there is the owner, smoke buddy, a mobile pot shop operating in several portland, oregon, neighborhoods. larry says he educates people about the benefits of organic marijuana. then he sells them a container and there's pot inside and that's free. >> there are a lot of, you know, neighbors that are thinking medical dispensaries and things like that but that's not the case. what we do is giveaway the weed for free, once again, i can't repeat that enough. we sell containers. >> sell containers. tell that to mom. >> a good way around it. >> or the portland police. because the portland police say if they receive a complaint about the cart, they would take action. they add it's not something they are actively enforcing. recreational pot use became legal in oregon on july 1st. >> sounds like an idea he came up with while high. >>> so there's something of a growing mystery going on right now in a lake in louisiana. it's all about an animal called pinky. >> pinky a rare pink dolphin first caught on camera eight years ago. is that color corrected? beautiful. >> wow, look at that. >> a local fishe

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon. the national book awards from new york city. we are live for the 18th year in a row for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on book tv. >> the house and senate returned from their summer recess this week, and get right to work on the iran nuclear agreement, particularly in resolution of disapproval of that agreement or a getting set to cover that debate is laura barron lopez who covers congress for "huffington post." let's start in the senate, who will be some of the key players on tuesday? laura: thank you for having me. in the senate right now, the administration is pretty confident the democrats will be able to protect this deal that he has crafted with p5+1. what is going to happen is that so far 38 democrats have announced their support for the deal. a few shy of the number needed to filibuster if they wanted to. so the debate will be heated and they will start tuesday. it looks like even if it does pass the senate, democrats will

. >>> some muslim billboards in portland, oregon are sparking conversation, that was the idea of it all. they focused on islam and the religion's position on peace, social justice and women's rights. the man behind the billboards is a muslim advocate who says a lot of americans don't know any muslims. and he wants to provide a source of information so people will ask questions and learn more. >> what they have is an anonymous way to call a phone number or go onto muslims for peace.org to find out what about is a true islam, it's great. people have christianity billboards everywhere, so, you know, what's the difference? >> harris says the bill board is not an effort to attract more people to the islamic faith, but an effort to change perceptions. >>> we are working several developing stories in the newsroom now. there are growing questions about an ambulance shortage in the district after a 5-month-old died. that baby had to be transported to the hospital by fire truck because there weren't any available ambulances. d.c. officials point to a surge in 911 calls, many for non-emergencies.

i'm a technician here in portland oregon. every morning, i give each one of my customers a call to give them a closer eta. and when i called this customer, i discovered that he was deaf. then i thought of amanda. i've known american sign language since i was about 8 years old. it's like music for your eyes. and i thought that was an amazing gift to have, to be able to communicate with the deaf. my friend kanyon asked me to help him explain how today's appointment will go. he was nodding his head and giggling a little bit. i earned his trust that day, i guess. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. >>> in mates took over the attica prison on this day in history. took workers hostage for four days. negotiations broke down after they demanded to leave the country. police finally stormed the place, tier gassed and dozens died, including inmates and hostages. investigators called it the single bloodiest battle civil war. it is one of the most notorious prison rio

at the start of november, we will be in portland oregon for wordstock. at the end of november, we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. view of the fairs and festivals this fall and tv."n2's "book >> prime minister's questions will not be shown tonight because the parliament in recess.we will show you some of our road to the white house coverage starting with presidential candidate ben --son in colorado, following followed by a ohio governor john kasich. at 11:00, another chance to see "q&a." republican presidential candidate ben carson was in colorado for the steamboat institute's annual freedom conference. he talked about his background and a range of issues including the national debt, immigration, and terrorism. dr. carson: thank you. thank you. we are delighted to be with you. thanks for all the hard work. jennifer and rick, all the the leadership program of the rockies, everybody who has done such a fabulous job in putting this together. you know, america is still a place of dreams. there are a lot

the billboards like this one in portland, oregon are popping up across the country including here in pennsylvania. muslim backers behind the campaign say it's not about attracting people to their faith but instead, it's an effort to change negative perceptions of what islam is all about. >>> new video has surfaced of a teenaged heartthrob under attack in philadelphia. >> one direction star harry styles finding out first-hand when a red bull to the face feels like. that's a video of the incident from tuesday night at the linc. you can see him walking the stage when he gets pelted in the face right there by a full red bull can. he managed to shake it off and keep playing. listen to this. his mom tweeted quote, no harm done this time unless you're on a sports field, is it acceptable to throw things at people? i think not. harry not harboring any ill will, tweeted quote, thank you, philly, for last night. hope you all enjoyed the show. you have always been lovely to us, end quote. >> moms always come to the defense, don't they? love that. don't mess with harry. >>> as summer winds down,

