asheville by foot tour operator kevin. kevin: i am thrilled you are in asheville today. >> we are driving through downtown now. give me a sense of the city. what should we know? kevin: it really is an anchor for this part of the state. it goes back to the early the earlyand i mean frontier. we are talking 1700s. not cowboys and wagon trains, but early european settlers right when the revolutionary war was coming to a close. and that willide bring us to pack square. this is the central square of town. the civil war governor was from nashville -- from asheville. it is the geographic center of the city today. >> so, that is your city hall, right? built,when they were this was the largest city hall in the northeast. asheville was a boom town, on its way to being a major city and spending to make that happen. by the time the stock market aashed, asheville had amassed municipal debt of 780 million dollars in today's money, but it was building for the future, preparing for what was to come, and had the people and the money coming

asheville is home to the parkway. did it begin here? >> it almost end's in asheville. there was a great deal of politics about where the parkway was going to be. through inuld go north carolina politicians work it to be in north carolina. of the product of part new deal during the roosevelt the administrative -- administration. it did not get a lot of use until after world war ii because of the depression and world war ii. it is one of america's great scenic drive ways. >> what will people see as they drive around the blue ridge parkway? >> it is stunning vistas looking across the valleys that asheville sits in as well as valleys with no built environment at all. >> we have been all over the city, downtown, grove park, the river arts district. so what would you really like people to know about your city? >> the takeaway is asheville is city an old appellation with appalachia sensibilities. it's a city of innovation and the arts. a city that loves to welcome folks to come hang out. there is a grittiness to it and at the same time there is a true element. >> thank you so

what does asheville have today?>> it is a little bit of an old appalachian sensibility, live and let live. you stay out of my business and i will stay out of yours. >> i know how that goes. >> part of that means folks get along pretty well. we have trouble like everybody else does but it is a cool, casual vibe that folks just live in asheville. >> asheville has a great music scene. we have not reached the austin stage with bands in walmart and target. we are coming appear on the right, the great music venues. on any given night, 70 different live venues around town, on orchestras and everything in between. >> where should we go next? >> to biltmore village that the vanderbilts built at the entrance of their estate. this is the entrance to the estate. it was meant to be a grand entrance and peak your curiosity along the way. a 31/2 mile approach road. the road was considered one of frederick olmsted's masterpieces. it was pretty much over farmed, turned into an insurance and forest. >> i mentioned asheville to everyb

now, asheville this is not unusual, asheville in this area had developed a reputation and became almostlittle cottage industry for a various medical professionals. the mountaineer was considered to be curative, so if you breathe enough mountain area-- are it might relieve symptoms related to tuberculosis or malaria, so there were well-known doctors that set up shop here and there were members of money to families of a down the east coast that would come to breathe and be treated between the mountain are. george came down in 1888 with his mother while she was being treated by a doctor here. george explored and he was quite taken with a lot of what he saw here and shortly after that he began buying up individual parcels and after he accumulated around 2000 or so acres, this is from the letters-- olmstead is a big part of my book and just a fascinating individual. he wanted olmstead to come down and look where he was thinking of building his country house and that's how it all kind of got started. then, from there it became a big country house, but he was quite taken with the area and of t

asheville was struggling. it does not have the money to invest in sidewalks and water systems and sewage systems and those basic things that allow growth. where iteven a period receives in population for a little bit, until finally things fall completely apart in the 1970's, like it does all over the country. asheville as astral left, it turned. it said we have this historic fabric, let's not tear it down. by the mid-1980's, we see the emergence of the asheville renaissance. is an interesting time capsule in downtown. >> we were too broke to tear anything down. start as aits stopover point for folks moving livestock down to south carolina. after the civil war it becomes a tourist destination. >> is that still the biggest economic driver. >> medicine is the biggest economic driver. last year we welcome 10.7 million people, so or two times the county's population. the city has 90,000 folks in the city limits. the county brings that to 250,000. >> i see shops, restaurants, hotels. >> asheville has a super chill v

