and had to give up his white supremacist views he lost his place in the white community of durham, north carolina. he didn't exactly have a place in the black community of durham, north carolina although he developed strong friendships. he got a job as a maintenance worker as duke university, got elected a shop steward with a constituency that was a majority african-american. that was at the end of his life. but he struggled. he converted, he figured out the truth and then he had no place. that is what we have to address and that's what we have to change in this country if we're going to make social progress. nobody's going to be able to do it alone. nobody is going to be able to change the conditions of their own groups, economic livelihood, alone not coalition with others. we have to we have to find a way to make that coalition even with the white poor and the white workers. >> can i say something about that. i'm actually from durham, northo carolina. [laughter] >> you know this guy, right. >> i know of him. probably have worked with some people who were in the union with him. i grew up in the

ninth street and downtown, durham, north carolina. we are happy to have the altar today. thank you to c-span tv for being here. we are delighted to have henry petoskey who is an acclaimed historian, engineer and best selling author, and also the alexander professor of civil engineering and professor of history at duke here tonight to discuss his new book, "the road taken." he has written many, many books for both engineers and laypeople alike, some of which are the pencil, pushing the limits, new adventures in engineering. small things considered, and many, many more. and this is the first time that he is here with us today at the regulator. it is such a thrill and i introduce to you -- my boss wanted me to mention to you that we have a collapsed storm water drain in the employee parking lot so we are eager to hear more about infrastructure. thank you. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you very much. i'm pleased to be here. so want to talk about infrastructure in particular, the aspects of it that are discussed in my book. the title of the book "the road taken" suggests the

down through norfolk, virginia, raleigh-durham, north carolina, south carolina and western pennsylvaniaing hit with showers and thunderstorms at the moment. we are protect but these showers will move through during the overnight and early morning hours, and it may take a little while to clear up on your saturday. temperatures right now still very comfortable. nice and warm. pretty steamy outside as well. we have been dealing with dry air for past week and a half and it feels more humid this afternoon. seventy-five right now in philadelphia. seventy-one in millville. cooler 63 in wildwood, thanks to the rain, that moved through that area future weather, lets go to about 3:00 . showers are still around. they are spotty, scattered and heaviest is off to the south but we will be seeing clouds and a rumble of thunder. you could hear that when you wake up to a crack of thunder as you sleep tonight. tomorrow morning the showers just really take their time getting out of here. i'm hopeful it clears sooner but don't plan for saturday to be sunshine and wall to wall. you may wake up and glummy, p

rachel in durham, north carolina. hi, rachel. >> caller: can you hear me? >> host: we are listening. >> caller: i have written several books about the supreme court one with jeffrey cuban and another one by a woman i cannot remember -- i have read -- her name. and in jeffrey's book it seemed that when o'connor came on it court renquiest wanted it to be his court. >> guest: she called herself the yenta of paradise valley which is funny considering the population of paradise valley. she took a lively interest in the happiness of others. i interviewed her on the phone and she said she hoped future female supreme court justice would be able to be married and have children as she and ruth had happily done. it became the o'connor court because it split 4-4. once powell left and kennedy came on, she became the swing vote between the four liberals and the four conservatives including kennedy. to some extent, her position was a reflection of the changes the nation was going through as we elected ronald reagan and he put increasingly conservative justice on the court

because i'm actually from durham north carolina.ina, >> i know of him and i've probably worked with some people who are in the union with him. i grew up in the 70s and 80s in north carolina and i went to the majority of black schools and most of my teachers were black which is part of how i ended up writing a book about how slavery shaped american capitalism. if you go back far enough to my early teachers. i remember an incident in 1979 when i was in fourth grade.n and in 1979, in greensboro north carolina, there is an anti- klan rally and clan in american nazi parties descended upon it andso there was some confrontation and shouting and they went out and got shotguns and rifles. when they got done shooting, six individuals from the anti- klan march word dead. the m several of them were from durham some had gone over to join us march including the mother of one of the kids in my class. i said i believe the march was on a sunday. and monday he was back in class. she survived the march but she was really upset at the fact i that her mother had been shot. she was so upset that she put up a poster from this anti- klan march in the bathroom that was attached to a classroom an