. >>> a woman in portland oregon says a local barbershop discriminated against her because she wanted a short haircut. casey marshall visited the rose way barbershop hoping to get a buzz cut. she claims the owner marty opinions denied her service telling her she couldn't get the cut because it was quote a men's cut. however, opinions says that he and another barber in the shop simply didn't understand what type of cut some marshall really wanted. >> i think that there's a lot of people in the world and a lot of barbers in portland that don't want to serve people that don't conform to gender stereotypes. >> they want haircut i'll give them a haircut as long as i can understand what they want. >> spokesperson at the oregon state bureau of labor and industry says marshall has yet to file a complaint adding that no investigation can be made unless a complaint is filed. >>> checking in on the weather. so far so good. we've been looking in to areas around area. trenton, new jersey there's the capitol, glowing gold in the sun. mike, pretty good here. pretty good in trenton. so people can get

, oregon. decisions are made here about where firefighting equipment and personnel will be dispatched throughout oregon and washington. >> it's been a real challenge for us to mobilize and get our resources out to where they're needed as quickly as they need them. >> reporter: carol connolly handles public affairs at the coordination center. she says basically everything, from camp supplies to helicopters, has been in short supply this year. and well trained fire crews, known as hotshots, are really in demand. >> we were told, about the third week of august from our national office, that we're not getting any more resources. what we have inside our boundaries, that's all were getting. so that's when we share crews, and we borrow crews. and two fires that are close together, one incident commander might talk to the other and say: "hey, i need one of your hotshot crews for an operational period to do a burnout." and so they will send them over and help, and send them back the next day. >> reporte

just minutes ago we talked with canine search and rescue who is down here from portland, oregon. he is here for his first day taheto help find missing pets or people. >> whether it be an earthquake, bombing, drowning, they're all sad. we're here to help give these people some closure. >> meantime, lake county sheriff brian martin is not releasing the names of the other three people missing. two were on cobb mountain together and the other was in a remote part of middletown. that man was on the phone with his wife, as he was trying to escape the flames overtaking his neighborhood but his truck just would not start. >> seem to have lost your audio feed there. we'll certainly come back to you and learn the very latest. in the meantime, continue to look at the cause of these fires. we know that strong winds played a huge role in the spread of the fire. now, we're learning a beetle infestation may have made things worst. dry trees sparking bark beetles. make the forest even drier. the department of foresty said that could be the reason behind the speed at which flames moved throughout

at the start of november, portland, oregon, wordstock, followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november, we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. >> coming up next on c-span, "q&a" with stanford law professor deborah rhode, talking about her new book "the trouble with lawyers." then our road to the white house coverage continues with ben carson and john kasich. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," stanford law school professor deborah rhode. professor rhode discusses her book, "the trouble with lawyers," which takes a look at the legal profession in the united states. she talks about the high cost of law and the lack of diversity in the law profession. brian: deborah rhode, author of "the trouble with lawyers." why are you one? [laughter] deborah: well, i went to law school at the height of the civil rights mov

. >> james and shatari even fly to portland, oregon, to speak at a conference of school bus drivers, hoping their story will help shine a light on an epidemic of bullying. >> we still want to empower other kids and families to be against this bullying. we don't need nobody bullying the next person, be it walking to school, be it on the bus, i mean, on the job, anywhere. we want to stop this bullying. it's a cancer that we need to kill. >> jones says adults need to pay attention and when necessary, intervene. and for all the bullies out there, james has a stern warning. >> we're here. we didn't begin this fight. we're not going nowhere. bully, beware. >>> coming up -- caught stealing. and a race for the space gives new meaning to double parking. >> she actually pushed this car all the way out of the space. >>> when "caught on camera: bad behavior" continues. just pick a size. small, medium, large and extra large. if you need less data, pick small. if you need more, go with extra large-- a whopping 12 gigs for $80 a month plus $20 per phone. pick a size. change it up anytime. it's the

