as part of the commitment to the national trust and as the presenting partner of the national treasures program, we made a grant a few years ago to help fund the restoration of the gold leaf. as secretary mendez says, they were replaced in six days of this magnificent hall. it is magnificent to see the stunning results of this restoration work and i can thank all the people who worked so hard to do it. we are pleased that washingtonians and visitors to washington, d.c. are going to enjoy this great hall and the way that the architect envisioned it. this is truly a space that is reflective of this amazing city. as stephanie mentioned, historic preservation has long a representation of our commitment, and we recognize the importance of cultural sites, monuments, and artifacts as a symbol of national and local identity. we believe in the role that their preservation can play in attracting visitors and revitalizing communities and neighborhoods. that commitment has come to life around the world and right here in washington, d.c. through preservation efforts here at union station, the decatu

mcbryant is a relevance diversity and inclusion strategist at the national level for the national park service. she has more than 30 years experience in the park service and one of her jobs of many that she held, was the chief of interpretation of the lewis and clark national historic trail during the by centennial of the lewis and clark expedition. and did a lot of work with the native people's route of the trail making sure that all sides of that story were told, welcome panelists. . and i am just going to get us on to the correct slide here. it's a pleasure to be here to talk with you about national parks as places of healing and resiliency and expression. /like to say that the national park service is probably the only government agency with the word joy invite you all to go and look at that in the ro tun da today and see the exact words there. that word enjoyment can be interpreted in many different ways. one really important way is returning to a sense of peacefulness and health and healing and making a deep connection with place and with yourself. and parks can be places for dee

the national book award in 1997 and the great hopkins won the national book award in 1979. christian andersen award and was named a living legend by the library of congress and it gives me great pleasure to introduce katherine paterson. ♪ one feels like one should say larry. thank you and your wonderful staff for this celebration. it is my privilege to present -- that's at my height right now. [laughter] it is my privilege to present a panel of judges for young people's literature, lou alexander, valerie lewis and laura. no chair could have asked for a more hard working and congenial crew and i than i think you tham the bottom of my heart. the good news is that this was a great year for young people's books but the bad news is this was is a great year for young people's books. our choices were painful. far too many truly deserving books had to be left behind as we came together for a long list and then to the final list that we are honoring tonight. our deliberations considered for distinct categories of excellence. how does the book appeal to the head and intelligence and c

the grand canyon. they are our nation's crown jewels. president obama on a visit to yosemite's water falls said it's almost like the spirit of america itself is here. today 410 sites including 59 national parks, 128 historical parks, and then national sea shores. last year some 300 million people visited the national park locations. when people think of national parks they usually think of grand national spaces like the ever everglades. the lincoln memorial, the washington monument and even president's park had are all parted of the narrative. >> this mission was literally carved into mt. rush more. the american story is complicated so in the 21st century the national park service is trying to reconcile dueling story lines at many historic sites across the country. this is an example of that effort. it's the park system's most visited historic home. today visztors to arlington house learn the many story lines from george washington and robert e. lee and the civil war and learn about the enslaved people who lived their lives on the 1100 ac

to the 67th national book awards. e] it's always one of the things that makes this evening special, having so many wonderful writers in the room. we've got multiple winners of the national book award, we have winners of the pulitzer prize, we have winners of the newberry, the nebula, the penn faulkner, the edgar, the the o'henry, the thurber, we have writers who have been nominated for every possible award. i'd like to recognize the writers in this room. i'm going to ask you, if you are a writer, will you stand up? please stand right now. encourage your writers to stand -- [cheers and applause] and join me in acknowledging them. [cheers and applause] powng r thank -- thank you. thank you. now, i would like to thank our sponsors who make this event possible, specifically thank you premiere sponsors, penguiner random house, barnes & noble, leadership sponsors, lyndon meyer book publishing papers, coral graphics and sponsors amazon, google, hachette, harpercollins, alberto vitali and the zelnick charitable trust. thank yo

