i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us on this international day we look at in astounding number there are an estimated sixty six million people around. the world who've been forced to leave their homes seventeen percent of them are here in europe the greek island of lesbos for example is now home to thousands of migrants the main camp there is the maria refugee camp but it's the people living outside that camp in makeshift homes who are the focus of our first report today they live in squalid conditions and tensions with the local community are rising in abuse all over south filed this exclusive report from. the g eight can be early move his fingers it's the morning after another cold night on the greek island of lesbos. man and his friends ran out of firewood long ago. and now they'll use what's left of this cardboard box to heat today's first cup of tea. from iraq he's been here on the island of lesbos for two months know in a makeshift camp just outside the morea refugee camp. we are many. but we don't have. a different just. next door is the official camp it looks like a hig

i'm brian thomas a warm welcome to the show police in australia at this hour are saying a man intentionally crashed his vehicle into a crowd during rush hour in central melbourne witnesses say the white house you they hit the best friends of a crowded intersection on thursday afternoon during christmas shopping authorities say fourteen people are now injured some receiving hospital treatment including one preschool child in serious condition the driver of that. vehicle and a passenger who was with them or both of them have been arrested. police are not commenting on a possible possible motive but they have said the incident did not appear to be an accident. at the start we believe that a deliberate and i repeat that at this stage we believe he's i deliberately however we do not know either my device and the seal early stages of the investigation let's go straight to melbourne where dr drawn were with our correspondent now live from there dieter herrmann dinner to give us more details right now. well most of what detail i can tell is most probably the police search it was this is deliberate

i'm brian thomas great to have you with us will the european commission today trigger the so-called nuclear option of article seven and impose sanctions on poland a move brussels has never taken against a member state they view says that poland's judicial reforms put courts under political control a violation. european norms but poles saying the moves are necessary to combat corruption now if they even does impose sanctions they could include the unprecedented step of suspending poland's voting rights and cutting off its e.u.'s . europe has mechanisms to deal with cases of delinquency and that means more than just idle threats and reprimands. should an e.u. country go against the principles of democracy then europe has no choice but to nail its colors to the mast. article several camera triggered by the year pin commission only in the case of a persistent and serious breach of the rule of law it's the most radical form of sanctions within the european union and has not been applied so far. every you country must uphold basic values including freedom human dignity and the rule of law breache

i'm brian thomas welcome to the show today sees a key meeting of germany's social democrats as they edge towards a possible agreement on joining talks where a new coalition government now this follows a push by germany's president to get council maclin social democrat leader martin scholtz to break the impasse over. forming a new government they met last night at the presidential palace here in berlin a dull view but discussions lasting more than two hours chance of machall has been trying to put together a workable alliance since september selection the social democrat leader martin schultz had earlier ruled out forming another coalition with merkel's party but pressure is building on him to reconsider that position. and joining us now for more on this is our correspondent oliver salih good morning oliver martin scholtz a meeting with other party leaders of the social democrats at this hour can we expect them to give the green light for exploratory talks well this is what the whole country is waiting for at this hour will the s.p.d. will march and schultz go ahead and say yes we are rea

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i'm brian thomas great to have you with us will the european commission today take steps towards a triggering the so-called nuclear option of article seven i'm imposing. sanctions on poland a move brussels has never taken against a member state sanctions would include the un president and step of suspending poland's voting rights and cutting its aid are brussels correspondent teri schultz is following this for us a short while ago i asked her what's behind the unraveling of relations between warsaw and the e.u. it has been a complete breakdown in fact the two sides are barely see even speaking anymore from what we hear about the possibility that the so-called nuclear option will be triggered it's been years that the european commission has been warning poland not to take these and these steps it considers undemocratic particularly in these latest weeks and months with regard to its supreme court so the european commission has not wanted to trigger article seven but it really feels at this point that it has no choice and in fact you've got the euro the speaker of the european parliament coming

