, chief justice roberts. thank you very much. [applause] >> it's presidents' day, and tonight on c-span, our road to the white house coverage continues in south carolina. presidentialican candidate donald trump holds a news conference and had a hand. after that, george w. bush campaigns with his brother, republican candidate jeb bush, in north charleston. later a discussion on the role of latino voters in the 2016 campaign. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. join the conversation with members of congress, reporters, experts and other c-span viewers. coming up tomorrow morning, three journalists from politico discuss their approach to covering washington. i guess include the politico editor-in-chief and cofounder, john harris. he will talk about the creation of politico and its influence. surrounding the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. reporter will answer questions on how gop candidates plan to win south carolina and nevada. be sure to

roberts: i think many here would have the same answer, robert jackson is probably at least in the modern era the most eloquent craftsman. he reads passages, the sort of things you say i wish i could do that. and most of us cannot. -- seeing how things relate to other things in the world. there's a great passage in a first amendment religion clause case. he's making the point and he says what would architecture be like without a good -- without a without -- heusic makes a point about the case that was before him. again it would speak to somebody who doesn't necessarily know about the law would appreciate the point he's making in that case. .e is a very eloquent writer someone like john marshall, his opinions are very accessible. versusnk marbury madison, the old-style print and the pages are faded and it so long, but when you sit down and read it, it's something anybody can understand. period inuntil this the late 19th century when judges in particular think the .pinion was not legitimate there are a lot of good writers out there and i think it improves the understanding of their legal ju

q&a, with former defense secretary robert gates. and then british prime minister david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. then, jeh ♪ >> this week on "q&a" former secretary of defense robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform." gates and thebert council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was a talk on leadership. what would you want to express that to take away from your b

john roberts: the university is the entity that is operating activity. brian lamb: you recognize that voice? he was before the courts on the i-30 times. scalia: was it roberts? brian lamb: yes. brian lamb: you said you argued before the court once. was paul clement one of your clerks? he steps up in the health care case. he is a former solicitor general and former solicitors general supreme courte bar. the regularly appearing supreme court bar. brian lamb: after the health care case and chief justice roberts position on it, a lot was written about that. personal antagonism between members of the court. talk a little more about your perception. was there a leak that came out of the court? scalia: i wouldn't talk about it. i responded to a very precise question whether there was slamming doors and whatnot and that was absolute nonsense. brian lamb: who are their personal feelings behind the scenes? has there ever been in your past when you make some strong personal fallout from that? justice scalia: i have criticized the opinions of some of my colleagues.

john roberts: the university is the entity that is operating activity. brian lamb: you recognize that voice? he was before the courts on the i-30 times. scalia: was it roberts? brian lamb: yes. brian lamb: you said you argued before the court once. was paul clement one of your clerks? he steps up in the health care case. he is a former solicitor general and former solicitors general supreme courte bar. the regularly appearing supreme court bar. brian lamb: after the health care case and chief justice roberts position on it, a lot was written about that. personal antagonism between members of the court. talk a little more about your perception. was there a leak that came out of the court? scalia: i wouldn't talk about it. i responded to a very precise question whether there was slamming doors and whatnot and that was absolute nonsense. brian lamb: who are their personal feelings behind the scenes? has there ever been in your past when you make some strong personal fallout from that? justice scalia: i have criticized the opinions of some of my colleagues.

justice roberts: thank you very much. [applause] justice roberts: thank you. a look at the supreme court today. chair, antonin scalia's draped in black wool crepe. paul ryan said today he supports blocking whomever president obama nominates to replace scalia on the court. ryan said the supreme court is not an extension of the white house. the president has absolutely every right to nominate somebody to the supreme court, but congress as an equal branch has every right not confirm someone. ou could read more at "the milwaukee sentinel." >> a way to track the government as it happens. >> is a great way for us to stay informed. >> a lot of my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. to make sureo much that people outside the beltway is going on inside it. president obama is wrapping out the southeast asia summit today. we will hear what came out of the press conference during his news conference schedule at 4:35 p.m. eastern time. discussion with entrepreneurs from tec startupsh. we workers from the editor of "self" magazine. -- we will hear from the editor of "s