at the start of november, we'll be in portland, oregon, for wordstock followed by the national book awards from new york city. and at the end of november, live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span 2's book tv. >>> coming up next, james perry examines diplomatic relations in world war ii and the impact on military strategies in the pacific. this program is part of a symposium that marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the pacific war. it's about an hour. >> our next speaker is john kuehn who has combat experience over bosnia and iraq. he's teaching at an army institution as far from the ocean as you can be, ft. leavenworth. he's a military historian and is going to speak on the succession of miracles that occurred in august '45. >> thank you, james. well, somebody's got do it. somebody's got to go to the middle of the country and do it. and i love doing it. thank you for having me out. thank you to our hosts. i'm going to start out somewhat esterically at noon local time august 15th. th

at the start of november we will be in portland oregon for word stock, followed by the national book awards from new york city and at the end of november we are live for the 18th year and a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a view of the fairs and festivals on book tv. francis is in philadelphia for the final part of his u.s. visit. one of his stops was the festival of families that includes families from around the world sharing their personal testimonies. there were musical performances from artists like aretha franklin and andrea bocelli. this is just under three hours. ♪ [applause] and and and and and and ♪ [applause] good evening. welcome to philadelphia. the >> the family pope francis and obviously quite a few of his friends showed up. thank you. travelled and sacrificed to be here. your holy father shows to the whole world the joy at heart of the gospel. we call the pope holy father for a reason because the church is a finally of families from every a ner of the world and like good father, the pope leads us with wisdom and mercy. of all, he te

it's an unbelievable moment to go to portland, oregon. i look at 28,000 people and say why are they here? i'm speaking. it's mind blowing. if you go through a month -- 30 days and no days off and it gets you a little bit. i got a day job as united states senator for vermont, but all in all, the kind of support that we're getting, the kind of energy and the kind of young people that are coming out, you know, that energizes me a lot. >> you've been preparing for this your whole life in some ways. let me ask you about what you raised there scaling up. your campaign put out a mass hiring call for campaign coordinators to focus on massachusetts, georgia, colorado, oklahoma, texas, virginia, alabama, and arkansas. all these supertuesday states. should we take that to mean you think you've been out organized a little bit in that state -- in those states or you never thought you would have to do that. >> what you can take from that is that we have a put a lot of resources and energy into new hampshire and iowa and south carolina. now we're gearin

, missouri, all the way to portland, oregon. along the way buck and his brother nicholas discover some of the physical challenges the settlers faced once, but a lot about the spirit of americans today. joining me right now is rinker buck to tell us about his fascinating adventure. i love these books. iconic, about america, mt. rushmore and stuff like that. this is what david mccullough always digs up, but you got there first. >> it was an accident. i was up in kansas and wanted to see the flint hills country. i came across an oregon trail marker. >> was it a paved road? >> right off of paved roads, but many people think the oregon trail must have disappeared but most of it is still two-lane blacktops now or about a thousand of the 2,000 miles trail is original ruts, you know. >> what was it like with the mules? what were the mules all about? i'm looking at it right now. they're pulling your wagon and they pulled the wagons back in the 19th century. >> i say that what i learned on this trip is body language. i learned body langua

at the start november will be in portland oregon followed by the national book wars in new york city. at the end in november we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2 book tv.nue >> in 2010 bobby jindal spoke a] the reagan ranch center in santa barbara california, was about his expenses and office including hurricane katrina and the bp oil spill. he wrote about his tenure as governor in his book leadership in crisis. this in crisis. this is one hour ten minutes. >> [applause]. thank you all very much.i ha thank you for that generous introduction, thank you for thev warm reset reception even beforh start my remarks.pr what a privilege to be here.goor to give you an idea of how much, pres. reagan meant to me not only as a young student and aily man and governor, i occupy the fourth floor of the capital and the famous building that he we long built in baton rougesuprem louisiana. there's exactly is exactly one painting, one portrait, one decoration in my office.hi in this for flo

they made the mistake of living in suburban portland, oregon. if i were to title the story if i wrote a book about them , 1st they came to the cake makers. ran a little shop, five children, devout christians devout christians in their mid- 30s, lived a humble life. and they served this lesbian couple previously. and then they came in and asked them for a gay wedding cake or same-sex wedding cake. sorry. we just do not feel comfortable doing that. your welcome to buy anything else. well, the couple was upset, and they and their supporters began a grassroots kind of neo- puritan campaign, which is harassment which took the form of death threats. they blew up their website with abusive reviews, vandalized trucks, send -- went to their vendors and clients and told them to get out. these people are selling hate at the bakery. they had to shut down the shop. i tried to run them from their home. they just got too many harassing calls to be able to do business. you know what it is now? he drives a garbagea garbage truck to support their five children. t

