and then current and former whitehouse reporters talk about their experiences covering presidents. and later we will get an update on the ebola virus outbreak. >> c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. >> host: joining us this week is meredith attwell baker who is the new president and ceo of ctia. tell us about the industy. >> guest: thank you for having me. it is great to be back representing this industy where everything is growing off of. we are the network operators, we build them, manufacture app community and the new silicone valley. we are hoping to educate washington about that. >> host: as of today, what is the biggest industy facing yo your -- issue -- facing your industy? >> guest: i think the biggest problem is also going to be spectrum. it has been six years since having an auction. we have two coming up in the next couple years. the one starting in two days and we have the incentive auction coming next summer. they are fantastic. if we talk about the networks the phones are on that was co

that was a regular friday feature of the whitehouse. every friday he would go to camp david, leave around 1-2 in the afternoon, fly away and we would see him and try to provoke him into the answers. i don't have the statistics to back it up but i have the impression reagan was more available to the press in the oval office than his successors. there was always a photo opt and opportunity to ask a question. now whether or not he answered it remained to be scene. there was an opportunity and that was one of the important i things we miss. dignitaries and i remember reagan being anti-abortion and he had anti-abortion groups in a lot. and different groups came to the oval office and there would be a phot phot photo-op and you could ask a question but that is closing over the years. >> it seems there are fewer uncontrolled moments, right? >> yeah, i think that is it. the friday thing was a fixture. the photo-ops in the oval office were regular. and my impression is that there were certainly with reagan, not as many news conferences for diffe

at the whitehouse, and i was at the c.i.a. this is two helicopters had to go 150 miles into pakistan at night, and hopefully not be detected as they went in. they were followed by thank god by two shinooks that was going as back up. you had two helicopters going in at night followed by two shinooks. we were following the operation and whatoimand there's been a hf heat on the ground and that heat is confined and we didn't realize how hot it was on the ground and when they got there and that happened, thank god he was a tough old army pilot. he was able to handle that cop copter, and i remember seeing that going down and the premonition this is going down real head. i asked the head of special forces and he was there in afghanistan, i said bill, what the hell is going on. and he didn't miss a beat. he said don't worry about it, he says they're going to breach the walls. they've got the shinook coming in as a back up. he was cool as a cucumber. >> rose: you didn't know with certainty he was there. >> that's the tough thing about

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senator whitehouse, you are -- >> welcome. this is a terrific panel. i thank chairman feinstein and our ranking member for pulling us together. this is a very, very important topic. 38 rhode islanders died of opioid overdoses in the first six weeks of this year. if you expand that to the population of the country into a full year, that's 100,000 americans dead per year. it's really very serious. good steps have been taken. the state police have just issued a drug to all their local police departments as well as first responders to have it available. i think we're responding in good ways. one that worries me a little bit is something that's been raised a bunch here, that's these prescription drug monitoring programs.

gamergate named after watergate when a cohort group known as the plumbers were caught spying for the whitehouse. at least in gamergate we know who the plumbers are. [laughter] as the tv man said, gamergate involves some male gamers hassing women speccing out on video games presuming the shock that women were even speaking to them at all. [crowd cheering] [applause] leading the charge is media critic and world war craft tribute named anita sarkeesian. >> she's abused women in video games virtual as video dragon. >> grab a whore and have a good time. >> women are often a damsel in distress, they're helpless in some way or highly sexualized and sort of created to be these male fantasies. >> stephen: video games are loaded with male fantasy stereotype all the girls in dead and align, devin and ms. pacman. [laughter] she can gobble my ghost any time. [laughter] gamergaters say that the scandal is really about something called ethics and video game journalism and claim collusion between critics like sarkeesian, female developers and the media to favor softer more female friendly game where in this ga

