in therh neighd across from greenville middle school. investigators are trying to figure out if he w involved in an argument before the shooting. >>> a sfam grieving a sudden loss of theirteenager. the 16-year-old accidentally hot himself in a house on del norte court in the alexandria section of fairfax county. detectives say he was sitting on a bed holding the gun when it fired into his upper body.d he d at the hospital. we are working t learn more about the relationship between them. >>> if you've been outside' you know starting to get a break from all that heat. >> it is much more comfortable out there. ween decided to amelia out there. how long will thiself last and how good does it feel? >> reporter: it's amazi out here. it's comfortable. no mosquitos. this is the summer night we want over and over again. we're going to see it. saturday,sun, the human levels still in check. take a look at dew point temperatures. how we indityte humi when we see the dew point at 65 or higher, it starts to feel a little humid. below 65 in the summer

. >> anthony: julia reed is greenville born and raised. the daughter of a political family.rence: 22 years. i came in 1992. >> anthony: john currence is a celebrated chef, who had left new orleans to come to mississippi. and opened first one, then many more restaurants and businesses in the town of oxford. >> john currence: i've stayed busy. >> anthony: and this is doe's eat place in greenville. >> julia reed: this is the great florence signa. >> anthony: oh, it's so good to meet you. >> julia reed: florence is in charge of the salad bowl and has been for -- this is -- florence is doe senior's sister-in-law. uh, when did y'all open up for us? 1930? >> florence signa: 1941. >> julia reed: '41. close enough. >> anthony: like a lot of folks around here, dominick "big doe" signa got his start selling hot tamales to go. in the beginning, the place catered to the black community. but after word got out how good the food was, white people started coming. which led to a kind of weird accommodation to the segregation of the day. blacks came in the front, white people snuck in the bac

clear by the time you get north of greenville. over here highway 4 moves smoothly. still have activity. freeways are open. no problems for 242, 24. over here crossing the bay it is westbound just fine. it is eastbound coming back over the richmond side. there was a report near the toll plaza. we have a cram there. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> other news, border arrests decreased last month ending a streak of four straight monthly increases. border patrol made more than 34,000 in june, down from may. it may reflect seasonal trends or it could be a sign to the trump administration. it is actually deterring people. police arrested two people in fairfield yesterday. protesters say at least a dozen children forced apart parents are inside that facility. it also houses unaccompanied minors who showed up at the border two years ago. before they awere arrested. when policetay on the sidewalk two refused. >> i am very concerned about the fear they must have, t how theyt be feeling so absolutely terrified and have no o released after they were backed. dozens of p

an officer with the greenville p.d. was responding to a robbery in progress.s not charged with the offense because his white glove was way too tight, and everyone knows if the glove don't fit, you must acquit. he has become an internet sensation. he's not eligible for dancing with the stars because his career is still on the way up. topic number three. let's head to hendersonville, north carolina where a houseguest was behaving like a real animal. three teenagers left a box of donuts in the garage which you should never do on a sunday. he helped himself to four donuts but he didn't eat any bear claws because he's not a cannibal. one million people have watched video of the donut, loving bear. when you google donut loving beasts of, every story is about michael moore. if you walk into a best guy the only thing harder to find than cds is the geek squad. you can imagine music fans are furious with the change for sending the cd to the big 8-track in the sky. the copy released this video showing their employees how to deal with anyone coming in to demand a cd it's

. >> what happened in greenville, ma'am? >> we were holding each other's hands, and that's it.e than it is, but to me, that was a betrayal. >> so you're repenting in the e-mail, at least, for holding his hand? >> yep. >> but the work trips together continue, and the emotionally charged e-mails intensified. hemy wrote words like, marry me. i love you. and this. >> betrayal and anger is not about what you we did, it's a cop-out. it's about how you felt what we wanted. how you felt when we looked at the stars in tahoe, when we woke up friday morning in denver, when you took my hand and nestled your head on my shoulder. did that happen? >> did what happen? >> did you wake up together in denver and tahoe? >> no. >> andrea might not have known it, but during this time, hemy, like a moonstruck teenager, was confiding in a real estate agent friend named melanie white. >> he would get an e-mail from her and he would be so excited because it had a smiley face at the end of it. >> the friend testified that hemy shared with her all the messages he'd received from andrea. to melanie's eyes,

