that's jeff davis up on top there. there's one for robert e. lee.t in the 1990s, there was one for arthur ashe. as kind of the -- as richmond became a more diverse city, people argued there should be something on monument avenue that does not reflect that segregationist past. the result was this arthur ashe statue, which is pretty big. not as big as jeff davis, but it's pretty big. it's pretty large. so moving away from virginia, though, i'm sort of curious -- yeah, matt? >> in doing a paper, i actually came across an article that was in the southern -- southeastern geographer, and the article explored the symbolic meaning of lee to the city. this is about richmond. it is now mostly african-american. and the argument was that, i guess they had re-done the canal area. there's this big mural of robert e. lee there. and it's like the african-american population demanded that it be taken down. and so it does seem like there is a real expression of political power in that city now. >> well, it's an interesting place. it does come up. if you go, i also hi

in traffic behind a pickup truck that had a bumper sticker that said don't blame me, i voted for jeff davis. so we were looking at this bumper sticker for hours and started thinking what were the winning doing as my mind always goes to what the women were doing and of course i didn't have easy access to political discourse or the right to vote. they couldn't influence battle, so i wanted to see what the women were doing and i wanted to find in particular for women who cheated, stole, drink, shop and flirted their way through the war. these are women i want to spend time with. that's why i love the book so much. [laughter] as authors we debate often ask about how we find our stories. find it as a bumper sticker hasn't come up for me quite often. so, once you've gotten intrigued, once the seed was planted, how did you come across these incredible women? spinnaker wanted to touch the need to find find them that touched in some way whose pedantry we been told before. although two of the women do come with a sort of idolized the old confederate spy. they were running into the same people and the

i had a sheriff from jeff davis county on the southern border, tell me not too long ago, he suspects30 to 40siiss cross this bored border every day. have information flint special operations command that especially trained hezbollah fighters have been infiltrating across our southern border for some time. no, what the administration is very careful to parse is that we have no evidence of an isis plot. they don't say, or even will speculate, about the numbers of individuals from terrorist countries over the last few years who have made a home in the united states, neil. >> but they have said, and maybe it wastle graphed last week when homeland security talked about isis and whether it could penetrate our pourous borders and acknowledged, yeah, that's a threat and a worry and ame concern. i'm wondering, are that's separate incident? there are enough of them that get people anxious? are you anxious? >> i tell you what i'm worried about, neil. aren't so much the lone wolfs who are dangerous in themselves. i'm worried about an organized, coordinated effort to do something diabolical. isis

. >> reporter: two years later, davis and her then second husband, jeff davis, were pregnant again withbaby had a severe brain abnormality. if she did survive to term, she likely would not survive delivery. if she did survive delivery, she likely would be in a vegetative state. we knew that the most loving thing that we could do for our daughter was to say good-bye. and, like so many other families, across this country, we made that difficult decision with as much love for our daughter as can be imagined. her name was tate elyse davis. and we loved her as we love our living daughters, drew, and amber. and she forms, of course, a very important part of my life. >> can you understand that there will be some that will say, they would have taken a different route? >> this was how my family confronted this tragic experience. i respect so much that people make their own decisions. that decision is the one that is right for them. >> reporter: a harvard law school graduate, davis was raised by a single mother who left school after the ninth grade. davis said her mother struggled. in her memoir,

viola davis and music from tow low. for cecily tynan, jeffskversky, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team i am jim gardner. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- viola davis. anthony bourdain. and music from tove lo. with cleto and the cletones. and now, before i forget, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's very nice of you. hello, everyone, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. being apart of whatever this will be tonight. well, i --

jeff collier. >> representative davis?>> jill docking. >> i might also add their families are here today. if you don't mind, just standing up. there we go. we have time for maybe two more questions here. et's go to nick schwien. >> thank you. many people believe that people in high power have little regard for their region and the state. what are your plans to ease the minds of the people of western kansas? >> i am going to do what i have been doing. that's be there a lot. i've been in all 105 counties as governor. i've been in all 105 counties many times. i don't know if my opponent has been in 105 counties at all. i go there often and work on their issues like water and preserving our schools and issues like environment and education and on being able to grow the economy and i'm going to involve a number of them in our administration. he head of kdhe in kansas. you can't get much better than that or further west than that. pat does a fabulous job and understands the heart and soul. my runningmate grew up in hayes, americ

jeff collier. and representative davis, jill docking. [applause] i might also add their families are here today.if you don't mind standing up, there we go. we have time for maybe two more questions here. go2net -- let's go to nick. many people believe that people in high power have little regard for their region and the state. what is your plan to ease the minds of the people of western kansas -- >> i am going to do what i have been doing, the there are a lot. i have been in all 105 counties as governor. i have been in all 105 counties many times. i don't know if my opponent has been there at all. i love the rural parts of the state and i go there often and work on their issues. am i work on issues like water, schools, like our environment and education and on -- andnks to be able to on things to be able to grow the economy. you can't get much better or further west than that. they do a fabulous job in understanding the heart and soul. my running mate grew up in america -- in hades, america and there is only one of those. we are going to bring in that attitude and rural opportunity zone has been

viola davis and music from tow low. for cecily tynan, jeffskversky, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team i am jim gardner. good night.

