you can watch that address tonight at 9:00. we will be showing it on c-span. you can also go to c-span.org and listen to it on c-span radio. 9:00 tonight from chicago, president obama's farewell address. we talked about it this morning on "washington journal" with an associated press reporter from the white house covering it. not expected to be a farewell , but ae public scene farewell address from the 44th president. what is your most anticipated news event of the week is the question. 202-748-8000 if you are a democrat. 202-748-8001 if you are a republican. 202-748-8002 if you are an independent. pat is in north carolina on the line for republicans. go ahead. caller: yes. he has been helping a lot of people out. that is my choice. thank you. host: alright. taking your calls this morning and showing you headlines as well. this focus on the confirmation hearings from the financial times. democrats target trump team as a senate confirmation hearing starts. other appointments are also in question. there is a picture of rex tillerson, the nominee for secretary of state. also pictur

c-span. you can watch it at c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. and in fact, we are going to give you another chance to watch it right now. we are going to show you today's joint session of congress, the certification of the electoral college ballots. it begins with house speaker paul ryan.

eastern time you want to tune into c-span or go to c-span.org and if you are not near a computer or television, the c-span radio app so you can listen in. we will take your phone calls and get your thoughts on this 58th inauguration. cutler, in new hampshire. you are apprehensive. caller: good morning. i have concerns. i was watching the hearings yesterday and some of the senators recommended that the inauguration be postponed. what with this russian meddling in the election. i think there are questions that need to be answered. i am not saying that it is not a legitimate election, but if there was collusion, that needs to be determined now before anybody is inaugurated. i am comprehensive -- apprehensive. yesterday i learned the price tag and i was appalled at how much money is spent on the event when there are so many other needs in the country than he to be addressed. i will not be watching the inauguration. host: that is cutler's viewpoint. think?, what do you caller: i am excited. i am a democrat and i voted for hillary, but i am a history major. this is a historical event and it is for a

greta: if you want to learn more about the family research council, you can go to their website frc.com. tony >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, alert cliff will join us to discuss president trump's first days in the office. , hughtalkshow hosts hewitt will talk about his new book, a conservative playbook. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> next, a look at the effects of the federal hiring freeze. we talk to david cox. this is half an hour. morning,able this president of the the american federation of government employees. i want to show our viewers first what sean spicer, the white house secretary had to say -- the reason why the president went forward with this, and get your reaction on the other side. guest: sure. [video clip] spicer: encounters genetic expansion of the it counters- expansion of the workforce. it does not apply to military personnel, and it ensures the american taxpayers get effective and efficient government. host: j. davi

going again -- you want to know what this president is going to do? look at what he campaigned on, that is what he is doing. host: independent from maryland. caller: good morning c-span. tony: i am fine, thank you. caller: i go back to the character issues that our president trump -- were you a supporter of his once he became the nominee? tony: once you begin the nominee , though there were other candidates more closely aligned with the values i advocate for, i was supporting another, but in the primary as i talked about earlier, it came down to two ideologies, and he embraced of the republican platform, then yes. i was supportive of him in the general election. caller: did you find it hard character was? -- character wise? the disabled reporter, the comments about women's genitalia and things of that nature? did you find it challenging to kind of overlook that and say, i heard the things i think i said? did you find it still someoneing to support that had that type of character issues? tony: it is a great question, because i am not alone in that. you are not alone in that. there were a lot of social conservatives, evangelicals that struggled with that issue. it was

to be secretary of health and human services. you can watch that on c-span this morning. we will be going to that at 10:00. u can also listen to the hearing on the c-span radio app or go to www.c-span.org. the hearing for scott pruitt to head up the environmental protection agency. c-span2. be on you can also see that on www.c-span.org. wilbur ross is up for commerce secretary. his confirmation hearing also set to begin at 10:00 a.m. you can watch that on www.c-span.org. u.n. haley up for ambassador. her hearing happening today just a.m. 10:00, about 10:10 c-span.org.nd toays good to www.c-span.org check our listings. a very busy day on capitol hill on the senate side. left in thisnutes segment, talking about president obama's decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning. gabriel in los angeles, california. supports what the president did yesterday. i think the decision was a good one, in a way, because it opens the door to dialogue with the wikileaks people. i think that is maybe where obama was coming from. this.ed to address no, there is so much support for manning and the different aspects of thi

