as speeches so that we should call the military ticket of liberia and idiot and they were back to liberia and the two were in jail. that's what happens when you call the president and idiot. >> host: do you think it weighed heavy on her initial support for taylor? >> guest: that's a big blemish in her reputation. when charles taylor first invaded liberia in 1989 right at the turn of 1989, 1990, she supported him. a lot of people who probably should've known better supported him at the time because they were so fed up with samuel doe. >> host: didn't the united states support him? >> guest: that cia helped busting out of jail. looking at the people who initially supported taylor, we could be here all day. but, so she initially supported him and it wasn't until come it took eight months before became sort of company was clear and liberia that his forces were as bad as doe. but she took it, as it became known that he was, the people that he'd unleashed on the country were easily as violent as he was, and they had unleashed rape and assault and murder on the civilian population, not only atta

this was very common in liberia.we were raised together as sisters and when the coup happened in our family was attacked we ran away and eunice didn't come with the spirit she chose not to come which was something i didn't realize at the time. i thought that we just left her but it's a long complicated story that i go into in my first book. we were separated for 23 years and a wasn't until 2010 come i didn't know she was alive. i went back and found her again. that's what the first book was about. at the time when the coup happened in 1980 my family, my mom was gang-raped by soldiers. we went there a lot as immigrants as refugees actually. we got amnesty under the reagan amnesty act in 1988 but my childhood was growing up as a librarian. my life seizing up in the 19802 and coming to the united states in trying to push the library and part out of my life. all i wanted was to be like everybody else. >> host: of course. >> guest: and realizing years later i needed that part of my life back. >> host: when did you know ma

dictator of liberia an idiot and went back to liberia and threw her in jail. >> host: do you think it weighed heavy on her initial support for taylor? >> guest: that's a big blemish in her reputation, when charles taylor first invaded liberia in 1989-1990, she supported him. a lot of people who probably should have known better supported him at the time because they were so fed up with do. >> host: didn't the out support him? >> guest: the cia helped bust him out of jail. the people that initially supported charles taylor we could be here all day. putso she initially supported him and it wasn't until -- it took eight months before it became sore of -- it was clear in liberia pretty immediately his forces were probably just as bad as do was. >> host: what they did to him. >> guest: yeah. she took -- as it became known he was the people that he had unleashed on the country was easily as violent as do was and they were -- they had unleashed this orgy of rape and assault and murder on the civilian population, not only attacking the government soldiers but the liberian civilians as well an

somebody that as a child growing up in liberia i had heard of. she was speaking truth to power. she was criticizing the same government that she worked for.

that turned into something called partnership schools for liberia.school, seven, next year our goal is to have 18-30. we have a dream and plan of getting to 500 schools in the next five years in partnership with the ministry of education [cheering] [applause] every girl, boys and girls in our public schools and the model is safety, health, quality education for every child. it's exciting. the way that we are doing is something called every girl collective. we believe that young women will never, won't be able to have their basic rights unless boys do too. yet to rebuild the education system. if you're interested in being involved, there is no better time. there's no time like today. after liberia, which is a country that united states health reform than the able epidemic, there's no time like today to get in partnership and fight with slavery are to help. we have to do this. we won't take no for an answer. on behalf of abigail and those children, there's no time like today. if you are interested in learning more, you can look up more than the basemen

they said you're going to liberia.running adult literacy programs. i came to the city to be honest to do probably because i wanted to get a visa. -- pizza. i'd come to the city and i would make kid like agnes and abigail and we became friends. i would hang out with the children in lieu of trial like donkeys in the sand. i would ask these kids, if you could have anything in the entire world, what would it be? over and over again, they said the same thing. we just really want to go to school. they kept coming. i was using my speech to tell stories. people from my hometown, church, sending me money and the new york city tax attorneys like you really need to make this an organization. i remember feeling like i am not qualified. i don't have a masters degree. i'm not smart enough, not a celebrity. i can't do it. my friend said get over yourselves, not about you. i say that over and over again and they say it's not about you. so that's where they may more than me ended up coming round. i figured if i can't do all these thing