last time i was in greenville, south carolina, the mayor was walking me around the town.h, i've seen greenville grow from a sleep ee ba sleepy back watertown to this extremely automotive, aerospace hub. says the funny thing, walking my old hometown in greenville, south carolina, friday night what is spoken on main street, german because they brought their families here and brought so much money to our region, they've revolutionized it. i just don't understand what donald trump doesn't get and what republicans in that state don't get. >> well, i don't understand it either, and it is not just south carolina and states that have brought in big businesses to do auto manufacturing. in new hampshire on friday i visited a small mead maker, it is a form of honey who lost a large deal with china they have been working on for months and months, had to layoff employees, they're also being hit by increased cost of aluminum because of their cans, and he is struggling because of this trade policy that makes no sense. it's something that's going to effect everybody, not just big busines

. >> i've had a few people in greenville, south carolina might see it, i had no idea that it would take off. >> well, it took off all right. receiving comments from admirers from around the country like this, i wonder if i can punch myself in the mouth, loosen a tooth and get an emergency visit. so that is actually what it takes apparently to get great yelp reviews. >> is that a it? you see how he hashtaged in my fillings instead of feelings. >> love the play on words. >> he did a good job. >> another reason to visit the dentist. you are always so tense in the at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >> you're about to watch some folks experience what could be the most impo

looks like maybe they have wrapped that up ahead of schedule, and eastbound 580 between greenville road the lighter side of traffic, that grinding and paving work continuing here. definitely some delays through altamont pass for eastbound 580 and intypical slowdown out of the tracy area, too, should add about 20 minutes to your commute if you're in the eastbound direction. next travel update in about ten minutes. >> the new facebook office ws l. why the city is restricting lunch options. >> and find out why the billionaire who pushed to split billionaire who pushed to split califo by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. >>> let's touch more upon the flex alert and the reason why. we have excessive heat warning trz the southern third of the state, and the rest of us, a heat advisory through the central valley. that goes today, tomorrow, and thursday. that's going to put some stress on our utility grid. look at these temperatures. 120 in palm springs. 80s and 90s around san diego and los angeles. 99 to

east bay 580 still have the grinding and paving work between greenville and 205.losed until about 11:00 this morning. that is starting to slow down already. 16 miles an hour on the east bay side and normally heavy side, westbound 205 to 580. you're going to get stuck in a backup. bay bridge toll plaza looking the same. a stack up in the cash lanes. no issues with fastrack. >> thanks. >>> facebook trying to rebound from a plunge in its stock after revealing a drop in earnings. >> walmart and waymo teaming up. >> in tech bites, facebook's costly day. >> the company is looking to rebound today after its stock fell more than 20% in afterhours trading. that's about $144 billion in losses and analysts say facebook was hurt by slow user growth and new privacy rules in europe. >>> a new study finds apps like uber and lyft are making traffic in some big cities worse instead of better. >> researchers say commuters who might normally use mass transit are choosing uber or lyft and putting more cars on to already clogged city streets. >>> walmart offering high-tech help to mak

we have road work, eastbound 580, scheduled to go until 11:00 this morning between greenville road and 205. we have various lanes closed for paving work. that's starting to stack up, and westbound 205 to 580 slow as well. 13 miles per hour on the westbound side, about 21 if you're traveling countercommute on the eastbound side. next travel update just before 5:00. >> there may be a connection between motherhood and the risk for alzheimer's. researchers at uc davis and kaiser say women with three or more children are less likely to develop dementia than women with one child. and women who had miscarriages were more likely to develop dementia as well. scientists say hormones including estrogen could be at play. factors could also be a woman's diet during pregnancy or her immune system which changes during pregnancy. te a new study says smartphones a is 55 inches jbi enou forour reen sized television. here's tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, blame the phone if your kid isn't doing well in school. >> a study claims radiation from smartphones during phone calls leads to memory loss in t

and in greenville south carolina the law enforcement officer killed last year but the reality is therere two sides of the coin one is to tell the whole story. that people of color are the only victims but there are widows and children growing up without fathers or without mothers or law enforcement officers killed in action. and trade is a wonderful job telling a story about how these expectations of a black father was exceeded because this guy had the wherewithal and the heart the truth wherever it may be found. i would love to let people know as it relates to that expectation. >> what he's making reference to as a district attorney man had a daughter murdered and her father came into the meeting as we do with any parent but he did not take a seat. it was clear that a white guy could not value his daughter's life. that is what he said. i do not think this system will value my black daughters life. so i decided to handle that case myself and we went to trial i gave closing argument convicting and throughout the process he saw there were people that valued his daughter's life i bumped i

