it was undertaken by the companies involved and by the supreme committee but we have never been givenst account of what happened to zac and why. and the fact it's been there, and nothing is happening to it, and no one is going to read it, and it's not going to lead to any other sequence of events where people are actually held to account, is deeply distressing. the report revealed what they'd suspected, that there were issues with some of the equipment the teams were using. one of the key things in this report was the page that talks very clearly about the equipment being used, and the fact that it was in poor condition. it had no third—party certification available. but yet it was labelled up and provided to zac and his colleagues to use in their work. under normal circumstances, that equipment should have been put in the bin. without the relevant and appropriate certification. but yet it was used for a team of people who were working 40 metres up above ground level. in my opinion, that's beyond devastating. the investigation report says the subcontractor pfeifer accepted equipment f

kim jong-nam of the standing committee of the supreme people's assembly of north korea is attending pyeongchanglympics. and that's very significant. but i wouldn't say that his visit and any kind of encounter or meeting between president moon and chairman kim will be a talk for peace. it is just simply a starting point for the meaningful talks in months ahead. i really don't think there will be a truly peaceful talk per se. >> you don't think this will be formal peace talks or even informal peace talks? it will be a get to know you and set the table for the future? >> it is getting to know each other and trying to figure out what is the north korean intention? what's the next plan for further talks? >> what about vice president mike pence? he will attend the opening ceremonies, and he is bringing the father of otto warmbier, the american student who basically came back and died in the united states after being imprisoned in north korea. how will that go down? what will the north koreans think about that? >> vice president pence's message very clear. that you got -- north korea, you got to reall

the national republican congressional committee calls the state supreme court's new map, quote a rush decision that created chaos and confusion and unnecessary expense in the 2018 election cycle. president trump also weighed in on the new map. tweeted that republicans need to quote, challenge the new pushed congressional map. trump went on to say don't let the dems take elections away from you so they can raise taxes and waste money. they ruled that the previous congressional map was favored to republicans. and pat toomey says that the state supreme court overstepped its bounds. >> they decided to take on a political role they were not elected to. the constitution is clear the places and times of election is to be determined by state legislature with a bipartisan vote. toomey was in delaware county touting tax reform and toured new hudson facades in linwood. and he says that the company is an example of one that can grow and compensate workers and be competitive because of the recently passed tax legislation. coming up on "action news" the investigation into what sparked the blaze in

supreme court on daca. plus, the republican national committee has been quietly paying expenses previously covered by the trump campaign for many months. some experts call the arrangement bizarre at best. but guess what, it's totally legal. we've got the details next in money, power, politics. it's going to matter to those who give big to the rnc. ng my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission in as little as 4 weeks. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are c

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supreme court. and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable and satellite provider. >> admiral reimichael rogers we before the senate armed service committee this morning to talk about the budget request. he was asked about tracking russian interference in u.s. elections. >> i have a series of questions and i think they are a yes or no answers that the mission on national mission teams under dod cyber strategy against the united states have quote significant consequences. is that accurate? >> yes. the russia's -- >> although, if i could, i would phrase it, that's an accurate for cyber, we don't have to down to the team level but i understand what you are saying sir. >> to steal information from candidates legal parties and misinformation and social media to break into state election board networks of significant through national security? >> certainly successful. yes. >> do you agree with the d dnicoate testimony that they will continue with strategic objectives unless they face clear repercussions? >> yes, sir, that's my testimony as well in the hearing. >> is russia interfering with public elections? >> i believe they are. >> i aside fro

committee fundraiser. the visit is scheduled for mid- march. >>> meanwhile the supreme court declined the trump administration's request to fast track the dispute over daca. the judges were asked to step in right away and review a san francisco judge's ruling. so that means the cases will continue in the lower courts. >>> some bay area drivers could experience extra headaches for the next few weeks. kpix5's melissa caen joins us now live from the richmond san rafael bridge to tell us why drivers there are being told to ignore the electronic signs am. >> reporter: we are on the san rafael side of the san rafael richmond bridge and you can maybe see behind me traffic from this side of the bridge is slowing to a crawl and it may be worse tomorrow. starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow drivers entering from this side getting into that lower level of the bridge are going to see overhead a series of signals, xs and arrows, pointing and opening various lanes. it's all part of a test. so drivers are going to be asked to ignore the signals and if they don't ignore the signals, the traffic could be that much worse. nfigurations b