so she had the idea to go back to liberia, and people in liberia touch and hug at lot, she said. she said, when you go in now, people can't touch and hug as much. how profound a change that was. i told her, our editor told her, write that in first person. how would you write that in a way that doesn't capture the drama? what are you supposed to say? "some observers say?" no, you say, "when i was a kid, i used to hug my mother, "and now i can't hug my mother." - so you've gotten over the hurdle, or that hump. but i come back to this change in voice. one of the things that became news, not just because the new york times did it, but a lot of other organizations did it during the campaign, was when the president lied, or appeared to lie, you said he lied. in fact, you used the word lie. - in a headline. - maureen dowd said to us, she was here about a year ago, or six months ago, and she said, "i need to go back and redo all my coverage "of dick cheney from the bush years "where i couldn't say lie then. "now i want to go back, and i can say it now." do you worry, to come back to this

. ♪ announcer 1: tonight on afterwords, the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female presidentn her storymadam president, the of ellen johnson sirleaf. >> when did you first meet madame president? >> known about her all my life. >> she became famous -- it >> she was minister of finance. then i knew who the minister of parentswas, she knew my . she was somebody as a child growing up in liberia, she was always speaking truth to power, i was criticizing the state where she was born, -- always criticizing the state when she was born. then i heard all about her in jail, and she became a political icon. announcer 1: watch afterwords on "book tv." he once called for the removal ,f pluto as a planet, and today author and physicist neil degrasse tyson will be our guest on in depth. >> allow me to tell you that our moon, as small as it was compared to earth, is five times the mass of pluto. some people over here, pluto lovers were never told that, were you? welcome to the company of informed people regarding pluto. ,nnouncer 1: during the live three-hour conversation, we will take questi

he had been emancipated and shipped to liberia. in 1878, many years later this former slave, the invisible man of the story whose name was alfred francis russell was elected the vice president of liberia. in 1883, he became its president mary todd's second relation to become a president. back in illinois, from kentucky lincoln spoke with john todd stewarts, his first law partner and early political mentor who was a conservative old whig. the time would sue, in which we must be democrats or abolitionists said stuart and stewart would eventually join the democrats. when that time comes my mind is made up: can replied. the slavery question cannot be compromised. lincoln added that-- stewart added that lincoln spoke in an emphatic tone. lincoln further expressed to many of his friends his anger at the writing slave power he had observed in kentucky. he was livid that an anti- slavery whig lawyer he knew there, samuel miller have been driven out of the state for his views. lincoln would appoint him to the supreme court. lincoln describe

so you went to liberia, didn't you? oh, yes.rently the happiest time in your life. it was. why? i was at home. and, you remember that liberia had a liaison with america, so it was known as a place for blacks whom they could not contain, and they were all rich, i lived on the beach. i had house servants and the president's daughter gave me a house on the beach. i stayed on the beach every damn day. it was fantastic. i was happier there, and what's more, i got engaged to the foreign minister's father, who was at that time 70 years old. but he was killed, wasn't he? yes, he was killed, they killed 13 of them. ina coup. life seems to have gone wrong for you. no, i wouldn't say that. my music has always lifted me, and i have had a few love affairs that have lifted me. life has not gone wrong for me. i have been unlucky... ..no, i haven't been. no, i have no complaints about my life. but in 1978, in england, you told a newspaper "my personal life is a shambles, i'm black, and i've been struggling for half my life." well, that's true.

discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president in her book "madam president: the extra ordinary journey." she is interviewed by karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet her? >> i known about her all my life. she became famous when she was minister of finance in 1979. i am 13 or 14. she knew my parents. that as a child growing up in liberia, she was always speaking truth to power, she was always criticizing the same government that she worked for. in 1985 when she was arrested, i heard all about that and she became a political icon. >> watch after words, sunday eastern on00 p.m. c-span's book tv. >> washington journal continues. host: drew ferguson joins us now representing the third district of georgia. as congress is working to pass this $1.1 trillion budget deal this week, it will avoid the government shutdown. is it a good deal? guest: it is a deal. i wouldn't say it is a good deal but it is a deal. we are being asked to finish up a process that should've been completed last year. we have a new president and now we are trying to blend in older

