darrow was a very common man. there's letters in which people talk about the fact that he had dirty fingernails and egg on his tie and always looked like he t don't see that sort of fitting in well with the kind of intellectual liberalism that he represented. >> all the questions -- >> you have one? >> well, i have one. >> jack can repeat it. >> i seem to be the very odd man out in this gathering. my history is i came to -- came to berth in an era and a time if you didn't have a ph.d. in science, you were doomed to be a lowbrow. so, notwithstanding the fact that i liked literature and so on, my parents forced me into a science career, costing me five bucks a year, courtesy of the city college of new york. so, my impression of clarence darrow, is almost entirely different than the collective impressions here. i thought of him as sort of a bad guy who was a tool of the richer class's. he was the one that put down scopes, who was the one who had troops on his side -- truth on his side. so the scopes trial, in my year

and some great attorneys, clarence darrow represented himself. attorneys tried to do it in the past, including yours truly. but he wasn't convicted. they said, leave california, and we'll drop everything. and that's what clarence darrows did. he was fully apprised. he decided to do it. it's not going to be reversed because he represented himself. it may be reversed because of the search warrant and the information that was allowed into evidence in this case -- >> but there was no objection to it. how can it be reversed if there was no objection to it? whether it's tainted evidence, there has to be an objection interposed. there was none. >> you mean on appeal a court just can't take a new look at the evidence and say, okay, this was a constitutional violation? they can't do that? >> well, yeah, that's a legal standard. but the fact is that the judge has been careful in building that. it's a fact question. and that tainted evidence might have gotten in. but there were no objections interposed to it. so i think it stands. i think it's part of the c

right now, to update our story, bart and muney service has been shut down at the embark darrow stationsee why the fcc is getting involved in this debate which has gone from a local debate into a national debate about first amendment rights. plus, what you need for the morning commute tonight at 11 on the 11 o'clock newscast. >>> we're going to be following that story as well. we have a report with a live report coming up in a couple of minutes. we'll also talk about the accusations if bart went too far. did they violate constitutional rights of free speech when they turned off the cell phone service last week. we talk to a group that is comparing bart to a mideast dictatorship. we have a look at the brand new political boundaries in california. how it might affect the balance of power in california. solar fares headed our way. comcast 186 in a few. . while our children get less and less education. a school board president, gary says i don't blame cta, the teachers union for ab 114. i blame politicians. students are suffering due to sacramento's unwillingness to do the right thing. and

. >> this weekend on "book tv" don c-span2, the life and times of clarence darrow. and then at the british citizens who fought for the union and the confederates. and on sunday at noon eastern, three hours of your calls and questions, in depth with ann coulter on how she says the liberal mob is endangering america. look for the complete "book tv" schedule at the web site and sign up for alerts, weekend schedules in your in box. >> before president obama signed the bill raising the debt limit and cutting federal spending, he said that any future efforts to reduce the deficit should include changes to the tax code to raise revenue. he spoke after the senate passed the debt ceiling bill, calling on congress to now approve pending free-trade deals and extend unemployment benefits. this is 10 minutes. ben.>> good afternoon, everybody. congress has approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy. it was a long and contentious debate and i want to thank the american people for keeping up the pressure on their elected o

the lawyers pitted against each other were clarence darrow and william jennings bryant. waylon jennings bryant had been a democratic candidate for president in 1896. he was an army three times. the first time he was only three seizures of age. he was a gifted orator and he was a year of the little people. they called him the great, or. but by the middle of the 1920s he's in his '60s and he has been sort of relegated to an aside will of democratic party politics and he becomes the leader really of this movement called fundamentalism. the apex is one of a drought took place in tennessee, and, of course, waylon jennings bryant goes down there to work with the prosecution. a footnote to this is one of the preachers in fact the man probably most responsible for getting william jennings bryant to go to dayton was j. frank norris. one of the last things that bryant did before he died just a few days after that trial was write a handwritten note to j. frank norris thank him for his help, for his encouragement and going to the trial. and doors open at handwritten note after he'd