i'm brian thomas welcome to the show pope francis is in bangladesh where he's praise the south asian nation for giving shelter to re-injure refugees fleeing in mar the pontiff but an open outdoor mass for some one hundred thousand roman catholics in. bangladeshi capital dhaka but he did not directly mention the ethnic identity of the me and my muslim group francis is stayed away from allegations that me and mars army is waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the road the pontiff will meet some brilliant refugees later today and following the pope's visit for us is our a photo islam from did have used bengalis service our fertility catholic minority in bangladesh has been under immense pressure how important is the pope's visit for that it actually experienced a trauma charts in buying of this has gone missing it isn't the end he was also said at the local missionary school in northern bottle of this and accused intruder was hacked to death in the same area last year and that tax on minute is that if you're going to numbers to majority country. let's think that you know if you ha

i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show. one year ago today terrorists struck in the very heart of a failed to nation an asylum seeker and drove a stolen truck into a crowded christmas market twelve people died dozens were wounded in the first major is almost attack here in germany we'll talk about the criticism german authorities have been facing in the aftermath first we have this report. christmas in central berlin and this truck races towards the market full of people but doesn't stop the driver deliberately steese into the crowd. people had been eating sausages and drinking mulled wine now dead and injured lyman the wreckage of wooden stalls. you heard glass breaking we saw people shouting and screaming. and crying and there were large people in there he's. obviously injured. and you are sitting on the ground you heard. the man who'd been behind the wheel escaped to italy police found him nearly a week later and shot him dead german politicians initially seemed reluctant to label it a terror attack but the so-called isl

brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show catalonia heads to the polls today for a hotly contested election now it comes to months after the reason declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spain responded with a crackdown arresting separatist leaders and calling snap elections madrid hopes today's vote will put an end to the political crisis before we go to barcelona we have this report. you know about his companion for the independent catalonia the pianist and her friends think that madrid stands for spain of the past. and. the independence movement in catalonia really wants to change things for the better people in the rest of spain don't necessarily agree with that our parliament for example approved giving people the right to receive gas and electricity even if they can't afford it but the central government then overturned the law but we don't have a common future with moderate elements. we are not going to do that. but the group has been plastering makeshift posters like these all across catalonia but you didn't expect to get involved in this campaign un

brian thomas provided this video. no one was hurt and incredibly the flames didn't spread. officials say the fire was just contained to the garage. >>> now today's morning money report. just when you thought you were safe with the newest iphone, that apple expected to release three more next year. according to "business insider" one of those phones will be a big version of the iphone x, another one be a so-called mid-range version of the x with a less expensive screen to help lower the cost. the new phones may also pack larger batteries. prices for these new phones expected to start at $650. >>> san francisco-based door dash could be getting a major financial boost. the tech blog, recode, reports japanese giant, softbank, is preparing to invest $300 million into the food delivery startup. door dash is one of several tartups focusing on delivering food from restaurants that don't formally offer a delivery. >>> the salvation army needs more than just donations this year, they need bell ringers. . you see them all over the country this year. the salvation army of hayward says

i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us sumi will be with you at the top of the hour for me though i say have a great weekend. sure you see that people the world over information they provide the paintings they want to express g.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. that music while the study of music requires an extremely high degree of humility and if you are not humble enough you can forget it you can't say i'm the greatest i'll do what i want with it and humility is really a very very important is a behind hype it's think we. have beast and. then my god when you go on stage you have to leave that humility in the dressing room. you can't go out on stage thinking i don't deserve this that you know. as soon as i agree to do a concert i have to feel i'm worth it that people pay money to come and hear me. that is anything bought humble. this is. march twenty seventeen it's one day before the opening of the pierre boulez the concert hall in the burn bomb so you'd academy. the tension is palpable among the musicians and the man without whom all this woul

