watch on c-span, c-span.org, or the free c-span radio app. >> sunday, c-span's series january 6: views from the house continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they heard, saw, experienced, including new york democrat hakeem jeffries. >> we did not have the highest degree of information, particularly being on the house for. -- house floor. we didn't really get to see the images and real-time footage of the ongoing assault on the capitol, however once we arrived in a secure location we were able to get some understanding and could only have imagined how our loved ones were feeling watching it unfold in real time. it was a great comfort to have myself and every other member able to communicate with our family members at home. one of the communications i received that was disturbing as my brother reached out to indicate -- to check to see if we were ok. i of course indicated to him that i was ok. as an aside he let me know he and his family had received a threatening message from someone indicating they knew where my brother, his wife, and three girls lived and they

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you can listen and live with the free c-span radio app. >> sunday, c-span's series, january 6, views from the house, continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard and experienced that day. including texas republican ronny jackson who recounts what happened in the early moments on the house floor. >> i don't know how far we got into it. i thought like five people were speaking. going back-and-forth with the democrats and republicans alternating. nancy pelosi was at the podium. she was kind of overseeing it all. at some point, i didn't really notice but they pulled her away and somebody came in to replace her. i did not really pick up on that. that happens now and then anyways. that didn't really catch my attention. what did catch my attention was shortly after that, the capitol police officer started coming into the chamber. the thing that was odd as they were being very loud. we were actively debated. there was a lot of commotion. the doors to the chamber are typically open and all the doors, they started shutting the doors. you could hear them locki

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. >> c-span shop.org is c-span's on-line store. there's a collection of c-span products. browse to see what's new. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations, and you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. go to c-span shop.org. >> next on american artifacts, we tour the governor's palace in colonial williamsburg, home to the third british royal governor of virginia in 1774. a historical interpreter leads us through house and tells the story of the governor and his family who fled the city on the eve of the american revolution. >> here at the colonial williamsburg foundation. i work with not only our textile and quilt and needle work collection but with furnishing all the exhibition sites at the foundation. we're at the governor's palace. it would have been the symbol of power and authority for the british crown, and it would have represented power to the colonists of virginia. the building was the home of seven royal governors, including alexander, the first royal govern

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. >> sunday, c-span series january 6: views from the house continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard, and experienced, including dean phillips of minnesota. >> at that moment, when the capitol police officer announced that we should to cover, i stood up at the back of the gallery, a representative from arizona was objecting to the arizona slate of electors, and i shouted out at the top of my lungs, this is because of you. i screamed at. this is because of you! and i think i was representing four years of angst and anxiety and anger, many of us saw this coming from a mile away. i think i represented millions of americans who felt the same way. the entire country, including myself, recognized the fragility of our democracy. i have great appreciation for their traditions in the congress and decorum. i do not like to violate it. but i do not regret it, because it is what i was feeling and it was four years of pent up anxiety of what was transpiring right in front of our eyes. >> you will also hear from jamie raskin of m

there is a collection of c-span products. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations and you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. >> thursday, the centers for medicare and medicaid services administrator discusses the biden administration health policy priorities. live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. on c-span come online at c-span.org or you can listen on the c-span radio app. >> it is my honor to host this discussion with dr. henry kissinger. i want to say first how important henry kissinger was to john mccain. really a great source of counsel advise on foreign policy and a loyal friend in every way. i was privileged on a couple of occasions to be together with henry kissinger and john mccain one memorable trip overnight across the atlantic. in which we spoke on many topics and there was a way in which john and i were enthralled by hearing henry stories of the remarkable privileges he had to be involved in the making of amer

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>>> c-span's shop.org is c-span's online store. there is a collection of c-span products. browse the see what's new. your purchase will support our non-profit operations and you will have the opportunity to get the congressional director. go to c-span shop.org. >>> on march 30th, 1981, a would be assassin fired six shots at president ronald reagan outside the washington hilton hotel two miles from the white house. "washington post" reporter del wilbur, author of raw hide down, the near assassination of ronald reagan met us on a sidewalk where the assassination took place to tell us the story of that day. >> reagan arc long time union man himself was excited to give a speech at the afl-cio. he actually rewrote it by hand. ♪♪ at 2:25, 2:26, 2:27, he emerges from this entrance behind this care. this is new, this is a bunker. over here you will see the entrance, a door, a steel door where the president emerged and left. they built this, actually, this entrance especially for the president. when they built this hotels in the 1960s, they built this wonderful grand ballroom a

