as an american. has to do with the dynamic between the south and the north. for instance with "about birth of the nation" i know a lot of southerners that kind of are a little bit more hesitant about talking about that as propaganda. but when you look at the history and look and see what african-americans and mixed communities did, and during reconstruction in terms of universal education, as robin:y -- robin kelly talks about or the transition program being enslaved to holding elective office. that's pretty much a miracle, and to have this kind of "birth of a nation" which was produced some 30 40, 50 years after in its different incarnations to rewrite the narrative, and somehow create this black demon as opposed to thinking about the ways in which we created this country together. c-span: here's the last clip we'll use -- how long was your documentary? >> guest: 92 minutes. c-span: here's a minute of you talking about yourself or your family. >> my take. reflected in their faces. our gaze meeting a

, being assured of his status as an american by a man who had had to strive hard to be seen as an american. ui parker shook his hand and said, we are all americans today. i would like to take this moment to introduce you just briefly to acknowledge his presence here. al parker, who is the great great grand nephew of eli parker of the seneca nation. [applause] >> in the seneca language, i wish to acknowledge everybody who is here today. al parker: wonderful time, tremendous commemoration, it is an honor to represent the parker family and take part in this commemorative event. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] john hennessy: all of us who work for the national park service, many of us have done many events over the 150th. we are in all at the number of people here. we thank you very much for being here. we have looked at the afternoon of april 9, 1865. as this meeting wound down, it's time to take a step back and see the events through a larger lens. we are honored to welcome dr. edward ayers. some of you have met him before, if you are in a sultry heat at manassas, he gave the keyn

but as an american who is working hard to expand gay rights, are you in different as to whether you makeains in the judicial branch versus the legislative branch? do you think it would be better for gains to have be had -- to be had with the legislative branch? david: i think, either way. i think both the legislature and the judiciary have a responsibility for fulfilling the constitutional rhombus we have made to all citizens -- a constitutional promise we have made to all citizens. it is important to have gained judicial gains in terms of equality. and i think those pave the way for more legislative gains. i think those two things are reinforcing. as it was in the battle for racial civil rights you have brown versus board of education, and then you have a 19th for civil rights act. i think it is important that both legislatures and the courts focus on expanding the role of equality and ending dissemination. that is exactly what happened in the racial era and that is now what is happening in the air -- the area of lgbt writes. john: i know you believe that on the basis of tea leaf readin

being assured of his status as an american by a man who had to strive hard to be seen as an americanarker turned and shook his hand and said we are all americans this day. and like to take this moment to introduce to you just brieflys7 to acknowledge his presence here. al parker, who is the great, great grand nephew of eli parker of the seneca nation. >> in the seneca language, i wish to acknowledge all that have gathered here today and i give a thanksgiving that you have arrived safely and enjoy your day here at appomattox. wonderful time, tremendous commemoration. it's a great privilege and honor for me to represent the parker family and to take part iníao this commemorative event. thank you very much. thank you. >> i have to say that all of us who work for the national park service. many of us have done many events eyu$e 150th. and i have to say,)l at the number of people here. we thank you for much for being here. it's time as this meeting in the house wound down between 2:30 and 3:00 to take through maybe a larger lens. now, we are honored today to welcome dr. ed aires. some of

the foreign minister is interested in getting a deal and as an american i think this is the right talents i want to see. i want to see the united states and our allies exacting leverage on the iranians to get the best deal. laura: news from around the world. a fire in the gulf of mexico on an oil platform belonging to pay next. the fire took hold on wednesday. 300 people were evacuated by helicopter. firefighting votes have been tackling the blaze. an attack on the police headquarters in istanbul. one female attacker has been shot and a male accomplice was injured. one police officer was injured during an exchange of gunfire. a turkish prosecutor died as police tried to rescue him from hostage takers. no end to a drought in california after four years. emergency measures have been introduced. governor jerry brown has ordered water usage to be cut by 25%. home's will be forced to install more efficient irrigation systems. nigeria's president elect has bound to spare no effort in bringing of end to the violence of boko haram. andrew harding reports. andrew: the excitement has not worn off.

