colorado through those dark canyons. whether the water dropped in great falls and leaps or really what was down in there. the indians reported that the river itself would disappear underground for miles at a time. only to reappear just spontaneously. powell was so in the dark about what his expedition would encounter on the colorado that they packed hammers and nails and screws to build a cabin transfer needless to say there was no ice on the colorado river. they packed 10 months of supplies. but they came out the other end of three months starving. perhaps the toughest of all was their lack of knowing whether they would encounter these in a kind of huge waterfalls that were elsewhere. they would dash them and the boats into tiny pieces. imagine a trip like that we did not know around a corner what would be there. something that could kill you immediately. powell two also on the surf -- surface did not seem to be the person to lead that. he locked his right forearm at the battle of shiloh in tennessee. some of the worst fighting in the civil war. he'd gone to study geology but never graduated from college. he couldn't afford it. he became

the colorado river and the region's groundwater are not easily replenished. phoenix recently experienced its worst drought in one thousand years. reign was followed by every new dry spell water shortages could begin cramping residents lifestyle in less than a decade but among residents there are no signs of panic. after all a lot can happen in a decade. you have to let. almost the problem be there and then mankind is very very innovative it's very entrepreneurial it will solve the problem here we are in arizona we're one state away california is in the way of the ocean the ocean has more water than all of mankind could ever use it's got salt in it so at some price you can desalinate that water and you have fresh water. if we're willing in arizona personally to pay for getting that water here and paying for the price of decelerated here then we can live here if not we need to choose to live someplace else. is the solution really that simple desalinate sea water or relocate an entire city. maybe the question we should be asking is a different one. what if our e

groundwater drying up, much of the western united states turned to the nearly 1,500-mile-long colorado rivere rocky mountains all the way to mexico. the colorado supplies water for 30 million people. but getting the water to the people in arizona took an astounding level of engineering. >> we have this huge canal system that transports it 336 miles uphill to deliver it to communities, farmers, industries. >> the central arizona project was constructed in the 1970s and '80s. the massive system brings the water to the population centers of phoenix and tucson. >> it cost over $4 billion to build. there was a 300-mile- long excavation, several tunnels bored through mountains, siphons going under rivers. it's an engineering marvel. and you can see it from outer space. >> on average, more than 5 trillion gallons flow through the canal every year. >> what we're looking at behind me here is a map board of the system itself. it's 336 miles long, controlled by two dispatchers that are sitting behind us here. >> we have 15 pumping stations along our 300-plus-mile canal. we have to basically pump the wa

the colorado river, we floated down that twice together, and then he kept going back. he loved it. he hiked the canyon rim to rim. he loved sedona. he loved this place. and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here. a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. we had one little blip one time when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone and goes, "well, boy, i think i might have screwed up." i go, why? he said, "i was talking to the students and they said, how come you are the only politician that comes down here? they only come to the retirement places. well, you guys don't vote. ok? [laughter] the other dudes vote like 100%, you know. [laughter] "you have to vote like they vote in seizure world." i said, you did not say that, did you? there is this big retirement community called leisure world. they were not really happy with their new nickname. [laughter] so john said, like he always said, "ok, i screwed up and we have to go out there." we. [laughter] so we

then he and his family took a trip down the colorado river. they had a guide and so tonight we will hear about the promise of the grand canyon and i hope about the adventures of john during the time he was writing about powelllife. here is john. [applause] first off, i want to thank barbara for that wonderful introduction. writing is sometimes a lonely life, but we can't do without such wonderful supporters as you do and i also want to do a throw of two politics and prose. thank you all for coming to support this independent bookstore. it means a lot. so, f. scott fitzgerald wrote. can everybody hear me in the back? f. scott fitzgerald wrote there are no second acts in american life. it's fun to quote that because we all know examples of people that reinvented themselves, but i knothati know of no better exf self invention and john wesley powell. in fact the biographers, myself included struggled to integrate all the aspects into this american who seemed to live so o many different lives. soldier can explorer, cartographer, federal bureaucr bu

primetime programming at 11 with john law who explores john wesley powell's journey down the colorado river or the grand canyon. all happens tonight on tv on c-span2, television for serious readers. reminder the full schedule is available on our website, booktv.org . >> ladies and gentlemen, this is an amazing and odd story, to say the least. we are here today not only to learn about ann marie ackerman's book but to witness the actual closure of a murder case set in motion 183 years ago in a small town in the southwest of germany nigheim. right? nigheim. who could have imagined at the time or at any time that this matter could finally be put to rest two centuries later in a city more than 4000 miles away in gaithersburg? it was enough to get the mayor of bonnigheim to fly over and join us today so before i introduce miss ackerman, i'd like to welcome mayor cornelius hamburger, the mayor of bonnigheim germany to gaithersburg to our book festival. let's give him a big round of applause. [applause] it is a wonderful honor to have you here. this is such a juicy story. i am not going to spoil an