chief justice roberts: criticism of the court doesn't bother me. i think that is important because it is a big part of our to not care about what people think in terms of the merits of our decisions. people may object to have the court is being run or something like that. that is something else. i certainly have no trouble with people doing that. it is often based on a misunderstanding or calculated perception about what we are up to. if we uphold particular political decisions, that remains the decision of the political branches, and the fact that it may lead to criticism of us is often a mistake. we do have to be above or part from criticism, because, we of course, make unpopular decisions. very unpopular decisions. a case like the westboro baptist case, which involved a group that engaged in very vile speech at military funerals. the sort of thing that i think most people would agree was just awful. yet, you know, the court by a comfortable margin, maybe 8-1, said that type of activity on a public sidewalk, was protected by the first amendment.

that is robert, frostburg, maryland. this is robert in new jersey. as far as the supreme court being political, yes, it is political. the right wing is extremely political. this is the last 10 months of the obama presidency. he has nothing to gain by appointing somebody. any point, this is less political than any term of presidency. i am a producer with a radio station nine adcs -- with a radio station in d.c. i return -- i interviewed a retired president from the omb. want to give advice to obama. he needs to think about who he listens to for advice. this person told me he was getting bad advice, especially in his first term, mostly clinton advisers that were referred to him. this is important. , most of theed public disagrees with citizen united. it is important to get someone in there as soon as possible. this is a washington post op-ed. charles koch, chairman and chief executive of koch industries. bernie and me is the title. upset withders is the political and economic system that is often rigged to help the privileged few at the else,e of every

brian: our guest has been robert m. gates. the book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." thank you very much. sec. gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this program, visit us at q&a.org. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: if you liked this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. former congressional staff member mike lofgren talks about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gate's former memoir. the first female four-star officer in the navy, michelle howard talks about her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org. announcer: here on c-span, washington journal is next with your calls and a look at today's headlines. that is followed by saturday's between the republican presidential candidates. women andllowed by technology discussion. i had, we look at the role of latino voters in n

brian lamb: our guest has been robert m gates. the book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." thank you. secretary gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this program, visit us at q&a.org. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ >> if you like this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. former staff member mike talks about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gate's former memoir. we take on the history of the navy and her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org.

withncer: coming up, q&a former defense secretary at robert gates. then, the republican presidential primary debate in south carolina at 10:00 a.m. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense and former director of the cia, robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership: lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." brian: robert gates, the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership?

roberts, and robert gave us obamacare. there's the debating that. ted cruz fought george bush in the supreme court and he won. host: let me ask you, did you vote for george w. bush previously? were you a his when he was running for president? caller: unfortunately, because of my age, my first election year is for obama, and i did not vote in that election. my wife voted for mccain. effect fact of the matter is, unfortunately, i was not old enough to vote for george w. if i was, i would have. i said, if he was on the docket today, i would vote for him wholeheartedly. does not have the enthusiasm, the wild factor, that george w., and i love to w. speak.e he went to the family ranch up in maine. dollars. when he went on vacation he went home. obama, look at the millions of dollars he went to hawaii, martha's vineyard. his wife and daughter going overseas and spending our tax dollars, and our country is dying. host: thank you. on the line for bush supporters. what are your thoughts? what do you think? caller: after listening to the bushh tonight, i saw

roberts was on, you did not hold ms. roberts to explaining who george soros was. that question was never answered and i see that going on a lot on this grim. i respect -- this program. i respect this program but i think you should hold the people you bring on -- i think you should hold their feet to the fire and make sure everything is correct. have a good day. host: we will let our guest response your initial question. guest: i think there has been a lot of good investigative work going on in this campaign. you have a lot of news outlets covering the presidential race. there is tremendous interest. this bounces between a number of different interests -- issues as it relates to hillary clinton or marco rubio. people are trying to wrap their arms around how you cover donald trump. donald trump is in the subject of books, documentaries, people are starting to go a little further into his background, but you are seeing some of the most robust coverage of this president to race of any race in decades -- presidential race of any race in decades. host: democrat line, he

