and minnesota al franken. adam grant provide their advice for setbacks in option b. and retire d navy kernel. and wrapping up the list is devils bargain. about the relationship between president trump and steve bonnon by joshua green. some of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading. >> kevin brady, what is on your reading list? >> i love to read. steven ambose's book about custard and crazy horse which is fascinatin fascinating. and i am a huge michael peeka fan. he writes all these books on sports and a lot of the types of books i read when i was growing up. and i love them. so, you know, that is sort of the fun reading i am doing right now. >> i noticed on your phone, do you read from your phone? ...

and minnesota senator al franken "giant of the senate" recalling his path from -- to becoming a politician. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >> next on booktv, roxane gay discusses her body and its impact on her life in her memoir, "hunger." this program contains language some may find

in astrophysics for people in a hurry followed by minnesota senator al franken's memoir, giant of thesenate. and third, jd vance recalls his childhood in a rust belt town in ohio in hillbilly elegy. >> then mark benson's advice on leading a happier life. and a collection of excerpts from the diary of humorist david harris. >> oh five/one new and i'm the director here at the commonwealth club. welcome to tonight's conversation the author of a brand-new book wild ride inside the quest for world domination and the executive editor of fortune. we are especially excited he will be speaking with care and executive editor of the host of the recode podcast calle hot one trail of the story since the beginning

and not minnesota. al frankenng that violence like this has no place in minnesota or america and that religious leaders came together, interfaith, to discuss. >> and attack on a mosque is in it attack on a synagogue, and attack on a church. i attack on faith communities. >> mosque says they have received hate calls and mail, but never the victim of a hate crime. >> jon: matt sims, life in chicago. the amusement park ride that through those writers in the air and killed the man. fell apart. excessive corrosion happened last month and the ohio state fair. in seven other people were hurt when the gondola broke from her beam. investigators say corrosion ate away at the middle causing it to snap. i had, taylor swift accused of radio dj of groping her. he says he is the real victim. the now the case is going to court. the pop star could take the stand. that is next. ♪ new bike? yeah, 'cause i got allstate. if you total your new bike, they replace it with a brand new one. that's cool. i got a new helmet. we know steve. s

richard burr of north carolina, minnesota's al franken and arizona's john mccain. in a statement, senator wyden criticized wray because of his stance on government surveillance. wyden said, quote, "in his public and private statements, chris wray failed to oppose government backdoors into americans' personal devices, or to acknowledge the facts about encryption. that it isn't about liberty versus security, it's about more security versus less security." the american civil liberties union also criticized wray in part for his work at the justice department under george w. bush, when he worked with many of the key architects of the u.s. torture program. for more on christopher wray, we are joined by two guests: marcy . marcy wheeler is an independent journalist who covers national security and civil liberties. she runs the website emptywheel.net. and, joining us via democracy now video stream is economist and lawyer james henry. he is a a global justice fellow at yale, senior advisor with the tax justice network and former chief economist at mckinsey & company. his re

and minnesota senator al franken "giant of the senate" recalling his path from -- to becoming a politician. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >> next on booktv, roxane gay discusses her body and its impact on her life in her memoir, "hunger." this program contains language some may find ms. -- offensive. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> good evening. new york times best selling author of "bad feminist," "difficult women," she is a contributing opinion writer to "the new york times" and has also written for time, mcsweenys, the nation, salon and more. her fiction has been selected for the best american short stories of 201 and the best american mystery stories of 2014 among other anthologies. in her new book, "hunger," she delivers a seringly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. joining roxane on stage is co-host of the call your girlfriend podcast, emina -- [inaudible] without further ado, please join me in welcoming roxane gay. [applause] >> we're taking a selfie. [laughter] my sister's going to b

democrats condemned the president's rhetoric.senator al franken/(d) minnesota:"this is so irresponsible i can't even believe that he did this." representative al green/(d) texas:"only congress can declare war, mr. president." but guam's governor urged the public to remain calm:gov. eddie baza calvo/(r) guam: "this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader. but at this point, there has been no change in the security situation here in guam." defense secretary james mattis, however, echoed the president's tough talk.he warned that north korea should - quote - "cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and the destruction of its people."i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (steve) coming up.. cold and cloudy conditions hitting the bay area... but how long will it last... (catherine) meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete bay area forecast. days driving all over town. so... why is she smiling? because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale, and filled up her trunk with grocery

