be sure to watch our live we can coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at one:0 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday on book tv on c-span two. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> asked not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knock these buildings down will hear all of us. the-span's newest book, presidents, ranking the best and worst chief executives, providing insight into the lives of the 44 american presidents. true stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians, explore the life events that shaped our leader, challenges they faced, and legacies they left behind. "the presidents" will be on shelves april 23 you can preorder your copy today at c-span.org/the presidents, or wherever books are sold. attorney general william barr testified on the justice department's 2020 budget request before a senate appropriations subcommittee. this was the attorney general's second day on capitol hill. topics included the pending release of the mueller report and deterring violence against

be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books, starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday, on book tv on c-span 2. :: >> thank you very much. it's a great honor to have president moon of south korea with us and a very, very great privilege to have mrs. kim. thank you very much, very much. we hope you enjoy your stay. we are discussing many, many important things including, obviously, north korea, the relationships with north korea. i had in many respects a very good meeting. we did not fulfill what we wanted to, but in many ways we -- certain things were agreed to. my relationship is very good with, as you know, chairman kim. and i think that it will go on that way. we'll see. we'll probably know, but we'll be discussing that, we'll be discussing trade, military, military purchases. south korea buys a great deal of equipment from us, especially military equipment. please, go ahead. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> we've just recently completed a new and very, very large trade deal with south korea, and it's

. >>> book tv has live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. from the campus of the university of southern california, starting saturday, at 1:30 eastern. featuring igor bolski author of guns down at 2:30. at 4:00, roxanne gay, with her book "not that bad" dispatches from rape culture. at 5:30, beth macy, with "dopesick" and at 7:00, james donovan, with "shoot for the moon." our live coverage continues sunday, at 1:30 p.m. eastern, featuring former homeland security secretary janet napolitano, discussing her book, "how safe are we." at 4:00, actor justine bateman with "fame." author brett eastton ellis at 5:30 with book "white" and at 7:00, larry elder author of "double standards," be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday on book tv, on c-span 2. >>> the national drug control policy director james carroll testified on the president's drug policy strategy released earlier this year. he talked about the addiction crisis facing the u.s. and the inflow of

. >> booktv has life we can coverage of the los angeles times festival of books from the campus of thes down at 230. at 4:00 p.m. roxanne gay with her book not that bad, dispatches from rape culture. at 5:30 p.m. beth macy in at 7:00 p.m. james donovan was shoot for the moon. our live coverage continues on sunday at 1:30 p.m. eastern featuring former homeland security secretary janet napolitano discussing her book how safe are we. at 4:00 o'clock p.m. justine with fame. at 5:30 p.m. the book white. and at 7:00 p.m. larry elder, author of double standards. be sure to watch our lives we can coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday booktv on c-span2. >> barbara bush had finally had enough. they were out of the white house, she did not need to buy her time anymore. she said that she took offense at it, reporters were at her door asking questions which is not true. that was designed to give nancy reagan heartburn. and she said to nancy reagan, don't you ever call me again. and she hung up. >> this week on q&a. usa today washington

thank you for being on book tv from the los angeles times festival of books.live coverage continues now. up next another discussion on world history. after that a call in with james donovan who wrote about the 1969 moon landing. live coverage of booktv c-span2. note on. >> good afternoon. we have a very nice crowd. this afternoon we're going to find out how authors excavate history. dig into history. get their sources, learn, and they will tell you about their books. my name is bill, i have a hoarse voice because of southern california being inflicted by a wave of synchronized sneezing. [laughter] i'm annoying but not contagious. [laughter] i worked in the los angeles times for 31 years as a political writer reporter in the bureau chief columnist and finally as a city editor. and before retiring, now i write for a lot of websites, most famously one called truth dig. [applause] anyway, i love writing for truth dig and i also have been writing for a publication that i will recommend to you if i can find it. it's called blueprint. it is put out by the school of p

be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books.day on book tv on c-span two. 40 years ago at march 28, 1979, a partial meltdown at three mile island nuclear plant in harrisburg, pennsylvania, was the first -- the worst nuclear power accident in u.s. history. statefrom a penn harrisburg event, marking the 40th anniversary, a medical doctor who studies thyroid cancer in the harrisburg area and three university perspective -- professors detail the health risks, political developments, and social changes that stem from three mile island, and the 2011 nuclear disaster at fukushima, japan. this is about 90 minutes. togreat, welcome everyone the second half of our

