but to shepard hughes, that's not happening enough. the world health organization estimates one out of every kidney transplants in the world is illicit. >> i think there is no stopping it and i have to say i'm pretty depressed about it right now. >> reporter: depressed because it's a business that's only getting bigger as more of the world's desperately poor are willing to sell off a piece of themselves. >> that's a good piece of investigative journalism and drew's here with us now. i have chased stories before going to places like latin america and found that most of the time they're bogus, they're just rumors. this is no rumor, this is going on? >> this is no rumor, it is going on and in the course of our investigation, i have talked to brokers, i have seen the scars. >> i want to bring you back right after the break and you and i are going to continue this conversation because i want to know more and i think a lot of our viewers do also. we'll be right back. wellbeing. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nuture it i

shepard, will take your calls. and then three hours in dependent with hugh hewitt. he's the author of 12 books, including the latest "g.o.p. 5.0." live, this weekend on c-span 2's "book tv." >> c-span, the supreme court week is just a week away. featuring personal interviews with each of the currently serving and retired supreme court justices. get an insider's view of the people and places that make up the nation's highest court. >> why is it that we have an elegant, astonishingly beautiful, imposing, impressive structure? it's to remind us that we have an important function. and to remind the public when it sees the building of the importance and the centrality of the law. >> supreme court week starts sunday, october 4 on c-span. and to compliment our original production, c-span offers teachers free resources on the judicial system at c-spanclassroom.org. >> c-span's 2010 student cam contest is here. $50,000 in prizes for middle and high school students. just create a five to eight-minute video on one of our country's greatest strength or challenges the country is

. >> next week following a taped event judy shepherd, the mother of matthew shepard will take our calls live, and next is hughewitt, the author of 12 books and including his newest, live on c-span next weekend, book tv. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us in the roundtable is the forker speaker of the house, dennis and let me begin with the headlines, and the drop in fund-raising, and the essence is that democratic committees have seen a decline this year, and washington post says that a fact of complacency, and the wealthy givers are put off by big business. guest: the reality is that a year after a presidential election, you see this drop in fund-raising, people are spent literally and emotionally. and i think that the recession has played a part in this, you not only see committees with fund-raising problems, but those across the board. i think this year there are a lot of issues at hand and play that are making this a tough environment for democrats. and i think everybody to really raise money in. i don't think it's something that will be long-term, i think if people see successes of this adm

saturday, the meaning of matthew, the mother of matthew shepard is going to take our calls your -- your calls live in our studio. sunday, we have hughwitt, the author of 12 books, including a "republican renewal under president obama." live this weekend on "book tv." >> this weekend, the original documentary "it's the supreme court -- original documentary "supreme court." >> if you stop to think about it when we go in there, one of us leaning over the bench as far as we could lean, the lawyer at the podium leaning towards us, we could almost shake hands. that is a very important thing. when the arguments take place, you are dead physically and psychologically close to each other. >> get an insider's view of the court. the supreme court, home to america's highest court. premiering on sunday. for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek, connect to c-span through twitter, facebook, and you to. >> "washington journal" continues. host: alex vatanka is a senior analyst. thank you for being with us. guest: good morning. host: we are talking about a run this morning. -- we are talking about iran this morning. what are the expectations on the upcomin

shepard, will take your calls live in our studio. sunday, three ours in depth with townhall.com blogger, hugh hewitt, he's the author of 12 books. including his new one, "republican renewal under president obama." live this weekends on c-span2's book tv. the u.s. house about to return now for legislative business. on the agenda today a number of bills, including one that would establish the u.s. civil rights trail system. no votes until 6:30 eastern today. also coming up this week in the u.s. house, a measure that would authorize $1.5 billion for five years to aid pakistan. also possible debate on several conference reports coming this week. live coverage of the u.s. house now here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: you have said if today you hear the voices of the lord, hardened not your hearts, once the heart is deadened by indifference to your word or to the cry of a need, where to we find ourselves? alone and cold. how are we to find happiness? only love can help the hardened hearts. when love has run its course or un