then become one in real life. ( cheers and applause ) please welcome the gentleman from minnesota, senator al frankene playing my song ♪ and the butterflies fly away i'm nodding my head like yeah ♪ i'm moving my hips like yeah i got my hands up ♪ they're playing my song and i know i'm going to be okay ♪ yeah, party in the u.s.a. ( cheers ) >> thank you, thank you. nice welcome. >> stephen: nice to see you again. >> great to see you. >> stephen: we first met when you were a comedian. >> yes, yes. i used to do kind of what you do a little bit. >> stephen: comedy, variety. >> yes. and satire. >> stephen: you did the original "indecisions" over at comedy central, '92 and '96. >> wow, yes, it's in the book. it's in my book. ( applause ) now what you're doing here is so important and now-- ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: well, for many years-- for many years, i did work at important central. >> yeah. ( laughter ) you know, i just don't want you for a moment-- now that i'm a senator-- i don't want you for a moment to think that what you do here every night is any less important than what i do, even thou

that is the foundation for all good policies.senator al franken: i'm concerned about a lot of the cuts that are being made, noaaanna wiernicki: minnesotaator al franken agreed the cuts aren't ideal, but says he is open to finding other ways to cover the costs, like turning to a public-private partnership.anna wiernicki washington correspondenttake cg @ senators said today they will take zane and the other testimony into consideration as they move forward to draft their next drought bill-they hope to introduce that legislation as quickly as possible due to the growing dry conditions across the country. in washington, i'm anna wiernicki, kron-4 news. (pam) crews in big sur say... they have a new plan to reopen highway 1.. following the massive mudslide caused by the winter storms. this is the mud creek slide. it is located near the monterey county- san luis obispo county line. transportation officials announced ... they will build a road over the massive slide. they say, this idea is cheaper and quicker than building a tunnel through the slide ... or sidestepping it all together. there is no word on the price tag. nor when this new stret

best-selling nonfiction books according to politic and prose book store continues with minnesota senator al franken memoir, june of the seven. in seventh it neil degrass tyson's explore asia of -- exploration of the universe,. next, film critic, examines the moving production, and wrapping up, jd vans with the recollection of his childhood in a rust belt town in ohio. hillbilly elogy. men of the offs have or will be appearing on booktv and you-wam them on our web site, booktv.org. >> the director 0 of the fordham university tphres new york. >> we have two books in part of our regional, and one is a worldly affair, new york's and the united nations. their unlikely relationship. so talking about how the u.n. found it place in new york amongst some controversial, and then when rockefeller donate the land cement it his plate in the current location, there's a restaurant open to the public itself if you make a reservation 24 hours in advance and the original home of the general secretary was in flushing, now queens. >>> a book looking at jersey city and an artist commune. people think of soho and willia

that is the foundation for all good policies.senator al franken: i'm concerned about a lot of the cuts that are being made, noaaanna wiernicki: minnesota franken agreed the cuts aren't ideal, but says he is open to finding other ways to cover the costs, like turning to a public-private partnership. ( darya ) senators say they will take zane and the other testimony into consideration as they move forward to draft their next drought bill- they hope to introduce that legislation as quickly as possible due to the growing dry conditions across the country. ( mark ) now to bay area baseball... it was game three of the bay bridge series between the giants and the a's. let's go to the 2nd inning with oakland up 2-nothing. that's when ryon healy takes a fastball and sends it to the bleachers in left field for a two run home run. that was all the runs oakland would need. the giants were able to score just once in this one. final score, oakland wins 6 to 1. the fourth and final game of the bay bridge series is set for tonight. first pitch is 7:15. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a bart rider is taking matters into his own hand

democrats condemned the president's rhetoric.senator al franken/(d) minnesota:"this is so irresponsible i can't even believe that he did this." representative al green/(d) texas:"only congress can declare war, mr. president." but guam's governor urged the public to remain calm:gov. eddie baza calvo/(r) guam: "this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader. but at this point, there has been no change in the security situation here in guam." defense secretary james mattis, however, echoed the president's tough talk.he warned that north korea should - quote - "cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and the destruction of its people."i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (catherine) today we talked to a bay area man who grew up in guam. most of his family still lives there. he says north korea's threats towards the island are being taking seriously. (catherine)