i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin with some breaking news please. in australia say a vehicle has been driven into a crowd of people in central melbourne witnesses say a white s.u.v. hit pedestrians at a crowded intersection on thursday afternoon that area was packed with people doing christmas shopping authorities say up to nineteen people are injured some thirteen are receiving treatment in hospital right now the driver of the car and a passenger in it have been arrested police are investigating whether this incident is terror related. for the very latest let's go live now to correspondent peter herrmann in melbourne dieter do you have any background for us about this attack what other details are out there right now. but not so many details coming up the problem is that the police did not give any unit further information so far it happened next at sixteen thirty zero four thirty pm local time and as you said that's most probably the busiest time of the day the car rental of the destinations before crashing into a tram stop filling the streets rat

coming up here at the top of the hour don't forget our website w dot com for now though for me brian thomas in the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. images from an isolated country images from the north korea. any tell me is a toggle for captured fascinating shots of everyday life in a regimented society. a north korean diary starting to simmer twenty on t w. when the baby. thought. that my. phone beeped to let me be it was. no sort of the boat by far the most awful scene. in a spy the iraqi army for. fracking was actually small manpreet receive to be seen to benefit cattle side would be. to. push the air force this medicine back to and one for us and says that our votes before them was to be for the not unless it. is for alice sea air and when you. add in the money to get it back. and why was he yes faintly. the money. from the very beginning of life the mom and the baby should be together. they should have a strong foundation build their confidence their capacity and power. to feed the future or be their enormous wealth is god given and it is not only good but it's also m

this is live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being us. images from an isolated country images from the north korea. and italians a toggle for captured fascinating shots of everyday life in a regimented society. a north korean diary starting december twenty. he's the stuff of legend. from jewish myth and folklore as old as the ages. made of clay dust or soil he's an artificial being brought to life by human hands he's a helper a companion and above all a guardian but whenever he sets out to discover what he is he runs amok. the image of this mythical being has evolved over the centuries. but now in the age of robotics. this legendary super hero suddenly seems within reach of becoming a reality. the gollum. in my nigga my generation's perception of the gollum as a doll a large powerful being from the late middle ages stemmed from the character's militant portrayal in full vegas movie. and via have to. the goal of how he came into the world was one of the most successful german silent films of all time. the early horror movie has influenced

i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show pope francis is in a bangladesh right now where he's praised the south asian nation for giving shelter to refugees fleeing mean more the pontiff led an open air mass for some one hundred thousand roman catholics in the bangladeshi capital dhaka but he did not directly mention the i think identity of the me and more muslim group francis has stayed away from allegations that me and mars army is waging in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the ro hinge on the possible need some real hinge or refugees later today. pope francis is asia tour has taken him to two sides of a desperate humanitarian crisis on the one side me on maher accused of systematic ethnic cleansing of its rohingya and on the other bangladesh rolling out the red carpet has welcomed more than six hundred thousand of those who fled. addressing the country's president the pope heaped praise on bangladesh but again disappointed observers when he chose not to say the name injure you mean he. in recent months the spirit of generosity and solidarity a hallmark of bangladeshi s

brian thomas welcome to the show the u.n. security council is set to vote today on a draft resolution on the disputed status of jerusalem the security council will be considering attacks submitted by egypt that after president trump said washington would recognize resume as the capital of israel now the decision has triggered a new surge of violence in the gaza strip in the west bank and protests across the muslim world. in the gaza strip effigies of donald trump and benjamin netanyahu burn earlier protesters carried models of the dome of the rock through the streets. these symbolic acts bear one message jerusalem belongs to the palestinians and can never become israel's capital. in the west bank town of bethlehem more protests on we are here tonight and going to. muslims and christians. on this account is just. different messages to all the war. first of all we are refusing the speech of. jerusalem as a capital for what it called as well and moving america n.b.c. to jerusalem. crowds demonstrated in turkey to the country's p

brian: when they split, if i remember correctly, john adams did not ride with thomas jefferson to theauguration and he left at 4:00 in the morning. gordon: the only president in our history who was defeated who did not stay around to attend the inauguration. brian: how long was it between that time and the time they got back together. gordon: that is 1800, 1801 is the inauguration of jefferson. it is 1812 and that only occurred because of dr. benjamin rush or billy two years, he knew both of the new ad was much better and he felt that the nation needed to hear these two men talk to each other, the posterity required their correspondence and they'll use that argument over and over and he played beautifully because he would report back, jefferson would say to adams, jefferson said he loves you and then he would go to jefferson and say adam says he loves you so they were set up, it took them two years. finally, they break through and then was the correspondence goes, adams is much more blunt and he says things. he is sarcastic, he is facetious. jefferson keeps the correspondence going be

