. >> ♪ well you know the motor city baby ♪ >> ♪ we are about to go on seven mile where marvin gaye livesgot impeccable timing ♪ >> c-span cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story. >> in downtown detroit there is a lot of development, businesses opening up, restaurants and stores. >> 90% of detroit is outside downtown. i don't think johannesburg is a good model for development. >> with the help of our comcast cable partners, this weekend we take you to detroit. >> the city of detroit itself was founded by different -- by the french. >> in 1922, detroit river was the busiest freshwater shipping channel in the world, and still is today. >> watch our special feature on detroit on c-span2's book tv. later that day at 6 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, exploring the american story. the treatment center for national policy in washington dc hosted a series of discussions on u.s. global leadership starting with an interview with former obama administration secretary of state william burns. he discussed the syrian conflict, iran's nuclear program and

. >> back in the '60s, marvin gaye wanted to be frank sinatra. >> he was svelte, clean-shaven, debonairth brutality talk to me ♪ ♪ when you can see what's going on ♪ ♪ what's going on yeah, what's going on ♪ ♪ tell me what's going on ♪ ooh >> marvin gaye was affected by the vietnam war. his brother was in vietnam. so he's hearing all these stories about what is going on over there. he's seeing the protests here and it's changing him. >> he holds up a mirror to america, look at yourself, america. >> he is talking about the war, he's talking about poverty. changing as an artist in a way that berry gordy is not super happy about. ♪ mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong, they do ♪ >> initially berry gordy did not not want marvin to do "what's going on." >> motown was supposed to be nonthreatening and you have marvin gaye making a protest record about the war. that could potentially ruin good money. you don't lightly talk about the government. ♪ yes, i want to know what's going on right now ♪ >> ultimately when he agrees to put out "what's going on," berry tells marvin, okay, if you'r

gordy and in fact marvin gaye got a united states postal stamp and i hosted the event and l.a. mr. gordon where was in the audience -- gordy was in the audience and i said, our hero,mer barry gordony, and said i'm your hero? i'm like, yeah, it was motown, your place that gave us a place to come. so he is. >> are you still performing today. >> i performing testimony i'm at the carlisle hotel. they didn't tell you? i'm moving on up. i'm at the carlisle hotel. i have a residency there for two weeks. and i'm doing -- i'm not doing supreme songs. i do one supreme song. i do what i feel is my calling because you know, you know, i had all the oohs and ahs and you mentioned baby, baby, baby, i win toll them what you told me about the baby, baby, baby that's another story. have to get it from him, not from me. i'm there doing balladses, lop song, american songs. >> you just written your third book. >> yes. >> what is this one about. >> this is -- called supreme glamor, and it's actually about the supremes glamorous career. >> we're showing is on the screen. >> about the glam your of our

so he was telling me, yeah, i want you to play like the marvin gaye character, you know. drug addict, blah blah. i am like, okay, i have done the research, so i'm ready. the drug counselors were telling me i shouldn't do movies. ways like, if for no other reason i will not relapse because i never want to see any of you again. >> reporter: it was a pair of moves released six months apart that chaverything for jackson. >> what country you from? what? >> what ain't no country i ever heard of. >> reporter:am "pulp fiction" c out, how did your life change? >> i became like this cult figure. >> reporter: "pulp fiction" earned him an oscar nomination and the next year quiet"die harh a vengeance" made him a star. >> we are shoing "die hard" when "pulp fiction" started. so bruce and i go to cannes. we are like, this movie is going to change your life. he was right. when "die hard" came out, it was the highest grossing moviewo rldwide that year and it turned me into an international figure. >> reporter: now he is strutting back into theaters as shaft. lo>> cse your eyes. >> what ki

if you talk to the journalists who were responsible for coverage when people like marvin gaye died or other black artists, that took a lot out of them as well because they were attached to those artists. they told the stories they tell in their music. they are both artists in a sense. my question is, especially living in la, how did you manage to take care of yourself while reporting on that? when you are so inundated and you see nancy everywhere, especially you see him on instagram, twitter, and a tv and you are always reminded of him. how did you take care of the process? >> can we have garrick take that one? i know they were very close. >> that is a great question. it makes me think of a colleague of ours. he said i know you take these things kind of hard. a couple days into it, right before the service i had been doing a ton of preparation. i think you don't understand what it is to be on this side of it. a lot of people who are in politics or metro or other places where you might talk often, but there is no relationship it is so much different. so much of what my job is is making

