all of their hearings are televised. they've been able to move forward as a court and they've seen it as a positive thing. and this is true of other courts in the land. the other piece about this, and i do have sympathy for the argument as being a former prosecutor for eight years on the trial court level that you would not want to televise every trial, that there have been issues with that, that a judge should be able to make that kind of decision. but i think you're in a whole different land when you're talking about the supreme court of our land and that is the u.s. supreme court. you don't have the issues of witnesses being somehow affected by having a camera on or those types of concerns that you would have that they would somehow act differently because a camera is on. and i would note that while some of the justices have taken the position against this i think it was former justice suter that said it was over his dead body that it would be televised. the other, newer justices, particularly justice kagoshima kagan

should supreme court proceedings be televised? go to facebook daup/c-span to let us know. >>> two supreme court justices testified before the senate judiciary committee about the impact of televising procedures. they answer questions from senator blumenthal. >> i was impressed why you think it is important for the public to appreciate what judging is and what role it plays in our system. not only is there the need, but there is the lack of a that understanding. but as one as argued and also a former law clerk who sat through a year of arguments and learned so much about the system in that process, why not open to video recording. why not give the public the benefit of seeing it firsthand in your court and other federal courts and so appreciate really the quality as well as the diversity and extraordinarily often difficulty of what you do. >> i'll start. >> when i first came on the court, i was in favor of -- you were just talking about televising the arguments, right, not the conference. the brazilian supreme court, they televise

it does get televised. now, is the time for the public proceedings to become truly accessible to millions of americans. senator grassley, i know you have taken a strong position on this. >> you tube. -- you, too. before i compliment you on your remarks, i think we are united when we get enough people here that we want to hold over the four judges that are on the agenda for today and then take up the bill. i am going to put it -- unless there is great descent in this committee expressed against the bill, i am going to associate myself with your remarks. thank you very much for the thoroughness of them. they are much more than what i have. i am going to put mine in the record and i also think senator durbin for his leadership on this issue of the bill. mr. chairman, you laid out a very compelling argument for the passage of this legislation. i hope we can get it past. thank you senator durbin. out would like to take some time to speak about another court issue that was made public yesterday. judge at sullivan

then we went on television. only injury allan shepherd ever got operating on the moon was he jumped in the car and cut his hand on the way to the television studio. >> so when the lunar module landed -- >> nixon was watching carefully. >> watching with you drn. >> no. he was watching with bill rogers. >> now there was a speech prepared in case the two astronauts, ael dron and armstrong, were stranded on the moon. what kind of contingencies did you have to prepare for in case this was not successful? >> i didn't have anything to do with it. >> tell us about china. when did have you an inkling that the president was thinking of a dramatic renewed approach to the people's republic of china? >> early on because i knew what he had's written in the magazine on foreign affairs and he talked about it on and off all during the administration that he was interested but i didn't know what was happening between him and henry kissinger. and what i do know is that they were sending all kinds of -- one of the things that alway

the senate has been televising its proceedings for more than 25 years. i believe the other body longer. state supreme courts have been televising their proceedings for years. now i know that some of the justices are not fans of televising their proceedings. i realize two or three members of the supreme court may not be in favor of this couple hundred million americans maybe on the other side, however. i understand they don't want to be made fun of to an unflattering video club or be quoted out of context. but that happens to the rest of us in public service all the time. it's not particularly pleasant but is part of our democracy and those of us who don't have lifetime positions are willing to put up with it. we try to counter misstatements by making sure the record is available to fair minded people. last october members of this committee, members of the senate judiciary committee held a hearing to consider the role of judges under the constitution. we were joined by justices scalia and justice breyer, two people who represent different philosophies on

