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we're talking about those faa rules and regulations today on the washington journal as we are joined by ryan fong of the "washington post." joe waiting in maryland on our line for independence. joe, good morning. i just wanted to thank you guys for putting this issue out there. it is an issue i am very interested in. we can speculate all day on the negative uses that this technology could bring about. i know there's a lot of sensationalist journalism and covers of the issue. you can't compare to other technologies such as vehicles and whatnot. when it was first introduced, we were hesitant to adopt the technology. as a person who is heavily involved with unmanned and manned solutions all over the world, one thing i would say is -- domestic use should be heavily regulated. this thomas a ban on arming the drones. to use it as far as border protection, law enforcement, crop, and everything else, is a great use that is the future of one of the upcoming future technologies. we really should utilize it, but heavily regulate. the technology needs to advance. you brought up earlier the parker

"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the house and senate return from recess on monday. we join by billy house of national journal. the house getting to work almost right away on a couple of fiscal year 2515 appropriation -- 2015 appropriations bill. in that is an extension of pay freeze. do you expect to hear any opposition. >> there has been some lonely voices who say it's time. lord help them. maybe it's time to alter that. this is an midterm election year. one of the odd positions that a lot of members might take on campaign trail is they need more money. >> one of the pieces in the past week was headlined in the national journal. house republicans see opportunity in appropriations bill about some of the possibilities of adding policy writers to the spending bills. >> the top line spending levels will be set. color battles to be fought within the appropriations bills themselves. they are done every year. they are called policy writers. they technically temporary one year pieces of language that l

washington post." from the "wall street journal," in case you're interested in reading this. the front page of the "washington times." that the show you national rifle association is having its annual convention. the meeting in indianapolis. that is just beginning. their top part of this morning -- their top article this -- what they do here is show some statistics. the ones we will show you right here, these are mitt romney percentages. he won 47% of the vote in 2012 and in california he won 38% of the vote. of the was white vote 59% -- robert in windsor mill, maryland. thank you for holding. you are on "washington journal." i'm calling about the topic. i got a rude awakening when i started my college career back in the early 90's. i had a philosophy teacher who took an extreme issue with me based on the fact that i corrected him regarding the greeks and egyptians. that actually was my first wake , unlessregarding teachers or professors in general are open to various viewpoints, you're not going to have an open forum for different thinkers. i also got a rude awakening years l

we talk about this question in "the washington journal." a bit more from the sunday shows yesterday. former chairman and joint chiefs of staff michael mullen was asked about which -- at about these restrictions that allow soldiers to carry weapons on military bases. here's a bit of what he had to say. [video clip] >> we need to review the security procedures. i have not been one that would argue for arming anyone that is on base. that actually invites much more difficult challenges. i think we have to get at the issues that are singled out in this particular incident with respect to the individuals. certainly we have to do everything we can to protect everybody that is on base. i'm sure this incident will cause secretary hegel to review those procedures. i would be much more in the camp of fixing it that way and focusing on the individuals then routinely allowing arms on any military base in the country. former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff michael mullen. hegel andup secretary the department of defense. here's a statement that addr

inwill hear more about that our next segment of "the washington journal" this morning." other story out of "the washington post" this morning. the company faces probes over .ortgage security it negotiates a multibillion-dollar settlement a deal may suppress the $13 billion that jpmorgan chase pay to the government last year. the justice department made an initial offer of $20 billion, resulting in several investigations. the bank rejected that offer and has yet to counter those people that are not allowed to speak publicly. if you want to read more about hingtonpost.com. rick is in erwin, tennessee. thank you for calling. caller: i was listening and the comparison between san francisco and houston came up. disingenuousty comparison. houston is out in the middle of the desert. san francisco has nowhere else to go but up. they have to start tearing down some old victorians. whether this person was evidently just wanted to complain about regulations. that comparison is ridiculous. a piece was talking about new housing unit authorization permits, building permits for houston,

