here again is keith morrison. >> dawn in fayetteville, north carolina. it had been a long night at the home of major david shannon, now deceased. but the investigation was just beginning. the only thing that was perfectly clear was that somebody wanted this man dead, wanted it badly. shot him in the head and the chest while he slept. his wife joan sleeping soundly, then startled away beside him. >> she had seen the shadow of a pepper, just described the subject as a male subject. >> just like that, in a split second, the kids lost a father. and their life together over their 11-year marriage was over. >> david and i had a good marriage. if he were alive, he would say, we had a good marriage. i do miss him. i miss what we had. there's not anybody that would ever be able to replace him. >> the murder of an army major was big news in fayetteville, especially an officer working in special ops. but truth be told, murders happen. fayetteville gets its share. david shannon would be missed, all right. but not just here. oh, no. murder is rarely strictly a local

fayetteville is an old town, steeped in revolutionary and civil war history. smack in the middle of the bible belt. but now, cargo planes buzz in and out of pope air force base. all past the confines of the city sprawls the immense ft. bragg, home base of the computer whiz, the special ops major, david shannon. his house was here, a few blocks off-base. the major, his wife joan, and their four children. it was july 2002. like a sauna that night, so hot and humid. and then a light rain that cooled it down again. david and joan watched a movie on tv, fell asleep. and then -- >> i don't even remember hearing the first shot. i remember something woke me up. >> and then you heard a shot? >> and i know whatever woke me up, i know my ears were already ringing. and i turned the light on. and i see that he's shot. you know, it shocks you. never, ever forget that image. that's burned in my brain forever, no matter how much i try to -- here is the person i love. he's dying. [ sirens ] >> and by the time the police and the ambulance wailed up to the door, it was too late.

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watch c-span cities tour of fayetteville arkansas next saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv andcable affiliates as we explore america. >> there's a look at some of the authors recently featured on booktv ease afterwards. "hillbilly elegy", and its mention in my book because outset of my public that's really the only piece of work that i can point to that really try to describe a moment history, a moment in this election of the people who made that moment heaven. of course "hillbilly elegy" profile secretary devos voters in west virginia and he didn't provide them as voters but as people, the sector workers, blue-collar workers really swing votes in this election. wonder take a broader look. capital for the whole country by scott and at my desk i wrote down the issues i think it comes this election and among them were terrorism, the wait list was a part of it. i try to pair individuals to those issues and then i traveled the country to texas, and mom who lost her son and has been in the nice paris attacks, south going to profile of widow who lost her husband on on the va t list.

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ofch c-span cities tour fayetteville, arkansas and etc. book eastern on c-span2's tv and they are history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore as we explore america. on tuesday, president trump delivers the first state of the address. we look back to 1982 at president ronald reagan's first state of the union speech. this is about 45 minutes. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> the president of the united states. [applause] president reagan: thank you very much. thank you. please. thank you. speaker: members will be seated. members of the congress, i have a high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] president reagan: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you., -- thank you very much. mr. speaker, mr. president, distinguished members of the congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens. today marks my first state of the union address to you, a constitutional duty as old as our republic itself. p

watch c-span's cities tour of fayetteville, arkansas, and next sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span three, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> next on "lectures in history," depaul university professor mark pohlad teaches on abraham lincoln in art and photographs. he describes how images of lincoln might reach audiences such as engravings printed in newspapers might be more widely circulated than a single print or photograph. his class is about 70 minutes. >> do you recognize this? do you recognize this statue? we're all chicagoans. i'm going to shame you a little bit. we should know, it is like maybe the best sculpture of lincoln in linkin park behind the chicago history museum. just like the fact you have free admission to the art institute, you have free admission to chicago history museum. step outside and take a look. it is a fantastic sculpture by

tour, we'll explore the literary scene and history of fayetteville. c-span cities tour of fayetteville, arkansas, next on rday at noon eastern c-span 2's book tv and next sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american c-span 3. on orking with our cable affiliates as we explore america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] week on q&a, mark bowden discusses his book. >> mark bowden author of hue 1968. what was it? >> it's a city in vietnam, third vietnam aty in south the time, and the scene of bloodiest e biggest battle fought in the vietnam war, or what the vietnamese call the american war. you know that a lot has been written about this so how did differently? it >> this is the first time that a have list like me would access to vietnamese participants. so i was able to tell the story the eyes of both the american soldiers and marines who fought and also the vietnamese, vietcom, north vietnamese army, and i thi