the national capital region is examining the history of national park service and public policy. in 1967, the year before washington erupted in protest and violence after the as assassination of dr. king, the agency had sponsored a summer in the parks program providing activities for city residence, following the d.c. riots, as they were called, the mayor credited the summer in the parks program with preventing trouble in washington for becoming worse than it was and it was pretty bad. and he also publicly praised the park service and thanked them for saving the city. so how did that program work and what were its legacies. so these are just a few of the projects that will help national park service be better stewards and interpreters of the places we preserve and protect. while you're at the meeting, you can find out more about the national park service sites and programs that preserve stories of african-american life and history by mps exhibit in the exhibit hall and there you'll find posters that are highlighting community out reach at jefferson national expansion memorial in s

of the national memorial. are honored to have with us here today the superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. what a glorious morning you have brought us here on the national mall. on behalf of the national parks service, it is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the world war ii memorial as we mark the 71st anniversary of the victory over japan, which effectively brought to a close the costliest conflict in human history. the world war ii memorial recognizes those who served in all theaters of the war, honors those who fell, and recognizes the victory they achieved to restore freedom and end tyranny around the globe. as we begin today's ceremony, i'd like to thank the friends of the world war ii memorial, our partners, and great collaborators in the care for this memorial and co-sponsors of today's ceremony. the national parks service thanks you very much for your partnership and we share in your mission to ensure the legacy of rem

the images. petroglyph national monument is one of the few national park units owned and operated not solely by the national park service. petroglyph national monument is managemented by the city of al albuquerque and the national park service and we work together with the city to help protect and preserve these resources for the future. in the last 20 years, we've had several challenges, land acquisition, being everything for everybody, the creation of trails, vandalism, the construction of roads through the monument, the expansion of a general aviation airport but probably our biggest challenge is storm water runoff from upstream suburban development because we're completely surrounded by the city of albuquerque. as you walk the trails of petroglyph national monument looking along the escarpment you might notice large concentrations of black boulders. that's where we often see concentrations of petroglyphs. we're in the heart of the canyon where there's a dense concentration of petroglyphs. we have documented over 24,000 petroglyphs within the monument boundary. piedras marcatas canyon is home to

this is a map of the national capital region and the parks that we administer in the national capital region in the greens space are national parks service units. here's the canal, the park and where camp david is. monoxy national battlefield, monassas battlefield, another civil war engagement, harper's ferry. famous locations around the region. piscataway park down here in ft. washington. piscataway park is a beautiful park right on the potomac river. early historic settlements as early as 1630, we have pre-historic indian sites all along this location. if you look at washington itself, you'll see an incredible amount of d.c. is green, that means it's administered by your national parks service. rock creek park is one of the largest urban parks in the united states. it's the third oldest national park service unit, i believe, so you have lots of wonderful little green spaces that are parks here in washington and the washington metropolitan area. what i think is most amusing is within our region you could put our region inside yellowstone national park about 500 times, but at the same

park system whether it's the national mall which we certainly at the quilt have experienceber of places where we go, we are telling our nation's story. and how we care for those parks is how we care for our nation's story. so as we move forward and we think about places where some people may need to feel like they need healing or hope or feel abandoned by perhaps something in our civic arena, i can tell you this quilt was not welcome when we first came to d.c. there was a hard-fought battle or will you be allowed to tell this story that is about what the world per received as a gay story on our nation's civic stage. and now when we came back in 2012, when we came back in 1996, when we came back each and every year thereafter, there was a welcome fleet of national parks service employees, capitol police, all sorts of people began to understand that a national story needed to be told. so as we start to look at some of these very difficult conversations that involve truth and reconciliation which i think is at the center of a lot of the healing that communities are looking for

today's topic, gaming's expansion around the nation and around the globe. a look at mgm resort international's newest venture and what it means to mgm, the gaming industry and nevada's economy. and my very special guests today are mr. lorenzo creighton, the president and ceo of mgm national harbor and former u.s. congressman mr. steven horsford. the congressman now owns the communication firm r&r resources plus, which is leading the brand markets for mgm national harbor and his firm also represents the american gaming association. and thanks so much to both of you for being here today. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. well, when casino tycoon kirk kerkorian bought the controlling stake in metro-goldwyn-mayer film the studio into the gaming industry with the opening of mgm grand casino in 1973, could he have foreseen mgm's and all of gaming's national and international expansion? well, today on "eye on washington," we're going to look at the gaming industry's expansion across the country and around the world. we'll look at mgm grand national harbor and what t