. >> pham was invited to visit president barack obama in the whitehouse where it was quite clear the president was not afraid of close contact with this now former ebola patient. >> we are compiling all the latest ebola information in a special section on our web site. just visit 6abc.com/ebola from your mobile device or computer any time to stay informed. >>> there has been some bad news recently about high school football and not tonight, not at lansdale catholic. tonight it was all good. and really special for a special young boy. and "action news" reporter dann cuellar has that story. >> meet kevin smith of lansdale that has lifetime dream. >> tell us about your dream. >> playing football. >> really? how long have you had this dream. >> since forever. >> a rare seizure disorder kept the 11-year-old from being able to play. >> we told him his whole life even though he couldn't maybe some day and it's today. >> for a make a fish foundation students at lansdale catholic high not only raised 11,000 for make a wish but making concern's dream come through this week he practiced with th

. >> the people i closest to are am probably those who share my views, people like sheldon whitehousesherrod brown, barbara boxer. >> what do you do for fun? >> it is pretty boring. we have dinner. >> is there any republican that you socialize with? >> occasionally. richard burrows, the ranking member of the veterans committee and my subcommittee, so we end up spending time together. >> could you say one nice thing about ted cruz? >> sure. he's smart and articulate, and he says what he believes. he's wrong on everything. >> are you a big seinfeld fan? i will show you a clip from seinfeld. watch closely. >> george, the word around the office is that you are a communist. >> communist? i am a yankee, first and foremost. >> a communist pipeline into the vast reservoir of coogan -- cuban baseball talent could be the greatest thing of our generation. >> i want you to read this first line. "george, the word around the offices that people think you are a communist." >> george, the word around the office is that you are a communist. >> and then read the next steinbrenner line. >> you know, geo

lawmakers from both parties blasted the secret service how they handled the security breach at the whitehouse. >> this is disgraceful. >> omar gonzales, a homeless iraq war veteran jumped the fence and made it all the way to the east room. this prompted growing concerns about the secret service, pierson was the head of the agency for just 18 months. lawmakers called for her resignation. >> i don't see how she can make the changes necessary in this position or how she could stay in this position. >> it's incident on september 16th was the last straw, president obama was visiting the cdc that day and in the elevator, he encountered a security guard and started to act unprofessionally and taking photos. and they did a back grown check and found he committed a crime in the past, he would not have been allowed to be there. >> white house fence jumper pled not guilty to charges of that september 19th security breach. he is held without bond. karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> now to the latest on the battle against isis, coalition air strikes continue on key targets, there we

whitehouse correspondent reports. >> reporter: 3,742 have died from ebola in west africa. in the united states the focus is on one man, thomas eric duncan, the first to die from the disease in the united states. now the white house announced increased measures to stop the spread of the disease. potential patients from sierra leone, guinea and liberia, flying into five u.s. airports will be questioned, temperatures checked. anyone with an over or signs of the disease will be quarantined. thomas eric duncan didn't have symptoms until four days after arriving and turned from the hospital after his first visit, doctors thinking he had a treatable virus. the white house response... >> they have you not be worried. >> reporter: the doctor in charge sounded a cautious response. >> as long as ebola continues to spread in west africa, we can't make the risk zero here. >> the pentagon announced 100 more marines will arrive in senegal and sierra leone. >> the military is building an infrastructure that does not exist, in order to facilitate the transport of personnel and equipment an

>> guest: the whitehouse requ t requested 24.5 million and the hill has given us 16.5 of that. we spent the bulk on pilot programs testing out ideas and technologies to take the ideas in strategy and test them on the marketplace. but some of it goes to research and supporting other efforts as well. >> host: what is the work you do with private organizations? >> guest: the key with the strategy is and i talked about this and what the goals and problems we are trying to solve but the strategy provides a solution as what the president dubbed an identity ecosystem which is a marketplace where we can chose from a variety of identity solutions online. this has to be driven by the private sector. national id cards were issued in some countries but we don't want to do that in the united states as they have not worked too well but in a handful of countries. so there was a recognition when the whitehouse put this together that the if the administration tried to provide a set of solutions the government would fail. they are not good at anticipating what the next best technology is going t

the health department has posted warning signs at whitehouse pool county park, samuel taylor.hey say avoid contact with the water. the signs were posted after science found elevated levels in the water. health officials say the pollution could be from humor wildlife that happens after a long, dry period. >>> twitter users may soon see more tweets in their timeline. where they will come from. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> one analyst describes the surgeon wall street as a relief rally. investors have been riding wild swings with concerns over falling oil prices, isis and ebola. strong reports help spur today's rebound. taking a live look, the dow is up 266 and the nasdaq up 44 and the s and p is up 24. >>> more than a