roberts was on, you did not hold ms. roberts to explaining who george soros was. that question was never answered and i see that going on a lot on this grim. i respect -- this program. i respect this program but i think you should hold the people you bring on -- i think you should hold their feet to the fire and make sure everything is correct. have a good day. host: we will let our guest response your initial question. guest: i think there has been a lot of good investigative work going on in this campaign. you have a lot of news outlets covering the presidential race. there is tremendous interest. this bounces between a number of different interests -- issues as it relates to hillary clinton or marco rubio. people are trying to wrap their arms around how you cover donald trump. donald trump is in the subject of books, documentaries, people are starting to go a little further into his background, but you are seeing some of the most robust coverage of this president to race of any race in decades -- presidential race of any race in decades. host: democrat line, he

one union general decided he never wanted robert e lee to ever return to arlington house. the way he ensured that this would not happen was he began burying union and confederate soldiers in robert e lee's front yard. that is how arlington national cemetery got started. another way they tried to ensure that general lee would never return was that they gave part of the plantation to some of his freed slaves. what these freed slaves did with the land was come up with a town called freeman village. as you can see, it was not exactly small. they had their own churches. they had their own schools. they even had their own hospital. we have even been able to find a photograph of the people of freeman village in the national archives. brian: that is where the cemetery took over freeman village. brian: the cemetery is freeman village. what happened to all of the free blacks? jesse: eventually, even though freeman village was the city unto itself, it brought in people from all around. even sojourner truth ended up living there for awhile. eventually, the view they had from that hill

robert m gates. the book is "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of the service." thank you. secretary gates: thank you for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comment about this org"ram, visit us at "q&a. these programs are also available as c-span podcasts. if you like this week's "q&a" interview, here are some others you may enjoy. we talk about his book on the two-party system in his op-ed on secretary gates former memoir. we take on the history of the navy and her role as vice chief of naval operations. you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org. >> monday night on the communicators, the longest-serving fcc commissioner talked about the major communication issues including the cost of phone services between intimates, the unlimited streaming by internet providers. he is joined by a wall street journal reporter. >> we should always be evolving, always improving and always attempting to bridge gaps so people can help themse

announcer: tonight on c-span, q of a with former secretary defense robert gates. then at 12:00 a.m., prime minister's question. and come memorizing the 37th anniversary of the revolution that a speech in tehran. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform." from 50 years of public service. brian lamb: robert gates and the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership? secretary gates: i think surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independent-minded people, empowering them, delegating

host: robert from henderson, kentucky on the third party line. go ahead, robert. caller: good morning. man, i live in henderson, kentucky. and i've beenld, a part of the political process for a long time. i was the vice president of my local naacp. currently, i am independent. i like to follow the candidate that speaks best to the issues that i believe will support our people. the democratic party has taken black people for granted for a very long time. black people, historically, will republicans. -- were republicans. i don't see any of them speaking to issues for black people. not one time did they mention the water crisis in flint, michigan, where black people were being poisoned. not one time to they mentioned the police brutality. not one time to they mention mass incarceration. no party has paid attention to the black people of america. what would the green party do, specifically, to address our needs? particularly unemployment, underemployment, jurisprudence, -- as far asrly sitting down with black leaders. for anrakhan sat down interview. double trouble no

as we go on in history, we find people like washington's who ends up being a robert lee. he ends up saying that billy lee was probably the second best horseman in the country behind george washington simply because he had to be to keep up with him. when you start talking about body servants, these were the men who were entrusted with the day today care and keeping of the president. they got their clothing. they got their wakes. they made sure that they got to bed at night. sameof them lived in the room with the president. brian: you were telling a story in front of one of our cameras back in 2010. x years ago on a book you wrote called "black men built the capital." i want you to see this. [video clip] the lease had left arlington house, the union forces crossed the potomac and took over the land. one union general decided he never wanted robert e lee to ever return to arlington house. the way he ensured that this would not happen was he began burying union and confederate soldiers in robert e lee's front yard. that is how arlington national cemetery got started. they tri