supreme court could soon take up that issue. >>> steve bannon may soon find himself in contempt of congress. he answer questions from the house intelligence committeenvestigating the russian interferen election. bannon's interview came after he spent 20 hours answering questions from special counsel robert mueller's team thi right, time to take a look at your weather for this friday morning. a powerful storm has been pounding western pennsylvania overnight. at least one building has collapsed andomes are damaged. heavy rain caused significant floodingwell. intense winding knocked down trees and power lines leaving thousands without power. a look at the radar stormy weather into the northeast. that system is bringing some major drop temperatures falling into the 20s b a lot of chilly air moving east. >>> well coming up why the nonstick pans in yourcould be causing you to gain weight. >>> first, the brothers arrested in a new york scheme accused of hiring >>> and caught on camera. the quick teenager who saved the life of a. h images of aain that and caughtbuffalo, new carrying a load of new eng nd conductor suffered injuries and investigation is unde

last month the state supreme court threw out old map considered to be one of the most gerrymandered in the country. >>> we are following the news, house intelligence committee released a democratic memo, rebuttals g.o.p. memo accusing the fbi of surveillance abuse. initial memo claimed that the fbi suppressed democratic ties to a research document on candidate donald trump. today's memo, says that an extensive review found no evidence of illegal or unethical behavior by law enforcement. there will be much more on this story and memo coming up on abc on world news tonight. >>> students who attended school where 17 people were killed in the shooting last week are invited to attend an open house tomorrow, but they will return to the classroom on wednesday. meanwhile the broward county sheriff is investigating reports that three deputies rushed to the scene, during the shoot-out but remained outside the school. thirty-nine never engaged with the shooter. the schools armed deputy, also did not enter the school. >>> and in the wake of the school shooting in florida a number of companies are cutting ties with the national rifle association. among them, hurts, avis

state supreme court said the lawmakers drew the lines unfairly to benefit republicans. the new map put out yesterday is based on geography. the nonbipartisan committee says the new map is a step in the right direction. >> there's a lot of opportunity for confusion. but i guess the hope of the court, this is kind of short-term pain to achieve a longer term gain. >> and that longer term gain being? >> that the districts just make more sense and that they're more balanced. >> the state gop plans to file a lawsuit in federal court to block the new map. that challenge could be filed as early as today. we'll keep you posted. >>> 5:39. and it's set for this year's blue cross broad street run what if you get a bib and decide you're not going to run? well, here are options. transfer your bib to another runner. or defer your registration for a guaranteed slot in the 2019 race. we'll put a link to these rules on the nbc10 app. remember, you can watch the entire blue cross broad street run on sunday may 6th. you can see it only on nbc10. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. 5:39. and look at the fog extending into the mountains this morning. a live view from came

supreme. me, personally, i don't accept this, and i feel we need to mobilize as various committees to push backgainst the politics of power, whether it is the u.s., putin, the iranian regime, the syrian dictatorship, the israeli regime, and whoever else. that is the core question here -- the core debate -- it is about self-determination, and that is something we really need to keep our eye on. that means we need to start creating mechanisms of accountability that forces these regimes to accept the power of people, and the rights of people beyond all. ne, a you recently skepticism,13, much in five years on, what it hasn't avoided is indefinite military commitment, and huge chunk of syria."if you could expand on that and talk about where you are now in beirut, lebanon. what percentage of lebanon is now syrian refugees that have come over the border, not to mention jordan, and other places, and what this means. lebanon as a country of around 4 million people, and there are at least 1.5 million syrian refugees here, so it is more than a quarter of the population, and that is by far the largest prop

new map put out by the state supreme court yesterday is based on geography and keeps more counties and communities together. the nonpartisan philadelphia-based group committee of 70 says the new map is a step in the right direction. >> there's a lot of opportunity for confusion and -- but i guess the hope of a court is this is kind of short-term pain to achieve a longer term gain. >> and that longer term gain being? >> that the districts just make more sense. and that they're more balanced. >> the state gop plans to file a lawsuit in file court to block the new map and that challenge could be filed as early as today. >>> tonight specialists of pennsylvania's public utility commission will answer questions about a new area code implemented next month. the new 445 area code would be used here in philadelphia and parts of bucks, montgomery counties, as well. tonight's meeting begins at 6:00 at the 18th district police station in west philadelphia. >>> delayed again. a new castle county bridge that should have opened before thanksgiving will remain closed for at least another month. del-dot officials confirm the bridge won't be ready until at least sometime in

the florida senate rules committee voted to raise the age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21, and the measure faces stiff opposition in the full senate. >>> the supremeected the trump administration's request to take up the dreamers case. the court rejected the governmnt's attempt to bypass a federal appeals court and consider the program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportati deportation. the case will have to work its way through the lower courts before any supreme court review is possible. >>> for the first time, we are seeing images of one of four american soldiers killed by islamic militants last october in niger. the video was captured by a "national geographic" cameraman. david martin has more. >> reporter: coming just one month before his death, the small talk in a makeshift barber talk between sergeant ladavid johnson and one of his commanders is especially poignant. >> find stuff to do. regular maintenance on the day. >> reporter: johnson was the mechanic for a special forces team that trained nigerian soldiers. according to joint chiefs chairman general joseph dunford accompanied them on low-risk missions. >

committee of 70 described the pennsylvania congressional map. >> it was in here. >> the old map on the left. versus the new one the state supreme court issued. >> it looks like on first glance like it is a more common sense map. it feels like it it has got balance tight. >> the court said the old map is so partisan, favoring republicans, that it violates the state constitution. republican lawmakers on the other hand, called a new congressional map. >> confusing, chaos. more importantly, it is seriously undermines rule of law. >> they're planning to fight the court's decision. >> this was really about more democrat seats. what they have done. calling it judicial. and, gerrymandering is what people are complaining abut. now the supreme court is engaged in the activity. >> those in support of the new district lines will have to adjust to change. congressman, dwight evans represented a part of gum gum county on the old map. in the new map, he representatives only philadelphia voters. >> it is the question. i think better for the democracy and the people. >> now the state, gop plans to file a law suit in federal court to block the m

critical agriculture committee and what you've done to help the citrus industry especially after hurricane irma. i also want to thank the chief justice and members of the florida supreme court. i would like to thank each of you for all of your service. [applause] i would also like to thank my wife, anne. there is not a day that goes by that i'm not thankful for your unwavering support. as first lady had done so much to help her to families. from schools and literacy and helping to find forever homes for children in foster care. i'm so proud of all that you have done. he took a chance on me, a skinny kid without a thing in his pocket. who talk too fast and only had a dream. he believed in me every day since then. include in the day i told you i wanted to run for governor. when no one else thought that i had a chance, you stood by me. i love you. [applause] i also want to recognize my son-in-law pierre and my oldest grandson. [applause] he either wants to be a paratrooper or a police officer when he grows up! by the way, i love being a grandparent. it is the best job in the world! [applause] i know how disappointed you all must be that you will not get to hear another g

the pastffer, who in served as senior counsel to the house intelligence committee and also as a former law clerk for supremet justice neil gorsuch, that trumps move was "a massive strategic miscalculation." failure toouse's declassify the house intelligence committee memo indicates a massive strategic calculation, according to politico. edith is calling from greenwood, arkansas on our democratic line. caller: good morning. i want to talk about the memo. the fbi andgainst released the memo. now he finds some reason not to release the democrat memo. my opinion, he don't want the truth out. this is not there. we need to know both sides of the story. trumpo-t, what i callb supporting trump, i have to wonder are they russian connected? they don't sound like they live in america. i am 82 years old and i know back in the day when i was growing up, someone might trump came around would have never saw the light of day. this man is a liar. we see him lie. i am not stupid. i don't have to go by what somebody else say. i use my own common sense judgment and my opinion, trump is a liar and a criminal. in my opinion, he

that puts our intelligence committee in a worse off position and making the united states overall less secure >> you are a supreme now at yale law school and there is a lot of concern right now if the goal of the president is to discredit the entire russia probe, that in of itself could be obstruction of justice, is it? >> it is one piece of a larger campaign that's been waged for year attempting to block under mind and obstruct the mueller probe. you don't have to work at the supreme court or be a lawyer to see and just common sense tells you, the president and the people around him are doing everything they can to block mueller from getting to the truth. that to me is obstruction of justice. >> you remember a year or so ago, january 2017 where the director of national intelligence released their report on russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election. it was signed by the cia and the nsa and the fbi and all of them agreed and they cited why russia would want to do it in the first goal of the russians. i looked it up, i am reading precisely. you look ats the fight of this going on right now, it looks like m

