joanne: no.ot of historians have written about the 1850's, written about the fact that congress got more violent in that era, in a general way. there is a quote, south carolina congressman who said something like, the people here who don't have one gun have to guns there was a general acknowledgment, but as far as and again, i can't be comprehensive, but putting together a collection and getting a sense of the scale and what the logic was and the impact, no. brian: thomas hart benton, he was a senator, did he shoot somebody? joanne: before he got to did he shoot somebody? joanne: before he got to congress, yes. as the young man. as a lawyer, he fought a duel with an opposing lawyer on a case and killed him. brian: you have a footnote, page 153. benton became involved in three disputes with the opposing lawyer, charles lucas. lucas called benton a liar during the case and benton , butenged him to a duel lucas argued that it in pension on his rights at the bar. nine months later, benton called luca

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for joanne, she's now using an app for urgent care visits and doesn't think medical bills should vary that widely across the country. >> what's really stopping them from charging 10 or 15 times? it was all just very arbitrary and clearly not necessarily related to the actual cost of providing the service. >> we've reached out to local medical groups and hospitals to find out why we pay more. is it just the cost of living? we're waiting to hear back. you can find a link to the study on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," is the car you drive reliable? a ranking is out and american automakers not faring well. who's on top and who stalled at the bottom of the list. >>> google making it easier for you to delete your search history. details on the move that better protects your privacy. a lot more ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." the fbi and local police h responded to a postal facility in new castle, >>> 4:39. again, with breaking news. this is out of new castle, delaware, where a suspicious package has been discovered at a postal facility there. >>

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for joanne she's now using an app for urgent care visits and doesn't think that medical bills should vary that widely across the country. >> what's really stopping them from charging 10 or 15 times? it was all just very arbitrary. and clearly not necessarily related to the actual cost of providing the service. >> reporter: we reached out to several local medical groups and hospitals tonight to find out why we pay more. is it just cost of living? we're still waiting to hear back. you can f a compare to other areas on our website, nbcbayarea.com. raj and vicky, back to you. >> ian, thank you. >>> two bay area people who are alleged victims of sex abuse by priests are taking their case all the way to the vatican. at a news conference today in san francisco they accused the vatican of destroying documents and covering up sexual misconduct by priests. they say a known predator priest was allowed to work in the oakland diocese as a youth coordinator. one victim says she was sexually abused by this priest for two years. >> i was repeatedly raped, molested over that two-year period times. du

for a deeper look at how we got to this moment, i'm joined by: joanne freeman, a professor of history and american studies at yale university and the author of "the field of blood: violence in congrs and the road to civil war." meand carolyn luker, the executive director of the national institute for civil disurse. and we welcome both of you to the program. carolyn lukensmeyer, to you first, i want to say that your institute was founded after cformgresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot seven years ago. >> n january 2011 afterthe very contention 2010 election. >> woodruff: so here we are again. we should say we don't know where these pipe bombcame from. they're still very much in the investigative phase. but thise moment els very divisive in our country. what does it compare to, carolyn lukensmeyer? is there a moment in our history that this is similar to? >> well, actually, in our recent history, at least as we get lots of messages from the american public all over the country there was a similar real sense of moral outrage and concern with the images of children in cages on the borde

joanne hayes white announced she will be retiring. a joint statement with mayor london breed...hayes-white said her retirement will be finalized once a replacement chief is chosen. she called her time as chief a distinct honor...and incredibly rewarding. hayes-white rewarding.incredibly honor...and kron 4 news. in sf gabe slate kron 4 news. grant) after serving 14 years as san francisco's fire chief... joanne hayes white announced she will be retiring. in a joint statement with mayor london breed...hayes-white said her retirement will be finalized once a replacement chief is chosen. she called her time as chief a distinct honor...and incredibly rewarding. hayes-white was appointed fire chief by mayor gavin newsom back in 2004. she is a san francisco native, who came to the department after graduating from the university of santa clara with a degree in business. (grant) a legal battle is brewing after the way police detained a teenage girl... forcing her to the ground and punching her... the whole thing caught on camera... why many say