"washington journal" is live on c-span every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. right now on c-span, a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on proposes to change the tax code. our conversation on this tax day takes a look at the fairness of the tax system. andguests, rebecca wilkins william mcbride. to both of you, thank you for joining us. one of the reasons we wanted to come on was a question pull -- posed by gallup. the question is, he said, do you regard the income tax you have to pay this year as fair? yes, 41% say no. guest: fairness is in the eye of the beholder. it is not well defined. good true, you have got a survey there that indicates most people do not think it is very fair. i think they are right. depending on the various definitions of fairness. general principle of fairness is that everyone is treated equally under the law. our tax code does not do that and has not done that in a long time. 100 years or more. does note tax itself treat people equally. it taxes income. it taxes people for generating income. it does depend on your i

a portion from today's washington journal looking at the week ahead. we're going to discuss the week ahead for congress. he is a correspondent. thank you for joining us. things you're watching from president obama's it is been anest: interesting trip for him. the president has made a point of saying in press conferences that it was not about containing china. he went to four different countries. he went to japan, malaysia, was recently the philippines, and he also made a stop in south korea. a lot of people have been watching it as a china containment tour. the last thing that happened in the philippines this last up, announced --tates

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part of the topic we are talking about today on the washington journal heard to help us discuss and get this topic going, we are bringing in brian fong of the washington post heard he is a technology writer there. start us off by talking about what the rules are for commercial drone use. the faa is working on more clear rules about drones. that is set up a situation where it is actually legal for commercial drones to be used at low altitudes for minor purposes. in the industry say that the faa needs to more speedily develop clear rules that need to be applied to commercial drones in a wider setting. host: how is he faa going about his process yucca ? guest: it is not expected to meet its official deadline, which is august of this year. maybe sometime after that. the hope is that by the end of this year, the faa will have some kind of formal rulemaking on small drones. host: in the meantime, what is the framework? guest: commercial drone use is not allowed. is an exception. if you're a private citizen there area drone, exceptions there. you can't use a drone for commercial purposes. the

on the next "washington journal," talk about a new report. showing a number of state at home mothers is on the rise. then the washington report jason looks at some of the commons. u.n. bureau chief discusses the u.s. contribution to the u.n.'s daily operation. we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. british prime minster david cameron answered questions wednesday about the resignation of the culture secretary, maria miller. prime minster cameron said he believes ms. miller should have been and to apologize and carry on with her job. this is just over 30 minutes. >> questions to the prime inster. >> thankm you mr. speaker. >> yes or no. >> very good step forward onh migration. where it is done by a third sense 1998. we've seen net migration come down. what we haven't seen is what w saw under labor which ishi 2.2 million people come in net over 10 years. that was unacceptable forpta getting the situation underme control. >> i can add in terms oft c

you're glad to have you back on "washington journal."are three-day removed from that international pact. it is still early. is that succeeding? guest: it is better than nothing at this point. the united states and the european union and the russians as well as the ukrainians are involved in the process on some level. the geneva talks that came out of it, that they were able to get any agreement means that diplomacy has a chance. there has been violence, the separatists have not abated the ,uildings that they occupied the russian side has asked that program ukrainian forces stand down, nobody has moved in that direction. we have relative quiet. it seems like the agreement gives us the opportunity to let or heads prevail. aggrieved --dy agreed to this except the separatists on the ground. guest: the challenge is the relationship between the and theical actors forces on the ground. just as the united states and europe can't dictate to key of let's not disconnect the story from that story. they are related. just as we cannot control what tho

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"washington calls, journal" is next. ♪ ♪ host: good morning on this easter sunday, april 20, 2014.e bringing you a three-hour washington journal this morning where we focus on the nation's employment picture and u.s. banking and the continuing crisis in the ukraine. but first we will talk about electronic cigarettes. this week and the city of los angeles instituted new e-cigarettes,ne and federal lawmakers called on the fda to restrict the sale and content of electronic cigarettes. we are

