host: let's move to kate webb. what was really impactful about kate webb was her early life. the tragedies she suffered. how did they affect her and were these the reasons she wanted to get away from her life? ms. becker: with all three women there were reasons why they rebelled, and kate's was the darker one. she witnessed her friend's suicide, and not only did she witness it, she had given her the rifle she used to kill herself. as a teenager in australia. she was briefly charged with homicide. when her father testified he fainted on the stand saying this is a horrible tragedy but kate did not think she would kill her. these are 15-year-olds. the charges are dropped. the treatment was to have an episcopalian nun help her learn how to sew. that was not exactly the best. she gets to college, is doing ok, and then both of her parents died in a car accident, so she is orphaned. host: how old was she when she left australia and came to vietnam? ms. becker: 25. host: you said she had no assignment when she got there. how did she establish herself? ms. becker: she grubbed around,

host: let's move to kate webb. what was really impactful about kate webb was her early life. the tragedies she suffered. how did they affect her and were these the reasons she wanted to get away from her life? ms. becker: with all three women there were reasons why they rebelled, and kate's was the darker one. she witnessed her friend's suicide, and not only did she witness it, she had given her the rifle she used to kill herself. as a teenager in australia. she was briefly charged with homicide. when her father testified he fainted on the stand saying this is a horrible tragedy but kate did not think she would kill her. these are 15-year-olds. the charges are dropped. the treatment was to have an episcopalian nun help her learn how to sew. she gets to college, is doing ok, and then both of her parents died in a car accident, so she is orphaned. host: how old was she when she left australia and came to vietnam? ms. becker: 25. host: you said she had no assignment when she got there. how did she establish herself? ms. becker: she grubbed around, and she found the one woman edi

host: let's move to kate webb. what was really impactful about kate webb was her early life. the tragedies she suffered. how did they affect her and were these the reason she went to get away from alive? ms. becker: with all three women there were reasons why they rebelled, and kate's was the darker one. she witnessed her friend's suicide, and not only did she witness it she had given her the rifle she used tubular self. -- to kill herself. as a teenager in australia. she was briefly charged with homicide. when her father testified he fainted on the stand saying this is a horrible tragedy but kate did not think she would kill her. these are 15 euros. the charges -- 15-year-olds. the charges are dropped. the treatment was to have an episcopalian none help her learn how to sew. she gets to college, is doing ok, and then both of her parents died in a car accident, so she is orphaned. host: how old was she when she left australia and came to vietnam? ms. becker: 25. host: you said she had no established assignment. how did she survive? ms. becker: she grabbed around she found the

host: let's move to kate webb. what was really impactful about kate webb was her early life. the tragedies she suffered. how did they affect her and were these the reason she went to get away from alive? -- she wanted to get away from her life? ms. becker: with all three women there were reasons why they rebelled, and kate's was the darker one. she witnessed her friend's suicide, and not only did she witness it, she had given her the rifle she used to kill herself. as a teenager in australia. she was briefly charged with homicide. when her father testified he fainted on the stand saying this is a horrible tragedy but kate did not think she would kill her. these are 15-year-olds. the charges are dropped. the treatment was to have an episcopalian nun help her learn how to sew. she gets to college, is doing ok, and then both of her parents died in a car accident, so she is orphaned. host: how old was she when she left australia and came to vietnam? ms. becker: 25. host: you said she had no assignment when she got there. how did she establish herself? ms. becker: she grubbed arou

host: let's move to kate webb. what was really impactful about kate webb was her early life. the tragedies she suffered. how did they affect her and were they the reason she wanted to get away from her life? ms. becker: with all three women there were reasons why they rebelled, and kate's was the darker one. she witnessed her friend's suicide, and not only did she witness it, she had given her the rifle she used to kill herself. as a teenager in australia. she was briefly charged with homicide. when her father testified he fainted on the stand, saying this is a horrible tragedy but kate did not think she would kill her. these are 15-year-olds. the charges are dropped. the family somehow -- the treatment was to have an episcopalian nun help her learn how to sew. that was not exactly the best. she gets to college, is doing ok, and then both of her parents died in a car accident, so she is orphaned. host: how old was she when she left australia and came to vietnam? ms. becker: 25. host: you said she had no assignment when she got there. how did she establish herself? ms. becker:

after that, beal err -- we'll hear from kate webb who reported on the vietnam war for australian newspapers. later, a 1999 interview with francis fitzgerald who reported from vietnam and co-edited a book about journalism during the vietnam war. that's tonight starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> president biden encouraged the public to continue to follow c.d.c. health guidelines amid a nationwide rise in coronavirus cases. he also announced that vaccination sites will be available within five miles of 90% of americans and 90% of adults will be eligible for the vaccine. both by april 19, 2021. president biden good afternoon. -- president biden: good afternoon. last week we set a goal of 200 million shots by day 100 of our administration. double the original goal that i had set. and to make that progress, over the last three days we've had a record number of shots in arms with over 10 million shots recorded. in the weekend. over 10 million shots in three days. that would have been inconceivable in january. the progress we have made on vaccinating this country is a great american story. the

after that, we will hear from kate webb, who reported on the vietnam war for australian newspapers. later, a 1999 interview with frances fitzgerald who reported from vietnam and co-edited a book about journalism during the vietnam war. that's tonight, starting at nine eastern on c-span.

after that, we will hear from eight web, who reported -- kate webb, who reported on the vietnam war for australian newspapers. later, in 1999 interview -- a 1999 interview with francis fitzgerald, who co-edited a book about journalism during the vietnam war. that is tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> c-span is her unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. >> former secretary of state, mike pompeo, spoke at a breakfast hosted by the westside conservative club in urbandale, iowa. it was part of mr. pompeo's two day swing through the state. -- 2024 presidential race. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. good morning. thank you for coming out early on a friday. i appreciate that. got in yesterday, and this feels like home to me. i'm from not too far down the road. you with your way down the turnpike and hit to talk, and that's where i had the privilege to serve as a member of congress for six years. i spent that time doing what you all are

after that, beal err -- we'll hear from kate webb who reported on the vietnam war for australian newspapers. later, a 1999 interview with francis fitzgerald who reported from vietnam and co-edited a book about journalism during the vietnam war. that's tonight starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> president biden encouraged the public to continue to follow c.d.c. health guidelines amid a nationwide rise in coronavirus cases. he also announced that

after that, we will hear from kate webb who reported on the vietnam war for australian newspapers. a 1990 nine interview with frances fitzgerald who reported from vietnam and who co-edited a book on journalism during the vietnam war. that's tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. tuesday morning, a discussion with foreign policy efforts on how the u.s., south korea and japan can engage diplomacy with north korea. it is on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday, a live conversation with harriet washington. her most recent book is carte blanche. when companies use profits to measure their success in the medical arena, the problem is that we cannot expect the companies to care about us. we can't expect them to sublimate and to make less money because they care about our health. they have already shown that they don't. our government come of the people that we pay and the people that we should expect to care about our health and to defend us, the government should be reining in these companies, forcing them to develop things that will fit the publ

eastern, hear from three women reporters about their expenses covering the vietnam war, kate webb, and frances fitzgerald. >> go to c-span.org/coronavirus for the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. if you missed our live coverage, it is easy to find the latest briefings. use the interactive gallery of maps to follow cases in the u.s. and worldwide. go to c-span.org/coronavirus. >> today, watched live coverage of the trial for former and atlas police officer derek chauvin, charged in the death of george floyd. watch the trial live on c-span2, or listen on the c-span radio app. c-span is your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies that bring c-span to viewers as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: cases rising again in the united states. vaccines safe and effective for babies, and studies show according to covid-19 updates. no daily cases of covid-19 are rising slightly in the united states. public health officials are slightly concerned. daily totals

webb report for australia newspapers did later an interview with francis fitzgerald, co-author of a book about reporting on vietnam.