. >> costello: we also don't have someone in the whitehouse administration who is a bioterrorism advisory because obama removed that position. that is not something i thought i would share but since mr. trivedi is pointing out the blame. >> trivedi: it is not a blame game. it is facts. >> moderator: we may come back to the nra but the time is rushing away. i want to hit the other terror as i called it in the beginning. the president decided to have airstrikes on isis and john mccain made a comment the bad guys are winning and it will take united states ground force to toforces to defeat them. is he wrong about that? >> trivedi: i don't think he is absolutely wrong. what i have not seen from this administration is a strong plan to root out isis where they are. and one against i draw from my experience and this is critical for folks who have real world experience to go to congress. i served with the marines and i know how hard it is to get things done there. i lost friends in iraq. i want to root out and destroy is. but i want to make sure we do it the right way and we have learned from our

. >> the whitehouse applauded court's non-action. >> the president himself previously expressed his own personal view it's wrong to prevent same sex couples in loving and admitted relationships to marry and from doing so. >>> supporters and opponents say they wanted the supreme court to weigh in with final nationwide decision. there's 20 states that have some ban on same-sex marriage this issue could be back to the highest court 13450eu78 in the future. reporting live from supreme court. karen travers chapel 6abc news. >> thank you, karen. world news tonight with david muir will have more open the supreme court decision including what impact it may have open the states still banning same sex maevrjt watch watch that following "action news" at 6. >> and we have braebing news to pass along tonight from city manayunk section. chopper6hd over the scene of a motorcycle accident here on this is where it took place ridge avenue near crescent and the we're told rider of the vehicle was rushed to the hospital. details are sketchy but for some are on the motorcyclist lost control and collided wit

senator whitehouse, you are -- >> welcome. this is a terrific panel. i thank chairman feinstein and our ranking member for pulling us together. this is a very, very important topic. 38 rhode islanders died of overdoses in the first six weeks of this year. if you expand that to the population of the country into a full year, that's 100,000 americans dead per year. it's really very serious. good steps have been taken. the state police have just issue ed and recommended local police departments as well as first responders have it available. i think we're responding in good ways. one that worries me a little bit is something that's been raised a bunch here, that's these prescription drug monitoring programs. i fought for years with your agency, dea, to try to get scheduled narcotics on to electronic prescribing. and after -- it wasn't just you. years of bureaucratic battle, finally the regulations came out. i think that facilitates via electronic prescribing prescription drug monitoring, when you no longer have to go and ask for the paper scripts from indi

senator whitehouse, you are -- >> welcome. this is a terrific panel. i thank chairman feinstein and our ranking member for pulling us together. this is a very, very important topic. 38 rhode islanders died of overdoses in the first six weeks of this year. if you expand that to the population of the country into a full year, that's 100,000 americans dead per year. it's really very serious. good steps have been taken. the state police have just issue ed and recommended local police departments as well as first responders have it available. i think we're responding in good ways. one that worries me a little bit is something that's been raised a bunch here, that's these prescription drug monitoring programs. i fought for years with your agency, dea, to try to get scheduled narcotics on to electronic prescribing. and after -- it wasn't just you. years of bureaucratic battle, finally the regulations came out. i think that facilitates via electronic prescribing prescription drug monitoring, when you no longer have to go and ask for the paper scripts from indi

