but i could say as one who was mentored by james brown, i'm properly the james brown of activism that i will co-sign you giving ali the james brown of news because he is a hard working man. i'd just tell him, make sure he has somebody to throw the cape on him at the end of the night. >> hey, i love that. i'm happy. i'm relieved to get your co-sign. >> when james would do it, it always meant, when it looks like i'm gone, i'm really just recharging. i'll be right back. >> amen. you were close to him. i got to see him when he was performing in his late 60s, early 70s and he looked like he was 40. the energy was incredible. reverend, on a night of history, reverend al sharpton has been a part of many different aspects of history. dr. patel, we're happy to have you for your medical expertise. i'll keep you out of politics. thank you both. >> god bless. >> amen. thank you both. we have special coverage continuing. we will be joined by, this is important, the first native american member of the u.s. congress. she's here tonight as part of our special coverage and others that we're really exc

but i could say as one who was mentored by james brown, i'm properly the james brown of activism that i will co-sign you giving ali the james brown of news because he is a hard working man. i'd just tell him, make sure he has somebody to throw the cape on him at the end of the night. >> hey, i love that. i'm happy. i'm relieved to get your co-sign. >> when james would do it, it always meant, when it looks like i'm gone, i'm really just recharging. i'll be right back. >> amen. you were close to him. i got to see him when he was performing in his late 60s, early 70s and he looked like he was 40. the energy was incredible. reverend, on a night of history, reverend al sharpton has been a part of many different aspects of history. dr. patel, we're happy to have you for your medical expertise. i'll keep you out of politics. thank you both. >> god bless. >> amen. thank you both. we have special coverage continuing. we will be joined by, this is important, the first native american member of the u.s. congress. she's here tonight as part of our special coverage and others that we're really exc

. >> james brown had been the dominant black musical figure. the best showman by far in any genre of music. he also was a smart businessman, took over booking his own shows. so he was the hardest working man in showbusiness. then he becomes soul brother number one. >> he's black and he's proud. >> mr. brown is the number one soul brother in the united states. >> there's no question that james brown was a huge influence for sly stallone. sly stallone was different, there were women and the band was integrated. that was a big deal. >> sly stone is a product of the black church and also a child of the bay area, which is incredible progressive politics, and he also was a radio deejay. there was no show better, no band more interesting to look at. and he was writing hit song after hit song after hit song. ♪ dance to the music >> sly came out with those outfits, it was over. every r&b group had to flip it. >> so in 1968, the supremes put out "love child," and it's this whole idea what it's like to grow up in a tenement. i started my life in an old, r

james brown will be a native washingtonian will be here with us later to talk about that. >> let's seehat he has to say about that. good to see you both. we'll begin with this. california, the home state of nearly 1 out of 8 americans, is making an abrupt u-turn to try to roll back a surge in coronavirus infections. more states are likely to follow. california has recorded nearly 110,000 new cases in the last 14 days, including another 8,000 yesterday. >>> governor gavin newsom ordered some businesses to close statewide just a few weeks after letting them reopen. and about 825,000 students in los angeles and san diego will not return to school as scheduled. jonathan vigliotti reports on the return of restrictions. >> covid-19 is not going away any time soon. >> reporter: just over one month after reopening several sectors of california's economy, governor gavin newsom is reversing course. yesterday he announced gyms, churches and hair salons would be among those forced to close in 29 california counties while bars, indoor restaurants and movie theaters will close across the entire stat

he was telling me that he's always been a fan of james brown. i felt good. an some sort of connection there. >> reporter: in puerto rico, serrano hassett up his studio in his aunt's old apartment, just down the treat from his parent's place and made sure his grandmother is looking over them all. >> eyes are window to the soul i thought these were the best way to give her tribute. so, yeah. >> reporter: he's been commissioned to paint a new mural here and serrano says all the attention has led to ten new commissions from new york. >> well this whole thing has been a blessing. >> reporter: your hoping to come back to new york or your going stay in puerto rico? >> i love new york very much. to me it's such a perfect city for my personality because i'm so hyper active, i'm always going, my brain is always going. new york is perfect for that. i do love to go back to new york, definitely. >> i hope to see you here again. >> thank you. >> we sure do. his work is so compelling. his pest can sell from $500 though $2,500. the murals go for $5,000. that was his bread a

