and even when i visited falwell's church, the episcopalians were at the top. but the evangelicals have taken over the consciousness, and i wonder if that spirit and the law can continue. it's partlthat's partly becausee proven more effective working in the media in the last 40 years and so, the main line must be 20% were maybe 15% of the american population. >> the evangelical population is declining for obvious reasons that people become more middle-class and have fewer children to there are fewer factors. >> to the extent it's perfectly true of all religion in america ours is a multiethnic and mult multi-cultural movement and it's hard to see how it has. i think we are about out of time so why don't we think frances fitzgerald. [applause] >> now we will go into the book signing. is there anything else you would like to say? >> [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible conversations] the national book award is given out by the foundation and organization sponsored by the publishing industry and literary institutions. authors in four categories

this -- of this sinner, falwell said nothing. one suspects falwell cares nothing. in falwell's hand, it evolved into a reactionary religious nationalism that niebuhr had so stringently warned us against. ronald reagan laid a small supporting role in this process, albeit subtler and a more ambiguous one. go.e we spoke of america not as a city on a hill, but a shining city on a hill, a glittering object admired by all the world for its wealth, piety, and power. reagan did speak of evil, but only with regard to communist. the american people were inherently good and the united states was brave, exceptionally great. far from warning about the dangers of excessive national pride, reagan subtly encouraged them. gone too was the worry of excessive luxury and wealth. for reagan, wealth was good and unambiguously so. the only real source of corruption and american life he thought was the state, particularly the welfare state. and yet to his credit, at the close of his presidency, reagan did have this to say about the shining city. if there has to be city walls, the doors --

and the problem with escalating, taking jerry falwell jr.'s advice, that looks forward to the 2018 election. and maybe there's a time for that. and maybe he's correct, if you want something done this year, next year, you have to do it now. kel kelly: i get why the republicans are upset, but if the president, perhaps, dialed it back and reached out to republicans more, though he will argue he's reached out to them numerous times, failed him, let him down, does this even spark more of -- more tensions as we go forward >> >> he is reaching out to republicans a fair amount. he is golfing with a republican senator today. he is much more so than barack obama was. i don't think the problem is the reaching out. there is actually dislike. the question is, can they put away their hatred to get things done? kelly: so this is becoming a question of personality as opposed to a question of implementing a policy. >> i think so. i think it's very much personality-driven. and it's petty. it's small. kelly: you got that right. many people would say, yeah, you

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chief falwell, thank you for the insight. not only planning, but practicing. back to you guys. >> great advice for safety. angie, thank you. we'll check in with angie throughout the newscast. we've posted a poll on the nbc washington facebook page. we want you to chime in. what room in the house is a fire most likely to start? we'll reveal that answer and other fire facts all morning long. something you don't know. have a plan. >> the plan is to be safe for your family. >> you have to practice. you can't just talk about the plan. you have to practice the plan. >> that's the tough part. >> always good to have a fire extinguisher on hand. so much more effective than trying to throw water from your sink. the humidity was sitting on top of us. >> yes, it was. i was at strut your mutts saturday. it was sunny and humid. it felt like summer and everybody was sweating and the dogs were panting. but it was a fantastic event. this morning, though, it is humid and warm and breezy. we have rain headed our way. weather alert for today. we have heavy morning rain approachin

falwell, even when he pulled off on health care. it's a miracle. have been able to do, individuals can do that. they can form their own associations and do it like all the restaurant workers. all the sanitation workers, it's great. competition by across state lines. he had to do it on his own because congress could not get it done. i'm not so sure they are going to do the tax plan in the senate. i have no faith in mcconnell, mccain or susan collins or lisa murkowski. none whatsoever. >> i don't either. i spoke to the president last week and i said he needs to point at new term, fake republicans. that's what you just named. fake republicans. we don't really have a majority in the senate. that be a good term for him to start using. the fact that he spoke at the valued voters summit, first president ever. the fact that he was -- he did his first graduation speech at liberty university. the tradition has been for the president, the new president to give the graduation speech at notre dame, it that's been fruit generations. he came to liberty. she under

. >> east bay congressman eric falwell attended the vigil.is calling for tougher gun control legal cause in the wake of the las vegas shooting. >>> our time is 4:17. we are watching traffic for you this morning. sal, you're watching a little extra more because of the fires burning in napa and snow ma county. >> that's right. napa chp asking you to stay off the roads. it is not worth driving on the roads. as a matter of fact, we do have a lot of closures in the area in napa and snow ma county because of the fires. if i push in, the purple is where the roads are completely closed. that's a significant portion of some of these roads, highway 121 and highway 12, some of the areas here, some of the side streets, and a lot of fire activity. so the authorities are asking you to stay off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary, unless you are evacuating or, you know, something else that's a legitimate need, because they need the roads to get fire equipment in in napa and snow ma counties. let's move to the south bay, northbound 101, gilroy to san

