>> yeah, i think ken burn's civil war -- and i hope my book does the same thing -- the way ken reallyses individual stories to talk about history. he has this wonderful reading of letters, and he makes you hear those people's voices, and live their experiences. i love that, but i think to burn's series, there's a sense of overarch poignant and tragedy that civil war books have, but obscures so much else. it was an awful tragedy, but people didn't know at the time that that's how it was going to turn out. and i think walt whitman says the real war will never make it into the history books. he's talking the wars he'd seen in the union hospitals. the war of suffering and wounded and dying men. today we focus more on that war of squaller, more on the shared experience of north and south living through the horrors of battle. i think that's true in the civil war series, and i think that can sort of be -- it's so powerful, so compelling, and so simple that it can mask deeper complexities. >> i think parole also it was that squaller that drew matthew brady and the other photographers to the w

i also know that you are on a panel with ken burns just a few nights ago. do you see any sense is and which your book has a different emphasis from the civil war? >> i think that ken burns' civil war i do love and i hope my book does the same thing of the way can uses individual stories to talk about history. he has those wonderful readings of letters, and he makes you hear those people's voices and live their experiences. i love that, there's a sort of sense of overarching poignancy and tragedy and suffering that so many have but that can sort of color our understanding of the war to the point that obscures' so much else. it did in that being an awful tragedy that people wouldn't know at that time that it is howard was going to turn out. and i think, you know, walt whitman famously said the real war will never make it into the history books. and he was saying the real war that he had seen in the union hospitals in washington was the war of human suffering and the wounded and dying men. but i think if anything, we tend to date to focus more on that war of s

i also know that you are on a panel with ken burns just a few nights ago. do you see any sense is and which your book has a different emphasis from the civil war? >> i think that ken burns' civil war i do love and i hope my book does the same thing of the way can uses individual stories to talk about history. he has those wonderful readings of letters, and he makes you hear those people's voices and live their experiences. i love that, there's a sort of sense of overarching poignancy and tragedy and suffering that so many have but that can sort of color our understanding of the war to the point that obscures' so much else. it did in that being an awful tragedy that people wouldn't know at that time that it is howard was going to turn out. and i think, you know, walt whitman famously said the real war will never make it into the history books. and he was saying the real war that he had seen in the union hospitals in washington was the war of human suffering and the wounded and dying men. but i think if anything, we tend to date to focus more on that war of s

i also know that you are on a panel with ken burns just a few nights ago. do you see any sense is and which your book has a different emphasis from the civil war? >> i think that ken burns' civil war i do love and i hope my book does the same thing of the way can uses individual stories to talk about history. he has those wonderful readings of letters, and he makes you hear those people's voices and live their experiences. i love that, there's a sort of sense of overarching poignancy and tragedy and suffering that so many have but that can sort of color our understanding of the war to the point that obscures' so much else. it did in that being an awful tragedy that people wouldn't know at that time that it is howard was going to turn out. and i think, you know, walt whitman famously said the real war will never make it into the history books. and he was saying the real war that he had seen in the union hospitals in washington was the war of human suffering and the wounded and dying men. but i think if anything, we tend to date to focus more on that war of s

ken burns' landmark film comes to mind. "the civil war," spurred thousands to visit civil war battlefields. after they saw that, they would go see those battlefields. and thanks to an "american experience" documentary and teaching material on the freedom riders, young people across the country have a new window to understanding the civil rights movement. your pledge helps us continue this important work. and thanks to viewer support, our programs are free to everyone with a television set. so even if our living rooms are apart, when we watch weta, we're actually growing together. that's why we ask you to do your part. we need your financial support to keep this service independent and commercial free. do it for yourself. your gift also helps build our community. paul? >> that's right. like other viewers, one of the things you may appreciate most about the "pbs newshour" is that it's civil. there's a climate of respect -- and no yelling or nastiness no matter how spirited the debate may be. thanks to that approach, we viewer

also brings ken burns and washington every friday night. >> paula kerger, thank you for bringing yourself and pbs here. she deserves some applause also. [applause] >> the plan of action. we started early. around 9:15 we may be concluding. we want to make this interactive. someone put these legal pads on the desk in case you are taking depositions today and they will bring the blue book out later. we want to walk around the audience and if you have questions we won't necessarily wait until the end. i will be in the shadows watching for you. leonora -- i want to cancel the panelists with excellent questions. we really want a conversation and we're looking to living room. feel free to interrupt, agree or disagree, expand, raise our ratings in any way you can. >> that is what we do on newshour every night. >> people in the wrong room, tell us what he touches is and take it away. [talking over each other] >> this is what happens when you are moderating a panel of women in media. it is an event with software solutions and the comment about my address was interesting. ira serial entrepreneur and

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and ken burns will be here october 3 to talk about prohibition, which is the subject of his next documentarycasting. before i get to the last question, i would like to present you with a token of our appreciation. it is our national press club coffee mug. thank you so much for being here. [applause] >> thank you. >> my last question is, somebody told me that you could write a book that could be titled something along the lines of, "everything i ever learned about government, i learned in the state of california." he saw some things take place there. you had that heritage and experience in the golden state. >> i think california is very well represented of what happens throughout our country. you have rule, you have enter city, you have suburbia, you have different types of geographical landscapes. you definitely see a different economic growth and the different sectors of our economy whether it is silicon valley, now of ballot, agriculture business, manufacturing, some of the finest institutions of learning. i recall a member of the house before i took this position, i saw in my own district