the colors. [playing "national emblem march"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this concludes the 2016 national veterans day observanceated for the departure of the president of the united states. thank you for joining us as we celebrate and honor all who served. [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ >> donald trump is elected as the next president of the united states and the nation elects a republican-controlled u.s. house and senate. follow it on c-span. watch live on

we are told to ignore our discard the great dream of the united nations. we are told that tactical nuclear weapons are simply new kind of conventional explosive. if these views prevail, if we aband on the proven principles of both parties, i have no doubt that our hopes for peace and the call to freedom will be in serious peril. let there nobody mistake. there is no check or protection against error or fool heartedness about it president of the united states. he alone makes basic decisions which can lead us toward peace or toward having danger. in his hands is the power which can lay waste in ours a civilization that it took 1,000 years to build. in your hands is the decision to choose the man that you will entrust with this responsibility for your survival. these are some of the elements of the basic choice that you must make tomorrow. shall we move forward? innovating where necessary. for building on the programs and the policies that are nourished by progressive men of both parties. or shall we strip the foundation. and strike uncertain and i believe a d

the national book award in 1997 and the great hopkins won the national book award in 1979. rd and was named a living legend by the library of congress and it gives me great pleasure to introduce katherine paterson. ♪ one feels like one should say larry. thank you and your wonderful staff for this celebration. it is my privilege to present -- that's at my height right now. [laughter] it is my privilege to present a panel of judges for young people's literature, lou alexander, valerie lewis and laura. no chair could have asked for a more hard working and congenial crew and i than i think you tham the bottom of my heart. the good news is that this was a great year for young people's books but the bad news is this was is a great year for young people's books. our choices were painful. far too many truly deserving books had to be left behind as we came together for a long list and then to the final list that we are honoring tonight. our deliberations considered for distinct categories of excellence. how does the book appeal to the head and intelligence and craft of its constructi

the history of the national parks all day today here on cspan3. >> we're located at fort casper museum on the west side of the city of casper in wyoming. it's a reconstructed 1860's cavalry fort. we're standing on the oregon trail, the california trail, the pony express trail, trans continental telegraph came through here. all these things located on this site plus the u.s.s. one of the important things to remember about this site is there was a lot of activity happened here before the army ever showed up. the first occupation of this site, first time people actually set down here and stayed more than just passing through for the day was 1847. brigham young and the pioneer party are moving west. they get to this location and they need to get across the north platte river. now, the north platte river that we see now doesn't look overly intimidating, but back then, there weren't five dams upstream and you didn't have a regulated channel. when they get here on june the 12th, you have got a big river that you have to contend with. june you've got all the snowmelt coming out of the mountain

he is the professor of national security affairs. ting his position at the war college, not cochair of the oral history program at the miller center at the university of virginia. his books include the reagan years and alexander hamilton and

this is american history tv only on c-span3. >>> the 1600-acre national battlefield is about 45 miles northwest of the u.s. capital. the national park service property includes the best family farm, built in the 1790s by a family of french caribbean immigrants who owned about 90 slaves. c-span met joy beasley to learn how remnants of the 200-year-old slave quarters were discovered in 2003 and partially excavated in the summer of 2010. >> we are at the best farm, which is named the best farm after the tenant that occupied this farm during the civil war. but what we know today as the best farm forms the southern 274 acres of what was originally 748-acre plantation. and that plantation was known as laramie taj and established by a family of french planters who came to maryland in 1793 from the colony of san doming which we know today as haiti. the family came to maryland to escape civil unrest that was associated with the slave uprising that began in san doming in 1791 and also with the french revolution. the best farm was acquired by the national park service in 1993, so it's a fairly r

we just got news, yoko ono visited the offices of the national review. [laughter] that is worth the price of admission on its own. when lennon was assassinated, i went through an actual depression it was a staggering event and he noticed sitting there at the dinner table he had to write a column that night and came over to my garage apartment and said why don't you write my column. i said i couldn't do that. i'm sorry. in the reasonably priced for it concludes with a now realized is that he had gravitas and it was greatly esteemed so here you have the education of william f. buckley from 1960 to 1980. in 1970, john lennon gave a massively long interview to rolling stone magazine probably to the point he was at his most bitter and it's a landmark. he said autobiography is how i wrecked my life and how i can help you with yours. he talks about john lennon and i think that if he had lived much longer he would have looked back on a lot of regret in that interview but in writing about the interview in this column, he used a numbered device, number one and numb