in november we will be in portland, oregon, for word stock. followed by the national book awards in new york city. in november we are live in -- for the 18th year in a row at the map -- miami book fair international. that is a few of the book festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. >> now, a distraught -- discussion on what data is being collected about you online and how it is used, it was the focus of a forum in seattle with technology and policy experts with homeland security, the justice department, amazon, and zillow. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> it is my pleasure to welcome you to tonight's event. it is how technology impact civil liberties. a topic that i tackle in my own cdt.at nyu law school and in a recent book entitled "intellectual privacy," "our most basic privacy is the freedom of thought." to ponder, right, talk about new ideas, including ideas that are unpopular or controversial. it is at the core of our civil liberties. without it there is little substance to other cherished liberties. freedom of speech, but also

ya, brent, from the cbs affiliate in portland, oregon tells bus some of the items not all of them legal that cleft tow kitty has collected. take a look. >> brought me a bag of weed. >> if the law held cats responsible for their, action, then police sergeant says that his cat, tiger; probably guilty of criminal trespassing, theft, possession of marijuana. >> obviously has been outside. and it was starting to mole over. dude, you can't be bringing pot home. >> prosecution of this four year old criminal minded cat wouldn't be too hard. >> in the summertime he is pretty prolific. >> the sergeant shows us all of the clothing that tiger has take glenn this is this summer's collections. >> the trail cams that he installed tell the whole story. >> didn't particular very long before i figured out who it was. >> he kept his cat secret to himself. but then, at the urging of his records department, he created the happy klepto kitty during a training session, now they have the routine, during the day when he's out on patrol looking for the real criminals, tiger goes out and like any good thief scope

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for word stock following by the book awards in nueva york city. we are lye for the miami book fair international, c-span2, book tv. >> the heads of several law enforcement and intelligence agencies including cia director john brenon testified at a house intelligence committee about global threats to computer networks and recent data breaches of personnel management. this hour, 45 minute hearing begins. >> i want to thank director. [inaudible conversations] >> i guess the witnesses are not here yet, but -- [laughs] >> but i still would like to think the director for this morning's hearing on worldwide cyber threats. we know that all of the witness' time is very valuable so i'll keep comments brief. it has hosted a worldwide hearing to educate the public as current dangerous we face as well as showcase how to combat threats. over the last several years, cyber attacks have become a common place in the united states, home depot, target, jp morgan have been subject to major attacks. but these are just the breaches we hear in the new

then we will be in portland, oregon for word stock. and at the end of november we are alive or the 18th here and road from florida for the by any book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2 book tv. >> now, a look back and communications with of the george w. bush white house. we will hear from presidential candidate howard dean, julie mason. this is an hour and a half. >> good morning. i am the dean of the lord's herbert school which medication here, and it is my pleasure to welcome to you to this morning's panel on white house communication in the george w. bush residency. each of our panelists will open with a short statement of their own perspective on the topic we will then have discussion among y invite audience participation. i have a minute bad news i have to give at the beginning, which is you will notice that scott mcclellan is here. he is ill, and not is able to make the trip. we are sorry he is not here for we will try to soldier on as best we can. i just want to note the presence

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for wrodstock. at the end of november, we are live from florida for the miami book fair international. those are a few of the book fairs and festivals this fall on c-span two's booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, lucy melcher of "no caps on be." "no kid hungry." the group make sure that every kid has access to healthy food every day. we do that by connecting to federal nutrition programs to overcome barriers and ensure that kids have reliable access and the families have the skills and resources to provide healthy food every day. host: how many of those kids are under a federal program of some type? guest: today, we have one in five kids that struggle with hunger. during the school year, we have a bunch way to million kids who receive free or reduced price lunch at school. host: the agricultural department just put out a report looking at food insecurity. some of the highlights show that about highest in 2011 -- 17 million households classified as food insecure in 2014,