. ♪ on afterwards, discussing the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president iner book "madam president: the extraordinary journey of alan johnson jerry." >> when did you first meet madam president? >> i have known about her all my life. she became famous as the minister of finance in 1979 and 1980. i was 13 or 14. she knew my parents. someone that as a child growing up in liberia, she was , always to power criticizing the same government she worked for. 1985, when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she was -- she became at this time a political icon. watch afterwords on booktv. history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. we are taking your calls during the last half-hour of "washington journal." earlier we talked about the action on capitol hill as related to health care is moving to the senate. on the front page of "the wall street journal" senators

somebody that as a child growing up in liberia i had heard of. she was speaking truth to power.he was criticizing the same government that she worked for. in 1985, she was arrested and thrown into jail, and i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. >> watch afterwards, tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. c-span's newsmakers welcomes congress and peter defazio of oregon. he is the senior democrat on the transportation committee. joining us to ask questions is lauren gardner from politico and bogdanovich with bloomberg. we are recording this on thursday afternoon. a big vote in the house of representatives for the republican passing their health care legislation package by a couple of votes. i am wondering about the politics and policy of this as it moves into the united states senate.

she knew my parents and she was somebody that, as a child growing up in liberia i had heard of.he was always criticizing the same government she worked for. in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. atwatch afterwards tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. monday night on the communicators, michael beckerman , president and ceo of the internet association made up of 40 internet companies including google, facebook, and amazon talks about new internet proposals from the fcc, and how to preserve a free and open internet. he is interviewed by margaret harding mcgill. >> it looks like the fcc is looking to remove the agency's control over internet traffic. can you explain why that might be a problem. >> at the end of the day it is about consumers. you pay your internet service however, comcast, at&t, , and you want access to the internet. if your experience is altered, if a site is blocked or slow down or something else, as a consumer you do not know where that is practicing. -- where that

video, it was 14 years old and just drop it down in the middle of the liberian political state in liberia as i mentioned earlier as this weird mix of bible spouting puritanism and deep racial anxiety and having this video show up just got the women mad because they saw this as a rejection of black women. the men were jealous and either way it was a loser issue. it was just as perfect , so they were still a lot of suffrage. >> to get ellen johnson elected. >> after words airs on book tv every saturday at 10 pm and sunday at 9 pm eastern. you can watch all previous afterwards programs on our website, booktv.org. >> the third major character in this mess is william lloyd garrison and william lord garrison for those of you who are familiar, he led the abolitionist movement went on to become one of the most famous if not the most famous white male abolitionist in history. he was the founding editor of a periodical known as the liberator. and he also was involved in the founding of many of the principal and slavery societies that challenged slavery in 1830, 1840 and 1850s. and so this begins wi

liberia for the remarkable corporation on health care.toured a community hit hard .y the ebola virus in 2014 the trump administration taking the first step to rewriting nafta. congress was given formal notice the government will renegotiate the 23 --year-old trade deal with mexico and canada. pence is building his own political war chest. he launched the great american committee, a fund-raising arm allowing him to funnel money to congressional republicans. the last two vice presidents did not have their own political action committees. forming one can be a signal that a politician wants to run for higher office. local news 24 hours a day powered by 2600 analysts in 120 countries, i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. were updates on the situation in new york city. those are alive pictures. -- more updates on the situation in new york. those are live pictures. 12 injuries ind the square following a car plowing into pedestrians. mayor cuomo and governor de blasio are on the scene. spicer, the white house spokesman, tweeted president trump