. >> gregg: can i weigh in on the dressing up and down, clarence darrow you to rum am his suits up.know he was a rich chicago lawyer, but he was country bumpkin lawyer. interesting story. [ laughter ] >> all right. just weeks iran's foreign minister suggested two american hikers could soon be freed, now they were sentenced for eight years. how the u.s. is working for their freedom. [ man ] behind every business is a "what if." what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and 4g devices like the motorola photon. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. >> heather: hello. i'm heather childers, welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's headquarters. >> gregg: i'm gregg jarrett. topping the news, tough news for the families of two hikers in iran footwa

eastern. >> this weekend, the life and times of clarence darrow, attorney for the dams. then amanda forum on the british citizens that fought for the union. three hours of your calls and questions in depth with and culture -- ann coulter. look for the complete booktv schedule at booktv.org. >> stock market declines included a significant drop in italy. was financially solid. they passed an austerity package. this is one half hour. >> we will be resuming the meeting now. this is the informational stage by the prime minister on the economic situation. following the speech, the representatives of the political groups will intervene from the largest to the smallest that are 10 minutes each before reached each. the floor is yours. >> thank you. thank you. mr. president, and honorable congressmen and women. i'm here to give you the status of the italian economic situation. there are consequences of the international crisis and the decisions of the government. everybody sees that the problems are the direct consequence of a confidence crisis that shakes the markets all over the

. >> this weekend on a booktv on c-span2, the life and times of clarence darrow. on "after words," the british citizen who fought for the union and it confederate ss. "in depth," ann coulter. look for the complete book tv schedule at booktv.org. and sign up for the booktv alert with schedules in your inbox. >> c-span radio features more of the lbj tapes. final releases from the johnson library. this saturday, the conversations between the president, secretary of state dean rusk, and the senate armed services committee chair richard russell. >> i am trying as hard as i know how to get the peace in viet nam as quickly as i can. for that reason, i am not running. >> this a nationwide on xm satellite channel 119 and online at cspanradio.org. "the supreme court close what is now available as a standard and -- "the supreme court" is now available as a standard and ebook. it includes an interview with the latest supreme court justice, elena kagan. available now or ever e-books are sold. "washington journal" it continues. host: let me introduce you to sarah binder, a poli

. >> this weekend, john farrell on the life and times of clarence darrow, attorney for the damned. afterwards, amanda foreman on the british citizens who fought for the union and confederates. life, three hours of your calls and questions. -- live, three hours of your calls and questions. look for the complete book tv schedule at book ktv.org. >> this month c-span radio speech is more of the lbj tapes. the saturday hear conversations between the president, secretary of state, and senate armed some verses committee chair. -- senate armed services committee chair. >> i am trying as hard as i can to get peace in viet nam. for that reason, i am not running. >> listen on satellite channel 119 m live at c-span radio host: we're going to continue our conversation about the new super committee that has been created. v that is in the debt legislation passed earlier this week. we're joined first by john not of the sun lifelich foundation. also, paul krawzack. have you heard any indications about who the members may or may not be? i have not heard yet. so far the four leaders have not given i

john farrell on the life and times of clarence darrow. attorney for the damned. and an informant for british citizens who fought for the union and the confederates. and three hours of your calls and questions. in depts with ann coulter. how the liberal mob is endangering america. >> >> five, five, four, flee, two, one. >> these are the stakes to make a world in which all of god's children can live, are to go into the dark. we must either love each other or we must die. >> look for president johnson on november 3. -- vote for president johnson on november 3. >> this weekend we'll look at the history of political campaign ads and also homicide director with the man jack rupe ruby killed under his protection, lee harvey oswald. american history tv on c-span 3. get the complete schedule on c-span.org/history. >> now a hearing on the soundness of the u.s. financial industry. a senate banking subcommittee hears from a panel of witnesses that includes nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz. this is a little less than an hour and a half. i'm just honored the four

this weekend on "booktv," john farrell on the life and times of clarence darrow, "attorney for the damned." and live, sunday at noon eastern, three hours of your calls and questions. "in depth" with ann coulter. >> that figure that is removing the veil of ignorance from human understanding, that is an american invention. >> if you missed c-span's latest documentary "the library of congress," there is a preview on c-span's youtube channel. it is free. watch the entire library of congress documentary and hundreds of other timely videos online, youtube.com/cspan. "washington journal" continues. host: our topic for the next 45 minutes, how the debt deal will play out in that election. joining us, mike glover, a senior reporter with the associated press. and james pindell, with wmur- tv. let me start with mike glover. how is it playing in iowa? guest: most of them, you're right, have come out against it. it plays, depending on where you are looking in the political spectrum. you have to remember, these people are not running an electorate, they are running in the very activist wing of the repu