he talks about his book, "friends divided," about thomas jefferson and john adams. brian: gordon wood, author of the book "friends divided: john adams and thomas jefferson." as a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston? what has it done to your thinking of history? gordon: it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. i am not sure that being a new englander has affected me onsciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. so i am not sure. but i am a new englander for sure. brian: can you remember when you first heard about john adams? gordon: probably not until high school. i did not know much about him, not until college. i had not gotten to see his home until after college. so it was a long time before i got to know him. now, because i did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. i think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. he is really something. brian: y

brian: again, our guest has been thomas hazlett. the book is "the political spectrum: the tumultuous liberation of wireless technology, from herbert hoover to the smartphone." we thank you very much for joining us. tom: thank you, brian. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: tonight we will take a look at business trends in the technology industry. about walt mossberg talks the top gadgets he has covered within the last 20 years. aolthen, steve case, cofounder. n ullah writeso about the impact of social media across the middle east. and then we talk about the challenges of covering hate groups at protests and online. uncer: c-span, where history

thomas fire. sat down to talk about the experience. >> reporter: it's not every day you meet celebrity and eat dinner in home with them. that's exactly what happened to mike and brian, sent to battle the thomas fire. >> we heard oprah lived there, ellen, creator of "friends." >> rob lowe's house in is mont see theto and you can see how close the flames were to his house. group of firefighters protected his multimillion-dollar home. thrilled when invited to dinner. >> welcoming. went in, lots of food. started heating up when we showed up. had a fridge, whatever you want to drink. >> lowe and wife fed them hamburgers, spaghetti, chicken and salad. relaxed and ribbed him a little bit. >> he told me how many twitter followers he had and i told him he needed to work to get more like the kardashians had. he was laughing about that. >> reporter: much-needed break after days of fighting flames and hospitality meant a lot to the strike team. >> he said thanks, appreciative of the work, said he didn't know how we did it. >> reporter: now getting attention, interviewed by national media outlets by skype and phone, humbled by it, glad to walk away with a memory they won't forg

thomas fire. sat down to talk about the experience. >> reporter: it's not every day you meet celebrity and eat dinner in home with them. that's exactly what happened to mike and brian, sent to battle the thomas fire. >> we heard oprah lived there, ellen, creator of "friends." >> rob lowe's house in is mont see theto and you can see how close the flames were to his house. group of firefighters protected his multimillion-dollar home. thrilled when invited to dinner. >> welcoming. went in, lots of food. started heating up when we showed up. had a fridge, whatever you want to drink. >> lowe and wife fed them hamburgers, spaghetti, chicken and salad. relaxed and ribbed him a little bit. >> he told me how many twitter followers he had and i told him he needed to work to get more like the kardashians had. he was laughing about that. >> reporter: much-needed break after days of fighting flames and hospitality meant a lot to the strike team. >> he said thanks, appreciative of the work, said he didn't know how we did it. >> reporter: now getting attention, interviewed by national media outlets by skype and phone, humbled by it, glad to walk away with a memory they won't forg

he talks about his book, "friends divided," about thomas jefferson and john adams. brian: gordon wood, author of the book "friends divided: john adams and thomas jefferson." as a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston? what has it done to your thinking of history? gordon: it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. i am not sure that being a new englander has affected me onsciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. so i am not sure. but i am a new englander for sure. brian: can you remember when you first heard about john adams? gordon: probably not until high school. i did not know much about him, not until college. i had not gotten to see his home until after college. so it was a long time before i got to know him. now, because i did three vo

i'm laura thomas sitting in for brian tan, who couldn't be with us here today. we want to remind everyone, who you have cell phones or other devices to please put them on silent.