it will be an outdoor mural and visible to those using the greenville. in between phase i and ii it is required arts commission review and approval process which they will facilitate once the design is finalized that design is presented through the arts commission through their review and approval process. with that approval that mural is executed over a series of weekends with either new community member who is weren't able to participate or those that were able to participate. it's a very open and welcome process and we are excited to have one treasure island support to make this happen and looking forward to participation from all members of the community which includes our board members if they are so interested in as well. # >> sherry williams from one treasure island. i don't know if you have been out to the shipshape for a while but it is barren and not terribly inviting and we know we will have this space for at least seven to ten years so we need to enlive it and make it inviting. it is being used more and there is nowhere to convene and commune

robert in greenville, texas on the independent line. you are next. caller: a kind of got a view on this that just seems to kind of not me. there's been so much politicking involved in this third branch of government that is supposed to be the check and balance system. and like everything else in washington, everything is so politically divided. and it seems to me that we've got no point in this country in this country where the only reasonable way to try to level out this whole thing and get people back to just doing what they are hired to do is a third-party system this country that equally rewards all three parties in the electoral process and it could even be four or five parties, more of a divided out segment where rational decisions are built by consensus and not just simply divided issues,an and democrat but more consensus. what's good for america? this whole thing about the supreme court, it seems like all we're hearing even from the guest speaker today is will the democrats go for this, what do republicans want to do on this? and armts should

. >> "i'm off to greenville to pick up some lovely." whatever lovely was i had no idea, you know, and, "i'll be back in a few days." >> did that make sense to you? >> no. >> be careful, he replied. but this time she did not text back. silence from kate. except the middle of the night, her cell phone pinged out on james island, miles from her home. the cops had surmised, remember, that a closer tower to her house may have been too busy to handle the call. but at 1:53 in the morning? not a chance, thought andy savage. >> just preposterous. they were looking for an explanation, plausible explanation, consistent with their theory that she voluntarily left. [ ringing ] >> that middle of the night call, by the way, was to her voicemail. >> the mailbox is full -- >> the voicemail box that had been jammed full once during which time she hadn't used it or called it at all. so the question -- >> why would she call voicemail? she would not be doing it. >> only one conclusion to draw. >> somebody else was using her phone. >> but where was kate now?

they're all made in greenville shipped on a train and shipped out of the port of charleston all aroundorld the x5 is not made in germany. it's made in the united states i don't know if people understand that as much. is there a growing sense of fear is there a growing fear among europeans that the president will ratchet up his attention there? absolutely it's been heightened fear for three, four months the car issue, particularly for germany, is just existential so the amount of -- because germany has a huge influence in brussels, the ratcheting up of the brussels machine -- and not to defend your criticism, the eu is preparing 3$300 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on the u.s. if trump goes ahead with the auto measures. so this could be the big trade war because of the value of transatlantic trade. you pinpointed an important thing for markets to keep an eye on >> your cover story is one we will talk about after the break, how regulators may be going after our tech companies peter spiegel, appreciate it >>> all right. still ahead, amazon taking a page out of the toys "r" us or sea

in greenville, eastern tennessee. he had opened a tailor shop and made a success of it. ran for local office. moved upate senator, the ladder and became a congressman and a senator. attention of public was at the beginning of the almost all of the congressman and senators left from the south. they all went back to their home states. tennessee did secede, although by a fairly close vote. they had a referendum and it was reasonably close. johnson refused to leave the senate. that did get attention. here was a southerner who was remaining loyal to the union. brian: what was his family like? david: as a boy? -- his father died when he was very young. he was only three or four. he didn't really grow up in the family much. he was apprenticed out at a very early age, nine or 10. he ran away from his master. he didn't like being an apprenticed. he ultimately had to come to terms with the master. he had a strong independent streak there. his own family that he made with his wife was a little bit sad. his wife in the white house never left her room. she came downstairs once for a

so you can anticipate at least one lane closed as you make your way from greenville all the way over to tracy boulevard along 205. it's going to be a slow ride if you are trying to get over to lathrop or manteca, here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights just yet. we're still in the green as far as our travel times go. and everything along the eastshore freeway in your 580 approach looking good. that's a check of your traffic. let's check in with neda now on the forecast. >>> i love having our photographer out there along the embarcadero giving us a great view this morning of the bay bridge. the lights are gorgeous. that's a good sign. that means the clouds are not too low. there's a ship right there over the waters, as well. looks fairly calm along the water. but we are feeling a breeze through downtown san francisco. and yes that marine layer is out there. so once we get daylight, you'll see it. here's the sutro tower camera. look at the cool colors that we're seeing out there. a little red and blue. and, yes, low clouds, a few high wispy clouds and a mix