. >> book tv has live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books from the cam noifs university of southern california, starting saturday at 30 eastern, featuring igor volsky author of "guns down" at 2:30. at 4:00, roxanne gay, with her book "not that bad: dispatches rom rape culture." our live coverage continues with janet napolitano discussing her book. elder, author of "double standards." be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of hopes, starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday, on book tv on c-span2. >> the c-span bus is stopping at middle and high schools across the country to present the prizes and awards to the winners of

be sure to watch our coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday on book tv on c-span 2. >> during this week's prime minister's question time in the british house of commons, prime minister may spoke about her discussions with jeremy corbyn over brexit. other topics included the government's plan to regulate technology companies and protect internet users. some members acknowledged the 21st anniversary of the good friday agreement, a piece between the british and irish governments. this took place before the european leaders met on extending the brexit date. >> order. questions for the prime minister. >> prime minister. >> thank you. ay i add my congratulations to sara davis and how good it is to see women in a high office. mr. speaker. mr. speaker. the tragedy in 1919 is a shameful scar on british indian history. her majesty the queen said in 1997 it is a distressing example of our past history with india. we deeply regret what happened and what suffering it caused. i'm pleased that today the u.k.-india relationship is

the los angeles times on their do the yesterday said rumor tapes of the report exist? the special counsel's report deals with one of the elements of the russia case in a footnote that mentions compromising tapes exist. comey talks about the allegation that such tapes existed when he briefed the president. the dossier contained unverified information even to the fbi in 2016 about alleged trump ties to russia. report says trump may have heard similar allegations weeks earlier. in october 30, 2016, a lawyer for trump received a text from a russian businessman that said not sure if there is anything else. investigators that the mission of tapes referring to compromising tapes of trump were rumored to be held by a conglomerate. it says the company helped trump put the miss universe pageant in moscow. it says evidence has surfaced to prove the tapes exist and the mueller report does not say that they do. you can read more of that at the los angeles times. in iowa, independent line, don, hello. caller: hello? host: you're on. caller: i want to make a comment. -- did we need t

here are the current best-selling nonfiction books according to the los angeles times. ..w central bankers rigged the world." >> host: >> nomi prins in your book "all the president's bankers" you describe the relationship between banks and governments and presidents as

my former los angeles times colleague.as someone who is about to turn 75 i lived in a great number of the events described in this book. as i was saying to miriam just before the program started the first event i remember is as a high school freshman in 1958 a great year for the democratic party in california was a big democratic sweep. the voters of california were wise enough to reject an anti- union right to work law. with that as a start. tell me a little bit about what makes the brown family distinct. >> there are so many pieces of that but i will try to focus on a few of them. the democrats who have not held power in california for a very long time to think of california as a very blue state now. gavin newsom was only the fifth emma craddick governor in modern times. pat ground their symbol of the party that your was a broom. it is a major change in the politics of their state. for me i'm a new yorker five birth. don't hold that against me. i made the wise decision to move down here. it was very clear to me how fasci

wrapping up our look at some of the best-selling best selling nonfiction books according to the los angeles times they have and welcome to the campus of the university of southern california and book tvs live coverage of the los angeles times festival of times festival of books. this weekends lineup the politics, science and biography. you also get the chance to talk directly with several authors including the former homeland security secretary janet napolitano. the radio host larry elder and many others. for complete television schedule of our coverage this weekend visit book tv.org. they are now live at the la times festival of books. this is live coverage on book tv on c-span two. >> welcome everybody. this is a bright and sunny day. and as a wonderful time to be in an auditorium with these three people. this is the panel on exposing the truth. there will be book signings afterwards afterwards perhaps for continued and informal conversation but let me begin first by introducing myself. i am president of the alicia patterson foundation that funds independent journalism projects worldwide. our t

. >> book tv has live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books, from the campus of the university of southern california, starting saturday at 1:30 eastern, featuring igor volumeski, author of "guns down" at 2:30. at 4:00, roxanne "not that bad" dispatches from rape culture. and "dope sick", james donovan "shoot for the moon", and featuring former homeland security janet napolitano discussing the book "how safe are we", justine bateman "fame", the book "white", and larry elders author of "double standards", watch our weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday on book tv on c-span2. ...