sunday night on afterwards, --ene cooper, discovers discusses liberia's first elected president.hat's in her book, madam president, the extraordinary journey. she is interviewed by karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madame president? >> i've known about her all my life. >> but did you know her? >> she became famous for minister of finance in 1979 and 1980. i'm 13 or 14 at that time. she knew my parents. somebody that, as a child growing up, she was always criticizing the same government she worked for, and in 1985, when she was arrested and thrown in jail, i heard all about that. she became a political icon at this time. watch sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. this class errors in its entirety on lectures in history. that is here on american history tv. only on c-span3. somebody read section six for me. back.ad let's get back over here. stateing resided in the before the day of election of representatives, and pay public taxes during that year, shall enjoy the right of the elector. >> is there anything in the statement that becca just read which suggests that you

aftercer: sunday night on words, helene cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president in her book, madam president, the extraordinary journey. ms. cooper is interviewed by karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madam president? >> i had known about her all my life. ,he was minister of finance 1979-1980 was when the coup happened. parents.my she was somebody as a child growing up, she was always speaking truth to power criticizing the same government she worked for, and then in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that, and she became at this time sort of a political icon. announcer: watch after words sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. 1981,cer: on march 30 president ronald reagan survived an assassination attempt outside the washington hilton hotel. sunday on american history tv, the national law enforcement hosts secret service and fbi agents protecting the president that they. here's a preview. >> you were modest about it when i asked about being shot and almost being run over by the pr

sunday night on afterwards pulitzer journalist helen cooper discusses life and presidency of liberia first elected female president in her book, "madam president" ms. cooper is interviewerred by karen bass of california. >> when did you fist meet madam president? >> known about her all my life. she was -- >> what did you know about her? >> she became famous and ms. finance in 1979 and 1980 when acue happened so the minister of finance was -- she knew my parents and so they were -- you know, she was somebody that as a child growing up in liberia i heard of speaking truth to power. she was always you know criticizing same government that she worked for. in 1985 when she was arrested and loan into jail by samuel, i heard all about that, and she became at this time sort of a political icon. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern on krrk span 2 east booktv.

she was somebody, as a child growing up in liberia, i had heard of.he was always seeking truth to power, criticizing the government she works for. then in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown in jail, i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. words" onafter c-span2's book tv. >> he once called for the removal of pluto as a planet. on sunday, author and astrophysicist knew at tyson will be our guest. that ourme to tell you moon, as follows and was compared to earth, has five times the mass of pluto. pluto lovers were never told that, were you? welcome to the company of informed people. during our conversation, we will take your calls, tweets, and facebook questions for mr. tyson who was also the director of the hayden planetarium in new york city and author of several books. "in-depth" with other neil degrasse tyson on c-span2. washington journal continues. washington journal continues. host: here to take questions and republicansut the care.ement for health julie, let's begin. the this revise and repeal formal care act

she was somebody that as a child growing up in liberia i had heard of. she was speaking truth to power, always criticizing the same government she worked for. in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she became at this time a political icon. >> watch afterwards, tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> american history tv was at a organization of american historians in the meeting in new orleans where we spoke with historian kate epstein about the history of the relationship between the u.s. military and the private sector. interview focuses on her book "torpedo: inventing the military-industrial complex in the united states and great britain." this interview is about 15 minutes. >> your area of study is a national security and intellectual property. where do those intersect in american history? waroughly between the civil and the early cold war. i look at how the u.s. government tried to work with the defense contracting sector to acquire modern industrial weaponry, and nt

afterwards, pulitzer prize winning journalist helene cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president. in her book, madame president. the extraordinary journey of ellen johnson. ms. cooper is interviewed by congresswoman karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet meta- president? >> have known about her my life. >> she became famous in 1979 in 1980. i was 13 or 14 and i knew who the administer finance was. she knew my parents and so she was somebody as a child growing up i heard of. she speaking truth of power and criticizing the same government should work for. in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she became at this time a political icon. >> watch afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos, book tv. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. >> this week marks the start of college placement exams and high schools across the u.s. on sunday, we sp