. >> san francisco fire, joanne haze announced her -- joanne haze white was one of the first dozen the only women live the san francisco fire department. >> she measures the years like any mom. her sons were ten others when she became chief. >> now, my children are 25, 20 and 15. the time has passed, sometimes it feels like yesterday, but they're grown men now. >> congratulations. >> she was reported by gavin newsom. she retired this spring, she texted the lieutenant governor. >> i thanked him for the opportunity, i worked hard, but when i was 39 to get this job with 14 years on the job, it was a bold move for him. >> and haze white has been chief longer than all 5 that came before her. she said her legacy is more than longevity, it's making the department more diverse ople sp languages and we're proud of it. >> i loved ed lee. >> he stayed beyond her second term. he won the court order in integrating the department. as mayor, he was her boss and friend? >> he was so ordinary it made him extraordinary, he was like the guy next door and i miss him every day, she has chosen may 5th, his

>>love this picture with then mayor newsom.>> reporter: joanne white measures the years like any mother. her sons were tenant under when she became chief. >> in my children the amount of time that has passed. it seems like it was yesterday but they are grown men now.>> reporter: she was appointed by then mayor gavin newsom. she texted the lieutenant government -- lieutenant governor. >> i thank you for the opportunity. i worked hard to get this job and it was a bold move for him.>> reporter: it was a wave of women leaders that year. she is been chief longer than all five who came before her. she says her legacy is about more than longevity. it is also about standards an department more moderate and diverse. >> it is really important particularly in a city like san franpromised -- she had promised late mayor atlee that she was stay through his second term. >> i loved atlee.>> reporter: he won the federal court order integrating the department. as mayor he was her boss and friend. >> he was so ordinary that he it made him an extraordinary mayor. i miss him every day.>> reporter: may 5 has

quickly, joanne freeman, examples in history of leaders owho have led ut of a period of terrible. positio >> well, i mean, you could go all the way back and say the first real contested presidential election from 1800, thomas jefferson, that election happened, people thohere might even be civil warfare because it was so fraught. jefferson came out of that and said we're all federalists and americans who stand back and unitand that was the thingto do at the moment. i like the sense of hope in that. i take encouragement, in as much as it seems that people are iten politically vi i take encouragement from that. >> woouff: we are in a difficult moment for all of us and i think it helps to t it in perspective. rejoannean, thank you carolyn lukensmeyer. >> thank you for having us. . >> woodruff: we return to the murder of jamal khasggi, and the roiled relations between the united states and saudi arabia. those ties are longstanding and important to both nations. they're also lucrative. but as nick schifrin reports, those financial ties are also now under great strain. >> schifrin: when

. >> reporter: joanne is david's life, she's lived here her whole life and says the rvs have become a problem. joanne and david's son wrote this change.org petition, challenging the city to come one a solution. >> we're sympathetic, but this isn't the place. why doesn't the city find somewhere for them? >> there isn't a silver bullet for these issues. >> reporter: paul rose is the agency spokesman and says restricting rv parking in more parts of the city doesn't solve the problem. >> what we found is that it just moves it to a different part of the city. >> something's got to give here. my residents are rightfully fed up. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor hillary mowman is in charge of district nine. she says that she's been proposing solutions like prop c on the november ballot, which taxes large corporations to pay for homelessness and is in favor of an rv park. >> i asked the department of homelessness to find a space in san francisco where people living in rvs could camp legally and safely, and maybe have access to bathrooms and showers. and what i was told is they don't have