ross discovers the life of john wesley powell who becomes the first person to travel the entire colorado river through the grand canyon. >> good evening. are we ready to start? the microphone is working? you can hear me in

the colorado river. we floated down that twice together and then he kept going back and back. canyon with jack not that long ago. rim to rim. he loved sedona. he loved this place. and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here. a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. we had one little blip one time. when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone. he go, well, boy, i think i might have screwed up. i go, what? he said, you know, talking to these students of u of a and they said why are you the only politician that comes down here. he said, well, it's because you guys don't vote. okay? those other dudes vote like 100%, you know, so you want people to come down here, you need to vote like they vote out at seizure world. i said, you didn't say that, did you? 'cause there's this big retirement community called l z leisure world in the east valley. they weren't real happy with their new nickname out there. so john said, like he always does, said, okay, i screw

community, our hispanic culture, and he loved the place, in particular the grand canyon, the colorado riverr, and then he kept going back and back. he loved it. he hiked the canyon with jack not that long ago, rim to rim. he loved sedona. he loved this place. and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here, a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. we had one little blip one time when he ran for the senate the first time. hoe called me on the phone and goes, well, boy, i think i might have screwed up. i go what? he said i was talking to the students at u of a and they said how come you're the only politician that comes down here, they only go to the retirement places. he said well, it's because you guys don't vote. those other dudes vote like 100%, you know. so you want people to come down here, you need to vote like they vote out at seizure world. i said you didn't say that, did you? because there's this big retirement community called leisure world in the east valley. they weren't real hap

the colorado river.d down there twice together and he kept going back and back, he loved it. the hike to the canyon with jack not that long ago, rim to rim. he loves sedona, he loved this place and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here, a lot of elections and he never lost. never really very close, there is arizona loved him. we had one little blip one time when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone and he said, we might have screwed up. and i said why. i said i was talking to the students of view of a and they said, why are you the only politician that comes on here, you only go to the retirement places? and he said well, it's because you guys don't vote. [laughter] those other dudes vote like 100%. [laughter] and it, i said you didn't say that, did you? because there is this big retirement community called leisure world in the east valley. [laughter] they weren't real happy with their new nickname out there.

it's the stories of them as a huge group going white water rafting down the colorado river, for big portionsaft-- being on an air mattress, which kind of changes the definition of white water rafting. it's the photos and the stories they have of sailing and spending time with each other in the summers. it's playing football. it's those pieces that families have, that i think get lost in a lot of this-- it's a public family, yes. but, you know, my favorite day of the year is thanksgiving, because we have most of our family around a table, and it's, like, you've got to be first in line for the turkey, because if you're not, you ain't getting any. >> stephen: i'm one of 11 children myself. i understand. you reach for somebody's skin off their plate, you pull back a bloody stump. >> competitive sport. ( laughter ) >> stephen: does the family get together and still play football and everything? >> oh yeah, yeah. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, i mean, it's a younger generation that ends up playing football, but yeah, it's fun. >> stephen: sure. so, in your state of the union response, you said, "the

some of what we're celebrating today, his impact on arizona, the grand canyon, colorado river, all these had as a passion. native american rights. we did an event recently at the canyon that cindy mccain attended with the udall family to celebrate the protection of open lands. a very early example of his bipartisan approach to getting things done. so as you peel back this onion you find so many critical things we want to preserve. i have been really excited about the fact that so many of the mccain alumni who served in the senate office on the various committees are writing really interesting pieces. i look forward after all this is done to just sitting down and absorbing all that. their practical experience with this man in various places all over the world on issues as far ranging as the internet to nuclear weapons is really what will help fill out that legacy for john. >> dana: so much for to you read. richard fontaine had great stories and anect dotes. thank you for joining us today, rick davis. arizona governor doug ducey who spoke at the service will join me next. . or joints. but

b was never really at rest even when cookirgers in the backyard, even when sailing down the colorado river or watever, he was never really at rest, there was always a sense of i've got to do something, i've got to make every moment count, and we only had to think of how many ments he had alone, five and a half years, two at least or more of console tear confinement, beaten day after dayhed a lot to make up for. so that was the restlessness he had to continue to want to do good for the country. >> it's been widely reported that two people whospileak at his funeral at the washington cathedral will be forr president george w. bush and former president barack obama, the two men who defeated him for proeidency. whatthat say about who john mccain was? a> well, it puts an exclamation point on who he, but, remember this, he was tortured ars.five and a half ye who was the man who joined senator john kerry and said that's the past, we need to do this for the good of the country, i am willing to make peace with thee pople who beat and tortured me because knits thtbest inerest to have the united state