i'm laura thomas sitting in for brian tan, who couldn't be with us here today. we want to remind everyone, who you have cell phones or other devices to please put them on silent. sfgov, thank you. >> commissioner lee? >> here. >> commissioner perez? >> here. >> commissioner thomas? >> here. >> we have a quorum. the first item is general public comment. this is for members of the public that would like to address items that are not on our agenda for the evening. is there anyone here that would like to make public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item number two, approval of meeting minutes. the minutes of the november meeting. >> i have one. >> i second with one change. >> if you look on page three. motion commissioner thomas move that the charging party has proved -- i think it's commissioner lee and then commissioner thomas. >> it's unlikely that i both made the motion and seconded it. thank you. >> so i think that needs to be changed. >> i would change to commissioner lee made the motion and commissioner thomas seconded it. sorry. >> commissione

thomas barton. mark: let's talk about futures in focus. brian battle joins us today from the cme.'s chat about what's going on with the oil markets. thank you for joining us today. you talked about the opec cuts and you said don't believe it. do you trust the russians and libyans and the nigerians not to cheat? you don't buy into it? brian: we all are victims of our past. member how important opec was and they set the market and oil prices create their own supply. this year we have had oil go from 57 to 43 and it back to 57 with the higher oil prices, that will bring more u.s. fracking interest. first of all, i think there's going to be supplied that means -- need higher prices. i think this rally might have a little more legs because it is predicated on something that they've been looking for, global demand. the u.s. seems to be doing a tax cut through and seems to be progressive for the economy. it seems britain and ireland and the eu could figure out how to break apart and then move forward. maybe global macro will increase, but we have to see. the only governor to that will be

brian: you said in your book that he had a tyree and thomas jefferson did not.hy do think one did and the other didn't? adams was a puritan in that sense. tradition, of that they kept diaries. he needed to write out his emotions and feelings. he put everything in that diary. he said things about himself mostmost people would say, people would not say. he expressed himself and even talked about his vanity. jefferson was reserved and would never write what adams did, even in his letters. he had a very different temperament. they could not differ more in temperament. brian: what other differences? mr. wood: physically they were different. but most importantly, jefferson was a wealthy slaveholder. he was a leader of the slaveholding society. he inherited land and money from his father and father-in-law. wealthy, heme very became a political leader. it was a consequence of his social status. adams came out of a middling background and he did not inherit much from his father. he was not wealthy. he never became one of the richest men of massachusetts and he resented t

host: brian, you said it was called "jefferson lies?" caller: well, everybody thinks thomas jefferson had the black kids. that is not true. one of his brothers did. may you know, made some. -- haven't barton they proven genetically sally hemmings was an offspring of thomas jefferson, right? caller: yes, of his brother, not thomas jefferson. lackwas all of the politicians -- black politicians. all of them said, hands up, don't shoot, that was a lie. host: here is john in new york on the republican line. caller: how are you doing? like the other guy was saying, some people got to get a history lesson. i am talking about the fbi. they say it is bad right now, but they should look up hoover, the guy who started the fbi. he had so many people afraid of him because of his little black book. he used to tell all of the congressional guys, even the president of the united states, and he used to blackmail them. that is how he got everything that he wanted for the fbi to start. another thing, merry christmas to everybody. also, they all say the president trump is the worst president go

prosecutors say harry thomas assaulted six children over 16 years all while leading a church in medford. i'm brian taff. >> i'm sharrie williams. the big story is the case from the pastor from the come alive church. wendy saltzman is live with more about the case and also reaction from people who know thomas, wendy? >> reporter: many in medford are shocked by the news that this man has been accused of sexual assault. the come alive church in medford appeared to be planning for the holidays ahead. but looked abandoned after their pastor was taken into custody charged with assaulting four minors over a period of 16 years. >> i've seen with children and with my children and just there's no way. >> reporter: medfothod diner ow says he has known the man for 40 years. >> he doesn't seem to fit that profile. he's such a nice man and. >> reporter: thomas was the founder of the creation festival started in 1979. >> had this very quick vision of thousands of kids on a hillside. >> reporter: in an interview posted on youtube, thomas talks about being drawn to teaching the young. >> my burden for youth has st

