you're on with congressman and author john lewis. >> caller: hello, hello. thank you, thank you. it's a real privilege to speak to you, representative lewis. i was, i was part of the occupy wall street movement in that early month, and i felt that the moment that i knew personally that the occupy movement would fail was when you were denied a chance to speak at one of their rallies. i don't remember where it was taking place, but i felt that occupy at the time was -- they thought they were being very clever in rejecting a lot of the basic strategy that you and the other members of sncc had laid out, the basic bylaws of civil disobedience back in the '60s. i thought that they felt that they were being clever, that, you know, if you didn't have a mission, you couldn't be contradicted. if you didn't have leaders, they couldn't be jailed or assassinated, and if you don't proclaim your goal, you can never be told that you failed or that you're off message. i would love to hear anything you have to say about the organizing strategies of modern organizations and how they have learned or

president i'm john lewis. jerry lewis is from california. i'm from georgia. while at the airport. >> we are going to leave the last few minutes of this program now one book tv. our regular weekend programming. you can watch any of our book tv programs online at c-span.org. we are leaving because in just a few moments of the senate will be gaveling in today. they are expected to vote within the hour on whether to limit the the date and move forward with the debt ceiling bill introduced by the senate majority leader harry reid earlier this week. this is a test vote and that measure would increase the debt limit until december 2014. currently, the u.s. is set to reach its debt limit five days from now on october 17th unless congress acts and if cloture is invoked a vote on the final passage of the bill would come sometime next week. live coverage now on c-span2. give our senators this day the special gifts of wisdom and understanding, patience and strength, motivating them to

. >> host: congressman john lewis, who was out when wilson? >> guest: out when wilson is a man that i first encountered on may 9 culminate in 61 in south carolina at the greyhound bus station. in 1961, i was at the freedom ride. we left washington ecma four, 1961, 13 of us. to test a division of the united states supreme court. been in segregation on public transportation. my seatmate on the greyhound bus from washington d.c., you must understand and 1961, black people in white people couldn't be seated together. .. assist the charges against him. well, for the two of us we arrived at a little greyhound bus station in south carolina. a group of white men met us in the doorway and started beating us and left us lobbying in a pool of blood and the officials came up and wanted to know whether we wanted to press charges. we said no we believe and of love and peace and nonviolence. i didn't know at that time may 9th, 1961 that this man was wilson, years later in february february 09 after president barack obama had been inaugurated he came to my of

and john lewis and working with all of those great figures, but the problem is when it comes time too be able to focus because the thing you mentioned before was it was about legislation, you can go to the march and you can march and march and march. unless you change the laws that govern the existence of black people ain't much happening. >> dr. king, whitney young, john lewis, julian bond were all young men when they were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, and i think we need young people not only during that, but keep being pressured and keep being people grounded and being focused on the future and we do need a new resurgence among young people. >> that creates structures of accountability as well and living in this 24-hour news cycle and the stuff that used to get swept under the rug under previous administrations aren't getting swept under the rug anymore. you have tpn, cnn and other networks and you have to leverage that and then join those young people. that's why i pay so much attention to the hip-hop generation because they've got the men involved and with disas

actually was first discovered 82 '07 by a man named john coulter part of the lewis and clark expedition and he mustered out of the way home and went back with some travelers said 1870 you looking for india's trade with. it was relatively call for 20 years after but then the trappers came through in the 1820s through the 40's and prospectors in the '60s people began to wonder what was up there. and then convince the government to set it aside. with the first-person accounts one of the mountain men who kept a and the elaborate journals people to visited the parker lee and what they did. in the region of the experiences of the people in the park. with a trapping expedition shopping him some of the natural wonders in the park because they see things. said this is what he said about the geysers a. >> after surveying said natural wonder he conducted be to our spring. the first thing that attracts attention is a whole 15 inches in diameter id which water was boiling slow the about 4 inches below the surface. then they began violently and though water convince rising yen shooting upwards and ta

representative john lewis, we called and we e-mailed. i'm beginning to get a conflict like we're unpopular or something. >> what did beyonce say about it? >> bob, we're not going to let you distract us from this. >> it's actually a decent question. >> because it's not about race, it's about politics. it's always been about politics. this would be a good opportunity for someone to step up and just tell grayson shut up. alan grayson could -- honestly, he may be mentally deranged. there is something wrong with that congressman. >> let me tell you something -- >> he was removed from congress for a couple years and then he won his seat back. somehow people in florida, i don't know what you're thinking about. reverend al, jesse jackson, take this moment to reprimand him. he is out of line. he is absolutely ridiculous. tell him. it would be great for them. >> it's just sad, though. because this is real void of leadership. and we're waiting for these responses and they just don't seem to care enough to say anything. >> well, i'm just curious --