c-span. [laughter] mexico! >> this is what democracy looks like. >> hi, mom. [cheers] [cheers] thank you, free press. yay, c-span. >> donald trump has got to go. hey, ho ho, .onald trump has got to go hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. >> c-span "washington journal" live every day. sunday morning, author and nationally syndicated: list cal thomas will join us to -- syndicated columnist cal thomas will join us to discuss donald trump as he looks to push his legislative agenda with republican congress and divided public. then columnist catherine ran to tell will be on to -- rand pell will be on to discuss saturday's women's march on washington. make sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:30 a.m. sunday morning. told ciaent trump employees that he supports them during a visit to the agency's headquarters in langley, virginia. he was accompanied by vice president dance. this is just -- vice president pence. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause]

c-span two. back to the calls. mike and honolulu is on the line with for the democrats. go ahead mike. >> caller: thank you. thanks to c-span. i think you're doing a great job. i think donald trump did a good job too. he has been off to a great start. he is really getting some action and this whole thing about torture and what is torture and what is waterboarding and i think it really comes down with the last caller talking about it is the definition. no one really has a clear definition of where the lying is. of when it becomes quote à torture. sorted to one person is okay with another person. for example, a lot of people like myself, we can hold our breath for one minute. and let them waterboarding a series would not be that bad. but if they're going to go for 2 and a half or three minutes, your chances are that you might die.and it comes down to where you want to draw the line with torturing people. but i think a lot of the people out there, a lot of the public does not realize how much they can get with drugs. have first people that will lower the resistance to standing firm and not telling what is in th

you missed any of it on c-span3. we'll have it at 8:00 tonight on c-span and on cspan.org. you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. let's go to james on the line in flint, michigan, for democrats. hey, james. >> caller: i couldn't disagree more with the last caller. i think that general mattis having served under him, i think he's the right guy for that spot to keep us out of possibly the next world war iii. i think he's going to walk into the room and say, no, i think this is a bad idea, i don't think we need to do this and i believe he's willing to stand up for what's right. in my humble opinion i think he would be that guy to get fired before he did something that he did not believe in. so i think i disagree with that caller almost absolutely and saying that it's just a rubber stamp, i think in the defense secretarial ring, i think this is one of the only nominations from this president-elect that i agree with. >> james, thanks for calling. anna marie in tiffany, florida, go ahead. >> caller: hi. happy new year. i have a question if you can answer it for me. looking at these hearings. could you tell us when we're going

you can bet i'm probably going to go to jail. that's what i have to say. >> all right, jim. want to remind you, reairing this on c-span 2 tonight at 8:00 eastern. looking ahead to the week, our commitment on the c-span networks to bring you coverage of congressional hearings. the defense secretary nominee, former retired general james mattis testifying before the senate armed services committee, that hearing live thursday at 9:30 eastern on c-span 3. another view from alabama, this time the republican line. we hear from alabaster, alabama and mary. >> caller: how you doing? thank you so much. you know, i am a republican as well but i am in opposition of senator sessions. his record especially when it comes to voting is just horrible. i listened to what the senator said about north carolina, with their strict voting law, and i think if mr. sessions who has a horrible record, i feel that the voting rights would never be fully restored under him and i also feel as if you know he's kind of a sheep in wolf's clothing. he has a horrible record and the things he said in the past, i heard another caller say he needs more info

to accommodate the events of the day. that is what you are seeing outside the u.s. capital in washington, d.c. our coverage on c-span starting at 7:00. you can go to the website for more information on what the day will bring as far as the inauguration activities themselves. c-span, c-span.org, and the c-span radio at his where you can turn -- radio app is where you can turn. (202) 748-8000 democrats. (202) 748-8001 republicans. (202) 748-8002 independents. a profilerk times has of tom price. taking a look at aspects of his career and some concerns as he faces confirmation, saying as he prepares for two hearings, the first scheduled wednesday, his past with companies that have generated don't asleep -- generously to his campaigns. democrats have called for investigations into whether he called for stock buys based on information he gleaned in congress. , betsy devos. those will be available at 2:15 this afternoon. oft is for ryan zinke montana. go to the website for more information. we will start with john from illinois, republican line. caller: when i think of the last eight years with obama, all i think about our part-time jobs, industry fai