learn more about asheville and other stops on the tour on our website. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. sunday, our look back to the tumultuous year of 1968 focuses on women's rights, the women's liberation movement challenging long-held assumptions about american womanhood, transforming society. joining us to talk about women's the former968 are barn art college president and woman,"or of "wonder and a syndicated columnist and senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center at washington dc. she is also the author of the upcoming book, sex matters. watch 1968: america in turmoil. aten's rights, live, sunday 8:30 p.m. -- and on american history tv on c-span 3. this weekend on real america, and nbc program from 1969 and germans -- 1969 examines the women's history movement. protests, movements involving fair pay and treatment, attitudes of young men, and -- congresswoman alice paul and betty -- are raised to believe their true role is that of wife and mother. some women are questioning whether this is so. is

now, asheville this was not unusual asheville in this area had developed a reputation that became sort of almost like a little cottage industry for various medical professionals, the mountain air was considered to be curative. so if you breathed enough mountain air it might alleviate symptoms related to tuberculosis or mill lair ya so a lot of well known doctors who set up shop here and there are a lot of members of money families up and down east coast who would come to asheville or nearby areas two breeds and to treated to enjoy mountain air so he came down with his mother while she was treated by a doctor here dr. battle. george explored and he was quite taken with a lot of what he saw here. and -- shortly after that he began buying up individual parcels and after he had accumulated around -- 2,000 or so acres this has from olmstead a big part of my welcome and fascinating individual he wanted olmstead to come down to take a look at where he was thinking of building his country house and that's how it all kind of got started and then from there, became a very big country house. but

learn more about asheville and other stops. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend. >> our look back to the tumultuous year of 1968 focuses women's's rights, the liberation movement challenged long-held assumptions about american womanhood, transforming society. joining us to talk about women's rights in 1968 are deborah's bar, former college president of wonder -- and author "wonder women. columnist anded senior fellow at the ethics and policy center in washington dc. she is also author of the upcoming book sex matters. watch 1968, america in turmoil live sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern and on american history tv on c-span3. annexed, historian john taylor discusses the political alliance between harry truman and kansas city kingpin tom pendergast in the early 1930's. pendergast became a significant figure through his use of strong-arm tactics. mr. taylor is a history professor. the kansas city public library hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

my grandfather was a surgeon and had a practice in asheville. he was very beloved in asheville. holding together the little clinics that they had here, which is now mission hospital in asheville. [bells ringing] we are sitting in one of the most beautiful places in north carolina, in my opinion. mothere is a place that and daddy felt years ago, they had a vision of a place that people could come and study the word of god. many adults cannot go to a bible school for six months. they cannot take six month off and go to bible school, but they can come for five days to the cove for bible study. that was their vision, to bring people here to be able to study the word of god. the only book we use here at the cove is the bible. so every teacher that comes uses the bible as their textbook. we have two hotels on the property, and then we have the main conference center. where we're sitting right now is the chapel, and my mother was very influential in a lot of what happened around here. but she loved the chapel, and she wanted to keep it simple. she said no stained glass windows. you can

the asheville mayor talks about the city's history during the depression era. >> asheville, north carolina is nestled in the heart of western north carolina. right in the center of the western tip of the state and one of the things that sets us apart from other cities in north carolina is how asheville handled the depression. the post depression period. asheville refused to file bankruptcy and a repaid its debt, which took them so i believe sometime around the 1970's. as a result, it was sort of stagnant and it couldn't tear down what are now considered historic buildings and that turned out to be a gift, because the city was fairly well preserved. if you go to the downtowns of lots of other cities, bigger cities in north carolina, you will see a lot of buildings that were constructed in the 1950's, 19 60's, 1970's because they can afford to. they are not considered as attractive as the ones from the tens, 20's, 30's. we were lucky in that we made this decision to repay this debt and inadvertently preserve ourselves and now we are able to leverage that into a place that is really unique. d

he said, you need to go back to asheville. this was summer 1960 nine.eled all through the southern mountains, which in georgia, fiddlers conventions every weekend. like stepping into a lost world. 1973 ortime, in 1969, something, a lot of these old-timers -- all of them were born in the late 1800s. were connected to our pie and near ancestors more than modern people. so wonderful.e you would come back and you would build a repertoire. >> it became important for individuals to start collecting mountain music in the 1950's. there are a variety of reasons. music boom or an explosion of interest, and this manifested itself in performing trio's like the king sin or peter paul and mary, pop duo , paul,ston trio or peter and merrick, pop duo's. people where to explore the origins. people became fascinated with these origin stories to the point of tracking down individuals who had recorded this music in the 1920's and 1930's. >> the folks decided it would be great to have a program where folks could understand -- not just talk about this, but learn to play the