. >> congressman john lewis apparently doesn't like progress. >> in another time and another period,se devices was used to make it harder, make it difficult for the average person of color to part in a process. >> i don't think any part of law is racist. >> north carolina precinct chairman and josh beckettive committee member don yeltin thinks his state's voting restrictions are just fine. >> the process will have more integrity. right here in bunkham county there's one or two that voted twice a year. >> one or two million people? >> one or two people. >> one or two out of how many? >> that's just one or two out of 60,000. >> so staiskly there's -- statistically there's enough voter fraud to sway zero elections. >> that's not the point. >> the point is vote your fraud does just barely exist while racism, according to the supreme court is a thing of the past. >> the scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in every corner of american society. >> but you are just talking about racism, racism, racism as if it's the 1960's. it's not the 1960's anymore. i think the men in this

eight democratic members of the house, including longtime civil rights activist john lewis, were arrested after refusing police orders to move during an immigration rights rally. the senate passed an immigration reform bill back in the spring, but it has yet to come to a vote in the house. tom hanks' memorable roles have forded him fame, fortune, and countless awards. but he's revealed the cost to that career--type two diabetes. talking to david letterman last night, hanks says that the extreme weight swings he's undergone in movies like philalphia and castaway, have taken a toll on his health. type two diabetes is the most common form of the diabetes, affecting just under 26 million people, or eight percent of the u-s population. ad lib toss to vytas he must be cranking up the puff daddy at the treasury department, because when it comes to beating counterfeiters this week, it's all about the benjamins. we'll tell you how they're giving the c-note a face lift. and maybe the next thing they'll ban is chocolate milk. wait till you hear the chihood game that's being banned from the playgroun

entre los arrestados figuran el congresista por illinois, luis gutierrez, y el democrata de georgia john lewislos derechos civiles en la decada de los sesenta ---alrededor de 100 manifestantes tambien fueron detenidos ---an no est claro si enfrentarn cargos. cesar ---precisamente hoy, miles de inmigrantes viajaron a la capital del pais para unirse a la protesta.. pitch - blanca ---los activistas quieren presionar a los congresistas que se niegan a debatir el proyecto de reforma aprobado por el senado. ---randy serrano tiene el informe.. take pkg 0:01 0:14 0:24 0:36 0:48 1:07 pkg un national mall que por una semana se ha visto taciturno por el paro gubernamental, hoy se convirtió en escenario para miles de activistas. todos impulsando al congreso a que aprueben una reforma migratoria en cuanto antes. "hemos esperando por mucho tiempo. siempre hay otras prioridades y creemos que ya es justo que la casa de representantes asuma su rol y firme esa ley que estamos esperando. "si no es ahora no es nunca. ya hemos esperado demasiado y hay familias sufriendo por la separación. y es que en pleno debate

the next three hours is your chance to speak with author and civil rights leader representative john lewis, a democrat from georgia. the 14 term congressman will talk about his role in the civil rights movement, race relations in the obama era and political partisanship on capitol hill. the former chair of the student nonviolent coordinating committee is the author of three books, walking with the wind, across that bridge and his 2013 release, march, book one. >> host: congressman john lewis, who was out when wilson? >> guest: out when wilson is a man that i first encountered on may 9 culminate in 61 in south carolina at the greyhound bus station. in 1961, i was at the freedom ride. we left washington ecma four, 1961, 13 of us. to test a division of the united states supreme cour

those arrested included georgia congressman john lewis. lewis has been arrested five times while serving in congress. the demonstrators are pushing for lawmakers to move forward on immigration reform legislation. >>> later today we could learn the identity of a man whose body was found floating in lake alcorn in columbia, maryland. there were obvious signs of injury or foul play. the medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine how the young man died. >>> authorities had to deal with this car that slammed into a mountain of garbage. sky 9 was on the scene during this morning's rush hour. no injuries were reported. police are still investigating the turnover and crash. >>> there are new developments in the case involving that motorcycle road rage incident that happened on a busy highway in new york city. police arrested two more people and authorities confirm one of the men arrested is a new york police department undercover detective. tereka duncan has more. >> reporter: police say among this group of bikers involved in a violent