. >>> san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white announced today she is retiring. she is the first woman to leave the fire department and has been in that role since 2004. with the san francisco fire department for almost 30 years. she was one of the first female firefighters to join the department back in 1990. hayes-white says she will stay on the job until a replacement is hired this spring. >>> coming up, a tasty new program in san jose. the police department has its own ice cream truck. when officers hope to accomplish by handing out sweet treats. >>> but first, the big-name democrats hitting the campaign trail two weeks ahead of the midterm elections. >> we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco. a high-rise fire. this is a look from sky fox. we have a ktvu crew on the ground, talking to investigators and trying to figure out what has happened. we will get more information. plus, follow us on ktvu.com, twitter, and facebook. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delaye

for joanne, she's now using an app for urgent care visits and doesn't think that medical bills should vary that widely across the country. >> what's really stopping them from charging 10 or 15 times? it was all just very arbitrary and clearly not necessarily related to the actual cost of providing the service. >> now, we reached out to several medical local groups and hospitals to find out why we pay more. is it just the cost of living? we're still waiting to hear back. you can find a link to the study and how we compare to other areas. it's all on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> happening today, the first national opioid summit is being held in washington, d.c. attorney general jeff sessions will be joined by leaders from across the country, as well as families of the victims from the crisis. the sessions will also announce a new plan to crack down on drug use. according to fair health, california, rhode island, west virginia, kentucky, and florida suffer the most from opioid abuse. the nonprofit market research firm that analyzed billed claims from 2002 until 2017. >>> and saturday

joanne hayes white announced she will be retiring. in a joint statement with mayor london breed...hayes-white said her retirement will be finalized once a replacement chief is chosen. she called her time as chief a distinct honor...and incredibly rewarding. (grant)police in the north bay say they've used dna to capture a rape suspect in a 7 year old case.(vicki)tonight the suspect in the case is behind bars.as kron 4's j-r stone explains... the rape involved a 14-year-old girl back in 2011. that is when she said the male came out of the creek and grabbed her and pulled her down into the creek and sexually assaulted her.sgt. jeff justice is describing what this man is accused of doing back in 2011. that being 39 year old william deen brown. who is believed to have followed a 14 year old girl in the area near the rohnert park hooters on redwood drive. a location that was being built at the time. the teen knew she was being followed but at one point looked back and thought the man was gone. according to police she then turned around, cam

leave the san francisco fire department. >> i love this picture with the then-mayor. >> reporter: joanne hayes-white measures like any mom. her sons were ten and under when she was chief. >> my son is 25, 19 and 21. in my children's eyes i see the amount of time that's passed. they're grown men now. >> congratulations. >> she was appointed by then-mayor gavin newsome. she texted the lieutenant governor. >> i thank you for the opportunity that -- i worked hard but when i was 39 to get this job with 14 years on the job, it was a very bold move for him. >> and a wave of women leaders that year. district attorney and police chief, too. >> the chief has been longer than all five who came before her. she says her legacy is about more than longevity. standards and initiatives that made the department more modern and diverse. >> which i think is really important, particularly in a city like san francisco. we have a lot of firefighters that speak other languages and we really reflect the community so i'm really proud of that. >> hayes-white promised she'll stay through his second term. it was lee

. >> laura san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white tells us this is tough. they work to save lives. not lose lives. but sadly a woman in her 30s did not survive this fire here on the 1300 block of this avenue in the inner sunset. firefighters found her at the top of the stairs of the two-story home. they believe she had been trying to escape when he she collapsed they performed c process pr but couldn't bring her back. there were six people living with her. five got out. they're okay. the sixth person a man he might have needed help from firefighters to get out. that part is not clear. but he did inhale spoke was taken to the hospital and expected to survive. the fire started around 3:30 this morning in the back bedroom upstairs. the chief tells us the smoke alarm awoke a resident who called 911. firefighters had out about 30 minutes later after 4:00. and they kept it contained to this home it did not spread to the other houses. >> you know we had a third alarm fire in a high rise. very challenging. very update beat no injure injuries and then this single al