the castro merchants at the lgbt center and this year for the first time the api how to succeed as an american business owner. commissioner riley has been working with tong from the sba working together for this event. and we have a latinos entrepreneurs business in adjourn. journey -- we have three events which is exciting. that's tuesday evening. wednesday evening is business awards with bank of america. this is a small private reception event. then thursday is a small business champion mixer. so this is a mixer with the council district merchants and sf economic development organization doing a mixer together. very pleased that this year st environment has come on as a sponsor and will be sponsoring this event as well. then friday different this year than the previous years but we are hosting the conference at city college the chinatown campus. we found that the event small business week is most successful when we are able to host a conference with multiple multiple workshops. we weren't able to do that last year. it did okay but not extremely well. we had difficulty finding space to host t

>>> no i think, i say this as an american, could still be doing more, in terms of aid and, in dealingcal effects of agent orange, and somethings are happening and but more are private and i think the government could be doing more. >>> what about in vietnam itself? the reconciliation between the north and south does the reunification mean that a real one has taken place? >>> well, as you realize it's two different things, things are probably a lot better, between the two halfs or the two sides than they were 40 years ago. and, they've had 40 years to move towards intake grations. and the sentiments and the particularly the sense of having experienced the war rather differently, those things are still there. >>> how do people in vietnam what does it mean for them, who have experienced the war? and those who haven't? >>> is it viewed as this anniversary view editsly? >>> i think the younger generation would see it perhaps as in other countries celebrating the anniversary of the end world war ii. it was important for their parents. and, there's a recognition that yes, it is significant b

firstly, as an american i escaped. if i escaped, i have no warships, airplanes, no agencies. i had a little boat and i did this by myself. the u.s. government should be act help the innocent >>> "america tonight"s sheila macvicar joins us. in your experience as an international correspondent. you have been in a lot of hot-spot situations. most of us would look and expect the u.s. embassy would bring together all of the u.s. citizens in the area and help them get out. >> yes, and i have seen it happen in places. i saw regional community officers go into communities and pull out u.s. citizens and bring them into an american embassy compound. this is not happening in yemen. one, the embassy is closed. there's no u.s. personnel on the ground. second, there is a view of some analysts that to bring together a concentration of americans could pose a greater threat. if you think of it, all the actors in the drama, including al-qaeda, i.s.i.s. to bring together americans could create a target. that's something they don't want. obviously people in yemen, what they are thinking, they ar

well, i don't have to answer you, because i have a right as an american. >> sir, go ahead and pull over there behind that other vehicle. >> no thanks. >> the officer did eventually let him pass there, but exchanges like this raise the question of the legality of these check points. and what broader impact they are having on communities. is the government overstepping it's authority, or are measures like these necessary for safety and national security? with us from the austin texas is mario loyola, a constitutional lawyer and contributing editor the the national review. from tucson, arizona, a border litigation attorney for the american civil liberties union of arizona, he works on cases relating to civil and human rights violations. and also out of tucson, he says he has been stopped more than 300 times and frequently, films his check point refusals, his channel has gotten close to 2 million views. thank you for joining us, you say you have been stopped more than 300 times why? and over what period of time. >> sure. well, the border patrol first set up a check point along a rout that i

tragically in my career as a legal analyst as a lawyer, and in my lifetime as an american citizen i've seen too many of these cases dating back to my childhood. but rarely do we see action taken at all. >> and even in cases where we have video. >> right. >> why did this jurisdiction do what they did as compared to staten island where you hear, i want breathe and yet the officers the process was allowed. >> obviously, the videotape helps. that's one factor, but we've had videotape in other cases the one you referenced, for example that's not the deciding factor. there are procedural reasons. some states requires to convene that delays the process in what seems indefinitely. there is something here that is positive. that is the civic process. meaning all of us coming together and it's not just black folks. people across the spectrum of the country, i would call it the ferguson affect. people are tired and they're voicing their exhaustion with what has been happening to black men, poor men poor people in the face of a militarized police force. that does not mean that every officer is goin