roberts: the process is not functioning well. examplend ginsburg, for , they were confirmed with 2-3 dissenting votes between the two of them. look at my more recent colleagues, all well-qualified for the court, and the votes were on party lines for the last three of them or close to it. that does not make any sense and suggest to me that the process is being used for something other than insuring the qualifications of the nominees. where theocess members of the committee asked questions they know would be inappropriate for us to answer. thankfully, we do not answer the is a differentt agenda they have when they participate in the hearings. it is not something for us to change and i do not see how we would do that. it is certainly up to them to conduct the hearings as they see fit. they do not seem, to me, to be productive. >> that was part of it. -- it took place before scalia died. you can see the comments at 8:00. >> washington journal is a live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. join the conversation with

let's go to roberts in florida. -- robert in florida. caller: good morning and thank you for having c-span. i live in a state where the result of retirees. i am a recent retiree myself. rick scott just does not seem to take cognizance of the fact that an oil to state, particularly down in the miami area. we only have three roads that go northwest. i-95, florida's turnpike and i-75. those roads are choked. opportunity to have light rail, mass transit. governor rick scott said no, we do not need that. suckedte of california up all of those millions of dollars that florida gave up on. leader in is a state light rail. florida is still choked. i'm talking about a florida where we have a lot of retirees. wanted: -- they have one car and they put on 3000 miles a year to go to the supermarket. everybody has to be on the road by 7:00 a.m. it takes 20 minutes to get from my house to i-95, a two minute ride. in addition, rick scott is a poor communicator. he is unable to put a sentence together. we have a prisoner on death row right now. the govern

senator hatch: senator roberts. senator roberts: thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing. mr. secretary, thank you very much. i want to register right off my opposition to place a tax on oil. that's popular, given the presidential race. i don't think it's an extraordinary opportunity. i think it is another blow to the oil and gas industry, which is hurting. now, i've read and heard the economists talk about placing a tax on carbon in order to, quote, address market failures and to properly account for the alleged cost of carbon-based energy sources. same economists contend this would have little impact on the economy and that these costs, which they readily acknowledge, would be passed through to consumers. can be implemented in a manner to minimize the impact on lower income taxpayers. i've also heard it said with the price of oil so low, now is the best time to implement an oil tax -- this is a quote -- fewer people will notice this tax. well, you know, i know, they may not see it but they sure as heck is going to feel it. just because the tax hit would be less visible u

also a legislative assistant to senator robert f kennedy. can't get better than that. michael gerhardt, who is with us from north carolina. a distinguished professor of constitutional law, who served as special counsel assisting the white house on justice stephen breyer's confirmation hearing in 2005. he advised several senators on the nomination of john roberts as chief justice, then testified in confirmation hearings for justice samuel alito. he served as special counsel to chairman patrick lahey, and on the nominations for sonia sotomayor and elena kagan to finally, jamaal greene, in addition to being the vice dean at columbia, he teaches and writes on u.s. constitutional law and theory and the federal courts. from 2007 to 2008, he was the alexander fellow at the new york university of law and was law clerk to justice paul stevens on the supreme court. he received a jd from yale law school in 2005, where he served as the "article" editor. these are some pretty heavy-duty professors. i have also heard from some more conservative leaning professors who believe the sam

