. >> joining us from north it -- new york is cassandra frederick. she is limiting director with the drug policy alliance. thanks for being with us this morning. startingd our program about the -- talk about the war on drugs and its legacy. we began this morning with a speech that happened 30 years ago from president george w. bush. here is part of that speech. >> this is the first time since taking the oath of office i felt an issue was so important, threatening, that it warranted talking directly with you. all of us agree that the gravest of mastic threat facing our nation's drugs. it has strained our 30 -- faith and system of justice, our courts, prisons, legal system our break -- are at the breaking point. the social cost of drugs is mounting. drugs are sapping our strength as a nation. turn on the evening news or pick up the morning paper and you will see what some americans now just by stepping out their front door. problem todayus is cocaine, in particular, crack. who is responsible? everyone who uses drugs. everyone who sells drugs. everyone

. >>> drug policy alliance director cassandra frederick on the history of the war on drugs. watch cspan's washington journal live 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >>> curator karen porter gave american history tv a guided tour of the national archives exhibits, marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. >> i am karen porter. i am going to show you around the rightfully hers exhibit today. before we head into the gallery, i wanted to talk about this one in particular out in the lobby in front of the entrance. it has a photograph of the 1913 women's suffrage march, looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the united states capitol. it is overlaid with a photograph from the 2017 women's march from pennsylvania avenue, as well. it is a lenticular, which has a special effect. as he walked by, the image changes between the two. we really wanted to have it in the exhibit to grab the public's attention, and also signal that this is a historic exhibit, but the one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. let's head into the lawrence f. o'brien gallery,

. >>> drug policy alliance director cassandra frederick on the history of the war on drugs. watch cspan's washington journal live 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >>> curator karen porter gave american history tv a guided tour of the national archives exhibits, marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. >> i am karen porter. i am going to show you around the rightfully hers exhibit today. before we head into the gallery, i wanted to talk about this one in particular out in the lobby in front of the entrance. it has a photograph of

conservatives and 2020 and the republican party's agenda and truck policy alliances director cassandra frederick on the history on the war on drugs. washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. announcer: a look from the bbc this evening, boris johnson's call for a general election impacted by mp's. block avoted 327-299 to no deal brexit and forced the prime minister to seek an extension beyond the deadline of october 31st. the u.k. is currently set to leave -- when the u.k. is currently set to leave the european union. we spoke with a reporter in london. >> jason douglas has been following today's developments and is on the phone from london.

director cassandra frederick on the history on the war on drugs. washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. announcer: a look from the bbc this evening, boris johnson's call for a general election impacted by mp's. block avoted 327-299 to no deal brexit and forced the prime minister to seek an extension beyond the deadline of october 31st. the u.k. is currently set to leave -- when the u.k. is currently set to leave the european union. we spoke with a reporter in london. >> jason douglas has been following today's developments and is on the phone from london. can you explain exactly what unfolded and why today? jason: sure. couple of things happen. to big votes in the house of commons here in london. both work defeats -- were defeats for prime minister boris johnson. the first was a proposal that will effectively expand the brexit deadline once again, if mr. johnson cannot renegotiate terms of the u.k.'s withdrawal and get parliament back on the plan. brexit is certainly to be delayed again beyond october 31. de