from a from a turnty i did a story where i was also welcomed in and i knew that -- brad cone and steve churchill were up for this. you know, and extraordinary i never written like an investigative series about an organization and had had reaction you heard from steve which is that this is helpful we need, we need this. we can use this to educate people. and so that's -- it that make me hopeful and you know i think that's a -- that's a testament to, you know, a desire for real reform. >> gentleman it's a great read very well written as well and please join me in thanking john for that all. thank you. [applause] c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service for america's cable television company and brought to you today by your cable on satellite provider. up next on booktv afterwards daily call or news foundation editor in chief christopher examines donald trump leadership as a businessman, politician, and president of the united states. he's interviewed by robert, xm radio host and political analyst. >> why did you decide to write the book? >> because people

rave reviews, award buzz for his incredible performance of winston churchill in the new film "darkest hour." gary oldman is here. >> stevers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's my favorite, gary oldman! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: plus, she's one of the biggest supermodels around. gigi hadid is stopping by. gigi! [ cheers and applause ] and later in the show, baseball legend darryl strawberry will be here! [ cheers and applause ] and we have great music tonight. this guy always brings it every single time. he is just the coolest. macklemore is here tonight, featuring dave b, trav t premier. [ imitating air horns ] [ laughter ] >> steve: almost. >> jimmy: dj premier! [ cheers ] give me a little -- yeah. no, no. gimmie a little air horn. [ imitating air horns ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, no. [ imitating air horns ] >> steve: awooga. awooga. >> jimmy: no, no, not that horn. fred, do you have any horns you can play? [ horn ] [ laughter ] dj premier is here, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] [ air horns ] >> steve: awooga! [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: always g yeah. [ light laughter ] as you guys know,

steve bannon doesn't feel threatened by donald trump. he ran roy moore and won the primary. i would expect bannon to be down in alabama walki ining with hise as he plays winston churchill of thesouth in his own mind. >> i don't get the reference but it is evocative. >> he wants to take on the -- he wants to take on the establishment. roy moore is his way of doing it. he would rather lose with roy more than go begging to the white house on this. donald trump is going to help up to a point, but he's certainly not going to take on steve bannon directly, i don't think. president trump has already lost that ball game. he committed lots of time and effort and money to try and support luther strange, and bannon rolled him in alabama. donald trump, i think, is going to stay away and hope that roy moore wins the race. >> howard makes a point about the shrinking role of donald trump who is the president of the united states. but there is a mall cop at a distance thing here where from far away is that a big cop and if he's yelling at you -- and then you get up close, no, it's a mall cop and it's different than being a police officer. and donald trump went around the country yelling at e

churchill. is a bad name for a lighting store. [ laughter ] it's a great name for the 60 minutes after eating chipotle. [ laughter and applause ] he had to figure it out. >> steveotta to figure it out. after that, we have "you can't touch this". that's a good name for an mc hammer song. a bad name for a petting zoo. [ laughter ] great name for congress. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: oh! oh! >> jimmy: next up, we have "lil pump". it's a good name for a rapper. enhancement product. [ laughter ] it's great name for a sassy baby shoe. [ laughter and applause ] lil pump. >> steve: sassy. it's just a little pump. >> jimmy: little baby pump. >> steve: about a two inch heel. >> jimmy: not even, like it's two millimeter heel, yeah. [ laughter ] >> steve: just my lil pump. >> jimmy: just a lil pump. next we have armageddon. that's a good name for a movie. it's a bad name for a public restroom. [ laughter ] great name for what turkeys call this week. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: really? >> jimmy: "they're not too bright. i'm hanging out with -- you guys want shotgun." [ laughter ] let the turkeys drive shotgun? >> steve: "in the front seat." >> jimmy: "yeah,

churchill on the soviet union. >> he said a lot of things >> restaurant chain said that steve ellis will become executive chairmaneo is completed. a search committee has been formed, and he will be part of it is team he says i'm bringing in a new ceo and it's the right thing to do for shareholders at this point. >> okay. breaking news this morning hometown story for us. or the homers. nbc news announcing it has terminated today show host matt lauer for "inappropriate workplace behavior." julia borestein joins us to talk about this julia. >> yes, a lot of surprises this morning. nbc news firing today show anchor matt lauer after a review of sexual misconduct nbc news chairman andy lack saying a detailed complaint by a colleague prompted the review and represented a clear violation of the company's standards. >> nbc signed a new two-year deal to continue paying his salary, which is reportedly up to $20 million per year through 2018 now, lauer's firing is a major shake-up of the "today" show, which is the most valuable ad time in the nbc news line-up, bringing in a reported over 334 million dollars in ad revenue thr