. >>> this is "storm stories" with meteorologist jim cantore. >> september 7,

and we'll check in with meteorologist jim cantore to help us make sense of the drought. jim: california alone, 80% of the state is in the worst kind of drought possible. that means we are in big trouble, because that's where we grow our food. kevin: that's next on "ask this old house." let's take on these to make room for these. a back yard that blooms? no, a back yard that booms!

jim. today is the 14th anniversary of the september attacks. cantorng it annual trading day. mary thompson is us. >> the charity day raising money for a number of charities that receive funds from the cantor fitzgerald relief fund, and they do so with the hep of a number of celebrities. we are joined by whoopi goldb g goldberg, co-host of the view, actress, we could go on and on. you have been a devoted participant in the cantor fitzgerald charity day. i think you've been here all the six years they've held it. why do you consider this to be such an important event for you to attend? >> the days and the days following 9/11, the stories about cantor fitzgerald came out, and the man that was running the company was doing amazing things for not just the folks who survived but for the families of everyone, and his family and he seemed to be just fighting through all the crap that was sort of laid on us on that day. and i met him somewhere, and he said, oh, and i'm doing this, and i said i want to be part of it because of what you did, because when you loo

jim himes is coming up next. democrat from connecticut. beat that, dave brat who eric cantor.e will be our second guest this morning. ♪ >> a road to the white house saturdaycontinues morning with a new hampshire democratic party convention live from manchester. five presidential candidates, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, lincoln chafee, martin o'malley and lawrence lessig. c-span's campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. the pope's upcoming visit to the u.s. c-span has live coverage from washington. the first stop on his tour. wednesday, september 23, pope francis will visit the white house starting with a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn, followed by meeting with president obama. on thursday, the pope makes history on capitol hill, becoming the first pontiff to address the house of representatives and the senate during a joint meeting. follow all of c-span's life coverage. watch live on tv or online at www.c-span.org. night, washington post national political reporter robert costa on the 2016 presidential campaign and the similarities between donald pe

jim himes of connecticut 37 th connecticut. then a hearing on food safety. >>> representative dave brat, republican of virginia. you've been in congress for about a year after knocking after eric cantor how has your life changed? >> pretty dramatic. being a professor was a nice life. getting to see the kids and that kind of thing. now all that -- it's hard. when you're done here, i promise to go to nine counties in the city. i'm up here in three weeks. then i've got a week back with my constituents. i promise to go through nine countiesn the city. working all that and keeping a family balance is tough, but i asked for the job and i love it. i feel it's very meaningful. it's all worth it. >> do you see things differently now being on the inside? >> yeah, a little bit. i taught economics for 18 years, so you kind of know roughly what to expect and the politics, roughly a lot of votes are taken to follow the money. so in economics, i knew that. i've been pleasantly surprised on the personal side. everyone's been very gracious to me. almost universally not one person -- everyone's been very gracious, giving me good advice, tips. got super friendships up here already on both sides. lift w