congressmen john lewis and charles rangel...were among those taken away in cuffs.... when they refused police orders to disperse so they could clear the streets. the rally was allowed at the national mall... despite a government shutdown that has closed national parks and memorials across the country. critics strongly criticizing the national parks service's decision. bossie says: "they are claiming that this is a first amendment case.that the park service is allowing them to have their first amendment.this is a rally for illegal immigration to become legal.veterans or any one in america they want to pull off to the side of the road to see mount rushmore want to pull off to the side of the road to see mount rushmore but they can't do it." protestors were trying to send a message to house republicans to bring immigration reform up for a vote. new research confirms... two doses of the chickenpox vaccine are better than one. the c-d-c recommends children under thirteen get two doses of the vaccine... one between the ages of twelve and fifteen months... and a second dose

representative charlie, john lewis, luis, and keith eler son were among those taken into custody by police near the capitol reflecting pool. calling on congress to act now on immigration reform despite the government shutdown. organizers want a clear path for the 12 million undocumented immigrants. >> the supreme court heard arguments this morning in a case challenging current campaign finance limits on individuals. the obama administration maintains limits. however, opponents say current laws limit free speech. >> you are imposing restrictions on how many candidates someone can support and there doesn't seem to be a rational for that as a constitutional matter. >> you can basically have millionaires and billionaires bankrolling whoever they want, however they want. >> three years ago, justices overturned limits on how much unions and corporations could contribute to campaigns and today, conservative justices, including chief justice questioned his limits are a restriction on first amendment rights. the max is $123,200. if that law is overturned, that amount can jump to $3.5 million. is de

. >> and representative john lewis of georgia and a handful of forge are pushing lawmakers to move forward on immigration reform. lewis has now been arrested five times as a member of congress. >> and new at 9:00, one of the most outrageous parking tickets. and we've seen some. a man has spent the year fighting a ticket and a subsequent fine for a fine he said never happened. >> and as andrea mccarran reports, he's turning to some drastic measures. take a look. >> i spent 20 years fighting for this country, this constitution and the laws, and i'm being held guilty until i prove myself innocent. >> reporter: air force veteran walt edwards is understandably exasperated. >> and they won't listen. >> reporter: that is the d.c. department of motor vehicles who mailed walt his first ticket in his 54 years of driving. ironically, for an infraction he insists he did not economy. walt edwards was ticketed for parking here at this bus stop in the 3100 block of m. street in northwest washington. the problem is, he said it wasn't even his car. >> they got the color wrong, the number of doors wrong and

representative john lewis of georgia and a handful of others are pushing their fellow lawmakers to move forward on immigration reform. representative lewis has now been arrested five times as a member of congress. >>> today president obama is expected to nominate the new head of the federal reserve. the white hughes will push for janet yellen. >>> the president is expected to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to egypt. that's according to u.s. officials. the move comes a day after more deadly protests between the military and supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. the u.s. has been considering the move since morsi was removed back in june but never made the decision because they were uncertain if the ouster was a coupe or not. the announcement is expected sometime this week. >>> a teen is fighting for his life after he was stabbed in alexandria last night. this happened around 7:00 p.m. on north morgan street. that's right near north beauregard street a. group of teens got into a fight outside an apartment complex. that's when one person wa

they include washington veterans john lewis and charlie rangel.is, it was his 45th arrest. 200 other demonstrators were also taken in as part of what police call civil disobedience. >>> there were no knockouts during new jersey's first gubernatorial debate, but at times, it seemed more focus on what governor christie plans to do in the future. last night he refused to rule out a 2016 presidential run. >> the fact is after 2017, i'll be looking for a new job anyway. so as we go forward, i'm going to continue to do my job the best way i possibly can. and i am not going to declare tonight, christine, for you or for anybody else that i am or i'm not running for president. i can walk and chew gum at the same time. >>> the pentagon has named a permanent envoy for the closure of the military prison guantanamo bay. paul lewis currently serves as a lawyer for the house committee on armed services. >>> one of president obama's second cousins wants to follow in his footsteps. but as a republican. milton wolf will primary challenge kansas senator pat roberts

