lamarr uses a guide dog. he relies on public transportation to get around.t was worse was navigating the criminal justice system. >> did you understand what pleading guilty meant? >> i had no idea. i knew with the fine if we could pay it it would be done. >> lamarr says the first trip to court stemmed from a mistake. >> it seemed easier to plead guilty financially. i did explain he was never truant. they said that would have to be saved for the trial if i pled not guilty. that was when i asked about having an attorney and that's when he told me i was free to have an attorney at my own expense. >> like many that end up in truensy court, he couldn't afford a lawyer and paid a fine. >> you are charging me because my son is truent as if to suggest it's up to me to make sure my son is in the seat in class. what does this put me as a working parent. what do i do i can't show up to work. it's the parent who is paying the price. literally. fagly and otherwise. and otherwise if i don't pay the price. he goes away in cuffs. >> texas legislators are debating whether to

[applause] >> we have linda sue park next to lamarr giles's. i have to say i am especially thrilled to introduce her because she is the honorary chair of the wb bt internship program. and we have exciting news about that. >> yes. i am an author. i have written several picture books and middle grade novel's's. i want to shout out here to my publisher because i do not have a new book this year's. usually you don't get to come if you don't have a new book. i said i've been asked to be on the panel's. a panel's. will you support my appearance. it is just another significant way. [applause] >> i am so excited about the internship program i can hardly talk's. i have had have had this conversation mostly with jackie woodson who most of you know. we have been around for a while. we have often spoken about how tired we are because it felt like it was stuck. we need more diverse books. children deserve to see themselves's. when themselves'. when you have been in this line of you start to feel okay. we know what the problem is. we don't need to talk about

after that, demo bar -- dan lamarr discusses the j helm 15 military exercises. plus, your phone calls, facebook comments come into tweets. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern each morning on c-span. >> presidential candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. here's a look at some recent books written by declared and potential candidates for president. former secretary of state hillary clinton looks back on her time serving in the obama administration in "hard choices." in "american dreams," marco rubio outlines his plan to restore economic opportunity. i cut the begin systemic on politics and culture in "god and guns, grits, and gravy." and in "blue-collar conservatives," rick santorum argues that the republicans must focused on the working class to retake the white house. in "a fighting chance," elizabeth warren recounts the events in her life that shaped her career as an educator and politician. scott walker argues that republicans must offer old solutions to fix the country and have the courage to implement them in "an inti