connecticut case. then a look at the life and legacy of ricky magazine founder and commentator william f buckley. all persons having business to for the honorable supreme court of the united states give their attention >> landmark cases, produced in partnership with the national constitution center. exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> mr. chief justice and may it please the court. >> quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took on to fight the unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in a rule of law. >> good evening, tonight's landmark case is the 1965 griswold v. connecticut. with a seven-to decision the justices established the constitutional right to privacy and set in motion the expansion of privacy rights that continue to today. to give you a sense of its con

connecticut.o give you a sense of his continuing importance in our society, we put together a short video of the griswold case. let's watch. >> griswold v. connecticut, which recognizes the right to privacy and the constitution. >> i believe marital privacy extends to contraception. >> griswold v. connecticut. >> back in the 60's, there was a case known as griswold v. connecticut. >> what's talked a little bit about griswold. >> what is it about griswold v. connecticut that gives the importance? we will learn about its history. a professor from george mason and her latest is putting children's interests first. and a researcher from temple university. why is griswold so important? >> it was a landmark case decided in 1965. it is a landmark case now because it set the path for cases deciding abortion-rights, sexuality, sexual expression, same-sex marriage. it is a warning to state about how to use the criminal justice system and police people. >> what are your thoughts about the landmark case? >> it

connecticut put forth. the law banning contraceptives, was any good at deterring people from extramarital sex. it seems that no one is buying that argument. that's what you really hear in the conversation, you say that's what the state law is meant to do, it is not doing it. clark argues later in his o ordina ordina ordinate, does connecticut have the power? even if you don't believe we are accomplishing the goals that we set out to as a state. is it that we have the power to pass this law? >> what strikes me is that by the time he got to the supreme court, he was not able to articulate this. this is a question for me that goes to any lawyer coming before the supreme court should have this very ready to hand. he could have made the argument that you know we do know actually there is this law economic legislature contraceptions and sexual expressions. we do know that people think that when a risk is ensured against, they'll do more of the risk. he could have said yeah, i know it applies to women because they

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he began his career at university of connecticut where he earned a ph.d. in psychology before moving to california where he became vice president of administration in cal state fullerton. during his time there he found time to earn a master of fine arts in screen writing from ucla and also write a screen play. during his tenure at cal state-dominguez hill he is worked tirelessly to advance the goals of the university by providing quality education, scholarship opportunities and services that have been transformative. under his leadership, cal state-dominguez hills experienced continuous growth in graduation rate, enrollment, tenure track faculty appointments and enhanced student services while bringing distinction to the university , he led an ahn wavering commitment to student success which promoted highly impactful student-focused initiatives. dr. hagan is well respected and admired educator who has demonstrated his commitment to the advancement of higher education and community growth. i wish dr. hagan the best of luck in his future endeavors, which i'm

host: connecticut is where lou is, cling, connecticut, on the independent line. lou, you are next up. morning, lou. caller: morning. and e in a blue state you're a guy from a blue state. guest: yes, sir. i want to know, i will be leaving blue state for a red what the reason why, democrats have done, the opposition, connecticut, new new jersey, you're killing those states. the tax,what, the tax, the fact the taxes are lower now help.e a big that's the biggest thing, i and i used to dy e a democrat, but i'm not any longer. everyone needs to go to a state that is friendly. states are blue unfriendly to taxpayers. host: okay. think it was tremendously unjust for blue targeted when they put this tax package together, reform in any ax manner, shape or form, lou, hese were tax cuts for those people in the top 17% of the of omy in the united states america. and to take away the deductions connecticut, e in new jersey, new york, illinois, to kind of use balance things at the end of the year, i think was a very to do.e thing these are not reasons why people to have that de

i went to connecticut to findmo out . the connecticut shoreline is a world apart from the syria.rs of here in this tranquil quarter of new england, refugees are tryinl to build a ne. mohammed came from syria in he16. he speaks to his min jordan daily, desperate for her to join him here, and asks why the u.s. isn't doing more to assist syrians, given their national nightmare. >> i thinkyrians are most people who need help now. they don't have time to wait. laura: mohammed's mother fled from syria to jordan, and she is stuck there. on'strump administra travel ban and enhanced security vetting for would be refugees from syria means her applicatioo isessing slowly. clear if this is temporary and when is going to stop, and when normal life is going to start. >> we have got a cluster of refugees in the hartford area -- laura: for chris george, who runs this refugee resettlement office in new ceven, the violn syria underscores why the trump administration should be taking in more refugees, not cutting back at a me of need. >> we

