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[video clip] >> as an international collaboration, this embodies how america leads the world not through power, but the power of our example. a partnership with others. it symbolizes the relentless spirit of american ingenuity and shows what we can achieve. what more we can discover not just about what's in place, but our own planet and climate, like nasa's earth system observatory we launched last year. that's why the federal government must invest in science and technology, more than we have in the past. the images will remind the world that america can do big things, and remind the american people, especially our children, that there is nothing beyond our capacity, nothing beyond our capacity. we can see possibilities no one has ever seen before. we can go places no one has ever gone before. you have heard me say over and over again, america is defined by one single word -- possibilities. possibilities. i want to thank the team and nasa for once again showing that's who we are. that's who we are as a nation, a nation of possibilities. let's take a look at the first image from this miraculous telescope. [applause] nasa administrator nelson, i will turn this over to you. will you tell us about what you are seeing? >> mr. president, you held a grain of sand on the tip of your finger at arms length, that is the part of the universe you are seeing, one little speck of the universe. what you are seeing there are galaxies, you are seeing galaxies that are shining around other galaxies, whose light has been bent, and you are seeing a small, little portion of the universe. you know, one hundred years ago, mr. president, madame vice president, we thought there was only one galaxy. now, the number is unlimited. host: by the way, you can see that image on all kinds of websites. nytimes.com here, and we will see more coming out from nasa later on today. it's open forum here on washington journal. any news item you are following, public policy or political issue you want to talk about. leo and woodstock, illinois, republican line. caller: hi, i am commenting on your previous guest, ellis cose? i have written a book called unbroken -- read a book called "unbroken," and it stated that there were no japanese -- ellis cose stated there were no japanese saboteurs during the war, but there is an event in the index in the book, there is a james konichi susaki. he was captured and prosecuted, he was a japanese informant. lewis zamforini encountered him in a japanese prison camp while he was a japanese pow. the book is "unbroken," written by laura hildebrand. i wanted to point that out. i believe that guy is a liar. he should do his research first. he stated emphatically that there were no japanese saboteurs. this man, he was in the u.s. with lewis sam ferrini and it was in the book. that's all i want to point out. host: to charlotte next up, charlotte in columbia, maryland. go ahead. caller: yes. a couple of days ago, someone called in, a white person, and said that after 400 years of being here, >> we are going to leave this and watch the rest at c-span.org. we take you live now to the january 6 committee hearing room. tate hoeding its seventh public hearing. examining the role of extremist groups in the attack on the u.s. capitol. and their relationship with the trump administration. [inaudible] >> live c-span coverage from the cannon house office building on capitol hill. as we await the start of today's january 6 committee hearing. this is the seventh public hearing the committee has held. today's focus will be on the role the oath keepers and proud boys played in the attack on the capitol and alleged connections to the trump administration. committee members are expected to hear from a former spokesman for the oath keepers and one of their rioters in the capitol that day. questioning will be led today by florida's stephanie murphy and jamie raskin of maryland, both democrats. congressman raskin was also an empeachment manager for the proceedings against donald trump. before his time in government he taught constitutional law for over 25 years. at american university here in washington, d.c. congresswoman murphy is serving her third term representing florida's seventh district. she also sits on the armed services and ways and means committees. and was a defense department analyst before being elected to congress. we want to let you know today's hearing and all of c-span program something brought to you as a unpublic service by the cable industry and these television companies, including charter communications, cox, and verizon fios. we do expect this to get under way at 1 p.m. eastern. when the committee enters together from the back of the chamber as they have done for alt hearings, it will happen just after 1:00, a reminder if you need to step away from your tv but want to continue following the hearing, just download c-span now, our free video app. congressional sessions and speeches, conference, campaign events all available -pb o the go with c-span now wherever you get your apps. speeches, conferences and campaign events, all available on the go with c-span now, available wherever you get your apps. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> minutes away from the start of the seventh january 6 committee hearing. questioning today will center on the role the oath keepers and proud boys had in the attack on the capitol. and alleged connections to the trump administration. committee members are expected to hear from a former spokesman for the oath keepers and a capitol hill rioter. we'll see the committee members walk in together a minute after 1 p.m. eastern. which is the official start of this sixth hearing. seventh hearing. live coverage here on. c-span networks.
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