then we'll be in portland oregon and followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november we are five for the miami book fair international. that is a view of the fairs and festivals this fall. on c-span twos book tv. >> the palestinian flag was raised outside un headquarters in new york for the first time today. this came after palestinian leader told the un general assembly that the palestinian authority was no longer bound by the peace accords which created the foundation for the middle east peace process. the new york times says he accused israel of having systematically violated these packs which date back to decades. all of his remarks from today will be here in c-span2 at 8:30 p.m. eastern. right now, another speech from the un, the cuban president raul castro. >> distinguished heads of delegation, mr. secretary general of the united nations, mr. president. it was 70 years ago that on behalf of the people the member states of these organizations by the united nations. we placed ourselves to assert future generations to discourage war and to bu

at the start of november we will be in portland oregon, followed by the national book awards in new york city. we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida from the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. >> the american bar association hosted conference in washington, d.c. one discussion on the increasing number of drones, the security risk they impose and how to be regulated. this is just over an hour. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> i'd like to thank you and the rest of the team for putting together premium conferences, not only that the ada puts on, that is anywhere, but i think the great thing about conferences like this is the information that's conveyed but the ability to see friends and make new ones. just to be a good guest, i'm going to be at the cocktail reception and trying to sample all the free aba cocktail which is clear good. in all seriousness it's an important part of the event. don has put together a tremendously talented panel here, myself excluded, and it really is an honor. i'm not going to

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for word stock. at the end of november, we are live for the 18th year in the rope from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a view of the fares and festivals this fall. >> now i conversation on climate change and clean energy from sunday's washington journal. this is just under an hour. washington journal continues. host: and our sunday roundtable leadern weiss, he is a of campaigns. who focuseseutzer on energy economics and climate change. thank you for joining us. the president prepares to travel to alaska to focus on climate change and global warming. he will be the first president to travel to the arctic circle. what can we expect? guest: i think the president is going to talk a lot about the need to make our communities more resilience to the impact of climate change. in alaska, for example, there are dozens of cities that are threatened from either erosion or softening tundra. they either have to be rebuilt or relocated, and that is going to cost millions and millions and mill

we'll start of november, be in portland, oregon for word stock. november, we're live for the 18 year in a row in miami book fair international. few of the festivals. lloyd austin, the central command give a speech at a senate discussed the investigation that sentcomhas skewed intelligence related to isis. john mccain chairs the committee. hours. two >> well, good morning. e meet today to receive testimony on the united states operationsnd military to counter isil. our witnesses, general austin, for appearing for us today and their continued service to our nation. year since e president obama spoke to the nation about the threat posed by increased military operations against us. belief the goal the president laid out is right. agree with a military strategy to combat isil. with u.s. and coalition training, equipment assistance and air power. into thecome pain. if you're not winning in this warfare, you are losing. it is accurate that we have conducted thousands of air strikes against isil, trucks and s.ghters, bunkers and building his conjures the

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for word stock followed by the national book awards from new york. at the end of november we are live for the 18th year from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the festivals this fall on book tv. our coverage of the united nations continues with iranian president us on romney. he bullet -- president rouhani. a --ames -- the wars in the u.s. alliance with israel about extremist ideologies to grow. president rouhani: the most compassionate, most merciful, praise be to allah, and peace and greetings to prophet muhammad. mr. president, i am speaking on behalf of a great nation. who is mourning the loss of thousands of muslim pilgrims and hundreds of its own citizens. old, young, men, and women who have come together in the grand and global spiritual gathering of the hajj. but unfortunately fell victims to the incompetence and mismanagement of those in charge. due to their unaccountability, even the missing cannot be identified and the expeditious return of the bodies of the deceased to their mourning fam

we can debate that another time. 15,000 people at rally in portland, oregon. people that go to his rallies want to hear his message. >> yes they do. >> appreciate it. we'll talk again. martha: here is a question for you. does china have a facebook filled with intel secrets? exclusive information how many secrets china has stolen and what is being done with that information. bill: also country's top spy fighting back against claims that isis intel was changed to put a positive spin in the battle against the terror group. a blistering email is next. >> the content may not be messed with. if you read down into it, it is all there. the conclusions we're winning which is the banner the white house is putting forward is completely unsupported by the data. bill: so this american airlines flight from miami to chicago, forced to make an emergency landing because of unruly passenger. the pilot put the plane down in indianapolis. passenger on board, catching this video. woman being removed by police. she did not go without a fire. police say it started when she hit anoth

at the start of november we will be in portland, oregon for word stock followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few fairs and festivals this fall on c-span 2's book tv. >>> "washington journal" continues. >> there are a number of different agencies. bob colby is with a relatively new organization, the financial regulatory authority. bob colby, what is it that it is charged to do? >> fnra is a self-regulatory organization which is a fancy term. what it means is it is a non-governmen non-governmentmal, monprofit organization whose aim is to support the securities and exchange commission in overseeing activities of brokerage firms. it was set up eight years ago, but it was created by a combination of two separate organizations but those organizations go back 75 years. and they were set up under a statute in the '30s in order to bolester the s.e.c.'s effort in overseeing the securities firms, the brokerage firms that help u.s. investors. >> you said

