my conversation with katrina adams, the first player to head up the u.s.nnis association and the u.s. open toy. >> plus: 6. >> i'm paul brennan, the first an verse edition of the record book itself. >> the fastest man could not outrun the subway. you see it as they celebrated the 200 gold medal. it ran him over but he'll be fine. and perhaps his rival, u.s. sprinter, justin, paid the cameraman to run him over. >>> next week, tennis, i spoke to the president, katrina adams, and she told me that serena williams could be the first woman to win a calendar year grand slam since 1988. >> what serena has done, she has won the serena slam twice, four consecutive majors, just not in the calendar year, and she's the defending champion. so speaking to her earlier today, her focus is defending her title, that's first and foremost as a defending champion, and if that happens, she'll be the calendar grand champion for 2014. >> if she does that, is she the greatest -- i was going to say female athlete -- is she in the conversation for being the greatest athlete america h

katrina adams is here to tell us about the $6 billion tennis economy. it is great to have you here today. >> great to be here. >> what do you think is different about the game and the tour now versus that? >> i think it is more about entertainment on the court. for the women in particular and for the fan. the fan is totally engaged. it is more innovative and exciting overall. >> we think about tennis, i washed for a long time. when you think about u.s. tennis players these days, obviously will you have serena williams at the top of the game. after that it is hard to think about americans that are in the same ranks as they used to be. >> i think we have a lot of players, you look at madison keys. we have a lot of women coming, and on the men's side i think it was exciting with our younger players, particularly with our teenagers. the finalist at the french open juniors. and the junior wimbledon championship. when you look at the young men winning, so many that will be emerging in the next couple years. >> i know there is a huge focus on actively trying t

that katrina adams. she'll be here tomorrow. right now it's up 2%. in china the shanghai composite anded down again. but the nikkei at 3.2. sang high is down. >> for the first-degree murder of alexander boyk. life imprisonment without possibility without parole. >> all told, holmes received 3,000 years in jail. the judge called holmes an angry quitter who gave up online and turned hi turn--he's charged with raping a 15-year-old and is part of a ritual at st. paul school called the senior salute. john henry smith has more on the trial. >> do you see him in the courtroom today. >> from the time the alleged victim took the stand at the new hampshire rape trial both sides worked to answer a key question. did the senior have intercourse with his iowa cueser at all? the police said that she twice questioned labree. >> it was very clear to me that further conversation with him was not going to be conducive with his mom being there. owen said that he finally saw that we should not be talking about that matter in a coffee shot where there were employees and o

adam yosin reporting. ten years after hurricane katrina hit new orleans, former president george w. bush is visiting the high school he went to on the first anniversary of the hurricane. >> it's a story of loss and also a story of commitment and compassion. maureen: the president and the first lady, former first lady laura bush stopped by the historic warren easten charter high school. the school's library was able to rebuild the collection thanks in part to the laura bush foundation for american libraries. afterwards they went to gulf port, mississippi, to honor first responders. many of those displayed by hurricane katrina ended up here in our area. fema flew dozens of evacuees to washington where they stayed at the d.c. armory. others made it here on their own. many have called the area home ever since. but they can't erase the memory of what happened. >> everyone was scattering to figure out which way to go. maureen: many keep remind over the hometown, the mardi gras beads, saints regalia and artwork of cars abandoned during katrina. we now know tropical storm erika has killed a

adam ward at wdbj coming up. >>> and after the storm, ten years after katrina, president obama comes to new orleans to see the recoveryt as hud secretary julia castro tells us, the work remains unfinished. >> for as much progress as we've made there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. >>> good day. i'm luke russert in for andrea mitchell. wrapping up week seven of donald trump's rein over the republican presidential primary field and like many left wondering what the former top tier candidates will do between now and february to push trump off what's become a lofty political person. chuck todd is political director and moderator of "meet the

adam ward early wednesday morning. >>> on the eve of the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, president obama says the people of newn extraordinary example of renewal and resilience. he spoke in an area of the city that was once under 17 feet of water. tomorrow marks 10 years since the storm hit new orleans. >>> firefighters are holding their own against the largest wildfire ever on record in washington state. that okanogan fire is 450 square miles. officials say fire lines are holding. >> people in alameda are worried an arsonist will strike get. firefighters had five fires in a foursquare block radius in a 20-minute period yesterday morning. investigators are looking for the person responsible. >>> i'm kiet do live at san jose police headquarters where officers are looking for a hit- and-run driver who struck a woman by the name of laura reyes. she was out on her morning walk yesterday when a car careened up a sidewalk and killed her. the driver kept on going and left her on the street to die. this morning, police are also looking for her. this happened near tully and king roads in east san jose. the car was ditc