but also, weta brings ken burns and when i fall to a national audience. -- gwen eifel to a national audience. >> the plan of action is, we actually started a little early. around 9:15 a.m. or so we may be concluding. we will see how it goes. we want to make this interactive. someone has put these beautiful legal pads on the desk in case you're taking any depositions today. they will be bringing the blue books out a little later. we want to at some point walk around the audience and if you have some questions, we will not necessarily wait until the end for them. seek recognition and i will be in the shadows watching for you. i want to counsel the panelists that we really want a conversation here. a slice of life as if we were looking in on a living room. feel free to interrupt, agree, disagree, expand, throw chairs, raise our ratings in any way you can. >> that is what we do on the news hour every night. he-touches, remind us what that is and your own background. take it away. >> i do not get the questions. >> where are you from? >> this is what happens when you are moderating a panel of wome

ken burns will be here to talk about prohibition, the subject of his next documentary on public broadcasting. before i get to the last question, secretary, i would like to present you with a token of our appreciation, clearly a token, which is our national press club coffee mug. thank you for being here. [applause] >> someone told me that you could write a book that could be titled something along the lines of "everything i ever needed to know about government i learned in the state of california." you saw so many different things taking shape their. i'm wondering, briefly, why is it so important that you had that experience in the golden state? >> i think california is very well representative of what happens in our country. you have different types of geographical landscapes, and you definitely see different economic growth in different sectors of our economy, whether it is silicon valley, agribusiness, manufacturing, some of the finest institutions of higher learning, and also some of the challenges we see faced by the unemployed. recall as a member of the house, before i even to this pos

paul chambers live at infineon rayway where the lure of burning rub ser big business. >> reporter: ken, the race wrapped up an hour ago and they are claiming winners. there is an event that people say becomes more popular and fan-friendly every year. for 24 years now, thousands of fans from all around come to sonoma to get their need for speed fulfilled. >> i remember whether i was younger, but i wanted to experience it as an adult. >> if you have never been to a race, especially here, it's an adrenalin rush. >> the vibration and noise, yeah. for people not familiar with the sport it's packed with heart pounding excitment. >> you will feel it, when they go, your stomach is feeling. it's love. >> it's the speed. it's the danger. you don't really get the full impact unless you are out here. >> reporter: whatever it is brings people out here, it's working. organizers say early estimates show 80,000 fans made it to the raceway for the three-day event and also are bringing a much- needed boost to the local economy and if you think this sport just forever men, look around and think again. >>

ken wayne. some benecia residents are breathing much easier after a fire burned close to their homes. firefighters called extra help to battle the fire. >> reporter: you can see very nice two story homes behind me and just on the other side of them is where the fire burned. and for a time, the residents say the flames looked taller than the homes. the fire started near benicia homes and it quickly had residents ready to evacuate. >> i saw all the moms were there and the kids were crying, they were scared. >> my family comes first, i told them to get the truck and pull it out and get it in the cul-de-sac. i wanted the firefighters to know exactly where it was. >> reporter: that brought in crews from surrounding communities including vallejo and fairfield. >> the winds weren't too bad. the temperatures were good. they were fairly low and the humidity was high. those were working in our favor. there was quite a bit of brush on the hillside. >> reporter: the fire burned 10 acres and came within mere feet of numerous homes. >> any time you're in a fire it's a scary thing. but they did a gr

ken wayne. frank somerville is off. >> and i am julie haener. more on the fire burning in fairfield right now. not far from 80 and homes. ktvu's paul chambers just arrived. what have you found out? >> reporter: i can tell you we are in the middle of the command center. we can show, that's cal fire. they have a chopper on stand by. they have 80 crews here. this is a five alarm fire. you can see a five alarm fire. you got crews all here. we are told it is over 50-70 acres that have been burned. you can go with video

ken wayne is in lincoln this evening, where crews are trying to mitigate the danger there, and just made a big change in their plans. >> reporter: we're about a thousand feet away from that burning tanker car. the lincoln fire chief tonight said there's still about 25,000 gallons of liquid propane in that tanker, and three more tankers with 33,000 gallons each right next to it. the flames you're looking at now were snuffed out a short time ago, a special hazmat team climbed on top of that hot tanker, pulled out a plug, inserted a 2.5-inch hose, and now 500 gallons of water per minute are pumped into that tanker. that is pushing out the liquid petroleum, and the propane gas to the surface. the flame was reignited. the fire officials say that is speeding up the process of emptying the propane out of that tanker. in any event, it's still going to likely be tomorrow morning at the earliest, before the thousands of evacuees will be allowed to return home. the other plan is for workers to attach a valve to the tanker. once the propane starts draining, that pond will also be set on fire. >> just think about those combinations together. welding on a propane tank that's got propane in it

ken wayne is in lincoln this evening, where crews are trying to mitigate the danger there, and just made a big change in their plans. >> reporter: we're about a thousand feet away from that burning tanker car. the lincoln fire chief tonight said there's still about 25,000 gallons of liquid propane in that tanker, and three more tankers with 33,000 gallons each right next to it. the flames you're looking at now were snuffed out a short time ago, a special hazmat team climbed on top of that hot tanker, pulled out a plug, inserted a 2.5-inch hose, and now 500 gallons of water per minute are pumped into that tanker. that is pushing out the liquid petroleum, and the propane gas to the surface. the flame was reignited. the fire officials say that is speeding up the process of emptying the propane out of that tanker. in any event, it's still going to likely be tomorrow morning at the earliest, before the thousands of evacuees will be allowed to return home. the other plan is for workers to attach a valve to the tanker. once the propane starts draining, that pond will also be set on fire. >> just think about those combinations together. welding on a propane tank that's got propane in it