davis: yes. brownback: yes. >> moderator: governor brownback, jeff collier, where are you. nback: there. >> moderator: representative davis. jill docking. >> jill docking. [applause] >> moderator: i might also add their families are here today. just, if you don't mind, just standing up. here we go. [applause] we've got time for maybe two more questions here. let's go to nick sween, managing editor, hayes daily news. >> thank you. many people in western kansas believe those in the highest power that speak have little regard for those in their region of the state. what are your plans to ease the minds of western kansans to let them know the highest ranking official in the state deems them just as worthy as those in the eastern portion of the state? >> moderator: governor? brownback: well, i'm going to do what i've been doing, that's be there a lot. i've been in all 105 counties as governor. i've been in all 105 counties many times. i don't know if my opponent has been in all 105 counties at all. i love the rural parts of this state and i go there often and i work on their issu

davis and taney played a little game against the anderson monarchs today in coopers town. what an honor. lets go back to the studio. >> jeffhank you. >>> tonight is the most anticipated night of prime time tv premieres, you can watch can all on 6 abc. the premiere of "how to get away with murder" sharrie williams joins us with a preview. >> you are right, it's the triple threat with how to get away with murder is one of the most talked about shows this season. #~ tgit it starts with an all new "grey's anatomy," christina is gone and that means big changes. and then at 9:00, "scandal" is back, you have seen this promo with olivia pope's empty apartment and office, at the end of the last season she got on a plane and where did she go and will she be back to her usual gladiator antics. >> as an actor and especially in a serialized drama, have you to introduce a character in the way that is probably the strongest part of her mask and the strong of the part of her mask is that she needs to be in control. >> if anyone can do it, she can. that is academy award nominee viola davis. on the new show. "to get away with murder" davis'

davis picture for dragones rereceived the award. with cam anthony a young, local singer were honored for stayed fastness and growth in personal endeavors. congratulations. >> jeffkversky here is sports. eagles fans have to be caughted tonight. >> every game getting more emotional and emotional any nails left, anything. >> i didn't have many to begin with. >> you'll need tums. >> eagles like to fight back. first team in nfl history to start. 3-0 even though fallen behind 10 points or more in every game. eagles like to fight back so much a brawl breaks out with washington today. desean jackson booed on every play and gets into it with jevrping inz and allen. they called it a bone head play. deeinglees down 7-0. how about this chris polk open kickoff. 102 yard return. ties at 7. eagles score first touch down of the first half this season. eagles fall behind again. down 6, ten seconds left in half. nick foles in nick of time to jordan matthews. eagles up 1 at the break. eagles up 7 in the third and ut, oh, desean jackson, 1 yard touch down from kurt cousins with 27-all and how about jackson flapping wings like eagle in end zone. he's not happy. it won't make the ea

davis and state attorney general , republican greg abbott. live coverage of the minnesota governors debate, between mark dayton, jeff johnson, and hannah nicollette. live coverage of the oklahoma governors debate between joe dorman and governor mary fallin. , the nebraskan2 governors debate. saturday night on c-span 88:00 the montanaerage of u.s. house debate between democrat john lewis and former state senator ryan zinke. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house oversight committee examines secret service operations after security breaches at the white house. representative bob goodlatte from virginia talked about executive power. and tonight at 9:00, the texas governors debate between greg abbott and wendy davis. coming up in 45 minutes, congressman tom cole of oklahoma on u.s. efforts against isis. then a look at the midterm elections. with representative donna edwards from maryland. executive vice president and provost joseph steinmetz. welcome to the washington journal. julia service director pearson will face a lot of questions today about how to de

davis and greg abbott wednesday night at 8:00 on c-span. live coverage of the minnesota governor debate between mark dayton, jeff johnson and the independent party candidate. thursday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, live coverage of the oklahoma governors debate between joe dorman and the incumbent government mary fallin. also on thursday on c-span 2, the nebraska governor debate between chuck hasso brooke and pete ricketts. night, live coverage of the montana u.s. house debate between john lewis and former state senator republican ryan zinke. campaign 2014, more than 100 dates for the control of congress. us later tonight for remarks from bill gates for microsoft. he sat down with mike allen earlier today to discuss the ebola outbreak in west africa. he cochairs the bill and melinda gates counted -- foundation which pledged $50 million to fight the deadly virus. it is part of the lessons from leaders in series which gets underway at a day -- 8:00 eastern on c-span. the house oversight and government reform committee hears from julia pearson about secret service security protocols which comes after a man sprinted across the white house la

davis and greg abbott. wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span, live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate between incumbent democrat mark dayton and jeff johnson and hannah nicollet. thursday night at 8:00 p.m. on cspan, live coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate between joe dorman and mary fallin. also on c-span 2, the nebraska governor's debate between democrat chuck hassebrook and pete rickets. between john lewis and ryan zinke. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> now we go back to the george washington university forrum on mars exploration. this portion includes nasa chief scientist jame garvin. he spoke about the robotic missions taking place on mars and what they've revealed about the planet. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ]. >> thanks. thank you very much. can everyone hear me? thank you very much. i want to take you on a tour really kind of like the ice lan dick sagas of what the science discoveries from mars especially in the last 14 years of our program of exploration known as the mars exploration program which is implemented at our jet propulsion lab has given us. i would like to