man once known as the accountant of auschwitz charged with 300 counts of accessory to murder for what he did and what he witnessed so long ago. today he came face to face with an american survivor. >> reporter: oscar groening as a death camp guard. his job as a 21-year-old ss officer was, he said to count the money confiscated from jews. he saw trains arrive and doctors select those who would live and those who would die within minutes. among his prisoners were 10-year-old twins, eva and miriam moses, both victims of medical experiments. today, eva, the survivor now living in indiana, confronted groening about what he knew and forgave him. >> i don't want him in jail. he's 93 years old. i do like the fact that he has some conscience. and at least was willing to clean his conscience. >> reporter: the tattoos they got then eva still has on an arm once pump pd full ofed full of poison by nazi doctors. at least one other survivor in court was less forgiving. >> the way he sat down and looked as if he would be still the ruler of the world. >> reporter: groening said he witnesses atrocities but didn't kill jews himself. "i'm morally guilty," he said. "i admit it in front of

the human rights violations in general in egypt, and at the top of that list would be mohammed as an americanizen who has been subjected to torture and obviously in detention he has been medically neglected. and the understanding all along was that was the reason the aid was being held and so it's release to me had signalled that maybe egypt was willing to start having a conversation about how it was going to do better in that arena, whether it be democracy or human rights you know and, you know, ending the crackdown. >> what is your best hope right now? do you feel like to is a possibility, he could be for example, extradited to the united states? >> that's our only hope actually. i don't have any faith that the egyptian system is going to do any justice. it hasn't for the past 20 months. it hasn't for many people. so we're putting all of our hope into the u.s. government's effort to get them deported from egypt and brought back home. as he continues his hunger strike his goal is about spreading arwareness. >>> boston is marking two years since bombs went off at the marathon. the city will h

we're in the courtroom as an american survivor of a death camp faces him down. >>> melissa's story. our look at what it means to be a transgendered child. tonight a brave little girl and her grandfather's message touched so many people. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new

being assured of his status as an american by a man who had to strive hard to be seen as an americand and shook his hand and said we are all americans this day. and like to take this moment to introduce to you just brieflys7 to acknowledge his presence here. al parker, who is the great, great grand nephew of eli parker of the seneca nation. >> in the seneca language, i wish to acknowledge all that have gathered here today and i give a thanksgiving that you have arrived safely and enjoy your day here at appomattox. wonderful time, tremendous commemoration. it's a great privilege and honor for me to represent the parker family and to take part iníao this commemorative event. thank you very much. thank you. >> i have to say that all of us who work for the national park service. many of us have done many events eyu$e 150th. and i have to say,)l at the number of people here. we thank you for much for being here. it's time as this meeting in the house wound down between 2:30 and 3:00 to take through maybe a larger lens. now, we are honored today to welcome dr. ed aires. some of you met ed

she described her as an american hero devoted to pushing the limits of space. if approved the statue of ride would be the first in washington of a woman and the first known gay person to be included at the capitol's stach wary hall. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors introduced a legislation today. it passed the new law -- if passed the new law would apply to yet to be constructed buildings. >> we should not be using portable drinking water to flush our toilets to irrigate our landscaping. it's a huge waste of water. >> reporter: the proposal is drawing criticism from developers who say it would add millions to construction costs. the legislation calls for thit isy to use nondrinking water in the next five years. >>> california ski resorts that had not closed are doing a happy dance this week including mammoth mountain getting dumped on today. it's light fluffy snow which skiers love. like to cruise on the powder. they expect well over a foot of snow. because of that it will likely extend the ski season into may. >>> farther north in the sierra didn't l

