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ghetto, native americans on reservions, hispanics and migrant work camps, poor white sox in eastern kentucky, and that kind of passionatein lvement is something i think we still are looking to see again somehow with any of our political figures. >> sreenivasan: were those political ideas unique at the time? >> vch so. robert kennedy and this isrs widely misunod still was not an orthodox liberal, he often talked about th detachment and the distance of an overbearing federalgo rnment and believed in local control of community projects. he was a severe critic of the tewelfare sys he would not have been content with federal aid to education because he said we need restructure the schools. so in a lot of ways he was different from the prevailing liberal sentiments which is why i think what he had to say ruck such a responsive cord both among his supporters and >> sreenivasan: were there lessons from 68 that we could apply today? >> well, half a century is a very long time blue is one n,ctor. back the coalition in the democratic party between blacks and white workg class was already fracturing, th

good money coming back into eastern kentucky, sir. host: that is robert in hauser, kentucky.c-span cameras outside of the supreme court as opinions are yet to be delivered on six cases pending. that would effectively end the term of the court for this session. session,omes to next cnn reporting about one case the court won't take up. it will not take up the case of a florist who refused service for a same-sex couple. this reporting saying just back after ruling in favor of the cake baker who refused to make a cake for a wedding celebration. the supreme court monday wiped a decision against a florist who refused to make an arrangement for a same-sex couple. the courts in the case back down to a lower court and asked it to revisit the florist case in light of the masterpiece cake shop ruling. while the justices want the lower court to take another look at the case even the recent ruling, the justices themselves are not ready to jump into the contentious debate for now. that is outside of the supreme court. you are looking at opinions that have yet to be delivered. we take our n

i think i'm in eastern kentucky but out of not. one a month ago well we know that. we know this. and will know that we can do something about. these cross-country journeys helped bobby kennedy to develop his true political and philosophical convictions he would now fight for social justice in america a better society for his children to grow up and he had moved beyond protecting and promoting kennedy family interests. but it was the vietnam war that was to become the turning point in his political destiny. in one nine hundred sixty two while we had supported his brother's intervention in vietnam but only as a testing ground for developing counter insurgency strategies. but by nine hundred sixty five under the johnson administration the country was at war. bobby was deeply troubled by the current conflict and he could not yet oppose it in public because it was part of his brother's political legacy. meanwhile more than two hundred thousand men were drafted into the us armed forces in one nine hundred sixty five alone many of them from the working classes. johnson also ordered mass

the shelter of a coal miner in eastern kentucky. piece of bread he shared in the dusty fields. father, son, brother. husband and uncle. a family home adorned to this day with photos of loved ones, and sillys, weddings, moments and grandkids and great grandkids. ever-growing, love ever enduring. of his extraordinary wife and partner, 50 years after his passing still wears her wedding ring. [applause] with a family who strives every day to make him proud. those images accumulate here today. chicana spirit, of john lewis, a brother and mentor. onzalez and her army of young activists. -- such fear list words of the future my grandfather imagined. robert f kennedy, this was a measure of a life well lived. connections, a touch and a look, in the moment ,etween strangers and friends where we leave aside expectations and ego ended -- and acknowledge each other's worth and wisdom, where we posit and see each other. when we look past color or creed or class, to recognize a humanity we all share. imperfections, contradictions, hope for for a t

as hands on the shoulder of coal miner in eastern kentucky. piece of bread shared with cesar chavez in the dusty fields. a son, a a father, brother, a husband, an uncle. of a family home, adorned to this day with photos of loved ones, graduations, weddings, silly moments, grandkids, great grandkids. his brood ever-growing, his love ever enduring. host: you can watch the entire ceremony at 11:00 p.m. eastern tonight. american history tv, only sees -- only on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, author gregory fontenot discusses his book, "the 1st infantry division and the u.s. army transformed: road to victory in desert storm, 1970 to 1991." colonel fontenot, a tank battalion commander during the 1991 gulf war, focuses on the changes the division went through after the vietnam war and how those innovations helped them engage and defeat at least a dozen iraqi divisions during "operation desert storm." the kansas city public library hosted this hour-long event. steven: good evening everybody. my name is steven woolfolk at the kansas city publ