el ex director del fbi estaba loco y que su despido a liberia la presiÓn de la investigaciÓn que le hacen todo. pablo: el presidente trump partiÓ en su primer viaje internacional dejando atrÁs una nueva controversia. lo dijo a rusia que despedir al director de la fbi sacarÍa gran presiÓn. " acabo despedir al director del fbi, estaba loco, un chiflado", habrÍa dicho trump. >> esto indica claramente que el despido fue hecho para obstruir o limitar la investigaciÓn. pablo: la casa blanca reaccionÓ con rapidez, pero no desmintiÓ lo dicho. de estimaciÓn siempre hubiera continuado y, obviamente, la destituciÓn no la habrÍa terminado, declarÓ. el presidente siempre ha enfatizado la importancia de ser tratos con rusia. el presidente ha dicho muchas veces que no hay colusiÓn con rusia. la mÁs reciente, ayer . el bollito post tambiÉn dejÓ caer otra bomba informativa. esto ha identificado a un alto funcionario autor de la casa blanca. las fuentes del diario no identificaron a esa persona, pero significarÍa que la investigaciÓn estarÍa llegando a los niveles mÁs altos de la investigaciÓn. los demócra

she knew my parents and so, she was somebody that as a child growing up in liberia, she was always speaking truth to power, she was always criticizing the same government that she worked for and then in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail by samuel godin, i heard all about that and she became, at this time, a political icon. >> watch "after words", sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. >> next, homeland security secretary john kelly looks at immigration laws and what can be done to make them stronger in the future. he spoke at an event hosted by the atlantic council for about 25 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us today. as people are filling into the room, i will start giving the secretary a schedule. my name is jason, i'm a director of the atlantic council latin american center and i'd like to extend and especially welcome to secretary kelly, president, two or three task chairs, foreman for affairs maria, and ambassador. [inaudible] and the many investors joining yesterday. feel free if you want to take out your phones to treat usin

knew my parents and so they were, you know, she was somebody a child growing up in liberia, i had heard of, she was power, truth to criticizing the same government she worked for and then in 1985, arrested and thrown into jail by samuel doe, i heard and she became at this time, sort of a political icon. >> watch afterward sunday night c-span2 book on t.v. t.v. >> "washington journal" continues. >> the house comes in at 10:00, open phones until then. democrats.00 for for republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8002.ts, you can tweet us at c-span wj on our facebook page, facebook.com/c-span. milwaukee, wisconsin up, democrats line, brandon, go you are on. caller: thanks. i want to comment about regarding tatement her life. i think overall general lack of democrat lity between necessary terms of what has gone wrong with the campaign and what go wrong with the strategy being executed right now. outrageous things we're eeing, doing nothing to help the democratic gender right now sad to actually very see then democrat party in whole of lack of se strategy being executed right now. host: houston, t

my facebook page for behind the scenes videos and he with also have more pictures from my trip to liberiaarts right now. chris is standing by. >>> trump on the run. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. a late-breaking story tonight in "the new york times" sheds new light on the russian campaign to influence the 2016 election through the trump campaign. according to the times, quote, american spies collected information last summer revealing that senior russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over donald trump through his advisers. the conversation focused on paul manafort, the trump campaign chairman at the time, and mich

and those four countries are the united states, swaziland, liberia and pap anew guinea. i'm not sure we really want to be in that category. >> reporter: through her job at a small financial company alessandra got six weeks of paid leave, you bumped to nine weeks with vacation leave and reluctantly put her daughter into daycare. >> i couldn't sleep, i cried to sleep for days because i didn't know if i could handle it i felt like i was having a panic attack about leaving her with someone else. >> reporter: she had every hope of resuming her career but between her and her husband's work schedules and the cost of child care, her family was in the red. emotionally and financially. >> you shouldn't have to win the lottery in order for you to go back to work and do something that you love while still being a mom. >> reporter: president trump has pledged to extend six weeks of paid leavto mothers. that is less than half of what the united nations suggest is the bare minimum. >> quijano: tony dokoupil, thank you. still ahead, a mother's battle against the most common type of canc