been ordered in the fire ravaged areas of los angeleso-called thomas fire is the third largest rnia history costing $100 million.abc's brianrk has in this >> reporter: the massive that's been plaguing vast areas north of los angeles for 13 days is flaring up >> if people are out in area they need to get out. >> reporter: dry brush, low humidity and winds gusting up to fanning the some residents waking up in the middle of the night realizing the third california's history is racing towards them. >> went night about midnight and woke up to f this fire coming through about 3:00 a.m. got most >>wildfire has scorched over 400 squanow,killing one firefighter, 1,000 structures destroyed. the wall of fire threatening more areas i of mansions belonging to stars. but it's not just hred by flames. in other parts of california recently devastated by wildfires, they're also counting agricultural like this orchard. they bumper harvest but the fires destroyed entire crop. more than 8,000 fir from a dozen states are working to contain theblaze. brian clark, york. generosity and support continue flow in for the montgomery county lost two s

. >>> the thomas fire has burned 259,000 acres and is now 40% contained but far from being controlled because of gusty winds. abc news reporter brian clark has more. >> reporter: the massive wildfire that's been plaguing vast areas of las vegas for 13 days is back up again. dry brush, low humidity and winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour fanning the flames. some residents waking up in the middle of the night realizing the third largest fire in california's history is racing towards them. >> went to sleep last night about midnight and then woke up to the roar of this fire coming to about 3:00 a.m. i got most of the stuff packed. >> reporter: the wildfire has scorched over 400 square miles for now, killing one firefighter. the wall of fire threatening new residential areas including the conclave of mont mansions belonging to stars like oprah winfrey and ellen degenerous. in parts of california recently devastated by wildfires they're also counting agricultural losses like this orchard in san diego. >> it's burned so hot. >> reporter: they had expected a bumper harvest but it destroyed a crop. more than 8,000 firefighters from a doze

. >>> the thomas fire has burned 259,000 acres and is now 40% contained but far from being controlled because of gusty winds. abc news reporter brian clark has more. >> reporter: the massive wildfire that's been plaguing vast areas of las vegas for 13 days is back up again. dry brush, low humidity and winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour fanning the flames. some residents waking up in the middle of the night realizing the third largest fire in california's history is racing towards them. >> went to sleep last night about midnight and then woke up to the roar of this fire coming to about 3:00 a.m. i got most of the stuff packed. >> reporter: the wildfire has scorched over 400 square miles for now, killing one firefighter. the wall of fire threatening new residential areas including the conclave of mont seato peek with mansions belonging to stars like oprah winfrey and ellen degenerous. in parts of california recently devastated by wildfires they're also counting agricultural losses like this orchard in san diego. >> it's burned so hot. >> reporter: they had expected a bumper harvest but it destroyed a crop. more than 8,000 firefigh

thomas. and then look at our recent stars, karen chen, the reigning us figure skating champion. polina edmunds, a young up and coming, and not even mentioning the mens. brianoitano, i mean, a legend. and then, of course, you have rudy galindo. so, we have just a great alumni base in northern california. robert: now, in terms of the voice of figure skating coverage, dick button, i understand he's also going to be honored this year? john: well, dick button, we're going to celebrate his 70th anniversary of his first gold medal, you know, '48 and '52. so, we're going to be thrilled to have--and in addition to the figure skating, us figure skating will have, you know, ancillary events, including their hall of fame. so, it's going to be a special, special 10 days in san jose. robert: still going to be tickets available? i know it's a very popular event. john: skatesanjose2018.com, or you can call us at 800-745-3000. and we now have single session tickets on sale as well as all session. and you know, the all session, you're going to save about 45%. and not only do you get to attend the sessions at sap center at san jose, and then the solar for ice america, solar4

