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watch us in hd like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> next month the us will head the arctic council. special representatives retired admiral robert pat talk about the lead for have the need for us leadership. >> good morning, everybody. welcome. the foreign-policy here at brookings and decided to welcome you all today. i would like to acknowledge and thank charo and ten from our energy security initiative organize this event and would like to acknowledge and thank the executive fellow from the coast guard here at brookings, brookings, a terrific colleague over the last several months. colleague. i i hope we can borrow him back down the road. as all of you know in april the united states will assume the chairmanship of the arctic council for two years. we go back about five years, i would say are there two things that are true. one in all frank, not that many people had heard of the arctic council, and two, people who are write about the arctic council were writing about it in real saber-rattling terms. this was about to become the new area of great power tension and insecurity and c

watch us in hd like us on facebook. and follow us on twitter. >>> in february two house foreign affairs subcommittees held a joint hearing on syria's humanitarian crisis. they heard from state department and usaid officials about the level of aid to syria and how it's tracked so that it ends up in the right hands.r&z<',qa9jf+okó[74wk r]íoÑy1e1g after recognizing myself, as soon as they come for five minutes each for our opening statement i will then recognize any other members seeking recognition for one minute. we will then hear from our witnesses and without objection the witnesses' prepared statements will be made a part of the record and members may have five days in which to insert statements and questions for the record, subject to the length, limitation in the rules. before i begin my opening remarks i want to take a moment to offer our most sincere condolences to the friends and family of kayla mueller. our thoughts and prayers are with them in the most trying of times. kayla was taken hostage while doing hum

watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> tonight on c-span3, the center for american progress hosts a discussion about what state governments are doing to help the middle class. then, a house judiciary hearing on the legality of president obama's executive orders on immigration. and later, a hearing on home ownership and mortgage lending. >> at an event hosted by the center for american progress, state legislators from texas minnesota, and new jersey spoke about what their governments are doing to help the middle class. topics include the minimum wage and health care costs. this is just over an hour.

watch us in hd. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. this sunday on q&a, eric larson on his book "dead wake," the last sinking of the lusitania. erik larson: the question is what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warrants that could have been provided to the captain, but was not. this is led to very interesting speculation that that was the ship essentially set up for attack by church hill or someone in the admiralty. it's interesting. i found no smoking memo, and believe me i would have found a smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill or shush her or anyone saying, let's let

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watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> coming up tonight on c-span3, the senate judiciary committee considers the nomination of sally yates to be the next deputy attorney general. then senator tom cotton talks about national security priorities and ongoing iran nuclear negotiations. after that transportation department officials discuss rail and transit initiatives at the annual american public transportation association policy conference. and later, several of president obama's cabinet secretaries lay out agency priorities at this year's national league of cities conference.

watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> tonight on c-span3, the center for american progress hosts a discussion about what state governments are doing to help the middle class. then, a house judiciary hearing on the legality of president obama's executive orders on immigration. and later, a hearing on home ownership and mortgage lending. >> at an event hosted by the center for american progress, state legislators from texas minnesota, and new jersey spoke about what their governments are doing to help the middle class. topics include the minimum wage and health care costs. this is just over an hour. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for braving the cold. for those of you watching at home, we had a big snowstorm here in d.c., and it was difficult for a lot of people to get in, and we have a pretty full room considering the circumstances. so welcome to all of you. thank you to winnie. one of my first jobs in politics was here at the center for american progress when it was still just a fledgling organization with about -- i don't even remember at the time. but winni

watch us in hd hd like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> british prime minister david cameron answered questions wednesday for members in his weekly question time in the house of commons. the labor leader and cameron kuester with the structure and changes made to the uk national health service. questions on the state of the economy dominated the session. this is about half an hour. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the scouts i shall have further such hearings later today. >> when the chancellor said we are on this together we mean it. [inaudible conversations] when the prime minister and the chancellor came up with such a soundbite, did they do so before they decided? before they attempted over for the attempted and failed to the minute the deficit? >> the honorable gentleman cannot hide from the statistics that shows that inequality is down, down poverty is down, 3 million of the poorest people have been taken out altogether. most importantly, we have created jobs for tens of thousands o