a heard from a lot of people including james brown in north carolina who started doing this because he about the supply and the safety. >> we'll just be buying from this local producer from here o out. i have no intention of going back to the grocery store. >> reporter: the cost can be comparable because you're cutting out of a lot of the is up supply chain. a whole cow would range about 7 to $12 a pound. that's everything from filet to hamburger. >> say family of four, two growing boys, two adults how long will this cow last? i'm asking for a friend named sandy. >> reporter: i'm telling you, there is -- here is the short ribs here. there's so much meat on one animal, you will only have to buy one a year >> a year. >> reporter: i've learned a lot. having been in here, i've learned a lot. >> a year. no way >> i'm going to buy a cow if that's the case? >> reporter: can one cow per family of four, how long will it last >> at least a year >> you put it in flereezer, you get freezer burn. >> reporter: freezers are in short supply because people have been doing this. they are buying whatever

he's written a biography of james brown which we will talk about in a minute. he is a serious musician. he's played with a lot of grou groups. he is also a member of probably the worst band i've ever seen in my life. there's a rock band called rock bottom remainders. they think they belong on stage and think they can play. they perform and book festivals and conventions. i guarantee he's the only person who belongs on stage. in 2016, president of the award and the national humanities medal and in a ceremony at the white house president obama said james mcbride has humanized the complexities of discussing race in america. through the writings of his own uniquely american story and his works of fiction formed by our shared history, his stories display the character of the american family. please welcome james mcbride. [applause] welcome to virginia. glad to have you here. >> you have never really left a. two years i.of two years in bose two years in dc but mostly in the new york area. most of my family is still there. >> i have three kids. one is 25, one is 26 an

. >> ari, you know why they call you the james brown of news, the hardest-working man in news. >> thank you, my friend. have a good night. >> you too. have a great night. i want to wish you a good evening because i'm coming to you here with our live special coverage continuing, and we have great experts and journalists covering a range of topics tonight. we will also be covering a presidential appearance tonight which critics call down right unsafe. president trump speaking at mount rushmore in south dakota. at other times, let's be clear, this could be a simple, normal, regular observance of independence day. but th

of course now they've taken james brown -- anyway, they wouldn't and it was performed at the lincolnr mainly against the trumans. i'm sure the president had private words about that one. >> he never allowed powell in the white house again. >> that was one incident. what about the larger record on race relations and how history should see that? >> first of all you ever to put the trumans in context of their times and where they grew up and understand many people will talk about how truman used derogatory terms in his letters and that's absolutely true, that's certainly not okay, but that's how people felt at the time. and harry truman did a remarkable job at separating his public and private sphere because even though, you know, he also famously said he didn't want margaret to marry ancuff kn american, but at the same time he desegregates the military even though it's politically unpopular. he does a lot for anti-lynching. he helps to establish israel. he's a man who doesn't let his personal opinions affect his policy. >> i think you've got to separate it. on your last show with mrs.

. >> reporter: now, among the customers buying meet this way is james brown this is his ranch direct due to supply and safety concerns >> we'll just be buying from this local producer from here on out. i have no intention going back to the grocery store >> reporter: now, meat bought this way can be more expensive though not necessarily and since it's private, there's no need for a usda meat inspector. kent short says nobody here as gotten co-vid. back to you. >> jane, thank you jane wells >> you're welcome. >> in her gown and her mask, and her cap, and everything else yeah looking good as always. all right. let's take a quick break the debate over reopening schools this fall front and center for many parents. abc mouse's founder and chairman is going to ins tt jo uonha subject next it's pretty inspiring the way families redefined the word 'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. and help college students studying at home stay connected through our university program. we're providing affordable internet access to low i

reporter: you know those famous beats, hooks, rhythms from things like "fight the power" and to james brownout. it's about speaking your truth >> reporter: hip hop trail blazer ll cool j has been speaking his truth for three decades. ♪ don't call it a comeback ♪ i been here for years >> reporter: and now with race front and center of a powerful national movement and play lists like spotify's black lives matter soaring in popularity, ll says it's time to listen up and to act up. in the wake of george floyd, i know you had one night of no sleep in particular. tell me about when you woke up that morning >> i was up all night tossing and turning and felt like i needed my voice be heard this is one of those moments where you can't split hairs. you can't try to be neutral. there is no hollywood two step there's no, oh, i don't want to offend people. this is about truth. >> reporter: that truth a raw and real call to action in his black lives matter free style. >> that's why i started fires and yelled and threw bricks. >> reporter: when you wrote, for 400 years you had knees on our necks. when you