los angeles public library fire of 1986 in "the library book." and wrapping up our look at some of the best selling nonfiction books according to the los angeles timesis "salt in my soul," a memoir by the late mallory smith about living with cystic fibrosis and her battle with a deadly superbug. most of these authors have appeared on booktv, and you can watch them online at booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] [applause] >> good evening and welcome. my name system alice greenwald, and i'm president and ceo of the 9/11 memorial and museum, and as always, it's a pleasure to

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the los angeles times reports that the lawyer declined to say whether she reported the alleged assault to police. >>> a attorney to luke walton released this statement, saying, quote... te... >>> the time is 4:39. the oakland as are back in the win column, beating ngers 6-1. steven his coty homered and drove in three-runs last night. ththe arranges 6-1. chris bassett made his 2019 debut with five scoreless innings. they will play again tonight at 7:07. 7:07. >>> the time is 4:40. still ahead, a sad story. a bay area hand glider died doing what he and his friends mourning his passing. and what a friend said after the man landed his glider in the ocean and could not make it back to store. >>> and the story of a prosthetic leg fall from the sky. what the owner of the leg was doing when he lost it. >>> we have a look at the super coming from tracy. here is a look at the east shore freeway. traffic moving nicely this morning. no major problems to tell you about. >>> only a tiny bit of fog. lows are up, a few high clouds. the temps will have no problems warming up on this forecast high for a

it was an essay published in "the los angeles times" and i remember reading it in the "l.a. times" and thinking oh my gosh so powerful and so well-written. she particularly brings attention to the challenges that black women face when dealing with rape andnt sexual assault today near the minute i read it i wanted to include it in the anthology. she was gracious enough to allow that. >> host: she talked about the "birth of a nation". what is that situation? >> guest: she was involved in the movie and she had a role in the movie. that's what prompted her to write herd piece. it came out that nate parker had engaged in an act of rape. she writes about how she would make that choice and how to stand up and do the right thing or protect her career. she ended up doing the right thing and fortunately she was believed in people supported the decision that she made. i think it was an incredible did for all of us who of dough s with violence. >> host: roxanne gay the name of the book is "not that bad" but some of the latest themes i started reading it, thank god you are not dead. it's

be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of hopes, starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday, on book tv on c-span2. >> the c-span bus is stopping at middle and high schools across the country to present the prizes and awards to the winners .f our studentcam competition you can see the top winning entries every morning before washington journal, and watch every winning documentary, along with those honorably mentioned and behind-the-scenes winners, online at studentcam.org. president trump met with south korea's president at the white house today. speaking to reporters after their meeting, the president answered questions about the arrest of julian assange and relations with north korea. this is a half-hour. president trump: thank you very much. it's a great honor to have president moon of south korea with us, and a very, very great privilege to have mrs. kim. thank you very much. we hope you enjoy your stay. we are discussing many important things, including north korea, the relationships with north korea. i had, in many respects, a very go

there is an essay published in the los angeles times. and i remember reading in the l.a. times and thinking, this is so powerful. it was so well-written. she particularly brings attention to the challenges that black women face when dealing with race and sexual assault. i knew the minute i read it i wanted to include in the in biology. she was gracious to allow that. >> she also talks about the birth of a nation? what is that situation. >> she was involved in the movie and that is what prompted her to write her piece. it came out that nate parker had engaged in rape. she writes about having to make that choice and probably going to negatively affect her career. she ended up doing the right thing. she was believed in the people supported the decision she made and it was an incredible thing that she did for all of us to have dealt with sexual violence. >> the name of the book is not that bad but some of the related themes that i saw and reading, thank god you're not dead, you did not die. it is my fault. is that common? >> i think that's absolutely common. with believe that

. >>> the "los angeles times" reports that california has experienced ten times more earthquakes than previously known. an average of one every three minutes. using groundbreaking technology, scientists used trim blers from 2008 to 2017. the number is 180,000 for the same team period. most of the newly discovered tremblers are so small none feels them. researchers say it allows them to attack foreshocks before a large earthquake. >>> still to come, publishers are scrambling to capitalize on the release of the mueller report. ahead, how they're already cashing in on a book sale. d, how they're already cashing in on a book sale. but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can't do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? ((cat 2) fwhoa- so many choices! (cat 1) look- extra gravy! (cat 2) and lil' soups! (cat 1) there's the shreds! (cat 2) yeah friskies has it all. (