cruz: i did not nominate john roberts. i would not have nominated john roberts. trump: you pushed him. you pushed him. cruz: i supported -- trump: you worked with him and you pushed him. why do you lie? cruz: you need to learn to not interrupt people. trump: why do you lie? cruz: donald, adults learn -- trump: you pushed him. cruz: adults learn not to interrupt people. trump: yeah, yeah, i know, you're an adult. cruz: i did not nominate him. i would not have nominated him. i would've nominated my former boss, justice scalia's first law clerk. and you know how i know that donald's supreme court justices will be liberals? because his entire life, he support liberals from jimmy carter, to hillary clinton, to john kerry. in 2004, he contributed to john kerry. nobody who cares about judges would contribute to john kerry, hillary clinton, chuck schumer and harry reid. dickerson: we're going to switch -- cruz: that's what donald trump does. dickerson: we're going to switch here to senator marco rubio. senator marco rubio, please weigh in. rubio: on anything i want? dick

john roberts: the university is the entity that is operating activity. brian lamb: you recognize that voice? he was before the courts on the i-30 times. scalia: was it roberts? brian lamb: yes. brian lamb: you said you argued before the court once. was paul clement one of your clerks? he steps up in the health care case. he is a former solicitor general and former solicitors general supreme courte bar. the regularly appearing supreme court bar. brian lamb: after the health care case and chief justice roberts position on it, a lot was written about that. personal antagonism between members of the court. talk a little more about your perception. was there a leak that came out of the court? scalia: i wouldn't talk about it. i responded to a very precise question whether there was slamming doors and whatnot and that was absolute nonsense. brian lamb: who are their personal feelings behind the scenes? has there ever been in your past when you make some strong personal fallout from that? justice scalia: i have criticized the opinions of some of my colleagues.

let's hear from robert in illinois, a republican, high, robert. caller: hello. host: you are on the air, what do you make of the road to the white house? morning, yes, i really don't like ted cruz because the first thing he says he wants to do is abolish the irs. i think the irs has some faults but at least people can take deductions. is, he's trying to come up with some kind of bizarre tax plan that will change many things. sanders wants to break up banks and we already had deregulation of the banks and begging up the banks. i think we should just leave the banks alone. we have gone too far with that already. i think marco rubio is a good candidate because he is a good christian and he likes veterans. his brother is a green beret. i think his plan for america's very good. withnk he will help people health insurance that is very high i talked to people who are being extremely high health insurance and i don't like trump because the rate of two women. i had a fight with the guys because the cap swearing in front of my daughter's. i don't like it. i think he disgr

assistant toative senator robert f kennedy. can't get better than that. michael gerhardt, who is with us from north carolina. a distinguished professor of constitutional law, who served counsel assisting the white house on justice stephen breyer's confirmation hearing in 2005. he advised several senators on the nomination of john roberts as chief justice, then testified in confirmation hearings for justice samuel alito. he served as special counsel to hey, and patrick la on the nominations for sonia sotomayor and elena kagan to finally, jamaal greene, in addition to being the vice dean at columbia, he teaches and writes on u.s. constitutional law and theory and the federal courts. he was theo 2008, alexander fellow at the new york university of law and was law clerk to justice paul stevens on the supreme court. from yale lawjd school in 2005, where he served as the "article" editor. these are some pretty heavy-duty professors. i have also heard from some more conservative leaning professors who believe the same thing, that the constitution is the constitu

. >> sunday night, former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book, a passion for leadership. he has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence i came to believe strongly that the american people had given the cia a path -- pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. after open about how we did it, and why we did it, to help the american people better understand why it was important to the government and to presidents. announcer: sunday on c-span's q&a. next, jeh johnson delivering the annual state of homeland security address. topics included counterterrorism, immigration enforcement, cyber security, and refugee admission programs. from the wilson center, this is just over an hour. refugee programs. this is wilson center, just

night, supreme court roberts talks about the public perception of the court and the crafting of supreme court ruling. the event was hosted by the new england law school in boston and happened before the death of justice scalia. watch the interview tomorrow night on c-span. on this morning's washington journal, we looked at the life and career of justice scalia, who served on the high court for three decades. we discussed what his vacancy means for the court moving forward. death istice scalia's opening a partisan battle. that is the headline available at thehill.com. that.talk about what imprint did he have on the high court? caller: he had a huge imprint from the conservative standpoint. he was nominated by president reagan and unanimously confirmed, something you will not see in the next decade, a supreme court justice being unanimously confirmed. you would see on capitol hill, not a recluse. he would go out. &a"now you are playing the "qq with brian lamb. he was very much a social person on the washington scene. even though liberals disagreed with him, a lot of them respected him, es