everybody from dylan to tupac to beyonce, you name it, chuck berry, james brown, nat king coal, sam cookives or their lives are examples of people who have been exploited by this business. i'm delighted. let them do whatever they want to do. if you don't like that particular exhibit, you move on to the next one. i spend a lot of time in that building. it's a beautiful place. i.m. pei designed it. this is the home of rock and, you know, i'm honored. the fact that they've got an exhibit extolling the virtues of progressive activism, you know, that's what they do. it's music. ainsley: yeah. i remember seeing the sergeant pepper band when i was in middle school and i got to high school, and i -- [laughter] steve: geraldo and i got it on vinyl. ainsley: i saw the beatles' costumes. and we were there with you, heal doe, in 20 -- geraldo, in 2016. steve: little did we know she was house shopping? she moved you there. >> she did. we saw the museum, and that was it. awps auction i don't blame you, it's a beautiful place. all right, thanks so much. >> well, you're welcome. anytime. anytime. ainsle

. ♪ ♪ james: and joining me now is the director of the harvard university global health institute, and in a few months he is going to be moving to another i've -- ivy league institution, brown thank you. james: now, we've been talking about masks. obviously, big debate this week, the need, the value of a mask when people are out in public doing business, what have you. i'm wondering, do you recommend a mask for me in order to make people feel comfortable, or am i making a meaningful improvement in their life expectancy if i wear a mask? >> yeah. so the evidence on this has evolved, t gotten were the. -- it's gotten better. obviously, we're learning about this virus. but i would say at point with all the data and evidence, it is quite clear that if people wear masks, they certainly protect others. thaw reduce the likelihood that other people will get infected. and there is some evidence, not incredibly strong, but some, that they probably protect themselves as well. james: okay. are you saying wear masks, wash hands, do these other things, and that will allow us to avoid lockdowns, mandated social distancing, the really expensive government orders that we saw in the spring?

that point, i met paolo, his name was brown. james authority on cricket and intellectual, and the man who wrote the black jacobeans. and they talked about, it is 1945, and we thought it would be important to get african people on the continent of africa, and the diaspora, to begin talking about how there could be a corporation to help. what people in the united states at and the diaspora was technical skills, engineers, at africans thing had land, resources, and so forth. and the other thing going on at the time was the liberation movement, so how could we be supportive of all those kinds of went around, and the president agreed to host the conference. jamest around with clr and fletcher robinsons, who was a medical doctor -- fletcher robinson, who was a medical talk to ad we went to number of african leaders. we went to the oau. at they african congress, i was named secretary-general. talking, now i am 32 years old. [laughter] to theo to talk , and it isf guinea interesting. i stayed in guinea for two days and then i was told, the pr

james ) happening today. federal agents will start leaving portland oregon. governor kate browniated a plan with homeland security to withdraw the agents in phases. ( darya ) the nightly portland protests began after george floyd's death at the hands of minneapolis police two months ago. they have spiraled into violence -- after agents were brought in using tear gas and taking people away. president trump insisted president trump insisted federal troops would not leave portland until local authecured their authecured their city. u.s. citizenship and immigraiton services says it needs emergency money from congress to prevent thousands of layoffs.our washington correspondent alexandra limon reports democratic lawmakers are asking for some assurances before they approve more money. u.s. citizenship and immigration services the agency that processes applications for visas, green cards and other immigration services -is in financial trouble.despite our best efforts we have been forced to issue furlough notices to nearly 70% of our employees. joseph edlow deputy director of uscis and

james: the one thing i remember was the brown case. thurgood marshall and my dad always -- my dad always had this big old radio. it was very powerful. we could pick up st. louis. that is how i kept up with baseball. i always had the radio on. put out, on radio, , noon, all they negroes standstill at noon because the supreme court is fixing to make an announcement that will change this whole nation. schoolwent to the little where i was going to school and told the teachers about it and said we need to make sure everybody hears what is about to be said. he had that much politics in his head. people got those radios and everybody was listening for that announcement. he stayed on top of stuff. -- he was that same way about farming. , butuld not borrow money what he would do is he kept his on what whitee farmers were doing, and some of the wealthier white farmers plows, they would go get alow and would new one. what he did is he would ask the white guys, the way owners, what are you they going to do with that plow? oh, we have another one.