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for wordstock. a band of november, we are live for the atp or in a row for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. andonday, vermont senator presidential candidate bernie sanders spoke to students at liberty university, the christian school in lynchburg, virginia. he was introduced by the president of the college and engaged in a question and answer session full top this is about 50 minutes. >> thank y bernie sanders: thank you for that warm introduction. to convocation this morning. we are humbled to welcome a very special guest. senator bernie sanders. [applause] the democratic candidate for president of the united states. we made roomrs, for a lot of your supporters locally on the front row, so you have a fan club. 2006, senator sanders was elected to the u.s. senate for the first time after serving for 16 years as the sole congressman from vermont. he went on to be reelected in 2012. he was born in oakland, new york and attended

at the start of november, we'll be in portland, oregon, for wordstock, followed by the national book awards from new york city. and at the end of november, we're live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. ♪ >>> more democrats have come out in support of a nuclear deal with iran, three from new york. patrick murphy also endorsing the deal. the state department has posted about 7,000 pages of e-mail from hillary clinton's e-mail server. 150 of the e-mails were partially or totally redacted because the state department determined that they contained classified material. it's the first day of september, and you're watching "washington journal." there's a new poll out from quinnipiac university that asks respondents if they were satisfied with the way things are going in the united states today. 71% of those respondents said they were, quote, dissatisfied. for the next 45 minutes, we want to hear from you. if you're satisfied, be sure to tell us if you are or not and why. her

at the start of november we will be in portland oregon, followed by the national book awards from new york city. and at the end of november we are live where the 18th year in a row in florida for the ime book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span's tv. -- book tv. >> the american legion homestead -- posted its national convention this year -- in baltimore. ashton carter spoke to the group for about 20 minutes. carter: good morning and thank you. i want to thank the leadership great organization for inviting me and each and every one of you here for your tireless advocacy on behalf of our veterans and our men and women in uniform. and i want to thank baltimore for hosting this year's convention. . know whether bob mcdonald is here but i also want to they can for his determined v.a..ship of the ba -- to thee second battle battle of the bulge, from here,a to every person who proudly called themselves a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine, who know probably calls themselves legionnaire, thank you. you are defending those who defend us. [applause]

at the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for word stock and then the national book awards in new york city and at the end of november live from florida for the miami book fair international for the 18th year in a row. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's booktv. >>> tonight on c-span2, "the communicators" is next with the head of icann, the organization that governs internet domain names and addresses. donald trump unveils his tax perform policy. and spending to prevent a government shutdown and later a discussion about russia's increaset military involvement in ciancia's civil war. -- increased -- >> c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service from your local cable or satellite provider. >> host: fadi chehade is the president and ceo of the internet corporation of assigned names and numbers and he is our guest on the "the communicators." what is the current status of icann and its governance? >> guest: icann is a california non-profit organization that is very much in a state of solid governanc

and then we go to portland oregon for wood stock and then live at the book awards in new york city and then live from miami at the end of the shows. the c-span cities tour. this weekend we are joined by charter communication to learn more about the history and literary life of grand junction, colorado. the mining of a mineral had a significant important here. >> especially here in grand junction we are surrounded by morrison rock and find dinosaur bones and fossils and we also find a miseral called carnotite that contains three elements. radium, which is radio and was used to help solve and fight cancer. it contained a chemical used to strengthen steel. and it also contains uranium and uranium as we know is one of the best sources for atomic power and atomic weapons. >> colorado congressman wane aspenall was responsible for the areas agriculture development through the water legislation. >> he fought the battle to reserve water for western colorado by making sure we got our fair share. how did he do that? well, beginning in his state career, and then going on to his federal career, he