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according to the los angeles times, airfare between california and the hawaiian islands has dropped 17% since southwest launched service between oakland and honolulu march 17th. that's among all the airlines that fly there. the average round trip coach fare is about $412 compared to $500 this time last year. by the way, southwest starts flying between oakland af /*. >> a health and fitness expert drew crowds in san francisco today. we were at pier 35 where the latest in running technology, o featured. the event they would ahead of toorls's half marathon where 7,000 runner will race across the golden gate bridge. local bands will be also perform live along the race route in the marina. >> drew tuma sometimes runs half marathons. >> the weather tomorrow going to feel real nice force run persons mainly cloudy skies much of the race. temperatures in the fifties. good luck to all taking part. love dop 7, we started with early morning shower. now we're still left with the cloud cover overhead. we also have rough surf along the coastline. a beach hazard statement in effect til00night.ig 11 to

"the los angeles times" reports nba coach luke walton is accused of sexual assault.it filed yesterday, the former host said she was assaulted by walton in a santa monica hotel. she went to his room to give him a copy of a book she had written when he pinned her down and groped her. no exact date for the alleged assault has been given. the suit says it happened after the book was published, that was 2014. walton was an assistant coach with the golden state warriors at the time. he is now the head coach of the sacramento kings after parting ways with the los angeles lakers earlier this month. they say they are investigating. walton did not respond to requests for comment. >>> the boston herald reports 2020 hopeful, elizabeth warren, unveiled a plan to cancel student loan debt for tens of millions of americans. the proposal erases $50,000 worth of student loan dead with household income under $100,000. those making between $100,000 and $250,000 would see a benefit. warren proposed universal free public college. not all democratic candidates are on board with the plan wh

. >>> the "los angeles times" says a berkeley, california, engineer is in jail.e's charged with trying to kill a co-worker by poisoning her foot and water with toxic metal over several months. a colleague of david xu said she noticed a strange taste and smell in her food she left in her office. surveillance video allegedly caught xu adding something to her bottle. a sample of that water later tested positive for cadmium, which can cause cancer or death. >>> "the boston globe" is reporting that a wealthy maryland businessman bought the house of the school's fencing coach for an inflated price, and then his son got into harvard. jie zhao sd he bought the housas an investment and favor to brand. harvard said it was unaware until it was contacted by the "globe." >>> the "washington post" reports jeff bezos and his wife of 25 years announced their divorce settlement, leaving him with 75% of amazon's stock. jeff bezos retaining voting power over all of the voting shares owned. his wife mackenzie gets about 4% of the company worth about $36 billion. it makes her one of

. >> and beginning now it's book tv's coverage from earlier today of the "los angeles times" festival of s books. you'll hear authors discussion on history, politics, science, and several viewer call-in programs as well. for a complete television schedule check your cable guide. now first up, is an author discussion on investigative reporting including books about lead levels in the water in flint, michigan, drug abuse, and fracking. >> this is a bright and sunny day, and it is a wonderful time to be in an auditorium with these three people. this is the panel on exposing truths the stories affecting america. there will be book signings afterwards. opportunities perhaps for continued and informal conversation. but let me begin first by introducing myself, i'm robert lee -- i cover science and technology for the "wall street journal." i am a distinguished residents at new york university and president of the alicia patterson foundation that funds independent journalism projects worldwide. and i had the privilege of judging the book prize competition this year. our three finalists are he

so the "los angeles times" reporting six days before the launch of the program, computer security officials noticed the program was trying to connect to the internet service in croatia. that was hackers trying to get information, and that apparent hacking incidentast glaring of several unexpected problems. later, it was learned that tens of thousands of mistaken records showed up at local election offices. party preferences were wrong and some noncitizens were mistakenly added to the voter rolls. >>> some residents of san ramon plan to fight back against 5g cell phone technology at tonight's city council meeting. this comes following a community meeting on sunday. city council members are considering an ordinance that would allow small cell sites to be set up on light posts, as well as utility poles. residents are concerned about the possible exposure to radiation. they also say that they have a problem with the fcc's control over local governments when it comes to plans for new technology. tonight's meeting gets under way at 7:00. >>> in san francisco, criticism is growing over dirty stree