>> i went to high school in connecticut. i never anticipated a career in politics, in public policy and these issues. i actually, in connecticut -- none of my family members were political at all. i was there and 9/11 happened my senior year of high school. i could not understand why human beings would do something so barbaric, so terrible. it just got me reading, watching the news and paying attention in a way i never had before. i was pretty much a voracious reader overnight. articles, books, anything that could inform me about this issue and many others. i kind of developed a real interest in public policy issues and took a whole different track what i was planning to do with my life. >> why cornell university? >> i actually was thinking about becoming pre-med at the time. that didn't really last past freshman year bio-class. it was the best school i could get into. >> what did you study? >> i ended up becoming a government major, so the equivalent of political science. >> was there a class or teacher or maybe even a book

connecticut. planned parenthood, challenged connecticut law banning the birthiption and use of control. the supreme court ultimately beed the statute to unconstitutional. and in the process, established a right to privacy that is still today. our guest to discuss this case at helen, law professor george mason university and scalia law school. watch landmark cases tonight and conversation your #landmark cases. follow us at c-span. our websiteurces on for background on each case. the landmark cases companion a link to the national constitution centers interactive constitution. the landmark cases podcast c-span.org/landmark cases. >> next "q&a" parts with senate program. host: what is your name and why are you here? >> i am from des moines iowa and i am here to participate in the senate youth program. it is the 56th year and this is about interacting with those who make the policy of lives and those we know. >> i am mckenzie hawkins and i am fortunate to be representing my state at the youth program

raj: i went to high school in connecticut. i never anticipated a career in politics and public policies and issues. and none of my family members were political at all. but i was there and 9/11 happened my senior year of high school, and i could not understand why human beings would do something so barbaric, so terrible. and it just got me reading and watching the news and paying attention in a way i'd never had -- in a way i never had been before. i was pretty much a voracious reader overnight, articles, books, anything about this issue that would help me develop a real interest and public policy issues. and i kind of took all different track on what i was planning to do with my life. >> y cornell university? university?ll : now is actually thinking about going to premeditated time. -- goingid you study into pre-med at the time. >> was there a book that interested you at the time? tsj: that is a good question -- raj: that's a good question. i have a lot of influence. power" by david from, stuff about constitutional law, there

monday on landmark cases, griswold be connecticut, griswold of planned parenthood challenged a connecticut law banning the restriction birth control. they ruled the statute to be unconstitutional and established a right to privacy that is still evolving today. our guests are a law professor at george mason university, and rachael ray boucher, the associate dean for research and a law professor at temple university. watch landmark cases and enjoy the conversation. cases.s #landmark cases, research on our and the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org/landmarkcases. on wednesday, the consumer federation of america hosted the annual food conference in washington, d.c. the agriculture undersecretary for food safety gave the keynote address followed by a discussion among journalists on challenges a faced covering science, food, and health. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning. great to see all of you. we are just about ready to get started. on. thomas grew me i

cases,ght, on landmark griswold the connecticut. ms. wolf of planned parenthood challenged a connecticut law banning the prescription and use of birth control. the supreme court ruled the statute to be unconstitutional and in the process established a right to privacy that is still evolving today. our guest to discuss the case are helen, a law professor at george mason universities antonin scalia lee law school and rachel, associate dean for research and law professor at temple university. watch landmark cases tonight and join the conversation. #landmark cases. follow us at c-span. on our websitees and background on the cases. the companion book. the national constitution center's interactive constitution. and the podcasts. at c-span.org/landmark cases. this week is the 50th anniversary of martin luther king junior's assassination. join us for live coverage from memphis on c-span and american history tv on c-span3. on tuesday at 1:00 eastern we are live from the university of memphis holiday inn with taylor branch. and wednesday, beginn

not a lobbyist or the special interest to make that were more reflective and in connecticut with thisprogram has been very successful in the wake of the newtown massacre passed a number ofth reforms spanning more than 120 a sole reference strength and background checks in the homicide rate has gone down in connecticut so if we can shift power back we could see a real fixn to this broken system. >>host: the main reason we don't have more restrictive gun laws on the books is people who oppose them are more likely to vote on the issue than the people that support them. >> guest: there has been studies on this about gun orders in particular that are voting that we have seen through the leadership from the marches this weekend from pennsylvania avenue people are motivated to vote because they know that is the one day when we are all equal but have to pass reforms but talking about our country caregivers and first responders people that can't vote on a tuesday between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. we need to figure out otherer ways to make sure their voices heard early voting is one way making su