to enjoy the food and the golf and everything asheville has to offer. they toured them around. struck, because of course, president obama and mrs. obama are both lovers of books. particularly struck by a globe in our collection. you was very interested in examining the areas, particularly in the middle east and looking at the boundaries that were in place at the turn of the century and just getting the broader worldview and spent a lot of time explaining how the structures seen on the globe at that time really impact our world situation today. i think coming to biltmore gives differentirely perspective on america in the 19th century. it gives you insight into this incredibly fascinating family, the vanderbilts, who were key to the growth of america, but also an insight into one family, a family that loved books, love to this calm, beautiful area. enhance theot to understanding of scientific farming and forestry in america at that time. you just get a glimpse into another time that does not exist anywhere else. it's a really unique place in america. our

live music is a big role in asheville's history.e learn more about appellation music with their mountain music collection. music with their mountain music collection. >> take your time when you learned songs that are here and there. if you'd knew them you knew them. [singing] a short last in trouble, little girl >> i would like to save these folks are poop -- are people who came of age before self doubt was invented. are really wise, knowledgeable people. educated in the natural world, educated in the musical world in their own folklore. deep andst something wide. [woman singing] ♪ music is a catchall term for the traditional music of the southern appalachian. [banjo playing] involve old-time music, which could be dance music, banjo and fiddle. it could be valid or folksongs are also bluegrass music and early country music. people use that term generally to refer to the traditional music of the southern appalachians. >> mountain music is a combination of english, and edge, irish and african-american working together. when all of tho

announcer: and we will visit the late pastor billy graham's asheville really just -- asheville religious retreat, the cove. watch the c-span cities tour of asheville, north carolina on and on's book tv american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. next, tennessee republican senator bob corker discusses his role as chair of the senate foreign relations committee, as well as the recent trip to north korea by mike pompeo, the cia director and nominee for secretary of state. senator corker also touches on his relationship with the president, the senate race for his successor, and bipartisanship within his senate committees. he was the featured speaker at the christian science monitor breakfast, where he answered a variety of questions from reporters. from yesterday, this is about an hour. investigating interference with the 2016 elections. >> bob corker spoke about his role as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee in a recent trip

asheville littery scene and history. saturday 8:00 p.m. eastern book tv visit the boy hood home of thomas wolf who wrote, look home angel. >> it's a very autobiographical fiction. and today over 200 characters in the book that we can connect to people thomas wolf knew as a boy. he told some secrets that you shouldn't do in a small southern town. and thomas wolf said he got death threats from his first book. >> then go where the great gatcy f scott fitzgerald stayed during 1935 and 1936. >> he had lot his career and came to asheville looking for a place to belong and recover. a place to rest. but he came here most importantly to again recover that news. he want today write again. but he needed something to write about. so when he came to the park inn, he wanted to find stories in the people that were staying here. >> on sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we tour the largest home in america. the built more estate built by the van der filth family during the gilded age. >> a home more than 33 bedrooms for gues

explore asheville's literary scene. we visit the boyhood home of tom wolfe -- thomas will, who wrote forward, home word angel." >> we can connect the people that thomas knew as a boy. he told some secrets, which you should not do in a small, southern town. thomas said he got death threats from his first book. >> then go inside the grove park inn, with a great asked the author, f scott fitzgerald, stayed during the summers of 1935 and 1936. >> he had lost his career at this point. he came to ask the looking for a place to belong, a place to recover, a place to rest. he came to recover that news. he wanted -- that muse. he wanted to find stories in the people that were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we too are the largest home in america the biltmore estate built, by the vanderbilt family during the gilded age. >> a home with more than 33 bedrooms for guests and family, 65 fireplaces, an incredible, massive staircase, the architectural beauty's running the home. >> we will visit la

they drug his overgrown carcass across asheville square.ost: booktv on c-span3 as we travel to asheville, north carolina, watch the video on all of the cities we have covered on all of our tours on c-span.org /citiestour. ,"re on "washington journal open phones for the next half hour or so. here is how to join the conversation. (202) 748-8000 from republicans. (202) 748-8001 for democrats, and for all others, (202) 748-8002. open phones, any topic that you're reading about on the news this morning, and in a paper, online. we would love to hear from you. the story we have talked about some this morning, the north korea story, with the headline. we read art of the story earlier today from the "new york times" about north korea, suspending its nuclear tests. times" also writes about the impact of economic sanctions imposed by the u.s. and other countries. the headline says "can sanctions push the north into reforms?" they write that -- "there is growing evidence that the sanctions have begun to bite and bite hard." host: that is from the "new