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watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> next weekend is the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when voting rights advocates were met with violence from alabama state troopers. american history tv will be live from selma next saturday and sunday. and each night at 8:00 eastern we will show highlights. here is congressman john lewis one of the leaders of the march reflecting 50 years later. john lewis: one of the great moments of hope, will marching from selma to montgomery, after bloody sunday and the reaction of people around the nation and around the world. demonstrations and more than 80 cities. on almost every major college campus in america. saying it is going to work out it is going to be all right. president lyndon johnson

watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> coming up tonight on c-span3, the senate judiciary committee considers the nomination of sally yates to be the next deputy attorney general. then senator tom cotton talks about national security priorities and ongoing iran nuclear negotiations. after that transportation department officials discuss rail and transit initiatives at the annual american public transportation association policy conference. and later, several of president obama's cabinet secretaries lay out agency priorities at this year's national league of cities conference. next, the senate judiciary committee hears testimony from sally yates on her nomination to be the next deputy attorney general. she currently serves as the acting deputy attorney general and was nominated by president obama last january. topics addressed included mandatory minimum sentencing, the president's immigration executive order human sex trafficking, and countering violent extremism. this runs an hour and 50 minutes. >> -- out of respect for congressman lewis and senator isaacson and

watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> look at cybersecurity policy and how it relates to public and private partnerships. and then ken walish discusses celebrity in chief. and ashton carter takes the oath of office at the pentagon swearing in ceremony. >> speakers include senate homeland security chair ron johnson, the national security counsel and senior director for cybersecurity and regulators and private officials. this runs about two hours. good morning. welcome to the fifth national security cyber forum. if anybody is trying to access the wi-fi network the password is npc3 c 3nt 5. that is just like national press club -- npc3d. and if you didn't get that mary outside can give you the password. today we are here to listen to industry and government leaders discuss issues that are defining our understanding of the risks that cyber attacks pose to our national security our economic security public health and safety and the very social and political fabric that governs our lives. as noted in a world economic forum report many realize that the for the worl

watch us in hd like on us facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> secretaries and chiefs of staff from each of the military branches warn congress if sequestration cuts continue, americans' lives are at risk here and abroad. any testified before the house armed services committee today on their budget request for 2016. the hearing is about three hours. >>> committee will come to order. today the full committee will examine the president's budget request for the armed services of the united states. i'm pleased to welcome each of the service secretaries and most of the service chiefs today on behalf of the committee and the people we represent, i want to thank each of you for your service to the nation. since january, this committee has focused on understanding the strategic environment and many of the complex security challenges facing the united states. i believe that in order to fulfill our responsibilities under the constitution to raise and support provide and maintain military forces that meet the president's need, it's been important for us to spend time understanding the specific

watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> look at cybersecurity policy and how it relates to public and private partnerships. and then ken walish discusses celebrity in chief. and ashton carter takes the oath of office at the pentagon swearing in ceremony. >> speakers include senate homeland security chair ron johnson, the national security counsel and senior director for cybersecurity and

watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> the brookings institutions hosted a discussion on the violence in yemen and libya as well as regional instability. former u.s. ambassador to libya barbara bodine took part in the discussion. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. >> i've just returned from libya and i can't emphasize enough this is a conflict that reached really dire proportions. since the civil war started last year in may, about 2500 people lost their lives. that may seem somewhat of a paltry sum when you compare it to what's going on in syria, but this is a country with a small population. the other ripple effects of this have been quite dire. massive refugee flows, plummet of oil production. most recently we've seen the growth of the islamic state in libya. how did we get here? we can walk back the clock to the nato intervention failures after that intervention to assist the libyan government but i think what we're really living with is the aftershocks of gadhafi's divided rule policy. this was really a civil war that reflected his 4 year rule of tyrann