you want to go watch that on c-span.org. if you're into confirmation hearings, it will be a busy morning. we will take our viewers here on c-span tom price's's confirmation hearing. if you want to go to c-span2, you can watch the confirmation hearing for an environmental protection agency administrator. if you want to go to c-span3, you can watch the confirmation hearing for nikki haley to be u.s. ambassador. there is also the confirmation hearing for commerce secretary you can watch on c-span.org. a busy morning for us on c-span for viewers who are into confirmation hearings. we hope you jump around and watch all of them this morning and on c-span.org. in pennsylvania, democrat, good morning. good morning. i would like to say i am really somewhat confused and probably the rest of the country is. apparently, from what i understand, the majority of people voted democratic. however, the electoral college, whoever they may be, they voted trump in. we do have the electoral college. i do not see any use this for that anymore. but may it be. not going to the inauguration, and i will not watch it either because i find distasteful,g ve

we will have coverage of the visit on the c-span networks. you can go to c-span.org and find video of past prime minister's questions and other buddhist public affairs programs. -- british public affairs programs. >> monday night, outgoing sec chair tom wheeler talks about his three-year tenure and made new to that major decisions, including net neutrality. he is interviewed by margaret harding mcgill. >> the idea that you should -- fec andthe sec give a lot of its responsibilities to the ftc is something network seven pushing for for years. there was a headline, an article in the washington post that in essence, here is how the networks tend to gut the fcc. ouldtragicat ed. mo tommuni

i want to welcome the c-span cameras into our studios in suburban des moines, simulcasting our show. if you are a regular listener, you can goe c-span main channel, or i think you have it online as well? you can watch us to the show, because life is not boring enough. here is what we want to know tonight, are you more optimistic or pessimistic as we stand on the brink of the dawn of the trump era than you were based on how things have transpired, the way he has carried himself -- are you more or less optimistic than you are the morning after the election when he woke up and felt, what? donald trump is going to be president of these united states? how did that happen? we will begin with joe in tampa. are you more positive or negative than november 8? caller: just positive positive. steve: completely positive. there's nothing you are concerned about panel, nothing. caller: no, they are things him concerned about, but they are not negative things. steve: give us one thing that makes you the most optimistic. caller: optimistic about trump being in office? we are going to get our shit straightened out. steve: i think you meant to

so, if you haven't got anything else to do tonight, even if you do, come on down, because the weather's clearing here. we're going to do it outside. we're going to have a grand time. >> and c-span american history tv is carrying it live. we're going to show you around. thanks again for being with us. >> sure. >> we're going to show you around this terrific facility, this museum, and some of the artifacts, one-of-a-kind items onlye

go to kentucky, peter, an independent. caller: good morning, greta. many kudos to c-span and your people for the women's march. that makes you the last truthful media outlet, as opposed to the mainstream media, corporate -- mr. cox, good morning to you, sir. to get right to the point -- two things -- what about afge employees that vote for trump, and vote for the republican agenda, which is to reduce the size of government anyway they can, turn around and privatize it with corporate administration, because anytime you privatize, it automatically goes to corporate administration, as in the case of human resources command. half of it is being administrated by corporate -- private/corporate company -- a defense contractor, to put it that way. second, what about afge employees -- they get a card from your organization, but then they turn around and vote republican? they vote conservative. host: peter, we'll get some answers. guest: number one, afge is a diverse organization. we recognize -- represent housekeeping aids, rock and that's rocket scientists nasa -- republicans, democratss, people of all religion -- all caps of -- typ