"the los angeles times" says several people were stabbed in the fight.ussle, a grammy nominated rapper and community activist was shot sunday. the autopsy shows he was shot in the head and torso. two others were wounded in the shooting. police tweeted a photo of a suspect overnight. they are looking for this man. eric holder is his name. the murder was caught on a surveillance camera. no motive has been disclosed. >>> now, to capitol hill where members of the house oversight and reform committee meet this morning the discuss possible subpoenas to white house officials over security clearances. a whistleblower warned congress about grave security risk after the trump administration pushed through security clearances to more than two dozen people despite disqualifying issues. among them, jared kushner and ivanka trump. we have more on this. laura, good morning. >> good morning. that whistleblower is tricia newbold. for the last 18 years, she worked under republicans and democrats in the personnel security office at the white house. it is unclear if she wil

artists mambo from los angeles times the smokestack began with street art in the one nine hundred eighty s. but now he is a well established artist traded his spray can for a paint brush a long time ago. i used to have one that was i think it was really like a dog. just feel like an artist and i'm reading focused on the style and the expression. so it's so different work to your work. i only feel like an artist now so i don't need to illegal any more. than an artist's mental gussy have contributed several works they've placed portraits of current staff members at the iron works on its pipes gratings and silos. they print out the photos in extra large format in their berlin studio they'd been working in the streets of various cities around the world for the past twenty years often without permission now and they've been invited to exhibit at the urban park being ali the reason. we're always looking for objects or architecture is that a three dimensional or a. least have some kind of perspective or depth and space so we won't produce a flat image or a portrait. so we'll be able to create a

corruption. >> current chicago mayor rahm emanuel is stepping down after serving two terms. >>> the "los angeles timesy huffman and lori loughlin are expected to make their first court appearance in boston's federal court today to face charges in a school admissions scandal. the two women along with loughlin's husband and dozens are others are involved in an alleged bribery scheme to help the students of wealthy parents to get into elite schools. rick singer has pleaded guilty. >>> pennsylvania center's "daily times" has revealed three former penn state frat brothers were sentenced to jail on hazing charging following a fraternity member's death. they had pleaded guilty to the death of 19-year-old timothy piazza. he died in 2017 after drinking a large amount of alcohol and falling down a flit of stairs. >>> cbssports.com has reported that an appliance for football has been suspended. they were told their last day is today. the 18 professional football league began play in february. it was seen as a possible future football league but could not reach agreement with the players association ore the use o

the "los angeles times" reports grammy nominated winner nipsey hussle was shot and killed outside theing store he operated outside los angeles. the 33-year-old rapper was shot at close range yesterday by a young man who ran to a waiting getaway car. two ores are involved. waiting car. sources are calling it a gang-related shooting. hussle was said to be known as much for his work in the community as his music. >>> "the new york times" reports georgia is the latest to enact a fetal heartbeat law. state lawmakers narrowly passed a bill banning abortions after a fetal heart beat can be defected if an embryo. that can happen as early as six weeks, for some women, even before they know they're pregnant. it's expected to be signed by republican brian kemp. others want to block the bill. >> as a pregnant woman if i have to stand outsidentil the 31st,ly stand outside and i will give my cheer and rally around because you do not need to sign this bill. >> republican governors in mississippi and kentucky have recently signed similar fetal heartbeat bills. >>> cbsnews.com reports a teenager was s

. >>> the "los angeles times" reports lori loughlin, her husband, and 14 other parents with charged withiracy to money laundering and trying to write off bribes as charitable contributions. they're accused of paying $5,000 to get their children into usc. they and felicity huffman and other parents have decided to plead guilty. >> these are two very different people being treated in a manner that's not comparable. every time lori loughlin reacts the way she reacts to felicity huffman's plea, lori loughlin gets herself in more and more trouble. >>> two bodies found to be in dominican republic are believed to be two americans vacationing there. orlando moore and portia ravenelle were supposed to return to the airport, by they never returned. police think they were involved in a car accident. an injured woman was found on a highway. she later died in a hospital. >>> the "washington post" is asking the court to dismiss a $250 million lawsuit of parents by a student. the suit claims the post coverage of nicholas sandmann's encounter with an american indian activist at the lincoln memorial was

be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday on booktv on c-span2. >> on american history tv, saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history from tulane university legal history of abortion in the united states. sunday at 4:30 p.m. space scientist recalls his work on the apollo missions and that eight on the presidency a discussion on the president retreat, cap david. this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> c-span's newest book, the presidents, noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives, provides insight into the lives of the 44 american presidents. true stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shape our leaders, challenges faced and the legacies have left behind. published by public affairs, c-span's