the imagination to think wilson did not know about abraham parker denny, james monroe bulger, and irvin williams langston brown street, all african-american students who received masters degrees at the princeton theological seminary soon after he joined the faculty. if you read back further, you see wilson's willful blindness extended to his undergraduate years, since james mccosh, princeton's president, welcomed the occasional black student into his philosophy lectures in the 1870's. then alumni wrote letters of protest and five students declared they would withdraw unless he removed a black student from the lecture. he refused to budge and the students withdrew. four eventually returned. wilson was a sophomore at princeton during this. a black presence at princeton was not unknown to him. it is clear that wilson was committed to a vision of princeton that wrote lack students out of its history. in 2016, a princeton archivist said it best. quote, the act of remembering and forgetting princeton's african-american alumni had consequences, as generations of prince tony and came to see themselves as -- generation

their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects," including a brown pike and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. minutes, james holland alliesbout his book "the strike back: 1941-1943, the war in the west" and nazi germany's weakening position in the middle the war. and temple university professor david farber talks about the origin of the 1960's vietnam anti-war movement. >> good evening, everyone. it is my absolute delight and to have the opportunity andpeak with my good friend professional colleague, harold holzer. said, please feel free and we'll q&a button get to as many questions as we can towards the end. attention to some us describe help the civil war and might we see of our book, "the

anything easy or you might be emptied into protecting some i need nathan brown to meet me and what i what i'm told you know. but it's not james intended nor is any senator always a journalist but since he's become a prime minister he said he's like it is our strong like susan is a very good customer who's very good. you know he took the old pif very well and. he didn't interfere at all the only spiked one which he got it. and used me regularly for several years to have a deep knowledge of boris deeper than any other prime minister or political leader because i've met you i had lunch with it once i gave him. go but as i said how to conduct his life he didn't listen but well you know it's just it he in his own carry. on a personal way a personal level a gunfight with political and i says we all think about political commentary i mean you're ripping the people. for their people think you're just doing it because they look a sting but what you're doing is you're attacking the public persona. so in a sense me doing him is a simple you might think a but it's a kind of way of depersonalizes so get rid of the fact that i actually use

childhood asthma in black and brown communities, why black americans are almost three times more likely to die of asthma-related causes than white americans. it's cancer alley in st. james parish of louisiana. and it's the cancer causing clusters along route 9 right here in delaware. and that's why today, i'm also releasing a state of the environment justice policies that build on my existing plan. this is an area of incredible opportunity for economic growth for our country. but we have to make sure that the first people who benefit from this are the people who were most basically hurt by it , historically, in the last century by the structural disparities that exist. i'm setting a goal to make sure that these frontline and fence line communities, whether in rural places or in center cities, receive 40% of the benefit from the investments we're making in housing and pollution reduction, in workforce development, in transportation, across the board. we're also going to create jobs for people by cleaning up the environmental hazards that have now been abandoned. you saw the front page of the times two days ago. all these places that are going bankrupt, except for the ben

allies to african-americans and indigenous people and black and brown people are trying to learn more and part of that is reading more. james baldwin's readings show up on peoples list of things to do. you write about baldwin's view of white liberals. i will quote from your book. despite their claims, meaning white liberals claims of commitment to racial justice, baldwin saw them in their actions as co-conspirators in maintaining the belief that white people mattered more than others. white people weren't loud racists, they were simply racial philanthropists. this was written some time ago. we have a whole bunch of people who are white liberals who want to be allies now. how do you reconcile those two things? >> listen, i think alleyship falls apart when we view rarnl ju racial justice as a philanthropic enterprise. jimmy was skeptical of anybody who wanted to do something for me or for us as opposed to with us. we don't need to engage in charity when it comes to racial justice but build a more just society. that's what we need. so we have to break the frame. i don't want you to invite me to the table. i want you to underst

on court including one of basketball's all time greats le bron james you can see him staying safe during training wearing a mask the brown will hope to be in action for the 1st game back when he's l.a. lakers take on the los angeles rivals the clippers. major league baseball is also pushing ahead with plans to restart its season after a coronavirus suspension they took a big step on monday and announced the fixture list 2 games on the opening night including the famed new york yankees will be in action when the league resumes on july 23rd the yankees will visit the current world series champions the washington nationals 4 time german champions vertebrae and have avoided really geishas from the bundesliga by the narrowest of margins of the finishing 16th in the 18 team league they were forced into a really geishas playoff match over 2 legs against hiden home the 1st leg finished goalless incredibly in the 2nd leg there were 3 goals in the final 12 minutes set including the 7 minutes of added time in the end a $22.00 draw proved enough for vertebrae meant to win but only on away golds. we'll leave it there for now i'll see