work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds. unch and to his staff for this remarkable, remarkable achievement and to the museum's council, the smithsonian regents and all of the staff who help make today possible. thank you. [ applause ] >> please welcome the vice chair of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution and president of rensselaer polytechnic institute, dr. shirley ann jackson. [ applause ] >> good morning. it is a high honor for me to be here today. i began my life, my education, surrounded by the resources of our nation's capital, but in a segregated school, the people with the highest expectations for me, as a young african-american girl, were my parents. my mother taught my siblings and me to read before kindergarten. my father, very mechanically gifted, served in world war ii in a segregated army unit. during the normandy invasion, he repaired the rudders of the amphibious vehicles bringing the troops to shore which kept breaking. he did this under fireand for that he received a bronze star. now my pare

of course i would like to thank the judges and the national book foundation. d like to thank all of the co- finalists and my family who is here. my mother and my father who from the moment i could see were reading books. i would like to thank my brother who for me represents the beauty of humanity and also my father-in-law. this book actually came out of a conversation that we had. i of course would like to thank my wife who spent many days listening to the early drafts and what always encouraged me and has always encouraged me to be my biggest advocate. i am truly thankful to be her partner in life. [applause] i of course would like to thank nation books. [applause] of course with challenging power, one book at a time. i would like to thank my editor who of course we've spent many hours talking and she o of coure be peeved in my work and i would like to thank clive of course far from the beginning believing in me that i could produce this history of racist ideas. i would like to thank my agent who -- [applause] i think when we first met i was 29, 30-years-old

the colors. [playing "national emblem march"] >> this concludes the 2016 national veterans day observance. ated for the departure of the president of the united states. thank you for joining us as we celebrate and honor all who served. [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> every weekend, book tv gives you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. here is what is coming up this weekend. saturday night at 10:00 eastern, harvard university economist examines the historical impact of immigration on the u.s. we wantedn his book " workers," unraveling the immigration narrative. in theyimmigrants come do all sorts of things to the economy. reduce the wages -- that wage reduction in itself creates gains. somebody lower wages somebody else's higher profit. >> sunday at 7:00 eastern, neil neil de grayson -- sse tyson and others talk about their book "welcome to the universe." >> we calculate how you may go about find

within the year, a new nation was born, a nation destined to lead the world in the paths of freedom, opportunity, justice, and righteousness. we think back to 1861 to the newly elected president of a troubled nation. abraham lincoln experienced a tearful farewell when he left his home in illinois for the nation's capital. before boarding a train, he spoke these poignant words. my friends, i leave with you this request. pray for me. i leave now not knowing when or whether i may ever return with a task before me greater than that which rested on president washington. without the assistance of that divine being whoever attended him i cannot succeed. with that assistance, i cannot fail. we ask you then lord to stay in the year of our lord 2016 in this year of election to send your holy spirit upon america and those who love her that we may raise our hearts and voices in one refrain to you, oh, god and we give you thanks for these united states of america. protect and encourage our men and women in the military who are sentinels of peace and bastions of freedom in the face of terrorism an

his most recent collection of poems was a finalist for the 2015 national book award, the 2016 nationalitics circle award and received the 2106 naacp image award for great poetry.gr it gives me great pleasure to welcome terrance hayes. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> all right. often over the years i've been asked why a group of black poets would call itself cave canem. it's latin. [laughter] because blackness, like poetry, means different things, i like to say. for example, once upon a time two black points visiting the lost city of pompei entered the house of the tragic poet and saw upon entering a sign reading cave canem on the gate. later, when they had the idea for a retreat for black poets, that's what they called it, cave canem.le latin for beware of the dog. what does it mean to be the dog guarding the house of poetry? maybe toi and cornelius never paused to ask such a question, or 20 years later they are still asking the question. because blackness, like poetry, means many things, they welcomed black poets of every shade and age, from everywhere and the middle of nowhere, spoken w

