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

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 --