. >>> high winds toppled a huge tree in durham, north carolina. it landed on top of a car and injured two people inside. it brought down a live power line when it came tumbling down, both people were critically injured. >>> storms caused flooding problems for drivers this weekend. look at this, this woman waited patiently for help after she got stuck in knee-high water. transportation workers blocked off several roads in an attempt to keep others from making the same mistake. a homeless man was injured after the water rushed beneath the bridge where he had been staying. we're back after the break. in the last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over $40 million dollars on lobbying in pennsylvania. so it's no surprise that even though they've had over 4,000 violations, all they've ever gotten is just a slap on the wrist it's time for that change. i'm josh shapiro, and i'll hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water. i'll be an attorney general who always works for you. democrat josh shapir

rachel in durham, north carolina. hi, rachel. >> caller: can you hear me? >> host: we are listening. >> reporter: i have read several books about the supreme cou court, one by jeffrey cuban and another by woman i cannot remember her name. in jeffrey's book it seemed that when o'connor came on the court, renquist wanted it to be his court but it became the o'connor court. >> guest: she called herself the rinta of paradise valley. and that is like an old jewish match-maker person. she took a lively interest in the happiness of others. when i did interview her one same on the phone she said to me she hoped that future fenail supreme court justice would be able to be married and have children as she and ruth had happily done. it became the o'connor court because it split 4-4. once powell left and kennedy came on she became the swing quote. so to some extent her position was a reflection of the changes that the nation was going through as we elected ronald reagan and he put conservative justice on the court and the number of liberals declined. i am so grateful t

for example, in durham, north carolina, we share over 300 doctors with the duke medical school. they do their work in both places and the third leg is the clinical work. you know, the fact that our clinical work with veteran patients who they say are the very best patients in the world. and if you're a veteran, isn't it nice having somebody work actually has to teach what they're doing, because that way you're sure they know it. system, and at answer.ation is not the can see that entire interview tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, churnow talks about the hit broadway musical "hamilton" that's based on his bio graphy on alexander hamilton and the consulting work he did on the musical. > i was really on vacation in mexico, and as i was reading it, pop song started rising off the page and i said really? he started telling me, you know, a classic life was hip hop narrative and i was hinking what on earth is this guy talking about? the nk i quickly picked up fact that he had a world-class hip-hop on hisout hand. i said could hip hop b

even as far south as rally with i durham north carolina we are still below freezing.der there then it is here but with that said eventually we will see some warmth, pick up here by the way, down in georgia this morning and in the afternoon looking good in augusta specifically for masters under sunshine it will be a pleasant day for golfers. we will take a look at the rest of the the day has in store for our area, 49 degrees at best, still chilly, normal highs at 62. 49 degrees with sunshine, followed up by eventually some clouds, and those will be overhead through the overnight hours. that means because we have got blanket the essentially overhead it is much more seasonal. 41 degrees the expected low and taking a quick peak at the seven day forecast, yeah, we have gotten and flow in the temperatures but generally it is a uphill climb back to the lower 60's where we should by friday and saturday and tuesday will be a day that you will want the umbrella at the ready. >> we can get through that, and upswing. >> there you go. >> i like where you are taking this katie. >>

we're adding them here in durham, in north carolina. functionally, i don't think there's a great deal of difference. but i use the terms synonymously. but i think, you know, you could draw distinctions if you drilled down into it. you had a question. >> do you in your book discuss the politics of infrastructure development? what i'm thinking of is that road construction in north carolina is a very political animal. probably next to universities the most political animal. and there's all this competition between the west and the east and the piedmont. and the competition among states is also equally strong. and the resolution of that is beyond the engineers' ability, beyond the economists' ability probably. >> i do discuss it here and there. i give examples of corruption, really bad practices that document -- >> it's not just corruption. [inaudible] >> right. well, the answer is, yes, but it's not highlighted in the book. let's put it that way. it's there. yes, sir. >> what about light rail as proposed here? does that have any real impac

