why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warningthat could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? this has led to interesting speculation about, was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i believe i would have found a smoking memo with it existed. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on "q and a ." up next, iowa state university professor sara marcketti talks about what fashion is not covered by copyright protection and the creation of the fashion originators guild of america in the 1930's. the fashion originators guild of america was an attempt to protect and register original fashion. despite its popularity, the guild faced backlash from merchants and in the 1940's faced federal sanctions for monopolistic practices. this class is about 40

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some very interesting adulation about was the ship -- interesting speculation about was the ship s et up for attack by the admiralty? i found no smoking memo. believe me, i would've found a smoking memo. that is to say, there is nothing from churchill or jackie feature or somebody else in the admiralty saying, let's let the lusitania though into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. announcer: nothing like tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. monday on "the communicators," we look at new technology products. >> if there is something you want to capture, you take it off your wrist. and it will be very simple to take off your wrist. and it will expand. and it will be as easy as gesturing. it is completely autonomous. there is no remote required. it is smart enough to know the direction you talk, the pressure. [indiscernible] if you throw i

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo and believe mae i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. theres nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we want it to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q & a." house armed services committee chair mack thornberry spoke this week about the defense department's acquisition process and some of the changes he'd like to see implemented in pentagon purchasing. from the center for strategic and international i was here in november 2013 to launch a project that the former senator asked me to work on so i thought it made sense to come back here to unveil the first installment of where we a

the ship is passing through seas that are amazingly flat and smooth. nobody has seen anything like this before. like glass, which is very rare for those waters. a warm spring day. the irishoast is visible in the distance. the fall that was in the sea had lifted about an hour earlier almost in a miraculous fashion until it was suddenly gone. here is the ship sailing through this glassy sea, and what happens then, when schweiger launches his torpedo -- you can imagine this, a torpedo leaves a very obvious track of compressed air bubbles. this was the exhaust from the torpedo. it is a glassy sea and you think you are safe and suddenly you see this track heading right toward the ship. that is what that moment is like. there is the impact and then -- and this is what is relevant to theodate pope and others -- it opened up a hole at just the right spot. flooding was so massive and so intense that the ship almost immediately took on a 25 degree left. so while it had more than enough lifeboats, suddenly half of the lifeboats were useless, or essentially useless. you are any 25 degree lift, the boats on the port side are now moving against the deck and the superstructure. starboa

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warnings that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting, i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. that is to say there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to someone else in the admiralty saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we want it to get sunk. nothing like that exists. however, there is a collection of evidence that if you try to use that evidence to prove that without there was a conspiracy a shadow of a doubt you , couldn't. but if you flip it around and pursue the null hypothesis, and try to prove that there was no conspiracy, you can't. it is the same kind of thing. i find it very interesting that a very prominent naval historian and former british naval intelligence guy had, in a book about room 40, had said at first that his vi

there was nothing from churchil to jackie fisher saying let's let it go into the irish sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> president obama marked the fifth anniversary of the healthcare law with a ceremony at the white house. the president said the law is working despite republican efforts to undermine it. this event is 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by dr. nancy mirren. [applause] pres. obama: there you go. hey. [applause] dr. mirren: good morning. good morning. i am a practicing internist that focuses on women's health. i went into medicine for all the typical reasons. i wanted to help people. i was good in science. i was caring. primary care was my natural fit so i followed my heart and i did not look back. i work in a wonderful practice with another fabulous physician. in 2010, we were fortunate enough to embark on a transformation journey that enhanced our goals as physicians and provide better access and quality care to our patients. our practice thrived and

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without the detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? this has led to interesting speculation. was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i believe i would have found a smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span's " q&a." american artifex takes you to historic places to learn