that, as aebody child growing up in liberia, i heard of, always criticizing the same government she worked for. in 1985, when she was arrested and thrown in jail, i heard about that. she became a political icon. afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: kendra pierre-louise joins us, a staff writer atp -- at -- talkingience" about the president's review of national monuments. let's first define what a national monument is and how it is different from the national parks that we know so well. guest: thank you for having me. a national monument is basically land set aside by the president under the antiquities act passed in the early 1900s. it allows a president to preserve land based on a few requirements. historical or archaeological import, or of natural resource import. a good example of a national monument is the grand canyon. it was a national monument before it was a national park. host: explain what the was --ties at antiquities act was and how it is used today? guest: it came about because of the fact that a lot of am

that, as aebody child growing up in liberia, i heard of, always criticizing the same government she worked for. in 1985, when she was arrested and thrown in jail, i hear

somebody growing up in liberia that i had heard of peer she was always speaking truth to power and criticizing the same government she worked for. in 1985, she was arrested and thrown in jail. i heard all about that. she became at this time sort of a political icon. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday 8:00 on lectures in history, messiah college professor john on the people and ideas that shaped the 1776 pennsylvania constitution. >> the continental congress, representative from all the all ofs, have instructed states, tos, now form new governments. >> sunday, fbi agents discuss president reagan following the 19 night -- 81 assassination attempt. >> i recognize those shots had gone off. i'll had a second to determine where those were coming from. you saw in the pit -- individuals moving toward the assailant. at 8:00 on the presidency, historian annette gordon reed on the relationship between thomas jefferson and the enslaved hemmens family. >> people as property who could be bought and sold. that was a thing

nonprofit sea shepherd assisted in detaining five fishing vessels suspected of illegal fishing near liberiaith living conditions deplorable on board. >> you could be buying fish with human rights abuses that have been documented in the supply chain. >> reporter: dr. kim warner is a senior scientist with the nonprofit group oceana. >> the people who buy fish from other people in the supply chain can start making certain demands to ensure the legality of the catch that they're buying. >> reporter: dr. warner says the u.s. is still behind other countries when it comes to transparency in fishing labeling. roughly 28% of fish sold here is mislabeled compared to 8% in europe. >> it's not just about punishing bad people. it should be about rewarding good people. our incentives should be set up so those who fish sustainably have the right to fish more. >> reporter: in san francisco, susie steimle, kpix 5. >>> time now 4:41. police believe they finally tracked down the man who has been torching dozens of cars all over the east bay. >> plus, why a bitter san antonio spurs fan just filed a lawsuit aga

knew my parents and so they were, you know, she was somebody a child growing up in liberia, i had heard of, she was power, truth to criticizing the same government she worked for and then in 1985, arrested and thrown into jail by samuel doe, i heard and she became at this time, sort of a political icon. >> watch afterward sunday night c-span2 book on t.v. t.v. >> "washington journal" continues. >> the house comes in at 10:00, open phones until then. democrats.00 for for republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8002.ts, you can

down to the south—west, if you are planning a break to liberia, spain or portugal, some disturbed weatheroblems for the middle of the week. back home, still quiet. eastern areas have been cloudy, it should brighten up by the middle part of the week. is there any rain on the way? find out in half an hour. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a new era is beginning in france and the country's president elect emmanuel macron has addressed the nation. vive la republique. vive la france! i'm christian fraser in paris where the president—elect is getting on with the task of forming a new government. we'll be live in paris with christian fraser. we'll hear from two members of the obama administration on the alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. i had two in—person meetings and one phone call with the white house counsel about mr flynn. and we've all the premier league, it