>> connecticut. >> jimmy: hey, i love connecticut. what part of connecticut?very good. very good. easter was this past weekend. lot of people got easter baskets filled with candy. what's your favorite type of candy? >> chocolate. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's just -- general, in general, chocolate? >> yup. >> jimmy: like chocolate bars? chocolate -- kisses? anything chocolate -- candy? [ laughter ] like, anything chocolate? >> i like snickers. >> jimmy: there you go. [ light laughter ] chocolate or -- you're kind of snickering now. [ laughter ] i can see why you like snickers. guys, we got our pal jonathan here, that is with an a-n. he's from connecticut and his favorite type of candy is chocolate. in parenthesis -- [ laughter ] he likes -- snickers! oh, anyway! [ laughter ] for this first one, the weeknd has the number one album on itunes. so, roots, can you do a a weeknd-style song? for jonathan? ready for this one? oh, this is going to be good. ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ yeah ooh jimmy picked jonathan because he wasn't raising his hand ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ he's fr

the last one was connecticut under a republican.aley yayely -- republican but i don't believe in that. that was 1991. it includes maine, rhode island, new jersey, pennsylvania and ohio. michigan, illinois, indiana, nebraska. all these rather normal wonderful states. , what we did in this book is we took the day they introduced the income tax and we looked at all of these 11 states and what happened to them in the three years prior to introducing the income tax. are all of you with me on this? they all did it in different years. we've looked at the primary metrics of these states relative to the rest of the nation. population, employment, growth state product personal , income, tax revenues. we looked at all of those metrics three years prior to introducing income tax and then we looked at the same metrics in the last three years. if you look at these 11 states, you'll follow what i'm doing in this chapter. if you look at these 11 states, every single one of the states without one exception declined relative to the rest of the nation

it has been very engaging. >> let's talk about your career -- born in connecticut. what did your parents do? mr. shah: interesting. it has been very engaging. my mother was a dentist. she is in retirement. my father was an engineer by training, and later became an owner of a chain of retail stores in connecticut, near new jersey as well. -- they came here from india, and very much lived the american dream. raised myself and my sister, who now lives in north carolina, with a lot of high hopes and opportunities. mr. shah: where in indiamr. shah: is your family from originally? mr. shah: my father's brother still live in india. his sister moved to houston, lived there a few years, then moved to india. my father's side of the live in. his sister moved to lives therey has a lot that, my mother's side mostly lives in the united states. >> do they see on the news or in the web? >> the press in india covers me extensively. it is a little bizarre. my grandmother in india has seen coverage of me in the news over there in mumbai. >> you are a big deal for the american indian p

connecticut. >> good morning, i live in a blue state. and your guy from a blue state. i'm going leave this blue state for red state the reason why is because of what the democrats have done. opposition is killing the states. the property taxes are lower. and i recommend that everybody needs to go to a friendly state. the northern blue states are unfriendly to taxpayers. >> i think it was tremendously unjust for blue states to be targeted. when they put this tax package together. it wasn't the tax reform. these were tax cuts for those people in the top 17% of the economy in the united states of america. to take away those deductions that the people in connecticut use to balance things at the end of the year. i think that was a horrible thing to do. these are not reasons why people buy homes. but to have that deduction, that kept you in your house. and i think it was a very sad thing to do. you're talking about local politics. in local politics and taxes which is a legitimate issue. if the federal government shrinks its responsibility and doesn't live up to those respons

pero los gastos varian de estados, nueva york gasta mas, s seguido de alaska, washington c dc, connecticut y nueva jersey . >>> en mexico luego del debate n entre a los aspirantes as la p i presidencia anoche las reacci e reacciones no se hicieron esp esperar. >>> jacilda nos dice como el c caracteristico humor mexicano lo retrata. >>> la verdadera calificacion que obtuvieron los cdtoandidat e esta en las calles, donde la p b poblacion experso de distintas maneras su agrado y rechazo, en el humor los memes inundaron las redes sociales, hicieron satiras de las acusaciones ente los pa participantes, de su actuacion, incluso escribieron una cancion a jaime rodriguez de cortarle las manos a quien robe. >>> como muchos, don alejandro no quedo del todo contento p porque cree el escenario se c convirtio en un campo de batalla

that's what i'm working on here in the state of connecticut and i think we should expect the same from our members of congress. >> state senator mae flexer, thank you so much. >> you got it. >>> sinclair broadcasting has just responded to outrage that it required it's local tv anchors from 200 tv stations to read these scripts bashing so-called fake news. i can tell you they are definitely not apologizing. we'll be right back. well, like most of you, i just bought a house.

