this is out on the navajo reservation in southern utah. this is part of a structure that's about, i'd say, 300 rooms running along the back side of this canyon, a little village, small city, something. artifacts everywhere. one of the walls had fallen out, revealing the floor that had been packed in there, hundreds of years of people using the same floor just pushing down the dirt so that there are pieces of woven -- of braided string sticking out of the floor everywhere and arrowheads and broken pottery and i realized when i came up against the stack of this trash pile i put my head against it and looked along it. i could see it was covered with hair. people in that room had been combing their hair for hundreds of years and it had been landing on the floor. and then new floors are built on top of that and new floors and i ran my hand across, just barely across, the front of this and i could feel the hair of people who had been there and i was there with a navajo guy that i know who just was creeped out by this. because there's a certain h

i was not from southern utah, and i was an outsider and i was cureout about it, and what -- curious about it, and what i found shocked me. when i went to short creek, it was just like driving off the map, like no place else in the country. when i talked to people about it, they just don't believe that some place like that could exist here. it's without a doubt the most lawless town in this country, and so it really peaked my interest. when i started becoming involved and i started working the cases, i started finding out about these atrocities, about things that are not supposed to happen in america, people being kicked out of their homes and told they can't come back, and that they can't talk to their family, they can't even visit their family, and then i -- i was asked by a prominent baltimore attorney to work on civil cases involving child abuse, and what i found there was just unbelievable. it was -- i interviewed two young men who had grown up in the religion. they were actually warren jeff's nephew, and he had abused them, raped, and sodomized them from the time they were between th

i'm going to school at southern utah university.egree, continue on with life and make the most of it. you know, make good out of a bad thing actually. >> that's a good way to look at it. andy, melanie, thank you so much. doctor, high five, double, ten, 20 to you. we're fwlglad for people like y. >> thank you. >> coming up, meredith struts her stuff at the cannes film festival. vo: so to show her what she's missing, we built a pc store in her house. julie: (gasp) employee: thanks for dropping in! julie: you've got to be kidding me! this isn't my house anymore! employee: have a little look around! julie: very nice! employee: this one is touchscreen. julie: i like that. so there is no tower anymore? wow! i admit i'm wrong on this account that there is a computer better than mine. vo: new pc in the house julie(to camera): i'm a pc and i'm gonna kill him. [ water running ] [ indistinct talking on television ] hola padre. hola. [ male announcer ] you do everything so they're at their best. so start their big days with the incredible prote

i cannot milk my cows in southern utah with american labor. i cannot do it. i try. andy know that there are those who are corrupt and who do take advantage of migrant workersen an undocumented aliens in a horrible way, but there are many in the state of utah who the are good honorable decent men who want to provide for the economy and help grow the economy. and so we brought all together behind the utah compact in november of last year. come january when our session started as we starred to hold panel discussions and debates and talk about the true facts about immigration and start answering the voice, the only voice we were hearing is round them up and ship them out, we starred hearing a different way to approach it. yes, we need to do something but states can play a role. what can we do? what can we do? what we ended up with, where we were headed in january when we starred was not only just an enforcement only bill but we were also headed towards repealing our in-state tuition for the children of illegal aliens, something that is unique and special i believe and i

weekend, the former utah governor and former ambassador to china, jon huntsman, delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina's first southern state to hold a presidential primary. watch tonight on road to the white house. >> former utah governor and u.s. ambassador to china, jon huntsman, give a commencement address saturday at the university of south carolina at columbia. the utah republican was nominated by president obama to become ambassador to china. he resigned as governor and took the post in august,., he stepped down as ambassador last month. he is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. this is just under 20 minutes. [applause] >> the trustees, to faculties, to parents to use students -- i am flattered and honored to be here today. i assume it is because i know a little about the south. i spent the last 28 years of my life with the south. wife, mary kay, who is sitting right over there, you would be pleased to know that i don't need an interpreter now when i meet with my in-laws. [laughter] my wife will kill me for saying this but i lost complete faith in my father-in-law to be, a good southern gentleman, whe