adam johnson, the associate editor. next, would sa shorter work week make life better. many are offered the perk of working four days a week. we'll see how it works out. >> katrina was really a >>>it's not just amazon.com where workers put in long hours, america has a well-deserved reputation of being a nation. worka holics. we work more hours, and work a whopping 42 days more than the germans do each year, and while americans are among the most productive workers, more working hours does not necessarily mean more productivity. the reality is one reason why more companies are experimenting with a 4-day work week. some of them find the viewers hours add up to more efficiency, loyalty and productivity, which has them saying thank god it's thursday. >> reporter: it's thursday at the online education tech company tree house in portland oregon. for most companies, it doesn't mean anything special. here thursdays are really fridays. week. >> wednesday comes around and you start to panic. tomorrow is the end of the week. i've got to get stuff down. >> reporter: c.e.o. ryan and his wife jill decided to work 4-day work weeks while launching a tech start up in 2004. when

our prayers are with the families of allison and adam. 29 marks theust 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, one of the five deadly storms in u.s. history. tonight at 8:00, c-span's tour in a louisiana. >> you can't describe it. that is your whole life gone. completely. not only are house, but your whole community. all your friends, your family, everybody is gone. now a year later, and you still -- your family and friends you don't see anymore. hell of a feeling. you don't forget it. you will never forget the rest of your life. announcer: follett at 9:00 by a town hall meeting. all the issues -- stay at level, federal level, and all other levels. i voted for you. to represent me on the local level. i don't know where else to go. i don't know what else to do. announcer: thursday night starting at 8:00, more from the atlantic conference with fema's crank seagate and more. at 9:00, we will show you president obama's trip to the region. hurricane katrina anniversary coverage all this week on c-span. c-span is spending much of this week looking at the impact of hurricane katrina 10 years ago thi

katrina, new orleans is back better than ever. >>> meantime, our coverage of the murders of two young journalists in virginia continues tonight, earlier today colleagues and friends of wbdj reporters allison parker and adam ward vowed never to forget. >> today station general manager, jeffrey marks described his behavior in the newsroom as often combative during his 11 month stint, he filed several lawsuits one alleging racial discrimination. >> in the two years leading up to yesterday's killings, flannigan did not interact with allison parker or adam ward, but eluded to ward in a 26 page manifesto he spent to abc news. meanwhile the memorial grows outside of the studio in virginia. and people are leaning on others for support. >> as we mentioned, gunman vester flannigan posted the deadly attack on his facebook page and twitter accounts for everyone to see even if they didn't want to. >> the execution video of the two journalists was witnessed by thousands on facebook and twitter and for many that video was watched involuntarily, thanks to a new feature that plays vote into someone's feed. >> the final moments of 24-year-old allison parker and 27-year-old adam ward's lives were captured both on live tv a

adam ward pouring in. juliet: ben: bill deblasio announces a flood plan to lower manhattan and other coastal areas to better protect the city. juliet: marking ten years since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, president obama pays tribute. i am ben simmoneau. juliet: thanks for joining us today. it is august 28th. what you doing this weekend? ben: we don't have any plans. maybe next weekend. labor day weekend. one week away. juliet: isn't that crazy? where did summer ago? >> meteorologist: came so fast. ben: it is april and all of a sudden it is july 4th and then later day. >> meteorologist: as we start aug. we are seeing temperatures in the 50s nw, 54 in poughkeepsie, 50 in sussex, same in monticello, new york city with a comfortable 66 degrees, 65 in islip, 67 in montauk, belmar can degrees cooler at 57 degrees vidal about the dewpoint, a feeling nice and dry with readings in the 40s and 50s, refreshingly comfortable air in place will stay with us all day today and even into tomorrow. high pressure in control, clear skies across the northeast into new england, dry weather from ohio valley all the way to the mid-atlantic, all being influenced by this area of low pre