. >>> this weekend on booktv on c-span2 john ferrell on the life and times of clarence darrow, attorney for the damned. on "after words" amanda foreman on british citizens who fought for the union and the con fed race. and live sunday at noon eastern, "in depth" with ann coulter. her latest is "demonic: how the liberal mob is endangering america." look for the complete booktv schedule at booktv.org and sign up for booktv alert, weekend schedules, in your inbox. >>> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,2, 1, 0. these are the stakes, to make a world in which all of god's children can live or to go into the dark. we must either love each other, or we must die. >> vote for president johnson on november 3rd. >> this weekend we'll look at the history of political campaign ads with lsu professor robertman. also former merchandise detective james he vel on the day jack ruby killed lee harvey oswald, and former speech writers for president nixon reveal how his messages were crafted and communicated. american history tv on c-span3. get the complete schedule at c-span.org/history. >>> in the midst of worries o

mar schoen darrow.sinessman that travels a lot, and like many people in that type of life, pulled over by the side of the road and took a nap one night. unfortunately, he did so in an area that fell under the jurisdiction of the national parks service. crossed the river here in virginia, and had a gun in his car and this is during a time in which the national park service had a ban on people having firearms in their cars. he was prosecuted and convicted and has raised the second amendment challenge to that law which, of course, has since been repealed. in any event, that opinion was somewhat disturbing. the fourth circuit u.s. court of appeals not only held that it is unlikely that there is a second amendment right outside the home, well, they didn't quite say it that way. they said we don't want to go there, we're not sure we need to resolve this. under any event, however, the court held regardless of whether there is or is not a right to carry arms outside the home, the fact is that there are people w

. >> this weekend on c-span2, the life and times of clarence darrow, attorney for the dams. afterward, amanda foreman three hours of your calls and questions. how the liberal lobby is in danger in america. but for the complete schedule at booktv.org. >> before president obama signed a bill raising the debt limit in cutting federal spending, he said that any future efforts to reduce the deficit should include changes to the tax code to raise revenue. he called on congress to improve infrastructure dills and extend unemployment benefits. this is 12 minutes. >> good and afternoon. congress has moved eight move that would have devastated our economy. it was a long and contentious debate. i want to thank the american people for keeping up the pressure to put politics aside and march together for the good of the country. this guarantees more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. it is an important first step on ensuring that we live within our means. it also allows us to keep making key investments on things like education and research that lead to new jobs. it assures that we're

. >> on booktv john farrow on a life and times of clarence darrow. afterwards amanda foreman on a british citizen who fought for the union and the confederates. live sunday at noon eastern three hours of your calls and questions. in depth with ann coulter. her latest is the monarch? how the liberal mob is endangering america. sign up for booktv alerts. >> c-span radio features more lbj tapes caring for the first time. final releases from the johnson library. hear conversations between the president and the secretary of state and richard russell. >> i am trying as hard as i know how to get peace in viet nam as quickly as i can. for the reason i am not running. >> listen to c-span radio in the washington d.c. area at 91 f m and satellite channel 119 and online at c-spanradio.org. >> with thises before a senate banking committee said 30 year fixed mortgages could become a thing of the past if government backing for home mortgages goes away. those low in terms our product of the to be announced market where government-backed securities are sold. those se

. >> this weekend on booktv, john farrell on the life of times of clarence darrow and afterwards, and the foreman on the british citizens who fought for the union and the confederates. live sunday at noon eastern three hours of your calls and questions. in depth with ann coulter. her latest is demonic. look for the schedule at booktv.org and sign up for booktv alert. weekend schedule on your in box. >> the dodd-frank financial regulations law signed last year imposed new oversight over credit rating agencies which determine the degree of risk involved in many corporate and government transactions. the house financial services subcommittee on how government regulators are implementing dodd-frank and what it meant to the industry. witnesses include officials from the sec and the federal reserve. it is about an hour and a half. >> we will call this hearing to order. your statements can be made part of the record and ask unanimous consent to allow mr. garrett to participate in the hearing and also fdic submitted testimony in writing and made part of the record. we have opening statements

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