>> this weekend, former utah governor and former ambassador to china jon huntsman delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. it is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. that is tonight on c-span is road to the white house. >> this week, our guest, the president and ceo of the petroleum institute frank gerard. >> the nation seen a slight uptick. you should it, prices fell. how did you explain-prices and when will the country get some relief? >> the price of gasoline in the united states is driven by a number of variables and factors. it is primarily the function of the price of crude oil. factors like the increasing of demand to places like china and emerging markets around the world and the value of the dollar and some of the investments going on currently in the middle east and north africa. other components that we should focus on is the supply side of the equation. obviously, at the end of the day, it is about economics, supply and demand. that is one area where we have not done as well as we could as a nation. the president has been down in brazil. he has encouraged the brazilians to develop their offshore. h

southern nebraska. showers, thunderstorms, across the upper midwest. heavy mountain snow, utah, colorado.howers and downpours from cleveland and detroit. also from the mid-atlantic to new england. >> 71 in the twin cities. 65 in chicago. 74 in baltimore. 90 in miami. 84 in dallas, new orleans. boise hit 70, albuquerque, 66. >> a talented boy realizing his potential as a violin player thanks to a specially made left-handed instrument. >> most often violinists play with a right hand on the bow, and left hand on the strings, but george muller was born without all the bones in his left hand making it difficult to properly grip those strings. >> that is so cool. thanks to some very generous donors, george is playing a brand new custom-made violin. it came to him all the way from china. >> good for him. >> anyone who can play the violin i have respect for. that is a tough instrument. >> very tough. let's listen in a little bit on that. we'll be right back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ hd 3. >>> and turning now to politics, republican newt gingrich is making five stops in iowa today.

utah. the ambassador to china looks like a presidential candidate. thursday, donald trump is in south carolina, the first southerno vote in the primaries. the billionaire says he will decide by june if he's running for the white house. fred. >>> baseball's fifth annual civil rights game ended here in atlanta with the braves beating the phillies. bud selig says atlanta is the way to celebrate. so, is major league baseball keeping pace with past progress? here is more of my exclusive interview with the commissioner. you are celebrating the civil rights of baseball and as it pertains to baseball, noticeably the number of african-american players is very low, same goes for the number of black managers and ownership among blacks. how important is it to you to change that part of history? >> first of all, we have seven or eight minority managers now. we got up to ten but that area we are doing all right. we are doing great in front offices. in fact, richard gave us a grade of a this year on all of that. we were deficient in terms of hiring women. as for the african-american players, we are working on that. we have -- w

. >>> former utah governor jon huntsman is making a swing through new hampshire prior to a probable run for the white house. he spoke at southern new hampshire university's graduation today. he didn't make an announcement. >> talk about putting somebody on the spot. the only announcement i have here today is to say that your president, president leblanc looks pretty darn studly in the bling he's got around his neck. >>> barack obama actually delivered the commencement speech at that same school four years ago. >>> another republican could soon toss his hat into the ring. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is expected to announce his candidacy for president monday. he has picked a special place to do that, neighboring iowa. that's where the caucus kickoff usually takes place for the presidential primary calendar. >>> getting your child to become an independent, financially strong person, we have five simple steps next. >>> and after that, tennis champ venus williams talks about the industry that sidelines her and tells me face to face what she's thinking when she competes against her sister serena. and pure honey. nature val

utah governor is testing the waters in the politically crucial state of new hampshire. he is spending five days there. and today he delivered the commencement speech at southernrsity. cnn's jim acosta reports on huntsman's unique campaign challenges. >> delighted to be here. >> reporter: taking his first steps in new hampshire, jon huntsman initially had more members of his family, his staff and the media swirls around him than supporters. so it was no surprise that at his first event as a potential presidential candidate, huntsman tried to turn down the temperature. >> we are the quintessential margin of error potential candidate. >> reporter: still this former republican governor of utah and mormon showed off his conservative side saying he would work to repeal the new national health care law and look at entitlement reform to bring down the debt. >> it's $14 trillion with an exclamation mark. >> reporter: he told one crowd he would not have invaded libya mainly for budget reasons, despite the potential for humanitarian losses. >> we could be responding to corners of the world constantly if that were the motivating criterion. >> reporter: as for conservativ

c-span.org to >> this weekend, former utah governor john huntsman delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southerntate to hold a presidential primary. watch tonight on c-span "road to the white house." >> i get to go in the front door today. >> i will just make a brief statement here at the top. i was really pleased and they've all these guys showed up. we know we have two looming concerns. one is the debt limit. the fact of the matter is, we have to make sure we address the larger looming issue of the long-term debt. we have to make some real progress. we are all in agreement we have to deal with both these issues. this is an opening meeting and today we have a chance to talk with our colleagues. we are going to lay down -- make sure each of us understands where the other guy is coming from, why we think the plan we put forward makes the most sense, and then we are going to get to work. i am optimistic, but then again i was in congress for 36 years, and i have always been optimistic. thank you all very much for coming in, anquan we will be talking to you later -- and we will be talking to you lat

