a flight is michael strahan, but what i found interesting is the eldest daughter of alan shepard. he was the first american to fly to space back in 1961. i didn t know this. he actually eventually walked on the moon in the apollo 14 mission about ten years later. let s listen in. we re about 15 seconds from takeoff. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 main engine start 2, 1 [ we are now watching blue origin s new shepard s spacecraft with a successful liftoff of its 19th flight, hovering more than 62 miles above earth, it hits speeds a total of an 11-minute flight. now it s just hovering just on the edge of space. imagine what it s like to see that view in that person. zero gravity, it looks like they have entered. this is astounding to watch live. let s bring in cnn s rachel crane live at the launch site, and colonel hatfield. rachel, you are there on the ground. what was it like when it took off? reporter: you guys i m sorry to cut you off. i just get so excited. this
tonight on c-span2, energy secretary talks about the upcoming un conference. then part of the federalist society conference with a discussion on civil rights and criminal justice. later a look at the political engagement of young people around the world energy secretary talks about the upcoming un climate change conference and the obama administration policy of promoting clean energy technology. his remarks at the carnegie endowment for international peace include questions from the comments. audience. this is an hour. good afternoon and welcome. i am the president of the carnegie endowment for international peace. it is truly an honor and privilege to welcome the sec. of energy to carnegie. those who have had the good fortune are familiar with his mit smarts and some of you have had the misfortune of negotiating with him are familiar with his toughness. all of you i suspect our familiar with his viral late night tv appearances. i ve learned a lot from him over the years
policymaking, and campaigning. she may drug use her signature initiative with her just say no campaign. nancy reagan, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span s original series, first ladies, influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. for martha washington to michelle obama. onight at 8:00 p.m. eastern american history tv on c-span3. the federalist society hosted a panel discussion friday on the state of civil rights and criminal justice, as well as police and community relations. participants discussed efforts to improve the system and identified areas still in need of improvement. this is two hours. good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. my name is gail and i am the chairman of the civil rights defense group. where weo our session intend to provide you with a safe space. [laughter] for a serious, no holds barred intellectual discussion of an important policy question. sess
of federal programs and his work on community oriented policing services noteworthy for many reasons, including that sits nicely in the topic of this panel. he published an analysis showing the cops program to be a waste of taxpayer dollars. it had not put more cops on the street or reduced violent crime. he has served as a manager at the juvenile correctional facility in baltimore. [applause] i would like to thank you for those kind remarks and thank the federalist society for the opportunity to speak today. i would like to talk about a research technique called the veil of darkness and it gives us insight into whether the police are discriminatory in traffic stops. the question is are cops racist? does the driver s race influence the decision of a police officer to do a traffic stop? this is difficult to do. not only do you have to for neighborhood characteristics, but what s going on in the officer s mind? why does the officer believe they need to pull over at individual
obama said 22 different times that he does not have the authority to grant amnesty to illegals. i do not know if you flying then , or lying when he actually did it. congress s job is to legislate. because they don t, did i give obama the right to go ahead and let illegals in. the problem is you spoke about the sport of child. the spoiled child is saying unless i get to break the law you will not get to find hhs. congress has a right to stand up for itself and say, we do not want to let you overreach like you are obviously doing. host: so do you think it is worth shutting down the homeland security department over this? caller: i wonder of the democrats do think that. let the president overreach and practice what he is not capable or does not have the right to do . i goes around and does the anyway. then the democrats say, we are for him breaking the law. host: that brings us back to where we started the conversation. what will happen with funding the department of homeland