. >> steve cheney with the american security project. let me thank all of you for your service to our country right up front. i'm with the american security project. we cover topics that are virtually identical to this. bob, your comments about politicization of this, secretary mavis went up on the hill last week and was grilled hard about the navy's use of boy fuels when i think the decision to use biofuels is the right one. my question is to mr. smith on fed ex. you have so many airplanes now. biofuel has been proven to work in airplanes do. you have any plans to use biofuels? and secondly, one of the b problems with that is funding on the development front end. it could it seems to me on the industry side it would be a good thing to invest in. >> well, the industry is working very hard on this. boeing and airbus, who agree on very few things, just in the l@st week along with embraer of brazil announced a consortium to rk on biofuels. lufthansa, virgin, klm, i think alaska airlines, qantas, many ercial carriers have flown airplanes pow

. >> steve cheney with the american security project. let me thank all of you for your service to our country right up front. i'm with the american security project. we cover topics that are virtually identical to this. bob, your comments about politicization of this, secretary mavis went up on the hill last week and was grilled hard about the navy's use of

later today, former vice president dick cheney is interviewed by c-span's political editor steve scully. mr. cheney said the republican party should unite behind presidential candidate mitt romney at the wyoming republican state convention and called president obama, a quote, unmitigated disaster to the country. the interview is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern over on c-span and at c-span.org. >> there is room for positive government policy. it's the private sector that drives developments. it is the private sector that really fuels it. but always in our history we've had some vision where we're going, some encouragement, some policy by the government and if ever we needed that it's right now when we have this imposing and opportunity-creating infrastructure of the 21st century. >> this year's studentcam competition asked students across the country what part of the constitution was important to them and why. today's second prize winner selected the 19th amendment. >> the 19th amendment of course is the amendment that gave women the right to vote in this united states. >> women sufferage move

on monday former vice president dick cheney gave his first public interview in washington since his heart transplant in may. in a q & a session with c-span's steve scully and interns mr. cheney discusses his medical condition, his stance on gay marriage, and his take on the 2012 presidential campaign. from the washington center, this runs an hour. [ applause ] >> thank you, everyone. welcome to the spring semester internship program here in the blinken auditorium at the washington center. 25 years ago a four-term congressman from wyoming spoke to a group just like you. we're very honored to have him back with us today. and to introduce him is his good friend, another congressman and cabinet level secretary, the honorable norm mineta. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, mike. really, it does give me a great deal of pleasure and honor for me to have this opportunity to introduce the next speaker in the alan k. simpson, norman y. mineta leadership series event here at the washington center for interns and academic seminars. as all of you know, the washington center was founded in 1975 and has been the recognized leader in providing transformationa

senior adviser john mccain's 2008 presidentl campaign and senior strategist in the bush/cheney 2004 campaign steveward dean former chairman of the democratic national committee and former governor of vermont. thank you both. howard dean, i don't shock easily looking at polls, but this surge in women's support -- rush limbaugh says it is a fluke. okay. here's an easy one. howard dean, do you agree with rush limbaugh? >> no. not now or probably ever. look, this sant fluke. this has been going on three weeks in some of the polls. this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women will remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or wtever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they were supposed to be in the kitchen. it is the most ridiculous argument on the republican side and it is shocking. the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain how you can alienate two of the largest groups in the country and expect to win the presidency. it's not going to happen. >> steve schmitt. the number for women overall. we were talking about

. >>> former vice president dick cheney spoke in depth today for the first time about receiving his new heart. he was interviewed by steve scully of c-span in front of an audience of college students in washington just four weeks after the surgery. cheney called it the kind of gift that's unbelievable. >> i feel a lot of emotion that goes with that frankly. one is great gratitude to the individual who donated -- the family who donated the heart that i was privileged to receive. i'm back to having a strong, healthy heart. >> the former vice president says his health is now the best it's been in a long time. >>> still ahead, as we continue along the way on a monday night, the scandal rocking the largest retailer on earth. allegations of millions of dollars in bribes and a company cover-up at walmart. >>> later, how do you throw a high school prom after a tornado has taken the high school away? tonight chelsea clinton visits joplin, missouri, the teacher, the town that's "making a difference." >>> as we mentioned, there's trouble tonight for a legendary brand name, one of the nation's biggest business empires. walmart which

steve: lovely place. >> jimmy: yeah. pro, with tebow onboard, the jets will be playing with a ton of extra heart. cons, "extra heart" is dick cheney'sde name. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: makes sense. pro, it takes more than one player to win a super bowl title. con, it takes more than ten players to help rex ryan onto his feet after he tebows. [ laughter ] "help me up, damn it!" "all right, chill, man." and finally, pro, new yorkers can't remember the last time they were this excited about an athlete in their city. con, to which said, "it was three weeks ago, you jerks!" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's the "pros and cons"! we'll be right back with audience voicemails! come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ game announcer ] popped up towards the stands. hey joe, can you talk? sure. your hair -- amazing. thanks to head & shoulders for men. four shampoos that give men game-winning scalp protection, great looking hair... and confidence [ crowd cheering ] [ male announcer ] head & shoulders for men. huge news! [ giggles ] all band-aid® bandages just got better. yay! and still protect from dirt and germs. [ female

coming up later, a conversation with former vice president big cheney -- dick cheney. stevescully will moderate the discussion and we will have it for you at 1:00 p.m. eastern. while we wait to take you to the atlantic council, we will bring you calls and headlines from this morning's "washington journal" on afghanistan.

