we're having a discussion led by lee edwards, our honored guest today, of his latest book, an auto biography and the hoover institution point i'll make is that lee's papers, all his official papers are at the hoover library archives on stanford university in palo alto, and lee availed himself of that obviously when he was writing the book, and in his acknowledgment makes the point there were some things he discovered in your own papers you fell were lost or had forgotten about. so as you talk about the book and your life, what is it like to go through all your archival papers and find things you completely forgotten about. >> it would scare me. bad and good. >> a fascinating -- >> sound stupid when i said that? >> so, lee edwards, those who do not know lee, is really the -- one of the great historians of he conservative movement. he has wherein over 25 books -- written over 25 becomes, great biography of barry goldwater, written history of the heritage foundation where he is a distinguished fell flow conservative thought where i have got ton know lee and have come to admire him so much. one

but that persuaded me that perhaps the time was to close down the door of lee edwards and associateswhich is what i did. intellectually had an opportunity to read in such depth. for the first time i read seriously the conservative my the constitution of liberty another classic conservative text. and then an array of books like form policy and so forth. i just loved it. from that i began to think what kind of classes can i put together. i got that degree in 86 and began teaching and 87 i just completed my 30th year at catholic university as an adjunct. i'm going to do the politics of the 80s in the spring i was during the politics of the 60s but i will try the 80s in the spring. >> i admire that during able to make that transition. >> it would be impossible except for my wife who let me do it in her daughters. i was doing things on evenings and weekends. they back me up, particularly and, things got a little tight there a lot of hamburger helper. return to her audience for questions will have the microphone in the back. i was injured you telling us your stories about political convent

you'll also hear from historian lee edwards on key moments in the conservative movement, and how money from illegally purchased g

you'll also hear from historian lee edwards on key moments in the conservative movement, and how money from illegally purchased goods is filtered to organized crime and terrorist groups. also neil allen and joel gerschenfeld. ed asker in shares his naughts on today's political -- thoughts on today's political issues. and john wheeler who explored theories of quantum reality and time. that's just a handful of programs over this three-day weekend on booktv on c-span2. for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. now we kick off this long weekend with journalist helen thorpe who reports on the assimilation of 22 immigrant teenagers over the course of a school year in denver. [inaudible conversations] >> hi, everyone. thank you so much for coming. we're going to get started. i just want to thank everyone for being here for our last event of the year. we are completely honored to have helen thorpe. [laughter] thank you all for coming so much. this evening, we're happy to welcome helen thorpe. if you haven't realize her works of art, you're in for a treat on your first book that you read. her

and we wrap up our primetime programming at 11 with lee edwards. the history and of the american conservatism. that all happens tonight on c-span to book tv. seventy-two hours of nonfiction authors in books. and now here is a jake bernstein on the release of the panama papers. good evening everybody. welcome. on this beautiful south florida evening. don't forget to go to our website if you don't want to go do that you can give us the e-mail address. pick up the copy of the newsletter on the counter. secrecy world offers a disturbing and sobering view of how the world really works and raises critical questions about financial and legal institutions we may once had trusted. the investigative journalist team that broke that story. they are written for the washington post. pro- public advice. nbc the editor of the texas observer. mister jake bernstein. it is great to be here great to see so many old friends thank you so much to books in the books to mitchell kaplan. i don't know if you all know. but he now makes movies in addition to selling books in h

with lee edwards, historian of american conservatism recalling his life, career and key moments in theconservative movement. that all happens tonight on c-span2 book tv, 72 hours of nonfiction authors and books this weekend. television for serious readers. >> here's a look at some of the best books of the year according to library journal. national book award-winning author sherman alexi described his relationship with his mother in "you have to say you love me" journalist jessica bruder looks at the lives of migrant workers in the us in nomad land. in ghost of the innocent man, benjamin rocklin reports on a north carolina man falsely convicted of rape in 1988 and his path to exoneration over two decades later. new yorker staff writer david grand recalls the murders of members of the osage indian nation in the 1920s in the killers of the flower man. wrapping up our look at library journal's best books of 2017 is hunger, roxane gay spots on body image. >> could you talk to us about like what was hard about writing this for you? >> everything. you want me to elaborate? >> sure. [laughter