sudden the court of arbitration for sport, like the supreme court so to speak, decided to let some of them back in. and the international olympic committeeldn't figure it out. the cast of arbitration for sport, paula, said this doesn't mean they're innocent. the procedures they looked at couldn't prove they were guilty. the international committee shut the door on those 13 athletes and two coaches. they are not going to be competing here. it looks like the russian delegation will be 169 athletes, 63 athletes short of what it was in sochi just four years ago. >> so, how does the ioc come out of this? do they come out of this well? it does seem quite last minute. >> it is rushed. i think once they decided to ban the russian team, of course the ban means there will be no russian flag, no russian anthem, and of course the flag not being allowed at the opening ceremonies. i think once they made that decision they were going to get into a quagmire of decisions and appeals and counter appeals and i think that's why they shut the door today on this particular -- these athletes. they said we cannot let this go any further. >> christine, one last

the late supreme court justice antonin scalia, christopher scalia shares speeches of his father called "scalia speaks" and linda discusses her book "together we rise." republican national committee spokesman reviews her book "the new american revolution" and scott kelly talks about his voyages into space in his book called "endurance" on c-span2. also tonight epa administrator scott pruitt and fox news channel host janeane piro speak at the political action conference and it will be at 8:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span and governors are gathering in washington, d.c. for their annual winter meeting and throughout the day saturday the national governor's association will host panels to talk about jobs. the opioid crisis as well as the future of agriculture and food availability. c-span's live coverage begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern after "washington journal" on our companion network, c-span. located about a hundred miles of the chesapeake bay the harriet tubman visitor center opened in 2017. up next on american artifacts, a half-hour tour of the grounds and exhibits to learn about the life of

committee, winter meeting, at the trump hotel in downtown washington. we will have that 8:00 eastern here on c-span. also this evening, supreme justice ruth bader ginsburg sitting down for a discussion with the editor and chief of forbes magazine. they will talk about the intersection of law, media, and jewish life. our coverage is on c-span2 beginning at 7:00 eastern. afterwards, on former speechwriter for president george w. bush and atlantic columnist david from, , the corruption of the american public. trumpocracy is a book about the study of power. that is with the suffix means. this is the study of donald trump's power, how does he get it, how does he maintain it, how does he get away with it. this is the system of enabling, the system between trump and congress, the system between and the media that enables the audience, the system that involves the republican donors, the traditional parts of the republican party that have succumbed to him, and that core group within the republican party that enabled him to win the republican nomination and go on to the presidency. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv. news from

and supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sits down for an interview at a local synagogue. in the evening, the president will speak at the republican national committee'snnual winter meeting at his downtown d.c. hotel. announcer: sunday night on "q and a," author bill jaynes talks about his book "the men from the train," in which he investigates one of the deadliest serial killers in american history. >> many of the crimes happened within 100 yards of the railroad track. us of the things that helps identify his crime as opposed to somebody else's is that it usually happens at the intersection of two railroad tracks. it's at the intersection of two railroad tracks, presumably because he knew he had to get out of town before dawn. he didn't want to be stranded there waiting for a train to come through. being at the intersection of multiple railroad tracks gave him more opportunities to get out of town before the crime was discovered. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. announcer: a train carrying republican members of congress to a policy retreat in west virginia struck a garbage truck, . killing one person we will get an update from house

testifies before the house andncial services committee a conversation on monetary policy with former fed chairs janet yellen and ben bernanke. later, the october 2017 supreme court oral argument in jennings v. rodriguez. the court ruled today that detained immigrants don't have the right to timely bond hearings. >> the supreme court ruled 5-3 that immigrants being detained are not entitled to a timely bond hearing. the ruling pertained to the jennings v. rodriguez case regarding lengthy detentions for individuals facing deportation. 2017 orale october argument. it is one hour. we'll hear argument next in case 151204, jennings versus rodriguez. mr. chief justice and may it please the court. this court has often stretched the breath of constitutional authority to establish the rules under which aliens will be allowed to enter and remann in the united states. this case squarely implicates that principle. during proceedings the question whether a certified class will be detained or allowed into the united states are simply two sides of the same coin. in practical effect respondents assert a constitutional right to be released into this country for the remainde

committee. than a conversation on monetary policy with former fed chairs janet yellen and ben bernanke. later, the october 2017 supreme court oral argument in jennings v. rodriguez. the court ruled today that detained immigrants did not have a right to timely bond hearings. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we will talk about the legacy of the late reverend billy graham and president trump's relationship with evangelicals with tony perkins, president of the family research council. then we are live in santa fe, new mexico for the next stop on the 50 capital store. joining us is former new mexico governor bill richardson on key issues facing his stay in the country. also, new mexico speaker of the discuss howe on to national issues are playing out in the state legislature. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. federal reserve chair jerome powell testified before the house financial services committee to deliver the central bank's semi annual monetary policy report. he s

and supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sits down for an interview at a local synagogue. in the evening, president trump will speak at the republican national committee'sannual winter meeting at his downtown d.c. hotel. >> coming up on "washington journal," erin via cough and david wasserman will talk about their new project on gerrymandering and congressional redistricting. onrissa martinez decastro the future of the daca program

supreme court justice antonin scalia christopher scalia shares speeches by his father in his book scalia speaks, and then women's march co-chair linda sarsor discusses her book, together we rise. republican committee spokesperson kailey mcmainy reviews "the american revolution," and scott kelly in his book "endurance," book tv in prime time on c-span2. also tonight epa administrator scott pruitt and fox news channel host janeane pirro addressed the political action conference and we'll have live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. they're gathering in washington, d.c. for their annual winter meeting and throughout the day saturday the national governor's association will host panels to talk about jobs and the opioid crisis as well as a future of agriculture and food availability. c-span's live coverage begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern after washington journal on our companion network c-span. located about a hundred miles from washington, d.c., on the eastern shore of the chesapeake bay the harriet tubman underground

states senate committee on the judiciary where she assisted with the confirmation of chief justice john g. roberts jr. and associate justice samuel a. alito jr. to the united states supreme court. miss williams graduated from harvard college magna cum laude and earned her law degree from harvard law school. she served there as executive editor of the harvard journal of law and public policy and i turn it over now to the assistant attorney general for legal policy, beth williams. >> thanks so much, patrick. on behalf of the office of legal policy, i want to thank the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, and especially associate attorney general -- the associate rachel brand for their leadership on this. and on behalf of all, i'm proud to be working with the department leadership to take concrete steps to fight human trafficking. today i'm very happy to be here with this final panel, which will be discussing the department of justice grant opportunities. the department is committed to funding innovative and successful approaches to combatting human trafficking and to supporting survivors. in fiscal year 2017, the department made $47 million available to help traf

supreme court has dealt a blow to donald trump's attempts to end protections for undocumented immigrants who ended the country's children it's refused a plea by the trump administration to end the dream as program committee how can is more from washington d.c. . it's an issue that has divided americans for years the deferred action for childhood arrivals daca program was put in place by president barack obama it allows hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children to live and work in the united states. trump wanted to end it and plan to start phasing out the program in march raising the threat of deportation for many of the so-called dreamers but last month two federal judges blocked that saying it needs to go through the legal system so the trumpet ministration tried to bypass the federal appeals court by taking it to the country's highest court on monday the supreme court refused to hear the case well it makes its way through the appeals court. the administration is appealing lower court rulings to the ninth circuit the same court the blocked the president's controversial travel ban that would deny entry to people from mostly muslim majority countries it's really s

supreme court journalist tony mauro. the book costs $8.95 plus shipping and handling, go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> members of the british committee on digital culture media and sport recently traveled to washington, d.c. for a day long discussion on the media and so-called fake news. part of the event included officials from google and youtube and talking about guidelines of dealing with distribution of misinformation on such websites. this portion is just over an hour. >> i'd like to welcome everyone to a special hearing on the house commons digital culture, media sports. and our inquiry into fake news and disinformation. we are thrilled to be here and absolutely delight with the support we received from george washington university and grateful for their efforts in helping us put on these hearings here. this is the first time a select committee has taken live evidence in this way outside of the united kingdom. i'm grateful for everyone's work who made the logistics behind that possible. i'd like to thank the witnesses from the different companies we'll see today for their evidence, too. one small piece of housekeeping at the st

committee winter meeting. gathering at the trump hotel in downtown washington. that's live at :00 p.m. here on c-span. also in washington this evening, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sits down for a discussion with the editor in chief of forward magazine. they are expected to talk about the intersection between law, media, and jewish life. live coverage of that is at :00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> c-span's history series, landmark cases, returns next month with a look at 12 new supreme court cases. each week historians and experts join to us discuss the constitutional issues and personal stories behind these significant supreme court decisions. beginning monday, february 26, at 9:00 p.m. eastern. and help you better understand each case we have a companion guide written by veteran supreme court journalist, tony morrow. landmark cases, volume at 9:00 the book costs $8.95 plus shipping and handling. to get your copy go to c-span.org slash landmark cases. >> now our discussion on some of the upcoming cases before the supreme court. attorneys who have argued before the high courts talk about. so cases being considered, including jani

