the commonwealth party in puerto rico was pressuring the white house very strongly with that. for that, the president, i think, was inclined to want to help the commonwealth party. that view was communicated to me but i looked at the law, and i thought that under our legal system, congress has plenary authority over territories, puerto rico is a territory. the fact that congress gave puerto rico great autonomy in the past can't permanently disable congress from acting in future, so i said, i can't take that position. so that's kind of thing does happen and has to happen. on an issue like that way you and the white house have a fundamental difference, you're saying, you would have been prepared to walk away, to resign, if the white house had insisted on a course of action which you felt was not in adherence to the constitution? yes. i think every solicitor general has to be prepared to do that. so to get back to trump, the talk around washington, dc is apparently that the top nominee pick, the likely pick at the moment to take yourjob, because at the moment it's filled by an ac

. >> i have support the commonwealth and all of our party, i'm proud to say. >> reporter: his resume is not perfect either. the new york times said he voted for president bush in 2000 and 2004. democrats i spoke to remain confident that opposition to president trump will help them unify around whenever candidate wins the primary this spring. i'm garrett haake, wusa 9. >> all right, so there's a photo being shared online, and i wonder if you have seen it. it's being circulated with messages claiming it's proof that donald trump was working with russia during the election. is the picture real? tonight we will verify that for you. is this really the first daughter cozying up to the russian president at a glamorous party. it turns out, not so much. using google's reverse image function, we found the photo was included in vogue magazine's gallery of photos from the best parties the man in the photo, actually film director baz lerman. we can verify that the photo with ivanka and vladimir putin is a fake. you can stand up and correct the record when you see it being circulated. if you have

. >>> next a look at the future of america's political parties, hosted by the commonwealth club of california. >> i want to -- before i introduce tonight's speakers, i want to also announce that tonight is the first time that conversations is being taped by c-span. so you may have noticed some cameras, and they promised me i would look at least ten years younger, which is one of the reasons i agreed to let them come, but any way -- and they tell me that that will be up loaded to their website in about two weeks, three weeks most and you can search under the archives for this date or one of the names of our speakers or the mill valley and you'll find it. so if after this program you feel so inspired, please watch it again and also tell your friends and family all about it. let me introduce tonight's speakers. dave brady i've known for a number of years partially because my husband attended stanford business school where he is a professor, and i don't know that dave remembers, but i actually interviewed him a number of times during my own dissertation research. oh, you remember. all right. well

disappointment in both political parties, and there's hunger for someone who has been more of an outsider. >> reporter: the entry shocked democratic leaders in the commonwealth all of whom had endorsed the lieutenant governor, his opponent. >> reporter: your critics on the democratic side said you jumped the line, the virginia democrats had a plan, and you were not necessarily part of it. what do you say to that? >> that's a tone deaf argument. voters seem to think it's their job to choose the nominee, and i think there was irritation that some of the leaders in the party chose who the best player would be before they knew what po to look like. >> reporter: a recent poll shows the two men tied with little name recognition for either of them. perriello is hoping to introduce himself as the person virginia didn't vote for. he has 4 months. >> i am excited with a positive vision for virginia, and i believe we will give democrats the best chance by far to win in november. >> reporter: garrett haake, wusa 9. >> i want to make it clear today that my administration will focus on ending the absolutely horrific practice of the human trafficking, and i am prepared to

parties in the u.s. with david brady and melissa caen. they look at how issues are shaping public opinion. from the commonwealth club of california, this is just over one hour. >> before he introduced tonight speaker, i want to also announced that tonight is the first time that our conversations are being taped by c-span. you may have noticed some cameras. they promised me that i would look at least 10 years younger.

parties in the u.s. with ava brady and -- david brady and melissa mccain. they look at how issues are shipping public opinion. from the commonwealth club of california, this is just over one hour.

parties in the u.s. with political isn't professor brady, and political analyst melissa cain. they discuss the impact of the presidential election and how current issues are shaping public opinion. commonwealth club of over ania, this is just hour. >> i want to, before i introduce speakers, i want to tonight is e that the first time that the onversation is being taped by c-span so you may have noticed promised as, and they me that i would look at least 10 years younger. [laughter] reasons i e of the agreed to let them come. anyway, and they tell me that, that it will be uploaded about two bsite in weeks, three weeks

parties in the u.s. with david brady and melissa caen. they look at how issues are shaping public opinion. from the commonwealth club of california, this is just over one hour. >> before he introduced tonight speaker, i want to also announced that tonight is the first time that our conversations are being taped by c-span. you may have noticed some cameras. they promised me that i would look at least 10 years younger. [laughter] >> which is one of the reasons i agreed to let them come. anyway, they tell me that it will be uploaded to their website in about two weeks, three weeks at the most, if you can search under the archives for the state or one of the names of our speakers or mill valley and you will find it. if you are so inspired, please watch again and also tell your friends and family all about it. let me introduce tonight's speakers. david brady i have known for a number of years partially because my husband attended stanford business school where he is a professor of business. i actually interviewed him and number of times during my own dissertation research. you remember? i must have done ok because h

the history of the commonwealth of kentucky that were signed by governor, a speaker, and a president of the senate that were all republicans. neither here know their respect to the party although significant in that respect. it's significant because you voted your values and not your party. the majority of the people you sent here understand have an obligation to you. i'm grateful for the fact that you would think them for the work they are doing. i want us to be the center for excellence. every time i am out there, every time i meet with the company i make sure they understand we will do what is needed. i don't want to single out companies, but there are some large and small who have recently decided to come here. they understand we are committed to doing what we can. we are entrepreneurial and innovative. investing in infrastructure and education. reinvesting a workforce development. education and workforce developing go hand-in-hand. last year i singled out a single discipline a small public university in kentucky, it happened to rhyme with -- i will say this. you would thought based on the reaction that every third person graduated from a kentucky university happe

the history of the commonwealth of kentucky that were signed governor, a speaker and the president of the senate they're all republicans. neither here nor there in respect to the party but it's significant in the fact that as so many of you did, you voted your values and not your party. the majority of the people here understand they have an obligation to you. i'll be grateful if you could thank them for the work they are doing. i want us to be the center for excellence. i've talked about the reasons why. i won't say that again except every time i'm out there, every time i meet with the company, i make sure sure they know we will do what is needed. i don't want to single out any company, but there are some companies small and some very large and have recently decided to come here to understand we are committed to doing what we can. we are innovative and investing in our infrastructure and investing in education. we are investing in workforce development. i will say this. education. education workforce development go hand-in-hand. last year, i happen to single out a single discipline that no public university. i will say this, you would've thought based on the reacti

parties in the u.s. with political isn't professor brady, and political analyst melissa cain. they discuss the impact of the presidential election and how current issues are shaping public opinion. commonwealth club of over ania, this is just hour. >> i want to, before i introduce speakers, i want to tonight is e that the first time that the onversation is being taped by c-span so you may have noticed promised as, and they me that i would look at least 10 years younger. [laughter] reasons i e of the agreed to let them come. anyway, and they tell me that, that it will be uploaded about two bsite in yous, three weeks most, and can search under this date or ne of the names who will be speaking. you'll be inspired and please share with your friending and families. speakers, dave known for a number of years. ecause partially my husband attended stanford business school where he's a professor, and i don't know that dave i actually ut interviewed him a number of times during my own dissertation research. remember. [laughter] >> i must have done okay because still talking to me. he's not only a very well stanford, he sits on the faculties of the business and the political science department. the pub

. >>> next a look at the future of america's political parties, hosted by the commonwealth club