ashton kutcher testifying on modern slavery, actress jennifer garner on her work to improve early childhood education, olympian michael phelps on doping in sports, and dr. robert david. that follows by washington journal's authors series. ♪ >> this week on q&a, longtime journalist and author john farrell. he discusses his book, "richard nixon, the life." brian: john farrell, better known as jack, author of the book "richard nixon, the life." at the very end of your book in the footnotes, the source notes, you say this. "he hoped that billy graham or norman vincent peele would handle the prayers" -- this is his funeral -- and "doesn't want a catholic or jew to participate." what was that all about? john: this was at his funeral. nixon came from a california nixon came from a california background. when he was growing up, it was the outback. it was orange groves and hills and a very small towns in between. he grew up with a certain provincial bigotry. i think he got some of that from his father, who was an unlearned man. and over the years, nixon learned to deal with it because he had to. nix

celebrity activist, including ashton kutcher, on modern slavery, ryan philip b on military caregivers, and jennifer garner on early childhood education. >> they sit babies in front of the television, i have seen it over and over. and the child quietly goes to sleep area >> friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, tech sector trends in government regulation. starshipof it as the enterprise goal. if you ever watched star trek, there is a computer that is ambient and exists in the starship and it understands your idioms. you can have a conversation with it and it understands everything. honest to god, they have all watched star trek. that is what they are gunning for. >> all this week on prime time on c-span. katharine: the head of south was in d.c.isition and spoke at the center for strategic and international studies conference about defense cooperation between the united states and south korea. this is about an hour. good morning, thank you all for coming to your event, u.s. south korea's defense acquisition and security cooperation. -- a a pleasure for s pleasure for csis to host of this. i woul

tight yan cranston, ashton kutcher, dj khaled, rita wilson, sean "diddy" combs, and more. and now, first and foremost, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us. this is a very special night. this is our third annual benefit show for red. world aids day is friday. once again we teamed up with bono. you know that guy from that band. [ cheers and applause ] to raise money and awareness for the fight against hiv aids. not only is bono here tonight, kristen bell, ashton kutcher, sean "diddy" combs is here.s li. all we're missing is the guy who can talk tfiso tonight we'll do put an end to aids. how is that for a tv show? [ cheers ] as of this week, red has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fight aids. that's a lot. you could buy all of oprah's favorite things with hundreds of millions of dollars.icia shopatn. they made a $20 million commitment to fight aids. and the bill and melinda gates foundation is matching every dollar we raise tonight. that's right. [ cheer

not only is bono here tonight, kristen bell, ashton kutcher, sean "diddy" combs is here. it is like the justice league. all we're missing is the guy who can talk to fish. so tonight we'll do our best to put an end to aids. how is that for a tv show? [ cheers ] as of this week, red has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fight aids. that's a lot. you could buy all of oprah's favorite things with hundreds of millions of dollars. bank of america is the official payment provider of the red shopathon. they made a $20 million commitment to fight aids. and the bill and melinda gates foundation is matching every dollar we raise tonight. that's right. [ cheers and applause ] the gates foundation. that means that we've really give it our best, if we dig deep together, we can bankrupt the bill and melinda gates foundation tonight. also tonight, you can sign up to win a once in a lifetime experience with a real live superstar through the website. these are the things you can get. last year bono and julia roberts had tea with a winner. neil patrick harris and david took someone

yan cranston, ashton kutcher, dj khaled, rita wilson, sean "diddy" combs, and more.and foremost, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us. this is a very special night. this is our third annual benefit

. >>> ashton kutcher and mila kunis know what it's like to expand the family. t's the first time they walked a red carpet together. >> mila and ashton were prezernts at the event. i spoke washington who was also a presenter. now, "scandal" may be coming to an end, but kerry is just getting started. so we're at the breakthrough awards. >> we are. >> what do you. >> reporter: your breakthrough the your career? >> oh, my. i like to think of my career adds a long journey that i'm somewhere in the middle of. ilike to think i haven't broken through yet maybe. >> kerry killed the fashion in the this floral flared minidress. the 40-year-old, friends with some of the host powerful women in the business. yeah, that's oprah. there's nicole. shared her guide the to being a fun, fierce female. >> make sure you're not fighting each other while you're fighting the larger issue. you have to get together. i don't think, oh mirks god, that's viola davis. she's so fancy. think, oh, i have a question i think viola can help me. i'm having a moment as a working mom. let me ask ellen

tonight, bono, president barack obama, kristen bell, bryan cranston, ashton kutcher, dj khaled, rita sean "diddy" combs, and more. and now, first and foremost, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching.