brian: she caught me last time. forget thomas jefferson move over andrew jackson. no more jefferson jackson dinner. steve: it's tax cut tuesday. the republican tax cut plan, the worst thing since the fugitive slave act. it that is one comparison one columnist is making. kevin jackson doesn't like it. he's going to talk about that next on "fox & friends" ♪ don't tread on me ♪ you do all this research on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates. maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. you feel better. introducing tommie copper's all new shoulder centric posture shirt. they're biggest breakthrough yet. advanced engineering promotes healthy posture and relief for achy shoulders and back. visit tommiecopper.com to see the entire line of wearable wellness compression. they have you

bill thomas came to me and asked if i would like to do it. took me five seconds to say yes. brianin your acknowledgment in this book, which is a logbook -- close to 700 pages. john: if you only want to read the text, it is only 500 pages. [laughter] it is aimed at people that want to read the story in a readable way. then i had to do 200 pages of footnotes, because i know journalists and academics would insist to see where this stuff came from, but also because there are lots of interesting questions that you answered. there are subtleties, when the average reader wants to read about dick and pat in watergate, are not wanting to get into a debate over the role of cia in watergate. i save that for the footnotes. brian: you say that stephen ambrose took three volumes to tell a story of the 37th president. then you list all that is new. how many books like this on the whole life of richard nixon have been written? john: since the turn-of-the-century, i think there is only one person to do a well-rounded biography, and that was evan thomas. cia in watergate. i save that for the footno

thomas was with the department for less than two years. >> chicago police are searching for the person that shot and killed a 15-year-old boy delivering newspapers. sunday morning brianas with stepfather when someone in a white van nroomd them frl behind. someone in the van fired into their car. ha is sso was shot in the head and died at the scene. the stepfather was not hurt. >>> federal government relooseed its report into the police response into pulse night club shooting and 200 page report says orlando police did a lot and one area the report recommended changes dealt with equipment that or land owe officers wore that night to protect themselves. officers were ill quld to protect themselves from the gunman's how high powered rifle. if officers have to respond to shooting with same high powered ammo they have heavier body armour and hel notes protect them. >> mike sauling pleads guilty in child important. more than 50,000 aimths were found his possession. victims were ages 3 to 5. >> prosecuteers are reco recommending that salin get 4 to 7 years in prison under plea deal and the judge will sentence him in march. >> rose mcgalen said she was raped in 1997 by harve

thomas fire. it covers a stunning 230,000 acres making this fire the fifth biggest in california history. jane wells is live in california with the latest. jane >> reporter: i'm going to tell you, brianning with this fire right now as we're in carpentria. as it comes down on this side, it moves much more slowly. it's called the backing fire the part that is ashy right now, that was burning as of an hour ago. as it comes down into carpinteria, we've got 6400 firefighters here from 12 states on the lines as well as 27 helicopters but we've only see a few so far because they can only fly when they can see where they're going. now, the thomas fire jumped more than 50,000 acres just in one day. it's the only fire still rages in so cal. it's bigger than chicago and boston combined. in montecito, the homes are currently threatened residents like kelsey woke up to see dozens of fire trucks staging across the street from her home this morning. >> pretty scary. the 1 and 2 are closed and we have to show i.d. to get into our residence. so, yeah >> reporter: do you feel better having them here >> yeah. it's definitely encouraged to be protected by a line of these hardworking firemen so it's been

he talks about his book, "friends divided," about thomas jefferson and john adams. ♪ brian: gordon wood a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston? what has it done to your

brian: our guest has been gordon s. wood. professor emeritus at brown university. the book is called "friends divided: john adams and thomas jefferson." thank you so much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org "q&a" programs are available as c-span podcasts as well. >> and we're live on the floor of the u.s. house. members will offer one-minute speeches. they'll then gavel out and return for legislative business at about 4:30 p.m. eastern. this is live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, referee: -- reverend dr. dan cumming, people's church, jacksonville, texas. the chaplain: come pray with me. o lord, our lord, how excellent is your name and all the earth. when we consider the heavens and the earth, the works of ur fingers, what is meant is you are mindful of us.