itldooks like those c really be a significant pat.rn chan rain in eastern kentucky, going to stay south of us today. if youre a traveling southbound along i-95 or i-85 down towards the north carolina border, probably run into raindrops b ther i don't think anywhere north of fredericksburg has really any chance of getting any rainfall for today. dry weather today and tomorrow before that rain chance comes back. e weather to help you set your mind at ease. north to northwest breezes for today. pushingid the hy ever southbound. temperatures are mostly in the 60s here on an early monday in mo 66 now in loudoun county. 65 in montgomery county. 70 in prince george's county. there's your plannerfor today. plenty of sunshine. noticeably less humid. sun is already up.un doesn't go dowl 8:37 this evening. these are the lest sunrise -- nsets of the year. tomorrow the sun is up one minute later than today. you may not have noticed it yet, but we're getting shorter days now. ow we'll have about 30 seconds less daylight than we're going to get for today. highs tomorrow in the 80s once gain. it ing to

this little chance for rain down across parts of eastern kentucky because high pressure is ilding in from canada, that little ripple of rain chances is headed for virgini beach. tide water area. not for us. i do think the southern half of will being area little more affected by clouds today, but not much, if any, in the way o c rainnce for today. that is welcome news. here's future weather. poof, n rai today. nothing to worry about. clear skies tonight. we'll allow for a really comfortable nit. open window sleeping weather for maybe one of the last two times before we really settle into some mid-summer heat. we'rf in the upper 0s to around 70 degrees. your wakeup weather then for today, sunshine turning noticeably less humid. afternoon high today, only 85 compared to that hot 91 yesterday. morning.o that's downtown. most of the shenandoah valley, northern maryland will be in the 50s tomorrow morning. the heat and humid koonl back later in the week and by the weekend, melissa, high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, and heat index is or 100. >> it's going to be hot this weekend. al

face in a shotgun house in the mississippi delta, his hands on the shoulder of a coal miner in eastern kentuckyhe shared with cesar chavez in the dusty fields. images of a father, a son, brother, a husband, and uncle, of a family home adorned to this day with photos of loved ones -- graduations, weddings, silly moments, grandkids, great grandkids. his brood ever-growing. his love ever enduring. of his extraordinary wife and partner, who 50 years after his passing still wears her wedding ring. [applause] of a family who strives every day to make him proud. those images accumulate here today. of dolores huerta, his kindred chicana spirit, of john lewis, a brother and mentor, of in the gonzales and her army of young activists, such fearless stewards of a future my grandfather imagined and summoned us to. for robert f kennedy, this was a measure of a life well lived. people and human connections, the touch, a look, the moment between strangers and friends, where we leave aside expectations and ego and acknowledge each other's worth and wisdom, where we pause and see each other. when we look past co

and just i wan to point out quickly the rain y showersou see into extreme authwest virginia eastern kentuckyys to our south but we'll see some clouds associated with it later today. so we'll go partly sunny but low humidity and low 80's for daytimene highs. couple days look great. comfortabl tonight, back in the 60's. tomotaow looks fanic. start to heat it u wednesday, maybe a storm with that the heas on by the ende of the week. saturday and sunday, temperatures in the mid 90's so plan accordingly. i'll be alternating between steve's pool and eri pool this weekend. >> i did invite you. >> you did invite me. >> and i'll feed you snacks. >> well, steve, you're going to have to up your offer.o >> would do you ha offer. >> i think you'll have a fun timet a erin's place. >> steve has a rooftop pl. i can bring snacks to steve's col and wean combine parties. >> why don't you come over and send tucke your place. >> i see what you did. see all the fshing lights big police and ambulance presence left lane getting by. aside fromun that 295 northbo minor delays you can see volume is increasing nine minu

a clear minor in eastern kentucky. a small piece of bread shared --h caesar saw this best cesar chavez. father, son, brother, husband, and uncle. adoring to this day with photos of loved ones, graduations, ,eddings, silly moments grandkids, great grandkids. love ever enduring. >> you can watch the entire ceremony tonight. , only onhistory tv c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. as a79 c-span was created public service by america's cable television company. and we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events inand we d.c. and around the co. sunday on cue and day, new york times columnist talks about his church, popege the francis, and the future of catholicism. >> he thinks the church needs to change in various ways. particularly around marriage and so forth. these are changes the church can't make. he has clashed with cardinals how far he and just can push the church to change and what the church can change. or breaking face with the new te