katrina. first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table which includes club members and guests of the speaker. adamthe audience's right, shapiro, ceo of adam shapiro public relations. pat mcgrath, former international correspondent for tv. gtb -- wctg bill loveless. the acting assistant secretary for health in the u.s. department of health and human services and she is a former health commissioner for the city of new orleans and she is a guest of our speaker. the senior business editor for national public radio and a national press club board member. donna brazil, a clinical strategist and syndicated columnist, she is a guest of the speaker. she is a new orleans native and she served on the louisiana recovery authority. reporter for the salt lake tribune and vice president of the national press club. a reporter with energy wire. he also organized the national press club katrina rebuilding trip in 2008. martin, a new orleans native. peter harkness, the founder and publisher of governing magazine. glenn marcus, a freelance documentary filmmaker and a member of the press club's press freedom committee. [applause] i also want to welcome our c-

katrina. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is remembering the two journalists who were killed in the live broadcast earlier this week. kimberly: the governor visited the wdbj tv studios in roanoke where alison parker and adam ward worked together. mcauliffe met with the victims' colleagues and family members and repeated the vow to push for new gun legislation. governor mcauliffe: we lose on average 80 individuals a day to gun violence. there are too many guns in america. there is clearly too many guns in the wrong hands. kimberly: visible signs of the horrific shooting are now gone. they have put in new wooden plappings on -- planks on the bridgewater plaza deck and businesses did reopen today. stay with us for updates on the shooting information. you can look for updates on the website wjla.com. and our social media platform. scott: d.c. mayor muriel bowser and the police department are ramping up efforts to reduce crime in the city. one way involving police officers taking part in operation known as "all hands on deck." d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live at police headquarters with how city leaders are trying to fight back against crime. sam? sam: well, scott, the situation is that here august 288 there

katrina. first i want to introduce our distinguished head table, which includes club members and guests f the speaker. from the audience's right, adam shapiro, c.e.o. of adam shapiro, ublic relations. pat mcgrath, former national correspondent for wttg-tv. and a former national press club oard member. bill lovelace, energy columnist for "usa today." dr. karen desalvo, acting assistant secretary for health in the u.s. department of health and human services and a former health commissioner for the city f new orleans. she is a guest of our speaker. marilyn g. wax, senior business editor for national public radio and a national prep club board member. donna brazyll, a political strategist and syndicated columnist, a guest of the speaker and a new orleans native, and she served on the louisiana recovery authority. tommy burr, a reporter for the salt lake tribune and vice president of the national press club. skipping over our speaker for a moment, rod cuke row, a reporter with energy wire and a member of the club speakers committee who organized today's lunch. we thank you, rod. i also want to mention that rod kukrow organized the natio

katrina. first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table, which includes club members and guests of the speaker. from the audience's right, adampiro, ceo of adam shapiro public relations. pat mcgrath, former national correspondent for wttg-tv and a former national press club board member. . . >> and she served on the louisiana recovery authority. a reporter for the salt lake tribune and vice president of the national press club. skipping over our speaker for a moment. we have ron who is a reporter with energy wire who is the club speaker committee that organized today's lunch and we thank you. and washington editor and a new orleans native, peter harden is, the founder and publisher emeritus of governing magazine and a member of the press freedom committee. [applause] and i also want to welcome our public radio audiences. you can follow today's launch on twitter and use the hash tag #npclive. hurricane katrina was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the united states. it forced the evacuation of nearly 90% of the residents of new orleans and nearly 1500 of them lost their lives and 15 feet of water covered many ne

katrina. first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table which includes club members and guests of the speaker. from the audience's right, adamhapiro, ceo of adam shapiro public relations. pat mcgrath, former international correspondent for wct gtb -- wctg tv. bill loveless. the acting assistant secretary for health in the u.s. department of health and human services and she is a former health commissioner for the city of new orleans and she is a guest of our speaker. the senior business editor for national public radio and a national press club board member. donna brazil, a clinical strategist and syndicated columnist, she is a guest of the speaker. she is a new orleans native and she served on the louisiana recovery authority. a reporter for the salt lake tribune and vice president of the national press club. a reporter with energy wire. he also organized the national press club katrina rebuilding trip in 2008. betsy fischer martin, a new orleans native. peter harkness, the founder and publisher of governing magazine. glenn marcus, a freelance documentary filmmaker and a member of the press club's press freedom committee. [