watch us in hd and like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> over the next hour you'll here prospectives from new jersey arkansas and texas on the middle class. spectives from new jersey, arkansas and texas on the middle class. spectives from new jersey, arkansas and texas on the middle class. espectives from new jersey, arkansas and texas on the middle class. rspectives from new jersey, arkansas and texas on the middle class. >> good morning, everyone. and thank you for braving the cold. for those of you watching at home, we had a big snowstorm here in d.c. and it was difficult for a lot of people to get in. and we have a pretty full room considering the circumstances. so welcome to all of you. and thank you to winnie. one of my first jobs in politics was here at the center for american progress when it was still a flem ling -- fledgling organization and winnie was my boss here and i learned so much for her and so thank you for the introduction and for hosting us here today. so this panel and this conversation is about what is going on in the country. if you take a look currently at wha

watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> the senate commerce sub committee on marine and infrastructure safety and security held a meeting. they were provided remarks on the growing challenges that we have missed. republican senator deb fisher of nebraska chairs the sub committee and this is just under 90 minutes. >>> for our second hearing which is entitled keeping goods moving. to grow the economy and create new jobs we need an efficient and reliable intermodal transportation network. today's hearing allows us to explore this issue with a particular focus on infrastructure and maintaining operations at our nation's ports. america's intermodal transportation network is the foundation upon which u.s. businesses along all segments of the supply chain produce goods and get them to market. at our last hearing, cabela's outlined how disruptions or inefficiencies along our just in time shipping network shows increased cost and poor customer service and deepwater ports represent a key element of the u.s. transportation network and are vital to our economic growth. in

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> james comey says a change in isis is that the agency is having trouble compiling an accurate profile of those americans who decide to take up arms with the terror group. he added that the age range is pretty wide. his comments came wednesday before the house appropriation sub committee on justice where the director defended the agency's 2016 budget request. this is two hours. >> all right, i'm going to call today's hearing to order. mr. secretary welcome, we're happy you're here today. it's good to have you back to testify on the president's 2016 budget for the department of homeland security. last year you testified on a budget that was already developed. this request, however, is a true reflection of your priorities and we look forward to having a robust discussion. >> mr. secretary, there's a lot to like in this request. and i have some concerns too. but for the first time since i've been chairman, i'm pleased with many of the recommendations in your request. the request prioritizes dhs's front line operations and

watch us in hd. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> republican senator bob corker says the obama administration's policy in ukraine is feckless as chair of the foreign relations committee, senator corker pressed state and defense officials yesterday on arming ukraine and its conflict with russia. a treasury department official was also at the hearing to talk about the impact sanctions were having on russia's economy. this is just over two and a half hours. >> -- will come to order. want to begin this hearing by expressing my condolences to the family of boris nemtsov and the people of russia murder of russian opposition leader boris nemtsov just outside the kremlin appears to be an attempt to silence those in russia who want to see their country move away from the awe authoritarianism corruption and lawlessness of today's russia. boris nemtsov sought a better future for his people and we must remain committed to his vision for a democratic russia at peace with itself and its neighbors. he was especially critic

watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> the republican national lawyers association held its annual policy conference friday in washington, d.c. the event included remarks from attorney michael carvin. he argued the 2012 supreme court case that challenged the health care law's individual mandate and a more recent case on insurance subsidies established by the law. this is 30 minutes. [ applause ] >> yeah, i'm really worried about that introduction for two reasons because this is not going to be entertaining and it's not going to be intellectually stimulating. the reason being this is literally the simplest case i have ever done, that anybody could ever do because the law is so clearly on our side in king versus burwell. as you probably know the relevant provision says that the subsidies for the aca exchanges are available on quote, exchanges established by the state under section 1311. the obama irs reading that language says that means, of course, they're available on exchanges established by hhs under section 1321. so the issue is whether or not an hhs exchange und

watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> the president's task force on 21st century policing was established after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in ferguson missouri. the group's mission is to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. the task force held a public meeting late last month. this part of it is an hour. >>> thank you, sir. and welcome back everyone. panel 3 will focus on voices from the field. we're going to begin with another distinguished panel. we have one on skype. again, this is -- and we'll start with chief zachery the public safety director woodway, texas, and immediate past president of the international association of chiefs of police. yost, good to have you. >> thank you, sir. >> 21st center policing. thanks for inviting me to testify today. my name is yost zachery, i am the director of the woodbury texas public safety department and immediate past president of the -- i'm sorry i was unable to join you in person today. i intended to but my flights were canceled. i began my law enf

watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the u.s. senate is about to meet for a brief session before recessing to go over to the house for a joint meeting to hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. senators are using this time before the address for general speeches on any topic. legislative work will start this afternoon at 2:15 p.m. eastern when we'll debate whether to proceed to vote to override president obama's veto of the keystone xl oil pipeline. the actual veto override vote is planned for tomorrow. a couple of issues awaiting action in the senate. the nomination of loretta lynch for attorney general and mitch mcconnell suggested wants to bring up bills dealing with human trafficking labor relations board rules on union elections. live now to the senate floor. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god let the moments and hours of this day reverberate with the sounds of your unfolding providence. may our senators hear you working throughout their deliberations transforming the discordant into the harmonious. ma

watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> now several of president obama's cabinet secretaries address day tendees 0 at this year's national league of cities conference. this features jeh johnson, energy secretary bpa administrator and interior secretary. in addition to agency priorities the administration officials talk about public private partnerships on the city level. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. again, welcome everyone. [applause] >> we welcome you to this afternoon's general session. thank you to jimmy robbins for entertaining the crowd. some to the city of nashville. for bringing him to washington. thank you so much. let's give him a round of applause. [applause] >> this morning we were honored to be part of a historic event for the national league of cities and its members. i believe this afternoon's session will be memorable in its own right and very informative as well. we will hear from several representatives from the administration as well as a thought-provoking panel discussion on infrastructure and climate change. it is now m

watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> next, a discussion about the terrorism threat outlook for 2015 with former ambassadors, military leaders and international relations scholarrings. they'll take a look back at lessons learned this past year and assess future threats and best practices. their discussion was hosted by the potomac institute yesterday at the national press club in washington d.c. it ran about two hours, and we'll watch as much of it as we can before the discussion on isis begins at the council of foreign relations. [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention. i'm michael swetnam i'm see i don't have -- ceo of the potomac institute, and it's my distinct honor to welcome you to the 17th annual seminar on international cooperation in combating terrorism. the potomac institute has been privileged for almost two decades to be an organization in the washington d.c. area focused on the study of science technology and how it is affecting our society and our security around the world. in particular, the institute --

watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> last week prince charles visited the u.s. and delivered remarks at the international information caucus foundation's awards gala. he spoke about the importance of preserving the environment. the prince of wales was honored with the teddy roosevelt international conservation award for his work in environmental conservation. this is half an hour. [applause] >> let me just bin by thanking -- begin by thanking all of you for being here. my wife marie and i must say it's an honor to be with you today and especially an honor to be here with his royal highness and to acknowledge the great contributions that he has made. as a matter of fact, he was with the members of the united states senate today pressing them on this issue at a time when every hour three elephants are slaughtered on this planet. just as he presses heads of state around the world. and so we congratulate him on receiving the teddy roosevelt award. as theodore roosevelt would say, cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history

watch us in hd, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. institute obama administration said today it's requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations a rule to take effect in juppe june also updates well construction and disposal of water and other fluids used in fracing, as the drilling method is more commonly known. reaction to the rule was immediately and industry group announced it was filing a lawsuit to block the regulation. and the republican chairman of the senate environment and public works committee announced legislation to keep fracing regulations under state management. house speaker john boehner is headed to israel to visit newly elected israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. speaker boehner announced his travel plans today. a congressional aide tells the associated press the trip was planned before this week's israeli election and before netanyahu's address to congress, criticizing the u.s. negotiations with iran. >>> as part of our ro