steve handelsman, thank you. >>> former vice president dick cheney is out of the hospital today, ten days after getting a heart transplant. cheney's daughter, liz, tweeted a picture of her parents soon after they returned home this morning. mr. cheney underwent the transplant surgery at a nova fairfax hospital in virginia. he received the heart from an anonymous donor after more than 20 months on the transplant waiting list. his spokeswoman released a statement today saying the former vice president and his family, again, want to express their deep gratitude to the donor and the donor's family. >>> seven months ago a toddler, only 2 years old, was shot, caught in a cross fire in prince george's county. now, that child is recovering, and his parents are coming face to face with the man accused of shooting him. darcy spencer in upper marlboro with more on this. darcy? >> reporter: jim, the trial started today for the teenager accused of firing that shot. i had the opportunity to meet that little boy today. his name is deandre. he's quite remarkable. he's been through so much and so many struggles over the last s

. >> so, please welcome steve scully from c-span, and my very good friend, former vice president of the united states of america, dick cheney. [ applause ] >> one change to the program. thank you. it's been a month since your surgery. so the obvious question is, how you feeling? >> well, i'm feeling very well. very fortunate. i've been through living with coronary arterary disease since i was 37 back in 1998. but gradually over time as is predictable in those cases, i eventually had five heart attacks and heart failure and so forth. so i got in line for a transplant. and i got that transplant just four weeks ago yesterday. and i feel a lot of emotion that goes with that, frankly. one, is great gratitude to the individual who donated -- family who donated the heart. that i was privileged to receive. the fact that i'm no longer carrying around about ten pounds of batteries, which is what i operated on for two years. i had a heart pump installed on my heart. to supplement it. and then i had batteries and control element that i wore at best, 24/7. and i don't have to do that anymore. i'm not wired to the wall or wired to anythi

. >> dick cheney at his first public interviewed in washington since his heart transplant last month. he spoke with c-span's steve scully at this one-hour event. >> thank you, everyone. welcome to the spring semester internship program here at the washington center. 25 years ago, before -- the four-term congressman from wyoming spoke to a group like you. we're honored to have him back to date, and introduce him is his good friend, another congressman and cabinet-level erable normthe hon. norm mineta. >> thank you very much, mike. it gives me a great deal of pleasure and honor for me to have this opportunity to introduce the next speaker in ies hereership sheer at the washington center. the washington center was founded in 1975 and has been the recognized leader in providing transformational experience for over 50,000 students who did internships and special academic seminars. almost two years ago, my very good friend of 70 years, former republican senator alan simpson of wyoming, and i, a former democrat, member of congress, agreed to lend our names to this leaders series in order to present to washington center

cheney. he is the featured guest at a washington center event today. steve scully will moderate a discussion. beginning tomorrow, three days of testimony by james murdoch and his father rupert murdoch in the investigation of british phone hacking. rupert murdoch is on wednesday and thursday mornings. . will be live on c-span2 and c- span radio. rodney king recounts his life in the days and years following the police beating in 1991. he recalls the riots in los angeles after the acquittal of four of the officers and reports on his own legal problems and alcohol addiction. that will be live tomorrow from harlem starting at 6:30 p.m. one of the lead attorneys who argued against the constitutionality of the affordable health care act and health care law before the supreme court law represents the national federation of independent business. the case argued the entire law is unconstitutional. this is about 30 minutes. >> i hope everybody enjoyed the breakout sessions. we will get started with our final speaker of the day before our reception and open bar. we are

steve: he looks great. >> i would imagine that the white house probably thought they were never going to have to deal with dick cheneyong public servant. he feels very strongly about the country, his views, and his grandchildren because he thinks that this election is not just about the next four years. but really about the next generation or even beyond that because the decisions we'll make as a country as to what kind of country we're going to have and how we'll pay for it, that he came out now is interesting. in 2009 and 10, remember when vice president cheney was going to talk about in particular anti-terror tools? and then the white house would look for opportunities for president obama to counter them and then the white house lost every single time? i would imagine they hope he's going to spend more time in wyoming and not be on tv. >> steve: we're going to spend time watching you on tv at the fife. >> i'll be there. got your popcorns ready? >> steve: almost supper time. >> brian: geraldo rivera said something at thend of his -- beginning of his show from afghanistan. here is his apology. we had that big fight