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without an escort and without detailed warning thatld have been provided to the cap jimtain but was not. this leads to some speculation as to whether the ship was set up for an attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting. i found no smoke a memo, and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. there is nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, or someone else in the admiral saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to say. they like that. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." monday on the communicators. more from the international consumer electronics show as we look at new technology products. >> you just taken off your wrist. it would be very simple to take off and it would expand. you would literally just toss it. it's completely autonomous. no remote required. you don't need to be wearing something. it's smart enough to know the direction that you toss it. if it's a gentle toss, it will stay close. it will take a photo and come back, completely autonomousl

someone saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that existed. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> up next on american history tv, lois brown, wesleyan university history professor discusses the relationship between whites and newly freed blacks in the aftermath of the civil war. ms. brown says there was a gre

arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania, why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by, by churchill for someone in the admiralty. and it's interesting. i found no smoking memo, and believe me i would have found a smoking memo. that is to say there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else in the admiralty saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we want to get something. nothing like that existing. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >>> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on sally yates as the next deputy attorney general. she was asked about mandatory minimum sentencing. the president's executive order, human sex trafficking and countering violent extremism. sally yates previously served in georgia. representative john lewis and johnny isaacson of georgia provided introducto

it runs east to west for about 70 miles, starting almost at the north sea and ending at the irish sea. the height of the wall varied. at its highest point, the wall rose up 20 feet above the grassy land. it took 16,000 roman soldiers 10 years to build. historians argue over just why the wall was built. some believe it was a barrier to separate roman-controlled britain on this side from the wild barbarian tribes on the other side. another theory was that by building a wall with gates and checkpoints, it allowed the romans to collect taxes on those passing through. or it could have just been built to show off the power that was rome. whatever the reason, forts were built along the wall and manned by soldiers. these are the remains of one of the bigger forts. as the years passed, the romans left england and the soldiers left the wall. in later centuries, many of the stones were taken from the wall to build roads. this important part of history would have been lost if not for a man by the name of john clayton in the 18th century who helped save it. proud of their wall from the days of had

. >> ifill: 100 years ago this may, there was a fateful encounter in the irish sea. y brown has that story from our latest addition to the newshour bookshelf. >> brown: it was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. the sinking of the british passenger ship, "lusitania" by a german submarine, on may 7, 1915. nearly 1,200 people, including 123 americans, were killed. it's a story of legendary proportions, but also one with a number of mysteries at its core. and it's told in the new book, "dead wake." author erik larson, whose previous best-sellers include "the devil in the white city" joins me now. unlike some of these other of your pases works this one more well-known more well-- why did you want to come into it? >> at first i was a little put off by the fact that it was so well-known and so well trod. but what i realized as i started doing some exploratory research was that there was an opportunity here i felt to bring something to the party that hadn't necessarily been brought before. i saw it as cuz there is so much fantastic archiveality material that it s

arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania, why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting. i found no smoking memo and believe me i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get some. -- sunk. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> american history tv, exerts from an interview with john lehman, former national security council in the nixon administration. he talks about joining the foreign-policy team under henry kissinger as well as president nixon's policy towards vietnam and cambodia in the early 70's. he also discusses the arms negotiations with the soviet union and some of the major foreign-policy players of the time. the richard nixon presidential library conducted the inte

. >> why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was this ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting. i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else. let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea, nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> brits prime minister david cameron said this week that he will not seek a third term if he wins election in the upcoming general general election. >> questions to the prime minister. [applause] >> thank you mr. speaker. i know the whole house wants to join me in offering our deepest condolences to all those killed in yesterdays crash in france. it is heartbreaking to hear about the schoolchildren, the babies, the people whose lives came to an end. at this stage,

nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get some. -- sunk. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> american history tv, exerts from an interview with john lehman, former national security council in the nixon administration. he talks about joining the foreign-policy team under henry kissinger as well as president nixon's policy towards vietnam and cambodia in the early 70's. he also discusses the arms negotiations with the soviet union and some of the major foreign-policy players of the time. the richard nixon presidential library conducted the interview as a part of a project to document his administration. this is about one hour. john: i came to be the legislative advisor and lobbyist for kissinger really by default because there was no such thing on the national security council at the time. and when dick, and i was assistant to dick, when he took over the overall, that was all full of congressional relations because the subcommittee, the foreign affairs committee was holding a series of hearings, a ma

