White House Schedule - April 9, 2014

President Barack Obama walks along the South Lawn Drive of the White House with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Senior Advisor John Podesta, April 8, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and First Lady will travel to Killeen, Texas. 

In Killeen, the President and First Lady will attend a memorial ceremony on Fort Hood.  The President will deliver remarks paying tribute to the victims of the tragedy that occurred on April 2.

Following this event, the President and First Lady will depart Killeen en route Houston, Texas.

While in Houston, the President will attend a DNC event. Following this, the President will deliver remarks and answer questions at a joint DCCC/DSCC dinner.

The President and First Lady will remain overnight in Houston.

9:05 AM	The President and First Lady depart the White House South Lawn
9:20 AM	The President and First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews
12:30 PM	The President and First Lady arrive in Killeen, Texas Robert Gray Army Airfield
3:00 PM	The President and First Lady attend a memorial ceremony Fort Hood, Sadowski Field

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE APRIL 9, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
APRIL 9, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Chief Justices from Nigeria, Liberia, and Supreme Court Officials from Nigeria, Liberia, and Botswana, at the Department of State.

2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, at the Department of State.
Pre set for video cameras: 1:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 1:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, at the Department of State.
10:45 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah testifies on the budget before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill.
PM Administrator Shah attends the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring Meetings, in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria from April 7 through April 10 for P5+1 discussions with Iran.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli co-chairs the U.S.-Pakistan Economic and Finance Working Group, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) meeting, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli delivers remarks at the U.S.-Association for Southeast Asian Nations Trade (U.S.-ASEAN) event, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel attends a meeting at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel hosts a Steering Committee Meeting for the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (CSCC), at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to Turkey from April 6 through April 10.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Taranjit Sandhu, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Former Kyrgyzstani President Roza Otunbayeva, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DOUG FRANTZ
Assistant Secretary Frantz is on travel to Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, and Turkey through April 18.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD
Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield is on travel to Bangui, Central African Republic with U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, on “Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget.”

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Nuland testifies before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), on Capitol Hill.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman attends the Farewell Reception for Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S. Niels Peter Georg Ammon, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman attends the U.S.-Nordic Dialogue, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, at the State Department.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, in Washington, DC.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard and USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Nancy Lindborg meet with UN Assistant Secretary General and Regional UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis Nigel Fisher, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks on “Intercultural Exchanges and 21^st Century Public Diplomacy” at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, in Medford, Massachusetts.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANIEL RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel is on travel to Thailand and Burma through April 11.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR TOM MALINOWSKI
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski attends a meeting at the White House

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp accompanies U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield on travel to Bangui, Central African Republic for meetings.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
11:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Ambassador-designate to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein Suzi LeVine at the Department of State.

Elle Fanning Celebrates Marie Claire May Cover Stars

(L-R) Actors Elle Fanning, Lupita Nyong'o and Kate Mara
Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Marie Claire

West Hollywood, California - Sixteen year old actress Elle Fanning looked beautiful and grown up in a red dress with gold high heels as she stepped out on a Tuesday night to celebrate Marie Claire May cover stars held on April 8, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.

Mary Elle Fanning born April 9, 1998 is an American actress. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning and mainly known for her starring roles in Phoebe in Wonderland, Somewhere, and We Bought a Zoo. In 2011, Fanning starred in her breakout role as Alice Dainard in J. J. Abrams' sci-fi-drama blockbuster, Super 8. For this role she received overwhelming critical acclaim and was often cited as one of the film's best aspects. She received nominations for a Saturn Award, a Young Artist Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, a Teen Choice Award, a Scream Award, an MTV Movie Award, and more including a special Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.

(L-R) Editor-in-Chief at Marie Claire Anne Fulenwider, actress Elle Fanning and Creative Director at Marie Claire Nina Garcia

Actress Elle Fanning (R) and Marie Claire's Editor-in-Chief Anne Fulenwider

"John's Rowboat" The Maine Windjammer Project

"John's Rowboat" by Doug Mills

Tall ship American Eagle with her masts removed for maintenance at North End Shipyard, looking more like John's rowboat.[ 04-06-2014]

www.mainewindjammerproject.com

Piper Curda & Lou Ruiz Covers "I Never Told You" By Colbie Caillat

I Didn't Do It star Piper Curda sang a great version on Colbie Caillat song of "I Never Told You" with Lou Ruiz. The two sounded amazing together in this song.

Take a listen above and tell us what you think of their song.

Piper Curda is an actress, known for Rule the Mix (2011), I Didn't Do It (2014) and Save the Date (2013).