. >> as an american i'm offended. as an indiana resident i would be offended. >> any group of people, if you threaten one, you threaten them all. >> what if suddenly somebody doesn't like short women? their religion says, women should be in the kitchen. you know, you get the idea. religion can say anything. >> reporter: while indiana now tries to clarify this, the professor says from his perspective. >> it's creating lots of discussion and i think that discussion is going to end up being positive or at least i hope it is. >> reporter: in arlington, wusa 9 news. >> meantime, virginia has had its own share of controversy. for example, the state legislature defeated the governor's efforts to add antidiscrimination efforts when they legalized the uber cabs. >>> rain could mess up your weekend plans. the full forecast after thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. for making me wait longer to share my photo albu

as a result. now you have an american hostage dying as a result. a, how you think this affects the debate offer the u.s. drone program in the region. also b, is this the first time an american citizen has been killed by a drone attack outside of anwar al awlaki who was an american who became a terrorist and taken out by a u.s. drone strike. >> to be clear white house statement says counter-terror operation. they do not specify that it was a drone strike. so we should hear from the white house and i'm reaching out now to specify what kind of operation this was. was a drone strike aircraft or elements on the ground involved. that's one thing we have to look into. keep in mind all those things have inherent risks. drone strikes killed civilians before. you mentioned al awlaki strike the one previous we've known before pesifying drone specifically. keep in mind there was another operation on the ground in somalia with ground forces that killed not an american but an international hostage from south africa. so all these options at the president's hands,

we're in the courtroom as an american survivor of a death camp faces him down. >>> malisa's story. our look at what it means to be a transgendered child. tonight a brave little girl and her grandfather's message touched so many people. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. there is a lot to tell you about tonight. we want to start with the threat of dangerous weather. strong storms and the potential for tornadoes popping up across a huge part of the country this hour. storms from texas all the way to connecticut. it started what is looking like a several-day outbreak. let's turn to al roker who joins me in the studio. al, where is the bigge tonight? >> right now, texas, lester. in fact we have a tornado watch in effect for northern texas and a tornado warning currently just south of amarillo. we're watching this cell develop. it was a funnel cloud on ground. warning is in effect until the top of the hour. for tonight we are looking at this risk of strong st

as always. >> thank you, carol. >>> knew to our breaking news out of afghanistan. an american service member is dead after being shot with a machine gun by an afghan soldier. here's what we know right now. the incident happened earlier today in jalalabad. that's 150 miles from the capital city of kabul. it's still unclear how many people were wounded, but according to reports u.s. troops were attacked as an american delegation finished meeting with provincial leaders inside the compound. the gunman has been killed. let's bring in cnn international correspondent nick paton walsh. he has more information to share. good morning. >> carol, it really is a sign of how much the afghan war has changed for the few americans who are still trying to train and assist afghan security forces there. we saw ourselves actually in a trip very near where this incident happened how that constantly guarded by what's known as guardian angels a security detail who basically is standing looking over the afghan troops who they often incorporate with. very surreal organization. today we understand heli

as a couple next to the series, c-span's new book is available. "first ladies: presidential historian on the lives of 45 iconic american women." providing fascinating stories providing a eliminating an inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book at a bookstore or your favorite online bookseller. >> each week, american history tv sits on on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes cure at saturday evening on 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. eastern. a professor talks about some of the issues about about some of the issues debated during the constitutional convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. he describes the arguments put forth by james madison and how delegates tried to reach compromise, despite competing state interests. this class is just over 50 minutes. professor rakove: the subtitle is myths about the elections and we will go into those. let's talk about the myths. madison's role as the agenda maker for the convention, and the particular point i want to make, as madison prepares himself, i think the key item he worked on in his agenda is the idea that a system of

so what don't we understand, and what did you come away understanding better about who you are as an american? and you have this beautiful line in the book that says, "if you look at me, you see foreign, but if you hear me..." >> yeah, you hear someone who's american. and it's... and it's funny, right? because you'll get this question... maybe you get it too. often from cab drivers. it's like, "so where are you from?" and i'm like... and, you know, it's new york. and i'm like, "well, i'm from here." they're like, "no, where are you really from? >> and often-- it's interesting-- from immigrant people themselves, right? and i'm like, "i'm really from here. i was born and raised in new york city, and i live here now." i could not be more from anywhere on this planet. and i know they want to say... they really want to know, "what's your genetic background?" i wish there was... i just wish there was a socially acceptable way to say i'm genetically chinese. but the idea is that you can look at me, and if you're... and they think you're foreign, which can be useful, you know, if you don't want to sp

