also npr policy reporter alison kojak on the provincial candidates health plans including donald trump's recently released health care proposal. ♪ host: good morning. the democratic presidential candidates squared off last night competing for the votes of hispanics and the last and eight debate in florida ahead of that primary, next tuesday. hispanic voters an important block for the democratic party so we want to talk to them only and find out who you plan to vote for. hispanic voters in the eastern central part of the country dial-in at (202) 748-8000. mountain pacific

alison fitzgerald kojak chairman of the press club's board of governors. skipping over other speaker for a moment, lisa matthews, vice president at hagers sharp and a member of the speaker's committee who organized this luncheon. patricia harrison, president and c.e.o. of the corporation for public broadcasting. amy henderson, the historian emeritus of the national portrait gallery. joe madison, host of "the urban view" on sirius-x.m. gil klein, american university and a former press club president. and finally, john hurley of hurley consulting, a press club member. \[applause] >> thank you, all. race continues to be part of the american fabric and the two men joining us today have opened the door to compelling discussions of how it impacts much of american life and culture. through their works, filmmaker ken burns and harvard professor, henry gates jr. shows how politician influenced our economic future and past. burns' documentary have given us insight to facinating and troubling parts of the american story, be it jazz, the civil war or baseball. i'm par

also, npr policy reporter alison kojak on the provincial candidates health plans including donald trump's recently released health care proposal. ♪ host: good morning. the democratic presidential candidates squared off last night competing for the votes of and eightand the last debate in florida ahead of that primary, next tuesday. hispanic voters an important block for the democratic party, so we want to talk to them, only and find out who you plan to vote for. hispanic voters in the eastern central part of the country, dial-in at (202) 748-8000. mountain pacific area, (202) 748-8001. c-span or goet at to facebook.com/c-span. the south florida sun-sentinel about last night's debate, the gloves come off. let's take a look at one exchange between the two candidates on deportation. >> can you promise tonight that you won't do for children and that you won't deport immigrants who don't have a criminal record and could i get a yes or no answer? >> yes you can because the question you are asking was about children's taking asylum. , i would like to see those laws changed and i would like to se

alison fitzgerald kojak chairman , of the press club's board of governors. skipping over other speaker for a moment, lisa matthews, vice president at hagers sharp and member of the speaker's committee who organized this luncheon. patricia harrison, president and c.e.o. of the corporation for public broadcasting. amy henderson, the historian emeritus of the national portrait gallery. joe madison, host of "the urban view" on sirius-x.m. gil klein, american university and a former press club president. finally, john hurley of hurley consulting, a press club member. [applause] >> thank you, all. race continues to be part of the american fabric and the two men joining us today have opened the door to compelling discussions of how it impacts much of american life and culture. through their works, filmmaker ken burns and harvard professor, henry gates jr. shows how -- economic future and past. burns' documentaries have given us insight to facinating and troubling parts of the american story, be it jazz, the civil war or baseball. i'm particularly fond of burns' nat