Katherine McNamara Heads To 'Happyland" Set w/Shane Harper & Bianca Santos

Eighteen year old actress Katherine McNamara looked beautiful as she heads to the MTV Happyland set with Shane Harper and Bianca Santo on April 8th, 2014.

Katherine tweets; Headed to set with these lovely people! @mtv @mtvhappyland @Bianca00Alexa @TheShaneHarper http://www.whosay.com/l/IrG89ie  pic.twitter.com/lMZVq61CIo and We're always happy in #Happyland! :) @CameronMoulene @MTV @mtvhappyland http://www.whosay.com/l/bGk89ph  pic.twitter.com/iJKTWrku9K

Katherine McNamara is an American teen actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Myra Santelli in the Disney Channel original movie Girl vs. Monster. She is set to appear as Harper in the upcoming MTV series Happyland.

Photo Credit: Katherine McNamara Twitter

Photo: Olivia Holt DISfunkshion Mag Photoshoot

Photo Credit: Olivia Holt Twitter

Sixteen year old 'I Didn't Do It' star Olivia Holt shared a photo from her Mermaid Princess Gypsy photoshoot for  DISfunkshion Mag today Marina del Rey, California.

Olivia tweeted this caption with the photo; Turned into a #MermaidPrincessGypsy at my photoshoot for @DISfunkshion_ pic.twitter.com/U5qaXA7KaD Olivia looks lovely in this photo.

Olivia Hastings Holt born August 5, 1997 is an American teen actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Kim on the Disney XD series Kickin' It, and starring in the Disney original movie Girl vs. Monster. She currently stars in the Disney Channel Original Series, I Didn't Do It.

Sabrina Carpenter Releases Best Thing I Got (Audio Track Only)

Fourteen year old actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter has released this final audio track for her song "Best Thing I Got".

Take a listen to this song from Sabrina and tell us what you think.

Sabrina Carpenter born May 11, 1999 is an American child actress/singer, who will co-star as rebellious "Maya Hart" in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, debuting in 2014, opposite titular character Rowan Blanchard. She is signed to Hollywood Records.

Sabrina Carpenter Releases White Flag (Audio Track Only)

Fourteen year old actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter has released her audio track to "White Flag".

Take a listen to this great song from Sabrina and tell us what you think.

Sabrina Carpenter born May 11, 1999 is an American child actress/singer, who will co-star as rebellious "Maya Hart" in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, debuting in 2014, opposite titular character Rowan Blanchard. She is signed to Hollywood Records.

Sabrina Carpenter Releases The Middle of Starting Over (Audio Track Only)

Fourteen year old actress/singer Sabrina Carpenter has released her audio track to "The Middle of Starting Over".

Let us say we love this new song from Sabrina. Sabrina has a really bright future ahead in music and acting.

Sabrina Carpenter born May 11, 1999 is an American child actress/singer, who will co-star as rebellious "Maya Hart" in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, debuting in 2014, opposite titular character Rowan Blanchard. She is signed to Hollywood Records.

THE GOLDBERGS: "You're Not Invited" Airs Tonight April 8th

ADAM CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY,

ON ABC’S “THE GOLDBERGS”

Fans of the ABC series 'The Goldbergs' will be able to watch an all new episode tonight at 9pm ET/PT entitled "You’re Not Invited". Adam is very excited for his laser tag birthday party since he plans to invite Dana for the first time. But Barry thinks the theme is childish and agrees to help Adam organize a secret make out party in the basement. When Erica finds out, she tells a panic-stricken Beverly but Murray cannot be bothered to help stop the party from happening. Meanwhile, Pops and Murray are captivated by the opening of Al Capone’s safe on television.

“The Goldbergs” stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as Beverly Goldberg, Patton Oswalt (“Ratatouille”) as adult Adam Goldberg, Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg, Troy Gentile (“Good Luck Chuck”) as Barry Goldberg, Hayley Orrantia (“The X Factor”) as Erica Goldberg, with George Segal (“Don’t Shoot Me”) as Pops Solomon and Jeff Garlin (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) as Murray Goldberg.

Guest starring is Natalie Alyn Lind as Dana Caldwell, Jacob Hopkins as Chad Kremp, Kenny Ridwan as

Samantha Cesario Attends Skating With The Stars Gala

New York City, New York - Twenty two year old figure skater Samantha Cesario looked great in black as she stepped out on a Monday night to attend the Skating With The Stars Gala held at Trump Rink at Central Park on April 7, 2014 in New York City.