that is how i knew she was working -- she knew my somebodyand so she was as a child growing up in liberia, i heard of. she was speaking truth to power she was criticizing the same government she was working for. when she was thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she became a political icon. >> watch after words, sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on .-span's tv this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00, on lectures in history, messiah college professor on the people and ideas that shaped the 1776 pennsylvania restitution. -- pennsylvania constitution. >> they have instructed after the july 4 declaration, all of the colonies -- now states -- to form new government's >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern. secret service reflects on protecting president reagan or >> when i heard the shots, i went to my weapon because i recognized the shots. then i'll he had seconds to determine where those shots were coming from. by that time, he saw the smoke from the weapon, you saw individuals moving toward the assailant. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, and that gordon reads on the relati

on afterwards, pulitzer prize winning journalist helene cooper discusses life and presidency of liberia's first elected president in her book, madame president. ms. cooper's interviewed with congresswoman can' karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madame president? i've known about her my whole life. >> she became famous 1979. that's i was 13 or 14. i knew the minister of finance was. she knew my parents that she was somebody as a child growing up i've heard of. she was always trickin speakingf power and criticizing the same government should work for. in 85 when she was arrested and thrown into jail i heard about that. she became at this time a political icon. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos, book tv. this weekend, c-span cities tour with the help of our charter communications partners explores the literary theme and history of california. saturday noon eastern on book tv. author and former california fish and game warden stephen on his book the game warden son. >> watching my dad and learning the tricks to be in a good wildlife officer

on afterwards, the pulitzer prize journalist telling cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected president in her book, madam president, the extraordinary present. >> when did you first meet madame president? >> i've known about her all my life. she became famous, she was minister of finance in 19 -- 1979 and a 1980. and, shemy parents, was somebody come as a child growing up, i had heard of. she was always criticizing the things that she worked for. in 1985, when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that. she became, at this time, a political icon. >> watch afterwards, sunday night and 9 p.m. eastern. that's on book tv. all weekend long, american history tv is joining our charter communications cable partners to showcase the history of reading california. to learn more about the cities, iestour-span.org/cit buried we continue our look at the history of reading. >> at the height of california's gold rush in the 1850's, this little town had seven hotels. these were also businesses, retail businesses, and you can see the shell of the businesses acr

somebody that as a child growing up in liberia, i have heard of, she was speaking truth to power, she was criticizing the same government that she worked for and in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown in jail by samuel godin, i heard all about that and she became at this time a political icon. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span to book tv. >> now a deputy assistant to the president sebastian gorka speaks on the effort to combat isis. he spoke of the republican national lawyers association conference. this is 45 minutes. >> come on up. [applause]yo i didn't intend to make you dance a little. i'm very pleased that we can start our day off not with a lawyer but with someone with a fierce intellect, dedication to our country and our defense and a critical advisor to our president. sebastian gorka is currently the deputy assistant to the president and was an advisor to president trump in the transition and i believe in the election process. among other things is a specialist in irregular warfare and counterinsurgency. and counterterrorism. i know something

health and human services secretary tom price visited liberia.est african country where 4800 killed more than people, touring a community hit hard by the virus in 2014, praising library for its remarkable cooperation on health care issues. russia's foreign minister laughed off reports suggesting president trump shared sensitive intelligence with him. he says he did not understand what the secret was since the u.s. revealed the potential for a laptop terror attack when it banned them on airlines from some mideast countries. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti, and this is bloomberg. just after 5:30 p.m. in washington, already 7:30 friday morning in sydney. look at theas a markets. a little bit of a comeback today in the u.s. good morning to you. paul: yes, we might see some of that flow through to australia. futures off just a shade. fairfax media had a good day yesterday against a falling market, up 6.5%, this on news that a bidding war for the newspaper gia