we will be launching one national television network, six regional television networks, and an additional network. as we have announced previously, we have distribution agreements with four of the most powerful cable companies in the cable industry. including comcast, time warner, cox, and brighthouse. if you live in the bay area, we will be part of your basic cable package with comcast. i would like to acknowledge and thank our new neighbor, the leader of comcast sportsnet. for his help in this process. when you live in a neighborhood, some neighbors swap eggs for making cookies. we will be swapping television cameras with ted's group. as part of our programming mix, we will televised 850 live sporting events across our 12 campuses each year. that does not include hundreds more that we will eventually strain on our digital network. our event mix will include 34 football games, over 125 men's basketball games, over 40 women's basketball games, and another 650 olympic sports events which our conference dominates on an annual basis. in fact, the pac 12 has won several competitive championsh

we should hear you more on our television. you should hear us more on yours. [ speaking russian ] >> you must not be afraid of ideas. [ speaking russian ] >> we are not afraid of ideas. >> then let's have more exchange. we all agree on that, right? now let's look at our picture. [ speaking russian ] >> no question about that. [ speaking russian ] >> all that i can say from the way you talk and the way you dominate the conversation you would have made a good lawyer yourself. >> i just want to say something, tanya is so fluent, what did you pick up from khrushchev? >> well, there's an ongoing conversation. i don't want to go back through all of it. basically khrushchev is saying we want to you know more about us, we want to know more about you. i came from a coal miners area, you're a lawyer, but i have to defend our point of view i have to tell -- i'm going to try to talk to you as defend things here in the soviet union. you know -- >> let's have a competition, let's see who will produce more goods for the people. >> we all kno

this afternoon. >> you can see where the blood is on the television at only 1 years old that television was heavy on that stand. >> to add a half feet wider than the stand it rested all the baby had to do was bump into it >> the television spot on anything stable and not sitting on anything that was going to secure that type of television >> the fourth child to die of a television take over since october 4th year old died three weeks ago of a crushing head injury and november 3rd year old died television fell playing with two siblings to 10 days earlier 6 year old karl clermont died of a television toppled and on the 10 heights. shaun brown parents had no comment tonight. with each deadly incident safety experts renew their calls for parents to use safety straps or anchors to keep televisions from tipping. >> and less and to be learned to watch your children that is all this is about. that but northbrook based agency says setting television safety standards are reviewing these incidents funding coalition of non profits to embark this summer on first nationwide study looking specifically

he's been the first minority elected chairman of the board of national academy of television arts and sciences in 1984. he's an emmy award winner of course. but more importantly, i think, is that he's used his position all these years and also as a member. asian-american journalists to promote others. that's really to me the key to success. when you get to a position of dignified contribution, you then open the doors for others. that's what i continue to aspire to in this position. so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero. we've grown up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's, all. great wonderful shows that she's sponsored, pacific fusion and others. and you know jan is all around the bay area. all around the san francisco communities. she's helped us on engagement with our public and helping us dialogue with a difficult -- with difficult topics and being moderator or immediate -- mediator and hosted so many nonprofits and being there for every important fundraiser like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchi an

or any kind of television today. these debates, maybe people don't watch, but the news people pull sound aids out of them, and they are not the most reasonable sound bite, they are the most extreme sound bites. that is what people are left with. it is not good. >> thank you for the compliment. they are not common. as an old colleague of yours -- one i complimented him on something, he wrote that and said i am not used to this. i feel that it is maybe a trip. then it feeds the vicious cycle. when the candidates are walled off, the president is walled off, you pull sound bite out of these events like the days and it creates a bigger global for the abrogation -- aggregation a euphemism for not original reporting and that feeds more gossip because that is really all they can do is really recycle that it to get more eyes on the web site and more clix and more eyes on the youtube channel. and it just snowballed. >> i have always maintained that external events are often much more important than these internal debate and th

i don't own a television. i never see tv. watching tv, my dear apologies if you have to suffer a lot on tv. but for me, when we were debating in the oxford union, even offstage, there would be conversations, there would be endless conversations, there would be word play, there would be quotes going around. there would be a discussion of meaning while in the u.s. it is less of a conversational culture and more of let's do something. i will never forget my first time in california, that's part of the attraction of the u.s. and i'm headed to california. i got up in the morning and my closest friend, the great ben fuller. >> we have a lot of viewers in california, they'll be waiting for you. careful what you say. they already explained as inarticulate, they are waiting with a rope or a pitch fork or some other welcoming. >> angry looking people who smile and say hello. >> have a nice day as they string you up. >> exactly. >> let's get to this. he got up in the morning and the first thing he said it's a great day, what shall we do

it is an exciting time for television and technology in television and technology in general.

