today, we have toby klingst from die zeit is here and toby harnden. this is mike from minnesota. >> good morning. first of all, i want to say thanks for c-span. this may be only the second time i've called in 13 years. this may be the last time i'm ever able to call live because of the changes i get my internet through comcast. >> we don't want to lose you. >> i don't have any cable. so i just have the internet so i think because of tv everywhere i'm going to lose you live. but i enjoy all the video. >> yes, you will be able to get that. okay? >> and i want to ask the two guys if they're aware of a certain reporter manamed matthe lee who goes to the state department in briefings. do you have a matthew lee in your country? >> i'm aware of matthew lee and i admire some of his skeptical questions and briefings. certainly in britain we have a tradition of very adversarial press and a strong -- bush administration -- when the president entered the room and i know president bush used to get irritated by some of the very che cheeky sort of questioning from b

on the next washington martin, toby harnden and klingst. and what remains on the legislative agenda for congress adjourns. plus your phone calls and tweets. eastern on0 a.m. c-span. >> michele flournoy is our guest on q&a. >> if you're in government you are dealing with the tyranny of the inbox. responsibility was representing the secretary of defense on the deputies committee, the senior level group that works through the issues, developing options for the principles on the president. a lot of crisis management focus. when you're in a think tank, your utility is not trying to second-guess problems you make around the issues of the day. day, look raise their over the horizon to see what are the issues i'm going to confront a year from now. how do i think more strategically about america's role? cofounder of the center for national american security, michele flournoy. 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> on tuesday, james clapper said the intelligence community faces a perfect storm that is endangering u.s. national security, including budget

i am toby harnden. today is kwasi kwarteng, you can ever get mp who was born in conservative london and easier to discuss his superb new book, "war and gold: a 500-year history of empires, adventures, and debt." it has received rave reviews already. my own paper described it as readable into a rollicking narrative. it's great to have you here. it's not usually the description you get for politicians. this strikes me as not a politician spoke. this is an designed to you further out. why did you write it? >> i've always been interested. that's what my major was in. i think what we look at what happened in 2008, the financial crisis, huge amounts of debate, loads of books, but they all looked at short-term respect to. they were looking at the banks, hedge funds, cbo's credit derivatives. but i found that take a step up and understand something about the global financial system, said it about the currencies we have, the dollar comes early in gold as well because one of the features of this book is to remind

. >> on the next "washington journal," toby harnden and discuss howst european countries are responding to unrest in the ukraine. then a look at veterans health care. a reporter talks about what remains on the legislative agenda before congress adjourned for the august resources -- recess. plus, your calls, facebook comments, and tweets. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. "newsmakers," customs and border protection ikowskeioner gil kerl talks about how the obama administration got caught offguard by the large number of children and families and what can be done to help while maintaining national security. >> there was no question that the numbers increased particularly last year. there were also -- there was also a huge amount of work and planning that was going on involving the department of heirland security and t colleagues at health and human services about what to do and how to do this. i think there was also great expectation that the government of mexico would actually be doing more along that border with guatemala to prevent and help some of this. wasthat

said arprised what she significant >> on the next "washington journal" toby harnden and martin europe ukraine, and the middle east. and what is expected from the new va. thewhat remains on legislative agenda for congress at germans the august recess. your phone calls, they spoke comments, and tweets. "washington journal" live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> next is a senate hearing on protecting passengers on cruise ships. that the irsaring targeted conservative groups apply for tax-exempt status. and the 9/11 commission discusses their new reports on national threats. on the communicators monday night, two members of congress talk about their technology legislations. >> we crafted an amendment that says under 702 of the act, you can collect data. we know from the snowden disclosure it is a lot of data. it also includes the information of americans even though that can't be the purpose of the collection of the data. what the amendment simply said is if you want to search that database for americans, you should get a warrant. not that you can't get information. get a warrant. >> the ba

our guest this morning is the washington bureau chief for the , andy times, toby harnden martin klingst joining us to talk about u.s. and foreign policy issues. tragically ukraine. minnesota, mike, good morning. caller: good morning. first of all, thanks for c-span. i enjoy c-span. ," this may journal be the second time i have called in 13 years. this may be the last time i'm ever able to call life. because of the changes. i get my internet through comcast. host: we don't want to lose you. caller: i know. i do not have cable. because of tv everywhere, i will lose you live. but i enjoy all the video. host: you will be able to get that. caller: i want to answer you guys if you are aware of a matthewreporter named lee and if they go to the state department briefings, do you have a matthew lee in your country? guest: i am aware and i admire his extremely skeptical questioning in briefings. certainly, in britain, we have a tradition of very adversarial -- oftens that also have strong attitude and political direction there. the bushr during administration, a lot of americans and people in the