watch us in hd "like" us on face book and follow us on twitter. >>> secret service director joseph clancy testified before the house oversight and government reform committee on tuesday. he was questioned at length about the events of march 4th when there was an alleged bomb threat at a white house gate followed by an incident at the same gate involving two secret service agents who drove into a white house barricade. utah republican chairs the oversight committee and elijah cummings is the ranking member. >>> committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. appreciate everybody being here. reforming the united states secret service is not a partisan issue. ranking member cummings and i have presented a united front on this issue and i look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. the most important mission for the secret service is protecting the president and his family. however, a litany of recent mishaps raise major concerns. in 2011 nobody recognized shots

cspan3 watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> the white house hosted a meeting on community policing called the president's task force on 21st century policing. one of the panelists features criminalologists and law enforcement officials. it is 2 1/2 hours. >>> so good morning. we'll get started. before i get started some housekeeping. if you have a cell phone, please either turn off or put it on vibrate. we appreciate it. good morning and welcome to the president's task force on 21st century policing. today is a special day. we have one distinct wished and i would say the final panel. be careful in saying we save the best for last because all of the panels were outstanding and in many ways we save the best for last and i'll leave it to the co-chairs to explain the thought and why we are closing out the public meeting in this way and this is the outstanding way to close out. on december 21st 2014 the president announced his intent to create a tosk force on 21st century policing to deal with what was simmering at the time, the issue of trust between police and ma

watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> homeland security secretary jay johnson testifies on the 2016 budget request to the house appropriations subcommittee on homeland security. texas republican congressman john carter chairs the committee. this is a little more than two hours. >> all right, i'm going to call today's hearing to order. mr. secretary welcome, we're happy you're here today. it's good to have you back to testify on the president's 2016 budget for the department of homeland security. last year you testified on a budget that was already developed at that time before you came on the job. this request, however, is a true reflection of your priorities and we look forward to having a robust discussion. the budget for dhs is $41.2 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion above fiscal year 2015. mr. secretary, there's a lot to like in this request. and i have some concerns too. but for the first time since i've been chairman, i'm pleased with many of the recommendations in your request. the request prioritizes dhs's front line operations and personnel. doesn't

watch us in hd, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next a look at homegrown and foreign fighters. officials from the fbi, homeland security department and national counterterrorism center testified before a house committee last month on efforts to address foreign and domestic terror threats to the united states. texas republican michael mccaul chairs the committee. mississippi democrat bennie thompson is the ranking member. the hearing ran about 2 1/2 hours. >>> the committee on homeland security will come to order. committee is meeting today to hear testimony on violent islamist extremism, and the threat of foreign fighters and homegrown terror. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. today at the first hearing of the house committee on homeland security in the 114th congress, i'd like to take a moment of silence to remember all those who lost their lives at the hands of isis, especially americans james foley, steven sotloff and most recently kayla mueller. these victims are the reason why we are here today. we must keep these barbaric terrorists out of the hom

watch us in hd like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >>> tonight as part of our road to the white house coverage, we'll take you to davenport, iowa, to hear from former maryland governor martin o'malley. he's speaking at the scott county democratic party dinner in davenport. c-span will have live coverage tonight beginning at 9:00 eastern. secret service director joseph clancy was on capitol hill tuesday to testify about the budget for the homeland security department. during questioning from members of the house appropriations subcommittee he faced heavy criticism regarding a string of security lapses and misconduct by agents. including an incident last week in which two secret service agents allegedly drove into a white house barricade. during an active bomb investigation. >> -- frustrated, i'm very frustrated that we didn't know about this. i didn't know about this till monday. i'm frustrated that i can't act until we get all the facts. because i know that our workforce is waiting, what's your action going to be. but i just don't want to act improperly too soon. there --