the senate has been televising these procedures for more than 25 years. i believe even state courts, including state supreme courts have been televising their proceedings for years. i know that some of the justices are not having their proceedings televised. i realize two or three members of the supreme court may not be in favor. a couple of million americans may be on the other side, however. i understand they don't want to be made to -- public service all the time. it's not particularly pleasant, but it's part of our democracy and those of us who don't have lifetime positions, we try to counter misstatements by making sure the record is available to fair minded people and is not left to rely on distortions. last october, members of the senate judiciary committee held a hearings to consider justices under the constitution. we were joined by justices skal lee -- to people who represent different philosophies of the court. i appreciate their willing participation in the hearings, i thought their discussion was informative and useful. senator blumenthal had

supreme court proceedings be televised? we wanted to join the conversation at facebook.com/cspan. >> our coverage of the political action conference continues in a few moments with mitch mcconnell. in a little less than a half- hour, a forum. >> when president lincoln was shot on april 14, 1865, he was wearing a black raincoat made for his second inaugural. it is cared for by the national park service and periodically displayed at the theater museum lobby. the place the original on display for the public. they learned that it is displayed for piu -- future generations. it is this sunday morning at 8:00. >> the american conservative union annual conference is under way in washington. speakers included mitch mcconnell. he talked about the economy, deficit, and other issues for 25 minutes. >> thank you very much. it is great to see all of you. good morning. i want to thank the acu war, staff, and volunteers. thanks for the opportunity to gather as a movement to share of our ideas and our talents in the great calls of liberty.

the brazilian supreme court, they televise their conference. >> i would never presume or think of televising the conference. >> thank you. nor would i. i was initially in favor of televising. but the longer i've been there, the less good idea i think it is. now, the justification usually put forward is we want to educate the american people about what the court is and what not. now, if i really thought the american people would get educated, i'd be all for it. and if they sat through a day of our proceedings gavel to gavel, boy, would it teach them a lot. they would learn that we're not most of the time looking up at the sky and saying, should there be a right to this or that? that we're doing real law -- the bankruptcy code, the internal revenue code. people would never again come up to me and ask as they sometimes do, justice scalia, why do you have to be a lawyer to be on the supreme court? the constitution doesn't say so. no, of course it doesn't. but 99% of what we do is law. it's stuff that only lawyers can do. and if the people would learn that, it would be a great piece of education.

because this is not really television. tavis: it is hbo. it is not television. [laughter] that did some like a commercial. go ahead. >> they are doing some of the most outstanding dramas around. and they have a very unusual business model where the content is unconventional. that is what they seek. it is edgy. along with that, from hbo, comes tremendous commercial success. the combination of both of those means that they can afford productions like this and they are akin to galleries. that is how they view what they do. it is an extraordinary time to be doing this kind of work. and a lot of other work that cable television has to be terrific on. "homeland," "breaking bad," we are in a time where people may look back at it and say that it is the golden age of cable television. >tavis: do you have to have a cast of this all start? it is not just the two of them. it is a huge cast. did you have to have a cast like that to make it work? why was that choice made to have so many a-lister's? >> dustin and i had wanted to work together since the 1970's. when i read the

well, we will have public television at least, we hope. you mentioned that public television is sort of the exception to much of what is being discussed, and i want to segue into a conversation about your new program. you are the energizer bunny of media. you just keep going and going and every time we think moyers is off and we are not going to have him back, you pop back up. this program, moyers and company, which is going to be on in january on public television stations all over the country, is... well, let me let you define it. i know what you have said about it, but i want you to tell us yourself what your intention is. >> moyers: on your first, public radio, national public radio, is perhaps, in my judgment, the most important broadcast medium of our time. it is growing. yes, they have their problems, but it reaches more people than, collectively >> smith: yeah. >> moyers: than any other single instrument of journalism. and we must have some information that we know in common, that we share in common, if we are going to feel a part