Samantha Cesario born August 21, 1993 is an American figure skater. She placed 4th at the 2013 World Junior Championships and won three bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Girl Meets World Sabrina Carpenter, Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage & Danielle Fishel RDMAs Presenters

The cast members Sabrina Carpenter, Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have been revealed as Radio Disney Music Awards presenter. Radio Disney Music Awards are set for April 26th.

The Radio Disney Music Awards is an annual awards show by Radio Disney. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, voted by teen viewers. Winners receive an authentic full size Golden Mickey Mouse designed with the graphics of that year's show. The ceremony is not televised beyond commercial interstitial segments for Disney Channel.

Girl Meets World is an upcoming American television sitcom. The series, set to debut in 2014 on Disney Channel, is a sequel to the sitcom Boy Meets World, which aired on ABC's TGIF block from 1993 to 2000. The new series will follow Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), the teenage daughter of Boy Meets World main characters Cory and Topanga Matthews, as Riley navigates the challenges of life. Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, who played Cory and Topanga respectively in the original series, will reprise their roles in this series, as will other members of the original cast.

Rowan Eleanor Blanchard born October 14, 2001 is an American child actress. She plays Riley Matthews in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.

Sabrina Carpenter born May 11, 1999 is an American child actress/singer, who will co-star as rebellious "Maya Hart" in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, debuting in 2014, opposite titular character Rowan Blanchard. She is signed to Hollywood Records.

Bennett Joseph "Ben" Savage born September 13, 1980 is an American film and TV actor and child star of late 1980s and 1990s. Savage is best known for his role as lead character Cory Matthews on the TV sitcom Boy Meets World from 1993 until 2000, a role which he will reprise for the upcoming sequel series Girl Meets World.

Danielle Christine Fishel born May 5, 1981 is an American actress and television personality best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence on the 1990s TV sitcom Boy Meets World. She is set to reprise the role for the upcoming 2014 spinoff Girl Meets World. She is also known for being the host of Style Network's The Dish. Fishel also appears in National Lampoon's Dorm Daze and its sequel, and was a "before picture" for NutriSystem. She is also a resident reporter on PopSugar, and their spin-off YouTube channel, PopSugar Girls Guide.

Photos Credit: Disney Channel

Ashley Wagner Attends Skating With The Stars Gala

New York City, New York - Twenty two year old figure skater Ashley Wagner looked great in black jacket, pants, high heels and gray top as she stepped out on a Monday night to attend the Skating With The Stars Gala held at Trump Rink at Central Park on April 7, 2014 in New York City.

Ashley Wagner born May 16, 1991 is an American figure skater. She is the 2012 Four Continents champion, 2012 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, 2012 Skate America champion, 2012 and 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, 2012 and 2013 U.S. national champion.

Her highest World Championship placement is fourth in 2012. She was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the team event.

Video Preview: Austin & Ally "Directors & Divas" w/Grace Phipps Guest Star April 13th

Austin & Ally this coming weekend is entitled "Directors & Divas" with guest star Grace Phipps ("Teen Beach Movie").

Check out the video preview from this all new episode of 'Austin & Ally' which is set to air on April 13th at 9:00pm ET/PT.

Austin & Ally stars Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez and Calum Worthy

Video Preview: Dog With A Blog ""Who's Training Who?" w/Leigh-Allyn Baker Guest Stars April 11th

Dog With A Blog this coming weekend is entitled "Who's Training Who?" with guest star Leigh-Allyn Baker (Good Luck Charlie).

Check out the video preview from this all new episode of 'Liv & Maddie' which is set to air on April 11th at 8:30pm ET/PT.

Dog With A Blog stars G Hannelius ("Den Brother," "Good Luck Charlie") as Avery, Blake Michael ("Lemonade Mouth") as Tyler, Francesca Capaldi ("A.N.T. Farm") as Chloe, Beth Littleford ("Crazy, Stupid Love," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart") as Ellen, Regan Burns ("Wizards of Waverly Place") as Bennett and Stephen Full ("I'm in the Band") as the voice of Stan.

Stan is portrayed by Mick, a Samoyed mix, who was adopted from a shelter.

Sasha Cohen Attends Skating With The Stars Gala

New York City, New York - Twenty nine year old figure skater Sasha Cohen looked beautiful in black top, pants and high heels as she stepped out on a Monday night to attend the Skating With The Stars Gala held at Trump Rink at Central Park on April 7, 2014 in New York City.

Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen born October 26, 1984 is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.

White House Schedule - April 8, 2014

President Barack Obama walks onto the stage to deliver remarks at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Md., April 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at an event marking Equal Pay Day where he will announce new executive actions to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women

In the afternoon, the President and Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room.