as a result. now you have an american hostage dying as a result. a, h

so what don't we understand, and what did you come away understanding better about who you are as an american? and you have this beautiful line in the book that says, "if you look at me, you see foreign, but if you hear me..." >> yeah, you hear someone who's american. and it's... and it's funny, right? because you'll get this question... maybe you get it too. often from cab drivers. it's like, "so where are you from?" and i'm like... and, you know, it's new york. and i'm like, "well, i'm from here." they're like, "no, where are you really from? >> and often-- it's interesting-- from immigrant people themselves, right? and i'm like, "i'm really from here. i was born and raised in new york city, and i live here now." i could not be more from anywhere on this planet. and i know they want to say... they really want to know, "what's your genetic background?" i wish there was... i just wish there was a socially acceptable way to say i'm genetically chinese. but the idea is that you can look at me, and if you're... and they think you're foreign, which can be useful, you know, if you don't want to sp

with your 80 years of life and your 60-something years involved in the movement, it's as if you as an american citizen really believe that at its core american democracy means involvement. >> absolutely, absolutely. and especially now when we have a supreme court decision that says that corporations can spend an unlimited amount of money on independent campaigns for candidates. oh, my goodness. we have to remember that the votes are the ones that really count at the end. >> hinojosa: but when people feel so powerless... and you know, dolores, that in these moments of so much turmoil, people can just feel completely powerless, and they're like, "look," you know, "why am i even going to, you know, call my local representative," or, "why am i even going to go to the polls," you say what about those people who just feel despair in terms of being... feeling represented in our democracy? what do you say to that? >> well, your vote is important. you are important. it's important that you get out there, that you call that representative, that you get your friends to do it. you know, get a few people t

as a couple next to the series c-span's new book is available. "first ladies: presidential historian on the lives of 45 iconic american women." providing fascinating stories, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book at a bookstore or your favorite online bookseller. >> each week, american history tv's reel america" brings to archival films that told the story of the 20th century. apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. next the 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis that nearly left the three apollo 13 astronauts stranded in space. narrator: april 13, 19 70. the mood could only be described as relaxed. nasa's third scheduled landing on the moon. >> the crew of apollo 13. it's a nice evening. we are about ready to close out and get back to our pleasant evening. good night. >> third night and we have one more item for you. we would like you to stir up your cry of tanks. >> ok. >> we are looking for -- if you need it. >> ok. nasa, we have a problem here. >> this is houston in. say again? >> we have a problem. >> ok, standby 13. we are looking at it. >> we have a war

as an american person. i was very shocked. i even cried because it was so horrific. at that point, was when i realized that we are all living a shocked. i even lie. -- living a lie. the history is made by the colonial powers and as an indigenous people, we have a history that is bigger than whatever it is that they are teaching us in school. i got to meet up with some other students and we were all very active in our little community there. we were all hungry for knowledge. we were a group of radical young college students who wanted to learn more about our culture. we wanted to challenge the status quo. we got together as a group, it was called "not in our honor." we decided to protest at the washington team games in kansas city in 2005. it was there that my eyes saw some very horrific things that i had never seen before. i have experienced racism in the border towns of the navajo nation. this was nothing like that. usually, people in the border towns or in our school system would say these horrible things to you but in private. everyone was hush-hush about it. no o

an american went to georgetown, became part of the neoconservatives. here, again, we has some history. 1952, the americans built the kandahar airport as part of an a id airport he is back with his escort to have a ribbon-cutting opening of a road project that the americans had supported outside of kandahar. you went on to become ambassador to iraq. interesting person. the terrain, again, very important in this story, in this book, conquest invasion, the whole battlefield. look at the terrain and how insurmountable it is. this is a u.s. marine coming up to a command out host -- outpost. this is the river still occupied by a few americans. this is the hindu kush, similar to the rockies, not very forgiving terrain. the president in 2009 at a press conference in the palace. 2009, i went out with the new york times to a central afghan provincial capital to see what was going on in part of the province 80% controlled by the taliban. in the picture, over in the left, a brand new ford pickup truck in the u.s. had given them. these are british designed. these are collapsible, burlap items with wire. you open them, fill them with dirt, and an instant barricade. the af