i recall a few years ago going to eastern kentucky with you and we saw that when these plants closed down, and there are no alternative avenues or alternative employment, entire communities are threatened by this, and we have to be sensitive to that. my role as a right market regulator is to ensure the reliability of the grid. but it is entirely appropriate for you, when you're leadership, to fight on behalf of these communities, and that is why we have resilience proceeding that we have currently ongoing. there has been a lot of talk about this doe memo, we don't know what the menstruation intends to do with it, but i think people are also too quickly dismissing it. i have read the memo, there are a number of points in the memo that are thoroughly well cited and researched, and i think we could have disagreements about what the remedy may be, but i think they raise a real issue. and, you speak to it, that we need to look at it. and i think pipeline infrastructure, gas infrastructure has to be a part of that and -- conversation. the reason we are having this reliability situation in

testify before his subcommittee about the unique challenges unite confronts in southern and eastern kentucky. and the creative solutions they have employed to beat back against this scourge. his i remain grateful for adership in shepherding h.r. 5294 to the house floor. this bill will bolster the appalachian regional commission's role in combating the opioid epidemic. a.r.c. has always been a valued partner in our fight, but this legislation 5294 to the house clarifies tha commission can and should make targeted investments to reduce barriers to work force development, attract and retain health care services, businesses, and workers, and develop relevant infrastructure, including broadband, which can be used for telemedicine treatment. these investments are critical from my district and the entire appalachian region. and i urge other members to support this bill. let me thank, again, chairman barletta for his great eadership in this problem. he's a he's a recognized expert and he's proven he cares for the people that he represents and that the rest of us represent. you, mr. chairman. thank y

i appreciated the commissioner's adsedhi remarks when he i recall a fewrs ago going to eastern kentucky with you. ose dow andrere no ese plants alternative avenues for alternative employment, entire communities are threatened by this. we have to be sensitive to that. my role as a market regulator is to ensure the reliability of the grid. but it's entirely appropriate for you and your leadership to fight on behalf of these communities. that's why we have the resilience we have ongoing. there's been a lot of talk about this d.o.e. memo. it's a leaked memo. we don't know what the administration intends to do with it. but i think people are also too quickly dismissing it. i've read the memo. there are a number of points in the memo that are thoroughly well cited and researched. i think we can have disagreemented about what the remedy may be, but i think they raise a real issue. you speak to it, that we need to look at it. i think pipeline infrastructure, gas infrastructure has to be part of that conversation. the reason that we're having this reliability situation in new england is due to t

capabilities of isis, and at 3:00, the senate returns to consider a judicial nomination for the eastern district of kentuckynday night on "the communicators," matthew polka aboutdrew peterson talk the issues facing rural and suburban broadband providers. >> 35% of our customers do not have access to a traditional cable provider. very rural and scope. in many instances, we are the only provider in those areas. we work closely with the federal government on programs that make partnership investments with private sector companies through the federal universal broadband. it can bring them were rich, robust broadband in the future. important it is very that as the admistti and these proceedings and other concepts that broadband is and has been determined to be a matter of important infrastructure to our country and to our national policy. that is a change because typically with a gun infrastructure as roads, bridges and railways. those are all very important and need to be helped. but you can't abroad -- survive today as someone working from home in our economy without having a robust broadband experience. >> le

. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> kentucky senator mitch mcconnell became the longest serving republican leader wednesday bypassing former leader senator bob dole. senatorcconnell has s 11 years, 5 months, 10 days, a few senators paid tribute to senator mcconnell for breaking the record. >> thank you, madame president. before i begin my remarks, i want to congratulate our republican leader on becoming the longest serving republican leader in the senate, my friend leader mcconnell reached that milestone today. it's no secret we disagree on a whole lot of issues, both political and philosophical, but that doesn't mean we can't or don't work together or that i don't admire the qualities that have helped make him the longest serving republican leader. he understands his caucus and represents them well. he knows how to fight. and he knows how to cooperate. the job is not an easy one. so it's a testament to his qualities that has done it longer than anyone in the history of the senate. >> i rise today to mark an important milestone forur friend senator mitch mcco

then the senate returns to consider a judicial nomination for the eastern district of kentucky. >> we have a dead last in teacher pay for many years. which is notth, great, but it is a great improvement. we must understand that children are our best and greatest assets. >> i think the most important issue in north dakota is that we are supplying our economy to deal with energy and agriculture. ivy league education is one of the biggest issues. [indiscernible] >> the most pressing issue is public funding. infrastructureor programs or for public employees such as teachers. of states right now, funding is really tight and our state.

. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> kentucky senator mitch mcconnell became the longest serving republican leader wednesday bypassing former leader senator bob dole. senatorcconnell has s 11 years, 5 months, 10 days, a few senators paid tribute to senator mcconnell for breaking the record. >> thank you, madame president. before i begin my remarks, i want to congratulate our republican leader on becoming the longest serving republican leader in the senate, my friend leader mcconnell reached that milestone today. it's no secret we disagree on a whole lot of issues, both political and philosophical, but that

north central illinois and raleigh and heading to eastern north carolina and more ra that will cause a lot of those storms and numerous storms through kentucky, too. >>> the week ahead forecast coming up. we're going to try to dry it out in some areas. >> sounds good. thank you, bill. >>> now to your box office weekend recap, "oceans 8" easily stole the top spot at theaters all across the country. the female film opened a series best $41 million dough he mess tickly. >> "solo" story took $15 million. superhero flick "deadpool 2" came in third earning nearly $14 million in north america bringing in a total of er$278 llion. "early today" will be right back. ♪ cleaning floors with a mop and bucket is a hassle, meaning you probably don't clean as often as you'd like. for a quick and convenient clean, try swiffer wetjet. there's no heavy bucket, or mop to wring out, because the absorb and lock technology traps dirt and liquid inside the pad. it's safe to use on all finished surfaces tile, laminate and hardwood. and it prevents streaks and hazing better than a micro fiber strip mop, giving you a thorough clean the first time. for a convenient clea

p.m., kentucky senator leads al -- ran discussion. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, the memorial anniversary of the assassination of robert f kennedy from arlington national cemetery. featured speakers ilu fambs of congress and former president bill clinton. watch the rfk 5h memorial service on c-span two. >> an author and so maker discussed his recent pardon from president trump after pleading guilty to illegal campaign contributions. this washington journal interview is 35 minutes. washington journal continues. host: dinesh desousa is an author, filmmaker and most recently in the news for receiving a parom presidt trump, joining us from houston, texas. good morning. guest: good morning.

eastern on sunday morning. join the discussion. the senate is back on monday to debate president trump's judicial nominations for u.s. district court in kentuckytexas, and alabama. the house returns tuesday to work on 2019 federal spending bills, funding energy, the va, and house operations, and work on water infrastructure projects. you can watch live coverage on c-span, the senate on c-span2. next, they look at the impact with thee immigration mayor of dallas, and a former u.s. trade representative. the discussion was held that strategic for international studies. it is about two hours and 15 minutes. started.get i am dan runde. i hold a share here at csis. we had a bipartisan task force, a diverse group focused on also said perspectives in the united states on this issue. we are pleased with the result. i am particularly grateful to

eastern on c-span. next week congress returns from its memorial day holiday work time. the senate returns money to debate president trump's judicial nominations for u.s. district court in kentucky, texas and alabama. the u.s. house is back to states to work on his first federal spending bill for 2019, funding the energy and veterans affairs departments and house operations. live coverage of the house on c-span, and the senate here on c-span2. next winter from deputy veterans affairs secretary thomas bowman. he spoke of the national coalition for homeless veterans annual conference earlier today. it runs about 45 minutes. [applause] good morning. it is a distinct pleasure for me personally and professionally to introduce our speaker. as many of you know, i had a career here in d.c. i i was on the house of veterans affairs committee staffer staf. i was on the senate committee staff, and 19 years at the department of veterans affairs, most of which i served as the director of homeless veterans programs. so for those of you who are outside of washington, for all the real work gets done, i will tell you that inside washington there are people who make things happen, and one of those