china, they figure out one thing, robert. they figure out how to fight america and they build ships. they see we have the best capable attack in the world. they realize that and now they built so much ships that they want to defend their land regardless what happens. so by saying china, china, china, they know what they're doing. they're not thinking about now. they're thinking about 10 years from now or 15 years from now. they will be the superpower in this world, and there's nothing we can do about it. they've seen what's going on in syria, that people are fleeing. we are not doing anything about it. putin is getting our case. we are not doing anything about it. they know what's coming. they invest from africa to south america. i don't even know when are we going to stop. when are we going to figure out to understand we are investing in the country that is our enemy? they send their people for i.t. most of the visas were students are coming from china. host: ok, john, thanks. guest: so this has been a big debate in washingt

, chief justice roberts. thank you very much. >> c-span's washington journal live every day. news and policy issues that impact you. join the conversation with members of congress, reporters, experts and other viewers. coming up tomorrow morning, journalists from politico with their approach uncovering washington. john harris will talk about the creation of politico and its influence. kristin roberts will discuss the big stories of campaign 2016, especially the race around hillary clinton and bernie sanders. ivanstadt will answer questions on how gop candidates plan on winning in south carolina and nevada. watch washington journal starting at 7 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. join the discussion. >> tuesday, house republican policy chair luke messer of indiana speaks at the national press club about governorni ing. watch his remarks live tuesday 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. tuesday, tennessee senator lamar alexander, chairman of the education committee, talks about the new education law and how it differs from n

robert in georgia. independent. caller: i wanted to say that i respected justice scalia. i think he took the words as they were. he didn't believe that the constitution was living and breathing. and i just had a lot of respect for him. thank you. host: thanks for calling in. the hearse is expected to pull up curb side outside the supreme court about 9:20, 9:25. casket will be taken out of the hearse and brought to the center out of the steps, family and friends will line both sides of the court as the casket is carried into the court. now, the justices are not expected to be outside on the steps. they'll be inside. and the supreme court police will serve as pallbearers. former law clerks are honorary pallbearers. and beginning at about 9:30 is a private ceremony. the casket is going the be placed in the great hall of the supreme court. on the lincoln. it's what held the casket for president lincoln back in 1865. it's stored in the basement of the capitol. and it's been lent to the supreme court by the u.s. congress, a 2007 portrait of justice scalia. it'll be on display i

also, the honorable chief roberts and the other justices of the supreme court. the vice president of the united states joseph biden. former vice president richard cheney. former speaker of the house new wt gingrich, and so many other distinguished guests here present. priests,mer deacons, brothers and sisters under the lord, and friends who have come here to show their respect. as i extend this warm welcome to each of you, i also expressed gratitude to all that are here as i now ask justice scalia's son, father paul, to lead us in the church him.turgy for pray.et us we humbly implore you for your servant antonin, whom you have called to journey to you. since he hoped and believed in you, grant that he may be led to our true homeland, to delight in its everlasting joys. through her lord jesus christ, reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit, one god for ever and ever. amen. >> a reading from the book of wisdom. the souls of the just on the hand of god. no torment shall touch them. their passing away was thought and affliction. they're going forth from us a

robert gates discusses his book, "a passion for leadership." mr. gates has served under several presidents, most recently george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe they -- very strongly that the american people had given c.i.a. a pass on a lot of things because of this existential con ghrict the soviet union and i believe that after the cold war we were going to have to be more open about what we did, why we did it and even to the extent of how we did it to help the american people better understand why intelligence was important to the government and to presidents and why popts valued it. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." this washington journal morning, a discussion of the life and legacy of justice antonin scalia, who was found dead in el paso. this is about an hour. >> joining us here in our tudios is jeff braven, correspondent for the "washington journal". recollections about justice scalia and the impact he had on the high court. guest: with him it seemed t

