no matter what, it's "al franken, giant of the senate." age and promote your book. if north korea continues to advance its missile program, senator franken, should we take military action? >> you know, in my book, stephen, i write a lot about the importance of level-headed leadership, which is why i'm terrified of trump. ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: senator franken, do you plan to run for are president in 2020?" >> you know, in my book, stephen-- "al franken, giant of the senate--" i talk about the importance of level-headed leadership. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: you win. you win. >> thank you, thank you. >> stephen: "al franken, giant of the senate," is available >> stephen: "al franken, giant of the senate," is available now. senator al franken, everybody. we'll be right back. ♪ no splashing! wait so you got rid of verizon, just like that? uh-huh. i switched to t-mobile, kept my phone-everything on it- -oh, they even paid it off! wow! yeah. it's nice that every bad decision doesn't have to be permenant! ditch verizon. k

building a better california. ( applause ) >> stephen: friends, friends, we're here with senator al franken senator? >> junior. >> stephen: al has a new book. it is called "al franken, giant of the senate." it's beautiful. is this your official portrait? >> that is, that is. ( laughter ) it's an oil painting. and -- >> stephen: okay. >> it hangs... in the senate. ( laughter ) >> stephen: just in the senate. just in the senate. >> in my office. >> stephen: in your office. okay, as-- we were talking about the, before the break. the bulk of your career you have been a comedian, a satirist. are the people in the senate fun? are they funny people? because it seems like they're a boring thunderdome. >> no. actually, a lot of my colleagues are funny, and that's how i bond with them. from your state, okay, i get sworn in. i was sworn in a little late because my election was very close. is and jim demint, a very, very conservative republican, a couple of minutes after i was sworn in sayses, "how are things on the far left?" and i said, "nine, how are things from the nut case right?" lindsey graham i

summer and as we prepare for the next season we bring you some of the favorite conversations from al franken-" al: it became more and more about anyplace i would go to, you would see a sheet of their spaghettiare having dinner for this family because they have gone bankrupt because of a health care crisis. and elizabeth warren had been on my radio show telling me more than 50% of americans go bankrupt related to a health care crisis. i knew that on my radio show, but it got personal because it was personal for the people of minnesota. ty reason to run for the senate to say somebody has to be this guy, but what it became more about is what paul said. he said politics isn't about ,inning for the sake of winning it is an about money, it is about improving people's lives. --rlie: when we continue katie bam is here -- j.d. vance is here. he was raised in kentucky, graduated from yell law school and went on to success -- went to yale law school. he wrote a book "hil lbilly-ology," i am pleased to have j.d. vance at this table for the first time. -- whatwhat yo drove you to write this. d.: i was di

the book one more time, al franken, giant of the senate by al franken. for more about this program and earlier episodes visit us online at cbs.org and charlie rose.com. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: of america, life better connected. >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> you're watching pbs. (light music) ("goldberg variation 20" by bach) - simone dinnerstein's career trajectory has been unorthodox. after demonstrating prodigious talent from age four and enrolling in the manhattan school of music at nine, she found herself in her early 30s without professional representation or name recognition. deciding she wasn't going to wait for the world to discover her, she self-funded a recording of bach's notoriously difficult goldberg variations. it was a huge hit, getting to number one on the classical charts, and at times, outselling her hipper contemporaries in pop and rock such as

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and minnesota al franken. adam grant provide their advice for setbacks in option b. and retire d navy kernel. and wrapping up the list is devils bargain. about the relationship between president trump and steve bonnon by joshua green. some of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading. >> kevin brady, what is on your reading list? >> i love to read. steven ambose's book about custard and crazy horse which is fascinatin fascinating. and i am a huge michael peeka fan. he writes all these books on sports and a lot of the types of books i read when i was growing up. and i love them. so, you know, that is sort of the fun reading i am doing right now. >> i noticed on your phone, do you read from your phone? ...

democrats condemned the president's rhetoric.senator al franken/(d) minnesota:"this is so irresponsible i can't even believe that he did this." representative al green/(d) texas:"only congress can declare war, mr. president." but guam's governor urged the public to remain calm:gov. eddie baza calvo/(r) guam: "this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader. but at this point, there has been no change in the security situation here in guam." defense secretary james mattis, however, echoed the president's tough talk.he warned that north korea should - quote - "cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and the destruction of its people."i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (steve) coming up.. cold and cloudy conditions hitting the bay area... but how long will it last... (catherine) meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete bay area forecast. days driving all over town. so... why is she smiling? because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale, and filled up her trunk with grocery

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in astrophysics for people in a hurry followed by minnesota senator al franken's memoir, giant of thesenate. and third, jd vance recalls his childhood in a rust belt town in ohio in hillbilly elegy. >> then mark benson's advice on leading a happier life. and a collection of excerpts from the diary of humorist david harris. >> oh five/one new and i'm the director here at the commonwealth club. welcome to tonight's conversation the author of a brand-new book wild ride inside the quest for world domination and the executive editor of fortune. we are especially excited he will be speaking with care and executive editor of the host of the recode podcast calle hot one trail of the story since the beginning

and al franken's giant of the senate recalling his path from sat tiist to politician. booktv wants to know what you're reading. send us your summer reading list via at this timer, or instagram. or post it to our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. >> we're so glad 'er here today, we love people are coming to our programs. we are happy to hear larry goldstone. he is currently -- the third -- i don't know if there's another in your series on industrial innovators -- i remember the drive did quite well out of here, the one on ford. another one on the wright brothers as well. going deeps what we talk about tonight, on the development of the military submarine, john phillip holland. can't speak to submarines up out