eastern north carolina and a few hit and miss thunderstorms in south carolina andgeorgia. everyone is pretty much dried out in the morning. showers and storms rolling through western kentuckyt and miss storms in ohio and notice we're dry tuesday. philadelphia a good sunny day on tuesday after your heavy rain so a lot of the creeks and rivers will come down. d.c. only 69. morning rain, new york city cool. the heat is on in the middle of the country and if we get severe storms today, watch out in areas of iowa and also down through kansas and oklahoma. >> i will take the cooler temperatures if it means less rain. >> it's a tradeo. perfect would be hotter and no rain, but let's not -- >> we're not relocating to dallas any time soon. >> ahead, a history making weekend. his race in the record books.n >> plus, mike pompeo is set to brief reporters just moments from now. "morning joe" first look is coming right back. you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. unt

eastern on c-span2. and congress returns this week from its memorial day holiday work period. the senate is back today to debate president trump's judicial nominations for u.s. district courts in kentucky, texas, and alabama. the house will be back tomorrow to work on its first federal spending bills for 2019, funding the energy and veterans affairs departments and house operations. house members will also work on legislation to reauthorize water infrastructure projects. watch live coverage o house on c-span. see the senate on c-span2. and join us tonight for an event from harvard university's radcliffe institute. they recently hosted a panel with former state and defense department offlsrom the george w. bush and obama administrations as well as "washington post" columnist david ignatius. among the topics discussed, american foreign policy since the cold war. see it at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, also online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. also tonight, author and gun rights attorney steven hallbrk talks about the second amendment lo island federalist society. mr. hallbrook has successfully argued three gun law cases before the u.s. supreme court. you can wat

eastern on c-span. next week congress returns from its memorial day holiday work time. the senate returns money to debate president trump's judicial nominations for u.s. district court in kentucky texas and alabama. the u.s. house is back to states to work on his first federal spending bill for 2019, funding the energy and veterans affairs departments and house operations. live coverage of the house on c-span, and the senate here on c-span2. next winter from deputy veterans affairs secretary thomas bowman. he spoke of the national coalition for homeless veterans annual conference earlier today. it runs about 45 minutes.

move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of robert earl wier of kentucky to be united states district judge for the eastern district of kentucky, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of robert earl wier of kentucky to be united states district judge for the eastern district of kentucky shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: senators the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not the yeas are 90, the nays are # -- are one. the nomination is approved. mr. brown: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. last winter this body passed a $1.5 trillion, that's $ $1.5 billion tax cut for millionaires, billionaires especially. more than 80% of the benefits are going to the top 1% wealthiest people by the end of this decade. two weeks ago congress passed another big giveaway to wall street, loosen

satellite andli radttle bit t of cloudinessthe south and west.n disturbanc eastern kentucky.ome of those clouds move into our region later today. partly sunny afternoon again, not expecting rain and or thunderstorms later today. shld be a ver nice afternoon. plan on a beautiful day. low 8ous. nds nice. >> mill mondalittle monday moti. >> walking into the studio right now ontr monday morning o rail lines on time. we have a crash on sully road just use cauon as you m your way out at south sterling boulevard. sully road southbound. as make your way down towards 267, you can see some activity blocking right shoulder and lane. 95 northbound 26 minutes dale city to the beltway. some sun glare. use caution out there and then as you make your way out on the outer loop a 30 minute delay 95 to the 2 spur. camera by new hampshirelo crowded. inop looks great. right now typical day. not seeing any majorssues or slowdowns. eightes minut from 301 to thd.ou0suatts minutes from the beltway to 295. rmal volume.outhboundno has outer loop coming toward 50 normal volume as well.eg over tion bridg

robert earl wier of kentucky to be united states district judge for the eastern district of kentucky. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: no objections. mr. schumer: over the past few weeks, madam president, we have all endured the increasingly novel legal theories dreamt up by the president and his lawyers regarding the special counsel's investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. over the weekend, we learned that the president's lawyers wrote a memo that asserted unfettered authority over all federal investigations. rudy giuliani actually suggested that the president could have, quote, shopped -- shot james comey, unquote, and not be indicted or prosecuted, because according to him, quote, in no case can the president be subpoenaed or indicted. is that incredible? is that incredible? the president himself tweeted yesterday that he had the solute right to pardon himselfaa special c