ashton kutcher: i'm here today to defend the right to pursue happiness. it's a simple notion.he right to pursue happiness. it's bestowed upon all of us by our constitution, every citizen of this country has the right to pursue it. is i believe that it incumbent upon us as citizens of this nation, as americans, to bestow that right on others. upon each other and upon the rest of the world. but the right to pursue happiness for so many is stripped away. it's raped. it's abused. ors taken by force, fraud coercion. it's sold for the momentary happiness of another. this is about the time when a start talking about politics, when the internet trolls tell me to stick to my day job. so, i would like to talk about my day job. my day job is as the chairman and cofounder of thorn. we build software to fight human trafficking and the sexual exportation of children. my other day job is that of the father of two, a two month old and a two year old. as part of that job that i take very seriously, i believe it is my effort to defend their right to pursue happiness and to ensure a society and

tonight, bono, president barack obama, kristen bell, bryan cranston, ashton kutcher, dj khaled, rita sean "diddy" combs, and more. and now, first and foremost, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us. this is a very special night. this is our third annual benefit

stars like morgan freeman, ashton kutcher and mila kunis. the co-founder of the ceremony, mark zuckerberg says it goal is to bring awareness to the achievement. they honored 12 men and women, including usf person. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a persistent problem with a washing machine and silence from the manufacturer. i'm consumer investigator, chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. >>> first, happening now, the supreme court will hear the case of a colorado baker who refuse zs to make cakes for same-sex weddings. experts say it will be the first full scale test of gay rights since the court legalized same-sex marriages in 2015. >>> ten people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a journalist in malta. she was killed in a car bombing in october. she led the investigation into the panama papers and alleged corruption in malta. we are back in two minutes with more news. my name is valerie decker and i'm a troubleman for pg&e. i am a first responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday o

among those who faced unexpected police encounters at home, miley cyrus, justin timberlake, ashton kutcher and justin bieber. the fbi estimates 400 cases of swatting occur annually nationwide according to the associated press. but they're rarely deadly as was the case in kansas. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> life expectancy in this country is on the decline. the reason, the nation's heroin epidemic. new government figures just out show that last year more than 63,000 people died of a drug overdose, but scattered across the country there are also reasons to be hopeful. tonight, as part of our continuing series, "one nation overdosed," i want to introduce you to a powerful woman who has found a solution. just outside dayton, ohio -- >> hello, this is lori. >> reporter: -- lori erion is saving lives. >> i just want to call and check on him and check on you. >> reporter: an unpaid volunteer, she spends up to ten hours a day helping people find treatment. lori is a recovering alcoholic herself and the mother of april, a recovering addict who used heroin in lori's own home. >> she's walked in

after ashton kutcher is the cofounder of an organization childrenorn fenders of -- defenders of children. he testified before the senate foreign relations committee. it is an honor to be here. as a young man brought up in the public school system, i pledge my allegiance to that flag every honor, maybend the one of the greatest honors of my life today, is to be here, and leverage the work that i have done as testimony that may in some way benefit this nation that i love. i would like to start by saying thank you to chairman corker for your leadership in this endeavor and to the senator. your leadership has been extraordinary, and i would like to say thank you to the rest of the committee that has supported this effort. this is a bipartisan effort, and in a country that is riddled with bipartisan separation on so many things. slavery seems to come up as one of these issues that we can all agree upon, and i applaud you for your agreement, and i believe in you in your leadership and your ability to take us out of it. i am here today to defend the .ight to pursue happiness it is a simple moti

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on c-span this week in primetime, tonight at 8:00 eastern, celebrity activists, including ashton kutcher on modern slavery, ryan filippi on military caregivers, and jennifer garner on early childhood education. >> they sit their babies in front of a television. i have seen over and over again across this country. and the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. >> friday, walt mossberg on tech sector trends and government regulation. >> think of it as the starship enterprise, the goal, if you are watching the court star trek," there is a computer and it understand your it illness. you can have a conversation with .- understand your idioms you can have a conversation with it and it knows everything. this is what they are gunning for. though western governors association held its 2017 winter meeting at the arizona biltmore hotel in phoenix. forest management, wildfire containment policy, and national disaster preparedness.