spoke in nashville last weekend with john lewis. john lewis came up to nashville as a young man to go to the american baptist seminary. i was 11 years old in 1959 when john lewis and his friends went to a lunch counter in downtown nashville. the first to sit in anywhere in the country. he was brave enough, he got his head begin. three months later they were desegregated. then they moved on to the movie theaters. 50 miles away in tennessee, one of my friends made a racist comment and another one of my friend said we don't talk like that. we won that conversation. in millions of conversations from the south and this country. we still have a long way to go. it is so thrilling to see the progress we have made. earlier i saw a news story about gay men waiting in line for a pizza. a homophobic jerk came walking by and saw them holding hands and made an insulting comment. literally every other person turned and said shut up. we don't accept that. we are winning that conversation. what about the conversation on the climate crisis? too often

capitol hill whee eight house december krarpts arrested along with two other demonstrator along them john lewisgia, charlie rangal from new york and minnesota representing tiff keith elson. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: hello again. before we get to the west coast i want to go to the east, this rain will be major progress, it's already rain ago cross parts of the carolinas it's a by nation after cold friend as well as the remnants of tropical storm karen. because of that we are seeing a lot of rain over the net are the next 24 hours carolinas could see four-inches of the rain on the coastal regions and it will slowly be making its way up towards the north. over the next three days and major problem by the time we get towards new jersey. now, up towards the northwest, we are going to be taking a look at all the rain coming in. what's happening out here is off the west coast, we are looking at a trough of low pressure, beginning to make its way on shore. that's where you see all of these clouds moving in. now, with that, being, we are seeing some cooler air too. a lot of that rain will start to ease its

congressmen john lewis and charles rangel...were among those taken away in cuffs.... when they refused police orders to disperse so they could clear the streets. the rally was allowed at the national mall... despite a government shutdown that has closed national parks and memorials across the country. critics strongly criticizing the national parks service's decision. bossie says: "they are claiming that this is a first amendment case.that the park service is allowing them to have their first amendment.this is a rally for illegal immigration to become legal.veterans or any one in america they want to pull off to the side of the road to see mount rushmore but they can't do it." protestors were trying to send a message to house republicans to bring immigration reform up for a vote. police... inspected... a... "lockbox"... in... miriam carey's... car.../ finding... a passport,.../ foreign currency,.../ a ...driver's license.../ and... social security cards... for... carey... and... her daughter.../. carey... reportedly... tried... ramming her car... thru... a... white ho

have a few days to post your comments on a book club selection walking with the wind, congressman john lewis on the early years of the civil rights movement at booktv.org/bookclub. >> marilynne roach write history of the salem witch trials from 1692 to may of 1693 in salem, mass.. the author profiles six of the 200 people who were accused of witchcraft which resulted in the execution of 20 people. this hour-long program is next on booktv. [applause] >> i am sure. thank you. thank you very much. great supporters all along. my new book "6 women of salem" focuses on six individuals whose collective experiences are a cross-section of what happened to people generally during the witch trials 1692. of the six, five were accused, a la accusers, two were hanged, one escape. of the six one was the richest woman in salem and another owned nothing, not even herself. the six roughly in order of age, rebecca nurse, bridget bishop, mary english, ann putnam senior, tituba, mary warren. they came from different backgrounds, approached events from different vantage points and experienced different things. th

. >> arrested also john lewis of georgia, arizona, minnesota, texas and illinois representatives charged with crowding obstructing and blocking traffic. the bill they're pushing for includes bill yonls -- billions of dollars for bortd -- security and a path for citizenship for immigrants -- border. >> another big story n.f.l. owners were in northwest d.c. for all day league meeting. the most hotly debate was not addressed. talking about their redskins team name. dan snyder immerged with no comment and the league is expected to meet with representatives from the indian nation next week. >> we're focused on the cowboy game this week. >> by no means growing up in washington and being a redskin fan have i ever considered derogatory as a fan and i think that's how the redskins look at it and the redskins have always presented as part of their tradition their history hail to the redskins is part of that trad decision but whenever you have -- tradition but whenever you have a situation you need to recognize other people have different percent spec stuffs and that's true here. that's what i've s

