we want to take you live right now to the misdemeanorble library in austin texas, the president there will be speaking in just a few moments. but mike right now, the white house with more on how the president is marking the anniversary. set the scene for us. >> in some of our lifetimes that jim crow laws were still in effect, there were zillion separate facilities. bathroom facilities. cafeteria counters and the 1964 civil rights act, fist proposed by john f kennedy taken up by lindon banes johnson passed 50 years ago, this june. that is why president obama, president carter, clinton, both president bushes have been in attendance there in austin texas to commemorate this landmark legislation, and also we might add, to sort of rehabilitate the image of lindon banes johnson, of course known as the master of the senate, thrust into the presidency, used all of his wiles that he learned why the majority leader, to get not only the civil rights act passed the voter rights act, medicare, medicaid passed under his watch, and yet his tenure, his leggingsy has been weighed down over the course

it's a timed event from austin, texas, to vegas. 1,300 miles. the rules?ou have to buy a car for $2,000 or less. dress in a cop suit. drive that car to vegas. sell that car. take that money. put it down on one single bet. roulette, craps, blackjack, or war. you can win or you could lose. all this has to be done in costume. >> okay. technically you're just a winner participating in this thing? >> yeah. absolutely this is also benefiting a charity. it looks like a ton of fun. the event just started. teams are on the road as we speak. and joining us from the road "right this minute" is the griswold team. >> whoo! >> you got annette and rene snyder and brian golly and heather st. peter, they are playing the role of the griswolds. guys, this sounds like so much fun. tell us where you are and what's happened so far. >> we are just getting out of albuquerque, new mexico. we left austin, texas, earlier this morning and basically just been on the road all day. >> what happens to the person who gets to vegas first? >> it's a clock in, clock out time of deal. >> what

yesterday i was in austin, texas. to dedicate the county courthouse to the plaintiff, heman marion sweat, who was a plaintiff in sweat versus painter. he was a young postal worker who finished college and decided he wanted to go to the university of texas law school. thoroughgood marshall was his lawyer. in that courtroom, the black women who fed marshall and put him up, because everything was segregated, were in that courtroom. that was a great moment. they need to know who heman sweat was, and what his sacrifices were, how his wife left him because of the threatening telephone calls. one of the great experiences of my life is that heman marion sweat worked for me at the national urban league. he's a real hero. nobody knows him. primeus king the plaintiff in king versus chapman, the georgia white primary case, was an itinerate baptist preacher, who the establishment of columbus, georg georgia, muscogee, followed suit in challenging the white primary. and they told him if you don't withdraw that suit, you could end up

. >> good morning from beautiful austin, texas. here on the campus, of course, of the university of texas. right behind me, the lbj library where all of these speeches and events have been taking place all week. big one later today with president obama. let's get started with my first read of the morning, and we begin with just that. just over three hours from now, president obama will deliver the keynote address here to mark the 50th anniversary of lbj's 1964 civil rights act. it's the latest chapter, and in a sometimes complicated, tense relationship, apparently between the families of the 36th president and the 44th president. few things annoy this white house more than the kind of advice "washington post" columnist dolled out in 2012. he told the particular ed to study lbj, because it will "teach him how to be president." where johnson was strong and unparalleled, pech relationships with mr. washington, obama is frighteningly weak. last week i asked a member of the senate if he knows of anyone who really knows obama, he said he

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struggle against discrimination, civil rights leaders and four of the living presidents gathered in austin, texas, to commemorate the landmark legislation. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. tonight, gwen leads an extended roundtable discussion on the civil rights act-- how far the country has come, and how far it has to go. >> it's really hard to talk to that today to young people because they can't imagine places in atlanta you couldn't go, or shop or try on clothes. >> many children in our country still grow up today and maybe college or their first job is the first time that interact with people of another race. >> ifill: also ahead this thursday, two takes on education. hari sreenivasan profiles one new york city high school putting its kids on the fast track to a college degree for free. >> i can make something out of myself with this degree so that i'm not another stereotype, that all women cook and