"washington journal" continues. host: each week and this segment of the "washington journal," we put a spotlight on a magazine piece. we welcomed enough i'm erin -- maren ofe dina fine "scientific american," are e-cigarettes safe? no one knows for sure. guest: thank you for having me. that is a complex question. there are several controversies that go back to the heart of it, which is the science or the lack of science about this issue. nicotineertainly that is part of an electronic cigarette, that is addictive. we know there have been incidents of people overdosing on nicotine, which could be a problem. we know what is in them, typically it is three ingredients -- nicotine, a flavoring, and something called propylene glycol. which is a syrupy liquid that is used typically in foods and shampoos to keep a product moist. the difference here is the same difference that, for example, we know what happens when we eat it. we do not know what happens when we inhale it. host: is that the biggest concern of the components th

"washington journal" continues.t: earlier this month, the supreme court handed down a high profile of ruling in mccutcheon v. federal election commission. here to talk about what the fec does is fec chairman lee goodman. what does the sec do, and how does that work change as a result of what happened earlier this month? >> well, the federal election commission if the federal agency in washington, d.c. that regulates the flow of money in politics, that is the flow. we had minister of the law, we interpret the code as written by congress, and issue regulations and add more detail to the laws that congress writes. we educate the public and the regulated community on how to comply with that law. we have training sessions, online webinars, we review all of the federal financial disclosure reports submitted by all committees, we review those for accuracy, for mistakes, community regularly with the filers, that is the campaign, political actionm committees. we are a clearinghouse for all of the data. that means the federal

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"washington journal" continues. joining us to talk about the topic of autism in light of a recent report from the cdc, good morning. guest: good morning, pedro. thank you for this opportunity. autism speaks was founded in 2005 by bob and suzanne wright. bob was a chairman at nbc universal and a vice chairman of ge. he and his wife for grandparents to a child he was diagnosed at age two. normal and perfectly over time he started to withdraw into himself and have g.i. issues and other typical behavior for someone on the autism spectrum. he was diagnosed. what they recognized was that there was raise awareness of autism. we could get answers from their own doctors. they had resources available to them. they went everywhere and they were rejected or ignored or told to go home and take care of it. they said to themselves, if this is happening to us it is got to be happening to many other families around this country and around the world. company withthis bernie marcus. a number of other ceos brought to bear all of the ce

host: a quote -- we will get into the ideology here on "washington journal." we will do it with the help of our viewers. on twitter -- guest: you have to be fiscally conservative. bowles is asimpson centrist effort in the sense it raised revenue rose -- raised revenues, clues to that closely polls. -- raised revenues,". being fiscally responsible is about not spending today money that belongs to tomorrow. i would argue being environmentally responsible is exactly the same thing. just those two things. forwards would rule out primary contestants in both parties. -- four words would rule out primary contestants in both parties. host: john is waiting on our live for independents. caller: i am a centrist, a middle-of-the-road or. i don't believe in right-wing or left-wing. the i believe that is where our biggest problem lies, political parties. elected, hegets does something for three months, the rest of the time is spent collecting money for his party. every party member goes into congress, they do little to collect money. that is what i don't particularly care a

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal continues -- washingtonal" continues . host: we have kurt volker. guest: thanks for having me. host: developments over the weekend -- continued unrest in eastern ukraine. russia -- headlines indicate that russia is behind this. what is going on? guest: this is like what we saw in crimea a few weeks ago. the testers in eastern ukraine taking over government buildings -- protesters any string ukraine taking over government buildings, asserting they have the right to be independent or to be part of russia. they were very well armed. the intention of russia is to take these provinces back to the russian federation. host: this is a quote from the "l.a. times" article. guest: ukrainians having seen what happened in crimea, are now prepared to respond more forcefully to try to take back these buildings. there is an antiterrorist operation to reassert control. washington is warning them off taking those kinds of steps to assert control. host: what is next? guest: russia has 40,000 plus troops on the other side of th