but i became great friends with al franken. >> seth: so, there you go.heers and applause ] >> that's when i met him. he was -- he was doing u.s.o. tours. >> seth: so, let's talk about north korea, because you have this military background. when you hear the president use terms like fire and fury, i feel as though that's what he thinks someone with a strong military will would say. but as someone who was in the military, is that the kind of language that military people use? >> no. the toughest fighters out there, the operators out there, are the quietest, most understated people you will meet, and frankly, he's not helping us by engaging in this battle of -- of terminology. i mean, you can't out-hyperbole a dictator who's crazy. a man who executed his own uncle with an aircraft -- an anti-aircraft machine gun. >> seth: yeah. >> so -- trump is not going to out-crazy kim jong-un. stop it, you're the commander-in-chief of the greatest military on the face of the earth. act like it. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: do you think -- obviously he feels that pre

i talk to david gran jd advance and senator al franken. >> i wrote this book to answer oquestion i get asked more than anything else, which is is being a united states senator as much fun as working on saturday night live, the answer is no, why would it be? but it's the best job i ever had because i get to improve people's lives. two weeks into being in the senate, johnny isaacson of georgia, i called him up i had this bill to match vets from iraq and afghanistan to match vets with ptsd with service dogs, and that's when i feel i'm a good senator. >> rose: we'll have those stories and more on what happened and what might happen. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications >> and so you beginning how? is it luck or something? >> you don't forget that. >> what's the object lesson here? >> the laws of physics. >> rose: tell me the significance of the moment. we begin this week with a look at the news of the week. here are the sights

washington democrats though unwilling to criticize her in public wish she would move on as senator al franken has put it they fear that her complaints helped trump make his case that the controversies surrounding him flow from the democrats' bitterness about there are twenty sixteen lost and i have the best i want to start with this i want to get to this right away because i have to give it to you and you have to run with it associates hopes clinton would also find a way to make a different contribution perhaps as a university president or a foundation head. there have even been suggestions that she moved overseas for that couple of years yeah there are suggestions that she moves overseas q like get out of town would you like to take a post in siberia somewhere kill get a stand there you know antarctica build an igloo and alaska move in with sarah palin that's what you need you know it's all about this notion of i'm still big it's the pictures i got small so says hillary.

and minnesota senator al franken "giant of the senate" recalling his path from -- to becoming a politician. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >> next on booktv, roxane gay discusses her body and its impact on her life in her memoir, "hunger." this program contains language some may find ms. -- offensive. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> good evening. new york times best selling author of "bad feminist," "difficult women," she is a contributing opinion writer to "the new york times" and has also written for time, mcsweenys, the nation, salon and more. her fiction has been selected for the best american short stories of 201 and the best american mystery stories of 2014 among other anthologies. in her new book, "hunger," she delivers a seringly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. joining roxane on stage is co-host of the call your girlfriend podcast, emina -- [inaudible] without further ado, please join me in welcoming roxane gay. [applause] >> we're taking a selfie. [laughter] my sister's going to b

i'm concerned about a lot of the cuts that are being made, noaaanna wiernicki: minnesota senator al frankeneed the cuts aren't ideal, but says he is open to finding other ways to cover the costs, like turning to a public-private partnership.anna wiernicki washington correspondenttake cg @ senators said today they will take zane and the other testimony into consideration as they move forward to draft their next drought bill-they hope to introduce that legislation as quickly as possible due to the growing dry conditions across the country. in washington, i'm anna wiernicki, kron-4 news. (pam) crews in big sur say... they have a new plan to reopen highway 1.. following the massive mudslide caused by the winter storms. this is the mud creek slide. it is located near the monterey county- san luis obispo county line. transportation officials announced ... they will build a road over the massive slide. they say, this idea is cheaper and quicker than building a tunnel through the slide ... or sidestepping it all together. there is no word on the price tag. nor when this new stretch of highway- one

. >> senator al franken of course only person to play a senator on tv and become one in real life. >> someone famously asked one which one is easier, he said really, of course, being a senator. lets send it out to katie. we may see some rain today. >> yes, all scattered in nature, we will definitely see wet weather, are you going to see it in your specific neighborhood. that is where question mark comes in and i cannot answer that question when we have this forecast. that is one where those where anyone can see it throughout the afternoon and evening, most prone time frame but with this kind of a set up storms will pop up but just question of we don't know where they will pop up but we have to wait for signs later in the day. i will walk outside with an umbrella today just to have it , in case, because if you plan to be out the rest of the day eventually storm scan will look more active then just included cover currently working its way in. it feels really steamy outside right now and you'll eventually start to see showers, storms popping up with time. they could be locally drench ing

. >> hey, everybody, join me on the late show tonight when i'll be talking to al franken. >> that's right. i'm a united states senator. >> that's exactly right. did you ever think as a child you would say those words? >> no, i didn't. >> i get to say them tonight. join me. >> most of us didn't either. the late show with stephen colbert is on deck as soon as we wrap up the news. >>> but wait, we aren't done yet. we've got the story of the burgundy and gold player who almost didn't make it onto the field next on the news you can do endless move 201online research.t, or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds