first john hughes, john hughes is the bog offer dash of biographer who wrote this terrific book about slade gorton. john has a long history of service to our state as will, both as a journalist and as an author. he has written several books about governors and leaders of washington state, "booth who?: a biography of booth gardner," this book, "slade gorton: a half century in politics," nancy evans first rate, first lady, and lillian walker, washington state civil rights leader. he has had over a 42 year career in journalism, winning many awards for investigative reporting, historical features, editorials and columns. right now he's working on a biography of john stallman and use just writing writing about an incident with dixie rae lee, and told me he really was for happy about having a break from the intensity of that encounter tocome and talk to us tonight. next, i'd like to introduce senator slade gorton who probably needs no introduction, and thank him for his longtime service to washington state, and to all of us. senator gorton has really characterized his service by integrity,

up next on book tv, john hughes chief oral historian in the washington secretary of states office recounts the "slade gorton: a half century in politics" washington state. this is just under an hour. good evening, everyone my name is diane i'm the executive of director of city club. we're excited to welcome you for the special night and celebrate the 55 year plus career of one of washington's and our nation's leaders. we're also grateful to see company for covering it and making it available not only to citizens throughout washington but throughout the nation. to tonight the international center policy center, the gordon center was greated about two years ago, i think it's so meaningful it was created by colleagues ever senator gordon and friends and former staff members i think it says a lot about the leadership over time that they've stayed together stayed together as frengdz and colleagues and maintained a warm connection to him and his work. we're proud of that partnership and thank them for being here and making this program possible. especially to -- cree he was our partner in coordi

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john mahoney john mahoney, hugh downs and betty white helped cut the ribbon. they were just a few of the celebrities in attendance. our own dean richards was there and he talked to the stars about their love of chicago and theie enthusiasm about the museum. during the dinner betty white spoke of lusting after john mahoney ... did anything happen ... >>you can't win them all but wouldn't you think you can win some? >>she hugged him tightly a few minutes ago >>i don't waste any chances ... >> for more of dean's interviews from the museum gala, go to wgntv.com\deans list have now become deadly: we have the latest on efforts to control the fires that have charred tens of thousands of acres. up next: meet a chicago police officer who has come up with his own way to help keep kids out of trouble and off the street. and the bulls are shopping estate.. the details on a big move. [ water ] hey, it's me water. does this faucet make me look fat? probably because of the lead i can pick up in your pipes. luckily, pur water filters remove 99% of lead. ahh, now i can fit int

and their home was a beautiful house and right next door to john mercer langston's humes. >> langston hughes' great-uncle. >> yes. they could look out onto the street and say, that tree was planted by the great aboliti abolitionist charles sumter. this tree was a gift from another great abolitionist. so this was an amazing block. and he had -- you know, the people who had come to his home and the spent time with him and with his children were amazing. so there was john mercer langston, who was the first dean of the howard university law school and later was the first african-american elected to congress from virginia. but he was family. frederick douglas was someone -- >> not bad dinner company. >> frederick douglas was a frequent guest. susan b. anthony and o.s.b. wahl and his wife amanda wahl were not just civil rights activists, but they were really suffrage activists for the vote for women. so in 1870 this was a time when susan b. anthony was arrested for trying to vote in the congressional election. amanda wahl also was marching to the registrar of voters and demanded to be registered t

another legend, hugh hewitt is with me for the entire hour. i read this. i want to see it live. johnry against naysayers of global warming on the senate flooring, claiming there is a calculated campaign of disinformation on climate change that is stalling action on the issue. here it is. >> what if the naysayers are, in fact, wrong, as all the science they are. what if because of their ignorance we fill to take the action that we should. what is the worst then? the worse then is sheer, utter disast fer the planet and for all who inhabit it. >> there was more. and i've seen it done before, but every recent event over the last five year, pakistan, wildfires, lack of snow, too much snow, all of it, being attributed to global warming. sheer, utter disaster. so is this something that we could see in our lifetimes destroy the planet? or is it hyped? here to discuss it, raelle jean isaac, author of "roosters of the apocalypse." how the junk science of global warming nearly bankrupted the western world. and dan weiss, a senior fellow and the director of climate strategy at the center for ame

tomorrow a hughs rock concert and a lot of rumors of big stars including elton john and paul mccartneyeflection and prayer. the queen is the head of the church of england. a service. a thanksgiving. and as the royals end, the wave on the balcony is later on tuesday with the flyover how they tie it up with a big ribbon which they hope will be hugely successful and then the olympics in july. >> so much going on this year. thank you, martha. >>gregg: i thought martha looked the best. you look stunning today throughout the day. >> and she stayed dry. that is the thing. >>reporter: well, you did not see my shoes but thank you, i pay him to say things like that. >>gregg: you did a wonderful job. so great to watch all morning long and all afternoon. thank you. a dismal news, sorry, on the unemployment rate, really, setting the stage for blistering words on the sunday talk shows at advisors of president obama and romney trading punches over the weak jobs report released on friday. both sides debating how the numbers will impact the race if the white house. and now live from washington with mor