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eastern on c-span sku and i. you can find q&a issues wherever you get your podcast. >> there watching book tv on c-span2. if you are of a certain age, you would have one of these on your shelf, a dictionary and he probably looked upwards and brought your life but if you are a little younger, chances are you've done it digitally. french is. trying to change, the founder something called the dictionary project. what are you trying to do? >> we want everyone to have a dictionary benefits of earning their in the third grade so they can into the habit of looking up words and spell them correctly their meaning and there are multiple meanings to work. >> what is the importance to you getting into a book rather than typing it into your phone? >> dictionary tools for learning, i have been doing this for 25 years you for, the technology being used today, dictionary whether it comes from, it's what holds us together society it is our world and how we communicate. you have to be able to use different tools to access informat

january 6, views from the house on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including -- ♪ >> midco supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> now, house speaker nancy pelosi holds her weekly news conference to discuss the party's legislative priorities. she pays tribute to richard trumka at the top of her remarks . she also touches on the july jobs report, infrastructure, and budget reconciliation bills, covid-19 vaccine mandates, and of the eviction moratorium. this is just under half an hour. rep. pelosi: good morning. it is with great sadness i begin this coming together with the tribute to richard trumka, a great hero for american working families. we got the news yesterday that as he was with his family camping, what a sad occasion, but also a beautiful way to pass on from this version of life. richard trumka was always thinking about the workers. always thinking about the workers.

go to c-span shop.org. c-span's america history tv continues now. you can find the full schedule for the weekend on your program guide or at c-span.org/history. the tenth anniversary of independence. on the afternoon of july forrd, mr. and mrs. knicks own landed at international airport. vice president of republic of philippines was there to welcome them. the warmth of the reception was everywhere. it was a gesture of the mutual esteem between americans and filipinos. several times the visitor hauled to acknowledge tremendous cordiality shown. following ceremonies outside of palace, mr. garcia accompanied honored guest. this again was more than a mere visit. it was a warm reunion between old friends. on the morning of the hth of july, a day glorious to both filipinos and americans, mr. nixon that the monument of josÉ, filipino patriotic and martyr known for freedom. it was exactly ten years earlier on this very site that the late president manuel rojas had first raised the flag of the new philippines republic. once more the friendliness from the u.

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eastern on c-span. finally, president biden will speak to the nation today about covid-19 and vaccination efforts. from the white house, as expected at 4:30 p.m. eastern. watch live in the present begins here on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday, c-span series january 6 news from the house continues. it two more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard, and experienced that day. including susan wild recounting what happened it during the early moments on the house floor. >> i don't remember how long we were at that situation by the time they barricaded the door and we got out. jason told me it was like 20 minutes. it could have been two hours or five minutes, i had no sense of time whatsoever. i remember when i got off the phone with my kids my heart was pounding out of my chest. i felt -- i was worried i was having a heart attack. i have never had one, but my father had heart attacks, we have a family history. i was kind of worried about --

i called c-span on may 13 and 2018. what prompted me to call that morning was president bush had given a speech to the atlantic council in which he quoted winston churchill. the quote is america's indispensable for the world. the price of greatness is responsibility. president bush agreed with winston churchill. i would like to put before the audience and you, where is the accountability here for this 20 year long debacle? kabul has fallen, like saigon. does anyone think there will be a congressional or senate commission to look into the origins of this? we know some of the origins. a gentleman in texas called earlier. it was based on the lie of weapons of mass destruction. if we had not gone into iraq, we probably would not have gone into afghanistan and here we are 20 years later with this debacle on our hands. i am wondering if there is going to be accountability for these folks. they make these decisions, spend lots of money, blood, and treasure, and there is never accountability. there is a book published in the ea