watch as in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> next weekend marks the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday, when voting rights advocates on a march from selma to montgomery alabama were met with violence from alabama state troopers. american history tv will be live from selma next saturday and sunday, march 7 and eight, and each night at 8:00 eastern we will show highlights of our coverage. here is congressman john lewis one of the leaders of the march, reflecting on selma 50 years later. >> when i heard dr. king had been assassinated, it was a sad time for me in a very dark our. -- and a very dark hour. if it had not been for him, i don't know what would have happened to me. growing up very poor in rural alabama. racial segregation and discrimination -- he gave me a way out, may be a way in. but the philosophy of nonviolence tend to tell us that you should not get lost in a sea of despair, that you should be helpful. yourself continue to move -- pick yourself up and continue to move. you have to keep going. i think one of the great moments of hope, marching from selma to

chopper 6 live on the scene in hd showing us the latest in bensalem. again that's knights road at street road. 202 baltimore pike we see traffic here is light. not a big problem right here. we've been watching for some of these flurries that are on our radar really starting to dissipate through the area. haven't seen any problem with this on the road. route 31 is still blocked in ewing township mercer county and it's right at ewingville road because of these downed wires from an earlier accident so that one is still a problem this morning and we also still have a issue in logan township gloucester county, an accident that's on high heel road at herron drive. also we had a disabled vehicle on the ramp from 295 northbound to 653. things moving better there. of course the big story that we're following again with chopper 6 live on the scene in bensalem bucks county this accident involving a pedestrian where we hear a silver honda with new jersey license plates has fled scene according to police, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> this story is developing, the w

watch us watch us in hd like us on facebook or follow us on twitter. >> earlier today hillary clinton held a briefing. she said she used a personal account out of convenience. here is more now. >> i opted for convenience to use my personal email account which was allowed because i thought it would be easier to carry one device for my work and my personal e-mails and service to. looking back it would have been better if i had simply used the 2nd e-mail account and carried a 2nd phone but at the time it did not seem like an issue. second the vast majority of my work e-mails went to government employees at they are government addresses which meant that they were captured and preserve immediately on the system at the state department. thirdly after i left office, the state department asked former secretaries of state for our assistance in providing copies of work-related e-mails from our personal accounts. i responded right away and provided all my e-mails that could possibly be work related which totaled roughly 55000 printed pages, even though i knew that the state department already ha

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watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the senate is in recess until 5 p.m. eastern time because republican senators are holding a closed-door meeting. today, the senate has been considered an anti-human trafficking bill. that legislation hit a roadblock because of a provision that would prevent the use of federal funds or abortion. democrats say the provision was added only recently. republicans say it's been in the bill all along. when the senate returns in about 20 minutes, live coverage resumes on c-span2. until then a briefing from the pentagon today with defense secretary ashton carter and the british defense secretary. >> ready to go? well good afternoon. before i begin, as you know a uh 60 black hawk helicopter was involved in an accident last night near eglin air force base in florida. we know that on board there were four soldiers from a national guard unit in louisiana, and seven marines assigned to camp lejeune, north carolina. our thoughts and our prayers are with them and their families as the search efforts there continue. it's an honor to welc

watch us on hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> we're live now in the washington convention center here in washington, d.c. for the annual aipac conference. the american israel public affairs committee is described as america's pro-israel lobby. speaks this morning is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, czech republic president and former spanish prime minister jose maria oznar.

