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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ narrator: this is the story of american constitutional law. in part, it has to do with the motion picture made in italy directed by roberto rossellini. a film that brought harsh controversy to new york. ♪ but our story also has to do with a quiet street in connecticut, where a young man, a minister for jehovah witnesses, went from door to door with a phonograph record, which he played for anyone who cared to listen. ♪ that phonograph record too caused controversy. two disputes, each of which went to the united states supreme court. there these cases of the film and the phonograph record became a chapter in the history of the united states constitution. each an interpretation affecting many people. a crucial decision. ♪ in 1921, new york state adopted a system of film censorship. henceforth, before a film could be shown in the state, at any place of amusement charging admission, it would h

captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org calledident-elect biden the unemployment number graham, andslowest since spring short of the pre-covid economy. good afternoon afternoon, folks. thanks for being here. earlier today, the november jobs report was released. earlier today, the november jobs report was grim. it shows an economy that is stalling and remained in the worstof one of the economic and job crises in modern history. e to stay that way. if we act now, now i mean now. we can begin to regain momentum. start to build back a better future. there is no time to lose. millions of people have lost their jobs or had hours slashed. they have lost health insurance, or are in danger of losing their health insurance. one in six renters is behind in rent. one in four small businesses can't keep their doors open. and there is a growing gap in -- and there is a growing gap in black and latino unemployment and the gap remains much too large. and a deeply troubling is that last month's unemployment wa

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪> ♪ of 1839, aummer foreign schooner accidentally sailed along the shores of the united states and transformed the federal court into a forum for an explosive national debate. ♪ the drama that began when the enslaved africans on the amistad revolted and took control of the vessel off the coast of cuba would culminate in the supreme court of the united states, with a former president arguing on behalf of the africans' appeal for freedom. the amistad case forced the federal courts and the nation to consider the legal foundations of slavery. ♪ for several weeks in the summer of 1839, newspapers along the atlantic coast reported sightings of a mysterious schooner supposedly commanded by african pirates. late in august, the crew of the navy brig washington spotted a badly damaged vessel in long island sound and a shore party trading with local residents along the new york coast. when the naval officers b

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> the house and senate have reached a deal on a $900 billion coronavirus economic aid package that will be part of a 2021 federal spending bill. the measure is going to the house rules committee, we understand, this afternoon, at about 2:45, before it heads to the house floor. eric wasen of bloomberg news tweeting that the bill is 5,593 pages long. government funding is set to expire tonight at midnight. we'll have live house coverage when members return here on c-span. of course you can watch the senate live on c-span2. this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi spoke about the coronavirus aid package that is expected to pass in the house today. ou very much, madam speaker. i associate myself with your comments and that of our chaplain, father conroy, that it is appropriate to start today with a prayer every day, but especially a day when we are seeing over 300,000 and the number getting higher of

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: ant 8:00 p.m. tonight on c-span, an event on division in america with the heads of the naacp, the anti-defamation league, and the league for united latin american citizens. 2, bookp.m. on c-span tv marks the 20th anniversary of with highlights from some of the office -- of the authors who have appeared on the program. on c-span 3 at 8:00 p.m., a look at new york city's lower east side tenement museum and how immigrant families in the 19th and 20th century scoped with poverty and crowded conditions. announcer: c-span's washington journal, every day. we are taking your calls live on the air about the news of the day, and discussing policy issues that impact the. this week is our annual authors week series. and coming up saturday morning, former trump organization executive vice president barbara rez with her book, "tower of lies. what my 18 years of working with donald trump reveals about him." and

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. if [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you're watching c-span your unfiltered vaw of government. created by america's cable television companies. as a public service. and brought to you today by your television provider. with a peaceful presidential transition of pow for the question, sunday night on "q&a," 'res rian susan shelton and alk about the most contentious transition -list history between lincoln and -- >> several southern states didn't recognize the election of abraham lincoln as legitimate. they considered him a sectional president for the fact that by and large his support came from nonslave states. no sooner had he been elected than south carolina makes good on its promise to proceed toward seceding from the union. >> he had no choice given the resounding nature of the vote and the