the list includes john lewis, charley rangel. organizers urged several thousand people to come to the national mall. federal officials are allowing the protest to go forward on the closed mall spark some complaints from conservatives. >>> supreme court justices are wasting no time diving into a controversial case. we have the start of the new session and an old conflict that even has the president weighing in. >> what it means is ordinary americans are shut out of the process. >> reporter: today president obama revisited the campaign finance controversy that sparked a showdown at his 2010 state of the union address causing one justice to shake his head and mouth not true in response to the president's characterization of the court's ruling in campaign donations by unions and other organizations. they tackled part two of that discussion this morning this time looking at the constitutionality of limits on individu individuals who contribute to political candidates as well as giving to committees controlled by the national parties.

congressman john lewis talking with me wanting to be a preacher as a young boy at the louisville kentuckym, a new book called out "march" i interviewed him. when steve was here hosting the show, i had the great honor and privilege of being in kentucky with congressman lewis taping the conversation. one of the things that is nice about being in kentucky is that boy do they love their bourbon in kentucky. there is the kentucky bourbon trail, distilleries all over the state. for lazy people that don't want to go all over the state, an urban bourbon trail, all over louisville. i had a great time in kentucky. then i came back to work, to the news cycle to find that the biggest heist in the news this week was a bourbon heist which happened in kentucky while i was there. at least uncovered while i was there. somebody stole all the 20-year-old bourbon, regarded as one of the finest, rarest, expensive bourbons in the world if you can find the bourbon in the store, they will charge you $130. you are more likely to find somebody scalping it on line for two, three, four times that price. the distille

eight house democrats, including civil rights icon commerce member john lewis, were among those to taint, joining with immigration activists for sit in on a street of one of the capital. the lawmakers were arrested after addressing a crowd of thousands of people. immigration reform has stalled in the house after the senate approved a landmark measure in june. libya's general national congress has called on the u.s. to return a top al qaeda suspects seized this week from the streets of tripoli. theanas al-liby, wanted for 1998 usm as he bombings in east africa, is being held on a navy ship in the mediterranean sea. he is apparently been interrogated without an attorney and denied maranda rights. his arrest sparked rallies in libya and new pressure on the beleaguered libyan government. on tuesday, the libyan justice minister called his capture the kidnapping. we have made it clear to the u.s. government this is an act of kidnapping of the libyan citizen that does not comply with libyan law. a statement from libby is general congress approved tuesday says the u.s. should return abu anas al-

those arrested included georgia congressman john lewis. lewis has been arrested five times while serving in congress. the demonstrators are pushing for lawmakers to move forward on immigration reform legislation. >>> a veteran d.c. area schools administrator has been named the interim superintendent in alexandria. alvin crawley recently served as the interim superintendent in prince george's county. he begins monday and will serve while the city searches for a permanent replacement. in august the city school board bought out the contract of previous superintendent morton sherman. this will alexandria's third superintendent in five years. >>> the time right now is 6:36. time for the final your money segment of the morning. it's going to be a big day at the white house. today president obama will nominate janet yellen to serve as the next chair of the federal reserve. the announcement at the white house will come around 3:00 p.m. if yellen is confirmed by the senate, she will become the first woman to ever head the central bank. she currentl

representatives, charlie rangle was the first to be arrested, along with representatives, john lewis, and keith eler son. their goal is to get congress to act now on immigration reform. they want a clear path to citizenship for the nation's 12 million undocumented immigrants. i'm sure some of you were thinking congress has any immigration reform when they can't pass a budget. these protesters say this rally has been planned a long time and these reps were carefully orchestrated. before they happened, i spoke with one of the organizers and he was very forthcoming about what they were about to do. listen. >> we're going to have about 200 of our brave leaders and community activists in the region and throughout the country who are going to get arrested to send a message to congress. enough is enough, you know, we are tired of waiting. we are tired of excuses. and we are escalating. >> before the march to capitol hill, there was a huge rally on the national mall all afternoon. the american road. house minority leader, nancy pelosi spoke on the stage. even in the middle of the shutdown and