i have not gotten my invitation to the whitehouse, you know? when we think about the civil rights movement it was always contested. people had a view of freedom thad that didn't include ella baker who was the lead organize of the student non-violent cordinator and told the students on easter weekend it was more about a hamburger and the reason she told the students the sit-in was about more than a hamburger is because by april of 1960 new york times and mainstream media were trying to say the movement is about people wanting access to lunch counters. ella baker said this isn't about lunch counters or hamburgers. this is about democracy. james baldwin writes in 1961 that the young people who are organizer and in demonstrations all across the south at lunch counters are doing it to do more than what baldwin calls sip tasteless cups of coffee at sleazy lunch counters across the south. that is james baldwin not we. what is important when we think about stokely carmichael and the civil rights movement and where we are today in the context of america

had dinner at the whitehouse. pretty fun. >>it was really cool. >>i found a recipe in a cook book. it was served at abraham lincoln's inauguration. i made my recipe based on the recipe that i found in the cookbook. did he make any healthier? >> it had a lot of butter back then. >> that is what you want all of us to do. the whole idea of this challenge. some feel like the world is finally catching up with me. have been eating this way for 46 years. this is when you start the kids young. some kids today are not getting any real food whatsoever. the wonder why they're having so many problems in school and with each other. it is all connected. >> we will be there together tomorrow appeared to have a five a challenge. eat real. what do you mean? >> many people who eat processed foods and fast foods. they're not getting the nutrients that they need. eating real is like eating whole grains and vegetables fruits. >> if it can sit on that shelf for a year or two, what is it going to do for your body? >> it is the outer perimeter where you need to get all of your things. >> today we are goin

. >> the whitehouse is already getting ready for christmas. and there it is this 88 foot tall white spruce was cut down today in minnesota. it will be placed on a truck and then make its way to the u.s. capitol. once it arrives in washington, d.c. it will be decorated with 10,000 ornaments and white house christmas tree is always gorgeous. >> spectacular can't wait to see it happen. >> time for sports tonight. >> jeff skversky live at the big board, hey, jeff. >> who says it's not cold in tampa. for the flyers ice cold. 7 straight games lost in tampa. they have not nroingt three years. flyers fall behind by two. jason garrison on a power play. emery making fourth straight start. down two, pliers fight back. under a minute to go. michael scores. flyers get within one and trying to get even season. firing giroux, strike, nothing, lightning does not strike twice final minute flyers lose. they sign veteran defenseman c carli carvocau. >> chip kelly claims he does not know if it's serious because he's not dr. miyagi he cannot rub his hands together

local elections are just as important to your children and your grandchildren has who sits in the whitehouse. that to me is where we have gun to fall short. back in the activism days we were marching to the polls as if there were more tomorrow. today we keep waiting on tomorrow. >> host: george is calling in from murphysboro, tennessee. you are on the line. >> caller: i want to ask a question to professor joseph and make a comment i want them both to address. when i was a at a seminary ge heard carmichael and he made a statement saying if america mess the africa we will burn this area down. what did stokely carmichael think of the naacp and the urb league. congressman clyburn, congressmen like to study but i would like to see you go out and support your family and live on $7.25 an hour and tell us about it. >> host: congressman you want to start? >> guest: i wasn't always a congressman. i know what it is like to sleep three in a bed. i remember when we got our first indoor toilet and running water. i have had those experiences. i have worked for a $1.25 an hour. i used to relocate out houses

ron clay, the new point person on the ebola crisis apparently had a meeting this week with whitehouse chief of staff. where is the president on this. is this still a game of catch up right now, trying to get ahead of this? >> it is. it's sort of a like wash, rinse, repeat, episode when it comes to president obama, where the white house looks like they are behind the eight ball and they throw a whole bunch of resources on it. and they eventually get ahead of it. the question is do they get ahead of it before the democrats in november. >> dylan is still in bermuda as we mentioned this morning. residents are making a lot of headway from the hurricane. that's great news. >> it certainly is. guys, i swear i'm only here because the airport is closed. >> sure, dylan. >> the weather is fantastic now. i want to point out this was a major storm that hit this island. there were no lives lost. there were no critical injuries reported. 5:30 yesterday morning, we saw a lot of damage. there were power lines draped across the roads. there were huge trees blocking the path, but then by noontime all of