and do design work on the nation's capital. and one of the most prominent architects of the day and has a great history of architecture. and in the history of this country as well. it's not just because of the people that lived here and the events that took place here and the great meaning. it's somehow a work house and structure and takes on a meeting and people that live there and this house was built to be consequential. it has that history to it as well and robert e. lee married into that in this parlor on june 30th, 1831 under the arch way where you can see the uniform and the dress on display. 24-year-old lieutenant robert e. lee of the u.s. army married marianna randolph. the sweetheart of robert e. lees as well as a great granddaughter of martha washington but this wasn't the only wedding that took place here in fact it wasn't the first wedding. the first wedding took place here ten years earlier when a woman named mariah carter married charles and what made that wedding important in the history of this place is that the

lou: there was a feedback loop closed by the national left wing media, doug. think fred has it exactly right. to hell with them. they can't report straight, they are basically attack dogs for the left. why mess with them, why let them interfere with your day? i hear that and see it day after day. what do you think? >> you will be surprised to hear that i agree with you, lou. i think the media, particularly the times and "washington post" were outrageous in their coverage. i think the trump election is a repudiation of an effort by a liberal elite to control our politics, and i have a different view from you and fred and the liberal media. i think america comes first, our alliances come first, and if we can pull together as a country we can do better. lou: that's fine, did you say you agree with us about america first? doug? i think we lost doug. >> i'm for america first. lou: good. there are two of us. two out of three. we win. sorry, doug, we lost you. >> i think trump is going to wind up being tougher on putin than obama and hillary clinton ever were. and if

most emergencies are not even read about at the national level. i think the number we track right now is about 95% of all emergencies never leave the state. state and local authorities take care of year in active duty. >> that has been consistent. >> every now and then there is a blip like katrina, but in general, consistent. there are always tornadoes -- natural disasters are part of i asked about the prior -- is training different, or consistent in that case? >> i talked about exercises we do, domestic response exercises to help us understand how to work with local authorities and make sure systems are compatible. it helps to train local authorities about what to expect , so a little bit. but most of the training is based on four-fighting missions. >> it is interesting. from what i have seen, there has been an embrace of the army national guard at the domestic level because of those challenging situations. do you feel that, someone involved? what kind of response to you have? >> the army national guard has always been connected to our communities

and that became the national women's party in 1916. this group of women spent seven years actively lobbying the president and congress for a federal suffrage amendment. when they received it in 1920, they wrote and began lobbying for the equal rights amendment. when they were lobbying for suffrage, they were work all over the country. actively garnering support from western women voters and bringing the fight directly to the president's doorstep. they had headquarters on lafayette square where they could walk out their door and be right at the president's doorstep in a matter of minutes and they began picketing the white house. one of the first groups to do so. when the united states entered world war i, at that time the pickets were quite peaceful but quickly turned ugly when crowds watching the women picketing believed their behavior to be unpatriotic, so crowds would converge on them and tear the banners from their hands, throw things at them. and in june of 1917, the women began being arrested on charges of ubstructing traffic and t

he is the professor of national security affairs. ng his position at the war college, not cochair of the oral history program at the miller center at the university of virginia. his books include the reagan years and alexander hamilton and the persistence of men. with that, i would like to welcome stephen to the lectern. stephen: thank you, jackie. it is a privilege to be speaking at such a historic site. this is my first time here. so i'm thrilled. that may begin

. >> then we'll take you to the seg guar row national park in tucson named after the saguaro cactus native to its desert environment. hear about the history of the park and some of the challenges the park faces today. the c-span cities tour of tucson, arizona, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> now to yorba linda, california, for the reopening of the recently renovated richard nixon presidential library and museum. we're larry from former california governor pete wilson and the archivist of the dunst david ferrer row. this is just under an hour. >> and for today's invocation, please welcome monsignor lawrence baird, pastor of our lady of mount carmel church in newport beach. his presence today honors the late don ben detty, former chairman of the nixon foundation board and a parishioner at our lady of mount carmel. don and his lovely wife dorothy have been devoted friends and supporters for over 25 years working with president nixon and architectses, don ove