explore asheville's literary scene. we visit the boyhood home of tom wolfe -- thomas will, who wrote forward, home word angel." >> we can connect the people that thomas knew as a boy. he told some secrets, which you should not do in a small, southern town. thomas said he got death threats from his first book. >> then go inside the grove park inn, with a

asheville by foot tour operator kevin. kevin: i am thrilled you are in asheville today. >> we are driving through downtown now. give me a sense of the city. what should we know? kevin: it really is an anchor for this part of the state. it goes back to the early on

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this time is asheville, north carolina. the footage provides greater insight into the august 2017 arrest of johnnie jermaine rush, the man asheville police arrested for jaywalking.a warning: the content of the police body camera video is disturbibng. help, help put your hands behind your back, im trying to, ugh the video from the video from officer's a body camera shows asheville police officer christopher hickman wrapping his arms around the man's neck from behind as police attempt to subdue him. it also shows the suspect being tased multiple times. the officers tell rush to put his hands behind his back. rush said he wasn't able to comply and put his hands behind his back because he was on the ground being choked. hickman speaks to a supervisor on the scene and admits to using the taser to punch the man in the face several times. hickman was taken into custody on march 8 and charged with assault. rush initially was charged with second-degree trespassing and resisting a public officer... but those charges were dropped. (ca

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watch the tour of asheville, north carolina. and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> our weekly series, 1960 eight, america in turmoil continues. a look at conservative politics that year. we sit down with white house press secretary ross shaw as part of our profile interview series with trump administration officials. and later, former president george w. bush honoring you to and activist bono for his humanitarian work. , we continue our series, 1968: america in turmoil. series "1968: america in turmoil." attention to conservative politics. we will be joined by robert merry and matthew dallek.

: asheville, north carolina. >> the beer mecca. >> stephen: yeah.-- it seems like a fun group of people to be going out with. what was that like, to be up there? there's beautiful woods up there, beautiful camps. >> beautiful. beautiful. i had to gain a little bit of weight. i had some padding in my pants, so i drank a little beer. >> stephen: padding. >> some "padding." some hamburgers and beers. >> stephen: i've got some padding, too, in my pants. ( laughter ) >> no, it was a lot of fun. it was a lot of fun. so, it was woody, and peter dinklage, and we toured the breweries. >> stephen: oh, that must have been a fun group. >> it was. >> stephen: to see the three of you roll into a bar. >> well, you know, peter dinklage is like obama. i mean, he's really a famous guy. i mean, he's very, very famous. so taking him around to the breweries was quite a thing, you know. >> stephen: oh, so he's been working, he's more famous-- >> "game of thrones." >> stephen: oh, because of "game of thrones!" more famous than you or woody? >> he's pretty famous. he's pre

we'll explore asheville's literary scene and history.saturday at 11:15 eastern on book tv, we visit thomas wolf who wrote "look homeward, angel." >> it is sort of auto bigraphical fiction. there are 200 characters in the ook that we can connect to people that tom wolfe knew. he told secrets that you shouldn't do in a small town. he said he got death threats from his first book. where go to the home "the great gatsby" author f. scott fitzgerald came. >> he wanted a place to recover. a place to rest. he came here to recover that muse. he wanted to write again but needed something to write about. when he came to the grove park inn he wanted to find stories in the people that were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" we tour the largest home in america, the built more estate built by the vanderbilt family during the guilded age. >> a home with more than 33 bedrooms for guests and family, 65 fireplaces, an incredible massive staircase. just architecture beauty surrounding the home. >> and we'll visit the la

we will explore asheville's literary scene in history. ofvisit the boyhood home "looks wolfe who wrote homeward angel." >> there are over 200 characters in the book that we can connect to people that he knew as a boy. which youme secrets, shouldn't do in a small southern town. he said he got death threats from his first book. >> go inside the grove park in where the great gatsby author state during the summers of 1935 and 36. >> he had lost his career at his point -- this point. he was looking for a place to recover and rest. he wanted to write again but he needed something to write about. he came to the grove park inn. he wanted to find stories and the people who were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 eastern. we tour the largest home in america, built by the vanderbilt family. >> a home with more than 33 bedrooms for guests and family. 65 fireplaces. an incredible staircase. architectural beauty surrounding the home. >> we will visit the late pastor grilli dams -- billy graham's retreat. saturday at 11:15 eastern. working with our cabl