is that a disappointment to the whitehouse or is this a first step? >> fred, what we have seen since the president first issued his call for a higher minimum wage is 13 different states and the district of columbia have taken specific steps to raise the minimum wage in their state. and we have seen announcements from companies across the country indicated they are commit today paying their workers more. this is important because of the consequences it has for middle class families and families trying to get in the middle class. according to the cbo millions of americans would be pulled out of poverty if we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 and that is being shown in those 13 states and the district of columbia. the second important thing to note is in the 13 states where the minimum wage has been increased we have seen greater economic growth in those states in comparison and in contrast to states that have refused to raise the minimum wage. there are significant trends to raise the minimum wage and that is why the president is urging congress to take

comeshe power from learning a craft whether it is my opponents in surgery or the work that senator whitehouse done on taxes. he has worked to become a master of these rules and he is now the chairman of the finance committee. without a lot of experience and a lot of study, you would not be able to take on the powerful special interest. >> the pipeline on their land as part of the project. >> if they can be done in an environmentally friendly conscious way, it is good to , and all of the abrupt approach. energy independence is very -- and all of the above approach. energy independence is very important. it is difficult to be dependent on countries that hate us. they are the ones hit the hardest by increases in energy prices. i think that is the most important thing that we become energy independent. >> we can create hundreds of thousands of jobs through a rebuild america act that i support. it is different. be one outlet on the west coast for natural gas and supposed to happen in oregon. very concerned about the pipeline strategy. they will pay an amount that means being incredibly generous. i

i was one of the youngest cabinet secretaries, i was in the whitehouse, i was flying around on air force one. everything was great. and then -- >> rose: married to a kennedy. >> yes. one day i woke up and everything was terrible. it was just from a great trajectory of success to abject failure, right. and for me charlie, i can laugh bit now but i basically cried bit then. it was living my nightmare. i came back, living in new york after a great time in washington, and i ran for office same office that my father held with distinction for 12 years and it was a disaster. >> rose: you had to withdraw. >> right. and it was a nightmare scenario. and so much of society we talk about winning, and victory, and we make it sound in all those commencement speeches like it's a straight line you come out of college and you go to graduate school and then victory victory victory. and and that's not what happened. there were very few books on losing. and how do you handle loss, what do you do with it and what does it mean and how do you manage it. >> rose: yet many politicians have lost in their career.

and we have the leader of the free world in the whitehouse and i'm in the free world.look at it. but regardless of that, that's for anybody that thinks that canadians shouldn't talk about america. i disagree and i feel that we really have to come together and make it so people have freedom of choice. so they have that feeling that they're doing something good. you can make a choice. if there was one alternative fuel at a gas station, out of every six pumps if there was one green pump. >> rose: competition. >> yes. what if everybody lined up at the green pump. that's why theyÑu don't want te green pump. and how about this one. >> rose: it's not the market because it's not a choice. >> there's no choice. how can it be a market. you can't. and this is the federal interstate monopoly, okay. that doesn't go together. it's not freedom. it's not right. it's just not. it's just not american. unamerican. that's how i feel about it. >> rose: i'm thrilled to have you here. >> thank you. >> rose: back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: how do we look at art. why do we look at ar

lisa stark is at the whitehouse. >> john, the latest revelations at the cdc, someone there gave permissionor this nurse to get on that airplane is likely to increase criticism of the obama administration and its efforts to get a handle on the ebola situation in the u.s. the president did hold a nearly 2 hour meeting today with his top team fighting ebola both here and enterabroad and he tried to reassure the american public? >> the bottom line in terms of the public, i want people to understand that the dangers of you contracting ebola, the dangers of a serious outbreak are extraordinarily low. but we are taking this very seriously at the highest levels of government. >> the president has hoarded much more aggressive action by cdc. it will set up rapid response teams to get to hospitals hopefully within 24 hours if they have a suspected ebola case to make sure that protocols are strictly followed. now, some, including speaker john boehner, are calling on the president to institute a travel ban for people coming from the affected countries to the u.s. as of now, the white house says a trave