you're looking at video moments ago of president obama arriving in austin, texas, about to speak at the lbj library marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. as soon as it gets started we'll be taking you there live. we will talk about another dramatic story, the mystery airline flight 370. search crews or look going for the signal of the black boxes. sources tell cnn, the plane disappeared from radar about 120 nautical miles after crossing through malaysia meaning it must have dipped as much as 4 or 5,000 feet. malaysia's airlines scrambled signals but didn't tell military officials until three or four days later and the pilot was the last to speak to traffic controls with good night malaysia 37 zero. nic robertson joining us from kuala lumpur. walk us through what you're hearing from sources how long the plane was out of radar contact and what exactly this means. >> reporter: this is the first time we've been told of an altitude variation of the aircraft. the many ply indications are that the aircraft was taken down an altitude under control and taken back up under control

president obama is speaking in austin, texas.isten. >> i want to thank first and foremost, the johnson family for giving us this opportunity and the grasiousness we were received. we came down late because we were upstair lookings exhibits and private offices that were used by president johnson and mrs. johnson and michelle was interested in a recording in which lady bird is critiquing president johnson's performance. (laughter) >> she said, come, come, you need to listen to this and she pressed the button, and nodded her head. some things do not change. even 50 years later. to all the of congress, the warriors for justice, the elected officials, and community leaders who are here today, i want to thank you. four days in to his sudden presidency, in the night before he would address a joint session of the congress in which he once served, lyndon johnson sat around the table with closest advisors preparing remarks to a shattered and grieving nation. he wanted to call on senators and representatives to pass a civil right's bill. th

struggle against discrimination, civil rights leaders and four of the living presidents gathered in austin, texas, to commemorate the landmark legislation. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everyby.

. >>> there you are, the live mike still wait iing president obamat the austin, texas lbj presidentialwhere the 50th anniversary celebrations of the civil rights act being signed into law by president lbj himself, where the celebration is taking place and a lot of past presidents at the three day summit. and the president himself. live, back after this. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. the annual company retreat. planned, as usual, by this guy. nature lover... people person. ♪ and you put up with it all... because he also booked you a room... at this place. planet earth's number one accomodation site: booking.com booking.yeah! but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that'

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in austin, texas, giving us an astronomers view of what we can expect.cabrera is a space geek and loves the planets. standing by. >> he came in just especially for this. >> you will be out howling at the men. >> he sounded disappointed the world was not going to end or anything. would have been a good story. >> we would have them all over it. >> let's talk about day she pretty much covered everything. one thing he did not mention as mars is up there as well. it will be quite visible and then you will be able to see that as well. a spectacular event. we're going to be in the, which is the latin word for chateau. we will be in the moon, the that red light is going to get bent through the atmosphere. it will hit the moon and the moon reflects it back and it will be glowing blood red. the money shot will be beginning at 7:06 gmt if you're watching on the eastern coast of the united states. that's about 3:06 eastern time. and then it will end in totality at 8:24 gmt. these are the times. at first you may not even notice it. it becomes a partial eclipse. somet

he is speak about the lbj library in austin, texas. he is joined by many of the titansover the civil rights movement, that is john lewis shaking his hand right now. he also referenced andy young, and also julian bond who was one of the younger students during the civil rights movement, but is now teaching at the university of virginia in charlottesville. they are looking back at a moment in history when president johnson signed the civil rights act into law. mike viqueira is at the house with, and mike as you listen to the president describe the civil rights act of 1964, you couldn't help but think about the health care legislation of 2014. >> yeah, that was on the president's mind obviously. what can you say about a speech like that? here is president obama, the first african american president, and mrs. obama the e deant -- desendants. and then upon ascending the president he did a 180 and became a hero, an icon, alongside some of those giants that you just mentioned in attendance. putting his pen to the civil rights act in june of 1

the president is in austin, texas this hour.ending a summit marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. and 16-year-old is charged today after attacking 21 at his high school. police are saying the teen is confused and unaware of the injuriesing he caused. ♪ >>> we're looking at a bright sunny day across much of the east coast, but an increased fire threat actually. we have reports of a brush fire in edison, new jersey, and we have live pictures coming in. the area hasn't received significant meaningful rainfall for quite a bit of time. we're looking at this ridge of high-pressure staying in control. eat thing to mention is the winds will be gusting up to about 20 miles an hour. when you factor in that with low relative humidity, gusty winds and high-pressure being in control, that's when you get the increased fire threat. in terms of temperatures, philadelphia climbs to a high of 70, washington, d.c. at a high of 73 degrees. the winds are gusting quite a bit out ahead of a cold front that continues to track in. we'll

presidents in the same place at the same time, but they are gathered this week in austin, texas, to celebrate a momentous event in our nation's history. we're going to have some pretty special guests here on "all in" to talk about it, ahead. >>> there are two realities in washington these days. you already know the first one. it's actual reality. where we use information and evidence to reach conclusions about what's happening, where one plus one, look at that, it equals two. and then there's that other reality where you start with a conclusion in your mind and look for anything to confirm it. that may not literally include unicorns, look at that. but it is a place where reality is a conclusion often uninterested and unmoved by new evidence. that second reality is where more and more house republicans seem to live. and after several years of gop-led hearings, targeting president obama in which actual reality was ignored, it's starting to look like democrats have had enough. take benghazi. even after that february report, which was from republicans knocking down the republican talking point th

. >> president obama set to address the civil rights summit today in austin, texas. >> the focus of three days of reflection on the history since that time. >> the voting rights act. >> immigration reform. >> fair housing act. >> in kid ration of what should happen next. >> the next frontier for civil rights. >> equality required more than absence of oppression. >> obama wants equality in the work place. that makes no sense. why would i stare at a man's chest. >> we have big news from the world of late night tv. >> a new contender for the king of late night, steven colbert, the next host of the late show. >> i live my life by a scorched earth policy. >> colbert will play himself. >> this was my enemy. now i have his head. >> not the character he plays on comedy central. >> no longer is comedy going to be a covert assault. >> rush limbaugh says cbs has declared war. >> cbs just declared war on the heartland of america. >> what you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things i have ever heard. >> that's what i think. cool. fine. >> the keynote address at civil rights summit this we

. >> [music] >> that is a chicago native mavis staples opened the event at austin texas. before talking about how this laura attack changed america. the president who is just two years old when the act was signed, he said without a he would have never been able to become president. >> what experts say single people can do to lower their car insurance rates. the dow off 113. two engineers on paid leave in connection with the faulty ignition switches that force a massive recall. overseeing investigation into the recall. general motors has already recalled more than 2 million vehicles as a result of 31 crashes. the u.s. government warns hackers are attempting to exploit it the blood. they're doing this by scanning networks for vulnerability. cuddle up people to get personal data. many high profile sites are starting to fix the problem with updates. experts still recommend changing your password. according to a new study from insurance. it's fun to year-old married man pays 20 percent less than a single friend the same age. it's what year-old woman pays an average of 22% last

chuck todd is with us from austin, texas.ngton post" about this. how is the white house approaching this debate here? clearly it didn't make its way through the senate. i don't think the president ever thought it would. what's the latest on this issue? >> this has been if you look at what they've been doing on particularly economic issues focused on women, this is all part of the election year strategy for the democratic party. so, you know, this is -- i think ruth is just being very clear eyed about what this week has been about and what it's not. and that's what this has been about. this has been about giving the democrats something to run on. by the way, this is a preview of what the fall campaign is going to look like. you're going to have democrats having one conversation with their set of voters about issues that they know do fire up democrats whether it's raising the minimum wage, whether it is paycheck fairness, whether it is some social issue. then republicans will have a totally separate conversation about health ca

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i'm going to be down in austin, texas. i love going to austin, texas. it is a great town.larly love it because i love the show "friday night lights." anyone here seen "friday night lights?" [ cheers and applause ] i love that show despite having not played high school football. i wanted to play football. i love football. i played pop warner football. i thought i would be good at pop warner football because i was one of those kids when i was 12 i'd go in the backyard with my dad, he'd throw a nerf football and i'd catch it. i'd be like, "i'm really good at football." [ light laughter ] so i went and played pop warner football and don't know if anyone here has played organized football but what i realized immediately is when you put on a helmet, it changes everything. [ light laughter ] like football gets exponentially harder when you're wearing a helmet because a helmet like this is this heavy like bird cage that eliminates all your vision. i remember my coach came up to me, he was like, "so you're going to run out ten yards and turn right, we're going to throw you the ball

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. >>> an incredibly cruel on-line video fad could land some folks in austin, texas, in some hot water. that fad is called smack cam. >> going to do the smack cam on this [ bleep ]. all right. about to get it done. >> a young boy heads into a wendy's pretending to place an order. watch what he does. he runs out of wendy's laughing into the waiting car and continues to drive down the road, giggling, laughing the whole way. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> like that's hilarious. >> right. >> that's funny. >> that's assault. >> yes. >> and that poor girl, a 16-year-old, working there behind the cash register her name is calaybra jones. keye in austin spoke to calaybra. >> i just feel embarrassed, sort of sad, i'm angry. >> as you can imagine it made her mother angrier. >> luckily it was my daughter who is nonconfrontational but had it been someone else that maybe had a weapon or something this could be a totally different headline. >> this is a fad that's been around for about a year. it started out as a vine fad and people are posting these videos to youtube as well. calaybra and h

chuck todd, nbc news, austin, texas. >>> and there is breaking political news tonight out of washington. nbc news has confirmed health and human services kathleen sebelius is resigning after five years on the job and following the rocky rollout of president obama's health care law. she was the president's point person to implement that law and come under fire numerous times from republicans especially. there were calls for her job back when the website debuted as a giant debacle. she was allowed to stay on through the deadline. >>> a painful day amid concerns about another possible tech bubble on the rise. the nasdaq saw the biggest one-day fall in two years, dow and s&p fell sharply as well. >>> still ahead, the steering impact of the current heroin epidemic on american families, including one of our viewers who came forward the other night after seeing our report opening up about her fight to save her son. and later, a man who came to represent boston strong. the amazing changes and his life now one year later. >>> all this week we've been reporting on the heroin epidemic in this coun

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yesterday he was in austin, texas, marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act that presidentyndon johnson signed in 1964. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. they swung open for you, and they swung open for me. that's why i'm standing here today. >> before his speech the president and mrs. obama toured the lbj presidential library. coming up, a new face in the late night lineup. stephen colbert leaves behind cable to come here to cbs to take over for david letterman. >>> and ahead in sports, the tradition continues. the masters tournament gets underway at augusta national. letterman. >>> and the tradition continues, the masters tournament gets underway at augusta national. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcar

ahead and a look back, a three day civil rights summit begins at the lbj presidential library in austin, texas marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the civil rights act. jimmy carter will be the keynote speaker. >>> 20 years ago today, nbc's brian williams reported on a suicide that sent shock waves through the music world. >> kurt cobain's body was found inside a garage apartment adjacent to his seattle home. dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, a suicide note was nearby. ♪ he was among the most powerful voices of his generation, an originator of a music style and fashion called grunge. as lead singer for the hugely successful rock group nirvana, which has sold 15 million albums worldwide. >>> in birthdays, actress robin wright turns 48. you remember her, the princess bride. john lennon son's julian is 51 and kofi annan is 76. i'm alex witt. thank you for watching "early today." have a great tuesday. >>> from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. laura garcia-canon is out at a at&t park for the giants home opener. we'll c

at the lbj library in austin, texas, to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. there today. bill plante reports on how president johnson pushed through the landmark legislation. >> no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory. and the earliest possible passage of t pass rhts bill for which he fought so long. >> rep0 s or ther by battin the streets over racial equality, passing president kennedy's civil rights bill seemed out of the question for the new president. he brought up the civil rights bill and said pass this as a testament of john f. kennedy. >> one of the things about lbj, he was in the best sense of the world brilliantly opportunistic. >> reporter: joseph califano was part of johnson's domestic policy team. >> the assassination of kennedy, he used other things to get the civil rights act of 1964 passed. >> reporter: getting civil rights bill through the congress controlled in part by southern segregationists took all of lyndon johnson's guile. here he is using his persuasive powers on congressman russell. >> i t

it is the third and final day of the civil rights summit at the lbj presidential library in austin, texasbama is scheduled to deliver remarks on the civil rights act which took effect 50 years ago. >>> on this day in 1912, the "titanic" set sail from south hampton, england, on its ill fated maiden voyage. it was billed as the largest passenger steam ship ever built and unsinkable. four days later, disaster struck when it sideswiped an iceberg and sunk. >>> in birthdays, haley joel osment turns 26. actress and singer mandy moore is 30. and nfl legend john madden turns 78. happy birthday to them. >>> keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm frances rivera. thank you so much for watching "early today." make sure you get out and enjoy your thursday. let's face it, most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist, and we can do the same for you. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ >>> well, good morning to you. 4:30 this thursday. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to this mor

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the president and first lady in austin, texas today celebrating 50th anniversary of the legislation.sident praised the work getting the bill through congress he believed their plight was his plight, too. that his freedom has been wrapped up in this. and making their lives better is what the hell the presidency was for. >> the celebration took place at the lyndon b johnson presidential library. >> just ahead tonight a talented group of high schoolers builds a prosthetic hand for a 2-year-old. >> the process they're using is amazing. stay with us stay with us [♪] >>> an 11-year-old berkeley boy is in recovery after surgery to have part of his right leg amputated he has a rare disorder causing his leg bones to walk for the first time with the use of a prosthetic. after he recovers doctors expect him to be walking on his prosthetic leg in just months. >> three high school students in texas being hailed for their ambitious efforts to help a little boy. ey're building him a prosthetic hand. it's a tireless effort. jack can go nearly anywhere. but take a look. you'll see this 2-year-old is

. >>> the defending world championship put in a dominating performance in austin, texas. >> i'm really happy with this victory. you know, it was a different kind of race that until now i never lead the race from the first lap to the end. this time it was a little strange, and in the end, i led the lap, and it was too quiet. >> the reds beat manchester city on sunday, a 78th minute strike for the winner. they lead chelsea at the top. in a game that could change the title. >> no matter who we play with, manchester city or next week we play to dominate the ball and to work very hard. >> atletico madrid hopes for its first spanish title. they won 2-0. they were given the first half lead an. he was stretchered off but his knee injury is not as severe as first feared. >>> the monkey traditional canadiens beat the washington capitols. >> the two sides face each other in playoffs for the first time since 1957 over in the west the anaheim ducks secured top seeding after beating the la kings on sunday. they'll open their postseason against dallas stars. >>> the staging of two of the world's most

and sending mixed message on issue of race, in austin, texas, president marks passing of civil right legislation saying his presidency would not have been possible without the signing of the civil rightsable but in new york yesterday, attorney general alteric holder suggests that republicans use race when criticizeing him. the president and other members of the obama administration, ed henry with our report. >> reporter: joining civil rights leaders at lbj library, president obama celebrated 50 anniversary of late president lindlinden b johnson. >> they swung open for you and me. that is why i'm here today. because of those efforts, because of that legacy. >> reporter: talk of coming together was hours after more divisive rhetoric from the president and his attorney general alteric holder -- eric holder, saying that republicans are poring big money into midterms prying to prevent people from voting, a member of audience shouted it was un-american, un-american how is it we put up with that that we don't have to, earlier yesterday holden spoke at reverendal sharp sharpton national -- n

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she is vice president of global analysis abstract for the global intelligence firm based in austin, texasand she joins us live. welcome to "bottom line." thanks for your time today. >> thank you. >> we learn from the pentagon that it will send a u.s. navy ship to the black sea where the russian naval fleet is based, and it is expected to arrive there within a week. the pentagon says the action is being taken to "reassure partners in the region." is that reassurance i hint of military intervention? >> we are still in the realm of gestures, so yes, you can send a warship into the black sea. that will cause some consternation between the turks and the russians if the u.s. tries to overstay its welcome in the black sea. still, the u.s. and nato are not prepared to engage in actual military action against the russians. it will certainly see an uptick in military exercises and rotations and talk of defense deals to countries on the eastern front with russia. but still, this is avoiding a confrontation. >> how vital a security asset is ukraine? >> it depends on who you are talking about. russian

conversation with russell gold who is the senior energy reporter for "the wall street journal" based in austin, texas. important for me and i hope important for all of you this is something of a homecoming because russell gold was a young reporter at the philadelphia inquirer in and 90s and in 1996 when i was editor of the san antonio express news we hired russell and he came to san

hood is a heej military base between austin, texas and waco, texas. so many people know it because of what happened there in 2009. now strategy strikes again. we are told it's still an active scene. what can you tell us about what's going on right now? >> reporter: good evening, john. at this hour the assessment was this was a soldier-involved shooting, essentially soldier on soldier. that's what sources are telling cnn. as you say, the information still so preliminary. a few moments ago, local hospitals scott and white merely hospital issued a statement saying it has received three wounded patients. so we know there are a number of wounded, the exact number not being given yet at this time. that is still to be determined. this so-called active shooter incident erupt about two hours ago when the first reports came out. sirens were heard all over the basement people were told that they had to stay inside, lock their doors, stay away from windows, all the security measures rapidly moving into place. this is a base where tense of thousands of people work

