this shows a picture and it was a conveyor belt that stretched for 10 miles. it started where the location of the exploration park is now and it went all the way out to the dam and that is how they actually transported there locks, the concrete to build a dam. the one of the next important events in our history was of course the building of the lake and the whiskeytown dam. the dam was dedicated in 1960s and it was just a few, it was very close to the time of john f. kennedy came out and he dedicated the dam and close after that he was assassinated. and also, some interesting things that people not might not be

one of the things we like to do in this room is explained and talk about the construction of shasta dam. it was built in 1938 to 1945. it was a depression-era project, part of roosevelt's new deal. towe brought people out here build the dam, there were going to be 4300 jobs. a lot of people came out here desperately needing a job. halfway through construction, we got involved in what became world war ii. a depression of economy to a wartime economy, and everything took a flip. it was about building a water storage facility. during the war, it became a -- about power. anything that was going to produce a significant amount of power was needed. this was actually part of the war effort. it was given top priority. the people who work to her word to afford -- the people who work here were deferred for draft. when i came here to start building, one of the big things they had to deal with was the railroad. the southern pacific railroad ran right through the power plant and continued on. so, job one was to move the train. they built a tunnel that was 1800 feet long. they started at both ends an

so this is another book about the building of shasta dam, which is 1838-1945. during the construction of the dam, of course there were a lot of workers who were hired and moved to the area. they did settle in around the dam and project city, summit city which essence all merge together and they are now the city of shasta lake. an interesting part about the dam, not burning people are aware of is that we did have the largest conveyor belt in the world, and this shows a picture. it was a conveyor belt that stretched for ten miles to get started where the location with the park is now and i with all e way out to the dam, and that is having actually transported the logs, the concrete to build the dam. one of the next important events in our history was of course the building up whiskeytown lake and the whiskeytown dam. the dam was dedicated in 1960s, and it was just a few, it was very close to a time, john f. kennedy came out and he dedicated the dam and a very close after that he was assassinated. and also some interesting things that people might not be aware of.

she helped name shasta dam. and also her paintings and some of her books are also out at the old shasta courthouse museum. so she, she did a lot for the community even though she didn't live here. so the next one we're going to look at, something -- an event that was very important to our county was, of course, the gold rush. we had a lot of people flocking to shasta county. they did a lot of damage to the environment, and they destroyed a lot of the native american lands. but they did find a lot of gold and minerals here in this area. this is one of my all-time favorite books. this is a report on all the mines that are in shasta county. i use this book because a very common question that i have is can you tell me where to pan for gold so that i can become rich. and i can't tell you the exact place to strike it rich in shasta county, but this is the starting place. this is -- in here it talks about the locations of all the mines in shasta county and the types of minerals that they were mining. so this is the star

eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> it's 602 feet tall. it's 2/3 of a mile from one end to the other. it's 883 feet thick. so it's actually thicker than it is tall. so from here, when we look up at the dam, we really get an idea of how massive shasta dam is. it's like a 60-story building standing in front of us. weighs 15 million tons. >> watch c-span's cities tour of redding, california, today at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates, and visiting cities cross the country. >> michigan congressman dan kildee teeth -- tweeting tonight about the vote republicans have scheduled on the health care repeal and replace measure. trumpcare. in the house tomorrow with a phone number calling on constituents to make your voice heard. and a vote on the measure expected around midday tomorrow. 12:30, 1:00 eastern time. minnesota's keith ellison tweeting meanwhile, -- mr. schweikert: we have a whole order and may use the whole hour and walk through three

we see their history all around us if we are out at the lake at shasta lake and shasta dam. there are lots of controversies, it's been a rough history so it's important that we learn about this history so we don't repeat some of the mistakes we've made. today we will look at the california indian library collection. it is part of our local history collection which is called the boggs collection namd after mae boggs. the collection was divided up based geographically. what we got in shasta county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. we focus on the wind too. we also focus on other outlying tribes. one reason this is so important, because it consists of items that may not have been published. a lot of it is original research material. it's very unique. it's not information that is easily assessable. any member of the public, anyone can come in and use the collection. it does not check out of the building, however we are open to making photocopies because these are one-of-a-kind items. we are going to see, i just highlighted some of my favorite