my partners are heidi heitkamp of north dakota and al franken from minnesota and in the house, congressman danny davis. he knows the heart break of gun violence. last year, his 15-year-old grandson was killed by two teenagers arguing over shoes and clothes. i could not ask for a better partner in this effort. the need for trauma informed care is staggering. a 2013 study conducted in chicago, found nearly nine out of 10 kids age 15 to 17 had been exposed to this kind of violence. one in three lost a close friend or family member. one in five witnessed a murder first-hand. few received any mental health services at all. this bill will build on innovation here and other places, educate and trained a -- train adults who can help these young people, front line people, expand medicaid coverage of trauma informed counseling and services to more schools. enable more kids to benefit from these curriculum. provide proven mental health perhaps to help young people. young people are 21 more times -- 21 times more likely to go to a school clinic than another clinic for care. we want to make sure we're

my partners are heidi heitkamp of north dax and al franken from minnesota and in the house, congressman danny davis. he knows the heart break of gun violence last year his 15-year-old grand son was killed by two teen inners arguing over shoes and clothes. the need for trauma informed care is staggering. a 2013 study conducted in chicago, found nearly nine out of 10 kids age 15 to 17 had been exposed to this kind of violence. one in three lost a close friend or family member. one in five witnessed a murder first-hand. few received any mental health services at all. this bill will build on innovation here and other places, educate and trained a adults who can help these young people, front line people, expand medicaid coverage of trauma informed counseling and services to more schools. enable more kids to benefit from these curriculum. provide proven mental health perhaps to help young people. young people are 21 more likely to go to a school clinic than another clinic for care. we want to make sure we're there to help them. our bill will enlist community leaders. jay and joy luster, i me

minnesota's governor and other politicians quickly condemned the bombing. senator al frankenno place in america. interfaith leaders spoke out against any attack against minnesota muslims. >> an attack on a mosque is an attack on a synagogue, is an attack on a church, an attack on all faith communities. we stand with you in minnesota. reporter: several muslim groups are offered her words with information leading to an arrest and conviction and are urging all of unlike centers and mosques to step up security across the country. elizabeth. elizabeth: claudia cowin, thank you so much. leland: we are going to take you to one of the hottest places in the galaxy. we'll tell you what it is and why nasa is so good and it. ♪ here comes the sun ♪ i say it's all right to ♪ ...to help minimize blood sugar spikes... ...you can really feel it. now with 30% less carbs and sugars. glucerna. >> announcer: no one loves a road trip like your furry sidekick! so when your "side glass" gets damaged... [dog barks] trust safelite autoglass to fix it fast. it's easy! just bring it to us, or let us com

al franken/d-minnesota "what he was basically doing is threatening nuclear war against north korea.ime when any war with north korea would be catastrophic, and that's not the proper message to be sending with them."yet some say this kind of tough talk might be what is needed.margaret hoover/political strategist "communist dictators who are authoritarian, military dictators understand fire and fury, they understand powerful language. it's almost that he was speaking in a way that a military dictator might understand."north korea also ramped up the threats. the state-run news agency says their military is considering a plan that calls for striking areas around guam with ballistic missiles.thousands of u-s service members and their families live there. officials say the threat level hasn't changed."i want to reassure the people of guam that currently there is no threat to our island or the marianas."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( mark ) this morning firefighters have contained a house fire burning in the north bay. firefighters tweeted out this picture of the scene in northern marin last

democrats condemned the president's rhetoric.senator al franken/(d) minnesota:"this is so irresponsible can't even believe that he did this." representative al green/(d) texas:"only congress can declare war, mr. president." but guam's governor urged the public to remain calm:gov. eddie baza calvo/(r) guam: "this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader. but at this point, there has been no change in the security situation here in guam." defense secretary james mattis, however, echoed the president's tough talk.he warned that north korea should - quote - "cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and the destruction of its people."i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (steve) demonstrators gathered for a march in the east bay to mark the 72nd anniversary of the nagasaki and hiroshima nuclear bombings. marchers commemorated the anniversary of the 1945 nuclear bombings by the united states of hiroshima and nagasaki in japan. the march included a talk by former pentagon war planner and whistleblower d

