. >> i, william asa hutchinson do solemnly swear that i will support the constitution of the united statesution of the state of arkansas and that i will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of governor for the state of arkansas. the official position upon which i'm about to enter so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> please be seated. mr. chief justice, members of the arkansas general assembly, constitutional officers and to the people of arkansas, with gratitude and in a spirit of humility i enter my second term as the 46th governor of arkan s arkansas. i want to recognize my family, my wife and wonderful first lady susan who has devoted herself -- [ applause ] -- devoted herself to helping those children of our state who have experienced abuse or neglect. thank you, susan. i want to introduce my son, assasa iii, jon paul and nubia, seth and julia hutchinson as well and then my daughter sara and her husband dave, my grandchildren are here, four of them, ella beth, malcolm, isabella and pablo. i have two that aren't here, asa iv and ahbel. my family is

and arkansas governor asa hutchinson. >>> also, that coast guard lieutenant charged with plotting to kill democratic politicians and journalists. >> the sheer number and force of the weapons recovered from mr. hasson's residence, coupled with the disturbing nature of his writings appear to reflect a significant threat to the safety of our community. >> how widespread is this kind of violent white nationalism? and why did the government stay quiet about the arrest? my guest this morning, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson. >>> and off and running -- >> our campaign is about transforming our country. >> bernie is back. democrats are out in force in the early voting states. we're already seeing surprises. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news foreign affairs correspondent, grae mitchell. republican strategist al cardenas. and lonnie chen of stanford university. welcome to "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. we'll take a look today at what to expect when you're expecting -- t

and at 11:45 am, governor stay ensley and asa hutchinson discuss education policy.nal governors association winter meeting, life this weekend, on c-span, cspan.org, or listen with a free c-span radio app. >>> in august 1619, 20 africans who had been forced to cross the atlantic ocean arrived in the virginia colony, aboard a dutch ship. next, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the beginning of forced migration to north america, the association for the study of african-american life and history host a panel discussion of the same 400 years of perseverance. this is about two hours. >>> good afternoon. thank you again. here for black history month,

by the chiefex utive of our land, the president of the united states. >> well, joining meow is asa hutchinson. who is now the governor of arkansas. and a former member of congress. and fr stamford, connecticut, jim himes,tsho on the house intelligence committee. welcome to both of >>u. ood morning. >> governor, let me start with you. obstruction of tstice, is t is among the chief charges against president trump, that was something that -- you brought --o the united states senate against then-president bill clinton. w serious isan obstruction of justice charge against the president of the united states? >> it's very serious. that's one of the reasons we pursued it back in president clinton's impeachment trial. it's a vhigh bar. as that was presented, there was nosufficient vote the senate to convict on that. and the american public looks at any charge against president of the united states with great scrutiny, as they should. so it's a veryigh bar. in this instance, i think that is probably one of the most teresting aspects of the anticipated mueller report as to what formet would in. you have

and then governors jay inslee and asa hutchinson discuss policy. watch the winter meeting live this weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. this weekend on "american history tv," free speech and the rights of students. we look at the 1969 supreme court decision on the rights of students and free speech in tinker versus des moines with two of the petitioners of the case. mary beth tinker and her brother john talk about their experiences and take questions from students. and "american history tv" will continue the discussion live on "washington journal." watch "american history tv" this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> the people [indiscernible] [applause] announcer 1: c-span's newest book, the president's, noted historians rank the best and work -- worst chief executives, looking into the 44 american

mexico canada trade agreement and at 11:45 a.m., jay inslee and asa hutchinson discuss education policy. watch the winter meeting live this weekend, on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. >> saturday on book tv, coverage then he will savannah, georgia. every man a king. with charles graeber on his ."ok, "the breakthrough afterwards, "the washington post" recounts the 544 days he was held in an iranian

amy: arkansas governor asa hutchinson signed into law a measure that would automatically trigger an abortion ban if the supreme court overturns the landmark 1973 roe v. wade ruling. the bill does not include exceptions for rape or incest. arkansas is now the 5th state to sign in the so-called "trigger" abortion ban bill. illinois became the latest state to adopt the call for a $15 minimum wage when governor j.b. pritzker signed a bill tuesday to reach that goal by 2025. workers celebrated the news after a years-long campaign for fair wages in the state. this is fast-food worker and a member of the group fight for 15, ieshia townsend, speaking at the bill signing. 1 15, ie the fight for felt voiceless. all araround me was overwhelming messages that i did n notatter as a fast food worker, as a single mom. not even matter as a black woman. amy: cnn is coming under fire after news broke tuesday that the network tapped a republican operative and former justice department spokesperson as its new political editor overseeing coveverage of the 2020 presidential elections. prior to her job at the just