[laughter] >> you are the leadership >> "washington journal" continues! applause] even more in portly, you are the leadership. there is nothing as scary in washington as what i'm going to face tonight. sext week, caroline turne six. when i get off the airplane, i'm going to a princess sleepover party. [laughter] last week, caroline told me, daddy, you are not invited because you are not a girl. i said, sweetheart, if it is in my house, daddy is always invited. she proceeded to put her hands on her hips and say, fine, then we are going to play attack the daddy. in a few hours, i'm going to walk in my home to be greeted by 11 six-year-old girls dressed as disney princesses try to tackle me. let me ask for your prayers that i might see tomorrow morning. thrilled to be back here. to be back with so many friends new hampshire. i'm thrilled to encourage -- you all are here because there is a sense of urgency to what's happening in this country. you all are here because you understand that this is not in or near retirement politics. archedeats we are facing her n

"washington journal" continues.ost: don lee has joined us to talk about policy issues. we are starting with the federal reserve. what is the general sense of what janet yellen said ? guest: she has continued to express her concerns about the job market and the notion that the fed is still concerned about how people are getting jobs and would like to keep monetary policy easy, so there would be support for the economy. she is not ready to let up on the accelerator get for stimulus. there has been some concern that the fed may be beginning a little earlier to tighten policy as there have been signs of economic growth. i think she wants to reassure people that there is not a big shift there. host: to expand on some of those things, when you say taking a look at the jobs and economy she wants to keep fed policy easy -- what does that mean? guest: that means -- first of all, there are three ways in which the fed can affect the economy. the traditional conventional way is to control short-term interest rates. that is the

washington journal continues. host: we are back. we will be talking about challenges for the next two -- health and human services drifter. what does sylvia mathews burwell face? guest: we are getting to the first enrollment. right now. what doctors will people be able to see? there is a whole raft of issues. when it comes to putting the health care law in place. fornext big one is premiums 2015. that will be a political story, a much people see their costs .ise durin she will be under pressure to keep the rates down. we know there is some early backlash about the size of the prevent not -- network. they are small this first year. they want to see them get bigger. when you expand your networks, that means higher prices. there will be competing pressures there. this we a huge political story. you can imagine how many ads will run. democrats will be concerned about that. host: she is the nominee. she's be confirmed. what is the congressional response. thet: pretty chilly on republican side. obviously, that was a less controversial pos

on the next "washington journal" a report showing that the number of stay-at-home mothers is on the rise here in than a "washington post" reporter looks at the challenges facing the next secretary of health and human services. then a discussion about the u.s.'s contribution to the u.n. peacekeeping operations. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. reddish prime minister david cameron answered questions wednesday about the resignation of the culture secretary arena miller. she resigned over allegations of excessive spending and expenses. minister cameron believes that she should have been able to apologize and carry on with her job. this is just over 30 minutes. off the ground. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker,. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> turn to the prime mr. promised by the end of this parliamen

"washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> during "quesion time" this week, british prime minister david cameron answered questions about the privatization of the u.k.'s postal service and a variety of her domestic issues. this is about 35 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister. >> jeremy, question number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i will have further such meetings later today. >> jeremy corbin, is the prime minister aware that at the 3,956t time in england, 00,000 people are in the privated cented sector. 2/3 of them feel secure and half of them feel they pay far too much in rent. does he think it is time to end the social cleansing of inner-city britain by bringing in total regulation of the private renting sector to give people people. >> where he and i would agree is building more house us. there is cross party agreement for that. where i think he is wrong is full-on rent control.

policy from "washington journal," this is 40 minutes. >> our guest for this segment is political editor at national journal. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> you had a interesting piece that said foreign policy is vengeance in h a 2016. when you think of locations you don't usually think of foreign policy. through that. guest: you only have to look at the republican jewish coalition some of the leading candidates on the republican side spoke in las vegas. christie, john kay sick, general bush all focused on policy themes all critical of president obama's handling of foreign policy. you look at the broader picture with the challenges president obama's administration facing with russia, the civil war worsening in syria, looming the negotiations with iran over nuclear weapons, sort of ae 2016 being drop dead point for a lot of these challenges for a new and new campaign and you look at even on the emocratic side hillary clinton in various speechers the last month has been sounding a more ton than president obama when it comes to russia in oneng putin to hitler speech and raisi