. >> good morning, commissioners, chief joanne hayes-white, command staff, and all the brass here this morning, my name is john choi, and i am president of the asian firefighters president in the city. i am a firefighter at station one, rescue one. this is my 25th year in the fire department, and it's been a good 25 years, great 25 years. let me introduce our executive boards, vice president keith onishi. director jonathan honda, who is a firefighter-paramedic at engine 33. the rest of my board includes treasurer rick hui, station nine, secretary kataki at station nine, brandon tom at 9 engine, and mary shea from fire prevention. the a.f.a. is an employee group of the sffd. we're firefighters who want to be positive representatives of and for the asian american community. our mission is to create and maintain equality of opportunity for asians and other minorities within the fire service throughout the city. we strife to be involved in constructive efforts and programs to maintain equitiable hiring and promotional practices. we're dedicated, along with other nonprofit organizations, to

. >> reporter: chief joann hayes-white said it was knocked down in about 45 minutes. >> 1965 it was build, so there's not a requirement for smoke detectors. >> reporter: some didn't know that? >> yeah, you had did, and i won't tell my wife that. >> reporter: justine stood out more than an hour, hoping her cats weren't too scared. >> i looked up, and i saw charred floors, and like i said, it was a bit spooky. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> we have some growing frustration over gridlock in palo alto. in july the mayor triggered an angry reaction when she said traffic isn't as overwhelming as you might thing. residents have been firing back ever since. >> neighbors expressed their concerns last night. people living in the crescent park neighborhood said they're fed up with the daily congestion, as commuters using that once-quiet streets as a way to cut through. >> there's backups every day. and people can't even good et to their driveways, because cars are backed up. >> recently there was a survey conducted with the city council that shows that 88% of neighbors feel the traffic problem

joanne hayes-white is the first woman to ever lead the department. she has held the top job since thirst. she first joined as a firefighter in the 1990s and then moved up through the ranks. at scene hayes-white says she plans to stay on as chief for at least six months until a replacement is ready. >> i will be st in the time frame. just making sure we are working with our fire commission. i've had a phenomenal career, i love this department, but it's time to move on. >> in her prepared statement she said, "i'm most gratified we are one of the most fire departments in the world." >>> new developing news out of utah. where students at the university of utah campus are being told to shelter in place following a shooting. the salt lake city tribune is reporting one student was shot and killed outside the dorms. police are now looking for the gunman. officers are going building to building securing the area. >> reporter: tonight a san francisco judge has upheld a landmark verdict against monsanto. a jury in august awarded dwayne johnson $289 million. tod

. >> joanne hayes white publicly became san francisco's first female fire chief after for her retirement, she simply said, it's time. >> relationships between labor and management can be a little prickly, a little challenging. i've definitely had my share of that. but really glad to have sort of weathered that storm and moved forward and really proud of all the accomplishments we've made. >> hayes white dealt with a number of controversies as chief, including longer ambulance response times. supporters say she was an last may 5th. >>> the midterm election is exactly two weeks away. new data shows more of you are voting early. more than 500,000 californians have already voted. at this point, that's about 100,000 more than in the 2014 elections. a total of 12.5 million californians received mail-in ballots this year up from 9 million. with days to go, california's proposition 10 is getting a big punish, allowing cities to expand rent control. rent control activists say it would give local communities greater power over which types of units can be included in rent control. at in san frais y

joanne hayes-w450i9 johite join accident in department in 1990. she dealt with a number of controversies as chief, include kg longer ambulance response times. hayes-white is the longest serving fire chief in the city's history. >>> 11:59 tonight is the deadline to register to vote in california. that means you have less than seven hours to register or update your registration if you've moved or maybe changed names. the election is on november 6th. online registration is also available through the secretary of state website. nearly 570,000 californians have voted in the november election, about 100,000 more than in the last election, 2014. however, 3 million more californians received mail-in ballots this year, a total of 12.5 million. >>> california's proposition 10 is getting a big push, it would enable cities to expand rent control and give local communities greater power over which types of units can be included under rent control. at an event in san francisco today, supervisor hillary ronan addressed the crowd. >> and if this passes, what that