fair without food, and you can't talk food without andrew and you can't talk about minnesota without senator al frankene didn't have great food like this. >> not nbc commissary. that was terrible food. >> glory days. >> you guys have been coming to the fair for years. >> sure. >> let's start with the classics. >> i'm a classicist. roast corn from roast corn booth. get them well done if you like brushed with butter. that's your favorite, right? >> it's actually my favorite fair food. you can't get a bad ear here. unbelievable. >> thousands of pounds a day roasted fresh. >> local corn from fields dedicated. >> how sweet is that? >> that's like sugar. >> isn't it just the best? we love it. really great classics here. the gizmo that came up from the iowa state fair a decade ago. >> on its own. >> on its own. sausage, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese on a bun. invented in iowa. >> perfected in minnesota. >> unbelievable. >> made on the north end of the state fair. turkey legs a big part of the tradition. only one booth i'm aware of that actually brines them, roasts them to order with fresh legs as opposed to

democrats condemned the president's rhetoric.senator al franken/(d) minnesota:"this is so irresponsible i can't even believe that he did this." representative al green/(d) texas:"only congress can declare war, mr. president." but guam's governor urged the public to remain calm:gov. eddie baza calvo/(r) guam: "this is not a time to panic. these are many statements that are being made out there by a very bellicose leader. but at this point, there has been no change in the security situation here in guam." defense secretary james mattis, however, echoed the president's tough talk.he warned that north korea should - quote - "cease any consideration of actions that will lead to the end of the regime and the destruction of its people."i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (robin) kron 4 has spoken to a bay area man who grew up in guam. most of his family still lives there. and he says north korea's threats towards the island are being taking seriously.<> (robin)

al franken is here. he's a two-term senator from minnesota.e entering politics, he was a comedy writer and performer on "s.n.l." and hosted a progressive radio talk show on air america. he's recently emerged as a forceful challenger of president trump's and administration. his tough questioning of nominees went viral. al: if there's any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do? >> senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called a surrogate a time or two in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians. >> i think if i'm understanding your question correctly around proficiency, i would also correlate it to competency and mastery so you -- each student is measured according to the advancement that they're making in each subject area. al: that's growth, not proficiency. in other words, the growth they're making is in growth. the proficiency is an arbitrary standard. >> the proficiency is if the

al franken/d-minnesota "what he was basically doing is threatening nuclear war against north korea. this is a time when any war with north korea would be catastrophic, and that's not the proper message to be sending with them."margaret hoover/political strategist "communist dictators who are authoritarian, military dictators understand fire and fury, they understand powerful language. it's almost that he was speaking in a way that a military dictator might understand."> (mark) and americans are growing concerned with the prospect of an attack from north korea. that is according to a new c-n-n poll. it found that 62-percent of americans believe north korea poses a very serious threat to the u-s. it also found that 50 percent are in favor of the u-s taking military action against north korea, while 43 percent oppose. (darya) breaking news we are following this morning. police arrest the main suspect in a car attack on a group of soldiers in paris. police say the car slammed into a group of six soldiers who were guarding a paris suburb. the mayor of that town says the crash was deliber

minnesota, governor of rn? >> well, amy klobuchar and al franken are two great senators. >>> ahead, elaine quijano shows us whymight be part of the rb why some perspective guide dogs like these are not making grade. why a less >>> becoming a guide dog for the blind is really hard. only a few puppies mack the grade. a new study suggests pups with overbearing mothers are less suits for the complexities of the job. this means the most successful dogs raised with tough love. elaine quijano is at the seeing eye dog training center in morristown, new jersey. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now, trainers look for specific traits when they're deciding whether or not a dog can make the cut in programs like this bue. puppies whose mothers are less attentive are better suited than those moms who doted on their every move. at just over 7 weeks old, these golden retrievers and these chocolate black and yellow labs are already in training as guide dogs for the blind. here they learn to interact with other, adapt to new surroundings, and remain calm under stress, skills that research suggests has to do with

followed by minnesota senator al franken's memoir giant of the senate. and third, jd vance recalls his childhood in a town in ohio in hillbilly elegy. then, mark manson's advice on leading a happier life. in a collection of excerpts from the diary of humorous david sedaris. our look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to indy bound continues with bloomberg businessweek joshua green on the relationship with chain president trump and steve bannon. the devil's bargain. next is retired admiral william mcraven's 2014 graduation speech at the university of texas. make your bed. and new yorker staff writer david graham recounts a murder spree in 1920s oklahoma that targeted the osage indians in killers of the flower moon. and our best-selling nonfiction books is the hidden life of trees. and sarah knight guide to control your emotions. many of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv recently visited capital has asked members of congress what they are reading the summer. >> i got a pi