then we will be in columbus ohio, where former cia officer talks on ernest hemingway. and then we will be live in maryland's state capitol with discussions on criminal justice, income inequality, and terrorism and intelligence featuring former director of the cia and national security agency michael hayden. that is a look at some of the programs booktv will be covering this week. many events are open to the public and look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> good morning. i am president of the ge

will be at the thurber house in columbus ohio or former cia officer nicholas reynolds talk on ernest hemingway's connections to soviet and us intelligence services. >> and next saturday, we will be live at the 50th anniversary will and atlas book festival in maryland state capital with discussions on criminal justice, income inequality and terrorism and intelligence featuring former director of the cia and the national security agency michael hayden. that's a look at some of the programs book tv will be covering this week, many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2.>> c-span: where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>

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musical "west side story" and spoken word including works from mark twain, walt whitman and ernest hemingway ross release a recording in august. >> i like that. >> nothing he can't do. >> nothing wrong with that. dylan, thank you. >>> still ahead, we'll take you to san antonio, texas, where seaworld just welcomed a beautiful baby killer whale, but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> there's a new addition to the sea world family in texas. it's bringing a lot of joy to all those who worked there. >> it's bittersweet as it marks the end of an era for the orca breeding program. >> reporter: making waves. the killer whale swimming protectively with her newborn orca. >> it was so cute. >> reporter: a sight for all ages. >> incredible picture that keeps in your mind forever. >> reporter: it's the fifth calf. the 30th time a killer whale has given birth at sea world. it's also the last time one will ever be born into captivity here. >> this is the most beautiful patient in the world as a veterinarian and the most beautiful ocean ambassador you can imagine. but it's our last one. >> reporter: sea wor

>> well, there's a line and a very famous ernest hemingway novel which ends with "wouldn't it be pretty be very pretty to think he can get this done and it would accomplish all of the things he says. look, we already have a very, very prosperous economy. the economy is not really in terrible shape at all, not in the slightest. what we need is to have a society which is kinder and fairer, especially to the homeless and to the very poor and to those deprived of a decent education. we do not need a society which allows the rich to be even richer. by the way, i have nothing against the rich. i love them all. almost all of my friends are rich, i love them all, but i don't see any reason to have any kind of special incentives for them. and the poor or the lower middle class are already paying almost no tax, so i think, as i say, cutting the corporate income tax is a great idea. we shouldn't have had that in the first place, but cutting tax on the very rich or even the medium rich, i don't see the point. >> but you talked about the deficit. and if you cut the corporate income tax, what does it

musical "west side story" and spoken word including works from mark twain, walt whitman and ernest hemingway>> i like that. >> nothing he can't do. >> nothing wrong with that. dylan, thank you. >>> still ahead, we'll take you to san antonio, texas, where seaworld just welcomed a beautiful baby killer whale, but first, this is "today" on nbc. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care. but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. but supported a 600 billion tax break for the wealthy. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. >>> there's a new addition to the seaworld family in san antonio texas and it's bringing a lot of joy to all those who work there. >> it's also bittersweet as it marks the end of an era for the park's breeding program. wep have the story. >> reporter: making waves. takara