in the start of november, we will be in portland, oregon for the book followed by awards in new york city. at the end of november we're live for the 18th year in a row for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span's book tv. c-span cities tour, working with the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this weekend we are joined by charter communications to learn more about the history and literary life of grand junction, colorado. the mining of a certain mineral has a long-term importance in this part of colorado. >> all over the colorado plateau, and in mason county -- in mesa county, we find morrison rock. dinosaur bones in morrison rock. another thing that we find in the morrison is a rock that contains three different elements. it contains radium, which is radioactive and was used by marie curie to help solve and fight cancer. vanadium which strengthens steel. during the buildup to world war ii and during world war ii itself it was of extreme value. it also contains uranium. uranium is one of the best sources f

at the start of november we will be in portland oregon for word stock. at the end of november we are live to the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami, book fair international. that is on c-span2's book tv. general lloyd austin, the head of u.s. central command gave an update on the military mission to combat isis at a senate the defensediscuss department inspector general investigation that they have skewed intelligence related to isis. john mccain chairs the armed services committee. this is two hours. sen. mccain: well, good morning. we meet today to receive testimony on the united states strategy and military operations to counter isil. i want to thank our witnesses, general austin, for appearing for us today and their continued service to our nation. it's been one year since president obama spoke to the nation about the threat posed by isil and increased military operations against us. many of us believe the goal the president laid out is right. many of us agree with a military strategy to combat isil. with u.s. and coalition training, equip

then portland, oregon for woodstock. then, we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida. that is just a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on book tv. coming up next from washington journal, a discussion on the events. iraq and other then, the ambassador to the u.s. talks about his politics. and the efforts to combat housing discrimination is after that. i want to start by showing the cover of the book >>the photograph on the cover ws photographer, and i purchased the rights to the photograph to put it on the book. to be more specific, i was about a mile away from that when it went off. i was walking from my one job at the ministry of defense building rate at the end of the green zone -- the international zone we called it when i was there -- and i was walking down a barricaded walkway back towards the phoenix is, the ux -- u.s. base where the commander of ,ultinational security command back to my office there, when this went off. honestly, the earth -- the ground shook. i thought a rocket had landed on the other side of the wall. we found out about an hour later th

we will be in portland, oregon, followed by the national book awards from new york city t at the end of november from florida from the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. >> upcoming visit to the u.s. first stop on the pope's tour on wednesday september 23rd. hope francis will visit the white house, followed meeting with president obama, on thursday september 24th the pope makes history on capitol hill becomes the first hope to address the house of representatives and senate during a joint meeting. follow all of c-span's live coverage to pope visit to washington. live on tv or online on c-span.org. [applause] >> former president jimmy carter gave an update on diagnosis. he revealed publicly last month. he was joined by his wife who discussed world events and future goals. this is an hour. [applause] >> very good. welcome to all of you and thank you very much for your many messages that you sent me lately since i announced that i have an illness. i've had my only radiation in my brain. as a new medicine being developed

at the start of november we will be in portland, oregon for wordstock. at the end of november we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. >> president obama took part in a town hall meeting focusing on andege access affordability. the president was joined by education secretary arne duncan and took questions from students, parents, and teachers. this is one hour 10 minutes. >> barack obama. president obama: everyone give .t up hello, iowa. it is good to be back in iowa. . was missing you guys go polar bears. it is great to be back in des moines. , saw theat the airport hampton inn, i must have state their hundred night. i am sure i have some points or something. i have a couple free nights at the hampton inn. everyone have a seat, relax. i know it's september, so i know you guys are all about to be flooded with ads and calls from a bunch of folks who want this job. i just can't imagine what kind of person would put them -- themselves th

at the start of november we will be in portland oregon for wordstock. followed by the national book awards. then we are live, for the 18th year in a row, from miami, florida. that is a look at the festivals this fall on "book tv." wednesday, an epa official, the colorado mayor and a chemist testified at a special hearing. they talked about the toxic river spill near the shuttered gold king mine site. witnesses discussed the response to the bill, the responsibility and the long-term impact on farmers and businesses in the area. this is just over two hours. >> the committee on science, space and technology will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. welcome to today's hearing entitled holding the epa accountable for polluting western waters. i will recognize myself and then the ranking member. year, theast environmental protection agency has proposed some of the most expensive and burdensome regulations in its history. these rules will cost american families billions of dollars all for little impact on cli