conversation] >> you watch all of today's briefing and more from the conference over the next couple of days online in the c-span video i break. you can also listen on our free c-span radio app. go to cspan.org. we will have more from the mayor's conference at 230 eastern by vp mike pence who will be addressing the group. we will have live coverage. also more confirmation hearings coming up later today. the nomination for interior secretary will go for his confirmation hearing and that will be live on c-span at 215 eastern. also coming up at 5:00 p.m., they will hold a hearing for betsy divorce to be education secretary. you can watch these on c-span.org or listen on the c-span video app. >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump's friday it c-span will have live coverage of all the days events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on this free c-span radio app. >> as preparations continue for the inauguration this coming friday, our our capitol hill reporter craig kaplan tweaks out that security carriers are surrounding the area where the inauguration will be held. alive picture from the briefing room. lots of media activity because they are an

you. go >> a on c-span, washington journal live is next. then we will take you live to the women's march on washington. ♪ that was the 45th president of the united states, donald trump, giving his inauguration address yesterday. that speech focused on putting america first and returning control of the government to the american people. he also spoke of unity missing america can only be strong if it is united in the name of patriotism. ," today's "washington journal we are asking our viewers, can president trump unite the

you can go to afg.org to find out more about the organization. a couple of more calls. michael. florida. independent. michael, are you with us? caller: good morning, c-span, and greta. cox, i welcome you to the program. excuse my speech. 18-year veteran of the marine corps as a sergeant. i got out in 1970, and immediately joint the teamsters, -- joined the teamsters, which i worked for 37 years, and got a pension. devout --ays been a my wife, too -- we have always been about union people. my wife is a registered nurse, retired, from pennsylvania. we have a lot of veterans in our parking florida, and if they need a ride, you know, anywhere, all they have to do is contact me. and they know this. and we have a very good v.a. and seeown off of 27 spring. ast: and michael, do you have question for our guest here? know whereanted to the unions are headed for in this country. i know the republicans tend to be antiunion. host: ok. j. david cox, go ahead. guest: i believe unions are important to this country. they were important many, many years ago. they continue to be important today. for workers, they give a voice in the workplace. while federal employees and

host: if you want to continue watching the judiciary committee hearing on the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney general, you can go to c-span3. we are live streaming on c-span organ and the c-span radio app. this is one of 8 confirmation hearings taking place this week. we are covering them all on the c-span networks. later

announcer: if you would like to see more of c-span's "communicators" program, go to c-span.org. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought you today by your cable or satellite provider. on newsmakers, louisiana senator bill cassidy talks about his replacement plan for the affordable care act that he and maine senators susan collins introduced. he will also discuss immigration, the border wall, and other issues. newsmakers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. said, let me tell you something. i have done everything i can to protect my country, and if i'm not afraid of you and president if i have toody -- give in order to protect my country, i will. then he did the mussolini thing with his arms. and said, but i did not give that order. we said, just call down. announcer: sunday night on "q&a ," john nixon talks about his book "debriefing the president: the interrogation of saddam hussein." in the use realist of power and the way political power is exercised. i think th

work of the public interest that going to work everyday and advancing the agenda of the american people. >> representative elect raskin, thank you for talking to c-span. >> pleasure is all mine. thank you very much. >> estimate the u.s. senate taken the official oath of office administered by vice president joe biden. the senate has seven new members, two republican divide democrats. republicans hold a majority in the senate 52-48. vice president biden remains president of the senate until january 20th and vice president-elect pentz becomes president of the body. this is 90 minute.there will >> the order of the senate,sena. please. order in the senate. the chair lays before the senate the certificate of election of 34 senators elected. please, order in the senate, please. the chair lays before the senate a certificate of election at 34 senators elected for six-year terms beginning ar

you with the laptop. obamacare replacement plan? your kids on your interest until 26? speaker ryan: yes, go to our website. thank you very much, everybody. the packers. [laughter] >> c-span continues to follow president-elect trump and his new administration on the road to the white house. sunday at 6:35 p.m. eastern, from trump tower in new york city, a conversation with two key trump administration staffers. kellyanne conway and sean spicer talk about their new white house positions, their life and career in politics, and what we can expect from a president donald trump. first, we sit down with kellyanne conway. penceign manager for trump/ 2016 and incoming white house counselor. >> he has transformed the movement into one that values the worker. that is liberating. on his new role as incoming white house communications director and press secretary. >> robert gibbs, jay carney, even marla fitzwater, everyone who held this job has gone and reached out and offered their advice and counsel, and it is a pretty humbling experience when you realize that you are in a club of 30 people who have held this position. atwatch sunday, beginning 6:30 5 p.m. on c-span and c-span.org.