number six, no one shall sell silver, gold or silver plate without registering with the police in austin, texasiction? >> selling plate mail can be is dangerous. kennedy: that is a fact, matt, you are in the lead. >> dee dee you are not far behind. kennedy: in sacramento, the city may seize property if they are monetarily compensated and can you convince enough people that building a stadium is a good idea. >> that's basically true anywhere. kennedy: that is basically true anywhere, and you are firmly in the lead now. matt welsh. you won the game. >> is it done? kennedy: you want a tiebreaker. >> otherwise i'm never coming back. kennedy: sacramento city council approved a measure to use eminent domain for soccer stands. i like soccer but i don't like eminent domain. this is a tiebreaker question for the three of you. matt sit comfortably on guild of thrones. >> that's not fair, he has two. [ laughter ] . >> i know what you're doing. cheater. kennedy: in dairy, maine, you may not accept monetary compensation for acting as a clown at a children's birthday party or corporate event without obtainin

civil rights summit in austin, texas. this marks the 50th anverts reof the civil rights act signed by president lyndon johnson. australian officials are hopeful again that search crews are getting closer to the final restingplace of the missing malasian airliner. an australian picked up the signal and dropped bowies. they are a more targeted area of the indian ocean. roughly the size of los angeles. >> a shake-up in the obama administration contacts line sebelius is stepping down. she was in charge of obama care. known for technical dmrichz. u.s. budget director is expected to be the new health secretary. >> of the names we remember from the war in iraq, fallujah will always be one that stands out. a vicious bloody fight for control in ambar province where a third of all u.s. officials killed in iraq died. now, 11 years later and more than two years since the last u.s. forces left iraq, a new battle is remaining with its people caught in crossfire. a report from inside the ongoing civil war. her home is a former u.s. army

conversation with russell gold who is the senior energy reporter for "the wall street journal" based in austin, texas. important for me and i hope important for all of you this is something of a homecoming because russell gold was a young reporter at the philadelphia inquirer in and 90s and in 1996 when i was editor of the san antonio express news we hired russell and he came to san antonio and had a wonderful three four year run as a reporter, met his wife and got married and worked in the capital bureau in austin before moving on to the major leagues and the big time and he has written a terrific book about fracking, "the boom". i have seen four five books on the subject and none kept my attention until this one. is a terrific book, i want to congratulate you on it and get you talking quickly about it. a lot of people up passionate about fracking because right in our backyard is the eagles for shale, people on all sides of the issue have a lot of things to contribute to the conversation. is being filmed by c-span and so when we get to the queue and day there will be someone in the audience moving a

something that has been on my mind this week, some of you may know that yesterday i was down in austin, texas at the lbj library to speak on the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act and the man who signed it into law. and standing there, i thought of all the americans, known and unknown, who made it possible for me to stand in that spot, who marched and organized and sat in and stood up for jobs and for justice. and i thought of all who achieve that had great victory and others. not just with respect to the civil rights act, but the voting rights act and the fair housing act and immigration reform and medicare and medicaid and the first battles of the long war on poverty. over the past five years in the wake of the worst economic crisis of our life time, we've won some victories, for a. nearly 9 million new jobs in america's businesses over the past four years. 7.5 million americans signing up to buy health care coverage under the affordable care act. and millions more who have gained coverage through medicaid and c.h.i.p. and young people being able to stay on their parents' plans. the r

marquez qualified ahead of danny pedrosa at the austin texas circuit. the spaniard is leading after his win at the first race of the season. >> and now it's... >> update on the football. >> 2-1 liverpool, still leading against manchester city. >> louie swaur es is looking cross. arguments on the center spot. >> i think liverpool can do it. a quick thought how about jimenez against speece. youngest and oldest. >> that's it from all of you wills in a moment. first to las vegas. a city that wants to reveal its softer side, artistic side by adding contemporary art and culture to an image. they are hoping to attract tourists away from the strip into the art galleries. >> las vegas, where 40 million tourists flock to gamble, party, indulge. generally not to appreciate art. we are at the university of nevada, and patrick duffy, who supported the arts scene sheets works. home grown and global. the other hughes eem closed in 2009 during the recession. he remained optimistic. >> we have 2 million people that lived here. we are going to be able to gather some of t