we have thomas friedman's shameless comments ahead. plus a 2012 round-up, and why michele bachmann is hoping rick perry doesn't throw his hat in the ring. and this, julia roberts banned in the uk. we'll they you why. those stories and much more. "the five" starts right now. we're waiting on the host to hold a final vote on the boehner plan. quickly the highlights of the plan. the plan will cut and cap discretionary spend buying $917 over the next ten years, and louvre the debt ceiling to rise by $900 billion immediately. but this one, very importantly, no new revenue, no tax increase. after the bill passes, which i think it probably will, the democrats have three options. they have cut, cap and balance already passed. they have the boehner compromise passed. oh, this one, they have more obama economics, bob, which has failed. >> before we get started -- >> oh, no! >> -- i have in honor of my friend, greg, i've gotten you all this t-shirt i have, which says i love the debt debate. here you go, greg. debt ceiling debate. whatever. >> bob

. >> up next, thomas friedman talks about u.s. debt and the 2012 elections. on this morning's "washington journal" we'll get an update. at 10:00 a.m., live house coverage. this morning, the british house of commons will investigate allegations of illegal phone hacking by rupert murdoch's news corp. the company's "news of the world" newspaper shut down last weekend over the controversy. the home affairs committee will question senior police officials about investigations that some royal police officers took bribes for providing information that was used by reporters. live coverage from london begins at 6:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside, new and returning house and senate members with contact information, including 2013 arsdz, district maps and committee assignments. information on the white house. supreme court justices and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> next, new york times foreign affairs columnist thomas friedman on the challe

tomorrow for the closing session of the conference with author and "the new york times" thomas thomas friedman and the washington governor. she will be our guest on "newsmakers" with the governor's view on the debate of raising the debt ceiling and the challenges of leading a state during a recession tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern. lawmakers in washington remain on call this week and for more talks on reducing the deficit and raising the government debt ceiling. in his weekly address, president obama says congress should be willing to compromise on spending and some tax increases. in the republican address, senator hatch urges his colleagues to pass a balanced budget amendment. >> today, there is a debate going on in the washington over the best way to get america's fiscal hasen in order and get our economy and a stronger footing going forward. for one decade, america has been spending more money than we have taken in. for several decades, our debt has been rising. let's be honest. either party is blameless. we have talked the issue to death without doing anything about it. this

all of us, you, and thomas friedman, someone i like a lot less than malcolm gladwell, he said the only competition that exists now is between us and our own imaginations. imagine kittens. you can make a video the gets of million views. i know the guy who made the evolution of dance. i knew him before he was famous. is one of the most famous youtube videos and the most poorly video. the most famous video on youtube is a baby by adding another baby's finger. it's ridiculous. have some phreaking fund. i did not like each ledger as the joker but he said why so serious? we can have the funds and kittens and babies biting each other's fingers and put in a message on how you get involved on things that mattered we see that change in egypt and across the middle east. we're seeing right now and are a communities. if you do not think that you have power, i guarantee your parents do not understand you but, guess, they probably do not. that is ok puking that the world to understand you on facebook and twitter and youtube. -- that is ok. you can get the world to understand one facebook and twitter

next, thomas friedman on the american dream. then another chance to see a discussion on the farm policies of richard nixon. then the weekly addresses by president obama and the republican response. ohio congressman jim jordan, chairman of the study committee, he talks about the debt ceiling negotiations appeared the republican study committee is a group of 175 house republicans advancing a conservative agenda in the house of representatives. "news makers" at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> think how privileged we are to serve here and to have the most interesting legal issues of our time come to this court. >> this week marks the 30th anniversary of the nomination of sandra day o'connor to serve as the first supreme court female justice. watch this online at a seat on video library. search, watch, clip, and share -- is washington your way. >> next, a discussion of domestic policy and global issues with new york times columnist thomas friedman. he is interviewed by walter isaacson, head of the aspenthey talk about

." >> our coverage of the national governors' association wraps up today when thomas friedman talks with the governors about advancing competitiveness. that is live beginning at 1:30 p.m. here on c-span. interested in what i call disappearing america. in america that may not be here 25 years from now. >> for 30 years, carol highsmith this troubled united states document in the country through our camera lens. every photo donated and available at the library of congress, followed her story tonight on"q &a." it is a prelude to our original documentary," of the library of congress." >> this week, british prime minister david cameron takes questions on the phone hacking scandal and the arrest of his communications chief, andy colson. aboutl -- they'll talk robert murdoch plus deal with british sky broadcasting. prime minister questions tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. airport security was the subject of wednesday's hearing by the house oversight and government reform subcommittee on national security. the committee heard testimony from officials of the government accountability office