. >> and we'll visit the late pastor billy graham's asheville religious retreat, the cove. watch c-span cities tour of asheville, north carolina, saturday at 11:15 eastern on c-span2's "book tv" and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american story tv" on c-span3 working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> after spending seven hours together over the course of two days in mira lago, florida, president trump and japanese prime minister abe took questions. this is about 40 minutes. president trump:thank you very much. i want to begin today by expressing my deep condolences to the entire bush family on the passing of former first lady barbara bush, a wonderful, wonderful person. for decades, barbara was a titan in american life. her presence and character were engraved into americas identity. her strength and toughness really embodied the spirit of our country. and her warmth and devotion earned the admiration of an entire nation and, indeed, the entire world. she was a tireless champion for literacy. she was a fierce advocate for the american family. and she was a woman

. >>> this weekend, cspan city's tour takes you to to asheville, north korcarolina. saturday at 11:15. we visit the boyhood home of thomas wolf who wrote look home word angel. >> it's a very autobiographical fiction and today, there's over 200 characters that we can connect to people that thomas wolf knew. told some secrets in this small southern town and he said that he got death threats from his first book. >> then go inside the grove park inn, where the great gatsby author stayed in the sums of 193535 and '36. sxwl zbl he had lost his writing career. he was looking for a place to belong, to recover and rest. he came to recover that music. he wanted to write again, but needed something o write about. so when he came, he wanted to find stories in the people staying here. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we tour the largest home in america. the biltmore estate. >> a home with more than 33 u bedrooms. 65 fireplaces. an incredible, massive staircase. just architectural beauty surrounding the home. >> and we'll visit the late pastor billy graham's asheville religious ret

the mountain south, carrying whiskey out of these mountain hollows where it is made, to atlanta, ashevillemphis, charlotte, north carolina, all destinations for bootleggers and when shiners. what happens after that -- moon shiners. , theseppens after this are seen tailor-made for this process. mechanics, that is what they were called. they would add extra carburetors to the engine, heavy tires. so that the suspension when going over mountain roads, the walls would not like. the cars could go over 100 miles per hour once modified by moonshiners. the same people driving these cars were driven them in a different context, illegalhow the world of whiskey making and nascar collided. i am giving a couple of cultural examples. i cannot show you this movie because i do not have it ready. this guy, we can tell he is a bad man. he has a leather jacket, police are frisking him, i don't know. [laughter] mitchum, movie star from the 50's in a movie called "thunder road" a famous road in a north carolina which some people argue, would be the first road of nascar. moonshiners would race down the road at

watch c-span's cities tour of asheville, north carolina, saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> joining us at the table is reason magazine criminal justice reporter. we're talking about changes in legal and social views on marijuana. good morning. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's start first with this national cannibis policy summit. it's something we're covering today. it will be on 10:00 eastern time right here on c-span. what is this summit all about? how did it start? who is there? what are the goals? >> as part of the national cannibis festival going on for a few years in d.c. since the district of columbia legalized marijuana. the festival itself has music and entertainment. today they're having this policy summit where they're going to be talking about basically what we're talking about is the legal and social attitudes around marijuana and how this is changing and the effects of legalization and criminalization of marijuana. i'm going to

learn more about asheville and other stops at c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend. on c-span3. on lectures and history. the university of west georgia professor teaches a class known as the lost clause myth. arguments made by former confederates seeking to justify their split from the union and their defeat. his classes about one hour. -- his class is about one hour. in recent years there has been a number of terrible offense. including a mass shooting at a church in 2015. this past summer, we have all heard about and watched the protest in charlottesville that resulted in several deaths. these terrible incidents have prompted a new phase in a national debate regarding symbols of the southern confederacy. the most recent focus has been largely on public monuments and their fate. that oftenebate stirs strong emotions and strong rhetoric. i think it is important that historians be involved in the debate. that we help provide context to the discussion, especially helping people understand them mythology