larson: the question gets complicated when you ask why was the ship allowed to enter the irish sea without the detailed warning that could have been provided. this has led to some very interesting speculation as to whether this chip was -- ship was set up for an attack by churchill or someone from the admiralty. it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. leave me, i would have found a smoking memo if it exists. there is nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, or someone else, letting the ship going to the irish sea. nothing like that. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern ann's and pacific. this morning, "usa today" investigative reporter, steve riley, talks about the nation's power grid. and, steve nardizzi, ceo of the wounded we more your project. then, charles schmitz has the latest on yemen. as always, we will take your calls. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning on the sunday, march 29. congress is in recess for the next two weeks marking the start to the passover season. it is also the start of holy week for christians around the world. president obama and vice president biden wi

nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on "q and a ." up next, iowa state university professor sara marcketti talks about what fashion is not covered by copyright protection and the creation of the fashion originators guild of america in the 1930's. the fashion originators guild of america was an attempt to protect and register original fashion. despite its popularity, the guild faced backlash from merchants and in the 1940's faced federal sanctions for monopolistic practices. this class is about 40 minutes. dr. marcketti: good afternoon. i'm very happy to see you all here today. thank you for coming over to the memorial union to see this class. today i am going to present a paper called "knock it off: a history of design piracy in the fashion industry." i wanted acknowledge my co-author dr. jane parsons from the university of missouri. this work is currently under contract with texas tech university press. we will start wi

let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted it to get some. nothing like that. announcer: tonight at it :00 p.m. on c-span's q&a. announcer: john kasich visited manchester, new hampshire. he was speaking at a politics breakfast series. he previously served in the house of representatives from 1983-two thousand one. he ran for president towards the end of his final term, but lost the nomination to george w. bush. this is just under an hour. [applause] gov. kasich: it is great to be here. this is back when congress actually worked. he is a terrific guy and worked closely with one of my great friends. i love him. he was on the budget committee with me. you know chris. i always said john sununu was the smartest guy i have ever worked with in the house and senate. do you agree with that? yeah. now that you're in hampshire, you better or you won't get out of the room. what can you say about judd gregg? what can you say about i am honored with the fact that he would come here this morning. these are my comrades in arms. these were people who made the congress work and

why were they allowed to head into the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the slip essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. and it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. believe me i would have found a smoking memo if it exists. that is, there is nothing to say from churchill or to jackie fisher or to someone else saying let's let the lucitania go into the irish sea because we want to get something. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2 here on c-span3 we compliment that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history conservative with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary. american artifacts touring museums and his

someone saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that existed. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> up next on american history tv, lois brown, wesleyan university history professor discusses the relationship between whites and newly freed blacks in the aftermath of the civil war. ms. brown says there was a great deal of racial tension in the south and north. as a result, slavery was replaced with wage slavery with sharecropping. this was hosted by the vermont humanities council. lois: good morning. it is wonderful to be here today. i have to begin with a sincere thanks to the vermont humanities council, the executive director peter gilbert two amy cunningham, and the staff of vermont humanities for everything in between. thank you to mark for that wonderful introduction, and for inspiring me and all of us with all that you are doing at vermont historical society. i also come with greetings. from the connecticut humanities council to which only days ago i was appointed to the board. david, yes, there is a connectic

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some their interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill

was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, or someone else, that said, let the ship go into the irish sea. nothing like that. , sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> the brookings institution recently hosted a form on the future of the u.s. postal service. they looked at proposed changes that would help to modernize agency and improve its financial situation. this is one hour and a half. elaine: good morning everyone. i am the director of the center for public management here at brookings. we are gathered here today to talk about a very large and important entity, the united states postal service. one of the perhaps oldest along , with the united states army, organizations in the u.s. government. and about which there's been much written, and even a movie made. or two or three. and the post office is at a particular crossroads. i will ask you to just think of the following. when is the last time any of you got a letter with a stamp on it? ok. now some of you did. i suspect those of you born after about 1980 don't even really own any stamps. [laughter] just for the edification of the young pe

was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, or someone else, that said, let the ship go into the irish seag like that.