we're having a discussion led by lee edwards, our honored guest today, of his latest book, an auto biographyd the hoover institution point i'll make is that lee's

i come to you at a very sad time our dearcause we lost mayor edward lee just a short time ago. he was a wonderful mayor. everyone loved him. he also was some positive about everything. he was warm and had a dedicated life of public service. as you know he was our chief administrative officer and he was greatly respected and will be sorely missed. [applause] ,ep. nancy pelosi: as mentioned when i was in first grade and it was theo college, was life i knew and there an appreciation there. my brother, growing up in the peopleere, i realized know who the mayor is. all of it is just a case. mayor, they know . more importantly, you have been the most entrepreneurial force in our country. you have to get the job done and you have been so creative in your ideas and coming together and building consensus to be a force. thetowns and cities are dynamic engines in our nation. your success drives america's success. he profit jeremiah said therapy and prosperity of the it prospers,if then you too will prosper. you intimately understand the priorities of the american people in you deliver. re

and we wrap up our primetime programming at 11 with lee edwards.he history and of the american conservatism. that all happens tonight on c-span to book tv. seventy-two hours of nonfiction authors in books. and now here is a jake bernstein on the release of the panama papers. good evening everybody. welcome. on this beautiful south florida evening.

he will also hear from conservative historian lee edwards on his life and career and key moments in thean will report on how many from illegally purchased goods is filtered to organized crime and terrorist groups. neil allen angela gershon fell discuss what they call the third digital revolution. .. [applause] >> good morning. we, this is the last regular convocation of the semester, right, david? [cheers and applause] huh? >> [inaudible] >> i know, harlem globetrotters, but they had to use their gifts by the end of semester, right? okay. so i see a lot of them are using them today. [laughter] that's my fault. i gave -- didn't we give them an extra one? we gave them an extra gift, corey and robert, because they turned out in such big numbers to vote. so a lot of them are using it today. don't take it personally,

the memory and with the boundless appreciation for the life and public service of the honorable edward lee, 43rd mayor of san francisco, may 5, 1952 through december 12, 2017. >> so moveded. >> second. >> all in favour. >> aye. >> the meeting is adjourned at 5:55. >> all right. good afternoon. happy new year. i want to call to order the first meeting of 2018, tuesday, january 9. madame secretary, item two, will you call the roll. >> president kwon? >> hear. >> vice president courtney. >> here. >> commissioner vietor. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> here. >> and commissioner caen is expected to arrive later. >> there will be no closed session today and we'll move to item three. approve after of the minutes of december 12, 2017. do i have a motion to accept the minutes? >> approval. >> second. >> commissioner kwon: any discussion? any public comment? ok. all in favour -- >> aye. >> commissioner kwon: opposed? all right. it carries. and now to item number four, the time for general public comment where members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commissi

lee, abc 7 eyewitness news. >> definitely glad they have their photos back. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it is 4:30 a.m. on this >> we are tracking the effect of a cold snap on our area. right now crews in montgomery county are still trying to repair a 30-inch water main break. >> heating repair companies are dealing with a skyrocketing amount of calls. >> parts of the south are bracing for a winter storm that will then head our way. >> some places already under a winter storm watch. let's turn to karen rogers and dave murphy for more on that. good morning. >> let's get you right to the weather center. this morning we have issues out there and more issues coming later tonight. there's a winter storm watch in effect in all those

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> as we mentioned, tonight is president trump's first state of the union. oakland representative barbara lee and southern california's maxine waters say they are boycotting tonight's speech. the contra costa representative testify is linda ray, she says she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer. she says decades have passed and the army has done nothing. camilkamala harris and nancy pe they are bringing daca recipients. north bay congressman jared huffman has invited a transgender marine corps veteran. the president has called to ban transgender people in the armed forces. >>> we have much more ahead of tonight's big address. scott mcgrew's analysis on all the news surrounding tonight's state of the union address is coming up at 5:45. >>> we are going through a brand-new report examining bridges across the country. several in the bay area have been deemed structurally deficient. we count nine in santa clara, contra costa and san mateo counties. here are the spots in alameda, marin, sonoma and solano counties. the report comes from the american road and transportation builders associat