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the electoral college meeting in all 50 states and the district of columbia today. 16 electors choosing joe biden in lansing. the tally now 202 for joe biden, 177 for donald trump. we will take you next live to the state capitol in austin where 38 texas electors are etting set to cast their vote. >> are there any further nominationers in position of chair? yes, come forward. from con gral r, district 29 nominating randy orr, congressional district 29. >> thank you. is there a second? o i hear a second? anyone seconding the motion please come forward. are there any other nominations for chair. if so, please come forward or raise your hand if you're unable to walk to the podium. all right. we have flee nominations. one of which has been seconded. is there a motion to close nominationers in position of chair of this meeting? thank you. would you mind coming to the podium to close it? i w

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> use your mobile devices and go to c-span.org for the latest demand, to and on following the -- follow the power.tion of president trump, president-elect biden. events. at c-span.org. fantastic newshe about the licensing of a vaccine. so muchdemic has caused grief and so much loss, but we endnow a step closer to the of the -- the prime minister can express my thanks of all those all the s the house to scientists who worked on this and to everybody who's taken part in the trials. to all thos on this and every one taking part in the trials. delivering a vaccine fairly, quickly and safely will be the next major challenge facing the country. whatever our differences across the house we all have a duty in this national effort and to mr. speaker, this morning, a priority list has been published the first phase of the rollout. st has been published for the first phase of the rollout. we understand 800,0

national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] everyshington journal," day we take her calls live on the air and discussed policy issues that impact you. this week we are featuring our annual authors week series with a new author each segment. coming up, cheryl atkinson talks slanted: how the news media taught us to love censorship and hate yours is -- journalism." discussed about lessons learned from the polio vaccine that could be learned from the covid vaccine. watch it every day at 7:00 eastern and be sure to join the conversation. coming up tonight on c-span at 8:00 p.m. a look at the political career of retiring senator lamar alexander. review's year end features books on science starting with brian greene and janet leven on the origins and future of the cosmos. the-span3, programs marking 400th anniversary of the ma

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] president elect biden called report rim even though unemployment dropped in november. it is nearly 10 million. -- 10 million jobs short of the pre-covid economy. goodelect biden: afternoon, folks. the key for being here. earlier today, the november jobs report was released. it was grim. it shows an economy that is stalling.

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> good morning. didn't bring my computer today because we vonal a few numbers to go through. first, as the secretary pointed out, we will be recertifying today we are waiting on the county elections board meeting in coffee county. they knocked off work on friday. we tried to talk to them again this morning, they weren't quite in the office yet. so we don't know the exact time of that meeting. but we are working to figure that out. as he pointed out, the safe harbor is tomorrow so we still have time to have the bills of ascertainment sent to d.c. so the electors can be set properly. moving on to the january 5 election. 037 -- i've e 1, talked top of the last week, guys. 1,037,172 absentee ballot applications that were put into the voter registration system. 39,259 on the dashboard for the online request process. a total of 1,076,431. so far, 43,289 voters have already had their ballots accepted at

. ♪ [singing] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching on american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on "lectures in history," university of texas at arlington professor stephanie cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer lucretia mott. she was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. professor cole argues lucretia mott was a "radical" in her time, because she challenged the conventional norms of women's roles, in everything from christianity to marriage. the university of texas at

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> tonight the naacp is hosting a virtual town hall on the government's coronavirus response and the distribution plans for a vaccine. journalist april ryan and new england senator corey booker are among the speakers. watch live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the food and drug administration meets in open session to approve moderna's vaccine for covid-19. live coverage thursday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. stream live and on-demand at -span.org. >> earlier today president-elect joe biden announced pete buttigieg as his secretary of transportation nominee. president-elect biden: well, good afternoon by three minutes. good to see you all. over the past few weeks, vice president-elect harris and i have been announcing nominees to our cabinet. there are people of the highest character, varied experiences and backgrounds who are going to help us beat this pandemic, keep us safe and secure and b

this takes some of the heat off of other [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> the house is about to gavel in. members will vote on a bill letting the u.s. mint make more coins to deal with the shortage of coins caused by the coronavirus pandemic. we'll take you live now to the house floor. . as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 7995, a bill to amend title 31, code, to save federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore:

captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org president-elect said today's economy is grim due to 245,000 jobs added. slowest. and u.s. is 10 million jobs of the pre-covid economy. he says it doesn't have to stay that way if congress acts soon. president-elect biden: this is one of the worst economic and job crisis in modern history, but it doesn't have to stay that way. if we act now, now, i mean now, we can begin to regain momentum and start to build back a better future. there are no times to lose. millions of people have lost their health insurance or in danger of losing their health insurance. one in six renters is behind in rent. one in four small businesses can't keep their doors open. and there is a growing gap in black and latino unemployment and the gap remains much too large. deeply troubling that last month's unemployment was driven by people dropping out of the job market, not because they were being hired. they have lost hope of finding a job and taking full-time care giving responsibi

it is called in edison [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, edisont is called an kinetoscopic record of a sneeze. it is known as fred ott's sneeze. only a few frames long. it shows one of the engineers who is known for his comical sneezes. you see a little bit of snuff in his nose. then he has a very violent sneeze. this did not come to the library on film. there was no provision in the copyright law in 1894 to allow for celluloid film to be registered for copyright, because really, celluloid roll film just being in the process of being invented. what edison did is he exposed the negative of kennett scope -- scopic record of a sneeze on strips of contact paper, afixed them to a cardboard backing and sent it to the library to be registered as a photograph. you have to think about this. the paper print collection, as it came to be known in that sense really was an historical accident. the name has been lost in the mist of time, but we are grateful for what ever bureaucrat decided that it would be ok to register this as a photograph. it is not one photograph, it i

. ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> next on "lectures in history," university of texas at arlington professor stephanie cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer lucretia mott. she was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. professor cole argues lucretia mott was a "radical" in her time because she challenged the , conventional norms of women's roles, in everything from christianity to marriage. the university of texas at arlington provided the video. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, political satirist mark russell and former congressman joe crowley discussed the role humor plays in politics, particularly during contentious times, at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 p.m. pacific, december 12 march the 25th anniversary of the bush versus gore case that decided the 2000 presidential election. this week on "reel america." four archival films on the u

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] of our stories are archived on c-span.org. you can watch archival films and see our schedule of upcoming programs that is c-span.org/history. ♪ >> christmas tree farming is a rapidly increasing industry in the pacific northwest. as people demand more and better christmas trees, the numbers available from uncultured natural stance is steadily decreasing. at the same time, christmas tree farmers are learning to culture and shape both plantation grown and natural trees to make them more full and bushy. harvest time on the christmas tree farm begins in the latter part of november. on this cultured natural douglas fir, they chop down the trees that are ready to harvest. ♪ several workers called draggers gather up the fallen trees and carry them to the truck for loading. ♪ an anchored cable around the trees holds off the load. the processing yard for trees prepared for shipment is a beeh

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. packardary of congress preservation in culpeper, virginia and talked about the "paper print -- preserves and provides access to the library's vast collection of films, television, radio broadcasts, and sound recordings. american history tv visited the facility to learn about the paper print collection. films from the earliest era of motion pictures produced between 1894 and 1912. over 3,000 paper prints were created for copyright purposes but cannot be projected. they must be scanned one frame at a time in order to be copied. mike: my name is mike mashon. i am head of the moving image section here at the library congress, the home of the largest collection of film and video in the world. within this building, they have not only the film, video, and sound recording collections of the library, but we also have preservation laboratories that are dedicated to making sure t

[applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> live coverage throughout the day of the electoral college votes and 50 states and in the district of columbia. we are taking you to select states. a reminder, we have live coverage of more states on c-span.org due to several counts happening at the same time. live on c-span at 2 p.m. eastern we will go to lansing, michigan, where 16 electors will cast their votes. this afternoon at 3:00, texas, we will be in austin for the count of 30 eight electors. tonight president-elect joe biden is expected to give a primetime address on the electoral college results in following his comments, the author of "after the people to talkill join us about the electoral college process and take your reaction. that's live starting at 8 p.m. eastern. you can follow that here on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. one of several states that has just cast their votes among the 50 state

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] dr. mitchell: i am elizabeth mitchell a new will talk about my new book lincoln's lies, the story in the research behind it. it's something that happened in 1864 when abraham lincoln was in the process of running for reelection. it talks a lot about what goes on with abraham lincoln and the press. now, it is a little bit of a different version of him than we normally are used to, because i think that everyone came up with the idea that abraham lincoln was this kind of simple illinois lawyer who was, just sort of a man of the people who was carried to the presidency but the reality is that abraham avvyoln was quite a s manipulator of the press. sometimes to humorous effect and wintimes purely to office or defeat his opponents. we're going to start back in 1861. abraham lincoln was setting off to his inaugural and he decided that instead of going directly to d.c. from illinois he was going to take th

captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org next, former president barack obama campaigning for two democratic senate candidates in georgia head of the runoff next month. then, vice president mike pence visits the cdc headquarters. then, larry kudlow comments on the latest job numbers. then, president-elect biden also reviewing those numbers released today. >> listen to c-span's podcasts "the weekly." our guest is don ritchie. he joins us to discuss the constitutional steps that still need to be finalized before president elect joe biden is sworn in. where you findy" your podcasts. former president obama joins a virtual event in georgia supporting democratic senate candidates. both are