[cheers and applause] >> next, arthur thomas friedman on the american dream, then the foreign policies of richard nixon. next, a discussion of domestic policy and global issues with new york times columnist thomas friedman. he is interviewed by walter isaacson, head of the aspen institute. they talk about politics, america's place in the world, and the future of the american dream. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you all very much for being here. as you can the by the incredible overflow crowd, there is nobody in aspen who less need an introduction and tom friedman. somebody once said that of henry kissinger, and he said there may be no one who needs less of an introduction, but there is also nobody who more enjoys one. [laughter] so i will say a couple of nice words about tom, unnecessary though they might be. ever since she went from beirut to jerusalem decades ago, you have been the clearest thinker about where our country is going and where our world is going. he speaks with common sense. you may know hell rare reported common sense is, so that is why all of us think of to

governors' association wraps up today when thomas friedman talks with the governors about advancing competitiveness. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> what everybody please take their seats. >> that afternoon, everyone. did you all have a great time last night at the olympic park? [applause] for those of us who could go to the americas choir this morning, that was patriotic, just wonderful. thank you very much. welcome to the closing plenary of the 2011 national governors association annual meeting. at this session, we are going to be really very much educated, if you will, about the globe and what is going on and what it means for the united states. our a mating -- amazing writer from the new york times, tom freeman is going to talk about advancing america's competitiveness. there is no question that we have challenges. our u.s. teenagers frank 20 bitmap across the will world, 14th and reading. this movement is not confined to our k-12 education. the u.s. has fallen from first to 12th in the number of americans that complete post secondary degrees. for the first time in history, the u.s. is

thomas friedman will talk about the challenges facing america and the role of education in u.s. competitiveness. you are watching live coverage from salt lake city here on c- span. [applause] >> welcome to the closing plenary of the 2011 national governors association annual meeting. we are going to be educated about the globe, what is going on, and what it means for the united states by our amazing ,"iter from "new york times tom friedman. there is no question we have challenges across the world. our teenagers rank 25th in math, 17th in science, 14th in reading. this is not confined to our k through 12 education. of the last two decades, united states has fallen from first to 12th in the number of americans that complete post-secondary degrees. the u.s. is faced with a generation of young adults projected to have a lower educational attainment than their parents. it comes as no surprise that only 44% of americans believe it is likely that today's youth will have a better life than their parents, the lowest rate since the poll began in 1983. we have opened the doors to higher ed

this weekend, live from salt lake city, the nation's governors look at the lessons of 9/11 and thomas friedman talks competitiveness and the economy. look for live coverage saturday at 5:30 p.m. eastern and sunday at 1:30 p.m. eastern. >> as the debate on extending the debt ceiling continues, congressional leaders, including house minority leader nancy pelosi, met with reporters on capitol hill. >> we are back on schedule. there is still not legislation on the floor to create jobs. that is the top priority of the american people. yesterday, we've met with college students and some who graduated from college to see what their take was on the budget talks. this budget is the 10-year budget that takes as well into the future. these young people are the future. they own the future. i wanted to know what they were thinking. it was inspiring to hear them talk about wanting to pay their fair share to reduce the deficit. it wasn't trying to hear them say how they were supportive they appreciated the fact that medicare and medicaid enabled their families to help them get their education. of course, as

coverage of the summer meeting of the national governors' association wraps up tomorrow when thomas friedman talks with the governors about advancing competitiveness. that is why beginning and 1:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. lawmakers in washington remain on call this weekend for more talks on reducing the deficit and raising the government's debt ceiling. 0 hear this week, president obama told leaders to discuss options trade deal with their rank-and-file members that would be acceptable to both to regrets and republicans. in his weekly address, what -- president obama says that congress should be willing to compromise to cut spending and include some tax increases and what he called a balanced approach to debt and deficit reduction. in the republican address, orrin hatch rejects the call for tax increases and purchases colleagues on capitol hill to pass a balanced budget amendment. >> today there is a debate going on in washington on the west bay to for a decade, america has been spending more money than we have taken in, and for several decades, our debt has been rising. let's be honest

thomas friedman, w i do not always -- he had a great " were he said, the only composition that -- competition that exists now is the ones between u and our imaginations. imagine kittens. you can make a video that it's a million of views. i know the guy made evolution of dance. has anyone seen that video? this is ridiculous. you can put in a message in those videos. have some fine bread i do not like -- have some fun it. why do we have to make everything so serious? we can have fun and still puts any message of how you can get involved in issues that matter. we are seeing that change in egypt and across the middle east rit now. we are seeing it in our own communities. if you do not think that you have power, that is okay. you can get the world to understand you on facebook and twitter a youtube. these are powerful things. use it. >> i am not following kittens. >> all rights. we have about five minutes before we get to the audience submitted questions. i want to take about a minute a piece for this question. innovative ways in which organizations are encouraging civic engagement, especially wit