what you would do after you went to asheville, knoxville, atlanta, and you delivered your alcohol, you sit with other drivers and say, who has the fastest car? and you would start to race. that is the story. tim is an early nascar champion, and he explained it the same way. it got started in the mid-1930's in a cow pasture, no safety equipment, just a bunch of bootleggers who had been arguing all week about who had the fastest car, and they would get together and prove it. so there is this spirit that i have been trying to talk about, mainly this stuff, that gets you channeled into a sport, that we will eventually call nascar. tim continued, 30 or 40 of these bootleggers showed up, made a track by running around and digging their heels in the ground, betting on who had the fastest car. that night, they would be hauling liquor in the same car. that is according to early drivers on what the beginning of nascar actually was. there was no actual cow pasture. [laughter] it is funny that you have this guy that was there since the beginning of nascar talking about this and it did not really e

late billyvisit the graham's asheville retreat. sunday at 2:00 p.m.istory tv on c-span 3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. now, today's senate judiciary committee, discussing legislation to make it harder to fiery special counsel. the committee considered a number of nominations. this is just under 40 minutes.

george washington vanderbilt came to asheville in 1888 and built the biltmore. >> fellow with the landscapesnd sweeping views began to assemble in the state. >> later we visit the co-friend here from gg graham the first daughter of the late reverend billy graham. >> this is the seed of the gospel. >> asheville is also known for its rich culture including a vibrant arts district and the sounds of mountain music. >> mountain music is sort of a catchall term for the traditional music of the southern appalachian. musicld involve old-time .hich could be banjo and fiddle and people use the term to refer to the traditional music of the southern appalachian's. >> with the help of our spectrum cable partners for the next 90 minutes we will learn about this city's history. we begin our special feature was visit to the largest home in america. >> welcome to biltmore estate in ashford, north carolina.

c-span has been in asheville, north carolina learning more about its history.p next, we learn more at about the appalachian music collection.

what you would do after you went to asheville, knoxville, north carolina, atlanta, and you delivered your alcohol, you would sit with other drivers and be like, who has the fastest car and they would race. that is the story. tim block is an early nascar champion. i know exactly how racing got started. in the mid-1930's in a cow pasture, no safety equipment, just a bunch of bootleggers who had been arguing all week about who had the fastest car, and we would get together and prove it. so there is this spirit that i have been trying to talk about, that gets you channeled into a sport we eventually call nascar. 30 or 40 of these bootleggers showed up, made a track by running around and dig in their heels in the ground, betting on who had the fastest car. that night, they would be hauling liquor in the same car. that is according to early drivers on what the beginning of nascar actually was. there was no actual cow pasture. [laughter] it's funny that you have this guy from the beginning of nascar talking about this and it did not really exist. but bootleggers did race each other. it was

inn where inside the at scottt gatsby" fitzgerald state. >> he came to asheville looking for a placeo recover, to rest. he wanted to write again, but he needed something to write about. he were to find stories and the people that were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we tour the largest home in built by the vanderbilt family during the gilded age. >> a home with over 33 bedrooms for guest and family, 65 fireplaces, a master staircase, architectural beauty surrounding the home. >> and we will visit the late pastor billy graham's asheville religious retreat, the cold. -- cove. our cableth affiliates as we explore america. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is jordan fabian. he is with "the hill." he serves as the white house correspondents are good morning. guest: good morning. words between the white house and the u.n. ambassador nikki haley this week -- could you remind viewers and set the stage about what this was about? guest: this first point on into the open when nikki haley went on the sunday shows and announced the trump

he came to asheville and really was just looking for a place to belong, a place to recover, a place to rest, but he came here most importantly to recover that muse. he wanted to write again but he needed something to write about. when he came to the grove park inn he wanted to find stories and the people that were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we tour the largest home in america, the buiilt more estate >> a home with more than 33 bedrooms for guests and family, 65 fireplaces, an incredible massive staircase, architectural beauty surrounding the home. >> and we will visit the late past or billy graham's asheville religious retreat the cove. watch c-span city's tour of asheville, north carolina, saturday at 11:15 eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> california governor jerry brown answered reporters questions at the national press club here in washington, d.c. on a range of issues including immigration and border security, climate poli

