congressman beyer a won the seat vacated by retired congressman jim moran. >>> congressman don beyer from virginia's 8th congressional district. when and where did you begin a am politics? >> i think i have sort of a terminal case of potomac fever. three of my four grandparents came here to work for franklin roosevelt they were new dealers and growing up here i just -- you read the "washington post" every day, are sucked into political life. i can remember very well the democratic convention in 1960, we were down at the beach and all the grandparents and parents were huddled around the radio listening to the convention night after night. i remember john kennedy's race in 1962, it was the biggest hinge in our family life, the packet that this catholic democrat could win the presidency. so i think the fantasy all my life was that i would grow up and find a career and find a way to get into public service. >> your tad started a volvo dealership, those who live in washington, d.c. are quite familiar with don beyer voluntarily row, it's your dad. >> it will be our 42nd anniversary in nove

. >>> our conversations continue with democrat don beyer of virginia's 8th district. he owns a number of car dealerships in the d.c. metro area and served as u.s. ambassador to switzerland during the obama administration. congressman beyer won the seat vacated by jim moran. >> why did you begin a career in politics? >> i have a terminal case of potomac fever. 3 of my 4 grandparents came here to work for franklin rooz vel. roosevelt they were new dealers and growing up here i just -- you read the "washington post" every day, are sucked into political life. i can remember very well the democratic convention in 1960, we were down at the beach and all the grandparents and parents were huddled around the radio listening to the convention night after night. i remember john kennedy's race in 1962, it was the biggest hinge in our family life, the packet that this catholic democrat could win the presidency. so i think the fantasy all my life was that i would grow up and find a career and find a way to get into public service. >> your tad started a volvo dealership, those who l

. >>> our conversations continue with democrat don beyer of virginia's 8th district.he owns a number of car dealerships in the d.c. metro area and served as u.s. ambassador to switzerland during the obama administration. congressman beyer won the seat vacated by jim moran. >> why did you begin a career in politics? >> i have a terminal case of potomac fever. 3 of my 4 grandparents came here to work for franklin rooz vel.

we new beyers would come into the market. >> reporter: it comes a day at one of the wildest rides in wall street history. the dow was down more than 1,000 in the opening minutes monday. it recovered almost all the losses by midday and dropped again ending the day down 588 points. on the floor of the new york stock exchange they are trying to keep volatility in check. >> people need to bear in mind we are entering i roll tile seasonal period for the market, september october, a volatile period. >> reporter: early today china's major index tanked again. afterward regulators cut interest rates in order to stimulate the slowing economy. the second largest in the world. a slowdown in china is just one of the issues concerning investors, falling oil prices are another. >> crude oil down below $40 a barrel pressuring a lot of energy companies. >> reporter: investors are also keeping a close eye on the federal reserve to see if it will raise interest rates when it meets next week. jill wagner, cbs news at the new york stock exchange. >>> two positive reports on consumer confidence in sales o

pesticides were ban in the eu two years ago after studies linked their use to honey bee deaths and beyers blame other factors such as parasites and natural habitat and applying for exceptemptions saying pests are destroying their crops because they can't use the right chemicals to get rid of them and dominick went to see how farmers are protecting their crops and also trying to protect the bee population. >> reporter: he works on his farm in western germany. the summer months are an important time for him, soon he will have to so rape seed in the fields. if he could he would prefer to use powerful pesticides containing what are called neo-nicatinoids to protect the growing crop but in resent years a ban has been introduced on certain types of neo-nicatinoids and others observed in long-term studies meaning he must do without them. >> translator: the best option and only put the pesticide where you really need it and get the seeds at the end of august or september and it sprouts and it's from the beginning protected against pests. >> reporter: german farmers talk about using neo-nicatinoi

it's time to find your park, which is what don beyer writes in ""the huffington post.""hich parks have you found this summer? judy is up next. good morning. you're on "the washington journal." >> caller: good morning. >> go ahead, judy. >> caller: i have volunteered -- i have been to like 30 parks and i have volunteered in two parks. i wish they would have been more supportive of the parks. they're in real trouble. when you go and you visit the parks, they look like paradise. they do. but underneath all of that, you have the decrease in the budget, decrease in the number of rangers at each park. and if it wasn't for volunteers, the parks would not be able to keep going. the rangers are not paid a lot. the seasonal rangers are -- they are seasonal rangers. when they lose that job, they have to apply to another park, which they may or may not get the positions. and it's a very cumbersome system. and they lose their housing, they lose their insurance. they're like nomads and they get paid very little, and yet they have the backbone of our park. and they are not hiring more

. >> congressman don beyer, thank you very much for your time. >>> prior to california becoming a state in 1850, it was ruled by mexico, and the majority of the population had immigrated from that region, including many with african ancestry. up next, professor carlos salomon talks about the history of california during the 19th century and the many californians who lived in the region. in particular, he focuses on the role of wealthy businessman pio pico, who was the governor of california while it was under mexican rule. >> hi, everyone. welcome. my name is marie silva. i'm the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. i'm really excited about tonight's program. it's my great pleasure to introduce our speaker,

. >> congressman don beyer, thank you very much for your time. >>> prior to california becoming a state in 1850, it was ruled by mexico, and the majority of the population had immigrated from that region, including many with african ancestry. up next, professor carlos salomon talks about the history of california during the 19th century and the many californians who lived in the region. in particular, he focuses on the role of wealthy businessman pio pico, who was the governor of california while it was under mexican rule. >> hi, everyone. welcome. my name is marie silva. i'm the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. i'm really excited about tonight's program. it's my great pleasure to introduce our speaker, dr. carlos manuel salomon tonight. he is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. this portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. like many other ea

>>polo sandoval: sunday asylum for iras and peaceful marches mark beyer says michael brown was shot and killed by police officer darren wilson thought he was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing his actions ignited a fire in a national debate over race and police and all residences been put in place to improve police relations with the community despite the change of processes continue to call for justice at the very spot where all started one year ago and the violence overnight call is a fact frustrations and ferguson have not faded so there you have two very key moments with in the last 24 hours. you have the sound of gunfire brought him down the streets. >>anny hong: rekindles out of san leandro this morning crews battling fire added a store as a precaution no injuries have been reported so far we have a crew headed to the scene will bring you a live report coming up on the recon goes wrong following a second wild firebricks out in the county forcing people to leave their homes this fire to start after 4:00 on sunday afternoon is grown to 3,000 a. and 0 percent containment. >>emily tur