the colorado river, we floated down that twice together, and then he kept going back. he loved it.hiked the canyon with jack not that long ago. rim to rim. he loved sedona. he loved this place. and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here. a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. we had one little blip one-time when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone and goes, well, boy, i think i might have screwed up. i said i'm a why? he said, i was talking to the students and they said, how, -- how come you are the only politician that comes down ere? he said, well, you guys don't vote. ok? [laughter] the other dudes vote like 100%, you know. [laughter] you want people to come down here, you need to vote like they vote out at seizure world. [laughter] i said, you didn't say that, did you? there's this big retirement community called leisure valley. and they weren't really happy with their new nickname. [laughter] so john said, like he always said, i screwed up an

the colorado river, we floated down that twice together, and then he kept going back.kept going back and he loved it. he hiked the canyon with jack not that long ago. rim to rim. he loved sedona. he loved this place. and if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here. a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. hokum your the only politician that comes down here? said, it is because you guys don't vote. >> [laughter] woods: those other dudes vote like, 100%. i said, you didn't say that, did you? there is this big retirement community called leisure world. they were not happy with their new nickname. john said, i screwed up. we have to go out there. "we." >> [laughter] about aods: there was 90-year-old guy in a golf cart right there, and he was giving us the finger. we both said, that is great. like, good to see you. thank you. he won the election in that precinct. we are going to miss so many things about him in our city. miss his sense of humor and love of sports. he loved

airlifted >>> a pilot had to be airlifted to the hospital after a small plan crashed into the colorado riverrcraft went down near the colorado/utah border and was partially submerged. a rafter rescued the 59-year-old pilot who is said to be okay this morning. the pilot was the only person on board. >>> and graphic body cam video has been released of a man holding a woman hostage with a knife. >> officers fired on the suspect, killing them both. the video is difficult to watch. here's will carr. >> reporter: disturbing video, the deadly and violent confrontation raising questions about police tactics. it shows police racing to confront a suspect waving a long knife. police fire a non-lethal round from a beanbag gun. then the man grabs the knife, puts it to the woman's neck and starts cutting her throat. the officers firing 18 rounds, killing perez and the woman he held hostage. the video released comes on the heels of the tragic death at trader joe's. >> tragically, this was another case where officers were forced to make split second decisions. based on the actions of a violent individual. >

community, our hispanic culture, and he loved the place, in particular the grand canyon, the colorado riverether. he kept going back and back, he loved it. he hiked the canyon with yak not that long ago, rim to rim. he loved sedona, he loved this place if i don't know mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here, a lot of elections. he never lost. he never really very close. arizona loved him. we had one little blip one time. when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone, well, boy, i think i might have screwed up. i said, why in? i was talking to these students at u of a, how come you're only politician that comes down here. they only go to the retirement places. well, it is because you guys don't vote, okay? [laughter] those other dudes vote 100% you know? you want people to come down here, you need to vote like they vote out at seizure world. [laughter]. i said, i didn't say that, did you? because there is this big retirement community called leisure world in the valley. they weren't real happy with their new n

we will continue to watch those on over towards the colorado river valley as well.tures cool down a little bit this weekend temporarily into the pacific northwest. take a look at that 101 in billings. the heat is on. all right, guys. abby: thank you, rick. rick: you bet. ed: "boston globe" declaring a war of words. unite against the president. they are actually saying hey, let's attack. pete: they are just out about it plus, alexandria ocasio-cortez, the socialist from the bronx, won't debate ben shapiro because she claims he was catcalling. is that really a fair excuse for refusing to debate? we'll bring it to you ♪ ♪ just roll with it, baby ♪ go on and just roll with it, baby ♪ i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gum line. for cleaner teeth and healthier gums. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first elect

and in colorado, immigrant rights leader sandra lopez is leaving sanctuary today after spending 10 months living in the parsonage of the two rivers unitarian universalist church in carbondale, colorado, while she fights her deportation to mexico. she's lived in colorado for 17 years and is the mother of three u.s.-born children -- alex, edwin, and areli. in a statement, sandra lopez said -- "my attorneys have talked with ice, and it confirmed that i am not a priority for removal at this time. we continue to seek a positive resolution to my case through the court system and are awaiting a decision from the board of immigration appeals." this is sandra lopez speaking with democracy now! from inside the parsonage of the two rivers unitarian universalist church in carbondale, colorado, in january. >> i wasn't willing to be arrested because they are uprooting me from my home, from my children, from my life, from my future. going to wanant to go into such a situation, as if nothining were happening? no. i made the decision to go into sanctuary, to opopt for sanctua. it is not an easy dedecision ani am heree avoiding deportation so i ca