going to sit over here. if you can't make it back, just come to me. yeah. what does that mean? so here we go. to all the c-spangary mcnamara. my cohost is not here at the moment. we welcome you here. we have been having fun all night. went on my going back in? went on my going back in? yes -- when am i going back in? yes. ♪ gary: it is red eye radio. 866-90-redeye. i am gary mcnamara. eric had to take care of something so hopefully he will be back here and it couple of moments. let's head back to you. we go to tommy in tennessee. welcome. hi, tommy. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am doing great. i wanted to point out a perspective on this $50 minimum wage business -- $15 minimum wage business. what they are trying to do is effectively pump up the poverty line and it is the same thing as a paid increase for the middle class. a lot of people don't really think to see it that way. .ary: it is simple economics it is how people respond to incentives and disincentive when you raise the cost of doing business without an increase in production or productivity. people wish to have an economy that they wish is

the houses live gavel-to-gavel here on c-span. we are going to show you some of the discussion from washington journal on senator sessions nomination. his confirmation hearing is tomorrow on c-span3. >> we want to begin with you this morning. jeff sessions was nominated, you seem confident that he will be confirmed for the post. why are you so confident? i think that confirmations for cabinet members are not as stringent as supreme court

go to the white house, spend a half-hour there, then go together. reporter: ok. >> that is a great moment. reporter: thank you. >> thank you to all of you. >> watch the presidential inauguration live on friday on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free radio app. representative roger marshall recently spoke to c-span for a profile interview. the congressman, a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, talked about what health care is an important issue. congressman roger marshall of kansas, this week, the first few days on the job. you have garnered attention, you and your son. [laughter] reporter: did you know he was going to do that?/ rep. marshall: no. his mother would have had a fit. reporter: you tweeted that he is grounded. how long and what will he be doing during that time? needsarshall: if anybody help with snow shoveling, he will be there. we are still negotiating the week of his term. he is asking for a presidential pardon, we will see how it goes. reporter: what were you thinking when you saw that? rep. marshall: i was clueless. i thought he was sneezing. i had no idea, then i saw him mention the word. he was dabbin. we learned a new term. reporter: that is right. rep. marshall:

to be march 4. we bring you live coverage that you can follow right here with us on c-span starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern or gowww.c-span.org. you can find it to listen to online and on the free c-span radio app. and then at 9:00 eastern, a -- o show on a look now at the treasury secretary nominee and one of the exchanges that happened earlier today during his confirmation hearing. at a tweet from "the huffington post," talking about a gop senator who told a democrat to lineup during a confirmation hearing that didn't go well. here's the steve mnuchin information hearing. >> on have a valium pill you might want to take the best take before the second round. >> we've got a lot of colleagues rate -- waiting. if you could be brief, that would be help pull. , from the remarks, i understand you were in charge of the great recession banks -- that, chairman, i hope the about value -- value does valium the tone -- about does not set the tone. >> i said that to the president of the united states. i have the time, please. >> this is just outrageous. i think a little pinprick of humor might help this committee from time

both of those hearings you can see on c-span. go tour website at c-span.org for information on both of the hearings. day, wes until election want to hear from you on what you believe the presidents influence and legacy will be on foreign affairs issues. efforts against isis, syria, the iran nuclear deal -- may be other topics you want to engage in on the presidents influence. here is how you you can let us know. (202) 748-8000, democrats. (202) 748-8001, republicans. (202) 748-8002, independent colors. tweak us or go to our facebook page. a recent piece in the washington about the president's foreign affairs talks about the use of restraint that the president has seen over the last eight years. madeites this -- mr. obama it clear that restraint was his primary choice. the result was that those who wish america may have had little incentive not to defy it. exhibit number one for the critics was the president's failure to enforce his own redline in syria -- a failure that contributed to a perception of weakness. yet it is simplistic to a

