dayton, tennessee, the monkey scopes trial and clarence darrow. >> i was just going to tell her that we have put all of his speeches from 1896 online on our digital project. if she'd like to use her computer to look at those speeches, there are hundreds of them. every speech he gave in the 1896 presidential campaign is online on the railroads in the making of modern america website that we started here at the university of nebraska, lincoln. >> all the material from this series is available online, 14 weeks looking at presidential contenders, thecontenders.cspan.org is the website. the scopes trial. >> in many ways william jennings bryan is known by americans because he was prosecutors in this trial in tennessee in july 1925, which was prosecuting a teacher named john scopes who was teaching the theory of evolution in high school, in dayton, tennessee. you know, what's interesting about this is this issue is still very much alive with us, of course. a large number of americans believe that it is bible, the book of genesis is how the earth was formed. bryan believed that, too. but it'

when he heard bryan, a former friend, by the way, was going to work for the prosecution, darrow said he had to be on the other side. the american civil liberties union financed the defense of scopes. one thing that people should know about this, people might have seen the famous movie starring spencer tracy and has the darrow character and frederick march as the bryan character. scopes never went to jail. scopes was basically -- he agreed to be a defendant because he knew a trial was going to take place somewhere in tennessee and his town of dayton, tennessee, where he taught high school was hurting economically. so he wanted to help bring some business tod dayton, tennessee. >> technology was a factor in the trial. cameras were allowed inside and it was broadcast nationwide on the radio. >> one of the amazing things, it was a courtroom, and for bryan to try to defend his christianity and creationism in the courtroom, it was the context of the courtroom and cross-examination that made it so difficult for bryan to say what he really meant and what he was trying to convey about the imp

joe was one of the attorneys with clarence darrow. i know debs defended in print the mcnamaras. i wondered if think could comment on that. >> lisa phillips, is this a period of time you could fill us in on? >> i don't know enough about it. i do know that i failed to mention earlier that clarence darrow was a big part of debs' defense in 1904 after being accused of convicted of contempt of court after the pullman strike. i don't know enough about joe paraman to comment. >> debs did not intend to justify the dynamiting of the building, which was the los angeles times building, which was ther of the tremendous anti-labor sentiment at that point. he believed the mcnamaras were innocent. much o hdefense of them was really based on believing this was a false charge. >> his second sentencing was under the espionage act. he made a speech is sentencing. one of his quotes is among eugene v. debs most famous. it is i said then and i said now. there is a lower class and i am in it. there is a criminal class and i am in it. there is a soul in prison and i am not free. he went to prison and i

darrow -- darrow high, cool, 55, gusts up to 30 miles per hour going to be a biting breeze.ch high panthers today at 7:00, sunny pan gusty and 73, rivals to the east -- deer valley high 7:45, clear and gusty about 72 home -- live doppler -- or go out and show what is going on breezes picking up as we have the winds starting to pick up -- to kick up with that cold front coming through that going to make for interesting weather. doppler quiet. winds 14 miles per hour at sfo, 15 fairfield everybody less than 10. 20 to 30 into the afternoon. 49 napa, 60 antioch most of us in the low to 50s. low to mid 50s mostly clear around the monterey bay three things i want you to know before you head out: sunny today everywhere even at the coast, cooler breezes will touch all of our neighborhoods. clear, cooler and calm tonight especially compared to today. warm temperatures around the bay, hot inland this weekend. 24 hour temperature change going to be the same fremont 68, two degrees cooler oakland 67, san francisco 62, san jose 72, 76 concord three degrees cooler. if you are heading out

fifth, just as she could walk half a block to ride the shuttle in it is a darrow. >>> we look at places within walking distance to a shuttle. >>> she got a deal and paid only $30,000 more than the seller asked. $460,000 or 33% over the asking price. these buyers aren't interesting inventions. did we do not interested in having the biggest house on the block very interested in having a house that is close to the local breed of joint and that is when to close to their shuttle or public transit. the market is so competitive this three-bedroom home will be listed for nearly $2.9 million even before construction is over. real estate and say they were actually snapping up the homes even before they're listed in they're paying cash. live in san francisco sharon since cbs five. the clock is ticking for stockton could be the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy to restructure millions of dollars in debt. to avoid bankruptcy any deal have to avoid sufficient savings to make the city solvent. i think they're going to see a period of time the city maintains its current service levels until the