researchers in the national park service, particularly around this industrial heritage area. people in congressman murtha's district saw that he really was working for them and bringing back programs, federal programs that were helping them, themselves. during the 1980's and the 1990's there was a lot of unemployment here, and so he got a lot of support from his constituents for bringing these programs and creating some of the centers that were developed here and became home in johnstown and western pennsylvania. many of his fellow congressmen saw his great sort of support programs coming into western pennsylvania as earmarks and pork-supported projects and it didn't set as well with them. so they became very big critics of him. congressman murtha died in 2010. he, unfortunately, was having some illness and had surgery and he died from complications from his surgery. his passing was a great blow to the people of western pennsylvania and the 12th istrict. >> this weekend we're featuring the history of pittsburgh, pennsylvania together with our comcast cable partners. learn more

janine, a singer and motivational speaker and holds the rare distinction of singing the national anthem in all 50 states. thank withdrew you to the blue honor guard. blue eagles honor guard, march air force base for its presentation of the colors. and if things work out, that could be the flyover that's been held for weather. yeah. timing is everything. a special thank you to the commemorative air force for that magnificent flyover that was scheduled earlier. as a tribute to president nixon's service in the navy during the second world war, the flyover was to have two pt-22s, the trainer aircraft that was used by the u.s. navy and a c-53 sky trooper that just overflew, otherwise known as the d-day doll which actually flew missio in normandy on d-day. we have several alumni from the nixon administration here today. please give them a hearty welcome. we are pleased to welcome over 30 federal, state, and local elected officials joining us, maybe the 22 is coming over now. 30 federal state and local elected officials joining us today representing constituencies all across southern californi

puleo: it got there on the baltimore-ohio national limited train overnight which goes out to louisvillethere it is met by other agents, secret service agents and a military, group of military vehicles and they transfer to fort knox. what was the thinking of it needing to go there? mr. puleo: tremendous concern, brian, in washington at the time of a bombing attack or sabotage on the nation's capital. it was a harrowing time. there were guards everywhere, gun placements on the roof, the white house windows painted black, even some talk about painting the white house black. the oval office is fitted with bulletproof glass. fdr and his staff are given gas masks. he keeps his on the arm of his wheelchair because of the potential of attack. there was great concerned by the president by president roosevelt and others that the destruction of the original declaration, the original constitution would have disastrous impact on the country as a whole. mr. lamb: the are going to show some video after she was the librarian of congress just so we can see what he looks like and what he sounded like. [v

portrait gallery in london as the general editor of the oxford dictionary of national biography, and is a fellow of the british academy, the royal historical society, the royal society for literature, among numerous other accomplishments. in 2000 it was knighted in the queens birthday honors force vast services to scholarship. it is now my pleasure introduce our speaker, perhaps the only person who could tackle the colossal subject of winston churchill and the monarch, professor sir david cannadine. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much for the exceptionally kind and generous introduction. since i spent part of my time earning my living by speaking as well as by writing, i have become an unrivaled connoisseur of introductions to myself. [laughter] on one occasion i was lecturing them on the road with my biographer andrew mellon, and i was in kansas city, introduction given. and the chairman said i should like to reduce david cannadine is the author of the greatest biography of andrew mellon ever written at about the eating promise well and rather -- then came the killer line, he

shared in then pentagon, in the cia, in the national security agency's? reporter: i think there is concern among the republican general flynn. i think there's concern about who is going to be secretary of defense. there are a lot of names that have been thrown out there and a lot of them are considered acceptable. he was eventually going to be romney asked secretary but there are some that don't have ties that raise concerns that trump is going to extend any sort of all of branch and will probably need some of them to run the mechanics of the national security team. where does adam smith need to try to get along with a trump administration? what about their work on capitol hill they have to do to oversee and fund the national security efforts? reporter: it depends on his goal. if he wants to be obstructionist , then nothing changes and they do their best to block anything that trump does. if they want to find common ground, it will be the very basics we have seen in the last few years, it will be the budget number. these people cannot get along, they don't

