todd harrison, what then? if space is what the president wants to deal with, what are the things we have to look out for in that space? guest: i think of it as the four d's. there are more countries using space, more private companies using space, but we see the number of satellites in space growing exponentially. space has also become more disruptive. in particularies are doing things in space that used to be the exclusive domain of superpowers, dormant like the united states. private companies have the ability to create high-resolution imagery of the earth, to listen in on what is being transmitted around the earth. that is a new development. space is also getting more disordered. there are not a lot of rules in space, what you can do and cannot do. there are not norms of behavior. good example is in 2007, china conducted an anti-satellite test. they blew up one of their own satellites and created thousands of pieces of space debris that are still in orbit today, and are still threatening other military and

todd harrison, expand on that. >> he is talking about the counter space capabilities other countries are developing. there are kinetic counterspace threats. you want to missile and it goes into earth and strikes a satellite in orbit and smashes it to pieces. there are co-orbital threats. that is where you launch another satellite into orbit and you maneuver it over time to collide with your target satellite. it creates debris. both russia and china have capability to do that. beyond that, there are non- kinetic forms of physical attack on satellites. that is where you can use things like high power lasers from the ground or from another satellite to hit a satellite and cause it to overheat and cause physical disruption there. you can use things like a high- power microwave weapon that can cause circuits to overload on a satellite. if it is a high enough power, you can fry the circuits and permanently disable it. other countries have demonstrated the ability to blind imaging satellites. you can use a laser from the ground or from an airplane and you put it right into the optics of a s

todd harrison, what then?pace is what the president wants to deal with, what are the things we have to look out for in that space? guest: i think of it as the four d's. there are more countries using space, more private companies using space, but we see the number of satellites in space growing exponentially. space has also become more disruptive. in particularies are doing things in space that used to be the exclusive domain of superpowers, dormant like the united states. private companies have the ability to create high-resolution imagery of the earth, to listen in on what is being transmitted around the earth. that is a new development. space is also getting more disordered. there are not a lot of rules in space, what you can do and cannot do. there are not norms of behavior. good example is in 2007, china conducted an anti-satellite test. they blew up one of their own satellites and created thousands of pieces of space debris that are still in orbit today, and are still threatening other military and civil

todd harrison of the center for strategic and international studies will talk about president trump's call for a 's -- space force. be sure to watch washington journal live at seven eastern on monday morning. tonight on c-span, q&a is next with law professor any racks. followed by theresa may answering questions from the house of commons. andersen brower talks about her new book on the relationship between presidents and vice presidents. ♪ >> this week, university of pennsylvania law professor amy whacks. she talks about -- amy wax. on talks about free speech university campuses in the united states. brian: before i ask you questions about why we asked you to come here, i want to go through your background. where are you from? in: i was born and raised new york, in a small city near al

and todd harrison will talk about president trump's call for creation of a space force as a new militaryh. announcer: this week, the c-span bus traveled to juneau, alaska as part of our 50 capitals tour with the help of gci. the bus continues its trip across alaska ahead of our stop in fairbanks. join us july 21 and 22nd when we will feature our visit to alaska. c-span,aska weekend on c-span.org, or lisbon on -- listen on the c-span radio app. during her weekly question session, rich prime minister theresa may answered several questions on detentions along the u.s.-mexico border. the uk's immigration policy, national security issues and how brexit is impacting the u.s. -- the u.k.'s economy. this is just under one hour. terrorists. >> order. russians to the prime minister. dr. alan whitehead. >> first of all, mr. speaker, -- >> thank you. [shouting] mr. speaker, mr. speaker, yesterday marked one year since the attack on the park mosque. it was a cowardly attack that was intended to divide us but we will not let this happen. we've been joined today by the amount of the mosque and i'm sure

and later, todd harrison from the institute for strategic studies speaks about donald trump's proposalpace force as a new u.s. branch. host: this is an opinion day at the supreme court with six opinions yet to be announced at the court finishes its session. some of the court's decisions not only will determine the fate of president trump's travel ban, but also the future of public sector unions. in the house this week, questions on if a compromise immigration bill will be passed and even if such a bill could get support from republicans in the senate. there are reports as of this morning that a bill only looking at family reunification could be the bill that gets voted upon. and so many reactions to white house press secretary sarah sanders being asked to leave the premises of a

todd harrison will talk about president trump's call for a creation of us is force is any military branchure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. joined the discussion. bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. it is on its 30 if stop in a juneau, alaska, asking folks what the most important issue is. >> the most important issue facing alaska is that we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of oil money come in, but as a result of lower oil prices, we aren't getting the revenue that we are used to. there are other revenue streams that need to happen, but it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think there are political reasons why people are worried about implementing taxes. but without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crises in a lot of areas. one is a opioid and substance abuse crisis. the more the economy goes down, the more people get upset and artisan their lives in the us are not living there lives in a with your happy with. so they end up. getting destitute and tur

todd harrison from the center of strategic and international studies will talk about presidents trump that president trump's call -- president trump's call for a space force as a military branch. join the discussion. the c-span buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. on at stop in juneau alaska, asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska? >> the most important issue is we are in the middle of a budget crisis. we are used to having a lot of and as a result of oil prices we're getting that revenue. there are other revenue streams that need to happen. it doesn't seem to be happening very fast. i think their political reasons people are afraid while worried about limiting taxes. without additional revenue coming in, the alaskans are facing a lot of crisis in a lot of areas. one is the opioid and substance abuse crisis. more and more people get upset and aren't living their way just living their lives in a -- living their lives in a way to it there -- to where they are getting destitute. >> it's all linked to poverty. food insecurity for children -- food an

news was the first to report cohen is expected to split with his current attorney steven ryan and todd harrison. the network cite as source familiar with the matter saying a fee dispute is among the reasons for the change in counsel. the report from george stephanopoulos claims that cohen is likely to cooperate with the investigation. nbc news has not been able to confirm that part of the story. people familiar with the matter tell nbc news cohen has not spoken to prosecutors about what exactly he could offer. meanwhile, tomorrow is the deadline for cohen's attorneys and the trump legal team to finish identifying what materials seized from the cohen raid should be protected by attorney/client privilege. "the new york times" citing one person with knowledge of the legal shake-up reports that the president has personally told people around him he's angry at cohen over the quote messiness of the situation. especially those aspects involving stormy daniels. the report continues quote, the president also has indicated to allies he is worried if he pushes cohen away too hard it could increase the lik