and i don't like hearing that. >> host: craig shirley?he u.s. military, which has to be considered the most honorable profession of all. because if you are going to put your self -- as soon as you put on a uniform there is a risk you will take a bullet for this country. there is a chance you might have to lay down your life to save another american. and i think that is the most noble act of all. you are willing to give up your own life to defend others. my own family is my son is a navy corpsman. my nephew drove a tank in iraq for the u.s. government. my father served in the korean war. his brother was in the marine corps. after world war ii we had an oldest uncle, my father's oldest brother was shot down and killed in the pacific in world war ii. it goes back to my mother's great, great great grandfather, who was in the connecticut militia, went to boston to fight in 1776. and later joined the regular army and served under george washington. he went to valley forge and lots and i do to smallpox, and later went to yorktown under washingto

host: craig shirley.ition hasl been riding the back of the incumbent president since the days of george washington and the whiskey rebellion. in the election of 1800 between adams and jefferson, the horrible things were said about both sides. in the election of 1860, lincoln was referred to as an ape and all of those things. the job of the loyal opposition is to oppose the party in power, and it has happens down through the ages. that is kind of the balance and counterbalance in our representative system. it is just part of the game. of cannot have unanimity opinion on anything in this country, and nor should you. all sides need to be heard from and debated. that is the beauty of our system, it is about compromise. the beauty of the american system has been that we have compromised our way through our problems right from the beginning, in fact the very nature of the creation of the united states government was a compromise between the jeffersonian and madisonian factions and how they viewed the establishm

host: craig shirley? guest: the caller identified two issues.he steeljob mills are now running at full capacity and the va has been reformed. people vote by and large out of self-interest. the left, what is the politician doing for me? what are they doing for me and my family? is he creating jobs? is my family at peace? is there a threat of war? reallythese things that boil down to self-interest. host: we are going to grab the audio issue, work on the video feed, and try to reconnect. in the meantime, we will continue to hear from callers and see if the producers can reconnect with craig shirley. in texas, lynn. caller: thank you for taking my call. i had something about the gentleman there, about his appearance. i' recently retiredm. parents, they -- he said they did not do better than his parents did, and he was upset about that. i'm older than he is. that's all i have to say. joe biden talked to the country. i do not think donald trump did that, not the whole time he was there. he did not talk to the country. florida. now to on the for trump

coming up tuesday morning, craig shirley joins us to discuss campaign 2020.ti cobb talks about his new pbs frontline documentary, policing the police 2020. watch washington journal life at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning and join the discussion with phone calls, facebook comments, text next, joe biden speaks to the moral monday mass assembly virtual event, together by the poor people's campaign. mr. biden talks about parts of his platform with implications for the poor and his own experiences with poverty as a child. mr. biden: thank you very much. i just want to thank you all. i understand you spoke, i could not hear you. bishop, thank you for inviting me. harris, reverend jackson, i am humbled to be with you. is a full-timeo social worker, is part of your effort. a real sicking friend who had a kidney replacement. her me

tuesday morning, presidential historian craig shirley will discuss campaign 2020. jelani cobb talks about his new documentary, "policing the police 2020." watch "washington journal," and joined the discussion. >> you're watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies as a public service, and what to you by your television provider. >> our campaign 2020 coverage continues with candidates campaigning and debating. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> joe biden spoke about the wildfires affecting california communities, and the impact of climate change. ,e advocated for changes including stricter environment of controls, and a boost for states affected by climate change. in the grounds of the delaware museum of natural history in wilmington, this is 25 minutes. joe biden: good afternoon.

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coming up tuesday morning, biographer and presidential historian craig shirley will join us to discuss campaign 2020 and new yorker magazine writer talks about his new pbs frontline documentary releasing the police 2020. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 p.m. eastern tuesday morning to watch the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, tax complete. >> next, a look at how social media and video recorded greens and other technology is supporting the black lives matter movement. former fcc commissioner mignon clyburn begins this discussion by focusing on how technology has changed over the years with the use of cell phones. >> our first look at a wireless medications and that can take you through the history with that phone and the light with the device chain in 2007 and you remember that year? i know you know but for those who don't that was the introduction of the iphone. literally it changed the way we use devices with those multimedia functions and it enabled and opened up several doors of opportunity for us to have this conversation today. but on a regulator

they can't speak to shirley or thomas or roger or mary. >>> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie moralesd she says debbie's dead. we all wanted to believe that it was an accident. there's no possible way he could do this on purpose. >> reporter: a dark house. a husband with a gun. a wife, dead, on the floor. >> make sure that she is still breathing. >> i don't think she is, damn it. >> there was no question who killed her. the mystery was, why?

coming up tuesday morning, biographer and presidential historian craig cher lee -- shirley will join us to discuss campaign 2020. and writer jalani cobb talks about his work, "policing the police." and join the discussion with your phone call, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> on tuesday, former republican presidential candidate senator marco rubio of florida, talks with "the washington post" about the november elections. watch live at :15 a.m. eastern on c span 2. online at c-span.org. or listen live with the free c-span radio app. >> president donald trump and former vice president joe biden are set to debate tuesday, september 29. >> biden supports cutting police funding and he has pledged to end cash bail. just last week, he accepted the endorsement of the pro-criminal, anti-police portland district attorney. who has a policy of releasing riot -- rioters, vandals and extremists without charge. >> he lied to the american people. he knowingly and willingly lied about the threat it posed to the country for months. he had the information. he knew how dangerous it was. and while