Later in the afternoon, the President and Vice President will meet with Secretary of State Kerry in the Oval Office.

10:00 AM	The President and Vice President receive Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
11:45 AM	The President delivers remarks East Room
12:30 PM	The President and Vice President meet for lunch Private Dining Room Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:30 PM	The President and Vice President meet with Secretary of State Kerry Oval Office

Polina Edmunds Attends Skating With The Stars Gala

Olympic skaters Felicia Zhang, Nathan Bartholomay and Polina Edmunds.

New York City, New York - Fifteen year old figure skater Polina Edmunds looked super adorable in jeans, floral top, white jacket and black shoes as she stepped out on a Monday night to attend the Skating With The Stars Gala held at Trump Rink at Central Park on April 7, 2014 in New York City.

Polina Edmunds born May 18, 1998 is an American figure skater. She is the 2014 U.S. national silver medalist and skated for the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Felicia Zhang, Nathan Bartholomy and Polina Edmunds

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE APRIL 8, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
APRIL 8, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry testifies on the budget before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill.

2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama and Vice President Biden, at the White House.

4:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

Deputy Secretary Burns delivers the keynote address at the launch event for the Asia Society Policy Institute, in New York City.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM

6:20 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom presents a plaque to the winning team of the Embassy Tournament at the Second Annual Capital Soccer Classic, in Washington, DC

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

11:00 a.m. Administrator Shah testifies on the budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill.

1:00 p.m. Administrator Shah testifies on the budget before the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill.

4:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons chaired by Secretary Kerry, at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria from April 7 through April 10 for P5+1 discussions with Iran.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council member Bart Peterson, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL

Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to Turkey from April 6 through April 10.

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COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

10:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with members of a visiting delegation of Nigerian politicians from both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives’ Congress (APC), at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with the U.S.-India Business Council, in Washington DC.

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with U.K. Foreign Commonwealth Director for South Asia Neil Crompton, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Director-General of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Department Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DOUG FRANTZ

Assistant Secretary Frantz is on travel to Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, and Turkey through April 18

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD

Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield is on travel to Bujumbura, Burundi with U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting at the White House.

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Senator Harkin, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR TOM MALINOWSKI

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski attends a meeting at the White House.

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski meets with Senator Cardin, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN

4:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with Congressman David Cicilline, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANIEL RUSSEL

Assistant Secretary Russel is on travel to Thailand and Burma through April 11

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CdeBACA

4:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons chaired by Secretary Kerry, at the White House. 

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp accompanies U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield on travel in Bujumbura, Burundi for meetings.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN

2:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Facebook’s Director of Global Connectivity Chris Weasler, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Broadcasting Board of Governor’s Development and International Media Training Director Joan Mower, at the Department of State.

Gracie Gold Attends Skating With The Stars Gala

New York City, New York - Eighteen year old figure skater Gracie Gold looked pretty in black as she stepped out on a Monday night to attend the Skating With The Stars Gala held at Trump Rink at Central Park on April 7, 2014 in New York City.

Grace Elizabeth Gold born August 17, 1995, known as Gracie Gold, is an American figure skater. She is the 2012 World Junior silver medalist, 2013 U.S. national silver medalist, and 2014 U.S. national champion. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Gold received a bronze medal in the team event and placed 4th in the ladies' single skating competition. Gold placed 5th at the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan.

"Working Schooner" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Working Schooner" by Doug Mills

The Lewis R. French Still a working schooner at 143 years old. [07-16-2010]

www.mainewindjammerproject.com

Video Preview: Liv and Maddie "Howl-A-Rooney" w/Laura Marano Guest Stars April 13th

Liv & Maddie this coming weekend is entitled "Howl-A-Rooney" with guest star Laura Marano (Austin & Ally).

Check out the video preview from this all new episode of 'Liv & Maddie' which is set to air on April 13th at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Liv & Maddie stars Dove Cameron ("Malibu Country," Disney Channel Original Movie "Cloud 9") as Liv and Maddie Rooney; newcomers Joey Bragg and Tenzing Norgay Trainor as younger brothers Joey and Parker Rooney; Benjamin King ("Scrubs," "NCIS") as dad Pete Rooney and Kali Rocha ("Grey’s Anatomy," "Modern Family") as mom Karen Rooney.

Video Preview: Jessie "Creepy Connie 3 The Creepening" w/Sierra McCormick & G. Hannelius Airs April 11th

Jessie this coming weekend is entitled "Creepy Connie 3 The Creepening" with guest stars Sierra McCormick (A.N.T Farm) and G. Hannelius (Dog With A Blog).