president and it supreme court is deepening security forces broke into the court hours after president abdullah i mean it declared a fifteen day state of emergency. the u.s. house intelligence committee has voted to release a memo prepared by the committee's democrats as a rebuttal to a controversial republican document that was made public on friday the republican memo was declassified by president donald trump and it contained al again. f.b.i. bias and abuse of power in the way it spied on the aide the f.b.i. question the accuracy of the republican memo saying it contained omissions of fact the committee's top democrat adam schiff says the rival memo will go to the president to declassify on monday i think it's going to be very hard for the white house like it was hard for the republicans on the committee to block release of this i am more concerned that they make political redactions not with actions to protect sources and methods and that's why we're going to insist that the department of justice and the f.b.i. report to us on what reactions they think are necessary so that we can segregate any political interference from the white house ok more now on our top story the latest co

committee say mccabe said? it's be interesting to see that testimony. >> shepard: i'd be interested to see the fisa judge, a court which reaches levels of importance in these united states almost with the supreme court. i haven't heard you say it, that a fisa judge would allow such a thing based on an unverified dossier. it sounds very nunes. >> that's an adjective? >> there's a history. you can't ignore history when talking about the president. you can't. >> i will say this: if they presented the dossier, this is why i think you have to be somewhere in the middle. you can't say man, the republicans are right or man, the democrats are right. let's just wait and see. clearly if they were presented the dossier without telling the judge that this was the fruit of democratic oppo research, that is troubling. on the other hand as you and i know, a fisa application by the fbi to get a wiretap is dozens of pages long. sometimes a thick stack. so the idea that this dossier which barely mentioned carter page, a small fraction of the dossier, that that was the primary basis for getting this warrant. again, maybe true. but i have questions. >> shepard: four separate fisa judges signed off on it. every si

committee and if everyone can please join me in a round of applause. >> c-span's history series landmark cases returns this month with a look at 12 new supreme court cases. each week, historians and experts join us to discuss the constitutional issues and personal stories behind these significant supreme court decisions. beginning monday, february 26, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern and to help you follow all 12 cases, we have a companion guide written by veteran supreme court journalist tony morrow. landmark cases, volume 2. the book costs $8.95 plus shipping and handling. to get your copy, go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> earlier this week, wyoming governor matt mead delivered his eighth and final state of the state address to a joint session of the 64th state legislature. from cheyenne, this is 50 minutes. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you.

committee on the president's 2019 budget request wednesday at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> c-span's history series, landmark cases, returns this month, with a look at 12 new supreme court cases. each week historians and experts join us to discuss the constitutional issues and personal stories behind these significant supreme court decisions. beginning monday february 26, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern and to help you follow all 12 cases, we have a companion guide written by veteran supreme court journalist tony morrow, landmark cases volume 2, to get your copy go to c-span.org/landmark cases. >> next, the chair of the house homeland security committee michael mccall talks about national security. after that, three republican members from his committee talk about u.s. border and airport security, cyber security, and counterterrorism campaigns around the world.

supreme court justice clarence and liveeaks of the of veterans affairs secretary testifying at a house hearing on the v.a. budget. congressional , members of the house oversight and reform committee on the committee's decision to forstigate vetting systems white house staff in the aftermath of the rob porter story and congressman ryan costello on republican efforts to reform the informal care act. for the next hour, your thoughts on the school shooting in florida. that resulted in 17 deaths, 15 hospitalized and the suspect is in custody. the shooting is the deadliest since sandy hook and is now one of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern history. the president tweeted yesterday, condolences and the florida governor and members of congress have spoken out about the issue. we will hear from them but we want to hear from you in this first hour. it's about the shooting and the related issues attached to it.

written by veteran supreme court journalist tony morrow, landmark cases volume 2, to get your copy go to c-span.org/landmark cases. >> next, the chair of the house homeland security committee michael mccall talks about national security. after that, three republican members from his committee talk about u.s. border and airport security, cyber security, and counterterrorism campaigns around the world. >> well, good morning. if i can ask everyone to please put their phones on silent mode and let me also welcome you to the campus of george washington university. it's a real treat, a real pleasure and a privilege to once again host chairman mccall on campus. he's been chairman of the house homeland committee since 2013. at a time where there seems to be quite a bit of gridlock in washington, d.c., i can say without any exaggeration, he is arguably one of the most prolific and more importantly, effective legislators in d.c. right now. focused on a whole host of national security issues, and also chairs his committee in a genuinely bipartisan kind of way, which is very true to the issues our country faces on national and homeland security. i'm going to be very brief, which is ve