on "q&a," yale, university historian joanne freeman on her book "the field of blood, violence in congress and the road to civil war." >> you have scores of congressmen in a massive brawl. in and of itself it is dramatic. throwing punches, spittoon's, a massive encounter, but was really interesting to me, people at the time looked at it, and what they saw was a group of northerners and a group of seven hours, lots of them armed, running at each other in the house of representatives. thiseral of them said doesn't look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that's really striking. indeed, it certainly did look like a battle, and not that long before the civil war. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> as your primary source for campaign 2018, next we show you a florida u.s. senate debates between democratic incumbent bill nelson and republican governor rick scott, followed by a town hall debate in virginia. later, from today's atlantic festival in washington with senators lindsey graham and, harris among the speakers.

joanne is hanging up her helmet. she said she will stay on until she finds a replacement. she's been in charge since 1990. the mayor thanked her for her decades of service. the biggest jackpot in history could be given away tomorrow night. it is estimated to be $1.6 billion. the number could be even higher as people across the bay area and the country keep buying the tickets. tomorrow's drawing at 8:00 p.m. on top of that, the powerball jackpot on wednesday will be estimated at $620 million. that's a combined $2.2 billion in lottery money. if you win the lotto, you can surely afford this. the most expensive listing in californ california. the 9,500 square foot property sits a few blocks away from the famous curved section of lombard street. it features a glass elevator. it has a wellness central, a fancy word for a gym and a four-car garage. >>> hurricane willa is making landfall tomorrow afternoon. it is had heed for mexico's coast. you're looking at the satellite view. it could bring six to 12 inches of rain. some areas may see 18. flash flooding is also possible. where

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chief joanne hayes white will stay on through the spring to help find her replacement. she became chief of the san francisco fire department 14 years afgo. she's not just proud of the lives she saved but the examples she set. she's happy to see women embrace firefighting as a career option. >> growing up in the '60s and '70s, there was nobody that looked like me as a firefighter. to plant that seed in a little girl's head, maybe i can be a firefighter, i'm proud of that. >> she was named career fire chief of the year by the international association of fire chiefs. >>> there are a lot of heroes in the fire department including paramedics who save lives and change lives daily. >> it was almost 29 years ago that a young paramedic responded to a call on the bay bridge. it was only last week, though, that he found out how it all turned out. there's bring in garvin thomas with this touching reunion. i like this story and haven't even seen it yet. >> chris posey, he responded to thousands upon thousands of collars in his nearly 30-year career as a paramedic and firefighter. s

yale university historian joanne freeman on her book the field of blood, islands in congress and theoad to civil war. >> you end up with scores of congressmen in a mass brawl. in and of itself, it is genetic. -- dramatic. a massive encounter. what was really interesting to me, was people at the time look at it and they saw a group of northerners and seven hours running at each other in the house of representatives. several of them said, this does not look like a congressional site. this looks like a battle. that is striking. indeed, it did look like a battle. before the civil war. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> the justice department announced indictments against seven russian military officers accused of hacking ahead of the 2016 summer olympics. the u.s. assistant attorney general for national security was joined by an official from the fbi and the royal canadian mounted police who assisted in the events -- investigation.

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three sunday night on q&a yellow university historian joe mitchell -- joe on -- joann freeman on her book, the road -- >>> in and of itself is dramatic. guys are punching and throwing spittoons. it is like a massive encounter. what was really interesting to me was people at the time looked at it and what they saw was a group of northerners and southerners locked in arms running at each other in the house of representatives and several of them said this doesn't look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that is really striking. indeed, it certainly did look like a battle and it's not that long before the civil war. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> up next, defense department officials have to buy on uss radisson -- strategy in syria. the subcommittee how this hearing last week. >> there was no investigation committee meeting this afternoon to take testimony on the u.s. strategy on sarah backus just just weeks ago our nation commemorated the summer anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. among the many c