have a few months to put fought dubdadash post your comments on working with the wind, congressman john lewis on the early years of the civil war on booktv.org/bookclub. >> i trace through the narrative of a woman's life. the book after a historical chapter looks at girls and how we raise girls and what expectations we as society are putting on girls and young women and looks at body image and our issues around body image are fundamentally different for women than men. sex, a painful chapter to right, look at marriage, babies, housekeeping, the workplace, aging. trying to follow through the arc of a woman's life. we don't have a lot of time. i want to touch on three issues that are capturing three chapters and chosen them at random. it might be nice to touch upon. the first is beauty and body image. the second is a marriage and how it has and has not changed and the third is house work. which you all might be a little young for. you can probably sort of imagine it. let me start by talking about beauty. i don't suspect i have to argue too hard to convince people that we as a society still rema

top adviser to police he and has also worked for other top democrats, including congressmember john lewis. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as the october 22 coalition to stop police brutality, repression, and the criminalization of a generalization, holds protests in cities today. we bring a shocking story about two euros he similar police killings in new york region. in both cases, the family member called 911 seeking help dealing with a distressed levels and. of cases into with the police killing the man they were called on to help. mohamed bah was shot dead by new york city police officers on september 25, 2012. he was a 28-year-old college student in the african nation. samuel cruz was shot dead by police in your shop, new york on may 20 6, 2013. he was 48 years old. he was an artist from puerto rico. in both cases, police say the men were shot after they longed that officers with a knife. the many questions remain unanswered. police arrived at mohamed bah's , called 911 because sheer, hawa thoug

among them is congressman john lewis of georgia, charlie rangel from new york and keith ellisson from minnesota. >>> parts of u.s. are facing winter storm watches and warnings this october. for more let's bring in nicole mitchell. good morning. >> a lot of the country is quiet after that big snowstorm last week, but we do have a couple trouble spots this morning. let's take a look at the big picture, and as i mentioned, the whole mid-section of the country is having a couple of problems really good today versus the problems as we get to the coastline. it's this system as we get more into california. parts of the sierra are under a winter storm warning, so that's the higher elevation. we see that push into places like denver as well. we could see some of those upper elevations with some of that snow in the next couple of days. the other area we're watching is as we get to the opposite side of the country on the east coast. low pressure system off coastline. you can see that there. definitely bringing some moisture in, and that's going to cause problems for a couple of days, possibly so

congressman al green who was arrested first, followed by congressman joe crowley, then congressman john lewisas arrested. you can see him there. the congresswoman from illinois was arrested. then keith ellison then charlie wrangle there. and then congresswoman luis gu tier rest. all of them got handcuffed and led away today under arrest at this protest. politics have survived the government shutdown. there was fury and anger and multiple arrests over what the congress is not doing as they struggle to try to get things back open. but there was also widespread fury across the country over some things that the government usually does that they have stopped doing right now because of the government shutdown. the interview tonight is somebody who's here live in studio and it is on a subject of such national outrage and upset today that it very nearly unified the entire country. for once, something horrible, but it brought the whole country together. that story is coming up, stay with us. >>> the war in afghanistan turned 12 years old yesterday. we're now at the start of year 13 of that war. we hav

that includes congressman john lewis and charles rangel who linked arms and standing in the front of the pack, they were among the first people arrested after refusing orders to disperse so they could clear the street. >>> a post game tradition in being banned at high schools in kentucky. the athletic association has ordered all schools not to conduct post game handshakes in all sports. that decision comes after more than two dozen physical confrontations during the past three years. teams can choose to ignore the order but the handshakes have to be closely monitors and any incidents reported. one soccer coach says he has found a way around it. >> i kind of thought if we can't shake their hand after we should shake it before. >> they say it is up to them to teach sportsmanship and if fights occur they will be held responsible. >> the sharks beat the rangers and we have a new star, thomas hurdle scored a hat trick and check out this score. >> here is hurdle again -- oh -- >> -- does it, he scores again -- >> -- the legs, that was hurdle's 4th of the night. now he is from the czech rep