senator sheldon whitehouse, your thinking is where the country needs to be. me bring in michael, executive director of the sierra club. your thoughts on the ad, is this the play? >> it's an outrage. the only way gardner can win the election is try to engage in mass deception. this is a person that's taken millions from the oil industry and supported billions of dollars in taxpayer handouts to the oil industry who has fought against tax incentives to win, and who voted to shut down national parks and he's claiming to be a supporter for clean energy. it's deceitful, no two ways about it. why is udall down seven in your estimation? >> i think thagarder in so far has been successful in projecting an image that might be similar to what colorado wants, but it's the opposite of what he's actually doing. so far he's been successful doing that. >> what about the number of ads that have been run on energy. >> did we expect this? >> we did, because what's happening is you see the oil and industries and they're starting to lose market share in part because clean energy i

and i will tell you we're very pleased that senator cornyn, senator whitehouse, and other members are supporting earned time legislation, particularly for nonviolent offenders in the federal system. clearly by reducing the number of dead enders we can make sure folks have an incentive for good behavior in prison and also a study has shown 36% fewer new offenses for those released to parole as opposed to discharge without supervision. i want to go over a list of recommendations that we would urge you to do in addition to, of course, ending the release directly from solitary confinement. those include eliminating rules that deny any reading materials to those in solitary confinement, improving training in de-escalation techniques, training in mental retardation and mental illness. using that parallel universe model that creates incentive for positive behavior and self improvement. creating a matrix of intermediate sanctions. this wouldn't be for those who do serious bodily injury to a staff member or another inmate, but for those that commit minor mile violations, that they would have i

josh earnest in a somber opening statement at the whitehouse here said he, of course, is the president'spokesman noted the geographic, political, cultural affinity that the united states and canada have and then spoke to that very issue. let's listen. >> there is no conclusion like that that i am able to share with you at this point, but we are obviously in the very early stages of determining what exactly happened here as i mentioned, a number of u.s. officials in this government have been in touch with their canadian counterparts to offer some assistance as they respond to and deal with this tragic situation. >> reporter: tony, one of the sure indications that u.s. officials think that there is a danger to the united states would be a public raising of the threat level thus far. we haven't seen anything like that from the department of homeland security. >> is there any indication, mike, that u.s. agencies are on higher alert as a result of these attacks? >> reporter: well, one small indication that we have seen, the rough parallel to the war memorial in ottawa here in arlington is the

much conversation here in washington about the appoint some people call an ebola czar what the whitehousecalls an ebola coordinator. two questions. is that something which is needed, is that helpful to you. and why aren't you the ebola czar. >> i'm delayed there's an ebola coordinator. i'm looking forward to his visit to atlanta next week. i've spoken to him already. and it's really important that we have coordination across the whole government. we can do the public health part at cdc but there's so many aspects of this response that require a whole government approach for counter ability coordination, liaison functions6 troubleshooting. there's been, everyone has been doing their part but a coordinator allows us to do that more efficiently and effectively. >> ifill: finally i want to ask you about the way the public has been reacting through all of this. there's a gallop poll which says it's among the top ten issues americans worry about. and there's a poll that says 41% say they're worried that they or someone they know some family member will be infected. do they have reason to worry.

back in this country, word from the white house today is that president obama will hxword from the whitehouse today is that president obama will wait until after next month's election to announce his pick for attorney general. a number of senate democrats fought the delays to avoid making the nomination a campaign issue. attorney general eric holder announced last month that he's stepping down after six years. >> woodruff: wall street's day was less volatile, but stocks struggled again, amid continuing concerns about the global economy. the dow jones industrial average lost about six points to close below 16,315. the nasdaq rose 13 points to close at 4227. the s-and-p 500 added just three, to finish at 1877. and on the oil market, crude prices in new york dropped below $82 a barrel for the first time in more than two years. we'll delve more into what's been roiling the markets, in just a moment. >> woodruff: also ahead on the newshour: islamic state militants gain ground in iraq; colorado politicians vie for votes and control of the senate; the debate over choosing death and dying with dignit