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hi, c-span. inn inn i'm -- i'm kind of tired republican -- let me think about this -- host: all right, james, we'll try to call back when you get your thoughts together. danny in laurel, maryland, republican. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: last month, i was an expert on covid and this month i'm an expert on afghanistan policy. we kind of got clues about how he worked his afghanistan policy out. he mentioned earlier that he listened to the former president of afghanistan about, you know, how to get everybody out without scaring the country and then kind of listened to a little bit of the taliban, about the time line. and then i'm kind of thinking he had all of his experts around him at the table and the things that he chose, the words he planninged to do. so that's my expert opinion. thank you. host: jim, from wilson, north carolina, independent. hi, jim. caller: good morning, c-span. host: good morning. caller: the calls are obvious. and if you notice trump withdrew all the way

eastern saturday, september 11 on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen all the c-span radio app. following yesterday's attack at the kabul airport, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is calling on speaker nancy pelosi to bring the house back into session to address u.s. efforts in afghanistan. his news conference from earlier today is about 20 minutes. rep. mccarthy: -- two soldiers lost their lives. one navy medic was killed. 18 other servicemembers were seriously injured. it was the deadliest day for a military in more than a decade. dozens of afghans were also killed or wounded, including innocent children. to the new 13 gold star families, my message to you is this -- your loved ones died as heroes. we will always honor their memories and we pray you will know peace. those who died knew there was the threat of an attack but carried out their mission anyway. heroic. the only way to describe their actions and their work each and every day. to the brave troops and stranded americans in afghanistan, we pray for you to return home safely. our enemies have taken advantage of this

eastern live on c-span, c-span.org, and the c-span radio app. >> the pentagon announced the end to the war in afghanistan one day before the president deadline for the withdrawal of u.s. troops. john kirby and general kenneth mckenzie spoke with reporters. >> good afternoon everybody. we have the general? i will turn the podium over to general frank mckenzie. he will have opening comments and that he will take questions. we do have a hard stop at 5:00 so i will not waste any time. >> good afternoon everyone. the last c-17 lifted off from the airport on august 30 this afternoon at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above afghanistan. we will soon release a photo of the last c-17 departing afghanistan with major general chris donahue and the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. while the military evacuation is complete, the diplomatic mission to ensure additional u.s. citizens and eligible afghans who want to be continues. i know you have heard and will going -- hear more shortly. tonight withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component

on c-span or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's series january 6, views from the house continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard and experienced that day. >> at that moment when the capitol police officer announced we should take cover, i stood up at the back of the gallery on the second level of the mezzanine, representative gosar was objecting to the slate of electors. at that point i shouted out this is because of you, i screamed it. >> this is because of you. >> i think i was representing four years of thanks and anger. many saw this coming from a mile away. at that moment, the entire country recognize the fragility of our democracy. i've great appreciation for the traditions of congress and the decorum. i do not regret it. it's what i was feeling and it was four years of pent-up anxiety about what was transpiring in front of our eyes. >> you will also hear from jamie raskin and brian fitzpatrick. january 6, views from the house. listen on the c-span radio app. this is about 20 minutes.

you are watching live coverage here on c-span. pres. biden: -- making the administration the first ever to add 4 million jobs in the first six months in office. and then in the past 24 hours, the senate has advanced two key pieces of my economic agenda, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget resolution that is the framework for my build back better plan. today, i am pleased to share more good news with the american people. the latest report on consumer price shows -- prices show that we have expanded -- what we thought was going to come has increased, that we have seen a good monthly report. monthly core consumer price index is down by nearly two-thirds from its pace over the past three months. when you take out the goods directly impacted by the pandemic, like cars and airplane tickets, the monthly core consumer price index is less than .2%. so here is where we stand. jobs are up. monthly price increases have come down. economic growth is up the fastest in 40 years. i would argue our biden economic plan is working. historic

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caller: thank you c-span. as a retired teacher i want to bring up the issues of my own school district in pennsylvania. they recently had a school board meeting and the people there, the parents and the doctor even testified in the public comment were outraged at the mandatory character of the masking. i think people aren't addressing people with valid concerns and valid opposition. and are throwing not information but their own presumptions in opposition to it. i know as a special ed teacher i see very little real concern for special ed students, their placements are not being defined by their handicap and their education during this time is getting worse and worse. if you had separate day schools and you had separate class teachers would be empowered and the environment would be distinctly healthier for given the situation with the virus. so all i would like to say is that we respect each other and that's not something that i'm not seeing out there. host: ok. response. guest: thank you for that. as you menti