john roberts did provide c-span with unprecedented access to the supreme court. it was a documentary that aired back in 2009. it is on our website. you can check it out at www.c-span.org and some of the interviews we haven't showing you this morning from antonin scalia are based from that documentary. it is also a book. naomi is joining us on a democrat line from louisiana. good morning to you. >> morning. , i wouldy question is like for him to explain is it not that president obama is the president of the united states? also, why are, republicans all of in a who whooraher it? -- in a over it? guest: it is no secret that the president and those on capitol hill don't see eye to eye on those issues. there's probably no bigger prize that a president can award that a supreme court appointment. republicans are gambling that they might have the white house next year. i think it is purely a political calculation. they say that they -- they are essentially saying whatever the voters said at the last election in choosing obama has basically expired past its sell by date.

one of the names they said don't go with was robert bork. one of the names they would go along with was anthony kennedy. and reagan nominated kennedy and 97-0 in a democratic senate. so advise and consent means a process like that where the president and the senators have some consultation and discussion about who would be a good choice. host: the current chairman is chuck grassley and he has said he is open to hearings. guest: i think that's what he said. originally come he seemed to say, shortly after justice scalia's death, that this should be reserved to the next president. and then he had an interview with radio reporters in iowa where he seemed to say, we will take it one step at a time. he seemed to say he was open to holding a hearing. and i don't have inside knowledge on this but my belief ofn this is that because public pressure and whatnot, the senate will at least hold a hearing and consider the president's nominee assuming it's not somebody who they think is sight unseen unacceptable. they have got themselves in a situation now

let's hear from robert in brooklyn, a republican. hi. caller: good morning. everything you're saying sound good so far. the question i'd like to ask, where was the stopgap of the naacp? where was the black caucus during that thousands of people and children and baby was going to get affected by that? where was those organization to step up, show the clout, and what they need to do to ensure that public safety is as they say it's supposed to be? host: let's take that question. guest: thank you for that question. we did not know. understand that this was an inside baseball. ntil that pediatrician, who is what we are calling a civil hero, start screaming that these children that i'm treating in flint, their lead levels are too high. understand what happened in flint. you had an emergency manager drinking the water and saying, citizens of flint, calm down. this water is safe. the citizens were being told by professionals and those who were in charge of their government and the emergency manager is a person who comes into a city, take away all local home rule, and

robert in reno, nevada, an independent. hi, robert, good morning to you. you're on the air. caller: hi. i'd like to say, ou know, i'm a very independent. i think that we have issues on both sides of the republican and democrats. i think if we had three full parties in washington, we would less block of one controlling this and one controlling that. parties to get along to have to decide something, we'd get a lot more a lot d there would be more work amongst them. that being said, you know, took office, we were in a terrible state of affairs, you know, the economy collapsed, the housing. banks, the motor manufacturing companies. i don't think there's enough credit given to him about what he's accomplished and what he's done, including healthcare. it astonishes me that people will step all over that. being said, i am leaning towards clinton. i think bernie sanders has some great ideas and i'd like to hear about that. more ut you know, every time i hear from the republican side it's, you know, i get the feeling if you can afford it, then you can have it. it's sort of like our j

kristin roberts will discuss the big stories. alex eisenstadt will answer questions about republican candidates. joined the discussion tomorrow morning. tennessee senator lamar alexander will talk about the new education law and how it differs from no child left behind. road to the white house began in iowa. the new hampshire primary has a long and rich history. now on to south carolina. and then the party caucuses in nevada. we will probably see some candidates drop out of the race. early march. is in winner take all primaries. the delegate count will be critical. former president george w. bush was on the campaign trail on monday with his brother jeb bush. the first time the former president and his brother have appeared together at a campaign event. this is one hour. ♪ ♪ [country music plays faintly in the background] ♪ >> even i cannot screw this up. thank you for coming to show your support for jeb bush. speaking of presidents, welcome back, mr. president, and laura. south carolina has missed you. the country has misse