supreme court. and steve bannon could be held in contempt of congress after his latest appearance on capitol hill. the former white house strategist refused to answer questions from the house intelligence committee. bannon did answer some 25 questions that had been preapproved by the white house. bannon was also interviewed for more than 20 hours this week by special counsel robert mueller's investigators. >> nearly five months after hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico, the island could finally have nearly all its electricity restored by next month. >> the governor tells abc news that 95% of customers could have power back by the end of march. >> he a says that should have happened in december, but he blames the army corps of engineers for a, quote, lack of urgency. it is remarkable it has taken this long and they are still not all with power. >>> coming up a sit down with students in florida. >> grief stricken teenagers described the moment they knew something was wrong. that's coming up next on "world news now." students in florida. >> grief stricken teenagers described the moment they knew something was wrong. >>> we're back now. a look at images from parkland, florida, where the communi

supreme court justice clarence and liveeaks of the of veterans affairs secretary testifying at a house hearing on the v.a. budget. congressional , members of the house oversight and reform committee on the committee's decision to forstigate vetting systems white house staff in the aftermath of the rob porter story and congressman ryan costello on republican efforts to reform the informal care act. for the next hour, your thoughts on the school shooting in florida. that resulted in 17 deaths, 15 hospitalized and the suspect is in custody. the shooting is the deadliest since sandy hook and is now one of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern history. the president tweeted yesterday, condolences and the florida governor and members of congress have spoken out about the issue. we will hear from them but we want to hear from you in this first hour. it's about the shooting and the related issues attached to it. give us your reactions on our social media sites. it was the president of the united states who sent out a tweet about the event yesterday. the florida senators are also weighing in. bill nelson from florida giving his thoughts if you go to the pages of the naples daily news in fl

states senate committee on judiciary, where she assisted with the confirmation of chief justice john g. roberts jesus and associate justice sal i'm alito jr. to the united states supreme court. miss williams graduated from harvard college magna cum laude with a degree in history and lit tour and earned her law degree from harvard law school see. serve is there as executive editor of the hard record journal of law and public poll and i turn it over to beth williams, i jew. on behalf of the office of legal policy i want to thank the attorney general this, deputy attorney general and associate attorney general, rachel brand for their leadership on this. i'm proud to be working with the department leadership to take con treat steps to fight human trafficking. today i'm very happy to be here with this final panel which will be discussing the department of justice grant opportunities. the department is committed to funding inmotivatetive and successful approaches to combating human trafficking and to supporting survivors. in fiscal year 2017, the department made $47 million available to help trafficking survivors, and we hope to make more funds available this year. our pane

supreme court journalist tony morrow, landmark cases, volume 2. the book costs $8.95 plus shipping and handling, to get your copy go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> on tuesday the urban affairs committee met to discuss virtual currency, the commodity futures trading commission discussed the oversight and regulatory actions thus far. this is just under two hours. >>> the committee will come to order. >> this morning we will receive testimony from sec chairman jay clayton, and cftc chairman chris giancarlo on the current world of the oversight conducted by their two agencies. welcome, gentlemen. virtual currencies are meant to act as a type of money that can be traded on online exchanges for conventional currencies such as dollars. we are used to purchased goods or services predominantly online. additionally, developers and businesses and individuals are selling virtual coins or tokens through initial coin offerings also known as icos to raise capital. over the last year, many americans have become increasingly interested in virtual currencies especially givenet meteoric rise in valuation and recent fall of bitcoin. just for perspective in january 2 of last year, bitcoin broke the $1,00

committee my suspension of six years." the former president who was banned alongside him lostan president who was banned alongside him lost an appeal at the swiss supremeost an appeal at the swiss supreme court injuly of last year. that news just coming in from our sports news correspondent. some 377 staff will be made redundant as a result of the collapse of carillion, according to the official receiver, but 919 jobs have been safeguarded. carillion ran into trouble after losing money on big contracts and running up huge debts of around £1.5 billion. those who have lost theirjobs will be entitled to make a claim for statutory redundancy payments. the number of men dying in the uk from prostate cancer has overtaken the number of women killed by breast cancer for the first time. the charity, prostate cancer uk, says advances in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer have paid off, and similar benefits could be seen if more money was allocated to the fight against prostate cancer. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. prostate cancer does not discriminate. last year, keen runner tony callier discovered he had the disease while training for an