in durham, north carolina, we share 300 doctors with the duke medical school. they do their work in both places. leg is the clinical work. our doctors do clinical work with veteran patients. if you're a veteran, isn't it nice having someone work with you who has to teach what they are doing? that way, you are sure they know it. it is a great system. theatization is not answer. he was interviewed by david wood of the huffington post and leo shane of military times. 10:00kers airs sunday at a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. night, ron tur chernow talks about "hamilton." >> i was reading your book on vacation in mexico. started rising off the page. he said hamilton's life had a classic hip-hop narrative. what is this guy talking about? ignoramusorld-class of hip-hop on his hands. can hip-hop be the vehicle for telling this kind of large and complex story? he said i'm going to educate you on hip-hop. he started pointing out that moreop, you can pack information into the lyrics than any other form because it is very dense and rapid. he started talking about the

that would be like boarding planes in raleigh-durham international airport in north carolina and fly all the way up toray began washington national airport, up to d.c.a. actually we go four miles further in oregon but we'll lee that aside for the moment. then you get off the airplane here at reagan national and then we'll screen you. we'll find out what's -- what you're carry, what's in your bag and then put you on your flight. does anybody think this is a good idea? one other national airport was willing to work with us. we pleaded with t.s.a., can't you come back in you were here before, it won't take much. and they basically said, no. and that's why -- that's what brings us here today. for our nation's security, for our economic security of our small communities, we need to pass this bipartisan legislation. and on a side note, the nation's --y f-15 training unit is in is at kingsley airport. our f-15 pilots have to come out nowing rather than fly into clamouth falls they fly into an airport that's on a bad day two hours over the mountain and then come over. so we're paying extra t

the latest band to take a stand begins a controversial new law in north carolina, rockers decided to cancel their concert in raleigh-durham tomorrow night. they are protesting a law that prevents sit fridays creating non-discrimination policies to protect lb gt community. several other musicians bruce springsteen and ringo star canceled concerts in north carolina because of the the law. >>> organizers unveil a creative new approach to build enthusiasm for the democratic national convention which is, of course, in philadelphia in july. >> reporter john mcdevitt of our sister station kyw news radio tells you they hope you get a kick out of it. >> reporter: making sound of the duck, the democrats former pennsylvania governor and philadelphia 2016 host committee chair for the dnc, ed rendell has been playing on the colonial era explanation, that sets the mood for the announcement, 57 fiberglass donkeys will be on display at various locations around town. >> why 57 you ask? because there are 57 delegations to the democratic convention. fifty states, the district of columbia, five territories, and americans abroad. >> reporter:

north carolina over the lgbt law. >> announced he and demi lovato are canceling their tour stop in charlotte and raleigh-durham.re talking about nick jonas. the law is extremely disappointing and takes way the lgbt community's basic rights and protections. nick and demi are asking fans to stand united with them against house bill two. they were set to play time warner cable arena on june june 30th. >>> in the wake of the prince death, grieving fans are buying up, his timeless music catalogue and as a result, several of the late singer's hits have climbed to the top of the charts, very best of prince and purple rain sound track was top of the billboard album charts. just a few days after prince died. last week 650,000 albums were sold and 2.8 million songs were purchased in that same time period. prince sold more than 100 million records and won numerous awards spanning his 35 year career. big question now where the 300 million-dollar go. he has been divorced twice. the both his parents passed away. he has one sister. we will see. >>> let's stick with the music. beyonce dropped a new album lemonade over the week

north carolina. want to make sure we're getting them to the care that we think could help avoid other problems and complications. i work a lot with drug treatment facility down in raleigh-durham. 60% of their clients are people who now have substance abuse problems but it's not clear how they got there, what caused them. some of them are rooted in ptsd so i'm sensitive to this issue to make sure we're capturing as many as possible and getting them into an appropriate care setting. i would appreciate that. thank you, mr. chair. >> thank you. this has been an excellent panel. just to summarize, one in four military members are affected by what we've been talking about today -- trauma, pts, drug abuse, alcohol abuse problems. they've been treated for these problems is that correct? >> yes, sir. we do a dmdc data run. so a defense management data run for everyone that's getting out and look and say, have you been treated? one thing i can say is we do a really good job with screening and certainly we've evolved to identify more of the illness that's out there. i think we now have probably the most treated cohort in human history so i think we're doing a good job in that regard. >>