is kelly washington journal airs live every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> he is interviewed on the question of integration of baseball. he said, it is interesting. all of the accounts of what he actually said, it is clear to me that he had doubts about the integration of baseball. because what will happen is, what they want, they want our fans. they want our fan base. we're outgrowing the major leagues. we are packing them in. that is a wee think. they want our fans. if you want to integrate, take teams. another point, if they were interested in increasing the talent of their team they will not just maybe take one or two players. we have bunches of players who are good enough to play in the major league. >> integrating professional baseball, tonight at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> there is no question that don't speaktinely the truth to the american public. it is not just about inaccuracies on terms of what the affordable health care act would be. it is the absence of speaking the truth about where we are. where are we? we are now at a standard of living and what we w

. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we head back to the virginia tech laboratory, where woolsey.ned by craig we have talked a lot about the future today. can you talk about the history of drones? was this borne out of hobbyists or military? where did this start? guest: there has been a confluence from both directions. the military has been using these systems for decades. the first uses were aerial targets, really. unmanned systems were used for reconnaissance early in the vietnam war. some would say the earliest was who flew oney, mile down the potomac river before the wright brothers had their first flight. hobbyists have developed their own technology for decades as well. really, being very innovative with that. recently, the miniaturization of electronics made it possible to do more. my graduatearch, students use a lot of products developed by innovators and hobby markets. there is a confluence leading to progress. host: talk about the difference between unmanned systems and autonomous aircraft. we are using t

"washington journal" continues.st: an outside look at the capitol, the camera here in the studio. open lines for this last half-hour. 202-585-3881 for republicans. 202-585-3880 for democrats. for independents 202-585-3882. bob is up first on open phones from minnesota, democrats line. hello. caller: good morning. host: bob, go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. i just wanted to say that i think it's going to be a catastrophe with further deregulation of campaign finances. it isn't going to be a deal anymore where the government represents the people at all. the government is going to represent the corporations and that's going to be it. thank you. host: you're talking about the reference to the supreme court case that came down last week. larry, winchester, kentucky, republican line, hi. caller: oh, good morning. i don't agree with the last caller. the corporation today has the highest tax rate. there's no wrned why they have offshore accounts. there should be a flat tax for everybody. host: why would -- call

host: thank you for adding your perspective to the issue. >> on tomorrow morning assad "washington journal" we will look at a program from virginia tech, one of six size the federal aviation administration has named or unmanned aircraft research. our guests are a technology reporter with the "washington post, john green, head of the mid-atlantic aviation partnership and the director of the virginia center for autonomous systems. "washington journal" is here on c-span every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> were over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs offense from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences, and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. there c-span, created by cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you by your local cable and satellite provider the watch is in hd, watch it -- like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> coming up in about one hour a conversation with supreme court justices antonin scalia and ruth gave --

"washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." congress gets back to work after a two-week vacation. the focus is on the hill. we want to talk to republicans. for your thoughts on john boehner -- later on, democrats -- we will ask you for your thoughts on harry reid. if you are on eastern and central time zones, the numbers are on the screen-- you can also reach out to us online. >> i'm calling about john boehner. but him not bringing up the extension of our unemployment benefits before the two-week recess for easter, i am appalled by that. not bringame he did this up for the people who need the jobless benefits. i think is a shame that the president cannot do anything about it. why do you think you didn't bring that bill up before lawmakers went for recess? caller: it is paid for, i don't know. what he wants.im i just think he wants to hold all of us hostage and make everybody suffer. from "theory now washington times. oh he contends his reelection bid, quote won't even be close." this is quoting john boehner. kaiser, west virgin

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i've at 7:00 a.m., "washington journal." today, the israeli ambassador to the u.s. and deputy secretary of will speakam burns at the national leadership summit in washington dc. they will discuss the challenges of the israeli-palestinian cover nflict. c-span2. on point ofhstanding this order, i urge passage of the userlying role and for to go forward with health insurance on behalf of of the 21% of my states constituents under the age of 65 who are uninsured. they are too young to qualify for medicare or two middle-class to qualify for medicaid. , or eulogyl oration could more eloquently honor his the earliest possible passage of this bill long, hishe fought so heart and his solar in this bill." refer toe could easily my father and the context could easily describe this health care debate, these words were spoken on theather as he rose senate floor to honor his brother president kennedy during the debate on the 1964 civil act.s the parallels between the struggle for civil rights and the fight to make quality, affordable health care accessible to all americans are sig