fire and ems battalion chief tony falwell.e's here to talk about the leading cause of house fires and those greatest at risk and take a close look on why it's important that you have that fire escape plan and a new way of looking at it, molette. >> wow. that's a lot going on out there. a lot of people home because of the federal holiday. so this is good information to give them. thanks so much. >>> moving on now, 4:17 is your time. let's get a look at some of the top stories making news this morning. two people pulled from this fiery crash in southeast d.c. remain in critical condition police want to know why the car they were in was speeding downhill crest drive causing it to go off the road and slam into trees last night. a third person had minor injuries. you're enjoying lower gas prices this morning as things continue to get back to normal following hurricanes harvey and irma. right now in d.c., you're paying $2.49. that's $.17 cheaper than a month ago. in maryland gas runs $2.43 on average. gas is about $2.33 a gallon in

even when i visited jerry falwell's church the episcopalians for the top of the heap. the evangelicals have taken over our consciousness and i wonder if that period of it can continue or whether it will be like the rest of us. >> there are still an awful lot of main line protestants but they have been dwarfed inside by the evangelicals and influence. partly because the evangelicals have proven more effective in working in the media in the last 40 years and so the mainline -- that must be at least 20% or maybe 15% of the american population still. >> yeah, and evangelical population is declining. it is declining just a small bit. it is declining for obvious reasons and people get more middle-class and have your children and so there are fewer baptisms. >> to the extent that evangelicals have a future there is a multiethnic multicultural nation and any of the religious movement that is unable to assimilate potable cultures it is hard to see how it has much of a future in the united stat states. we are just about out of time and so why don't we think frances fitzgerald fo

captain and young the tony falwell, the battalion chief.to send important information to d.c. residents. >> right. i want to reiterate to the d.c. residents for those who know and don't know, now it is required that all homes have smoke detection on every level of the home and inside of each of the sleeping areas based on the fire code. that has changed. as you can see, based on the demonstration this morning, sprinkler systems play a crewial role in the preservation of life and property. but early notification is the key. you got to be notified to get ou. th we want to thank the firefighters for helping us out with the demo. sher. grogg wants to share four things to remember going into the season. >> practice at home fire escape plan, both at morning and the nighttime. a lot of fires happen in the night. actually, to make sure you kek your smoke detectors twice a year. not to overload your outlets and give space heaters space. >> all great tips. i know chief ray, we saw how fast it happened. >> fire is fast. fire sprinklers are faster. smo

. >> east bay congressman eric falwell attended the vigil.ng for tougher gun legal cause. >> time is 5:17. sal is coming back. because of the wildfires in napa and snow ma counties, it's affecting our commute in a lot of ways. >>> sure is. as a matter of fact, we do have a lot of closures on highway 37, 121, highway 12. as a matter of fact, i just heard that chp is considering closing highway 37 from vallejo all the way over to mar,n. what's happening now is they only have a small portion of highway 37 closed right near 121 near the sears point area. they have that section closed. chp wants to keep cars off the freeway. they might be closing highway 37 all the way across in both directions just because it's becoming rather unwieldy to have traffic on 37. we will let you know, of course, when they actually effect that closure, but we are advising you to stay away from the area any way. a lot of closures, highway 12 in napa. there's highway 29 closed for a stretch. highway 121 is closed, and a lot of closures here. even highway 101 is affected

this is what jerry falwell, jr. to say on that matter. >> i spoke to the president last week, and i told him, he needs to coin a new term. fake republicans. that's what the people you just named are, they're not really republicans. we don't really have a majority in the senate and i think that would be a good term for him to start using. leland: the president has been very successful in bringing to a head the issues, the nfl controversy, some other major culture issues that he's brought up on twitter and other places. less successful when it comes to policy. voters in indiana, where they care about more, what's going to make a difference to the mid term? >> they care about policy more in that obamacare, for example, and what the president just did with the executive order with the help of senator rand paul is hopefully going to give them more opportunities. they want to see it gone and realize that everything has gone up for them and they've gotten in the main no upside, but the whole thing upper case r, capital r r

coming up, first of his fake news come in a jerry falwell junior says president trump should claim adays away from the spooky scary holiday known as halloween. the most popular candy in your state as well. really interesting, guys. excited to see what we'll find out. that is all coming up when "fox and friends" continues. sarah is confident. destroy. but when it comes to mortgages, she's less confident. fortunately, there's rocket mortgage by quicken loans. apply simply. understand fully. mortgage confidently. my dbut now, i take used tometamucil every day.sh it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. will people know it means they'll get the lowest price guaranteed on our rooms by booking direct on choicehotels.com? hey! badda book. badda boom! mr. badda book. badda boom! book now at choicehotels.com >> 17 minutes after the hour and a saturday morning. a warning to republicans. jerry falwell junior defending president trump singh is time to send a message to those obstructing his agenda. take a lis

i will admit before i went everything i knew about evangelicals was from -- was about jerry falwell ande: a little ca cartoony. >> now i regret that fact. but they were there. these kids were amazing. they weren't there to talk about the things i thought they would want to talk about. brian: what was your perception going in. >> i thought they would be talking about abortion and guys and things like that. and they wanted to talk about refugees and diversity on campus and feeding the poor and housing the homeless and helping those who live in the shadow. steve: you feel differently about gun rights too now, don't you? >> i do. part of this is we all inherit our political views. we have to be honest with ourselves. no one has enough time to spend their time studying issues. we accept it from our taste makers. but when i started digging in to gun issues, i discovered, you know, look, mom sides by guns have gone down by over 50% over the last 20 years. actually an incredible story decline in homicides in this country has nothing to do with gun control. the number of guns has actually gone u