this weekend c-span's city tour takes you to asheville, north carolina. we'll explore the literary scene and history we visit the boyhood home of thomas wolfe. >> there's over 200 characters that we can connect that thomas wolfe knew as a boy. told some secrets which you shouldn't do in a small southern town. >> go inside the grove park inn where f. scott fitzgerald stayed during the summers of 1935 and '36. he came here most importantly to recover that muse. he wanted to write again but needed something to write about. when he game to the grove inn he wanted to find stories in the people that were staying here. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we tour the largest home in america, the biltmore estate. >> a home with more than 33 bedrooms for guests and family. 65 fireplaces. an incredible massive staircase. just architectural beauty surrounding the home. >> we'll visit the late pastor billy graham's asheville religious retreat the coffee. watch c-span's cities tour saturday at 11:15 eastern on c-span's book tv and sunday 2:00 p.m.

. >> this weekend c-span store takes you to asheville, north carolina.ith the help of our spectrum table learners will explore the literary scene and history for saturday at 1115 eastern on booktv. revisit the boyhood home of 20th-century novelist, thomas wolf. the road looked homeward angel. >> there is some very autobiographical fiction. today there's over 200 characters in the book that we can connect to people that he knew as a boy. and tell some secrets that you should not be in a small southern town. and thomas wolf -- >> then go into the grove park inn where the great gatsby author, f scott fitzgerald stayed during the summers of 1935 and 1936. >> he lost his career by this point. he came to asheville and was looking for a place to belong. a place to recover. a place to rest. but most ability to recover the news. he wanted to write again but he needed something to write about. when he came to the grove park in he wanted to find stories and the people that were here. >> on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv, which were the largest home i

since the arrival of the railroad in 1880 asheville has been a popular destination for relaxation andhe seeking to experience the therapeutic qualities of the mountain air.

watch c-span city store in asheville, north carolina saturday at 11:15 am eastern on c-span2 booktv. and on american history on c-span3. working with our affiliates as we explore america. next, brian barber, author of an upcoming book on the gaza strip speaks about a trip he took and experiences in the region. his presentation includes stories and videos from people and families in the gaza strip where he discussed more broadly middle east peace. including the israeli-palestinian conflict. the palestine center is the host of the event. >> hello. thank you all for coming. i like to also thank the palestine center for hosting for jointly doing this with us. hosting their beautiful facility here. i've been told by my staff, i am julia pitner, executive director of the institute for palestine studies. i've been told by my colleagues that i must promote this book. we brought some very interesting books about gaza and about palestinians in general. today is about -- i am short, i know. gaza has been back in the headlines lately. as you know. there are a lot of demonstrations going on right

[music] >> welcome to asheville north carolina.ocated along the 's arena, it is the largest in western north carolina with a population of 89,000.

watch c-span city tour of asheville, north carolina saturday at 11:15 p.m. eastern on c-span book tv. and sunday book tv on c-span3. working with cable affiliates as we explore america. >> ben carson, secretary of housing and urban development testified before the senate banking, housing and urbana fares committee. took questions on the president's 2019 budget request and his priorities for his department. this is about two hours. >>>. >>> this hearing will come to order. today the committee will receive testimony from dr. ben carson, the 17th secretary of housing and urban development. welcome back, mr. secretary. >> thank you. >> over the past year secretary carson has made significant strides in his efforts to make hud programs more efficient. embarked on a tour with hud policies have on affordable practitioners and families who have the most vulnerable. he took on a major leadership role in hurricane efforts in texas, florida, puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands providing long-term relief to thousands of families been displaced from their homes and witho

asheville was still a very small town. a manufacturing town. people came for recuperation.it had begun their reputation in the 1900 we had about 900 year

host: william in asheville, north carolina, and administrator. you are a first for our guests. caller: good morning. i'm retired. the school choice. however both of my sisters went to the allen school for girls. one graduated in 1970. one graduated in 1974. my daughter went to a private school. she graduated in 1986. s went torothers' boy private school. one graduated in 1987. the other graduated an in 1989. we did not have vouchers so why are you giving my tax money and giving it to parents who do not want to actually put their children in private school, or will not work enough to put their children in private school? host: mr. hess? guest: i think the caller has articulated the big fault line in the school choice debates. there are two perspectives. is that schools are a community trust. we pay taxes to fund the schools and they pay for teachers who work for local or state government, and everybody can send their kids to them. if you want subbing else, it is on you. is we arese to that paying tax dollars to educate all of our community's children. some families find it hard