got arrested, what a privilege to be part of that that day, and what a privilege to be alongside john lewis steamed colleagues to say, we are part of this urgency. we're not going allow you to put this on the back earner or ignore, which i believe is one prioritynot the domestic issue -- this country needs to deal with. the shutdown is attributed to the tea party, isn't as john boehner the speaker's shutdown? if you simply brought the issue of the shutdown to a vote, it is quite clear a number of republicans would join the democrats in ending the government shutdown. but he won't. can you explain why that is and why he particularly this emphasis on the speaker himself is not more prominent? speaker the role of the has always been to bring legislation and try to reach compromise and try to move an agenda. boehner's agenda -- nobody has been able to define what his agenda is. at the beginning of the session, antor and ryan running the house. they have faded into the background a little bit. and now it is people like steve king and gomer and other inverse of the tea party faction that are runn

just minutes ago, we got confirmation that congressman john lewis, democrat of -- you know we are live. congressman lewis from georgia got arrested. to tell thank you truth, kind of a party atmosphere developed here at the capitol. as demonstrators cheer and applause every time someone is arrested for the cause. >>> still ahead, check out this video. demonstrators got more than they bargained for during a fiery protest. we will show you what went wrong. >>> a man free tending to have a gun tried to rob a d.c. police officer. but it is what happened next that led to an internal investigation. investigation. >>> news4 february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first. "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." drunk driving accid

the eight congressman including john lewis and keith ellison were arrested after they blocked streetstol building on what they called an act of civil diso disobedien disobedience, 200 others arrested. several republican lawmakers also attended the rally and made by bipartisan call for reform. joseph crowley was one of the people arrested at the rally. sir, before we talk about the rally, i want your reaction to the breaking news, the house unanimously voting to pass the -- to make sure the death benefits are given to family members whose loved ones are killed in the line of duty. we saw the five individuals brought back to dover today. 26 killed since the shutdown here. >> yes and it's very sad. i think tamron, that that's what it's come to. the republican shutdown of government has come to this. certainly we should pass this bill and passed it today and the senate will do so very, very soon. it will be signed into law. the reality is, we're now legs lating by headline because of this republican shutdown. we all deserve government and all deserve government working for us. i can tell

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killed and have a conference with him and incidentally i am the one who met congressman lewis, john lewis was a teenager who wanted to go to school in a white school in his home town and i met him at the bus station and introduced him to dr. martin luther king in 1958 and that is his introduction to the civil rights movement. you know about those persons but you don't know about people like claudette carver and many others. if there had been no claudette carver who had not done what she did on the second of march in 1956, rosa parks may not have done what she did on december 1st, 1955, if she had not been arrested, there would be no trial, there would be no meeting at home street baptist church. and in that community, the state, the nation and the world's, the whole history of the civil rights movement, and for claudette, there are many individuals in the civil rights movement whose face is never appear on television, whose names never appear in print, but they are the ones who make it possible to do that. i am happy and i am delighted that i was able to represent a lot of those, not only

john lewis of he were alive today would be female. >> host: okay. one of the things -- and we have a few minutes left but one of the things i wanted to ask you about, the national roundtable on girls, women and alcohol to provide you an opportunity to maybe talk about the effort, the purpose and kind of what is your vision for that? >> guest: our vision is to open the dialogue about the policy leaders you and i were just talking about about what those marketing look like, what is good marketing awareness look like? how do you reach 15-year-old girls who are just facing a lot of social media and educate them that they have been targeted? how do you do that? how do you look at accessibility? so we are trying to build awareness and policy understanding in canada on the issue of girls and women and on the understanding that girls and women are far more former double to words alcohol abuse and than men are. so that initiative is -- i like to tell a little story, it's a short one and a frog pond and a lot of the frogs are out and a lot of them are growing

tomorrow at noon we'll be live with representative john lewis for three hours. the congressman will be taking your calls, e-mails, tweets and facebook posts. then at 5 p.m. eastern, booktv brings you some books on iran. visit booktv.org for a complete television schedule. >> pulitzer prize-winning biographer a. scott berg presents his book, "wilson." this 45-minute presentation aired during the national book festival on the national mall in washington d.c.. [applause] >> welcome to the opening event of the second day of the 2013 national book festival on this absolutely perfect first day of autumn. if you were here for the end ofc the program yesterday, you knoww what a contrast this is.og my name is jonathan yardley, i'm the book critic of "the washington post." [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. "the washington post" has been . charter sponsor of the national book festival since the festival's inception 13 years ago and plays an active and enthusiastic role in aspects of the festival's planning and promotions. ctive and enthusiastic role in many asp