. >> cspanshop.org is c-span's online store. there is a collection of c-span products, browse to see what is new. your purchase will support and nonprofit operations you still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information with members of congress and abide in administration. go to cspanshop.org. c-span's american history tv continues and out. you can find the full schedule for the weekend on your program guide or at c-span.org/history. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ snow for. >> the visit under an exhibit you're about too save started putting together shortly after the president died. people here were really investigated in the funeral service it was here the trarain came up from houston to college station, they were proud of the fact the president and first lady were buried here. there is a lot of that incorporated into the exhibit. one of the first things you see here is the life-sized statue of soli, president bush's service dog. their ceremony here a couple months ago we ins

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live coverage is on c-span. you can also watch online at c-span.org. >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern, saturday, september 11 come on c-span, online at c-span.org, for listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> using this is just a community center -- you think this is just ticking unity center? it is -- stay community center? it is way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with community centers. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. e are joined by michael kugelman, the asia program deputy director at the asia center. he focus on afghanistan, asia, and pakistan for the organization. let's begin with the attack at the airport and what does it mean for the future o

eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the free san -- on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪ >> buckeye broadband supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. host: steve is a former democratic congressman from new york and current director of the institute of politics and global affairs at cornell university. he joins us now. welcome back to c-span. how are you? w are you? guest: it is always great to be with you. thank you. i want to talk about one of the latest headlines out of the empire state. yesterday, formal impeachment probe nears and, governor agrees to give evidence to investigators. how do you see this playing out? caller: -- guest: i think the pressure will build on the governor to resign, and if he does not resign, i sense there will be a robust impeachment process. new york is a little different in terms of impeachment than the federal government. in new york, the ne

too wet c-span as well. i believe yes, but due to america literally financing and employing the taliban to push the russians out of afghanistan, i believe we are responsible for whatever is going on, and absolutely anyone that wants to be over here, they should be vetted and be here. host: when you say vetted, you say they need to go to the immigrant visa process. caller: absolutely. host: we will talk more about how that process works, but as we hear from you, would you welcome refugees in your community, lancaster, ohio, jenny, also on that line for republicans. caller: i have called this for the last eight or nine years and my sweet little brother moved in with me about nine months ago and he was only here for a month and i just got soundtrack -- sidetracked. what i think is sad is the man who just said about fox news doesn't want the refugees brought into our country? they are not saying that. what i don't understand about people, everyone has their favorite news channel to watch. news should be news. ho

watching the c-span series, january 6, "views from the house." . next sunday, three more members of congress share their experience of what they saw, heard, and experience that day. representative jamie raskin, brian fitzpatrick, and dean phillips. january 6, "views from the house." >> president biden signed a bill this week to award congressional gold medals to the police officers who responded to the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. the president thanked the officers for saving the lives of members of congress during the attack seven months ago. the metal is the highest honor congress can bestow. here is a portion of the president's remarks. you can watch the entire event online at c-span.org. pres. biden: folks, not even during the civil war did insurrectionists breached the capitol of the united states of america. the citadel of our democracy. not even then. but on january 6, 2021, they did. they did. a mob of extremists and terrorists launched a violent and deadly assault on the people's house, on the sacred ritual to certify a free and f

. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. everyday we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day, and we discussed all of the issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, we discuss efforts to pass that $3.5 trillion budget bill and the latest in afghanistan with the pennsylvania democratic congresswoman chris -- crystal houlihan. then we will look at the future of afghanistan with a professor from the university of afghanistan. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. ♪ >> the population of china in 1949 when the communists took control was 540 million people. during the 72 years, the prc has had five principal leaders -- mao zedong, deng xiaoping, young zoom in -- hu jintao, and since 2012, current head of state xi jinping. george washington university professor david shambaugh has written close to 30 books devoted to the subject of asia. we with the professor about his n

eastern, we are going to take c-span viewers to a u.n. security council meeting on the issue of afghanistan, holding that meeting in the wake of yesterday's events. you can watch that on c-span and also later today at 2:00 p.m. we expect a briefing from the state department and questions from journalists taken by the state department spokesman. that is what we will be watching for today. check with c-span throughout the day for our coverage of other events as they come up. in the meantime, your phone calls this morning. we have been asking what to the war in afghanistan mean? joe out of hawaii, a republican. how would you answer that question? caller: i feel any type of death and destruction from war is useless. we should try to build other countries but first build our country, the united states of america. we should aid people in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in their own countries but not tell them how to achieve that. we should avoid putting our best minds and money into these foreign interventions. stop the endless wars

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