this included ashton kutcher testifying at a senate hearing on modern slavery.ctress jennifer garner on her work to improve early childhood education. olympian michael phelps on doping in sports. nd actor robert davey. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or splite provider. -- satellite ber provider. >> in an interview in 1997 the late publisher of "the washington post" katharine graham talks about her book, bookbook -- "personal history." other topics include the watergate scandal, the pentagon papers, and a journalist strike. brian: katharine graham, author of "personal history." did your children learn anything in this book about you? katharine: that's a hard question. i'm sure they probably did but i can't tell you exactly what. brian: all the stuff in here about your early life and your husband and all that, did they know that? have you all talked that out? katharine: yes. i think they understand that he was

mia lekunis and ashton kutcher will introduce scientists and mathematicians. >>> still ahead on abc sundayornings, a possible solution for the homeless. but not everybody is on board. the project calls for 20 tuf sheds and the impact they hope the project will make. >>> and look for more golden gate bridge camera on this first sunday in december. low to mid-50s all around the bay area today and kind of breezy in certain places. definitely dry this week. lisa will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. blocked by the saints! [crowd roaring] while others prove that great things can happen... even on a monday night. cause for three hundred years, great stories have started the same way. one time, in new orleans. [crowd applause] . >>> bikers are rolling into san francisco today spreading some holiday cheer. they are bringing

. >>> check out ashton kutcher, mila kunis having a mommy daddy date night this week at the break through's hard to believe this is the first time in their history they have ever walked a red carpet together. >> that's bananas. it really is. mila and ashton were presented at the event, which honors scientific achievement. i spoke exclusively with carrie washington, who was also a presenterme presenter. scandal may be coming to an end this season, but miss kerry, she's just getting started. >> we're at the break through awards. >> we are. >> what do you consider your break through? >> i like to think of my career as a long journey that i'm somewhere in the middle of. i think to think maybe i haven't even broken through yet. >> kerry killed the fashion in this floral flared mini dress by giambattista valli. yeah, that's oprah, and there's nicole. she shared her guide to being a fun, fierce female. >> make sure that you're not fighting each other while you're fighting the larger problematic issue, right? you have to get together. i don't think, oh, my god, that's viola davis. she's so fancy

this year it included actor ashton kutcher testifying at a hearing on modern slavery. >> i'm here today to defend the right to pursue happiness. it's a simple notion, the right to pursue happiness. it's bestowed upon all of us by our constitution. every citizen of this country has the right to pursue it. and i believe that it is incumbent upon us as citizens of this nation, as americans to bestow that right upon others, upon each other and upon the rest of the world. but the right to pursue happiness for so many is stripped away. it's raped. it's abused. it's taken by force, fraud or coercion, it's sold for the momentary happiness of another. this is about the time when i start talking about politics that the internet trolls tell me to stick to my day job. so i would like to talk about my day job. my day job is as the chairman and the co-founder of thorn. we build software to fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children. that's our core mission. and my other day job is that of the father of two, a 2-month-old and a 2-year-old. and i take that job very seriously. i bel

stars like morgan freeman, ashton kutcher and his wife mila kunis. mark zuckerberg said the goal was to bring awareness to their achievements. the ceremony for their work including ucsf physicists. >> carrie washington there as well. and kari hall with us. >> i loved the videos seeing the celebrities. >> probably not. well, anyway, here we are looking at our forecast. and looking pretty good there. 59 degrees. still windy today in san francisco. some of those gusts up to 35 to possibly 40 miles per hour. so really watch it out there. and then for the next couple of days, it's going to be cool in mornings, but still very warm and nice during the afternoons. >> take advantage of it now. >> sounds very good. thank you so much for joining us. our next newscast is coming up tonight at 5:00. >> don't dpgt to join us tomorrow morning starting at 40k 30 on "today in the bay." >> ooh, that's early. ♪ >>> we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >>> billy bush. >> uh-huh. yep. i'm here to remind you that "access hollywooa "access hollywood" saved my man. can

