[speaking chinese] president xi: this morning my wife and mrs. obamaisited the house at the national zoo. she was deeply touched by their andas in syria curiosity about the home of and their curiosity about the home of pandas, china. the theme of china u.s. friendship has taken root in the heart. i cannot agree more with that. [speaking chinese] president xi: mr. president and mrs. obama, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. there is an ancient chinese saying. only those who take action can achieve their goals. only those who strive forward can reach their destination. president abraham lincoln once said the best way to predict the future is to create it. we should learn from each other, turn our blueprints into reality , and create a new historic chapter in chinese-u.s. relations. [speaking chinese] president xi: in closing, let me propose a toast. to the friendship of the chinese and american people, to the prosperity of china and the united states, to happiness, and to the health of president and ms. obama and all of the future presidents. cheers. [a

of the chinese and american people, to the prosperity of the china and andica, to the president mrs. obamand all of the future presidents. shares. -- cheers. [applause] >> we will hear from president tomorrow president xi when both address the u.n. general assembly in new york. president obama is scheduled to speak at 10:00 a.m. eastern and shortly after that president speaks followed by the leaders of russia and south korea and iran. that is all live here on c-span. >> the signature feature of book tv is all day coverage of book fares from across the country with top nonfiction authors. this is the schedule. in early october, the southern festival of books. then we are live from austin. near the end of the month, we will be covering to festivals on the same weekend. from the heartland, the wisconsin book festival in madison. on the east coast, the boston book festival. at the start of november we will be in portland, oregon for workstock. at the end of november we are live for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. those are a few of the festivals on c-

mr. president xi. i have a president for president obama.ing can he ceremony this morning recently made remarks you indicated the u.s. welcomes peace, stable and prosper china and supports the china to play a big role in the international stage. would you please elaborate? what have you done to enable the region and we are more interested for the remainders of the office what will you do to further reach that goal? >> well, first of all, i think the united states has provided a platform in the postworld war ii era in which the asia region has been able to stabilize and the conditions in which china was able to grow so rapidly were maintained, and we're very proud of the work that we did after world war ii to help rebuild both asia and europe, to help establish the international norms and rules that facilitated global trades and connections and travel and interaction and to help maintain the peace. since i've been president, my goal has been to consistently engage with china in a way that is constructed to manage our differences and to maximi

mr. obamaps out. >> now, iraq is not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. we're building a new partnership between our nations. >> in hindsight, that statement is ridiculous. as soon as our troops left iraq, the iranians moved in. persecuting the sunni minority who then allowed isis to take up residence. so, iraq, along with syria, became isis strong that was perhaps president obama's biggest foreign policy mistake. then, in 2013, mr. obama learned that syrian dictator assad was using poison gas to kill civilians, innocent people. mr. obama threatened assad with military action and europe should have immediately supported that, but the european leaders did nothing and mr. obama backed down. >> so even though i possess the authority to order military strikes, i believed it was right in the absence of a direct or eminent threat to our security to take this

mr. obama's strategy against the terrorist group depend on u.s.-led air strikes and american trained syrian rebels on the ground. david martin reported here last night, that that troubled training program is now on hold. holly williams found out why when she met a rebel commander who asked us not to show his face, for fear of assassination. >> reporter: colonel mustafa is a commander. why have so few syrians been trained by the americans so far? >> translator: we gave the americans the names of more than 1,200 fighters he told us, and they only accepted just over 100 of them for training. but the strict vetting process is not his only complaint with america. when the first group of 54 u.s. trained fighters entered syria in july, several of them were captured by islamic militants. colonel mustafa told us america left his men vulnerable giving them too few weapons and too little ammunition. but the commander of the second group of 70 u.s. trained fighters admitted to us that he gave half of his american weapons to al-nusra, al qaeda's syrian affilia