"washington journal" continues. joining us to discuss the civil rights act is professor maurice jackson from georgetown university. explain to us why the act is so important. guest: it came 50 years ago. it was the culmination of struggles for african and many others to achieve the promises of the emancipation proclamation or the constitution itself. it would prohibit discrimination in public facilities and use of federal funds for any discrimination. it went to labor unions and other associations. it gave the government enforcement power. it gave people affected some mechanism that would allow them to fight. host: president johnson signed that in 1964. this is what he had to say and i will come back to you for comments. >> i'm about to sign into law the civil rights act of 1964. i want to take this occasion to talk to you about what that law means to every american. we have come now to a time. we must not fail. let us close the springs of racial poison. but us pray for wise and understanding hearts. let us lay asid

each week in this segment of the washington journal, we put a spotlight on a recent magazine piece.e are joined by keith johnson of foreign policy to talk about his recent report -- prudent putin aims his energy weapon at your. to europe. gas what is russia doing with its natural gas supply? guest: in terms of supply, russia has not done anything yet. ,hat they have done in the past since the fall of the soviet union, russia has used gas weapons on 50 occasions. this is straight out of the playbook of the post-soviet russian state. to use the fact that they are huge supplier of natural gas as a weapon to influence what other states do. since the start of this crisis, they have not shut off supplies. they have threatened to. the main thing they have done is jack up the prices severely. that adds to the stress for the new government in kiev. host: why does this matter to the greater eu? guest: europe gets a big portion of its gas from russia. the biggest single supplier for the european union's russia. goes across ukraine. depending on what happens in the dynamics between russia and u

[laughter] >> you are the leadership >> "washington journal" continues.! [applause] >> even more in portly, you are the leadership. there is nothing as scary in washington as what i'm going to face tonight. next week, caroline turneds six. when i get off the airplane, i'm going to a princess sleepover party. [laughter] last week, caroline told me, daddy, you are not invited because you are not a girl. i said sweetheart, if it is in my house, daddy is always invited. she proceeded to put her hands on her hips and say fine, then we are going to play attack the daddy. in a few hours, i'm going to walk in my home to be greeted by 11 six-year-old girls dressed as disney princesses try to tackle me. let me ask for your prayers that i might see tomorrow morning. i am thrilled to be back here. to be back with so many friends new hampshire. i'm thrilled to encourage -- you all are here because there is a sense of urgency to what's happening in this country. you all are here because you understand that this is not in or near retirement politics. the threats we are fa

you're listening to "washington journal." we are back in two moment. ♪ [video clip] >> we engage in a strong symbol of american democracy. the peaceful and respectful exchange of power. passed the gavel, which is larger than most gavels here, but the gavel of choice of mr. speaker boehner. [laughter] pass this gavel and the sacred trust that goes with it to the new speaker. god bless you, speaker banner. [applause] god bless you, congress. god bless america. [applause] >> thank you all. it is still just me. madam speaker, thank you for your kind words. thank you for your service to this institution. to welcome our new members and families on what is a very special day. all of us who have been here remember the first day that we served here. us can tell you that you will never forget today. >> washington journal continues. >> we want to welcome michael petrilli. good morning. think you for having me on. host: our topic is common core standards. it is a set of standards and initiatives put forward by the federal government. nga

thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> on the next "washington journal", a conversation on the common core standards for k-12 education. our guest is from the thomas institute. and then we have more on the social and economic ramifications on than security. today's headlines, your phone calls, they spoke, and and tweets. ..