to the black press when malcolm x and martin luther king were assassinated or when somebody like marvin gaye died or even just in the hip-hop thed, tupac, if you talk to journalists and editors responsible for covering that, that took a lot out of them, as well, because they were very attached to those artists. they told the stories that they tell in their music, and they are both artists in essence. my question is, especially living in l.a., what have you done or how did he manage to take care of yourself while reporting on that? because when you are so into dated and you see nipsey everywhere, especially now on instagram, twitter, >> could we have garrick take that one? >> it is a great question. the first i have been asked it. it makes me think of a colleague of flowers -- of hours. -- a colleague of ours. a couple of days into it, i was still, had been doing a ton of questions. i think you don't understand what it is to be on the side of it. where a lot of people, a lot of my friends who are in politics are these folks where we might talk often but there is no relationship. it is differe

press when black malcolm x and martin luther king were assassinated, when marvin gaye died or even in hip-hop world with tupac shakur, biggie smalls. the editors responsible, that took a lot out of them because they were very attached to those artists because they told the stories they tell, both artists in a sense. my question is, especially living in l.a., what have you done or how do you manage to take care of yourself when reporting that as well? when you see nipsey, especially now, everywhere, you are always reminded of him. how did you take care of yourself in the process doing that? >> can we have gerrick take that one first? i know you were very close. >> that is a really great question. think of a colleague of ours. he checked in. i know you take these things kind of hard. a couple days into it, i had been doing a ton in the days after and i was tired. youote back, i don't think understand what it is to be on this side of it. in lot of my friends who are politics or metro or other places, folks where we might talk often but there is no relationship, it's so much different whe

i was in rehab he was play like the marvin gaye character.e. i was like if for no other reason, i will not relapse because i never want to see any of you ever again. >> talking about spike lee and his life before he got clean. >> yeah. >> and then on the third hour of "today," "stranger things. the whole cast is going to join us. >> craig melvin crushing his fried donut. >> i can't believe i just discovered this. >> look at this. >> i can't believe i just discovered this. >> i have never seen you eat that much. >> this is amazing you should sell this. >> happy father's day. >> thank you so much >> everybody out there, too. rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good friday morning. friday-yay. >> yes. >> seems like a long week. >> i agree. >> slow week. >> by the way, our neighbors to the north are still celebrating. the entire country of canada probably still in the streets because the raptors, the toronto raptors making nba history last night. the first canadian team to win the championship, defeating the golden state

i want you to play like the marvin gaye character. >> i was going to say. >> dprrug addict.. and i was like if for no other reason, i willot relapse because i never want to see any of you ever again. >> talking about spike lee and his life before. >> on the they should hour of "today," "strangerthings" the whole cast joining us. >> and craig melvin crushing hid grille doughnut. >> i can't believe i just discovered this. >> i've never seen you eat that much sweets. >> this is amazing. >> happy father's day. >> father's day thank you so much. >> happy father's day to everybody out there >>> 8:56 is your o time nown this friday, june 14th, 2019. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. let's checkor on yourng commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. inner loop after the springfield inner change. we have part of the road blocked. the beltway overall looks nice and light. you have to look at that and kind of enjoy it here on this friday. still have this problem on 6th street and i street. both blocked at the crash there. >> thank you. we'll take a break

. ♪ >> we're about to go seven miles with marvin gaye.e got impeccable timing. ♪ >> the c-span cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story, >> we are in downtown detroit, there's a lot of development, businesses opening. >> 95% of detroit is an upside down town. i don't think johannesburg is a good model for development. >> with the help of our comcast cable partners, this weekend we take you to detroit. >> the city of detroit itself was founded by the french in 1701. >> the detroit river was the busiest freshwater shipping channel in the world in 1922 and it still is today. >> water special feature on to detroit on book -- on detroit on book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, exploring the american story. do i look forward to running against them. holds a rallyrump in orlando, florida, on tuesday, launching his run for a second term. watch live at 8:00 eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the radio app. washington journal continues. host: we are back with thomas schat