. >>> now on booktv marion berry discusses his up bringing in mississippi, his early political activism and experiences as the mayor of washington, d.c.. he also talks about the scandals that almost ruined him from his time in prison for cocaine possession in dc politics following the release. this is just over an hour. >> good evening everybody. welcome to the national press club for this special events. i am eleanor herman and i'm a member of the club book and author committee. we are very glad you've come to this event and we hope you enjoy it. the club has 15 or 20 of these every year on a variety of books fiction and nonfiction. so if you are not already on the e-mail list and would like to learn the future events please see me after the events an eveni will put you on our e-mail list. it's usually about one month that yoin amonth that you will . speaking of the future events i want to just tell you of some coming up in july all of which begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. tuesday july 8 tom will discuss his new book an idea whose time has come, two presidents, parties and t

washington april marion berry tells our sheila macvicar there's a lot more of our story than the fbi sting that set him up. >> it was a setup. for a come back. and good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm joie chen. we'll speak this hours of a growing tension on the russia-ukraine border of the continuing threats that have made a full investigation of the shoot down of malaysia air flight 17 impossible, of what has been learned so far. we begin honoring the innocence lost, the amsterdam to kuala lumpur flight were from netherlands. this small nation stood silent to honor its lost citizens. >> how does a nation mourn an unspeakable tragedy, a loss for which there are simply no words. the dutch answered with silence. early in the week, the dutch prime minister had set a day of mourning wasn't within our tradition. the last one was marked only when their queen died. but then this horror was far beyond any experience this country, barely twice the size of new jersey, has known either. children, mothers, whole families, lost together. the procession carried the first 40 remains, a seco

marion berry was born in 1936 in a tiny town in mississippi and picked cotton as a child. when marion was eight his mother left his father, who he never saw again, and moved to memphis. he was inducted into the national honor society in high school and received a degree in chemistry and his masters in chemistry in 1960. he completed all courses required for a doctor degree where he studies organic compounds. he was co-founder of the student non-violent coordinating committee which was active in the deep south when it is very dangerous. in 1964 the organization sent him to washington, d.c. where he won a seat on the school board in 1971 and became a council member in 1974. he served as the mayor of washington, d.c. twice for the area and he has been a member of the washington, d.c. council representing ward eight since 2005. despite a life of many accomplishments, and we just heard of a few of them, he is known for a few minutes on a video tape in the vista hotel in 1990 and we will get to that later but i would like to use the time to explore the other aspects of your life

also featured this weekend are hillary clinton, ben be carson, marion berry, steve forbes and michael lewis along with topics such as gay marriage, north korea, world war i and the tea party. and for more information, visit us online. booktv, television for serious realizers. readers. >> next, from the national press club in washington, d.c., michael lindsay, president of gordon college in massachusetts, presents the results of his ten-year study on power and leadership in america. mr. lindsay says that a few thousand people in the u.s. make decisions that impact everyone else. he conducted in depth interviews with 550 government and business leaders to find out how they operate. this event was hosted by the trinity forum, açó nonprofit be organization based in washington d.c. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. good evening, and welcome to the trinity forum's evening conversation tonight with michael lindsay on "view from the top: an inside look at howgy people in power see and shape the world." we are thrilled by the turnout tonight, and if you are still standing, t

happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will announce who will receiver the marion anderson this year. berryordy received last year's marion anderson award. it honors artist who's have used their talents for the betterment of society. look for the marion anderson award announcement later on "action news" and on 6abc.com. >> always exciting to see the luminary that is they select. great ceremony. but not such great weather if you're heading anywhere today. >> yeah, it's going to be hot and humid today and late today and tonight we'll see thunderstorms moving in from the northern and western suburbs. as we take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry for your wednesday startup forecast and as we take a look outside we have sky 6 is the airport. everything dry and tranquil, not a lot of wind out there. of course there is humidity and it is muggy. yesterday we start add new deal here during the full forecast on "action news" in the morning and it's something we're calling the seven day always on for those of you with hd screens, we have a seven-day forecast, kind of a brief synopsis

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and tune in next month for marion frances berry. in october, a supreme court expert discusses court sessions past and present. andst-selling author historian is our guest in november. in december, arthur brooks. book tv -- television for serious readers. eu ander the headline " u.s. announce new sanctions on russia over ukraine," reports that the sanctions targeting energy and banking sectors marked the start of may new phase in the biggest conflict between moscow and the west since the cold war. merkel,hancellor angela who had been reluctant to step up sanctions because of trade ties with russia, said the latest measures were "unavoidable." president obama made his announcement at the white house. this is 10 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. netherlands, malaysia, australia, and countries around the world, families are still in shock over the sudden and tragic loss of nearly to re-hundred loved ones. in ukraine. these grieving families are our friends and allies. amid our prayers and outrage, the united states continues to do

congressman marion berry. host: did you work for one of them? dear: they are both friends and mentors, i worked for senator lincoln for several years. and congressmen very it was somebody i have been close to for a long time. tot: @boringfileclerk wants know "how long before the delta region becomes self-sufficient and no longer need your help?" ur goal.hat is o we want to give people opportunities to get into the middle class. hopefully we will make effort every day to do that. hopefully 10, 20, 30 years from that we will not be needed. california, rancho santa margarita, dave, independent. caller: hello. goodt to say he is doing a job trying to get people out of poverty. should workhat they on is raising the minimum wage. it is way too low. can you hear me? that minimum wage. everybody knows it should be $21 an hour. those congressmen who do not want to raise the minimum wage -- democrats do, republicans are against it. it should be no longer than $15 an hour. barack is saying $10, but it should be more. host: what's the average income in this