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without support and the detailed warning that would have been provided but was not? this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone. it's nothing from churchill or somebody else saying let's let the lusitania go into the sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-spans q and a. >>> secret service director joseph clancy testified. he was questioned at length about the events of march 4th when there was a bomb threat at the white house gate. this is 3.5 hours. # #: committee on oversight government reform will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. e look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the isle.aisle.ie look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. a litany of major mishaps raise major concerns. in 2011 nobody recognized

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without any detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain that was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was that ship essentially set up for an attack by churchill for someone -- or someone in the admiral. it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i would have found the smoking memo if it existed. there is nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that exist. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> former chair ben bernanke speaks tomorrow. he will discuss the u.s. economy and efforts to achieve full employment in the labor market. that is tomorrow at 930 a.m. eastern on c-span two. later that morning, a conversation with transportation secretary and epa administrator. they sit down with politico's mike allen. that is live tomorrow on c-span 2 beginning at 11:45 a.m. eastern. next, secret service director joseph clancy testified before the house oversight committee about the agency's current operations. he was

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort? thout the kind of detail that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner, but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation as to if it was essentially set up by attack for someone in the admiralty. i found no smoking memo, and i would have found it if it existed. there is nothing from church role -- churchill to anyone else saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish did because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span q&a. >> next, and negotiation about iran's nuclear program. after that, your calls and comments on washington journal. >> now a discussion on how iran and other politics collide. here is a portion of their remarks. >> hi, i am jacob, the editor of the national interest magazine and i am moderating today on behalf of the center of national interest, which hss invited that -- has invited two guests to speak about iran and american politics. on my right is david rothkopf, the ceo and editor of foreign policy mag

there was nothing from churchill saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea, nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on "q&a." >> thursday, president obama outlined new steps by the consumer financial protection bureau to target payday lenders. he spoke in birmingham alabama and praise the house for passing legislation which permanently blocks medicare physician cuts. this is 30 minutes. ♪ [applause] president obama: hello, lawson state. [applause] yeah. it's good to be here. thank you so much. i love you back. i do. [applause] thank you. everybody have a seat. have a seat. i'm going to talk for a second. everybody please give ali a big round of applause, please. [applause] president obama: i felt a little bad because she said, a man who needs no introduction, so i start walking out. [laughter] president obama: as it turned out, she had a little introduction. but it is wonderful to be here. let me just say, first of all, thank you to dr. ward. [applause] president obama: who is not only your president, we named him a white house champion of change

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation about, was the ship is essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo, and i believe i would have found a smoking memo if it existed, but there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else in the admiralty saying let's let the lusitania go into the rcf because he we want it to get some. nothing like this. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> margaret hamburg spoke at the national press club today page is announced at the end of the month she is step down from the fda after six years as commissioner. >> good afternoon, and welcome. my name is john hughes, an editor for bloomberg first word, heartbreaking news desk in washington, and i am the president of the national press club. the club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. we are committed to o

let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. ing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> jeh hohnson testified about the president's budget request before the subcommittee on homeland security. secretary johnson was questioned extensively about the president's immigration order. this portion of the hearing is about an hour. >> all right. i'm going to call today's hearing to order. secretary, happy you're here today. glad your here to testify on the president's 16 budget before the department of homeland security. last year you testified on a budget that was already developed at that time before you came on the job. this request however is a true reflection of your priorities. we look forward to having a robust discussion. fy 16 sbugget $41.2 billion. an increase of $1.7 billion above fiscal year 2015. mr. secretary, there is a lot to like in this request. and i have some concerns, too, but for the first time since i've been chairman, i'm pleased with many of the recommendations in your request. the

nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania going to the irish seathing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> a discussion about iran's nuclear program. a senate hearing about alzheimer's disease. outgoing food and drug administrator on her tenure with the agency. >> a discussion on how you run and other middle east issues have influence u.s. foreign of policy and politics for panelists include david rothkopf ceo and editor which publishes foreign policy newspaper and dov s. zakheim a former defense undersecretary who served during the george w bush administration. hosted a by the center for the national interest, this is 90 minutes. jacob: hi, i am jacob, the editor of the "national interest" magazine and i am moderating today on behalf of the center of national interest, which has invited two guests to speak about iran and american politics. on my right is david rothkopf the ceo and editor of foreign policy magazine and managing director of kissinger associates and has held several high-level positions in the clint

from church elder jackie fisher or someone else in the admiral saying, let's let the ship go into the irish sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a? . >> lead a general election is may 7. david cameron and ed miliband appeared on a live question and answer session program in london. prime minister cameron rejected a previous proposal of a head to head debate but he will take part in a seven party debate on april 2. this is hosted by sky news and channel four. the program is an hour and 15 minutes. kay: welcome to cameron and miliband live. good evening. tonight she's the first big election test for two men. one of them will be been the uk's next prime minister. dave -- david cameron and ed miliband are the only people with a genuine chance of forming the next government. tonight, we will see what they're made of. >> over the next 90 minutes both men will face jeremy head-to-head and also answer the questions of our studio audience. david cameron will be interviewed by jeremy, then join me to take questions from our audience. after that ed m

let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get some, nothing like that exists sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> here are some of our future programs for this week and on the c-span networks. on c-span [applause] -- on c-span2's, peter wallace and discusses government housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis and it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00, director at columbia university, jeffrey sachs, on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty, political corruption, and environmental decay. saturday morning at 10:30 eastern on american history tv on c-span3, a discussion on the last major speeches of abraham lincoln, and martin luther king jr. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on "real america," the 1965 "we do interview with martin luther king jr. find a complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you watch. follow -- e-mail us, call us, or send as a treat. -- send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> "washington journ

packed into the block party near union square celebrating when everybody can feel a little irish today. st. patrick's day festivities underway in san francisco with a parade. covered in a sea of green. but the party didn't end with the parade. >> we are just bar hopping. we've been bar hopping since this afternoon and yeah just enjoying like all the different festivities going on here. >> reporter: police were on alert looking for impaired drivers so most partyed with a plan. >> oh, cab it. take a cab. my girlfriend lives in the san francisco area. so we're just going to be like heading on over to her house. >> reporter: while st. patrick's day is an opportunity for everyone to feel irish visitors from ireland got to celebrate american style. >> back home it's not -- much more like nonchalant. like whatever. let's have a

in case you missed it here are some of the most memorable irish highlights. in a sea of green it can be hard to tell the spectators from the people in the parade. >> the parade is awesome. it represents of course, st. paddy's day. my favorite city in the world. >> we're natives. we've been coming here. it's a lot of significance. >> the weather certainly cooperated this year. the hot sun forcing kids to cool down with ice cream and dogs to drink bottled water. >> happy st. patrick's day! >> the parade, a treasured tradition in san francisco, that brings out the irish in everyone. >> everyone's having a great time. and it's a great day to be a san franciscan. >> marching down market street, thousands of spectators crowded the sidewalks to get a glimpse of the dancing, the irish pipers marching band and the decorative floats. susan smith watches the parade every year with her family. >> my grandparents are from kerri in ireland. it's a lot of fun. every year we have so much fun coming. >> this mom brought her three girls complete with green glitter in their hair. >> we