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] > at the beginning of the 20th century something happened to america. teddy roosevelt. he was an explosion fon dynamic, scene, exciting, colorful, inspiring. bursting with vitality he was a of action, a fighter, a leader of men, and under the of ideals, a man with a passionate belief in america. its people and its principles. today by an act of congress we hundredth he anniversary of his by the. ot merely to record his greatness as our 26th president his o be fired up by battles for truth and justice and to remember in our time we similar ready to fight battles if we're to remain free men. on october 27, 1858, i was 28 east 20th street new york city. having been a sickly boy, with bodily prowess, and having lived much at home i was quite unable to hold my contact.thrown into i was nervous and timid. accordingly, with my father's started to learn to attained to the first rank. >> a struggle to gain

[captions performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national 2020]satellite corp. c-span2r: book tv on has top non-fiction books and authors every weekend. year'sup this new weekend, friday, new year's day, eastern,at 8:00 a.m. lynne cheney on her book, the virginia dynasty. susan eisenhower on "how ike wrotend sarah wagner who "what remains" and saturday at "afterwards", law from and the smallpox to covid-19. on c-span2 this weekend. c-span3,history tv on exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. weekend, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on american artifacts, we visit the smithsonian american art the alexanderee van humboldt and united states exhibit on art, nature and culture. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, history,es in university of north carolina at chapel hill professor kathleen the americanend of revolution and 1783 treaty of paris. eastern,y at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, national portrait gallery senior historian on the gallery's new exhibit. every eye is upon me. first ladies of the united states. exploring the american s

. ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. college flagler professor michael butler teaches a class about music in the post-civil rights era, highlighting james brown, george clinton, and others. he describes the 1970's african-american artists such as funk and soul, emphasized a black cultural identity in their music. flagler college provided this video. dr. butler: ok, guys, welcome to the latest lecture in history

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> lesson to lectures in history the go. you are watching american 3.tory tv on c-span > sunday on reel america jacquelin canada's asian journey welcome cumenting her long tour of india and pakistan 1962. preview. > this is the monument the son of the son built. a garden of cypress, a pool of dome of pure marble. marble screen d the body of mbed his dead wife. three centuries have gone by year by year, hour by hour. the sky of india touching to the ortality of the tomb of emperor's wife. the taj mahal. and to tkdeath.ve monument is ancient that flows d river along its bank. to the life of india itself. the holy city of temples to the sacred river and nearby where the lord preached first sermon more than 2,000 ears ago come millions of pilgrims and friends. the immense and sprawling life people eminder that the of india form within-sixth of world.ithin-sixth of the peoples of the world.thin-sixth peoples of the world.hin-sixth peoples of the world.n-sixth of peoples of the

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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ years,ng the past four 67 thousand graduate nurses have served with the department of the army. for us, the war is not yet over. many nurses are still being sent to overseas theaters to care for american soldiers. these are replacements for nurses who served overseas during the war. and the war is not yet over for many of our patients. more than 300,000 are in army hospitals in this country. many will be forced to remain there for a long time to come. these men are not asking for much. they have never asked for much. they are the most wonderful patients in the world. but the war has cost them much more than any of us have been asked to give. army nurses seldom ask for much, either, but today they are asking you to buy a bond. ♪ ♪ >> if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the week on facebook, twitter and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history, and see previe

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies that provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. announcer: several updates today on covid-19 response and vaccine distribution at the state level. at 2:15 p.m. eastern, we take you to missouri for a look at their response from governor michael parson who holds a briefing on the

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> nancy pelosi spoke on the floor this morning about the coronavirus relief measure. here's a look. without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. the speaker: thank you very