we see their history all around us if we are at shasta lake and shasta dam in particular. there are lots of controversies, it's been a rough history. it's important that we learn about this history so we don't we peat some of the mistakes that we've made. so today we are going to be looking at the california indian library collection. it's part of our local history collection which is called the box collection which is named after may boggs and it's a really important piece of the history collection. so the indian collection began at uc berkeley at the library and then decided to disburse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries and so what happened the collection was divided based geographically so what we got here in shasta was the information on the native americans from our particular area. so particularly we focused on the winto. we also did the yanas because they are kind of the outlying tribes. one of the reasons this is such an important collection because -- it's because it consists of items that may not have actually ever been published. a lot of

we see their history all around us if we're out at shasta lake and shasta dam in particular. there are lots of controversies. it's been a rough history, and so it's important that we learn about this history so we don't repeat some of mistakes that we have made pick pics today we'reg to look at the california indian library collection. it's part of our local history collection which is called the blogbogs collection which is nad after mae boggs and it's an important piece of the local history collection. so the calvin indian library collection began at uc berkeley. it was then decided to disperse the collection out by the state to 20 different libraries. and so what happened was the collection was divided up based geographically. so what we got here in shasta county was the information on the native americans from our particular area. in particular we focus on the wind too. also the outlying tribes. what are the reason this is such an important collection, is because it consists of items that may not have actually ever been published. a lot of it is a regional resource mature

come with us as we learn more about the shasta dam and its history. >>

with the nearby shasta dam playing a key role in the distribution of power. redding was a major mining hub during therailroad boom from the mid-1850s to the turn-of-the-century. with the help of our charter communications partners over the next hour we will travel the city and talk with local authors about their work including the stories of a california game warden . >> i work in a case for over a year involving that. there was a bald eagle that was an endangered species and was shot and left at the front gate and the commission game officer in redding. there was a note attached to the eagle threatening the life of one of the wardens that was my supervisor at the time. >> later we go inside the shasta public library view selected items about the area from their special collections. but first, we learn about the redding writers forum and the impact it had on the literary community in california. >> so we're thinking more this week about how to get our writing done in turbulent times and remember those of you are disenfranchised, that into your writing and fle

we have the water with the shasta dam and whiskeytown lake. so we have a wonderful collection here of the history of california. it is available for anyone to come in and look at and read and use and look at the pictures. so it's a very important have to preserve. >> book tvs look at writing continues. next, a trip to the behrens-eaton house to the story of shasta county superior court judge richard behrens-eaton, see his unique book collection and learn why he felt preserving the home and its history was important to the area. >> judge eaton was really interested in preserving history and he felt that the psalm was a perfect example of how victorians lived. he had been a judge, a superior court judge for over 25 years, but he grew up in this home from the time he was four years old until he died in 2003. even though he was born in oregon in 1914, his father was a chemical engineer that met his mother here in redding. he worked at the compromise and she was teaching school there, and they married in the partner of this home. we have his mother

we are driving across shasta dam right now, we are in the middle of what was the copperbelt. on the lake side of the dam below 400 feet of water lies the residents of the town of kennett and the smelter. on the other side of the dam near the foot is the old town of --am and the coram seltzer smelter, and that is we are heading today. one of the things we don't talk about with the copper industry, but i think there is a lot we can learn from it. i have diverted my research now to finding tales that are not really told and trying to get them out. right now, we are standing outside the remnants of the coram smelter. koran was probably the most third -- coram was probably the third most significant copper town from kendrick which is south of us in a horseshoe shape up from here all the way to kennett, bully hill and ingot. there were various copper mines and smelter that operated in this area from 1895 to as late as 1923. copper was discovered in shasta county in the 1860's, but early experiments to. prove profitable. one mine owner sent his origin waleses to be -- ore to to be sm

so from here when we look up at the dam, we really get an idea of just how massive shasta dam is. like a 60-story building standing in front of us, weighs 15 million tons. >>> watch c-span's city's tour redding, california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> tonight on c-span 3, homeland security secretary john kelly talks about immigration enforcement. that's followed by a senate armed services hearing with the head of u.s. special operations command. then ahead of this weekend's french presidential election we will show you a recent debate between the candidates in that race. at an event today homeland security secretary john kelly suggested that lawmakers should change immigration laws if they do not like how they currently exist. he made the comment while talking about u.s. policy towards central america at the atlanta council in washington, d.c. this is