home prices at the national level are higher than ever before. ana olick takes a look at that key pillar. >>> home price gains gaining and just hit a new record. the much-watched s&p case-shiller national home price index surpassed its last peak, which was in 2006 at the height of the last housing boom. low supply and high demand fueling competition, which in turn fueled prices. home prices in september jumped 5.5% annually. that's bigger than the 5.1% gain in august. and that again is a national record. but we all know, all real estate is local, so let's dig in. the 20 largest markets were up 5.1%, which was unchanged from august. top gainers continue to be seattle, portland and denver, which are all taking the runoff from people moving out of san francisco. all in all, seven cities reached new price peaks, adding to those three are dallas, boston, charlotte, san francisco. markets hardest hit by the housing crash, miami, tampa, phoenix and las vegas have seen big price gains but are still well below prerecession peaks. all price gains were recor

the national dog show. and the big winner, jia, the greyhound.he top hound in her group and rose to the best in show designation. this marks jia's 44th best in show victory. she is, in fact, the most winning hound in the country. that all makes sense. >>> meantime this morning on msnbcnews.com, wild fire roars through israeli city. forces say firefighters battling the blaze have reined it in. there have been no causalities, but hundreds of homes have been damaged. 14 smaller fires are still raging. the fire has spread now to the west bank. israeli leaders blame arsonists for some of the blazes, calling them terrorists. >>> quite a brawl breaks out in moscow after a polish journalist insulted the living conditions in russia. well, that host challenged him and other guests on the show chimed in, so watch as he punches the polish man in the face. whoa! although this makes for interesting tv, the program was not aired in russia. the channel just uploaded this video to youtube instead. >>> donald trump's signature plane became a staple of many rallies

i'm randy hollerith and i'm the washington national cathedral. it is an honor to have you here ath us and to begin the first series of conversations that we hope will be a blessing to many. the goal is to create a space in to have some egin conversation about the ee-jackson windows in the cathedral and larger issues of slavery in acy of our nation. if you do not know the recent the ry of wants regarding - of events regarding the windo windows it is in the information within the program for tonight's conversation. please know is the first of n ongoing series conversations over the next two to foster ded conversation and deeper understanding. the the leadership of cathedral made the decision to remove the confederate battle the windows, the larger question of whether the in the should day sanctuary or be moved to a different location was open for a y left period of two years so that we engage in conversation and ducation around the difficult issues of race in our history and in our present life together. as i said in the letter as part windows rogra

the national churchill library and center and the national churchill museum. it will ensure these sister institutions not only cooperate as allies but promote the memory of winston churchill in north america. importantly, they will flourish together far better than each could do on their own. ics will also be based at this newly purpose filled facility, clc, to introduce a new acronym in a city full of alpha that acronyms. readers,elcome writers, researchers, scholars, and the just plain curious to explore the life and legacy of churchill, using a growing and unique archival documents, .ooks, and electronic media the collection will expand. exhibitions of high-profile events will be organized. from here, our flourishing journals will continue to be published. the in clc will make meaningful and original contributions to churchill's studies. symposium and lectures and debates will always be happening. links to our sister institutions in britain and fulton will provide amazing opportunities for sharing expeditions and events. will be thelc epicenter for all chur

pretty compacted area of reside er, run by sa >> reporter: starting tonight its home base not to the national guard but up to 50 homeless people. >> it's at the edge of the park, it's at the edge of where the library is and in the edge of a pretty exacted area of residences. >> reporter: this has been met with resistance by some neighbors. to qualify for the shelter and its strict rule, homeless people must be a member of the center for at least 30 days. >> we can use this time to help people transition from homelessness to some kind of affordable housing, some kind ever gas situation and be safe. >> reporter: the bush became stronger after two homeless hen froze to death last year. the program inside the armory is condition. >> em are gonna do bad things. people will mess with this program that will be a good thing by given people back. >> reporter: no one was available from the armory. and on a foggy night, no one was out and about. allowed to sleep at the armory. people brave sthoo only those people bussed in by trinity center will be allowed to sleep on the property. >>> volunteers doled

so the park site that has the most meeting to me is the first national river in our country, the buffaloational river. i've been going there literally for about 55 years. i have many, many miles on the river and many happy memories at clothing america's first national river, the buffalo national river. teddy roosevelt led the charge to protect america's wild places and special places. he believed in the strenuous life. now, more than ever our families need to get outdoors and enjoy america. that's the why if you're watching this show, i'm in acadia, maine hiking in the northeast participating in the 100-mile challenge. so i urge everybody in america this fall to support our centennial for the national parks and get outside, america. >> all day today, american history tv is marking the national park service centennial. and we talked with members of congress about the national parks and historic sites in their states. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >>> 100 years ago in august 1916, president will signed legislation to mark the national park service. we continue now with anot