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you want to know what this president is going to do? look at what he campaigned on. host: damien, independent. caller: good morning, c-span. guest: i'm fine. caller: i hate to go back to character issues concerning president trump, were you a supporter of his? became the he nominee in the primary, when there were other candidates that were more closely aligned with the values that we advocate for, i was supporting other candidate. in the primary, when it came down -- it came down to two ideologies and platforms. since he embraced the republican party platform, which i had a part in writing, i was supportive of him in the general election. --ler: did you find it hard i understand policy, the character wise, we've heard things -- in talking about the disabled reporter, the comment -- i women's genitalia know he were -- he claims to be professing question. did you find it hard to overlook the things he said, his crude comments? did you find it challenging to support someone that have those type of character issues? guest: it's a great question. i'm not alone in that, you are not alone in that. there were a lot of social conser

c-span. you can watch it at c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. and in fact, we are going to give you another chance to watch it right now. we are going to show you today's joint session of congress, the certification of the electoral college ballots. it begins with house speaker paul ryan. vice president biden: mr. vice president biden: mr. speaker, members of congress, pursuant to the constitutional laws of the united states, the senate and the house of representatives are meeting in joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electors of the several states for president and vice president of the united states. certificates and count the votes of the electors of the several states for president and vice president of the united states. after the ascertainment has been had, the certificates are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the electors in the several states. the tellers on the part of the two houses will take their place at the clerk's desk. the tellers will dispense with reading formal port

then you can pop over to c-span3 or catch it on the c-span radio app or c-span.org. scott is in new york, democrat. gohead. scott, good morning. you get to stay by your phone, scott. let's go to thomas in florida. caller: yes, my name is thomas. i think we need to find somebody that a little bit of backbone. somebody like howard dean bernie sanders. , want to make another comment ms. clinton got almost 3 million more votes than this silver spoon pastored -- bastard who is out there now. host: let's hold up on the language. robert says a speaking of keith ellison, robert says i would love for keith ellison because he is a winner for republicans and socialist says anyone who will stop accepting large donations and instead represent the interests of the people. segments,only in the call (202) 748-8000 in eastern and central time zones. if you are a8-8001 democrat in mountain pacific time zones. hisident obama giving farewell address tonight in chicago, several newspaper editorials taking on the obama legacy today. one of those is the editorial today," saying obama leaves a complex legacy. the end of the

you are on the air. aller: i would like to say before i go any further that c-span is one of the reasons why we are an exceptional country. representative cramer: amen. cramer, just in. the interests of objective iity why you thinkknow reporting on what donald trump is negative reporting and why does -- if you and youtly what he says have to pivot or revert to hillary says? donald trump said two million people reported fraudulently and becomes t that, that negative reporting. why would facts be negative reporting? i have to add that the news towards to be biased evidence and has to be biased toward facts and has to be truth and rd the toward logic and toward math. somehow avoid doing that in the interests of pitting one side against the other. representative cramer: george rings up an important point that i think i tried to address a couple of times. they t suggesting that should not report negative hings that the protect does or candidate does or says. what i'm saying is if they only things one egative saoeide says and does but ignor a other candidate that is problem. that is what i'm talking about. i'm not talk

so, if you haven't got anything else to do tonight, even if you do, come on down, because the weather's clearing here. we're going to do it outside. we're going to have a grand time. >> and c-span american history tv is carrying it live. we're going to show you around. thanks again for being with us. >> sure. >> we're going to show you around this terrific facility, this museum, and some of the artifacts, one-of-a-kind items only here at the air and space museum. each week american artifacts takes viewers into historic sites around the country. up next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum located in washington, d.c., and just down the national 345u8 fr mall from the u.s. capitol. jeremy kinney tells the story of the quest to go higher, faster and farther during the first half century of aviation. >> hi, i'm jeremy kinney. the air and space museum has 8 million visitors between the national mall building and center. what i work in, we're looking at about 500 aircraft and helicopters. of those aircraft about 67 are on display on the national mall building. so what supports these artifacts is up to 60,000 individual small and medium artifacts but what we're going