that or media such as newspapers such as the new york times the washington post chicago tribune los angeles times started to try to appeal to a general cross-section of society before that newspapers were extremely partisan and really akko chambers addressing only certain political perspectives and in order to bring about a larger audience and a sense of objectivity news. papers undertook self regulation they created press councils they had. inspector generals and on boats people and they basically became much more professionalised and i think we're starting to see rumblings of that same kind of self regulation and self restraint at least being talked about by the on line media mark soccer berga facebook has has issued a number of manifestos recently in which he talks about new restraints that they are imposing twitter has done the same thing soccer or even asked the government to impose regulations on him so i think they understand that they are getting so much criticism from the public from the mainstream media from government officials that they better get their act in order and david thank yo

which was a finalist for a pulitzer prize and won the los angeles times but price for history. having previously taught at the university of washington, university of utah and michigan state university. please welcome professor richard white. >> this will take a second. i'm often accused of having cynical 21st century views. that's not true. i have a cynical 19th-century view. i'm pretty much in line with ,his with charles francis adams who is president of the asian pacific, worked intimately with the railroad associates of the years. i have known and known tolerably well many successful when. men famous during the last half century. and a less interesting crowd i do not care to meet again. was one associated in my mind with get the of humor, thought and refinement paid ace theyset of money getters were attractive and uninterested . the famous writer in the 19th century who probably has the sharpest time in california. he wrote that of our modern 40 -- 40mr. huntington thieves, mr. huntington is the surviving 36. short --ll have to have to start showing you the policy. this is

a short time ago i spoke tojustin chang, film critic at the los angeles times.s from seeing, you know, these characters come to life on the screen, characters like iron man and captain america and the whole and the guardians of the galaxy, and captain america and the hulk and the guardians of the galaxy, these are not characters that i had any special love for her grew up with but i find myself, you get sucked into this longform narrative that is played out over extraordinarily 11 years and 22 movies starting with the original iron man, starring robert downeyjunior who has been with the series since then and then there's been a remarkable continuity in between these films and it is a very ambitious thing of course to launch that kind of arc over 22 films in which ventures in which avengers end game is the 22nd. and how much excitement is there over this? it is quite exciting, i consider myself, not a non—fan but may be just a sceptic or or a hole it out or a hold out as far as these movies. i have a professional obligation that i see them in a did enjoy some of

she has been published in the new york times, los angeles times and time magazine. in 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled "rise of the rocket girls: the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars." that work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. her narrative should be required reading. when neilmmented that armstrong made his giant leap womankindd, there was in the control room. it is a pleasure to welcome to the university of mary nathalia holt. [applause] thank you so much. i really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. this is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped nasa and really made it what it is today. before i get into their history, i want to share with you a small slice of my own history, because i came to this book in a very unusual way. i started in 2010. my husband and i had just moved from california to boston and i was pregnant. we were expecting our fi

when they did dirty john, they worked with christopher who was a reporter for the los angeles times. the los angeles times was paying his salary. they did not have to negotiate with an individual writer. i did not do that much negotiation. -- it isle, the doctor going to be made into a movie -- dr. death is going to be made into a movie and i don't get any of that. whent: there was an era magazine stories were picked over by want to be producers heavily and podcasting has the next source for made-for-tv this that and the other. you had a question? abouthave been talking what journalists always do. we try to show they are part of a systemic problem. one thing that we are really bad at and it is hard enough to find those examples. it is amazing that laura found them. we are worse at writing about policy. big picture health care. this might be totally negative on my part but it feels like we may, in the next two years, be moving toward a very large expansion of medicare, maybe. single-payer-ish. we should be writing about that. i think we really struggle. one of the reasons is it is not

i knew michael cohen was in los angeles at the time. to make reports about anthony scaramucci, the president myself. fake news after fake news. journalism in america is dead and buried. for two years on this program, we have built a real investigative reporting team. we have been proven right. there's not a single news room in america that has been more right than the team we have assembled right here on this show. and i am really proud of that fact. and here's more news. we will be proven even more right in the days, weeks, months ahead, as we now see the fisa warrants, the gang of eight material, as we again to dig deep into the 302's. in other words, the information that has been sitting there, that will be coming out. for example, fisa abuse, committing fraud on a fisa court, rigging an investigation into a preferred presidential candidate. if all these people, if they really care about obstruction, really, they really think that that is an important issue, how come none of them has ever talked about the fact that james comey's lead