i think we're still first generation product if you evaluate 3-d by active television, passive televisions, auto/stereo. we certainly see the technology changing, we see it moving, we see a lot happening, and i think you can see it here at the show. >> host: what are you displaying here at the consumer electronics show? >> guest: so for the first year -- we've been here about two other years, all of our member companies came together and wanted to show, you know, the breadth of 3-d. so we've got products that'll show up in your cell phone, we've got 3-d products showing up for your intertalk aboutment systems, 3-d software that show up in what we call education and entertainment combined. those kind of channels have always done it well. and plus we have some other software applications. so your going to see 3-d in classes because it's really incredibly, the numbers of -- we've done some studies on this. it's amazing how much better students focus on the subject and how much more they take away. and it's been tested over time that this continues to happen. students are really getting engage

we came into this market years ago at a time when there were no asian-pacific americans on television. we are celebrating something very special this evening and this month. yes, we are celebrating our history and rich culture, our culinary and fine arts, but as you look around this theater, you realize there are so many other examples of the ascendancy of ascendancyapa -- ascendancy of the apa community. there are so many issues and so many positive stories to report, and i feel so fortunate through the years to have had the opportunity to cover these stories that serve the needs of the community at large as well as our own apa community. the community should be proud and acknowledged for its role in paving the way for jan and for me and hundreds of others to be working in newsrooms across the city. it took activism by chinese for affirmative action and other organizations in the early 1970's to get apa's hired into radio and television stations. ever since it turned out to be more than just the right thing to you. it has improved the quality of journalism and the quality of coverage

me to be part of the voice to move the issue that we think is so important forward in terms of television. and those of us inside the broadcasting world have that extra responsibility, i believe, to move that voice forward, to speak up about the issues that we think are important to our communities. i think that david and i have certainly tried to do that in so many levels, but this award means so much. i will tell you that i was born and raised in hawaii. my father was a taxi cab driver. he never got a high-school degree. my mother worked in a bakery. to think that you are honoring me today is so special to myself and to my family because no one ever said back then, "you want to go into television, be a broadcaster, interview the future mayor of san francisco?" but the fact that this poor kid from hawaii can be in front of you today and share the stage with so many fabulous people is really valuable. have a dream and go for it. i will continue to try to be your voice in broadcasting. i thank you for this honor. i want to bring up my colleague. david and i have been colleagues and friends

and they were put on display on iranian state television for all the world to see. we will assess the threat later in the show. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. there are reports of new violence in syria today as government forces ramp up the assault against opposition groups in several cities. human rights observers say another 43 people were killed yesterday. the u.s. embassy is now closed. but so far the regime is not bow to go international pressure. especially after russia and china vetoed a u.n. security council resolution to stop the violence. >> reporter: mortars rained down on the city along with rockets and artillery fire. on the streets, even recovering dead bodies hack become too dangerous for residents who say government snipers shoot to kill anyone who dares to step out. no place is safe. not even this make shift clinic where people seek refuge and where doctors struggle to treat the injured. >> all we want is help. we don't care how. we don't care if an army comes in. we don't care if it bombards syria t

what's great about television there's a balance.omething for everybody and every show you watch. >> when people were talking about basketball, they gave these reasons for why you don't want to be on the show, i'm glad you set the record straight, how do you handle rumors constantly as a celebrity. >> you know, you just, it comes with the territory and so it doesn't bother me. i'm so secure in who i am as a woman that i don't let that stuff bother me and most of it is not true anyway. when you're secure you can laugh at it and not feed into it. my family is fine. we're happy. >> there are a million girls out there, what kind of advice would you give them? >> work hard. i didn't wake up and be in this position. you know, it took a lot of hard work. i started to intern with ludacris at a radio show. we just con stisistently worked hard. >> what's the next big thing for la la? >> if i could settle into a cool acting place, that would be great. to continue to do cool movies that''s my ultimate goal. the reality stuff is amazing. but, to