a ec otheay 580etween greenvill an gndg and paving and the westbound side around north flynn reportsof a solo vehicle crash blocking the left lane. next traffic update at 5:50. >>> happening today, the trump administration says it is on track to meet the court imposed deadline to reunite the children separated from their parents at the border. there are about 2500 kids covered under this ruling but there could be some problems. some of the parents have already been deported without their children. there are hundreds more cleared for reunification. i.c.e. is said to be working out the logistics. >>> democratic lieutenant governor gavin newsom has a lead in the race to be california's next governor with three months left until the november election. the latest poll by the public policy institute of california finds 55% of likely voters support newsom. 31% say they would vote for his republican rival businessman john cox. only 9% say they are undecided. >>> in the race for u.s. senate dianne feinstein is moving into a landslide victory in her re-election against fellow democrat kevin de

greenville, south carolina, is home to west end coffee... ...a regional roaster with great product...me. ...but even better margins. -we sell it for how much? -john: $48. lemonis: that margin's killer. co-owners are living proof that you should never mix business with pleasure. john: [bleep] you're horrible at doing the right things until you're forced to do it. lemonis: i not only have to put the right process in place... you made a huge inventory mistake. ...i have to figure out a way for the owners to coexist. you're so busy fighting that you're not busy selling. if not, west end coffee will grind to a halt. all right. rookie mistake. my name is marcus lemonis,

between greenville road and 205, we have lanes scheduled to be closed until 11:00.hat has you down to about 18 miles per hour. westbound 205 to 580, you're slow as usual. everybody heading into the dublin pleasanton area. i have mass transit note to pass along. we'll talk about that next. >> thank you. >>> right now, san jose police investigating the cause of a car fire. it sent an explosion through a neighborhood near downtown. look at that. abc 7 news was at stockton avenue and west taylor street last night as firefighters doused the fire with water. the vehicle was the only thing that burned, and hurt. >> the new facebook office will be without something a lot of employees like. why the city is restricting lunch options. >> and let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. it's up right now 150 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> plus, why the billionaire who this is long distance with the best wifi experience, long-distance relationship. plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a

greenville, south carolina, is home to west end coffee... ...a regional roaster with great product... that's pretty awesome. ...but even better margins. -we sell it for how much? -john: $48. lemonis: that margin's killer. co-owners are living proof that you should never mix business with pleasure. john: [bleep] you're horrible at doing the right things until you're forced to do it. lemonis: i not only have to put the right process in place... you made a huge inventory mistake. ...i have to figure out a way for the owners to coexist. you're so busy fighting that you're not busy selling. if not, west end coffee will grind to a halt. all right. rookie mistake. my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. if you don't like money, don't follow my process. i make the tough decisions. we're closing the store. we're done. i'm not talking about it anymore. i back them up, spending my own money. it's not always pretty... man: perfect flavor. lemonis: ...but this is business. you got to trust the process. i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. thanks for your business. this

- jesse jackson grew up in segregated greenville, south carolina. te water fountains, separate schoolsng projects, and been fighting against that all his life. - this was the scene in lite rock, arkansas, when nine black teenagers attempted to integrate the city's high school. the nine would be turned away on the school's front steps after the governor ordered his national guard to block the door. op- i will not force my pe to integrate against their will. - i went to jail july of 1960, trying to use a public library. in greensboro in '63i we were marcng. we were jailed in greensboro for inciting a riot-- just a trumped-up charge. - i mean, so many people in life are born with a lot of potential. i mean, so many people in life hear about god, and he's one of the few people i know who's always felt that god believed in them, and he's wanted everyone else to understand that god believes in them too. my father had a careerhoice. he chose between the duke university school of law and the chicago theological seminary at the university of chicago. reverend doctor samuel ditt proctor, who was

we want to go now to greenville, south carolina, and trey gowdy, chairman of the house oversight committee. that's one of the committees investigating russian meddling in the 2016 election. congressman, you just heard president trump once again refer to the russia probe as a witch-hunt, and he specifically referred to the hearing that you chaired this past week with f.b.i. agent peter strzok as proof of his claim. do you agree with the president's assertion, and they do seem aimed here at discrediting the mueller probe. >> i don't think it's a witch-hunt. i have never thought it was a witch-hunt. we now have two series of indictments against russian, one for social media the other for the unlawful intrusions. russia attacked this country in 2016. that's the number-one thing we've asked mueller to look at. what did russia do. the second part, which unfortunately is where the hyper focus is, is with whom if anybody did they do it. marking -- margaret, no americans have been indicted with respect to conspiring to impact the 2016 elections. my focus is on the first thing: what did russia do, a