the rule that he would need a waiver to take the .ob for secretary of state all of that happening today on the c-span networks. you can watch all day long. we are goingo be with you until 10:00 this morning as usual. gregory is in baldwin, missouri, republican. caller: good morning, and thanks again, c-span. with my choice of changing from independent to republican. i was an independent because they both had good siz. -- good sides. after eight years of president scandals, andthe with the house coming back, they are starting to get in line finally. i am very proud of trump. i voted for him, first-time republican, ex marine. the guy from wisconsin who called about his health care, it was falling apart. the democrats did not even read it. i think you are going to get better than that. i am very proud of president trump. host: when you say republicans in the house are getting in line, explain what you mean. is it a matter that they did not have a leader before they could get behind question mark -- get behind? caller: what president-elect trump is starting to show, and he has made comments, this should have been done long ago. your representatives are n

to sit there if you can find a seat. the sandwiches in here. and drinks in the back of the hallway out here, and so we're going to reconvene at 1:15, so please eat fast. >> c-span student cam competition is under way. students are busy sharing their experience with us through twitter. it's not too late to enter. your deadline is january 20th, 2017. in your documentary, tell us what is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. our competition is open to all middle school and high school students, grade 6 through 12 with $100,000 awarded in cash prizes. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry and the remaining cash money will be awarded and shared between 150 students and 53 teachers. for more information on our student cam competition and contest rules, go to our web site, studentcam.org. the c-span video library is an easy way to view and search c-span programs and help through its use is dr. robert browning, executive director. >> go to c-span.org, the main site and look on the front page. on the left side are all the hearings and the presidential events of that day and the politic

you guys. i feel like compared to the mainstream media, all of them, it is so biased both ways. c-span is the only place to go to see, to watch these hearings, and to watch everything you can see exactly what is going on. protestingthat are are reading headlines, not understanding the whole story. they go out there. i agree with elizabeth totally. i don't want to repeat everything she said. but in my opinion, obama, for the last eight years, we have had no one on the wall for us. military come aboard a patrol, and police stood down. we have had no one on the wall. we would not be in this mess today if it were not for that. although is trying to do -- all donald trump is trying to do is fix the mess and i am sorry we are so divided now. obama did so much to divide this country. we are in big trouble here. he is going to get blamed for everything, but he is trying to restore law and order, which is important. i want to say it is spooky because there is so much chaos. i blame almost everything on the media. not you guys, but on the media because they refused to tell the truth. they refused to tell the truth abou

you going to cover the march? host: the march will be shown on c-span today at noon as well as c-span.org. you can catch live coverage of that right here on c-span and on the c-span radio app. theill be having covered of march. don is calling. caller: good morning, kimberly. i have two statements. i take my hat off to the women's march -- 3.2 million protesters out in the streets and not a single arrest. unbelievable! that is restored my confidence in the american people. the second thing i wanted to talk about is air america. for years, they have been coming at c-span about not being funded by the government, not having any sourcing that way because of its suppose it liberal stance, and now the republicans have hidden in the abolishment of the that overlooksd the air america and will allow it to be broadcast in the united states and it is a government run radio program. states that are in violation of and the only on way you can figure this out is if you get the constitution book, which i've already read rom the library and a dictionary. i'll start real simple. cepa laws, i have right to g

join the conversation on twitter, as well as c-span wj, or you can go to facebook.com/c-span. while we wait for your phone calls to come in, we'll go to john mcardle, who has more on today's 115th congress. guest: good morning. the house and senate will follow an established routine when they gavel in today at noon to begin the 115th congress. here's a rundown of some of the proceedings in each chamber. in the senate, the vice president will preside, acting in his duty as president of the senate. after a prayer, the first order of business is the official swearing-in of e new members. the senate will then adopt their ministry of rules, there standing orders that will govern these two years of the senate proceedings, and than they will set the date for when bills or resolutions can first be introduced. in the house, it is a little bit different when it comes to the order of business. the clerk of the house will call the chamber to order and then will move to the call of the new speaker, in which every member cause of their choice. then the speaker offers a few remarks before be

