spacecraft ten minutes from a simulated liftoff when a flash fire hit at 6:31 tonight eastern standard time. they were in their space suits, buttoned up inside the craft when the fire hit. there was a flash and that was it according to a nasa spokesperson watching just a few hundred yards from the launch pad. president johnson tonight mourned the death of the three astronauts. he said that they gave their lives in service to the nation. mike wallace at the cbs newsroom in new york. >> this has been a cbs news special report. i'm a white male and i am prejudice. the reason is, is something that wasn't taught but it's kind of something that i learned. i don't like to be forced to like people. i like to be led to like people through example.

what can i do to change? to be a better american? >> that was a remarkable moment. i didn't realize until i stepped off the set because there were more calls after that. we just had to keep rolling. how powerful it was. there was something in his voice that touched me. you can hear it. it's so authentic as he searchs for the words to say something to a national audience that most of us won't admit in our homes. i'm prejudice. >> sunday night on q&a, heather mcgee was a guest on c-span's washington journal in august of 2016. she talks about that interaction and her follow up with him. >> part of the reason for that is you have to remember this is august. we had this racially-charged summer with donald trump's campaign with black lives matter, and the police shootings and then, you know tragic events all in baton rouge and

dallas. it was really a time when people felt like all they were seeing on tv about race was bad news. and here was first a white man admitting that he was prejudiced which for people of color was, you know we kind of just all said finally. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. this weekend c-span cities tour along with our comcast cable partners explore the literary life and history of fresno california. tim hernandez with his book all they will call you about the 1948 plane crash in california that killed 32 people including 28 mexican migrant workers. >> when the plane crash happened in 1948 and the news reports went across the country woody gutrhie was in new york at the time and he heard the news

reports so he wrote a poem about it. he says in his poem good-bye to my juan, you won't have a name when you ride that big airplane. all they will call you will be deportee. this was the only entry point for a lot of them in the american economy and community.

sunday night on afterwards hugh hewitt is interviewed by s.e. cupp. >> what should the gop do to avoid just sort of sitting on

their power and not make the most of this opportunity which could be over in two years. who knows. >> the stimulus, $850 billion, obamacare, and dodd-frank. there will be no trace of -- i want to build things. >> sunday night at 9:00 eastern on afterwards. december 2016 marked the 225th anniversary of the ratification ratification of the bill of rights. up next thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton reenenacters debate the need for the bill of rights at the newseum in washington d.c. it's 30 minutes. >> good morning. i'm an educator here at the