. >> i thought a few people in greenville, kout carolina would see it.ke off. >> reporter: it garnered over 40 million views in four days and more than 150,000 comments. i have this tooth in my mouth...it's been hurting since i opened my mouth. one viewer asked, anyone else ready to sacrifice a tooth for an appointment? >> we did the video for fun. i would say we were extremely busy on the phones friday morning. >> yes. dr. constantine hopes the video can inspire people about having good feelings about going to the dent it. the video by the way is up to 50 million views great marketing. >> are there that thirst hungry people out there? >> ladies, we're better than this. >> there have been many failures because the videos have been out for the last three weeks. we've seen plenty of failures throughout. a lot of people have been driving whoa. whoa. >> yes. is skip the whole car part of it. >> jack has been practicing, are you ready? >> no, >>> this morning on this >>> this morning on "world news now," president trump's new and unprecedented threat. . >> th

. >>> some nurses are pregnant at the same time in greenville, north carolina.ne is expecting two boys. don't confuse this with last week's stories. they say when women work together, they all get in synch if you know what i mean. but you're the only one who can at this table. >> that's the biggest bank shot. >> i told you i would do it if you do it. >> that woul bart station makes his first court appearance this morning. >>> good morning, it's 8:55. i'm michelle griego. the man accused of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old at the macarthur bart station is charged with murder assault and a parole violation this morning. >>> a group of homeowners in hunters point will announce a new lawsuit today. they said they were defrauded when they were told the soil at the former navy dumping ground was safe. >>> and a liquor store in san jose sold the only winning ticket for last night's $522 million mega millions jackpot. the owner of ernie's liquor on south white road will receive a million dollars. >>> stay with us; a look at weather and traffic in just a moment. nd mom al

in the last week i've heard from fishermen all other my district from greenville to portsmouth who say this will harm their way of life by threatening already depleted fish populations and increase the threat of overfishing. the fishermen will build on time tested tools to strengthen fisheries and prevent overfishing instead of this bill which would set management programs back and weaken tools. i join with those fishermen in opposing this misguide ird approach to the magnuson-stevens act and i urge my colleagues on both sifeds the aisle to vote no on final pass abbling. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from alaska is recognized. mr. yuck: at this time it's my -- mr. young: at this time it's my honor to recognize the gentleman rom louisiana, mr. graves. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves: thank you and i want to thank the gentleman for yielding time and for his work on this bill. i find this whole debate interesting in that i've heard speaker after speaker come up on the other side of the aisle tal

. >> we're the bates family from greenville, alabama. >> happy birthday, america. >> we're from bostonm jenks, oklahoma. >> happy fourth of july from the plaza. >> if that doesn't make you smile, i don't know what would. >> welcome back to "today." we appreciate you being with us on this july 4th wednesday morning. we're going to get outside in just a bit. sheinelle and i holding down the fort while savannah and hoda enjoy the holiday. festive out there. >> plenty of options for songs out there, american songs. >> what time is the cookout? when are you having me over? >> how about 4:00. >> busy morning. let's get you right to your news at 8:00 starting with a scorching hot temperature stretching across much of this country on july 4th. one person has died from overwhelming heat in new york. meanwhile out west around 60 wildfires have exploded out of control from california to colorado, central nevada bearing the brunt of it. thousands have been forced to evacuate. more than 100 homes have been destroyed by one inferno alone. dylan has our forecast in just a bit. >> now to that race aga

and confluence outdoor, which makes kayaks in greenville, south carolina, they pulled out of the event they were originally planning to talk to u.s. officials on the sidelines of the event about retaliation which they say is hitting about 15% of their sales which go to europe and canada. they have dropped out of the event in favor of an industry conference instead but you can imagine trade is on the minds of a lot of those companies especially after treasury secretary steve mnuchin was at the g-20 meeting over the weekend and he said essentially that no progress had been made specifically with china, which is the biggest trade fight that has currently been ramping up. so we will see whether the president addresses that in his remarks this just a few minutes time and what he has to say about trade discussions overall. the eu commission earlier today said that the eu president would not in fact be bringing a free trade offer to the white house when president uecker comes this week so we'll see whether any discussion to overt tariffs on autos potentially comes out of that meeting >> kayla