you and your family. today we welcome c-span once again and if you are watching it on c-span i am sorry to say you cannot leave a live question but you can go to our archive and go to previous shows and you can watch the 11 years of what we have done and perhaps there will be signed first editions still available. today, we are very proud to welcome peter cozzens. this is not the first time peter has been with us. he walked into our shop as a 15-year-old interested in civil war and now look at you peter. >> that was just three years ago. >> you are a retired service officer. in 2002, you were awarded the william r ripkin award which is the american foreign service associations highest honor for moral courage, integrity. he is the author or editor of 16 brooks on the american civil war and indian war. among them chattanooga, biography of john polk, and he added to the original battles of leaders from 1887-88 with his battle of the civil war volume six and seven. he has written the eyewitnesses to the indian wars published in five volumes and stone wall jackson valley campaign as well. peter's latest book is "the earth is weeping" the epic st

going to montana on the democrats like. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i am fairly concerned about congress wanting to repeal the ethics rules. i'm actually really concerned about what they did get done, which is to attack federal lands and make them open to probably land speculators, oil and mineral people. that the cameras cannot be used by the democratic party now to inform the american people what is going on when c-span is not able to do it. i amncerns me because worried they will eventually also cut out c-span. an uninformed people will not be able to make an informed decision. that is my comment. winky. thank you. guest: i think it's interesting how much change we are seeing in communication in general right now. yesterday we had a striking example of the president-elect donald trump tweeting his concerns with changing the office of congressional ethics. that did have an effect on house republicans. he hasid as much feared a lot of political capital and that's how he chooses to communicate. he does speak over the phone with paul ryan and other memb

go ahead. caller: hi, good morning. thank you for c-span. i have a few thoughts i'm going to try to get them together clearly here. i think my concern was mr. tillerson, and so many of the other cabinet choices is that they come from a business background which i understand as a stockholder to have no guiding principle or ethical component. the c.e.o.'s only imperative really is to make money for the stockholders. and what mr. tillerson is going to be facing now is so much bigger than that. what will he do about annexation of crime eea and ukraine if we have financial ties and if our only guiding principle is getting along with russia? host: we'll have to leave it there. we're out of time. bradley olson from "the wall street journal," i you have the final word. guest: that's something people have asked questions about and will come in the hearings. how will you focus after coming from a place with money and getting deals to environmental issues, human rights, democracy, fair and elections and those kinds of things. those are serious questions. and that's definitely something he's going to have to address, how he w

you have got it i will read it. >> caller: i will send it to you. joe: i will take a break, we are going to the top of the hour, we are also on c-span. if you have got that i will read it but i certainly don't recall her ever saying i will support somebody that is going to get rid of the second amendment. first of all, you can't get rid of the second amendment to the united states supreme court. we will continue. all right. >> articles and one more -- they did say he would go to the 7:00 hour. we will confirm it. joe: call them now and let them know we are ready. also, i take it -- okay. i saw him yesterday. >> i started thinking about buying a new house, called one of the representatives. >> just one call was all it took, back on track to repair it. >> you know something is getting done. what i need to do is on a service plan. it does make a difference. if i have credit, i have so little and don't understand the value of it. >> dreams do happen and all it takes is one call for a cree credit evaluation. call 654-3740. >> yes. >> meeting this morning, knocking something for next week. joe: all right. you just talked to our scheduler? o

orders cutting off funding to cities that do not report undocumented immigrants, the so-called "sanctuary cities." you can join the conversation on twitter or go to facebook.com/c-spanwhile we wait for your calls, let's listen to the president yesterday. he visited the homeland security department and here is what he had to say. the secretary of homeland security working with myself and staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. [applause] pres. trump: so badly needed. you folks know how badly needed it is. help mexico by deterring illegal immigration by central america and by disrupting island cartel networks. i have said repeatedly, we are going to get the bad ones out, the criminals and the drug dealers and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders. the day is over where they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. we are going to get them out and get them out fast. john kelly is going to lead that way. president yesterday at the homeland security department with his secretary that was sworn in before that. immigration promises, he will fulfill them. what is your reaction? let me show you reaction from capitol hill. speaker of the house tweeting t