. >>> also, philadelphia can get ready for a precedential visitch the whitehouse is saying president obama will come to our area in philadelphia on sunday, november 2 in town to campaign for democratic gubernatorial candidate tom wolff. >> septa workers could go on straight. the vote is planned for tomorrow afternoon. buses and subways could come to complete stob. we have our reporter 69th street station in upper darby good morning, sabina. >> let's give you a small glimpse to what a possible strike would mean for people who live and work around here. now it's died down a little bit. earlier this morning we're talking a saturday morning early morning, it was bustling with people commuting to and from work and appointments and all of that. now, transport workers union local 234 called tomorrow the day of reconing as union members vote to strike subway operators, bus drivers, mek appics, all that could walk off the job anytime. 5,000 members have been working without a contract since the spring. vote is tomorrow 3:00 in the afternoon so if there is a strike, what does that mean for you

-ebola response and answer questions in the whitehouse briefing room. you can watch that on our companion network. and booktv focusing on american policy. starting at 8:00 with john yoo author of point of attack and bruce fine will kick things off. and then the author of "before the first shots were fired" and the author of "to make and keep peace with ourselves and all". that is tonight starting at 8 eastern on c-span2. this weekend on the networks. a conversation with retired justice john paul stevens. the founder and former chair of microsoft bill gates on the ebola outbreak. and then the director of the smithsonian national museum of art. and john yoo and bruce fein talk about war and the constitution tonight on c-span2. and on heather cox is here to talk about the republican party. tonight at 8 on american history tv on cspan3. historians and authors talk about word war one and then on saturday they talk about catching the unibomber. and on sunday the 100th anniversary of the panama canal. and call us, or e-mail us and let us know what think. you c

do you think the whitehouse and senator should be ruling that out? >> i absolutely don't think we should rule it out. i don't think we should tell your enemies what we are going to do. i don't know if we will end up having to use ground troops. but it seem to me we want to pay attention to what our expert and generals are telling us and some of them are saying that means the fact of the case. it is possible it could be ground troops from saudi arabia and other countries? that is possible. but if we are going to win this it is likely there is going to be ground troops involved. >> if the mission is critical, why would you rule out the option? >> the war started with the deposition and that was the launch of radical extreme islam that has manifested in countries all over the world with various groups flying that flag. we are in for a long haul. we were going after the al-qaeda forces responsible for 9/11 and it turned out to be the longest war in the history of the united states. when we send ground troops in the middle east, they are easily bogged dow

secretary tennant, one of your ads turns out the lights at the whitehouse saying you will push back against the president and the epa on coal. we have heard things from joe mansion, congressman hall and all office holders and all democrats and many of them with senior status. why should west virginians believe you will be successful as a new person when members of your own party haven't been successful? >> thank you for that question. i did have that commercial and it got a lot of attention. coal is 40% of the electricity source in the united states and 90% here. i have been endorsed by the coal minors because they trust me to help save their jobs. they know i have a plan to save their jobs and that is what i have done is challenge the president to invest the $8 billion we have in the department of energy to retro fit our coal-fired power plants. that is one way to save the jobs and the coal mines endorsed me. they know i will stand up for their health, safety and pension and they know that congresswoman capito was the only one to vote against the coal mine safety act and she voted to cut m

on the senate side, you have a number of senator whitehouse and carper and others that have b een involved in the cyber issues. is senator rockefeller on the commerce committee. so there is a lot of interest in cybersecurity legislation. i think from the administration's standpoint, one ourg that has evolved in picking is that i do think that it will be easier for us to get smaller pieces of cyber legislation rather than one, giant comprehensive bill. so a lot of our efforts are involved that getting whatever longn past in what ever -- on as the policy and the legislation itself is acceptable. so i think that is one thing that i would say we are trying as a different way to go about it. continue toill press forward with doing everything we can, and there is a lot we can do under existing authorities. we do need to eventually get to legislation, and it -- we'll eventually have to get there. but i think we will eventually. and we will continue pressing forward with what policies we can under the authorities we have. >> great. thanks very much for coming in taking the time to talk with us. >>