so when we look the dam we get an idea how massive shasta dam is. like a 60 story building in front of us. it weighs 15 million tons. >> watch c-span cities tour, redding, california, saturday at noon eastern on booktv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. wife, the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> sunday night, on "after words," pulitzer prize winning journalist helen cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elective female president good her book "madam president: the extraordinary journey of ellen johnson" she is entered view by congress month karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madam president. >> i've known her all my life. >> did you know. >> she was famous -- she was mr. finance in 1979-1980 when he coup happened. at that time 13 and 14 and knew who the minister of finance was, she knew my parents parents ands somebody that as child growing up that it heard of, always peeking truth to power -- always speaking truth to power and criticizing the same government

this city of about 60,000, sits the top of california's fertile central valley, with the nearby shasta dam playing a key role in the distribution of power and water to parts south of the area. redding was a major railroad hub during the mining and industries boom from the 1850s to the turn of the century. with the help of our charter partners we'll photograph the city to talk with local authors about their works, click stories of a california game warden.

eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> it is two quarters of a mile from one end tonother. it is a hundred 80 feet thick so it is actually thicker -- it is a hundred 80 feet thick so it is thicker than it is tall. it is like a 60 story building standing in front of us, weighing 15 million tons. >> watch c-span cities tour, redding, california. sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> washington journal continues. pedro: again, your thoughts on today's vote on health care. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 four republicans, and for independents (202) 748-8002. real clear politics has a look at today's vote and some of the elements of it, saying the members of the new york delegation put it as an issue of optics. there are false reports that gop is abandoning people with pre-existing conditions. there is a consensus that people should be able to get insurance. the issue is who pays a price had.

eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> it is two thirds of a mile from one end to the other. it's 883-foot thick. it is thicker than it is tall. when we look up we get an idea of just how massive it is. it's like a building standing in front of us weighs 15 million tons. >> watches cities tour of redding california. on book tv. and sunday 2:00 p.m. on americ

. >> to her the shasta dam. >> at 602 feet tall. it's two fourths of a mile from one end to another. it's 883 feet sick so it's thicker than it is tall. when we look up at the dam we really get an idea just how massive the dam is. it is like a 60 story building standing in front of us. it weighs 15 million tons. >> watch c-span city tour of redding california at noon eastern on c-span to book tv. sunday at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on c-span three. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span three, saturday at eight lectures in history on the people and ideas that shaped the 1776 pennsylvania constitution. >> the continental congress, the representatives from all the colonies have instructed, after the july 4 declaration, instructed all of the colonies now states, to form new government's. >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern , secret service and fbi agents reflect on protecting president reagan following his assassination attempt. >> when i heard the s

eastern is the shasta dam. >> is two thirds of a mile. it is 883 feet thick so it is thicker than it is tall. we really get an idea of how massive it, it is the shasta is. it is like a 60 story building weighing 16 million tons. >> that is saturday at noon eastern. sunday at 2 p.m. on american workingtv on c-span3, with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. a look at on c-span, president trump's foreign-policy agenda in the first 100 days of his presidency. and then a discussion of long-term challenges of the individual health insurance pollocmarket. and then the future of the health care in the u.s. after the health law passed yesterday that would replace the affordable care act. next, recent conference on president trump's first 100 days in office. this focus is on the president's foreign-policy and how it compares to what was said during the 26th in campaign. speakers included joel pollak former officials from the obama, reagan and clinton