is it all television or other things? >> it's mostly television. the vast majority of it is television but that's no surprise because that's 80% of what you spend on a campaign is television. florida is eye great example of that. restore our future spent $10 million just in florida, almost all of it on advertising. >> ifill: to spending decisions differ from candidate to candidate? >> they differ from superpac to superpac. i think the candidate strategies are similarly. but the pro-gingrich superpac came out and said they were going to do a real ground war operation, they were going to get out voters, that they were going to target voters. and there were some people i talked to who said that difficult for a superpac to do. the most effective use of a superpac may be running ads because if you don't have a candidate to mobilize volunteers it's hard to motivate people and really turn them out to vote. >> ifill: one of the things that comes out of these periodic discussion disugzs we have about money is that money yields a result, and the $$10 million

but at the longest-running television shows in history. don cornelius may have left his mark on popular culture as the founder of soul train, started with $400 out of his own pocket. out of the many performers that appeared on his show, israel attacks type is created face on television for african-american artists like gladys wright. >> we are so grateful to him for giving us that pace. he gave those people with commercial opportunities to have the way to get our products. >>> he is really an unsung hero. >> the jackson five, stevie wonder, open john, whitney houston and beyond they all performed on soul train. today many in the industry are mourning the loss. producer quincy jones said, before mtv, there was soul train. that will be the great legacy of john cornelius. the whole will never be matched the dot mac performers profits echoed that thought. he was the friend and we mourn his loss. cornelius was found dead about an apparent self-inflicted gunshot with early wednesday morning according to los los angeles police. friends say he had

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syrian stain television says 25 people have been killed. it blames the attack on terrorist gangs. >> welcome to "g.m.t.." also in the program -- a bbc investigation revealed serious short comings in the recruitment process for the afghan army. clashes in greece as workers take to the streets in protest against austerity on top of austerity. two explosions have shaken the syrian city of aleppo. the first such violence in the northern city since demonstrations against president assad's regime began nearly a year ago. the state television quoted a statement from the health ministry, saying that 25 people have died and 175 have been injured in the blast. it's blamed the attacks on what it called armed terrorist gangs, adding that the targets were a military intelligence complex and a security base where oppositionç activists ha blamed president assad's blamed president assad's regime. jim muir reports from beirut in laboring lebanon.ç >> aleppo had been largely untouched by the uprising, and now this. two huge bomb blasts in quick succession.

far more than any conference has had on television. what that will mean to our student athletes for the best of the best in what they do to be up to be seen by their families, to fall by passionate -- followed by a passionate fans will get our conference, the advantages going forward. there's a lot of excitement, a lot of buzz about what this will mean for our conference and college sports. a lot of people to thank for bringing this to reality. i want to commend gary stevenson, the president of pac 12 and prizes for the amazing team he is putting together to bring this to realization and have this be a great success for schools and to all parties that are working with him and especially to mayor lee, who has been such a great visionary and advocate for this city and in such a great facilitator. the city has overachieved on everything. we are on schedule and they are thrilled we -- with the partnership will have with the city to show cash -- showcase all that is new and innovative. thank you for your support. it is a historic day for th

it was actually televised. that is how much that individual changed. then he went on to have a very successful career and retired on a golf course in florida, as a matter of fact. they were debating the death penalty at the country club one day, and he said in two weeks, he would bring its former death row inmate. two weeks later, he walked in the room. he said that he immediately changed the minds of those arguing for the death penalty. that is just one powerful case, but there are many stories like that. i know that was not my question, but -- [laughter] >> your question was how could you bear to preside over an execution. how did you handle it? >> i would tell myself that it was my role to lead, and leading that many things to me. that meant leaving my staff for the process. it meant leaving the inmates at the facility through the process. process. it meant reaching out to the