supreme court journalist. $8.95 plusosts shipping and handling. during a budget hearing, veterans affairs secretary was asked about a government trip he took to uroplasty her. testified before the house veterans affairs committeea congressman who called for the secretary to resign spoke with reporters after the hearing. [inaudible] >> the committee will come to order. thank you all for being here to discuss the president's fiscal year 2019 budget submission for the department of veterans affairs. holds 19.8 6equest million -- billion. that is a huge number. it is even more striking when you compare the growth in the be a budget to the overall federal spending and the economy. it illustrates his point. since 2006, the v.a. budget is up 175%. overall federal spending increased by 54% and gdp grew only 40%. given the aggressive expansion of the a resources, i appreciate the secretary's testimony. the department must stay focused on the core mission to ensure resources are properly utilized and veterans care prioritize. the able take action on many important items in 2019. some examples include the implementation of the forever the start of will be a costly and lengthy replacement of the v.a.'s electronic health r

supreme court journalists tony morrow. the book cost $8.95 plus shipping and handling. to get your copy go to c-span.org/landmark cases. >> yesterday treasury secretary steven mnuchin testified before the house ways and means committee regarding the president's 2019 budget request for his agency. on most of the questions from lawmakers focus on the budget and tax reform related matters, the secretary was asked about his thoughts on gun violence after 17 people were killed in a shooting in parkland, florida. the treasury secretary urged congress to look at these issues and said he would talk to the president and other cabinet members by how to address it. this hearing is one hour 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. before we get started today i want to take a moment to offer our committees deepest condolences to all those impacted by yesterday tragic shooting in florida. our hearts go out to all the victims and their loved ones. please know you're in our prayers. today our committee is on the market welcome secretary steven mnuchin to testify on a fiscal 2019 budget proposal for the treasury department. we

chair of the committee adam conway and -- steve conley and adam schiff had to say, go to www.c-span.org. is from the new york times. the president's ban already headed to the scene for -- supremeourt and is rejected again. a second appeals court ruled against president trump's latest effort to repeal travel from other countries. that decision from the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit in richmond. it will have no immediate impact. the supreme court agreed to hear an appeal from a broadly similar decision on the night circuit in san francisco -- night circuit in san francisco. if you want to listen to the debate that took place in the fourth circuit, you can go to our website and find it there. let's go to christine in new hampshire, a parent. you're on the air, good morning. caller: good morning to you. i think one of the biggest issues we are not talking about, we are talking about what the nra is doing and the gunmen, i think the general problem lies with the parents. i do not know how any child who goes to high school, can get out of their own home with a gun at their parents have no idea that these children have this issue, whether it is a one parent fa

and supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg sits down for an interview at a local synagogue. in the evening, president trump will speak at the republican national committee's annual winter meeting at his downtown d.c. hotel. >> coming up on "washington journal," erin via cough and david wasserman will talk about their new project on gerrymandering and congressional redistricting. onrissa martinez decastro the future of the daca program and the trump administration's policy. we are live this morning in montgomery, alabama for the next up on the c-span bus 50 capitals with the alabama senate president pro tem. he will discuss key issues in his state. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. we will begin with your thoughts on the economy. president trump during his first date of the union has said since his election 2.4 million new jobs have been created, wages are rising, deregulation is spurring growth, and the tax cuts mean more money in american pockets. we want to know, are you seeing a difference? does president trump deserve the credit? if you make the low $50,000, .ial in at (202) 748-8000 if you make between $50,000 and .100,000, dial (202) 748-8001 if your

committee -- you have to raise money. >> yeah. or 700,000 or 800,000 if you're a run, as joe well knows. and the courts have been politicized. it starts with the supreme of the nomination, donald trump -- and all his predecessors for the last 20 years or 30 years now, i want a guy that is going to vote just the way i want him to vote. and in the last ten years, and 50 occasions, the court is split along party lines, 4-4 with kennedy being the guy that is a battle. and even the federal -- the local federal courts on the im of immigration, just think about this, if you want to block donald trump's immigration plan, with you go to san francisco to a federal district judge. big oreck, makes you want an injunction. if you want to block obama's immigration plan, you go to east texas. >> is so let me ask you this question. how do you compare the state of our democracy under richard nixon in '73 and 74 with the state of our democracy, our constitutional remember in 2017, 2018? >> well, i think richard nixon made a run at -- totally against the institution. as we both know. and the i was with "the washington post" and the democratic party in those days. what i