. >> celebrity activists including ashton kutcher on modern slavery . ryan philippi on military caregivers, and the jennifer garner on early child education. >> they sit babies in front of the television and i've seen it over and over again. the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. walt mossberg on tech sector trends. enterprise.hip if you've ever watched star trek, there's a computer. it exists in the starship and it understands your idioms. it knows everything. honest to god, they all watched star trek. this is what they are gunning for. >> all this week in prime time on c-span. >> c-span's student cap, the tweets say it all. student cam in action. for constitutional documentaries. it'sgroup showed us how done. two stellar interviews in one day. hard hittingd about immigration reform and the dream act. asking events to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and create a video illustrating why it's important. our competition is open to all middle school and high school students, grades six through 12. $100,000 in cash prizes will be awar

you can seymour gan freeman, ashton kutcher and mila kunis there, looking gorgeous, as always. the award honored achievements in math, science and medicine. the goal is to bring awireness to their achievements. it honored 12 men and women for their work, including a physicist from ucsf. >>> so, did you see it or notice the moon was gigantic? kari saw a bright light outside this morning. the supermoon was around the bay area. it's when it coincides with the closest point of ers. we have seen spectacular pictures. we would love to dsee yours. >> so cool. >> natural christmas lights. >> yeah. >> the supermoon may be once or twice a year. it's clear. we had a chance to see it. that was cool. as we go through this forecast, it is windy and cool as you get ready to head out the door. grab a nice, warm jacket. let's talk about what we are seeing out there. it's busy on the bay bridge. as we look at the skies and viz zibility, it's all clear. seven day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. here is one thing we'll be watching today. the king tide, where we have these big fl

meghan hot girl #1 in "a lot like love" with ashton kutcher. >> did you get it? >> yes! >> hi. >> hi. >> reporter: "hot girl number one" sizzled on to more steamy roles a lingerie wearing maid in csi new york. >> why did greg jordan fire you? >> i don't know. it seemed like nothing i did was good enough. >> reporter: a fetching fed ex worker in horrible bosses. >> you're way too cute. >> a sultry suitcase girl on deal or no deal. >> reporter: she did what a lot of beautiful young actresses in los angeles do which is jump from show to show, one episode at a time never really making a huge impact in any one show. but there might never ha b any royal connection if not for what eventually happened in the former british dominion north of the border, canada. >> it was definitely part of the lore in toronto in canada because. because it was shot there. >> reporter: toronto star reporter shinan govani would come to know meghan markle personally thanks to a tv show called suits. >> hi. i'm rachel zane. >> reporter: once meghan markle got cast as rachel zane. nothing was the same.

presenters include kerry washington, star of the abc show "scandal," mila kunis and her husband ashton kutcherbreak through prizes recognize the world's top scientists, pysykists and mathematicians. >>> brikers are rolling into san francisco to spread some holiday cheer bringing toys for kids at san francisco general hospital. ryders will also sing caroles to patients. motorcycle clubs in the bay area have participated in this tradition since 1983. the annual event provides gifts to more than 500 families each year. so you think about bikers being tough, but they've got these hearts of gold. >> absolutely. good morning. we are waking up to a little bit of wet pavement out there. a weak system moved through overnight. mount tam is scrubbed clear right now except for the fog in the far north bay. 50 in oakland. 38 in santa rosa. a dry and cool and breezy afternoon. the wind's kicking up in upper elevations. what it means for the weekend ahead and we'll let you know if we see any rain coming up in a few minutes. >> also next, the jimmy jg era may start today in chicago as garoppolo gets his first

eastern, celebrity activists including ashton kutcher, ryan philip e, and jennifer garden -- garner -- >> they said their babies in front of a television. i have seen it over and over again. leepchild quietly goes to indehe mind. >> friday, walt mossberg on tech trends and government regulation. >> think of it as the starship enterprise, sort of the goal. if you have ever watched star trek, there is a computer that is ambient. it exists in the starship and it understands your idioms. you can have a conversation with it and it knows everything. they all have watched star trek. this is what they are gunning for. >> all this week in primetime on c-span. the second session of the 115th congress starts next week. the senate is back on january 3 and will welcome two new democratic lawmakers, alabama's doug jones, and minnesota's tina smith. the house returns a few days later on the eighth. some of the issues at hand in the new year, government funding , as a temporary spending authority runs out january 19. also on the calendar, this year's state of the union address. the house speaker invi