davis and state attorney general greg abbott. wednesday night, live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate the tween the incumbent governor, republican candidate jeff johnson, and independent ccollet.e hannah ni we will have coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate. also on thursday, the nebraska governor's debate between chuck hassell brooke and pete ricketts . we will have live coverage of the montana u.s. house debate between john lewis and ryan's inky. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> the washington institute hosted an event monday talking about middle east policy. william burns spoke about foreign policy challenges and u.s. strategy against isis. this is half an hour. >> we are very pleased to have the deputy secretary of state. it is impossible for me to call bill anything but bill burns. you want to hear me as well. can you hear me now? ok. welcome deputy secretary of state bill burns here. it's an honor and a privilege. it we have known each other a short time, only since the mid-1980's. he is the kind of consummate diplomat. he has had an extraordinary array of different experiences. he has been ambassador in jordan

davis and republican greg abbott. wednesday at 8:00 on c-span, live coverage of the minnesota governors debate between incumbent democrat mark dayton, republican jeffjohnson and independent party candidate hannah nicolette. thursday, coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate between democrat joe dorman and republican mary fallon. thursday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span 2 the nebraska governors debate between democrat chuck hasabrok and pete ricketts. and live coverage between john lewis and ryan zinke. campaign 2014. more than a hundred debates for the control of congress. >>> the candidates for the senate seat in iowa pet for their first debate. democratic representative bruce braylee and jo any ernst are vying for the sheet from tom harkin. here is some of the debate. >> you say philosophically you oppose subsidies but support the renewable fuel standard. how long would you make an exception for renewable fuel? >> until we are on equal with footing. if you look at the subsidieses going out there to oil and many other sectors out there within the energy industry, our rfs needs to be on equal footing. i'm someone who will continue to support it and my fat

stories like that of adriana davis of boston, a professional dancer who returned to the stage last month despite losing part of her left leg in one of the explosions or jeffhe iconic image of him being wheeled away by a good samaritan is emblazoned in our minds. he just announced he is engaged and will be a father soon. or the dozens of nurses and first responders taking their first marathon ever next week in honor of the victims whose lives they helped save. there are literally hundreds more stories that i could share with you, i just want to make sure none of them are lost to time as we examine the events that led up to the attacks and the days and weeks afterwards. i also want to speak on behalf of a community. not just the boston community or even simply metropolitan boston, but the greater community at large. in the years since as i've traveled across this country, i've come to realize that rallied behind the boston strong mantra numbers in the unless because that is now how aggrieved our nation felt and how the innocents caught in the path of these explosions. in the weeks after last april's attack, many questions were raised about who knew what, wh

davis and greg abbott. wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span, live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate between incumbent democrat mark dayton and jeffjohnson and hannah nicollet. thursday night at 8:00 p.m. on cspan, live coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate between joe dorman and mary fallin. also on c-span 2, the nebraska governor's debate between democrat chuck hassebrook and pete rickets. between john lewis and ryan zinke. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> now we go back to the george washington university forrum on mars exploration. this portion includes nasa chief scientist jame garvin. he spoke about the robotic missions taking place on mars and what they've revealed about the planet. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ]. >> thanks. thank you very much. can everyone hear me? thank you very much. i want to take you on a tour really kind of like the ice lan dick sagas of what the science discoveries from mars especially in the last 14 years of our program of exploration known as the mars exploration program which is implemented at our jet propulsion lab has given us. i would like to

davis, and state attorney general, republican greg abbott. wednesday night at eight on c-span, live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate between democrat mark dayton, republican candidate jeffependence candidate party hap that nicollet. thursday night on c-span, live coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate. also on thursday at 8 p.m. on c-span2, the nebraska governor's debate between democrat chuck has brook and republican pete rick debts. and saturday night on c-span at 8 p.m. eastern, live coverage of the montana u.s. house debate between john lewis and ryan zinke. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> c-span2, providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend, booktv. now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> coming up next, a congressional black caucus foundation held its annual legislative conference last week. the attorney for shooting victi

davis and state attorney general republican greg abbott. wednesday night at 8:00 on c-span live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate between incumbent governor democrat mark dayton. republican candidate jeffon and independence party candidate hannah nicollette. thursday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span live coverage of the oklahoma governor's debate between democrat joe dorman and the incumbent governor republican mary fallin. also on thursday on c-span2 the nebraska governor's debate between democrat chuck hasbrook and pete rickets. and saturday live coverage of the montana u.s. house debate between democrat john lewis, and former state senator republican ryan zinke. c-span campaign 2014. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> we go now to a conference on mars exploration at george washington university, it includes senior officials from nasa. in this part of the conference, nasa administrator charles boldin tells the audience that humans have to become a multiplanet species in order to survive. his remarks are about half an hour. >>> thank you very much, and thanks to all of you for allowing me to be with you this morning and it kind of kick us off, i hope. i also want to