then kristin roberts, talk s about covering campaign 2016. reporter on the presidential candidates and how they plan to win south carolina and nevada. "washington journal," live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. today, a discussion on the 2008 financial crisis with the former assistant treasury secretary and overseer of the troubled asset relief program. new president of the bank of minneapolis speak that the brookings institution, live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. then the former u.s. ambassador to iraq joins a discussion on the lessons learned from a decade of u.s. intervention. see it live from the atlantic cancel at 2:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span2,. >> road to the white house began in iowa. the caucuses date back to 1972. then we moved to new hampshire, that quintessential first in the nation primary, which has a long and rich history. now we really begin to test the candidates and their message. we move south to south carolina, the first south

let's go to robert in pennsylvania. line for democrats. caller: good morning. first thing i want to say, i am a c-span junkie, retired veteran and every time i hear someone call in and say they want to go back to our forefathers i don't know if they realize that their forefathers were slave owners. if that's what they want to go back to, i don't know. ask those people in atlantic city who work for trump will no longer have jobs. ask those people. that's about all i have to say right now. thank you. host: dan tuohy. guest: that is part of the record. we look at his or her record of what they have done with what bills they have proposed your it with donald trump he has not had a political record or an elected political record. it is fair game. i think voters should consider that as well not just a bankruptcy for one of his corporations but what he has done to build his empire. what that might mean for being an executive on pennsylvania avenue. twitter.wers on jennifer is one of those who tweets near every day -- jim is those who tweets near every day. are.: i bel

but it doesn't seem to me to be very productive. >> chief roberts also talks crafting some of the court's rulings, public perceptions and technology. that event from the new england in boston, airs tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. a portion of today's "washington journal" now, this one on a few obama'sut president white house, including the president's efforts on health care reform, the wars in afghanistan and iraq, the economy, and climate change. host: our next guest is ian swanson, managing editor of the hill. he will talk about the new e-book, "inside obama's white house." tell us about this book. it is supposed to be looking at president obama's legacy and his term here as president. tell us what you guys uncovered. guest: we wanted to try to look at his entire seven years in the white house. springfield, illinois last week to mark the anniversary of his first campaign for the white house. tofelt that was a good time look at all the things or most of the things that obama had done. to find some stories or anecdotes that people had not heard before. we looked at the big things

will talkn roberts about the big stories of 2016's election. political reporter will answer questions about how gop candidates plan to win. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. on c-span. republican chair representative luke messer at the national press club. 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. tuesday, tennessee senator lamar alexander, chair of the education committee talks about the new education law and how it differs from no child left behind. that is tuesday at noon here on c-span. road to the white house began in iowa. 1972aucuses date back to and then we moved on to new hampshire. begin to test the candidates and their message. nevada foraucuses in the democrats and republicans, more than likely we will see a number of candidates drop out of the race so the field will narrow. then, early march will be super tuesday. the delegate town will be -- the delegate count will be critical. we will get an idea of whose message is resonating and who is on the path to the nomination. announcer: nation

kristen robert will discuss the 2016. ry in campaign politico reporter how gop candidates plan to win south carolina and nevada. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. join the discussion. ♪ alexander, lamarr chairman of the extra desk of the education committee talks about the new education law and how it differs from no child left behind. we are alive from the cato institute at noon here on c-span. on the 2008scussion financial crisis with neel kashkari and overseer of the federal -- of the reserve bank of minneapolis. speaks at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. -- a discussion on lessons learned from a decade of u.s. intervention in iraq. 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> road to the white house began in iowa did the caucasus date back to 1970 -- iowa. the caucasus date back to 1972. we really begin to test the candidates and their message. south, south carolina, the first southern primary. then caucasus in nevada for democrats and republicans. we will see a number of candidates dr