be sure to watch our live weekend coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. starting today on book tv on c-span two. 40 years ago at march 28, 1979, a partial meltdown at three mile island nuclear plant in harrisburg, pennsylvania, was the first -- the worst nuclear power accident in u.s. history. statefrom a penn harrisburg event, marking the 40th anniversary, a medical doctor who studies thyroid cancer in the harrisburg area and three university perspective -- professors detail the health risks, political developments, and social changes that stem from three mile island, and the 2011 nuclear disaster at fukushima, japan. this is about 90 minutes. togreat, welcome everyone the second half of our tmi 40, honoring the community and the legacy of the accident at three mile island. i hope you are able to enjoy some dinner. we are at our second and last panel for the evening, our academic panel. it's titled health, action, and public policy. academic contributions. and our panelists will be speaking in order, and you all have about 15 minutes is the idea. is here

more from "the los angeles times," if you want to read that story from this week.o dave in virginia on the line for those who support the change. go ahead. war,r: during the vietnam there was a draft, of body bags were coming back in the thousands. homosexuals were excused, stories about guys going to draft wearing dresses, but i don't remember any homosexuals complaining they didn't have to go. i think of the war would break if a volunteer army wasn't enough and we had to go back to the draft, i don't think we would be carrying anything about homosexuals and transgender's. think they people served in the military in vietnam and just didn't talk about it? caller: not actively. enlist, but the military has a problem with homosexuals causing problems, so they are not going to effectively be able to fight the wars we need to fight. we should be allowed once vested what needs to be done to win the put everything in some sort of social experiment. we are spending a million dollars for transgender sex change operations in the military? had is anyone not think that is kin

. >> this entire weekend we are live from los angeles for the l.a. times festival of books held on the campus of the university of southern california. all weekend you can watch author discussions and call in opportunities as well. with the university of california president and former dhs secretary janet. actor justina. check your cable guides or book tv for a complete schedule. follow us on social media at book tv for behind the scenes photos and videos. >> good evening and welcome. i'm the vice president and dean of programs here in washington d.c. welcome to the talk on citizenship. i welcome you to a great discussion about a new book out. we know he's written extension livery on this topic. he will be interviewed by anton. michael was the lecture and research fellow here at the kirby center. he was a national security official. he wrote expensively and regularly on television as a commentator. he will be involved in the graduate school of government. we are currently planning to launch it soon here in washington d.c. both john and michael are seniors

i look at two of the biggest newspapers at the time "the new york times" and the los angeles times and i chose been in part because they were so big and influential but also in part because of the practical decision they had archives open to research which meant i could do what historians do which in a sense is to go through and read people's mail for that is what i found myself doing looking at the company record and personal papers of the editors and publishers of peace newspapers s and then i was also fortunate in addition to reading dead people's mail to interview some in her living people that have been to be in the room this evening but some of the talented journalists parked at "the new york times" and the la times in those years. i found all kinds of fascinating stuff i write about in the book and i hope you will read but i was amazed at some of the parallels i found between what was happening then and what is happening today. there were parallels between the economic challenges that traditional news outlets face in those days because of technology so in those days of economic

the los angeles time or times reports that efforts to put out the deadly woolsey fire last november.ed by requests from politicians. the paper claims that emergency responders had to cope with a large number of requests to check on specific addresses there were so many requests. >>that a distracted them from their priority which was putting out the fire. sarah don she has our story. >>the was the fire was one of the most destructive in california history, but did everyone get a fair shot and saving their homes. a new l a times report tonight suggests they didn't that la times story cites an after action review from l a fire that states quote a significant number of requests by political figures to check on specific addresses of homes to ensure their protection distracted from department leadership to accomplish priority objectives. upsetting news to malibu mayor jefferson wagner, whose home burned down in the woolsey fire it would be sad if somebody put there. >>position above the general population. >>so my feeling would be we shouldn't be doing that and if you did shame on you. my

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artists mambo from los angeles times the smokestack began with street art in the ninety maybe but now he is a well established artist traded his spray can for a paint brush a long time ago. i used to have one painting that was i think it was really. just feel like an artist and i'm really focused on the style and the expression. so it's a different work to your work. i only feel like an artist now so i don't really go anymore. from an artist's mental gussy have contributed several works they've placed portraits of current staff members at the iron works on its pipes gratings and silos. and. they print out the photos in extra large format in their berlin studio they've been working in the streets of various cities around the world for the past twenty years often without permission now they've been invited to exhibit at the urban park behind ali. we're always looking for objects or architectures that are three dimensional or a. least have some kind of perspective or depth and space so we won't produce a flat image or a portrait. so we'll be able to create a photo sculpture so i don't ev