we're looking at way less snowfa, where the river is fed from snowfall in the colorado mountains and the monsoon rains are changing on the mexican side. so basically you have increased population, more people needing to drink water and way diminished water resources. >> sreenivasan: and you have a huge chunk of this that actuallh goes thr desert. >> there are parts of the river that completely dry out in the dry season and you have droughts that are increing. and scientists say this is due to climate change and due to more adity and less rainfall. so, with droughts going up and population increasing it's a pretty tough spot. >> sreenivasan: but you have also a story on el paso which i didn't know about was actually relatively speaking a leader on trying to conserve the amount of water and they've been doing this for decades. >> yeah. el paso an incredible case study in what you have to do to really address the fact that you live in a desert at a time of increasing aridity, their-- ed archuleta, their water commissioner decided about 30 years ago to start drastically cutting water per

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river fire, another 9,000 remain threatened. >> we have a team of reporters ready to update on the we begin with melissa colorado who joins us live in walnut

in colorado Ãbyeah, colorado i have a place at the road which i'm going to when i leave here on the arkansas river, that i've taken my family treat for 20 years. the memories i have cthere han introducing my new grandson five years old to that opportunity and expansion of outside, the memories associated with that are so deep. utah, which is a state of just amazing granddaughter, i had a chance to spend a week in february. it was just breathtaking. in the grand canyon, i spent five days on the pacific crest trail in the north cascades mountain in my state of washington where i live now, these places are incredibly touching. when you think about the outdoor industry, it's personal, and it links to passion. rei, the other thing i would point out, i believe it's unifying. when you're talking about love of the place and you have people that live in a place and you are leading as a governor that place, i think you will find that love for the outdoors is one of the unifying factors. i think it's a part. talking about outdoor rec economy, it's growing. there's a movement of it. let's give you a couple da

river fire, another 9,000 remain threatened. >> we have a team of reporters ready to update on the we begin with melissa colorado who joins us live in walnut creek. melissa? >> reporter: we are here at mt. diablo state park where trip cally it packed over the weekend. on a normal day the reward for making it to the top is the pan or ammic view but this weekend the smoke and haze might not be worth the climb. >> there ain't no view over here. it is only smoke. can't see too far. >> reporter: 21-year-old alex of con cou-- concord is in the fits peak of his life but smoke started swarming the summit of mt. diablo. >> i could walk up the hill with no problem. but i'm running out of breath. it's bad. >> reporter: smoke from the multip multip multiple wildfires is coming our way. >> if people she smoke avoid out door exposure. >> reporter: if you are suffering from respiratory issues they suggest staying indoor. >> there are people that need oxygen and they can't go outside and that is tough. >> russ emery works in the medical field and predicted the hospital will see a jump in patients with breathing problems. >> the heart and lungs a

colorado. thousands of yellow plastic ducks competing in this year's ducky derby. you see them there making their way down the roaring fork river. >> it's a thing. it's a thing. >> it's a thing. >> how do you know which one's which? >> the ducks can be adopted -- don't ask these things. it's for charity. >> that's mine right there, the one on the left. >> the one to the finish line gets 10,000 ducks -- i mean bucks. the rest of the money raised goes to local youth groups. >> that's great. >> i hope they fish all those rubber duckies out. >> they'll use them next year. thanks, ron. >>> coming up on this sunday morning, maryland's head football coach is placed on administrative leave after arog scrutiny. >>> plus, a mother's warning about how a mosquito bite nearly cost her 6-year-old his life. what parents need to look out for. >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. yeah... but popping these things really helps me...relax. please don't, i'm saving those for later. at least you don't have to worry about renters insurance. just go to geico.com. geico helps with ren

river was there. their primary reason for billington is to trap and store melted snow and rainfall from southern colorado and northern new mexico. >> you also know for green chile. >> green chili. as a matter fact, the committeef hatch and the hatch valley has gotten its of the patented and copyrighted, no one can legally call their chili hatch chile unless it's grown in the hatch valley. they've gone to court over that. so it's a big deal. chile is king and not pecan is rising up close second is being king in about. >> where are we heading out? >> right now we're traveling down the valley from the north end to going down the center. we're going to go again close to the river. we are going to cross the rio grande and were going to stop by a roadside historic mark marker which basically is a monument to the signing of the gadsden purchase. >> we have pulled off literally into the dirt on the side of the road to see this small-market although it's tiny, it has a ag role in southwest history and american history. >> the u.s. goes to war against mexico 1846-1848. mexico loses and actually they lose, the mome