. >> i thought a few people in greenville, south carolina, might see it.t did and take off. >> reporter: it garnered over 40 million facebook views in just four days and more than 150,000 comments. "i have this tooth in my mouth that's been hurting since i started typing this response" one woman says. "i wonder if i can punch myself in the mouth, loosen a tooth and get an emergency visit." one viewer asks anyone else ready to sacrifice a toot for an appointment? >> we just did the video for fun. i will say we were extremely busy on the phones friday morning. >> now, dr. constantine says he hopes the video can inspire people to have positive fegsoi o go so i am ready. >> thought you'd be eating m&ms. >> oh, yeah, i know. got the wrong food. funny you say that. there are comments in addition to the ones i already read. one person said said i am downing gummi bears and fruit punch. i've never wanted a cavity so bad in my life. the response hilarious but bad news for the hopeful ladies out there, dr. constantine is married 14 years now. >> good for him. good f

and almost every x 5 bmw is made in greenville. to be skafl. >> steph i have to let you go. you start in two minutes. see you then. meanwhile sully, facebook as you mentioned yesterday reported growth in digital ad sales and numbers of user declined in the second quarter and warned the company's trajectory was likely not to kbrch. leaders of the social media giant said to an aim accumulation of issues security and privacy were hurting business. and those costs will play out. facebook stock tumbled more than 24% in after hours trading erasing more than shh 120 billion in market value in less than two hours. if the losses hold up through regular trading today the one-stock decline will be the biggest in the company history. how big are the problems for facebook. >> big. and this might be the trade war nobody is talking about. part of the facebook slowdown has to do with privacy rules enacted in europe. also europe slapping google with a $5 billion fine. quietly europe is going after our big technology companies. nef a history of that

next, greenville, south carolina. caller: you the man, steve. how is it going? host: fine.ow are you? caller: it could be worse. the young man who pointed out the racial aspect in law enforcement, he is right on. there is a whole history of it. beforeouple of callers him, a woman who was not that said these guys in baltimore, they would catch the good guys using this -- no. he was holed up. he was in custody. they used that software to id him. two questions. why is it, when you watch old tv read your cops miranda rights. anything you say can and will be used in the court of law against you? isn't it anything you say can and will be used to bring about justice for all? and how will you get the c-span bus to hawaii? host: that is a good question. it was up and alaska. the answer is it will be placed on a barge and will be there in august. thanks for following that, by the way. caller: thank you for being here. c-span is the greatest. host: we should point out our visit to hawaii is part of our 50 state capitals tour. wrapping up our trip to alaska. all of our programming on c

robert in greenville, texas on the independent line. you are next.r: a kind of got a view on this that just seems to kind of not me. there's been so much politicking involved in this third branch of government that is supposed to be the check and balance system. and like everything else in washington, everything is so politically divided. and it seems to me that we've got no point in this country in this country where the only reasonable way to try to level out this whole thing and get people back to just doing what they are hired to do is a third-party system this country that equally rewards all three parties in the electoral process and it could even be four or five parties, more of a divided out segment where rational decisions are built by consensus and not just simply divided issues,an and democrat but more consensus. what's good for america? this whole thing about the supreme court, it seems like all we're hearing even from the guest speaker today is will the democrats go for this, what do republicans want to do on this? and armts should not h

it is my pleasure to welcome tom stevenson of greenville, michigan, and his family to washington, d.c. and to have them here in the senate gallery right now. tom is joined by his parents holly and mark as well as his younger sister sarah. mr. president, today tom is fulfilling his wish to be a u.s. senator for a day with the assistance of the make-a-wish foundation. it is truly an honor to partner with make-a-wish to grant tom's wish. this wonderful organization creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, giving them and their families meaningful experiences while bringing communities together. tom discovered his passion for government and politics at eight years old when he joined his grandmother on a trip to washington, d.c. during that trip, tom met with legislators to advocate for heart defect research and today he's getting a firsthand look at a day in the life of a u.s. senator. from my weekly constituent coffee to meetings with my fellow senators, briefings and interviews, and even a conference call with the michigan media, u.s. senator for-a-day stevenso