p she wasviously ceo of the joanne stores. the investors were pleased and sent initially shares higher after hours. as you can there but during the regular session the jcpenney finished down. >>> chinese buyers are backing away from doing deals in the u.s. largely due to trade tensions and heightened regulatory restrictions. according to deal logic, the number of deals are a fraction of what they were jewt a years ago. leslie picker is with us now to discuss the pros and cons of fewer cross border mergers. good to see you as always leslie. >> good to see you, sue. >> how does chinese deal making mpare today with that of just a few years ago before the trade rhetoric was so muchn focus? >> so when you look back to 2016 chinese companies were buying about $31 billion worth of assets here in the u.s. when you look at the same ared, the first nine months of he year, 2018 that number is a fifth. compared to last year the number is half. we have seen a dramatic decrease inbound m and a activity from china. al what are the between th

sunday night, yell university historian joanne freeman on her book, the field of blood: violence in congress and the road to civil war. scores of congressman in a mass brawl. in and of itself it was dramatic. it was a massive encounter. interesting to me, people at the time looked at it and what they saw was a group of northerners and a group of southerners, lots of them armed, running at each other in the house of representatives and have our -- several of them said this doesn't look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south, it looks like a battle and that's really striking. indeed it certainly did look like a battle and not that long before the civil war. at eight eastern on c-span's q and a. as your primary source for campaign 2018, next, debate from iowa between republican congressman ron blum and everything can i'm her. it's in the first congressional district which voted for donald trump in 2016 after voting for barack obama in 2012. this is an hour. evening, everyone, and welcome to the beautiful gallagher lou door performing arts center on the campus of

sunday night, on q&a, yell university historian joanne freeman on her book, the field of blood, violencengress and to the road to sell the war. >> you end up with scores of congressman in a mass brawl. in and of itself, it is dramatic. what was really interesting to me was people at the time looking at it and what they saw was a group of northerners and southerners. this doesn't look again normal congressional side. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that is really striking. it is not that long before the civil war. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> earlier today, president trump presented the medal of honor to richard the second. he was a medic in afghanistan. from the white house, this is 25 minutes.

historian joanne friedman on her book "the field of blood." >> you have scores of congressman in a mass ball. guys are throwing punches and spittoons. it was a massive encounter. what was really interesting to me was people at the time looked at it, what they saw was a group of northerners and a group of southerners, lots of them armed, the running at each other in the house of representatives. they said this does not look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that was really striking. indeed, it looked like a battle come and it's not long before the civil war. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> next, remarks by arizona senator jeff flake. he spoke in manchester, new hampshire. this is 40 minutes. >> good evening. my name is anthony, and i'm a student ambassador. on behalf of the faculty, staff, and students at the students of new hampshire, i would like to welcome you and thank you for joining us for tonight's event with united states senator jeff flake. the mission of the institute is to educate, engage, em

sunday night, yell university historian joanne freeman on her book, the field of blood, violence in congress and the road to civil war. >> you end up with scores of .ongressman in a mass brawl in and of itself its germanic. guys throwing punches and throwing spit tunes. what was really interesting to me was people at the time looked at it and aside a group of northerners and southerners armed, running at each other in the house of representatives and several said, this doesn't look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that is really striking. indeed, it certainly did look like a battle and it wasn't that long before the civil war. announcer 1: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. honolulu is wise capital city. locating on the island of water, is the largest city in the state with about 350,000 residents. up next, we continue our special look at hawaii with a visit to the state capital. alone. i'm the majority leader of the hawaiian state senate and i want to welcome you all to hawaii. and to a brief tour of our capital. th

host: california, we will hear from joann. republican line. caller: i am so perplexed by my district, california 49th with darrell issa. i see lots of ads for the democrat levin and nothing for the republican harkey. guest: i have some bad news. i think that race is moving the democrats' way. mike levin has l >> washington journal, we will leave this now and take you to a debate between area cantwell and her republican challenger susan hutchison. in're watching live coverage tacoma, washington on c-span.