. >> we will jump right in to live doppler hd and show you how cloudy it is but dry this morning. any reports of rain coming from ukiah. at sfo we have arrival delays averaging 46 minutes. mild and low-to-mid 50s through the 7:00 hour and we will be in the low-to-mid 60s and cloudy at noon with less sunshine than yesterday but a touch warmer 60 at the coast to 70 inland by 4:00 and the chance of a stray shower will taper quickly around 7:00 and mid-50s to mid-60s. >> on the roads? >> we will look at the macarthur maze because we saw some c.h.p. units making their way from the berkeley area toward 880 and 80 the connection, a four car crash reported and possible injuries involved with possible lanes blocked and traffic is generally slow as you head toward the bay bridge toll plaza and i have a sig-alert if you are head out of the sacramento area to lake tahoe we do have a big accident involving a >> in europe 150 people are presumed dead after plane crash in the friend alps an area difficult for searchers to get to. >>> french officials say germanwings flight 9525 sent a distress s

they are not let us participate in the $50 billion they spend on licensing and advertising. there's a very big difference. he's the shakedown. i'm the legitimate entrepreneur. >> we're showing some of your programs now. let me read comcast's response. it's important to hear their side. they say this represents nothing more than a string of inflammatory inaccurate and unsupported allegation. we're proud of our outstanding record supporting and fostering diversion programming. we will defend rigorously against scurrilous allegations in this complaint and fully expect the court will dismiss them. sharpton has not commented on the record. do you have a question for him or a thing you'd like to address about this? >> no. al sharpton is not important. he's nothing more than a black pawn in a very sophisticated white economic chess game. he's being used by his white masters at comcast and at&t. he just needs to shut up and get in the bleachers. what we have to do is get corporations to understand you must include african-american owned media. we have to stop if anything genocide ag

. >> using an hd headset to figure out what's happening to your brain when you eat barbecue. >> reporter: this device meant to pick up how much flavor i can detect in each dish. now it's time to dig in. >> a ton of these little squiggles. it's really high right now. >> reporter: i'm picking up on even more in the second course. time for some coleslaw. and when i bite into the barbecue. look at how high it is. >> yeah yours is pre >> reporter: g.e. is hoping to use the data to see if science can find that perfect barbecue recipe. and i'm more than willing to help along their research. for "nightline," i'm rebecca jarvis in austin. >>> it was john shelton reaves who said southern barbecue is the closest thing we have in the u.s. to europe's wine or cheeses. drive 100 miles and the q changes. tweet me what's your favorite. plenty of coleslaw please kind of fell low. as always, we're on line at abc news.com. good night, america. are you goingto eat all of that? i asked you if you wanted one. all right, fine. i was just thinking that right now i could go for some orange or somome sex. thank y

. >> good morning, to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us into old city. camera shaking a little bit looks like there's wind out there, but meteorologist chris sowers has several 50s in our seven day forecast, that's definitely something to jump up and down about. >>> a new orleans' man created a unique depiction of jesus christ on the cross. this is a three dimensionally cut glass. it weighs 4,000 pounds and ten feet tall. he created it and it hangs with an l-e-d light. >>> a ceo is offering a big apology for the way she treated working moms until she had a child of her own. she also embarrassed of her prebaby actions and getting upset when moms couldn't go out for drinks. she said quote mothers in the workplace are cut by a thousand consults and sometimes it's the other women holding the knives. she is running a new tech company that allows women to work from home. >>> a dog in new hampshire may be the biggest dog ever and the biggest heart. although dogs of this breed are controversial. take a look at hulk. he is tipping the scales the 175-pound. hulk's

glm sky6 live hd taking a live look for us over laghts on -- atlantic city, on this this saturday morning. >>> in "healthcheck," a new warning is being posted for smoking. which an text -- chantex. it ordered pfizer to include warnings of the risk of seizure and users should cutback on alcohol while taking the drug. >>> some hospitals have higher survival rates than others when it comes to high risk surgeries. when it came to removing pancreases. one hospital had no deaths, while others had 19 out of 100 died. >>> a new drug that could be a game chaser in cosmetic procedures, is closer to reality. >> faculty from under the chin has to be removed by surgery or lipo suction. >>> a florida doctor said the injections are made in a grid pattern. it takes five minutes there's discomfort and bruising, but it is easier on patients than surgery. >> it's going to be noninvasive in the office procedure that can be performed by your determine oalings ologist and excellent results. >> reporter: the cell member britain of the fat cell is being damaged so that the cell exploits and goes away. >> the ful