. >> next weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to fayetteville, arkansas. with the help of our cox communications partners, we will scene ande literary history of fayetteville. watching c-span's cities tour of fayetteville, arkansas on c-span2's book tv. scene and next sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable leads as we explore -- cable affiliates as we explore america. announcer: a group of people were in the nation's capital this weekend to march in protest of policies of the trump administration. the event included a rally in front of the lincoln memorial, where participants spoke about a range of issues, including economic inequality, sexual misconduct, transgender rights, and protections for undocumented immigrants and so-called dreamers. this is about two hours. >> hello, everybody, and thank you for coming. my name is jan rose. yes. and i am going to be introducing people today. first, i would like to bring up deanna barry to help us with the national anthem. >> [applause] >> good afternoon. as we play the nation

it is snowing now, from florence to fayetteville. and will overnight, attack the mid-atlantic coast, that's where you see the blizzard warnings popping up and that's where the wind gusts get above 35 miles an hour. visibility less than a quarter mile. you do not want to be on the roads. you're not going to be able to fly out of a lot of the airports by the mid-morning and it moves up into the afternoon into new england, coastal new england is where we see 70 pl plus-mile-per-hour ones. there's some of the snow swaths of what to expect. more than six inches in a lot of spots. and the cold behind it, david, is even colder than we've seen already. there are wind chill advise littles as far south as boca raton, florida. >> so, it gets worse before it gets better, unfortunately. ginger, thank you. >>> we turn next to north korea tonight, and president trump's tweet to kim jong-un. the president saying his nuclear button is, quote, much bigger and more powerful than the north korean leader's. is this helping with so much at stake? here's a

right, larry, fayetteville, north carolina, republican line. go ahead. caller: i appreciate you all letting me come on. i was just going to ask about president trump's first year and the shutdown to all of the american people that is listening. i appreciate c-span and the outstanding job you do, but on -- to pin that on donald trump, we all have positions in life. but he's got a big thing on him to be the president. think he's been doing a great job. i wish all of the american people would come together and believe in our president and our .ountry they have march on washington against what is going on in the white house, and i believe there is a big difference in the way things are being done. because we got such a beautiful country in the world. and i just think he has done a great job with the stock markets. i am disabled. i am a were veteran. he is a great man. he says it, he means it. so, i just thank god for president trump and all the .eople in the white house all the republicans, the senators, the democrats, i just wish we could all come together

partners, we will explore the literary scene and history of fayetteville. watch the c-span cities tour of fayetteville, arkansas, next and the on book tv, next sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. announcer: and next on the presidency, a look at the relationship between president john f. kennedy and soviet premier nikita khrushchev in the early 1960's. the university of virginia at thecenter is looking complicated history between u.s. and russian leaders over the last century. the discussions included assessments of franklin d nixon,lt, jfk, richard torch h w bush, and bill clinton, as well russian counterparts. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome panel, our second relationsu.s. soviet in the 1960's and 1970's. i am not going to chair the panel that i will turn the duties over to my colleague at the miller center, professor barbara perry who is going to acre the panel. she is a noted scholar of the kennedy

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c-span takesnd, you to fayetteville, arkansas. with the help of our cox communications cable partners, we will explore the literary scene and history of fayetteville. watch c-span's cities tour of fayetteville next saturday. on americanat 2:00 history tv on cspan3. working with her cable affiliates as we explore america. next on american history tv, a panel of historians answers audience questions about civil war generals, including which once had been the most loved and hated through history. they also talk about which generals have the best and worst relationships with the press. this discussion was part of a symposium on controversial civil war generals. it is just over an hour. >> well, this is the part of the program that i have been looking forward to the most. the panel discussion. we have some great questions here. you will note that i, on purpose, have separated george and will. [laughter] i am not saying we are doing a point-counterpoint, but i expect that to happen at any moment. i have all the questions here. the are r

cox communications cable partners, we'll explore the literary scene and history of fayetteville. watch saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> the mayors of houston, key west and ponce, puerto rico, gave an update on hurricane recovery efforts during the u.s. conference of mayors. they spoke with deputy homeland security secretary elaine duke about ongoing efforts to rebuild after hurricanes harvey, irma and maria.

cable partners we will explore the literary scene and history of fayetteville. watches c-span city's to her on fayetteville, arkansas, next saturday at noon eastern on c-span's to look to be in in it 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america >> monday, hawaii governor delivers the annual state of the state address in honolulu. in it he outlined some of the legislative and budget priorities including a request of $100 million for housing construction. he also expressed opposition to the trump administration policies on immigration and the environment.

with the help of our communication partners, we will tour the literary scene and history of fayetteville. watch c-span cities tour -- city tour on c-span2 book tv. they at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with cable affiliates as we explore america. steve: you are watching american history tv on c-span3. joining us is david lubin. he is the author of "grand illusions: american art & the first world war." published by oxford university press last year. researching this book, what surprised you the most? mr. lubin: what surprised me was how much impact the first world war had on american artists. the common view has been the received wisdom that the war had very little impact. it had a huge impact on cubism.