. >> on our next washington journal, a conversation on efforts to reduce noter u.s. cities. our guest is robert woodson of the center for neighborhood enterprise. then steve bell of the bipartisan policy center will talk bat new initiative aimed to help with retirement savings planning. next month is the 60th 60th anniversary of the supreme court's brown v. board of education division. we'll be joined by nicole jones, who wrote an article about when she calls the resegregating of some schools. you can join the conversation by phone or an facebook, and twitter. washington journal, live each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> i remember on saturday the first conversation i had with a group of people at that table with the 2 on it, wasn't about where you're from, what is your school like but about ukraine. it was about politics, about our belief in education and religion and how -- after that moment i was like, wow, this is going be intense. but it's been really dollar see the evolution of our friendships and our bonds, from just talking about politics and talking about our

host: >> tomorrow's "washington journal" a discussion on suicide prevention. our ques -- our guests are john madigan of the american society for society prevention and mary jo gibson of the congressional spouses for suicide prevention and education. one former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill, talks about situation since the withdrawal of u.s. troops. and our magazine segment features dina hill maron who wrote for scientific american about the safety and history of e-cigarettes. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. coming up tonight on c-span, secretary of state john kerry marks nato's 65th anniversaried on the importance of transatlantic relationships. treasury secretary jack lew talks about the economy and sanctions against russia. later secretary of state john kerry warned russia that washington has allies. the story from rotors -- reuters indicates secretary kerry says russia seems to change the security landscape of eastern europe. united states and our allies will stand together in support of ukraine. spoke at the atlantic council.

"washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live this morning, it's prime minister's question time in the british house of commons. you can see it at 7:00 a.m. eastern on our companion etwork, c-span2. the inspectors general from homeland security, the c.i.a., and the justice department testify about intelligence and information sharing leading up to the boston marathon bombings, which took place a year ago. this morning, they appear before the senate homeland security committee, live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> so everybody says, how do you think these women came from such a very low-rebt part of the world? as you know, the victorian era is so strat fewed, and there was the very rich and then there were the middle class and then there were the real achievers. the life and times of these women is in the most buccaneer time that you can think of. it was after the civil war. finances were beginning to become major. we had rockefeller, jim fisk, all of the robert baro

"washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the british parliament is in recess for the easter holiday. members return to the house of commons on april 28. "westminster in review" looked at major events from the past three months. topics included how the u.k. handled the crisis in ukraine, scottish independence, and the british budget. bbc parliaments alicia mccarthy hosted this one-hour program, which includes tributes to labour members who passed away earlier this year. this is an hour. ♪ >> hello and welcome to the program. our look back at the big events here at westminster since just after the year started. coming up, the chancellor unveils his latest tax and spending plans as the u.k. economic recovery continues. >> with the help of the british people, we are turning our country around, building a resilient economy. >> we scoured the chancellor's speech and all the documents for one measure for cost-of-living of living and living standards, and there were none at all. >> also, as the scottish independence referendum edges

"washington journal" on c-span. at the white house, president obama awarded the table academy football team with the commander-in-chief trophy. he also spoke briefly from the rose garden. this is 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> everybody, have a seat, have a seat. welcome to the white house. congratulations to the navy midshipmen. [applause] does this get old? >> never. >> no? okay. it's good to see coach ken again. and i want to recognize vice admiral mike miller for his service to the academy and to our country. this is the second time these seniors have come here to claim the commander-in-chief's trophy. if you guys have your punch cards with you, the next one is free. [laughter] i'm pretty sure coach ken would agree that this was one of the best teams yet. first of all, you had incredible talent. senior captain cody peterson and d.j. sargenti led the defense. i hear that they're known in the locker room as "the meatheads." on a football team, though, that's

washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, q&a with author matt taibbi, then british prime minister david cameron taking westerns from the british house of commons. after that, attorney general eric holder testifying before a senate subcommittee on the 2015 budget request. >> this week on q&a, author and former rolling stone columnist matt taibbi discusses his new book, "the divide: american injustice in the age of the wealth gap." >> matt taibbi, the "washington post" did an article about you in 2005, and they called you a "gonzo" journalist. is that the way you describe yourself and if so, what does it mean? >> i was approached by