announcer: thursday at 8:00 p.m., celebrity activists, including ashton kutcher, on modern slavery, ryanhilippi on military caregivers, and jennifer garner on early childhood education. >> they said their babies in front of a television and i have seen across the country. the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. announcer: friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, tech sector trends and government regulation. adam carrington >> think of it -- >> think of it as the starship enterprise sort of goal, if you've ever watched star trek, there is a computer which exists in the starship and understands. you can have a conversation with it and it knows everything. honest to god, they have all watched star trek. this is what they are gunning for. announcer: this week in primetime on c-span. wednesday, but tv features books about education. at 8:00 p.m., thought it of success academy charter schools talks about her work in education. then samsara vote on her book, and cathy davidson on her book "the new education." and linda nathan on the challenges facing high school students pursuing higher educatio

in primepan this week time, tonight at 8:00 eastern, celebrity activist, including ashton kutcher, on modern slavery, ryan philip b on military caregivers, and jennifer garner on early childhood education. >> they sit babies in front of the television, i have seen it over and over. and the child quietly goes to sleep area >> friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, tech sector trends in government regulation. starshipof it as the enterprise goal. if you ever watched star trek, there is a computer that is ambient and exists in the starship and it understands your idioms. you can have a conversation with it and it understands everything. honest to god, they have all watched star trek. that is what they are gunning for. >> all this week on prime time on c-span. katharine: the head of south korea's

this year included actor ashton kutcher testifying at a senate hearing on modern slavery. >> i'm here today to defend the right to pursue happiness. it's a simple notion, the right to pursue happiness. it's bestowed upon all of us by our constitution, every citizen of this country has the right to pursue it and i believe that it is incumbent upon us as citizens of this nation, as americans, to bestow that right upon others, upon each other and upon the rest of the world. but the right to pursue happiness for so many is stripped away. it's raped. it's abused. it's taken by force, fraud or coercion. it is sold for the momentary happiness of another. now, this is about the time when i start talking about politics that the internet trolls tell me to stick to my day job, so i'd like to talk about my day job. my day job is as the chairman and co-founder of thorn. we provide software for the exploitation of children. that's our core mission. my other job is a father of a 2-month-old and 2-year-old and as part of that job that i take very seriously, i believe it's my effort to defend their ri

eastern, celebrity activists, including ashton kutcher, on philippi onry, ryan military caregivers, and jennifer garner on early education. >> they sit their babies in front of the television. i have seen it across this country, and the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. eastern, at 8:00 p.m. the tech sector trends and government regulation. >> think of it as the starship enterprise sort of goal. if you ever watched star trek, there is a computer that is ambient. did it -- it exists and understands your indians and knows everything. -- your idioms and everything. this is all what they are gunning for. >> all this week in primetime on c-span. former u.s. ambassador to the you and cement the -- you and cement the -- u.n. samantha power talked about some of what she dealt with as ambassador. this is just over one hour. >> >> good evening, everyone. i the senior vice president of this wonderful museum. i am proud to welcome you here to tonight's conversation with ambassador samantha power enter good friends, the museum's vice chair and president of the center for anti-semitism.

among the celebrities and issues ashton kutcher testifying at a senate hearing on modern slavery.er garner on poverty and early childhood education. michael phelps on doping in sports. and after robert on his support for donald trump. >> all this week on the tv is on prime time on the two. tonight at 9:40 eastern former secretary condoleezza rice on her book democracy, looking at democracy around the world. friday night at 11:45 eastern, gretchen carlson talks about her book the fierce, stop harassment and take your power back. this week watched the tv in prime time on c-span2. >> the council on competitiveness held its annual competitiveness forum in washington dc recently with discussions on how to boost american productivity and innovation. first to hear from a group of corporate executives and the later university presidents. [applause] >> good

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eastern, celebrity activists including ashton kutcher, ryan phillippe, and jennifer garner. and friday at eight ago p.m. eastern, tech sector trends and government regulation -- 8:00 p.m. eastern, tech sector trends and government regulation. >> if you have ever watched "star trek," there is a computer that exists in the starship and it understands your idioms. you can have a conversation with it and it knows everything. that is, honest to god, they all watched "star trek." this is what they are all gunning for. announcer: all in prime time on c-span. announcer: queen elizabeth ii delivered her and you will christmas message from london. the tradition of the royal christmas message dates back to 1932 with a radio address by king george v. queen elizabeth 81st televised address in 1957 -- made the first televised address in 1957. this is just under 10 minutes. ♪