griswold versus connecticut. challenged a connecticut law banning prescription and use of birth control. the supreme court ultimately ruled that unconstitutional, in the process established right to privacy still evolving today. our guest to discuss the case, helen alvare, law professor from george mason law school. and rachel rebouche, at temple university. watch landmark cases tonight. join the conversation. hash tag landmark cases and follow us at cspan and resources on the website for background on each case. the companion book, a link to national constitution center interactive constitution, and landmark cases podcast at cspan.org/landmarkcases. >>> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, historic sites around the country. the vietnam war ted offensive started january 30th, 1968 with vietcong and north vietnamese forces attacking towns and outposts in a broad swathe of south vietnam. we visited the museum in washington, d.c. to tour exhibit on the ted offensive and battle of way w

, connecticut.claims it was to impress taylor swift, and he added maybe even to donate some to police. he actually drove to taylor swift's rhode island home moments after robbing the bank. the 26-year-old is due in court next month. >>> a florida school district has voted down a measure that would allow arming school administrators. this comes after a wide ranging florida law passed in the aftermath of the devastating massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school that left 17 people dead. broward county school board members suggested the money could instead be used to hire more officers and private security. on the other hand, one pennsylvania school district has decided to arm teachers with baseball bats. 500 teachers in the mill creek school district were given 16 inch bats following an in service training day on how to respond to school shootings. the school superintendent says the bats are primarily symbolic, but they are an option for teachers to use. >>> and bank of america is also hoping t

laura trevelyan reports from connecticut.om syria in 2016. he speaks to his mother in jordan daily, desperate for her tojoin him here. and he asks why the us isn't doing more to assist syrians given their national nightmare. i think syrians are most people who need help now. they don't have time to wait. muhammad's mother fled from syria tojordan, and she stuck there. the trump administration's travel ban and from syria means her application is progressing slowly. it is not clear when this is going to stop, and when the normal life is going to start. we have got a cluster of refugees in the hartford area. for chris george, who runs this refugee resettlement office in new haven, the violence syria underscores why the trump administration should be taking more refugees, not cutting back at a time of such great need. welcoming refugees is probably the best thing this country does. it is our oldest, most noble tradition. it is the statue of liberty in action. despite the efforts to resettle refugees here along the connecticut coa

laura trevelyan reports from connecticut.e here from syria in 2016. he speaks to his mother in jordan daily, desperate for her tojoin him here. and he asks why the us isn‘t doing more to assist syrians given their national nightmare. i think syrians are most people who need help now. they don‘t have time to wait. muhammad‘s mother fled from syria tojordan, and she stuck there. the trump administration‘s travel ban and enhanced security vetting for would—be refugees from syria means her application is progressing slowly. it is not clear when this is going to stop, and when the normal life is going to start. we have got a cluster of refugees in the hartford area. for chris george, who runs this refugee resettlement office in new haven, the violence syria underscores why the trump administration should be taking more refugees, not cutting back at a time of such great need. welcoming refugees is probably the best thing this country does. it is our oldest, most noble tradition. it is the statue of liberty in action. despite the ef

was the governor of connecticut and one of his brothers also became the governor of connecticut. very political family. and he didn't go to yale. he went to harvard instead. and he wanted to be a painter. his father didn't like this idea. trumble said to his father, i want to record, you know, the greatness of america as athenian artists recorded the greatness of athens, and his father said, you are forgetting that connecticut is not athens. but he became a painter anyway. he went to england. he studied with benjamin west. but he was also a colonel in the revolution. he served in the war, and he might have done some spying while he was london. he went to london after his war service. the war was still going on, but they were more relaxed about letting foreign nationals go back and forth then. so, then, he did these paintings of the revolution after the war, and if you see them, it's inescapable that his message is the central figure in this story is george washington. >> yeah. >> there are eight small paintings. washington is in four of them. he's in the center of every canvas he

