president reagan and nancy reagan and john hinckley. we tell the story all the way through without policy. >> host: by a great kick he took the lot history bin courage and convictions and his belief to protect america first and foremost, is as a great deal about the man. >> yes we cover that with margaret thatcher and gorbachev and the ultimate success of his policy toward the soviet -- soviet union made that quite clear the way he structured his administration he was very successful with the foreign policy realm and domestic front if you confine -- combined the two you have a great president. >> host: the relationship with margaret thatcher you have some great stuff in here on her. interesting they were both very strong individuals. >> guest: we got the transcript after the invasion of grenada and she was serious. he did not tell factor that there are ghana go into grenada and she was gone now to drive the tissue is telling her parliament the united states will not do this and i am friends said he would tell me that he doesn't she ligh

it explores the career of ronald reagan, his rise to the white house and the impact of john hinckley'sbill, good morning to you. always good to see you. >> oh, it is not, lauer, come on. >> oh, it is. two-for today. we get you twice. >> there you go. >> good news, ronald reagan, one of the most talked about, written about, popular political figures in this country's history. the bad news is a lot's been written and talked and said about him. what's new here? what can you add? >> lots new. we've got some new released documents and archives, transcripts of his phone calls with richard nixon, margaret thatcher, things that hadn't been out before, but the take that we have i think is brand new, that after reagan was shot, almost killed, almost died, his whole psychological and physiological makeup changed and nobody in america knew it because you didn't have cable then, didn't have a lot of intrusive press then. they kept it quiet in the white house but everything changed. >> so let's go back. 69 days into the presidency john linkly jr. shoots the president. reagan went on to live into his

court records by the i-team found in 1996, glass wanted to be the next john hinckley. he was in a halfway house in oklahoma this summer when he left town without permission and he wasn't stopped until he got within close range of the white house gates. >> scott macfarlane with the news4 i-team. watch the original report on archie glass on our website, webb, and click on investigations. >>> tonight, prosecutors in loudoun county say they are going to try a 17-year-old youngster as a murder suspect as an adult. a teenager is accused of shooting 17-year-old danny seine tan know miranda of sterling last friday. the victim was backing to the school bus on his way to park view high school when he was shot. two other men face charges of accessory after the fact. the investigators are looking into possible motives, including whether that murder is gang related. >>> a teenager was arrested in another part of loudoun county after graffiti was found. police say the vandalism was not gang related. somebody spray painted the words ms-13 across cars and across part of a building at

have your view and i can have my view and i will submit this to you if reagan hadn't been shot by john hinckley junior there wouldn't have been in the oval office meeting with the top advisors that left him considering removing him from the presidency never would have happened. i believe that he ran the governorship efficiently and there was no problem with him on the job. i believe that he campaigned in a way that was very efficient and he was very energetic and the first weeks of the presidency he had a goal he was going to accomplish and get a shot and then it all changed their that's what i usually documented pretty strongly that you are free to have your opinion and i like your opinion. i'm not saying anything other than i'm glad you read the book and i'm glad you're having the conversation and folks can read the book and decide for themselves. >> what's >> what to do what you say most significant aspect of people that knew and loved him to be able to take from the book what is new and fresh? >> everybody is going to take something different just as your son just as they did with jesus and

he once sought to be the next john hinckley, court records show. >>> a nonprofit says student need toearn more about the constitution and today they're launching a national constitution literacy campaign. essentials in education is pushing for students to have a better understanding of the bill of rights and the declaration of independence. >>> fairfax county is just starting the school year, but next year's budget is already a concern. the school board met with parents to explain the budget last night and asked for ideas on how to balance it. the county is predicting major shortfalls next year between 50 and $80 million. >> we know the next round of cuts would have potentially serious consequences for what's most important to us and that's the students in the schools and the classrooms. so we felt like we had to have the community engaged with us in making decisions. >> the school board wants to hear from you. it has set up a special website where you can submit your ideas. we have it on our nbc washington app. search school budget. >>> if your child rides the school bus, stay here o