i can understand wanting to put the election behind us and heal the nation, but i do hope that all the things that donald trump said about how crooked she was, that we don't just let it go without some serious effort to see if the law was truly violated. i think that would be a mistake. >> north carolina's governor is officially calling for a recount of votes over the tight race between him and his opponent, just two weeks after the election. governor pat mccrory requested the move yesterday. he finished fewer than 10,000 points behind cooper. cooper's lead has grown from less than 5,000 votes to more than 6,000 votes. cooper's campaign says his lead is actually even larger. mccrory has repeatedly raised concerns about voter fraud. >>> nbc news has chosen to wait for the certified results of the contest, which are expected tuesday, to call that race. >>> new information on the bus driver charged in that horrific crash that killed five children in tennessee. johnthany walker was driving well over the 30 mile per hour limit on a road when he lost control of the bus. the ntsb released thi

what does it mean to be the national cathedral? we would have to ask the question who are we? by themore driven nation's civil religion and its sense of itself? or are we more compelled by who we are as a church and the theology of a church whose god liberated the slaves from egyptian bondage, and whose god we claim is most manifest in jesus who said i have come to set the captives free? i think we would find ourselves today having to ask the question of what does it mean for us to be in washington national cathedral? does this mean we happen to be -- we are a social institution that happens to be religious so we service the civil religion of the nation? or are we indeed a church, which is called to show for the glimpse of god in the world and perhaps these questions were not asked. i don't know. thoughure it seems as the lisa jackson window forces us to call -- lee-jackson windows force us to call the wisdom they represent. even the daughters of the confederacy spoke of this civil respectsthat in many sanctified the confederacy and raises lee and jackson is not simply heroes o

we have the highest debt of any of the nations, or any of the states of the nation, the highest debtf many of the nations also. we have taxes. your tax burden is $100 per capita higher than the national average. property tax in california is double the national average and increasing twice as fast as your increase in personal income. it brings you to the realization that unless something is done, when the day comes that we retire on the fixed income of social security or pension, we likely will be able to live in our own homes because that tax burden continues to rise with the inflationary spiral. i believe that something must be done that is based on a sounder basis than helping. at the government will do what the governor has resisted doing, which is to earmark money all these years and -- your marked some money and give it back to us. i have been preaching that story. earmark the money for hours ending without running it through the puzzle palaces on the potomac to give it back to us minus a carrying charge. there is no such legislation introduced. the man who first suggested this

and the nation elects a republican controlled u.s. house and senate. follow the transition of government on c-span. we'll take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or will be on our free c-span radio app. >>> now attorney general loretta lynch talks about the role of community policing on college campuses. she spoke in october at a conference of national historically black colleges and universities. [ applause ] >>> good morning, good morning. welcome to day two of the national hbcu conference. how has the conference been so far? [ cheers and applause ] wonderful. this morning, i have the honor of introducing the attorney general of the united states, loretta lynch. we can think of no better person to frame our education justice discussion this morning. to members of congress, she said that the divide between law enforcement and the communities they serve is the issue of the day facing our nation. by recognizing our common humanity, our common laws and our common goals, we can, in fac

in the national league, matt wins the national league cy of the tigers and now in the national league as a member of the nationals. >>> the browns steelers coming up on sunday, the steelers have lost four in a row. the browns hope that maybe, just maybe they can get a win. if they beat the steelers, they should get to wins. that's the whole rivalry. the cancer is back in as a starting quarterback he was relieved of his quarterbacking duties. with much speculation a week ago in baltimore when he wasn't moving the team but he will learn from that amigos right back sunday against the steelers. >> maybe we have been too harsh on him that way. he has done some things that have been impren he made jumps in areas. there are other areas he wants to make jumps in. i think quarterbacks do that from time to time. >> back in better times and congratulations clay matthews the great linebacker, for 16 years with the browns. 19 years in the nfl. he is one of 26 semifinals to go to the pro football hall of fame annex cut down is coming in january they go the final tomorrow. there in the ncaa tourname