special correspondent joanne jennings reports from silicon valley, where tech compa oes rely heavithese foreign workers. this story is part of our ongoing series about poverty and opportunity in america: chasing the dream. >> reporter: renuka sivarajan and morali raghavan appear to be living the american dream. he works for oracle as a senior neer, and she runs a home day care business, which is booming. two years ago, the familbought this home so sivarajan could expand her daycare operation. and with the additional income, they can now afford the laer mortgage, and extra-curricular activities for their two sons. originally from india, sivarajan came to the united states in 2003 as an i.t. worker but her visa was tied to a job in arizona. so when she moved to california to be with her husband, she lost her work permit. >> it was really depressing and frustrating, basically. i have all the skills, and there are jobs out there, but i just can't get it. i mean even if i close my eyes, and think about those days it feels dark, just dark. an reporter: as the wife o h-1b visa holder, sivaraja

friday night on q&a, joanne freeman on her book the field of blood, violence in congress and the roado civil war. >> you end up with scores of congressman in a massive brawl. it is dramatic. and it is aching massive encounter. what was interesting to me is people at the time looked at what they saw as a group of northerners and a group of southerners, running at each other in the house of representatives. said this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that is really striking. and indeed, it did look like a battle and it is not that long before the civil war. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. on constitution day, visited the national constitution center where he asked what it means to be american. meansre we asked what it to be american. >> when you're at home, you feel comfortable to live here. >> for me, it meant i was ,lessed to be born in a country one of the countries with the most freedom for people, for all people to pursue happiness and familiesjoy with their and a living. to pursue your dreams and opportunities and friendships. getting

tonight come on q&a, at yale university historian joe and freedom -- joanne friedman on her book. >> you and up with scores of congressman in a massive brawl. in and of itself instrument appeared. guy throwing punches, spittoon's come it is a massive encounter. what is really interesting to me was people at the time looked at it and at the time they saw a group of northerners and a group of southerners, lots of them other inning at each the house of representatives. several of them said, this doesn't look like a normal congressional fight. this looks like north against south. this looks like a battle. that is really striking. indeed, it certainly did look like a battle and it is not that long before the civil war. >> tonight at eight eastern on c-span's q&a.

. >> tonight on "q&a," joanne freeman on her book, "the field of blood." >> and you end up with scores of congressman in a mass brawl. in and of itself it is dramatic. but what encounter, was really interesting to me was, people at the time looked at it and saw a group of northerners and a group of southerners running at each other in the house of representatives. several of them said this does not look like a normal congressional site. this looks like a battle. and that is really striking. and indeed, it certainly looked like a battle. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." next on "american history," in a capitol hill briefing for members of congress and their staff, three agricultural historians discussed the history of u.s. farm bills, beginning with the first adjustment act passed in may of 1933 to help farmers during the great depression. the national history center hosted the 70 minute event. >> ok. i think we will start this session. good morning. my name is dane kennedy. i'm the director of the national history center, which is the sponsor of this event. i want to welco

>> reporter: i just spoke with san francisco fire chief joann hayes. this is a tough one. know, they work to save lives, not lose lives. sadly a woman in her 30s died in this house fire in the inner sunset district of san francisco. her body is located at the top of the stairs. the fire chief believes she was trying to escape when she collapsed early this morning. firefighters tried to resuscitate her, but she did not survive. they are waiting for the medical examiner to arrive. there were six other people living inside the home. one man may have needed help from the fire department, but he did get out. he's at the hospital and is expected to survive. firefighters -- after 4:00, and they did keep it contained to this home. you can see these homes are attacked, so they were able to keep the point of origin, and it did not spread to the other houses. as far as the cause -- they have an arson investigator, which is normal. there does not appear to be anything suspicious. >>> our stories across the bay. another construction site is on fire in oak lend. >> pete suratos has been