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was 13-14. .he knew my parents she was somebody that, as a child growing up in liberia, i have heard of. criticizing the same government that she worked for. in 1985, she was arrested and certain to jail a samuel doe. . heard all about that she became a political icon. >> watch afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> a step away from war is a 28 minute film encouraging the minaret -- breaking a ministration to get a test ban treaty. posted by paul newman, it includes interviews. the program details the history of nuclear testing and treaties, including the 1963 partial testing treaty. 10 years after the film was released in 1996. united nations adopted a copperheads of nuclear test ban treaty. the treaty has not yet been fined and ratified by all of the required states. only north korea, pakistan and india have tested nuclear weapons 1996. ♪ [gong] ♪ ♪

as a childebody growing up in liberia, she was always speaking truth to power. she was also criticizing the government. in 1985 when she was arrested, i heard all about that. she became a political icon. >> watch after words, sunday tv.t on c-span twos book next, a conversation on the high school advanced basement u.s. government exam. from washington journal, this is 55 minutes. >> and if that time of year again for high school students around the country. it is not only finals, but for a lot of young folks out there it is one of the best -- big finals, the ap advanced placement u.s. government exam. some call it the kentucky derby of civics exams. here, once again, to tell us all about the test and how to get ready our andrew conneen, a teacher at adlai e. stevenson high school. good morning and his colleague, daniel larsen. you, mr.rt with larson, what is this test all about? daniel: what a great opportunity for students across the country. fouthay, may 4, maybe be with you. if students do well on this test, they could get college credit. it is bigger and bet

friend and former lieutenant james monro was president, the united states sponsored the founding of liberia's capital was still named monrovia and the separatists were freed black people from the united states. so by this time this was not a feasible solution to this problem and one might object nowadays they should have had the idea of a biracial society but jefferson didn't and again it is not true that he thought it's fine i benefit from it i'm not going to do anything about it. i could talk about it but i'm not going to take any action in that regard so besides the reform i mentioned earlier that the office as i said the former political lieutenant monro signed the compromise bill that meant anti-slavery people were going to control the senate and others of that would be the end of slavery. the compromise meant the end of slavery. the ongoing campaign was the attempt to figure out what to do about it within this colonization context was an effort for jefferson. they should have mentioned earlier at various times when he was still in high office he tried to find places which freed black pe

after words," pulitzer prize winning journalist helen cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elective female president good her book "madam president: the extraordinary journey of ellen johnson" she is entered view by congress month karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madam president. >> i've known her all my life. >> did you know. >> she was famous -- she was mr. finance in 1979-1980 when he coup happened. at that time 13 and 14 and knew who the minister of finance was, she knew my parents parents ands somebody that as child growing up that it heard of, always peeking truth to power -- always speaking truth to power and criticizing the same government she worked for and then in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail i heard about that and the became a political icon. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's booktv. >> now, veterans affairs secretary david shulkin testifies at a house appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing on his department's operations. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning, we're

and those four countries are the united states, swaziland, liberia and papua new guinea. sure we want to be in that category. >> reporter: alessandra got six weeks of unpaid leave. she bumped it up to nine weeks using vacation days then reluctantly put her daughter into day care. >> i couldn't sleep at night. i cried myself to sleep for days, because i didn't know that i could handle it. i felt like i was having a panic attack about leaving her with someone else. >> reporter: she had every hope of resuming her career, but between her and her husband's work schedules and the cost of child care, the family was in the red emotionally and financially. >> you shouldn't have to win the lottery in order for to you go back to work and do something that you love while still being a mom. >> reporter: president trump has pledged to provide six weeks of maternity leave for all mothers. that is the bare minimum. >>> still ahead, a mother's battle against the most common type of cancer in america. people are stuck in very old habits of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures

couple of really remarkable examples of difference like women ended in many ways the civil war in liberia and if you haven't seen the movie, pay the devil back to hell you should and out of that came the woman president. the first on the continent of africa and so there are other places where women being involved has made a difference. and what we have to do is to raise up organizations like women for women international that are really on the front lines and do everything we can to institutionalize that and i am going to publicly request that this administration not end our efforts making women's rights and opportunities central to american foreign policy and national security. [ applause ] >> so then i don't need to ask you, i was going to ask you what you made of this severe proposed cuts to the state department, to the women's issues and platforms that you started and what you make off the distinct lack of any women, most women at the security and defense and peace table of this current administration. >> well, i'm hoping that voices like many of yours in this room and i would say bip