>> this weekend, former utah governor and former ambassador to china dilemmas the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold a presidential primary. what this sunday on c-span's "road to the white house." >> president obama unearned day 2011 national teacher of the year at the white house. he honored michelle shearer at the white house. this is about 20 minutes. 1ú1d =x qmqopo the president of the united states michelle shearer. >> thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. what a beautiful day. a wonderful day to celebrate teachers and teaching. welcome this group of outstanding teachers behind me to be white house. they are the best of the best. even though we can never really thank teachers enough, today is a chance to offer them a small token of our appreciation for the difference they make in the lives of our children and the future of our country. i want to start by acknowledging somebody who i think will end up being one of the greatest secretaries of education we have ever had. he could not be more passionate about making sure our young people get a grea

this weekend, the former utah governor and former ambassador to china delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold the presidential primary. what this sunday -- you can watch this sunday. >> the pentagon held an off camera briefing for reporters about more details of the killing of a some of the modern by u.s. forces. we're joined on the phone by one of the reporters in the room. bill, what did you find out? >> lots of new information and a lot of details are coming out. this was a briefing by a senior intelligence official who disclosed that there was a lot of new information about al qaeda. they said the group has been damaged by the death of been on, but that it remains a threat. my own take away from the briefing was that al qaeda is in its death throes. 20 of their leaders have been killed. the top leader is now dead. when al qaeda made the announcement, according to this official, they did not name a successor or. there were details in there about how the number two appears not to be the person who will take over the leadership role. >> we are showing some of the home video foo

. >> the former utah governor and ambassador to china delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern a presidential primary. watch this sunday on c-span's road to the white house. >> on tuesday, for that obama awarded the medal of honor to two army privates killed during the korean war. this is 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ >> please join me in prayer. almighty god, we ask your blessings on the ceremony. we gather to commend the noble lives and sacrifices of this nation's sons. though stirred by news of the past 24 hours, we pause in these moments to remember the heroic combat actions taken by these two soldiers on the korean peninsula some 60 years ago. but anthony and henry responded against an enemy onslaught and save the lives of their fellow soldiers. they lead from the front and loved beyond measure, betraying the ultimate act of selfless service. oh god, remind us that our nation has risen to true greatness on the soldiers of americans like anthony and henry. me this ceremony reexports our awareness as a nation t

>> this weekend, the former utah governor and ambassador to china, jon huntsman, delivers the commencement address at university of south carolina. they are the first southerno hold a presidential primary. watch tonight on cspan's "road to the white house." >> there is a saying in the military that if the amateurs do it over and over until they get it right, the professionals do it over and over until they can to get it wrong. >> dick couch was a platoon leader of seal team won during vietnam. he will discuss the life and training of today's navy seals on cspan's "q &a." it is available online at c- span.org/podcast. "washington journal" continues. host: our sunday round table with eric houser, chris hennick, thank you both for being with us. let me begin with jon huntsman and south carolina yesterday. by all accounts, he is entering the presidential race next month. >guest: a new set of eyeballs was his main lead where he started this day and spoke at the commencement at the university of south carolina and he has another commencement in new hampshire. here "-- he clearly has a plan. republicans want a fresh face and i think he clearly is a candidate, repu

. >>> in utah, a woman survived a terrifying avalanche that swept her 1,000 feet down a mountain. and however remarkably, she's going to be okay. >>> not so, for homes in southern california, as flames tore through this row of million-dollar beach houses. it took 100 firefighters to get it under control. and you can see there, cameras rolling when the middle house collapsed. no word yet on what started the fire. >>> and a major smuggling bust this morning in bangkok. not drugs. not guns. exotic baby animals. a first-class passenger bound for dubai is in custody, arrested for carrying suitcases filled with baby leopards, panthers, monkeys, even a bear. all the animals had been drugged. you wonder what on earth they thought they could do. i mean, it's incredible. it is absolutely incredible. and, well, again in custody at this hour. >> we have happy animals with jack hanna coming up later. >> we do. >> and beautiful video coming up. thanks so much, josh. >>> happy friday, sam champion. >> happy friday, everybody. there are no good answers to that flooding situation. even if they open up the more began zarks that's polluted water they're flooding with. we watch th

this weekend, former utah governor and former nasa to china jon huntsman delivers the commencement address at the university of south carolina. south carolina is the first southern state to hold the presidential primary. watch tonight on c-span's road to the white house. >> the c-span network provides coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and of social media networking sites. and find our content any time through c-span's video library. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus local content vehicle bringing resources to your community. it is c-span. it is now available in more than 1 million homes, provided by cable as a public service. >> attorney general eric holder testified this week. he said that law enforcement cannot become complacent and that the terrorist fight is not over. attorney general holder is the first obama administration cabinet member to speak before congress about the osama bin laden issue. >>> the judiciary committee will come to order. we welcome everyone here but particularly our guest today, the attorney general of the united state