next, i want to introduce my partner of public safety, our fire chief joanne hayes-white. >> good morning. first of all, i want to say you did an amazing job. i've been doing this for years, and i want to say you did top notch. thank you, mayor breed and superintendent matthews for art prioritizing public safety and today's particular message about preparedness. boys and girls, i'm going to give a shout out to my table. i had anthony, jace, and tiandre. i wouldn't be working as fire chief today unless i had wonderful teachers. we get a lot of credit, scott and i, in our deputy because we're heros, but teachers are heros, too, so please give your teachers and faculty and staff a round of plauz. [applause] >> boys and girls, it's a pleasure to work with my colleagues, and the message that i would like to reinforce when you go home to your moms, your dads, your grandparents your brothers, your sisters, teach them the importance of stop, drop, and hold. taechl them the importance of having a kit so you will be prepared in the event of a large scale emergency. all the school districts are doin

cheryl: joanne stores are opening new brick and mortar store?en: you need to feel to get creative juices flowing. tracee: plans to go public and what could be one to have biggest recent ipo's by chinese company, according to sec filing the company aims to raise a billion dollars which could value at 25 and $30 billion, that amount would make it the third largest chinese ipo to list in the u.s. since the beginning of this year. lauren: all right, we will see, i'm sure they are competing. cheryl: we have a lot more coming up, next up hillary clinton, she's at it again. this time she's weighing in on judge kavanaugh saying his supreme court nomination drama is a political hit job on behalf of the clintons. [laughter] >> i mean, really? it deserves a lot of laughter. cheryl: that's just the beginning, wait till you compare her 2016 presidential loss to. italian police shut down rome airport over suspicious bag and you will not believe what they found inside, taking a look at futures after yesterday's record for the dow, dow up 40, s&p 5 and a quarte

storm act san francisco's fire chief joanne hayes-white announced she is retiring. she is the first woman to ever leave the fire department and has been in the post since 2004. she has been with the san francisco fire department for more than 30 years. she was one of the first females to join the department in 1990. storm app police in san jose are looking into a suspicious fire in a home early this morning and west san jose. >> the homeowner says she knows who started the fire and how. >>reporter: officials could only confirm they are looking at this as arson and that they do have police also investigating. however, we spoke with the homeowner who said around midnight her ex-boyfriend suddenly showed up and broke into her home through the back sliding door. she escaped out the front door with her two dogs. she says that x boyfriend doused the house and gasoline and set it on fire. at 1 am firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming out of the front of the house. neighbors were evacuated as a precaution. firefighters have the fire under control within 15 minute

. >> joanne hayes-white became san francisco's first female fire chief in 2004. giving a reason for her retirement, hayes-white simply said, it's time. >> relationships between labor and management can be a little prickly, a little challenging. i've definitely had my share of that. but really glad to have sort of weathered that storm and moved forward and really proud of all the accomplishments we've made. >> hayes-white dealt with a number of controversies as chief, including longer ambulance response times. supporters say she was an innovative leader. her last day on the job will be ma. >>> the midterm election exactly two weeks away. new data shows more of you are voting early. more than 500,000 californians have already voted. at this point, that's about 100,000 more than what we saw in the 2014 election. a total of 12.5 million californians received mail-in ballots this year. that's up from 9 million. you want to learn more about what's on your ballot, we have a full voter guide for you. visit abc7news.com/election. >>> you are never more than seven migts aw

joanne white announced her decision in a department wide e-mail today. she's been with the fire department since 1990 and fire chief since 2004. she's planning to step down in the spring. >>> the oakland police department will no longer ask applicants if they have been sexually assaulted. this comes from the mayor. she ended the policy after it was repeated by the san francisco chronicle. the police department said it wanted the background information to review police reports in which applicants might have appeared. >> currently, the department is going back, and we're starting from the top and working our way all the way through to the end of the process. when you become an applicant, when you apply to the department, we're certainly going back and looking at absolutely everything. >> the department is also working closely with the oakland police commission to examine the hiring process to see if there are any other areas that need to be revised. >>> any moment now, a judge in san francisco is expected to decide whether to overturn part of a verdict aga