announcer: tonight at 8:00 astern on c-span's "q and a." >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast and cable partners to showcase the history of concord, massachusetts. to learn more about the cities on our current to her, go to our website. we continue with our look at the history of concord. [nature sounds] >> it is interesting that very often readers of walden, when they first come to the pond are a little puzzled, maybe a little disappointed, because when you read walden, you really are expecting to be just amazed at the landscape. the fact that thoreau could be every day just staggered by a landscape as humble as this, takes a little getting used to. it was just a little pond and now it is an icon of american literary history. henry david thoreau first came here as a little boy and he remembered that excursion long after. he came here with his family, actually to gather sand for his father's sandpaper manufacturing enterprise. but he came here to live, it was on july 4, 1845, that he came to live and was out here for two years after that. his friend, ralph

tour of concord, massachusetts, saturday at noon astern on c-span 2 book t.v. and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history t.v. on c-span 3. cable with our affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> "washington journal" continues. host: and we are back. at our table, representative gregory meeks, democrat of new the foreign affairs committee and also in his former life, a district assistant district attorney and special prosecutor

tour of concord, massachusetts, saturday at noon astern on c-span 2 book t.v. and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history t.v. on c-span 3. cable with our affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> "washington journal" continues. host: and we are back. at our table, representative gregory meeks, democrat of new the foreign affairs committee and also in his former life, a district assistant district attorney and special prosecutor in new york city. let me ask you this, congressman, from "washington post," spoking gun or distraction? said, i ld trump, jr. love it to the prospect of about nasty information hillary clinton in june of last constitute a smoking gun guest: continuing mounting vidence that i think the special prosecutor will continue to look at and have conversation. who did he in fact talk to? he would like us to believe he idn't say anything to his father, that has to be reviewed, too. think that is why the special prosecutor, mr. mueller, will have further evidence to look at see who knew what, when, who was part of it, what came out of anything, further mounting

announcer: tonight at 8:00 astern on c-span's "q and a." >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast and cable partners to showcase the history of concord, massachusetts. to learn more about the cities on our current to her, go to our website. we continue with our look at the history of concord. [nature sounds]