b american, being assured of his status as an american man hard who was seen atos an american. and eli parker turned and shook his hand, and said, we are all americans this day. and i'd like to just take this take moment to introduce to you just briefly, to acknowledge his presence here, al parker who ist the great, great grand nephew of eli parker of the seneca nation. [ applause ] >> in the seneca language, i wi wish to welcome all who have gathered today, and give a thanksgiving that you have arrived safely and enjoy your njoy day here at appomattox. a wonderful time tremendous t commemoration, it's a great privilege and honor for me to represent the parker family. and to take part in this this commemorative event. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ]nt >> i have to say that all of us who work for the national park service, many of us have done many events over the 150th, and i have to say we're in awe at say, the number of people here the thoughtfulness of the people of here, and we thank you very much for being here. we've lo

[laughter] >> he aged out as an american but what did father neuhaus think about all these projects crashingand burning towards the end of his life? >> they didn't necessarily crash and brand. they only crashed and burned if they were entirely in mind with a republican party platform. they were things he was involved with in the primary that live come exist and thrive. my mom is watching, please subscribe mom but the idea of the project was in late 2008 of course in political terms father neuhaus would have very little to say positively about president obama. when obama gave that post jeremiah wright address in philadelphia on race neuhaus in april of that year would have very respectful piece about it. this was the only person that could do this basically credibly speaking racial terms not in political terms. by late 2008 he was in his last major public appearance. he gave a talk and the expectation was its october 2008 is going to get up in basically slay the democrats for us and he got up and instead of doing that he kind of had a more melancholic set of observations about the difficultie

as americans. was it not enough to be proud to be an american? that was that generation. when harry truman got caught in the mountains at night, his unit got caught by german artillery. and his own unit had never been under fire before. everybody ran. except harry truman, the captain. and eventually, by cursing them all out, he got them to come back in and continue with their duty. but in his letter to bess, he said the reason i did not run is that i was so scared i could not run. [laughter] he was entirely honest with her all his life. and fortunately, he was writing this kind of correspondence before he became president. and it never occurred to him he would be a character in history. fortunately, he lived in a generation when people wrote letters. so we have his heart being poured out to bess truman, year after year. it is valuable material by which to get inside of the lights and times of the real man. future historians have almost nothing to work with. we do not write letters. host: you picked incredible couples. john and abigail and harry and bess. mr. mccullough: e

we're in the courtroom as an american survivor of a death camp faces him down. >>> malisa's story. look at what it means to be a transgendered child. tonight a brave little girl and her grandfather's message touched so many people. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york,

not just as a native people but as an american person. i was very, very shocked. i even cried because it was so horrific. i think at that point, that was when i realized that we are all living a lie. the history is made by the colonial powers and as an indigenous people, we have a history that is bigger than whatever it is that they are teaching us in school. i got to meet up with some other students and we were all very active in our little community there. we were all hungry for knowledge . we were a group of radical young college students who wanted to learn more about our culture. who wanted to challenge the status quo. we got together as a group, it was called "not in our honor." we decided to protest at the kansas city chiefs and the washington team games in kansas city in 2005. it was there that my eyes saw some very horrific things that i had never seen before. i have experienced racism in the border towns of the navajo nation. and this was nothing like that. usually, people in the border towns or in our school system would say these horrible things to you

both of these innocent hostages as well as an american who joined al qaeda and a second strike that killed a well known american who p had joined al qaeda and spoke english. at this point i think we're looking ahead to see what kind of impact this will have overall in washington. it's sure to spark a robust debate over the program and at what point should the united states consider not doing something like this. obviously, human eyes and ears could have told in some situations that these americans might have been president. that's not the case with the drone program. we're getting very early reaction from capital hill. we heard from the congressman who represents mr. weinstein in his maryland district not far from the philadelphia area. we have also heard from dianne feinstein who led the intelligence committee. she's called for the revelation of the number of deaths every year from this drone program. she wants to see a list of the number of combatants who are killed as well as the number of civilians opinion we'll see where this problems. at this stage very much tragic day here in washin