court including one of basketball's all time greats looked round james you can see him staying safe during training wearing a mask a brown will hope to be in action for the 1st game back when he's l.a. lakers take on the los angeles rivals the clippers. major league baseball is also pushing ahead with plans to restart its season after a coronavirus suspension they took a big step on monday when they announced the fixture list 2 games on the opening night including the famed new york yankees will be in action when the league resumes on july 23rd the yankees will visit the current will series champions the washington nationals. and that's all the sports news for now more coming up again a little bit later rob peter thanks very much indeed and that's it for me rob matheson for this new year our news hour i'm going to be back in a moment with more of the day's news including the fact that brazil's president has announced he's tested positive for corona virus by. as protests rage over police brutality and corona virus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential

brown communities. black americans are almost three times more likely to die of asthma related causes than white americans. cancer alley in st. james perish in louisiana. that's the cancer causing clusters along route 9 right here in delaware. that's why today i'm also releasing the state of the environment justice policies to build on my existing plan. this is an area of incredible opportunity for economic growth, for our country. but we have to make sure that the first people who benefit from this are the people who are most hurt by it historically in the last century, by the structural disparities that exist. i'm setting a goal to make sure that these front line and fence line communities, whether in rural places or center cities, receive 40% of the benefit from the investments we're making in housing, in pollution reduction, workforce development, in transportation, across the board. we're also going to create jobs for people by cleaning up the environmental hazards that have now been abandoned. you saw the front page of "the times" two days ago. all these places that are going bankrupt except for the benefit that's going milli

childhood asthma in black and brown communities, why black americans, almost three times more likely to die of asthma-related causes than white americans. it's cancer alley in st. james parish in louisiana. that's the cancer-causing clusters along route 9 right here in delaware. and that's why today i'm also releasing a state of the environment justice policies to build up my existing plan. this is an area of incredible opportunity for economic growth for our country, but we have to make sure that the first people who benefit from this are the people who are most hurt by it historically, in the last century by the structural disparities that exist. i'm setting a goal to make sure that these front line and fence line communities, whether in rural places or center of cities, receive 40% of the benefit from the investments we're making in housing, pollution reduction, in workforce development, in transportation, across the board. we're also going to create jobs for people by cleaning up the environmental hazards that have now been abandoned. you saw the front page of "the times" two days ago. all these places that are going bankrupt except for the benefit that's going -

brown communities. why black americans are almost three times more likely to die of asthma related causes than white americans. is cancer alley in st. james parish in louisiana. as the cancer-causing clusters along route nine right here in delaware. that's why today, i'm also releasing a state of the environment justice policy to build on my existing plan. this is an area of incredible opportunity for economic growth for our country, but we have to make sure that the first people who benefit from this are the people who were most hurt by it historically in the last century by the structural disparities that exist. i'm setting a goal to make sure that these front line and fence line communities whether in rural places or center city's receive 40% of the benefit from the investments we are making in housing and pollution reduction in workforce development and transportation across the board. we're also going going to create jobs for people by cleaning up the environmental hazards that have now been abandoned. saw the front page of the times two days ago. all these places that are going bankrupt except for the benefit of millions and million

30 begin again:hor of james baldwin's america and urgent lessons for our own is joined by cornell west. at 9:00 p.m. eastern on afterwords, the book use the power you have: a brownan' as a guide to politics and political change. she is interviewed by jim himes. >> "washington journal" continues. from tim phillips joins us greenville, north carolina. good morning to you, sir. can you remind folks about your organization? guest: americans for prosperity is a nationwide grassroots organization with staff and volunteers across the country. we focus on knocking down the barriers holding people back from living fulfilling lives. a lot of the time that is government policy, which is what we are talking about today. a lot of the times it is issues like poverty and addiction in communities as well. a lot of public policy as well. host: a little bit about your funding, if you might. are you directly affiliated with the coke brothers? guest: yes, we are. passed away last year. yes, we have an affiliation and are proud of that affiliation. when it comes to affiliation, the coronavirus relief package, various price tags being thrown around by the senate and house side. you h

author of "begin again", james baldwin's america and urgent lessons for our own, on race in america, he's joined with harvard university west. and a book "use the power you have, a brownoman's guide to politics and change" she's interviewed. watch book tv on c-span2 this weekend. weekend. >> this week the senate's working on a bill that authorizes $740 billion for defense programs in 2021. obtuse, oregon senator jeff merkley tried to look at how federal law enforcement agents are used in response to recent protests. madam president, when in the course of time america should find a president in the oval office who chooses to bring the police tactics of dictators around the world to streets of america, then that is the moment it's incumbent on every member of this chamber who has sworn an oath to our constitution, who is determined