. >> american history tv, the shasta dam. >> it is two thirds of a mile from one end to another. it is 883 feet thick. just how get an idea massive shasta is. it is a 60 story building standing in front of us. eastern on at noon c-span two and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> the bureau of labor statistics released a job report on friday showing more than 2000 jobs were added. there was also a drop in the unemployment rate bringing the number to the lowest point in one decade. at the white house briefing, sarah sanders was asked about the latest jobs report. she took questions about the health care replacing bill in the recent firing of angela reed. this is 30 minutes. e briefing. this is about a half ho

eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> it is two thirds of a mile from one end to the other. it's 883-foot thick. it is thicker than it is tall. when we look up we get an idea of just how massive it is. it's like a building standing in front of us weighs 15 million tons. >> watches cities tour of redding california. on book tv. and sunday 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span three. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next, government officials testify about the data breach of a federal student a website. an estimated 100,000 taxpayers may have had their information stolen. allowing hackers to file for fraudulent tax refunds totaling $30 million. the chief operating officer for federal student aid was among those who took questions for members of the house oversight committee. >> good morning, the committee on oversight and government come to order. without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. the chair knows the presence of our collie, congressman bobby scott of virginia. we appreciate his interes

dam. it's -- there's lake shasta, then there's oroville dam, and those are the two -- those are the surface reservoirs. that's where we get our water for much of northern and southern california. >>> we do have a little water out of the skies again up in the mountains. it is the winter that will not end. lake tahoe, snow flurries yesterday. snow flurries today. you can see those green areas up in the hills to the east of us. there they are. so scattered showers. higher elevations, we're middle of may hear and we're still getting it. we do have a slight chance for a sprinkle as we head into tomorrow, but it's kind of like that mother's day deal. we did get a sprinkle in the rohnert park area yesterday, but this next system, it's basically a non event. but what we notice tomorrow, a lot of clouds and cool. so temperatures today mid-60s to low 70s. so warmer than yesterday. temperatures tomorrow i think we're time in sick. so temperatures, we're going to drop tomorrow and see a lot of cloud cover. we're in san jose. mount hamilton. the clouds thicken up. that's what it's mainly about. this wou

shasta damry across right now, and we are in the middle of what was the copperbelt. on the lake side of the dam below 400 feet of water lies the remnants of the town of candidate and the smelter. on the other side is the old coram and the coram smelter. a lot we don't talk about is the copper industry, and there is one we can learn from it, so i have devoted my research to fighting tails that are not really told and getting them out there. right now we are standing outside the remnants of the coram smelter. coram is probably the most significant copper town in shasta county. the copperbelt extended from ken zwick which is south of us, horseshoe shaped from here all , holly around to kennett hill, and in get. there were various mines and smelters that operated here from 1895 to as late as 1923. we hope you to union today on "book tv" and "american history tv" as we travel to reading, california. are availablers online at c-span.org/citiestour. we have daniel krauthammer, a contributor to the weekly standard. his case, looking at what makes america great, the question at the heart of the debate o

eastern on american history tv, tour the shasta dam. >> 2/3 of a mile from one end to the other. it's 883 feet thick. so it's actually thicker than it is tall. so from here when we look up at the dam we really get an idea of just how massive shasta dam is. it's like a 60 story building standing in front of us. weighs 15 million tons. >> redding, california on c-span's book tv and sunday on c-span 3. working with our cable affil yates and visiting cities across the country. sunday night on afterwards. pulitzer prize winning journalist helene cooper in her book madam president, the extraordinary journey of ellen johnson surleaf. sheez rr interviewed by karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madam president? >> known about her all my life. she became famous -- well, she was minister of finance in 1979/1980 when the coup happened. by that time i'm 13 or 14 and knew who the minister of finance was. she knew my parents. she was somebody that, as a child growing up in liberia i'd heard of. she was always criticizing the same government that she worked for and in 1985 when

. >> we are driving across shasta jet -- shasta dam right n iown the middle of shasta county's copperbelt. on the lake side of the dam, below 400 feet of water lies the remnants of the town of chemical and a smelter. on the other side of the dam is corum and the corum smelter. that is where we are headed today. of the things we don't talk about a lot is the copper industry and there's a lot could learn from it. my resources to finding tales that are not told in trying to get those out there. now, we are standing outside the remnants of the corum shelter. it was probably the most significant copper town in shasta county. catholic, which is south of us, and a horseshoe shape up to commit and the town of english. copper minesrious and smelters that operated in 1923.rea from 1895 to copper was discovered in the 1860's in shasta county but early experiments did not prove profitable. one minor and the send it -- sending his or her to wales. the history of copper begins in 1895 when the iron mountain mine which had been mind for gold and silver was discovered to have copper. it was purchased by