where the schools are holding walkouts not just in connecticut but around the country. in our last conversation we talked about how ridgefield is where this movement started. bring us up to speed on what's happening where you are. >> reporter: that's right, hallie. as you mentioned, this is where it all started. so you can see behind us here all these kids who just filed down and they're sitting down now. they're getting ready to pait wa -- wait for speakers and the first thing they'll do is hold a 13 second moment of silence. that's to honor those victims from columbine because today is the nine teenlth -- 19th anniversary of the columbine shooting. they're saying we're not only honoring the victims of parkland but the fwhuns columbine. grant, you can just explain to us why you're out here and why you decided to organize this. >> i decided to help organize this, i decided to come out here because quite frankly i've had enough. i've had enough of, you know, these horrific news stories, i've had enough of the somber, you know, just terrible, terrible emotion -- i have en

it's important the fabric of the neighborhood, from oregon to ohio, connecticut to california. our friends, family, sometimes unwittingly and sometimes knowingly experiencing this tragedy. one that is claiming the lives of more than 100 americans every single day. day. every day. sadly, it continues to evolve. from the days of tools to the synthetic opioids, it is incredibly easy to elicit the manufacture and efforts to respond to the crisis continued to evolve. since the opioid crisis began, the energy and commerce committee has been very much at work. our members not only on the committees of the committee are meeting with families and doctors, treatment advocates and law enforcement officials back in our states. i've done numerous roundtables to continue in the communities i represent to figure out how we get to this place and how we stop the illicit drugs from coming in and get on top this. everybody has a seat on the table. its hands on deck for the future generations from falling to victim of this scourge. and energy and commerce we have been adopting a two track approach

his father was the governor of connecticut and one of his brothers also became the g governor of connecticut and very political family. he did not go to yale, but he went to har shard vard instead, wanted to be a painter. his father did not like this idea, and trumball said to his father, i want to record the greatness of america as athenian artists recorded the greatness of athens, and his father said, you are forgetting that connecticut is not athens. >> and so he went to study with benjamin west, but he is also a colonel in the revolution, and served in the war, but he might have dope some spying while he is in london and he went to london after the war service, and the war was going on, but they were more relaxed about letting foreign nationals going back and forth. and so, he did these paintings after the revolution, and the war, and if you see them, it is inescapable with the message to get to the central figure and the story is washington. and there are four of them and he is in the center of every canvas he is in. and the action of the scene is always focus on him. thlargespainting i

you grew up in connecticut, which always sounds quintessential. what kind of kid were you?ell me about your upbringing? john: i loved playing sports, mostly soccer. i wanted to be a magician when i was a kid. i love making people happy with surprise and delight, but my first job was in a hotel. i worked in a higher -- hyatt. i convinced the general manager. he said we can't give you a job because you are under 18. i said i am interested and passionate about hospitality, so he put me far behind the front desk in this oversized suit answering the phone. i saw as a phone operator that i could impact someone's day in a meaningful way. so if someone had a light in the room that was broken, i would talk to engineering, have it fixed, follow-up, and if i hear kids in the background, send milk and cookies to turn it into a positive experience. i loved that. it ended up with me going to study hospitality at cornell. emily: what did you learn about the customer from that experience? often when you are getting the call someone is not happy. john: i learned to put myself in the shoes o

bushnell owned a shipyard in connecticut. he already had a design in mind for this, and he was more than ready to offer his services as soon as the navy required them. therefore he maintained a residence at the willard hotel in washington, dc to monitor the ironcladof the program. so with the backing of congress the navy department did the only , logical thing to do when one wants a secret weapon. it took out ads in the newspaper. [laughter] dr. holloway: newspapers across the northeast. in early august 1861, they ran an ad that started the navy will receive offers from parties that are able to execute work of this kind, of which they will furnish evidence with offers for the construction of one or more ironclad steam vessels of war. the navy was still a bit hidebound in their traditions and so these ironclad vessels were also required to be rigged with two masts and rigging and able to have a shallow draft. these ads ran in the usual places, the boston daily junior -- journal, the philadelphia evening bulletin, and the balti

and the influence connecticut delegation backing, the bill passed the house and senate and was quickly signed by lincoln. this bill authorized $1.5 million. bushnell owned a ship yard in connecticut and was more than ready to offer his services as soon as the navy require them. therefore he maintained a residence at the willard hotel in washington, d.c. throughout the summer to monitor the progress of the program. with the backing of congress the , navy department did the only logical thing to do when one wants a secret weapon. it took out ads in the newspaper. newspapers across the northeast in early august 1861 ran an added that started " the navy will receive offers from parties that can execute work of which -- of this kind of which they will furnish evidence for their offer for the construction of one or more ironclad vessels of war." hidebound instill their tradition so these vessels were also required to be rigged to mass and to be able to navigate at sea. ads ran in the usual places, the boston daily journal , the new york times, the philadelphia bulletin and the baltimore clip