watch in hd like us on facebook follow us on twitter. >> now afghanistan operations commander general john campbell before the house armed services committee. president obama is expected to decide soon on whether to adjust troop levels in afghanistan. this is two hours and 15 minutes. >> today we meet to discuss the ongoing conflict in afghanistan. we have been we have been engaged in military action in afghanistan for 14 years. there are predictions that this would be a long conflict and have been proven accurate. there is cause for cautious optimism. the united states and its allies, especially the afghan forces have made meaningful gains. counterinsurgency is one counterinsurgency is one of the toughest types of war a democracy can fight. in both our future security in the and the future of the afghan people depend upon our success. the people of afghanistan currently have in my opinion, the best opinion the best opportunity for a stable and peaceful country they have had in over four decades. today decades. today we have built a 352,000 strong afghan national security force althou

watch us on hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> we're live now in the washington convention center here in washington, d.c. for the annual aipac conference. the american israel public affairs committee is described as america's pro-israel lobby. speaks this morning is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, czech republic president and former spanish prime minister jose maria oznar. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations]. >> once again we're live from the washington convention center in washington, d.c. for the american israel public affairs conference the aipac conference self-described as america's pro-israel lobby. today we expect to hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu among others. by the way the coverage of aipac will continue this afternoon with national security advisor susan rice. she will be speaking at the conference starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. you will be able to see her live on c-span3. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will continue his visit to washington with

watchous in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next secretary of state john kerry talks about climate change and global energy and emissions. his remarks are part of the atlantic council's road to paris climate series. previewing this year's year-end climate change conference in paris. it runs about 40 minutes. >> well-g morning, everybody. fred, thank you very very much for a very generous introduction. i'm glad to be here with everybody. distinguished ambassadors who are here this morning, thank you for taking time to represent your country as you come here and share your concern about this critical issue. and i'm delighted to be accompanied by our envoy on climate who's been toiling away in the fields for a long time now and shaped president obama's and the state department's policy on this, todd stern. thanks for your many efforts on it. fred, thank you for your leadership here at the atlantic council. i think fred has demonstrated that he seems to always have the ability to have his finger on the most critical issues of the day. not just today, actually, but of tomo

we will show you picture outside, sky six live in hd, we are down there, in wilmington delaware. we have got mostly clear sky and a few clouds overhead and it is definitely not as cold tonight as it was last night when we had those record lows across the many locations even in wilmington. and high today in philadelphia, much better. 39 degrees. still 11 below average, average for us this time of the year is 50. we are getting closer to 50 degrees, as early as tomorrow. and it is 33 in philadelphia. thirty-two in the poconos. thirty-six in trenton. forty-one, in wildwood. 39 degrees in dover on west ward and some have of our suburbs there. thirty-five in reading. 34 degrees, currently in wilmington. the here's satellite six with action radar. there is that disturbance ride ago cross upstate new york and northern sections of pennsylvania. we can see through the mountains behind the terrain where we're dealing with some flurries especially across the poconos a lot of this is starting to die out moving off to our north and east. high pressure, out across the ohio valley, will work it

over an apparent attack here in southwest philadelphia, this is the 5500 block of lindbergh boulevard police tell us a little more than a half hour ago, a 20-year-old man was stabbed multiple times inside of that chinese restaurant, he was taken to penn medical center with what was described as serious injuries a weapon was recovered but we don't know why this man was stabbed. again the 5500 block of lindbergh boulevard the scene of a man stabbed several times inside of that restaurant. hillary clinton spoke in front of 3,000 people this afternoon the camp association conference marked her final paid speech as she gets ready forever a presidential run next year. she focused on the importance of childhood education, she was not asked about recent criticism about the use of personal email at the state department. >>> people in our area are taking part in a fundraiser for people battling multiple sclerosis. rick williams is live in the newsroom with more. >> multiple sclerosis affects more than 4,000 people across the u.s. and it attacks the nervous system and there is no cure. this fund