Check out the video preview from this all new episode of 'Jessie' which is set to air on April 11th at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Jessie stars Debby Ryan as Jessie ("Radio Rebel," "The Suite Life on Deck," "16 Wishes"); Tony Award-nominated Kevin Chamberlin (Broadway's "The Addams Family, Teen Beach Movie") as Bertram; Peyton List ("27 Dresses," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days") as Emma; Karan Brar ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days") as Ravi; Cameron Boyce ("Grown Ups 2," "Grown Ups") as Luke and Skai Jackson ("The Watsons Go to Washington") as Zuri.

Video Preview: I Didn't Do It "Dance Forever" w/Peyton List Guest Starring Airs April 13th

I Didn't Do It this coming weekend is entitled "Dance Forever" with guest star Peyton List from the series Jessie.

Check out the video preview from this all new episode of I Didn't Do It which is set to air on April 13th at 8:30pm.

I Didn't Do It stars Olivia Holt ("Kickin' It," "Girl vs. Monster") as Lindy, Austin North ("A.N.T. Farm," "Kickin' It") as Logan, Piper Curda ("A.N.T. Farm," "Rule the Mix") as Jasmine, Peyton Clark ("Danger Jane") as Garrett and Sarah Gilman ("Last Man Standing") as Delia.

Bella Thorne Reveals 'Autumn Falls' Book Cover

The beautiful sixteen year old Bella Thorne has revealed her book cover for 'Autumn Falls which is coming out November 11th, 2014.

Bella Thorne is an actress, a dancer, a recording artist, an emerging style icon, and a debut author. Filled with personal elements from Bella’s own life, AUTUMN FALLS is the first book in Bella’s new series! It has everything readers will love and relate to: a real girl trying to find her own inner strength and be the best she can be, with a hint of magic and mystery, and a steady stream of OMG-I-can’t-believe-that-just-happened fun.

With her fiery red hair, new-girl outsider status, and tendency to be a total klutz, Autumn Falls definitely isn’t flying below the radar at Aventura High. Luckily, she makes some genuine friends who take her under their wing. But she also manages to get on the wrong side of the school’s queen bee, and then finds out the guy she’s started to like, funny and sweet Sean, hangs with the mean crowd. Now her rep and her potential love life are at stake. 

When Autumn vents her feelings in a journal that belonged to her late father, suddenly her wildest wishes start coming true. Is it coincidence? Or can writing in the journal solve all her problems? And if the journal doesn’t work that way,  is there a bigger purpose for it—and for her?

Will you buy Bella's book 'Autumn Falls' when it comes out in November?

Zendaya and Tyler Posey Set To Co-host 2014 MTV Movie Awards Live Pre-Show

It's almost time for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, and somehow, things just got even more exciting.

MTV has announced a live pre-show this Sunday, April 13, at 8:30 p.m. ET, co-hosted by teen pop star Zendaya, "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Posey, and MTV's own Josh Horowitz and Christina Garibaldi.

Your esteemed co-hosts will be at the head of the Movie Awards red carpet, helping you get as close as possible to your favorite stars and getting exclusive interviews with every presenter, performer and nominee before the show begins, while designer Rachel Antonoff will guide you through the stars' fashion for MTV Style's Red Carpet Report.

As if that wasn't enough, they'll also be presenting an exclusive clip from the highly anticipated film "The Fault In Our Stars," starring Tris herself, Shailene Woodley.

In addition, you'll get to see a very special Movie Awards edition of "MTV After Hours," hosted by Josh Horowitz, featuring an insane number of special guests, including Dwayne Johnson, Joe Manganiello, Emile Hirsch, Tony Hale and Anthony Mackie.

So, remember to stick with MTV for all your pre-show needs before the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, begin immediately afterward, this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.

Start the summer movie season with the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, Sunday, April 13 @ 9/8c! Get ready for the show with exclusive MTV Movie Awards Takeover movie previews. Then, during the 2014 Movie Awards show, watch our All-Access MTV Movie Awards Live Stream on MTV.com.

California 7 Day Forecast

Northern California

Today

 Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

 Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

 Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

 Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday

 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

 Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Thursday

 Sunny, with a high near 83.

Thursday Night 

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday

 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night 

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Saturday

 Sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night 

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Sunday 

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Southern California

Today

 Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Tonight

 Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Tuesday

 Sunny, with a high near 95. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday Night

 Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday 

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

Wednesday Night 

Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Thursday

 Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night

 Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday 

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night

 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday

 Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night

 Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80.