eastern, celebrity activists, including ashton kutcher on modern slavery and jennifer garney -- garner on early childhood. in frontit their kids of television and i see it over acrossr demagogues -- this country, the child goes asleep in their mind. announcer: walt mossberg on government regulation. >> think of it as the starship enterprise. you ever watch star trek? that is a computer ambient. it exists in the starship and understands your idioms. you can have a conversation with it and it knows everything. they have all watched star trek. this is what they are gunning for. announcer: all on prime time on c-span. c-span's cities tour takes you to springfield, missouri on january 6 and seventh. we are working with media, to explore the literary scene and history of the birthplace of routes 66 in southwestern missouri. on saturday, january 6 at noon eastern on book tv. author jennifer your neely talks about the conflict occurring across the kansas-missouri border over the struggle for slavery in his book "the border between them." john brown comes back to the territory and begins a seri

ashton kutcher ashton kutcher on modern slavery.yan fille on care givers and -- >> they sit their babies in front of a television. the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. >> tech sector trends and government regulations. >> think of it as the starship enterprise sort of goal. if you ever watch star trek there's a computer that just is ambient. it exists in the starship and it understands your i had yms. you can have a conversation with it and knows everything. >> all this week in prime time on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is henry olson, senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center. also the author of the working class republican. ronald reagan and the return of blue collar conservityism. here on part of our spotlight to talk about the future of the republican party. thank you so much for joining us. guest: thanks for having me. host: what made you write this book? guest: what happened after 2008, where the republican in the s anhile lated elections. it was down to its worst stan

the valleys where you have some agricultural areas, homes, george lucas of "star wars" flame, ashton kutcher area along the coastline just south of santa barbara about 75 miles northwest of los angeles. and you can see they've got choppers coming in, they had some 29 choppers flying yesterday, seven hours which is as much as they could, neil, and they've already started today. we're continuing to see a lot of activity as they try and stop this thing in its tracks. back to you. neil: just incredible. robert gray, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, the democratic candidate in alabama, doug jones, well, he is leading in a fox news poll as alabama officials are reporting higher than normal absentee balloting. to jeff flock in montgomery, alabama. boy, jeff, some of these polls all over the map, but this latest one startling for the democratic candidate in a very red state, huh? >> reporter: and everybody talking about it, neil. if you listen to talk radio in this state which is largely conservative, they're all saying that poll's gotta be wrong. we're awaiting doug jones, by the way, as you can

eastern, celebrity activists, including ashton kutcher, on and jennifery, garner on early childhood education they said their babies in front of the television, and i've seen it over and over again across this country. the child quietly goes to sleep inside their mind. 8:00 p.m. eastern, tech sector trends and government regulation. >> think of it as the starship enterprise sort of goal. if you've ever watched "star trek," there is this computer that is ambient and it understands your idioms.it understands you and it can have a conversation. honest to god, they all have watched "star trek." this is what they are gunning for. >> all this week in primetime on c-span. on wednesday's washington journal, we spoke to law professor angela davis about racial bias in law enforcement. she is the editor of a new book on the topic. this is one hour. she is editor of "policing the black man." she also teaches at american university's washington college of law. she's a professor there. good morning. the title is obvious, but talk about the genesis of the book. what compiled

celebrities like ashton kutcher, george lucas have second homes here.e're 25 miles from the city of santa barbara. this is the fifth largest wildfire in modern california history. this continues to grow. just 10% contained. keep in mind that is a ratio, stuart. if the fire gotten bigger, doesn't mean the fire department lost control of more areas. continues to blaze on. we'll follow it for you. send it back to you. stuart: not great news, robert. >>> president trump feuding with the media once again. calling for a "washington post" reporter to be fired after he tweeted an inaccurate photo of the president's rally crowd size. >>> california governor jerry brown claims president trump isn't worried about climate change because he doesn't fear the wrath of god. we are certainly on that story. stuart: very narrow lead. we have the dow up 15 points this morning. the final outcome of the tax deal unknown at this point. that has the market in neutral territory, up just 13. >>> let's have a look at the bitcoin price. $16,148 as we speak. futures trading in bitc

. >> actor ashton kutcher is the cofounder of an organization called thorn, defenders of children.hich builds software to fight human trafficking. he testified before the senate foreign relations committee.

kutcher is the cofounder of an organization thorn,foreign -- called defenders of children. he testified before the senate foreign relations committee. ashton: it is an honor to be here. as a young man brought up in the public school system, i pledge d my allegiance to that flag every single day, and the honor, maybe one of the greatest honors of my life today, is to be here, and leverage the work that i have done as testimony that may