dr. helen ouyang is an emergency room doctor and "harper's magazine" contributor. we have been speaking above her piece for >> if you missed our live coverage earlier today, we will show you president trump speaking at the uss gerald r ford aircraft carrier at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> sunday on "q&a." >> when we look at president obama's domestic legacy, i think there are two things that are very important. long-lasting good consequences for the united states that can be summarized in four words. kagan,otomayor and elena his two nominees to the supreme court. >> the second of a two-part interview with david gero. he talks about his book "rising star," the making of barack obama, which covers president obama's life up to winning the presidency. >> the point emphasize here is over the course of his presidency, there were scores and scores of people in illinois who had known him in years earlier who were deeply disappointed with the trajectory of the obama presidency. and disappointed in two ways. number one, disappointed with forgot manyck obama of the people who w

and dr. helen will discuss her recent piece on the challenges to adequate health care in rural america. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal. deputy presse secretary sarah huckabee sanders has been with the trump administration since january. she sat down with us to discuss her role with the white house, her background, and what it was like growing up in a political family. this profile interview is just under 25 minutes. sanders, whatbee was it like growing up in such a political family? >> most days it was incredible. i was a political junkie from an early age and got a front row seat to something i loved to do and something to be a part of. even better than that i had a chance to do something i love and do that with my dad. i can't think of any better experience growing up. to me it was a privilege and honor, and prepared me for the life i'm living right now. >> you were 11 or 12 when he was running for governor. -- ie first time i will was

contributor dr. helen oh yeah! and will discuss -- helen o--will discuss her new book. join the discussion. ♪ >> white house deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders has been with the trump administration since january. she sat down with us to discuss her role in the white house, her background, and what it was like growing up in a political family as the daughter of former arkansas governor and republican presidential candidate mike huckabee. this interview is under 25 minutes. >> sarah huckabee sanders, what was it like growing up in such a political family? >> most days it was incredible. you know, i was a political junkie from an early age and got a front row seat to something i loved to do and something to be a part of. even better than that i had a chance to do something i love and do that with my dad. i can't think of any better experience growing up. to me it was a privilege and honor, and something that frankly helped prepare me for the life i'm living right now. >> you were 11 or 12 when he was running for governor. >> the first time i was nine years old.

host: dr. helen ouyang is with us now. she is a "harper's magazine" contributor.he is also emergency room doctor. she is with us to discuss challenges on adequate health care in rural america. thanks so much for being with us. guest: hi. thanks for having me on the show. host: last week's spotlight on magazines focus on the rust belt. this focus is on the black belt. tell us what that is. guest: the black belt is historically 17 counties throughout alabama and northeast mississippi, and it was originally named after the soil. it was very fertile, good for growing cotton, and it probably had a larger sociopolitical meeting. -- meaning. black slaves were forced to work the soil in the lands. it expanded to include other states with predominantly african american populations. host: what affects the struggle and part of this country? you profile in the piece marion, alabama. guest: where do i begin? before we talk about marion, this theory, like a lot of rural areas, they do not have a lo enough hospitals, they do not have enough doctors. primary carer doctors for eve

dr. helen ouyang is an emergency room doctor and "harper's magazine" contributor. we have been speaking above her piece for this week was the spotlight on magazines. time.you so much for coming up, we're taking your calls on this week's news. give us a call. democrats, call (202) 748-8000. republicans, call (202) 748-8001 . independents can reach us at (202) 748-8002. we are on twitter @cspanwj. and we are on facebook, on facebook.com/cspan. just a quick programming note', you can watch president trumps commissioning of the uss ford live in oracle, virginia on c-span and on c-span.org. here is first lady beth truman from a video from our first ladies are made 30th, 1945, bottl with and airplane champagne bottle. it did not go as [ ;ammed/-- as planned. >> mrs. truman is in for a surprise. by oversight, the champagne bottle, like this one, has not been properly prepared. etched to break the glass on impact. now mrs. truman, unaware that her bottle is not prepared -- [laughter] >> the new first lady joins in the crowd's laughter. for military aid needs the crisis --

also, harpers magazine contributor dr. helen oh yeah!nd will discuss -- helen o--will discuss her new book. join the discussion. ♪ >> white house deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders has been with the trump administration since january. she sat down with us to discuss her role in the white house, her background, and what it was like growing up in a political family as the daughter of former arkansas governor and republican presidential candidate mike huckabee. this interview is under 25 minutes. >> sarah huckabee sanders, what was it like growing up in such a political family? >> most days it was incredible. you know, i was a political junkie from an early age and got a front row seat to something i loved to do and something to be a part of. even better than that i

dr. sanjay gupta heads across the pond for this week's "turning points." >> reporter: each day in st. helen'sup to his dream job. his path to medicine was unusual. >> i worked in a brick factory for 25 years. just remembered i had like a mild headache. the world was spinning. it was as if something had just exploded. >> reporter: john was rushed to the hospital. his diagnosis, a stroke. >> i was speaking but it was just gibberish and i lost sight in the right eye. >> reporter: he had trouble with both balance and coordination. mcelroy soon lost his job. the stroke, it seemed, took everything. >> i was thinking like, you know, what can i do? i'm too young. >> reporter: a chance conversation with a nurse rekindled his childhood dream. >> and then she said you'd make a fantastic nurse. i wanted to be a nurse when i was younger. >> reporter: after 25 years in a brick factory and a stroke, nursing school was tough. >> i can't tell you how many times i thought i wanted to stop. >> reporter: but he didn't. he earned his degree and he became a nurse. >> you're doing really well. >> reporter: today th

and dr. helen will discuss her recent piece on the challenges to adequate health care in rural america. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal. deputy presse secretary sarah huckabee sanders has been with the trump administration since january. she sat down with us to discuss her role with the white house, her background, and what it was like growing up in a political family.