at the start of november we'll be in portland, oregon, for wordstock followed by the national book awards from new york city and at the end of november we're live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span 2's book tv. >>> next, a hearing on state health insurance markets. a house subcommittee is examining the on going management and implementation of the affordable care act. this is two hours. >>> good morning, the subcommittee of oversight and investigation convenes this hearing today to examine the state health insurance marketplaces established under the affordable care act. we seek to understand is sustainability challenges these state exchanges continue to face. the centers for medicaid and medicare services has awarded $5.51 billion to the states to help them establish their exchanges. let me repeat that. the states receive $5.51 billion in federal taxpayer dollars to set up their own exchanges yet the j.c. yay had no specific definition of what a state exchange was supposed to do or wha

at the starts of november we will be in portland, oregon for word stock followed by the national book awards in new york city and then in november we are live from miami, florida for the book fair international. that is a few of the book fairs we will be attending. >> today republican presidential candidate donald trump released his plan to overhaul the tax code eliminating state and income taxes for couples earning under $50,000. we unveiled the plan at trump tower in new york city. this is half an hour. >> so we are going to be discussing something so important for our country and economy and to get us working well again. it is a tax reform i think that will break america great and strong again. americans are working and too many jobs are being shifted overseas and too many middle income families cannot make income meet. this plan directly meets this challenges and the challenges also of business. it will provide major tax relief for middle income and for most other americans. there will be a major tax reduction. it will simplify the tax code. it will grow the american economy at a

in portland, oregon, wordstock, followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november we're live for the 18th yearlorida. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span 2's book tv. next, a preview of the upcoming supreme court term from georgetown university law school. the discussion features six panel members with views on a number of cases due to take place this year, including redistricting, abortion access, government employees and the case for mandatory union dues, and a revisit to the hobby lobby case, and exception to healthcare law fines. from yesterday, this is just over 2 hours and 20 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to georgetown's annual supreme court preview. i'm irv gornstein. thanks for coming. to discuss this term's biggest cases, we have a stellar panel. marty lederman, who is seated in the most left, is a professor of constitutional law at georgetown. hashim mooppan is a partner at jones day, where he focuses on supreme court and appellate litigation. erin murphy is a partner at bancroft, where she als

then we will be in portland oregon for wordstock. at the end of november, we are live from florida for the miami book fair international for the 18 fear. that is a few of the festivals this fall on c-span two's book tv. >> the presidential leadership scholars program is currently run i-4 presidential libraries. george h.w. bush, george bush, bill clinton, and lyndon johnson. they spoke about leadership, decision-making, and the 2016 residential campaign. -- presidential campaign. >> it is to my privilege to announce three leaders that have stepped into the arena in a global scale. i have upmost admiration for them. she will be moderating the conversation. two leaders who i had the privilege of serving under as my commanders in chief. two leaders for whom we have all learned valuable lessons on leadership and life. it is my honor to introduce you to the 42nd and 43rd president's , president william j clinton, and president george w. bush. [applause] mr. bush: i know two people who are glad he's not running for president. i. cuban: i -

at the start of november, we're be in portland, oregon, for wordstock. followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november, we're live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall pp on c-span2's book tv. >>> now, the u.s. between the u.s. and british militaries at the atlantic council here in washington. this is an hour and a half. >> it's a great honor for me to introduce to you my friend, penny mordaunt. her official duties include operations, operation policy, legal matters, personnel policy. and if that is not enough, other responsibilities include cyber, relations with iran and ireland and latin america. after graduating from university, penny began a very successful career in business and communications working in the private and public charitable sectors. she was communications director for the kensington and chelsea council. she supported british truckers during the french blockades. in 2006, she became director of diabetes uk, the la

at the start of november we will be in portland, oregon for word stock followed by the national book awards from new york city and a at the end of november we are live from florida for the miami book fair international. that's a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span 2's book tv. >> "washington journal," continues. host: >>> washington journal continues. >> the pollster did a poll asking people about their satisfaction level with the united states. two percent said they were very satisfied with the way the country was going followed by 26% said somewhat satisfied. 30% saying somewhat dissatisfied. 41% saying very dissatisfied. if you were to break it down by political party it shows that between republicans and democrats and if you go to the very dissatisfied segment, 61% of republicans saying very dissatisfied with the way the nation is today. 15% of democrats, 50% of independents showing up. for our last time your thoughts on the satisfaction that you have with the united states and if you are satisfied with the direction that the country is going. the lines will be on