ittleis a very conny l connecticut village. i have never used that word in public before. apologize if i used it incorrectly. this is not a problem we can hide from. here getting ready to wrap us up. let me thank steve and javier. they canceled a meeting with piers morgan to be here today. their sacrifice and contributions cannot be measured. thank you. [applause] this is like an advertisement for dea, but later this month there will be another national takeback day for prescription medicines where the public can take our narcotics that we no longer want in the household, and we can throw them in a bin control by law enforcement, and they will be destroyed. i don't remember my dates well. .gov, and thedea dates are on there. >> there is one more thing we did not touch about today. responders,of first policemen or emergency people, ambulance people, whoever it happens to be, because of the powder form of the fentanyl is so deadly, you inhale it, and we have had more than one, a lot of responders have gone to the emergency room because of the fentanyl overdose they have obta

the girls are headed to one of the last competitions of the season, connecticut synchronized skatingthe top five. >> being one of the only teams exclusively for young women of color the girls say their differences are not always celebrated. >> it's unfortunate but race isn't everything. we went to our last competition and another team came past us like don't let them take your bags we're like we're not even by you we don't want your bags we have our bags. >> empowered to fight the perception that they're not real contenders. >> just because something doesn't have more resources doesn't mean it's more powerful, just skating on this team is more powerful than just skating. it's a statement. >> for girls ice time and coaches and gear training could cost up to $50,000 a year. >> in these times of division in our country would you say fhs plays an even more significant role. >> no question. today it's more vital than ever that girls of color have opportunity to become everything and anything they can be in this world. >> sharon cohn founder of figure skating harlem says 100% of students p

connecticut. griswold challenged a use and ng the prescription of birth control. they ruled the statute to be unconstitutional and in the a right to blished privacy that is still evolving today. discuss this case are helen alavary, law professor mason university's antonin scalia law school and dean for research and law professor at temple university. tonight ndmark cases" and join the conversation. cases htag is landmark and follow us at c-span and we have resources on our website for background on each case. the landmark cases companion link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution and the podcast. cases c-span.org/landmark cases. polyakovaorning, alina from brookings institution on and lenoreed by rush utah y talks about becoming the first state in the ation to pass a law legalizing free range parenting. later, john thompson on the cost

griswold versus connecticut.challenged a connecticut law banning prescription and use of birth control. the supreme court ultimately ruled that unconstitutional, in the process established right to privacy still evolving today. our guest to discuss the case, helen alvare, law professor from george mason law school. and rachel rebouche, at temple university. watch landmark cases tonight. join the conversation. hash tag landmark cases and follow us at

george from connecticut. caller: brookfield. host: brookfield, connecticut. caller: one thing that surprises me not only watching c-span today, but the rest of the general media, is the lack of coverage of the situation with andrew mccabe, i think that's quite uprising, which brings me to my second topic. one of the biggest threats to our democracy is the mainstream media, notably in the way they cover stories, but the stories they don't cover. that's it. host: one call from david from todd, north carolina. caller: i have two points. theis for the farmer mentioned how the farmers are being submarine. if you got room property taxes across this nation, we can protect our personal assets in this globalization and then i have another subject which i took a parenting class and they talk about the asus where people have been traumatized and it their development. we are compulsorily attended school, it is retarding our whole nation. the authorities are refusing to knowledge that being forced into these situations is unhealthy and they are as well suffering from this

you grew up in connecticut, which always sounds quintessential. tell me about your upbringing?ohn: i loved playing sports, mostly soccer. i wanted to be a magician when i was a kid. i love making people happy with surprise and delight, but my first job was in a hotel. i convinced the general manager. he said we can't give you a job because you are under 18. i said i am interested and passionate about hospitality, so he put me far behind the front desk in this oversized suit answering the phone. i saw as a phone operator that i could impact someone's day in a meaningful day. so if someone had a light in the room that was broken, i would talk to engineering, have it fixed, follow-up, and if i hear kids in the background, send milk and cookies to turn it into a positive experience. it ended up with me going to study hospitality at cornell. emily: what did you learn about the customer from that experience? often when you are getting the call someone is not happy. john: i learned to put myself in the shoes of the customer, be genuinely empathetic. this person paid a lot of money to