district 5 has the fillmore jazz district, the visit darrow, and inner sunset. this would replace the payroll tax. it does not penalize local businesses are hiring neighborhood residents. it exempts small businesses under $1 million to but to stimulate job growth in the tech industry and smaller neighborhoods. it would exempt operators of rent-control buildings to encourage owners to reinvest savings back into their assets. i, along with many of my colleagues, am proud of how far we have gotten with this legislation. i want to continue working with the mayor and the business community, and other interested parties, to find a way to reach compromise legislation. i support a business tax measure that would generate revenue. but it cannot succeed without a broad coalition of support. i am committed to supporting this approach. i want to unite people read it and pulling people apart. i believe we will be equally as successful in coming up with a middle ground on this. parties feel they have been dealt with -- doe with fairly. i look forward to bringing forth one mea

the famous cross-examination, darrow cross-examining bryan was actually not held in the courtroom itself. it was held on the lawn outside. if you think about it, almost 3,000 people were probably in attendance, listening to and watching this cross-examination. this is a kind of trial -- we don't have that kind of trial today, but it was, as she said, a carnival. and it did help the economy of dayton a good deal. it was an economy which needed help at the time. >> let's talk about the legacy of william jennings bryan, especially when it came to women's rights and prohibition and the federal income tax and the popular election of u.s. senators. will thomas. >> well, i think bryan's legacy and michael beautifully handles this in his book, the legacy itself is damaged by the end of the scopes trial. in particular, h.l. minkins' obituary which depicts bryan as a bumbling backcountry kind of misguided figure in 1924 and 1925 in that period. so his legacy is tarnished, really, at the end of his career by this. michael's book, i think, recovers bryan's legacy beautifully. all of the reforms that

and the darrow the hid negative territory this year for the first time on friday. >>> traffic is actuallyk this morning. we just checked in with chp and no major accidents to report. it looks like things are wrapping up and if you're headed towards the airport the conditions are looking pretty good. no delays to report. we're giving you a over you you look over conditions in south bay. you see our way one no one is looking to put to good. elsewhere, and northbound 13 and no. the hon 24 is completely shut down this morning. also affected, will be affected for the next 24 hours. later on today there is roadwork to reports. you might see some slight delays as you work your way eastbound there. no delays coming off the shore commute. north about 880, and no problems despite the trouble spot. it looks good through there. now take a look at that your mouse transit. >>> we should be ok for most of the morning. here's was leaving the cold front. it when they get teary it will bring it shower, snow and cold air when it gets here. temperatures topping out to the mid to upper 60s. we are about 20 de

area near -- row tarot area -- row darrow area.e will -- rodeo area we will follow this story at noon. there's grass fire on 680 you see the red there. a grass fire and car fire southbound 6 # 0 and that fire causing a lot -- 680 and that fire is causing a lot of traffic. this morning we have a big backup at toll plaza certainly nothing like yesterday. but it's a 15 to 20 minute delay before you get into san francisco. the morning commute is okay in -- commute is okay along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. and as you drive through no problems. now steve. >> thank. you almost all the fog is gone and there's a little lit on the coastline. so sunny and warmer weather andnorth wind kicks in and fire dangers goes up. today 80s and 90s for some of the tomorrow 90s, 100 through the interior. 70s and 80s by the coast. it looks like by saturday morning, or excuse me sunday morning that turns a little bit and the fog will come back. still hot inland and cooler monday and tuesday. dave be a claudine. >> -- and claudine. >> so uncomfor

ell issak with darrow and bill richardson. "this week" avalos with an appearance by issa and of the airbus zero. the democratic member of the oversight committee, elisha cummings. up go state of the union" three years at 3:00 p.m.. democratic congressman louis grittier is also carlos cuddy areas. bob schieffer talks with rick perry. antonio di rvillagarosa. readers of the five network talk shows begin with "eat th meet the press." finally, "face the nation" at 4:00 p.m. listen to them all here on c- span radio at 90.1 fm, xm 119, on your blackberry, or our iphone app. >> when did clean energy become on 30 word? what is wrong with clean energy? you can believe what you what about our existing energy sources but why couldn't you believe there is an opportunity for clean energy? >> i think we need to create demand in the next five to 10 years for renewals to offset the advantages that fossil fuels have had. it is clearly happening on a state-by-state basis. it would be more effective it did -- if it was a federal policy. >> natur