impeachment proceedings. 20 years ago, after president bill clinton was impeechd, arkansas republican asa hutchinson was aa housemanlg ca united states senate. >> it's simply any corruptct attempt to impede the proper functions of our system of justice. it's a criminal offense. a felony. and it s historically been an impeachable offense. the obstruction of juice isof great consequence and significance to the integrity of our nation when committed by anyone. but particularly by the chief executive of our land, the f presidente united states. >> well, joining me now is asa n hutchi who is now the governor of arkansas. and a former member of congress. and from stamford, connect wut, jim hime sits on the house intelligence committee. welcome to boyo of >> good morning. >> governor, let me start with you. obstruction of ice, is that is among the chief charges against president trump, that was something that -- you brought -- to the unit states sena against then-president bill clinton.ho serious is an obstruction of justice charge against the president of the united stes? >> it's very serious. that's one

asa hutchinson discusses education policy.ch the winter meeting live this weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> i admire him because he's fallible, and he often, not always, but always in the memoirs will own up to that and own up to failures. >> elizabeth samlt, english professor on her annotated edition of "grass memoirs". >> i read those notes and what you see is the dissolution of the physical body and the desperate clinging to all of the energy and the reserves of energy he has left and an iron determination to give all of every last ounce of strength to the memoir, to the completing of this book because, of course, he doesn't want to write his memoirs and he has calamitous circumstances in the last few years of his life including bankruptcy and the diagnosis of his fatal cancer. >> elizabeth samlt sunday night on c-span's q & a. >>> there are over 100 new faces in the u.s. capitol after last year's elections including missouri senator josh holly. he previously served two years as tha

ensley and asa hutchinson discuss education policy. watch the national governors association winter meeting, life this weekend, on c-span, cspan.org, or listen with a free c-span radio app. >>> in august 1619, 20 africans who had been forced to cross the atlantic ocean arrived in the virginia colony, aboard a dutch ship. next, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the beginning of forced migration to north america, the association for the study of african-american life and history host a panel discussion of the same 400 years of perseverance. this is about two hours. >>> good afternoon. thank you again. here for black history month, now, the association for the study of african-american life and history was funded by dr. carter woodson it started as history week and has been expanded to black history month. we would like to thank our sponsors. they included the prince georges truth ranch of a fellow. usa today, and the law and policy group we would also like to thank all of those people who make black history happen all year rou

i am asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas.m chair of the governors association education and workforce committee. allou know, governors across the country want to give forents a strong foundation success in their states in terms of education. by the factstrated that lowering the cost of college and early childhood education were among the top 10 policy issues must mentioned by gubernatorial candidates in 2018. so far, and their state of the state speeches, governors have mentioned education nearly 340 times. schools nearly 480 times. and teachers 138 times. come from what the governors aren't you know, that education is essential to ensuring our states succeed. arkansas, we have concentrated on education. being the first state to mandate computer science, coding to be taught in every high school in the state. putting 5 million dollars every two years and to read training teachers. stipendeachers a $5,000 if they become certified in computer sciences occasion. and as a result of this initiative, we have seen our students who ar

and the governor asa hutchinson discusses education policy.atch the national governors association winter meeting live this weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. tv, starting at noon eastern, coverage of the 12th annual savannah book festival from savannah, georgia. this year's authors include "the author of "with every man author of the book "immunotherapy in the race to cure cancer." sunday night on afterwords, the washington post's jason was ion recalls the 444 days he was held in an iranian prison in his book , "prisoner." he is interviewed by a congressman. >> you recounted that it was a terrible day. you were arrested by gunpoint. you had masked men take you and your appointment. you were blindfolded and driven to one of the most notorious prisons in the world, separated from your wife and told you may well die. that is a bad day. >> as bad as it has gotten for me. but on that day, i still assumed that this will get worked out quickly. that the goal of these people that had taken us -- and at that point