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. presidency,"he hobart hoover presidential library director thomas schwartz talks about the life of the 31st chief executive. he explains the facility takes a broad look at hoover's career before, during, and after his time in the white house. the national archives foundation hosted this event and provided the video. patrick: let's get to it. today i am going to talk with thomas schwartz, the director of the herbert hoover presidential library. he has been with the hoover library since 2011 and before that he served as the illinois , state historian and went on to lincoln collection at the abraham lincoln presidential library as an author and editor, his work recognized with a number of professional awards. he will take a step back in time, not all the way back to lincoln, but to the time of herbert hoover. tom, are you there? i want to make sure we can hear you. are you with us

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] a we take you live to discussion on fiscal policy in the incoming biden administration and congress, hosted by the brookings institution. size i think is ambiguous and policy occur through a political process. i would rather see something that is a little bit smaller but that could pass this week or next week, rather than wait for something that is a little bit until, but will not pass february. if you look at the output gap, i think a trillion dollars is a reasonable figure for the next round of stimulus. i think democrats should be willing to take

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> stay with c-span for our continuing coverage with the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. with the electoral college votes cast from states across the contry, join us on january 6, live at 1:00 p.m. eastern for the joint session of congress to counts the votes and declare the winner for president and vice president. finally at noon on january 20, the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern. from the statehouse to congress to the white house, watch it all live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen using the free c-span radio app. >> the last few days here of the lame duck session, the 116th congress, with the u.s. house returning at 2:00 p.m. eastern for legislative work. they'll be working on a number of bills, including several related to veterans issue. votes expected between 3 and 3

this takes some of the heat off of other [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> the house is about to gavel in. members will vote on a bill letting the u.s. mint make more coins to deal with the shortage of coins caused by the coronavirus pandemic. we'll take you live now to the house floor. . as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 7995, a bill to amend title 31, code, to save federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] close,he year comes to a congress continues in session, debating whether to add more dollars to covid relief and vote on overriding the president's veto of the president's defense -- presence veto of defense plans. join us as a swear in more than 60 new members. the house selects a speaker and as both parties -- bodies begin at noonrk, live sunday eastern time. watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal." every day we take your calls on air on the news of the day and discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, we open the fall -- the phones all morning and take your comments on how did 2020 change america? live "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. coming up tonig

[applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] coming up tonight on c-span, president-elect jill biden campaigns in atlanta for democratic u.s. senate candidates jon ossoff and rev. rafael warnock, in atlanta. after that, senate leaders mcconnell and schumer, and later, senate hearing on covid-19 on the live event and entertainment industry. >> president-elect biden campaigned in atlanta tuesday for two democratic georgia u.s. senate candidates, jon ossoff rafael warnock. both men faced runoff elections with the republican incumbents, sens. david perdue and kelly loeffler, on january 5, 2021, because no candidate reached 50% of the vote in the november election. and speaking, stacey abrams atlanta mayor keisha lentz bottoms. bottoms. lance hour.is just over an ♪ >> please welcome stacey abrams. ♪ [car horns honking] ♪

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] >> with the u.s. economy added 45,000 jobs in november, unemployment dipped to 6.7%, but that's still around 10 million where we were pre-coronavirus pandemic. november was the fifth straight of decelerating job gains as covid-19 continued spreading throughout the country. white house economic advisor larry kudlow spoke to reporters outside of the white house on latest job numbers. >> good morning, larry. hello. >> hello. hello. good. >> you ready for the final gaunt llet run? larry: we're busy today. yes,

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[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> with coronavirus cases increasing across the country, use our website, c-span.org/coronavirus to follow the trends, track the spread with interactive maps, and watch updates any time on c-span.org/coronavirus. on wednesday,live the house returns at 10 neglect a.m. -- 10:00 a.m. eastern to vote on a one-week federal spending measure while negotiations continue on a full funding bill on c-span. on c-span two, the senate works on several nominations to the fec. later, a resolution blocking arms sales to the united arab emirates. a.m., the at 10:00 veterans affairs committee holds an hearing into the coronavirus response. future ofiscusses the the democratic party and congressional news of the day, including the government funding deadline and efforts to compromise on covid-19 legislation.

." ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. presidency,"he hobart hoover presidential library director thomas schwartz talks about the life of the 31st chief executive. he explains the facility takes a broad look at hoover's career before, during, and after his time in the white house. the national archives foundation hosted this event and provided the video.