salt lake city, the nation's governors look at the lessons of 9/11, and the featured speaker, thomas friedman, talks competitiveness and the economy. look for live coverage saturday at 5:30 eastern and sunday at 1:30 eastern. the national governors association, this weekend online on c-span radio and on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: on your screen is congressman john carter, republicans of texas, and as i mentioned before the break, he is a member of the house appropriations committee and also serves as secretary leadership position to the republican conference in the house. well, there's a headline, congressman, on politico, panicky hill scramble for deal. are you feeling a sense of panic about the situation? guest: there's a lot of tension. you can't deny the tension that is everywhere. a lot of the debate is taking place behind closed doors. many people are wondering what's going on. they read the paper just like you do, and don't feel sometimes that they know what's happening, and we're coming up on the deadline that, if you believe certain pundits, is a pretty serious

thomas friedman, who i do not always -- he had a great " were he said, the only composition that -- competition that exists now is the ones between us and our imaginations. imagine kittens. you can make a video that it's a million of views. i know the guy made evolution of dance. has anyone seen that video? this is ridiculous. you can put in a message in those videos. have some fine bread i do not like -- have some fun it. why do we have to make everything so serious? we can have fun and still puts any message of how you can get involved in issues that matter. we are seeing that change in egypt and across the middle east right now. we are seeing it in our own communities. if you do not think that you have power, that is okay. you can get the world to understand you on facebook and twitter and youtube. these are powerful things. use it. >> i am not following kittens. >> all rights. we have about five minutes before we get to the audience submitted questions. i want to take about a minute a piece for this question. in innovative ways in which organizations are encouraging civic engagement, especi

we saw a speech and q&a with author thomas friedman on education and competitiveness which can see again at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. and on line any time thaat c- span.org. >> on newsmakers, chairman of the national governors association talks about the issues facing states and this weekend's meeting of the nga at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this is the main reading room at the library of congress. it is specifically set aside for research. do you know which photographed the library considers its most famous? you will find out answers about this unique library in lacy's band's original documentary, "the library of congress." we will tour the iconic jefferson building. we will show treasure's founder in the special collections including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge and learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets and preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c- span. this is considered the most f

thomas friedman who i don't always -- a person i like much less than malcolm gladwell, he had a great quote where he said, if the only competition that exists now is the one between us and our own imaginations. so imagine kittens. what i mean is, you can make a video that gets a million views and i know the guy who made the evolution of dance. anyone seen that video? i knew him before he was famous. he was one of the most famous youtube videos out there. it's one of the most poorly filmed things i've ever seen. does anybody know the most viewed video on youtube ever? it's a baby biting another baby's finger. you can put in a message to get people involved in those videos. have some freaking fun. i don't like heath lengther as the joker but he made a good point when he said, why so serious? why do we have to make everything so serious? we can have fun and have kiden kithens and babies biting each other's fingers and still put in a message on how you can get involved in issues that matter. we're seeing that change and we're seeing it in egypt and tunisia and across the middle east right

from salt lake city, the nation's governors look at the lessons of 9/11 and features speaker, thomas friedmantalks competitiveness and the economy. look for live coverage saturday at 5:30 p.m. eastern and sunday at 1:30 p.m. eastern. >> next, ari and i have been 10 and tim armstrong talk about the merger of aol and the huffington post. after that, the deficit and debt reduction talks. >> this is the members room here at the library of congress, a private room for senators and house speakers. they can also have their personal records held here at the library. how many congressional collections are there? it will find out in c-span original documentary, the library of congress. we will tour the iconic jefferson building, including the great hall and the reading room. we'll show treasurys found in the rare books, including the original thomas jefferson library, and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge. learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets in their collection and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of co

the nation's governors look at the lesson of 9/11 and featured speaker, thomas friedman talked competitiveness and the economy. look for live coverage saturday at 5:30 eastern. and sunday at 1:30 eastern. the national governor's association. this weekend online on c-span radio and on c-span. >> this weekend on booktv on c-span2 on afterwords in hesitation kills. jane blair relives her experiences on the frontline in iraq. >> tonight on c-span2, white house advisor testified on capitol hill about the new consumer financial protection bureau. the senate foreign relations committee holds a hearing on sudan and the new nation of south sudan. and later today's funeral for former first lady betty ford. >> consumer financial protection bureau advisor e -- elizabeth warren faced the committee today. there was her third trip on the agency set to begin work next thursday, july 21st. it was created as part of the dodd-frank. it's primary is to over see financial products, including mortgages and credit cards. this is three and a half hours. >> we exist for two fundamental principals. first americans have