nothing from church thoil jackie fisher or somebody else saying let's let the louis taina go into the irish seahing like that exists. >> sunday night, at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span's "q&a." >> president obama son the road today in birmingham alabama, to deliver marks on the economy at lawson state community college. we'll have live coverage starting at 4:10 eastern on c-span. yesterday a senate committee examined efforts to treat and cure alzheimer's dwesms heard about where researchers are in terms of developing a cure, the effectiveness of current treatments and think need for more funding to study the disease. also appearing before the committee was former model, actress and restaurateur bae smith. senate collins of maine chairs the committee. this is just under two hours. >> this hearing will come to order. we have convened this afternoon's hearing to assess our nation's progress in combating alzheimer's disease since the enactment of the national alzheimer's project act which i co-authored with then-senator evan bayh in 2011. i don't need to tell the people in this room what a dev

american west coast literally from alaska all the way down to baja california, is warmer than normal, and that's having a terrible effect on sea lions. patty irish had breakfast this morning through a feeding tube. and that's a miracle. the day before the sea lion was on the verge of death after cathy got the call that she was stranded on the shore of san francisco. >> it looked like a mother sea lion was cruising up and down the shoreline and they didn't make the connection, so this sea lion seemed to be stranded. >> now she's at the marine mammal center in salcilito. alongside of an unprecedented number of other pups her age. >> the pups coming into our care are seven eight-month-old pups little bags of bones and they're really in pitiful condition. >> according to the national atmospheric association the cold water seems to be driving them out deeper to sea, and the pups continue keep up. wind up alone and starving. this warming has happened before. the 1940s 1950s and 1990s all saw strange warming periods on the california coast. but those were all connected to a specific weather pattern an el nino. this time there's noel niÑo. something new

the more memorable irish highlights. most memorable irish highlights. >> in a sea of green, it's heard to tell the spectators from the peoplethe parade. >> the parade is awesome. it represents, of course st. patty's day in a city, my favorite city in the world. >> we are natives and we have been coming here. it has a lot of significance. >> the weather certainly cooperated this year. the hot sun forcing kids to cool down with ice cream and dogs to drink bottled water. >> happy st. patrick's day! the annual st. patrick's day parade, a treasured tradition in san francisco, that brings out the irish in everyone. >> everyone is having a great time. it's a great day to be a san franciscan. >> thousands crowded the sidewalk to get a glimpse of the dance scene, the irish pipers, the marching band and the decorative floats. susan smith watches the parade every year with her family. >> my grandparents are from kari and county cork in ireland. it's a lot of fun. every year we have so much fun coming. >> this mom brought her three girls complete with green glitter in their hair. >> we just moved to san francisco, and this is our first

the morning. that sea of green there are people all over the world to celebrate. it is one of the oldest pubs in b dublin. people are enjoying irish music and whisky made for the bar. prince charles and his wife are set to meet with president obama at the white house. they will do some site seeing. >>> state officials are weighing more water restrictions to deal with california's dire drought. it could likely end in a vote about restrictions fines and how they will be enforced. >>> we are always here on ktvu.com, you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. - [joe] robots on the job. part of the present. - we can't do it without them. - [joe] and part of our future. - [david] so are we in the middle or at the beginning of a robot revolution? i think you could term it that way. - [joe] by 2050, you have robot coworkers in all shapes and sizes, doing all sorts of jobs. working robots. how they are changing a world now and what it means for your future. next on earth 2050. how's it going everybody? my name is joe pennant and i'm your host for exploration earth 2050. in this episode we're going to take a look at robots

irish eyes be smiling on today's forecast? that's the question. carol has those answers for you, coming up next. n's oval. >> expect sea evergreen at today's st. rade. >> live along the parade route, no irish jigs just yet right? >> reporter: that's right. but, in just a few hours of course, 20,000 people are expected to gather along the parade route. i'm here at 16th and jfk where it will all begin around noon today. barriers set up, police gathered to start the security patrol. the parade route will start here 16th and jfk go down the parkway, the performance area around 23rd street. and the parade route will continue around eakin's oval, up north of the art museum, about 150 groups marching bands, dance troops, floats, and more, will participate. they will be decked out in green and of course after the parade there are public crawls and all sorts of other celebrations, there is also a mass at about 9:15 at the st. patrick's church 20th and locust streets. so lots of celebrations. we had in honor of st. patrick's day in center city, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio" for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, cherri gregg thank so much. 8:48 rig