. >> what mark would you give "the new york times" or "washington journal" for their coverage of this same story? >> "the new york times" has done great stuff. they've been on top of this story from the beginning. i think there is a growing awareness in the main stream media that this is a serious problem. and it's something i talk about with other reporters from other organizations. you are starting to see more coverage of this. last year front line did a documentary on this and that resulted in senators calling for more action. but when jamie diamond got the raise, that broke the camel's back for a lot of reporters. they can see the rational for not yanking their bank charters, like hsbc they left the business in company when they clearly had the power to wipe them out. you can see the rational behind that. you don't want to destroy but somebody has to pay. ? where did you learn how to do what you do? where did you learn how to figure out what is going on? and how many lawyers did you have to have to vet this book? >> first of all, lawyers were a lot of my sources for this book. a l

and rebecca williams discusss the tax system and your facebook calls, comments and tweet on washington journal. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up, the "the communicators" with minnesota senator al franken on the propos proposed comcast-time warner merg merger. and then "the up side of down" and michael lewis on his most recent book called "flash boys" and later" fragile by the design" >>> c-span created 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable provider or satellite provider. >> a few week ago on the comm e communicatcommun -- "the communicators" -- we had david cohen to talk about the proposed merger between comcast-time warner. he is on the privacy and technology and the law committee. yesterday at the hearing held by the committee you said that a merger between comcast-time warner would result in fewer choices, higher prices and even worse service. how do you come to that conclusion? >> well, because that has been the case when there is cons consolidation of media and telecommunication media. that is what is happening here. comcast is the biggest cabl

on the next "washington journal" the new report on the rise of stay-at-home mothers. then jason millman discusses sylvia burwell. the more than 7 million americans who signed up for health care coverage under the new law. u.s.bureau chief looks at contributions to the peacekeeping missions in daily operations. plus your calls, tweets and facebook comments. on monday night, a debate between former cia and nsa director michael hayden and barton gelman who has written about the edward snowden links. they will speak how the nsa monitors americans overseas of bounds as national security with the right to privacy. here is a quick review. -- here's a quick preview. [no audio] [no audio] >> you can watch the entire debate about the data collection and surveillance program -- conversations] >> welcome. i in the executive dreck of the caucus -- director of the caucus 20. we put together a great panel for you. i will get to them in a quick second while i do some house thing. this is hosted in conjunction with the congressional internet cochairs. the the goals that we share with

[laughter] >> you are the leadership >> "washington journal" continues! applause] even more in portly, you are the leadership. there is nothing as scary in washington as what i'm going to face tonight. sext week, caroline turne six. when i get off the airplane, i'm going to a princess sleepover party. [laughter] last week, caroline told me, daddy, you are not invited because you are not a girl. i said, sweetheart, if it is in my house, daddy is always invited. she proceeded to put her hands on her hips and say, fine, then we are going to play attack the daddy. in a few hours, i'm going to walk in my home to be greeted by 11 six-year-old girls dressed as disney princesses try to tackle me. let me ask for your prayers that i might see tomorrow morning. thrilled to be back here. to be back with so many friends new hampshire. i'm thrilled to encourage -- you all are here because there is a sense of urgency to what's happening in this country. you all are here because you understand that this is not in or near retirement politics. archedeats we are facing her n

washington journal, live with your phone calls and comments every morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. coming up tonight, it is cut in with the reporters who broke the edward snowden leak story. that is followed by chuck hagel on dod's efforts to recover remains. examination of the candidates in the upcoming presidential election in afghanistan. >> hello. please, take your seats. welcome back. this next event, i promise is going to be interesting. it is a skype interview on the snowden revelations. skypes.ves four that is the miracle of modern technology and it will either work or not work. it is very tricky so somebody may go down, somebody may have a time delay which is happening with one of our three guests. analogous to the quadruple somersault ringling brothers. please, bear with us. we will have problems from time to time but we have an excellent team of techies. i know because i can understand anything a say. it is my pleasure to interview -- introduce our interviewer, roger cohen. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. we are going to rely on technology to tr