we'll talk with former detroit police chief isaiah "ike" mackinnon and pulitzer prize-winning historian to find out what happened and why. and the pulitzer prize winner stephen henderson and former detroit free press journalist discussed the media coverage of the riot and it's aftermath. the 1967 detroit riots, 50 years later. live sunday starting at noon eastern on american history tv. >> we are talking with representative mike johnson who serves the state of louisiana, the 4th district and thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us how you got to this position? >> my background is in constitutional law. so for about 20 years i did litigation in the courts and public interest law firms is i did do litigation and served in the louisiana legislature for a short term for a little under two years and was elected to a full term, and we got a chance to serve it out because the seat became open when the predecessor ran for the u.s. senate and we jumped in and it turned out well. we wound up with the largest winning percentage in 50 years in my district, and so it's good to be

we'll talk with former detroit police chief isaiah "ike" mackinnon and pulitzer prize-winning historian to find out what happened and why. and the pulitzer prize winner stephen henderson and former detroit free press journalist discussed the media coverage of the riot and it's aftermath. the 1967 detroit riots, 50 years later. live sunday starting at noon eastern on american history tv. >> we are talking with representative mike johnson who serves the state of louisiana, the 4th district and thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us how you got to this position? >> my background is in constitutional law. so for about 20 years i did litigation in the courts and public interest law firms is i did do litigationnd

at 1:15 p.m., the former detroit police chief isaiah mackinnon. and journalist tim kiska. and in american history tv special, the 1967 detroit riots, 50th anniversary on sunday at noon on c-span3. sunday -- >> when we look at president obama's domestic legacy, i think there are two things that are very important that will have long-lasting good consequences for the united states that can be summarized in four words -- his two nominees to the supreme court. >> the second of our two poor interview -- two part interview with mr. gero who talks about whichok "rising star" covers president obama's life of to the presidency -- up to the presidency. >> over the course of his presidency, there were scores and scores of people in illinois who had known him earlier, who would deeply disappoint -- were deeply disappointed in his presidency. number one, disappointed that barack obama forgot the people, many of the people, most of the people who work essential to his political rise. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. now a confirmation hearing for the fcc chair to

former detroit police chief isaiah ike mackinnon and tim kiska. an american history tv special the 1967 detroit riots 50th anniversary live sunday at noon eastern on c-span3. >> sunday night on "afterwords," journalist cheryl attkisson are used how smear tactics, how shady, political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think and how you vote. she's interviewed by washington post media critic eric whipple. >> you don't stick up for mccain and you handle the washington post who you feel has not properly reported on this incident as opposed to saying, hey, donald trump, why are you smearing john mccain? >> number one, no offense to you, just that it was the washington post that i wrote about, but number two, i'm not here to cheer on or defend john mccain or donald trump, i think the media behavior and people do mistake when you criticize media behavior at times for how it treats donald trump, it certainly doesn't mean i support him or am cheering him on. i see those as separate things and it is misread often as you must be support