irish pride is on display today in philadelphia. it's the annual st. patrick's day parade. love that seaf green. >> reporter: you'll need the coat with the green beer today. the windchills will be in the 30s and 40s all day long, i'll have the details from accuweather when we come right back. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus with a two-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucke

. ♪ >>> lots of irish eyes were smiling in center city today. it was a sea of green up and down thelin parkway for philadelphia's annual st. patrick's day parade. the windy weather was not ideal, but folks who came out didn't let that ruin their fun. >> they got to take it in stride. you just got to dress for it. and if you can't change it. >> philadelphia's parade is the second oldest in the country, dating all the way back to 1771. about 20,000 people are expected to take part in today's event. [ bagpipes playing ] >>> the philadelphia emerald society pipe band led the way into the st. patrick's day mass in center city. archbishop celebrated today's service at 20th and locust streets. ♪ >>> in boston, this year's st. patrick's day parade made history. for the first time two groups representing gay and lesbians were included.v6xfú they were boston pride and. the fight has been going on for 20 years. the organizers went all the way to the supreme court to prevent them from participating. >>> a wealthy heir long suspected to be connected to a pair of mysterious deaths is under arrest

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without the detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? this has led to interesting speculation. was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i believe i would have found a smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span's " q&a." american artifex takes you to historic places to learn what artifacts reveal. located in surry virginia, bacon's castle is the oldest built dwelling in the u.s. occupied by nathaniel bacon's supporters. built in 1665, we learned about the structure and some of the virginians who called it home. >> my name is jennifer hurst-wender. i am the director of museum operations. this is bacon's castle in surry virginia. it is one of preservation virginia's historic sites. we are the oldest built dwelling in north america. the house boasts a rare architect

author: why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided? and this has led to some very interesting speculation about if this ship was set up for an attack by churchill or someone. and it is interesting i found no smoking memo, and believe me, i would have found a smoking memo if there was something from churchill or jackie fisher saying something like "let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea," nothing like that. announcer 2: sunday night on c-span's "q&a." announcer 3: next, president obama's weekly address. following will be the republican response and he talks about new legislation approved by the house this week to avert cuts to medicare-dr. payments -- medicare-doctor payments. president obama: hi, everyone. a few years ago, we passed historic wall street reform. we passed a consumer independent financial protection bureau to protect american consumers from some of the worst practices in the financial industry. they have already put five billion dollars in the back of millions of pockets and

there was nothing from churchill or shush her or anyone saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that exist. >>, sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. each week american artifacts takes you to places and looks at artifacts in american history. bacon's castle was occupied nathaniel bacon supporters during the political uprising. originally called arthur allen's brickhouse, we learn about the structure and some virginians who called it home. in the director of the museum. today we are a weekend castle. -- bacon's castle. bacon's castle is on the national register of historic sites. we are the oldest dwelling in north america. it is a very rare architectural style. it's youthe other two are invertedn barbados. this room would have been directly above where visitors would have entered into bacon's castle until the addition was built and the entrance was moved. you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifically refer to this house as being in the style of architecture and that would be if you look out the window you can see the flemish gables

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some their interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? and it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. believe me, i would have found as looking memo. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else in the admiraltysaying let's let the lusitania going to the sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. announcer: tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to columbus, georgia. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. jeff seymour: today we typically think of hybrids as the cars the combination of electricity and gasoline, but if you ask somebody but hybrids in the mid-19th century, there went to talk about ships. this is a hybrid. it is