mr. obama insists syria's leader, bashar al assad must go. and has the support of prime minister cameron. who sat down for an interview on "cbs this morning." >> mr. prime minister. welcome to "cbs missthis morning." >> good morning. good to be with you. >> can we talk about syria. you said bashar al assad is a war criminal and should be prosecuted? >> yes. he has done appalling things, massacred citizens, millions have fled. and so in my view, you know, he has brokn international law. he has to go. i know there are some people who are thinking, well, look, isil is even worse than assad, shouldn't we cut a deal with assad to team up and take on isil. sounds enticing. even if you thought it was the right thing to do which it isn't. it wouldn't work. because assad -- >> -- before you continue the attack? >> you need to do both. we need a syria free of isil and assad. the point i am making, assad is one of the recruiting sergeants for isil. because of what he has done to his people, that is one of the reasons people are flocking to isil to fight

in the his address, mr. obamaowed to keep sanctions on russia until it reverses course. >> we cannot stand by when the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a nation is flagrantly violated. if that happens without sequence in ukraine, it could happen to any nation gathered here today. >> mike vaquiera, new york the 90 minute meeting with president putin began with an awkward handshake and ended with the leaders failing to find common ground over assad. p peter sharp has more from moscow on what political analysts are say there about the meeting. >> they have been going through the text of what the obama said and putin and it's revealed very little common -- very little common ground between the two. obama has effectively fundamentally ruled out a return to the status quo in syria. he's called assad a tie rapt who drops barrel bombs on innocent children and putin stood up and said, you are making a grave mistake not to cooperate with the syrian government whose forces are confronting terrorism face to face. so n

in response, mr. obama said he is prepared to work with any nation including russia to resolve the syrian conflict. >>> new jersey senator menendez allegedly used his position to help a doctor battle allegations of over billing and medicaid fraud and helping him to win a port security contract. the senator allegedly accepted free private plane trips and vacations in exchange. his attorney issued a statement saying once the facts are presented in court he is confident the senator will be exonerated. >>> donald trump's tax plan is getting rave reviews from some people and skept schism from others. it was announced today at trump tower in midtown. it calls for zero income tax that for those that earn less than $25,000 there's a year. >> it will simplify the tax code. it will grow the american economy at a level that it hasn't seen in decades. >> however, some critics say the plan could cost the nation trillions of dollars in lost revenue. >>> coming up, what sanitation work withers found inside of a couch on a

the pools that this once distant threat is now very much in the present. >> mr. obama warned dozens of countries that it will soon be too late to act. >>> and president obama will have a wild time while he's in alaska. nbc announced yesterday the president will appear on an upcoming episode of "running wild" with bear grylls. the show will focus on climate change in alaska and president obama will get a crash course in survival techniques. >>> there's growing concerns about water supplies in northern [000:29:55;00]

mr. obama to get tough with assad. in may the president invited arab leaders to camp david, offering assurances of the iran nuclear deal. mr. obama bristled about his original decision to launch strikes. >> many of the nations in the region were upset that more than two years ago when bashar al-assad launched cheps there was no retaliation on the part of the u.s. now there's a possibility that assad has once again used chemical weapons. what did you tell these leaders here who were disappointed last sometime? >> first of all michael i don't know why you're here but the reason i'm here is not because of what happened in syria a couple of years ago. we positioned ourselves to be willing to take military action. the reason we did not was because assad gave up his chemical weapons. >> reporter: the syria war is now in its fifth year. could or should mr. obama have been able to stop the bloodshed earlier? the point is moot feel many people, few have an appetite of getting involved in another conflic

why did mr. obama want this deal so badly? gives the iranians sooner or later a nuclear bomb. gives them a great deal of money. gives them ballistic missiles. takes our pressure of sanctions off them. why did mr. obama want this deal so badly? what is the imperative for him to get this deal except some kind of deep-seated psychological identification with the iranians, some kind of deep-seated hostility to israel? i don't understand the motivation. just seems there is nothing going on here to make him do this. and some might say what's the alternative? to bomb the sites. that's been done before. bombing is a common theme in preventing freem getting -- people from getting things. >> i'm glad you mentioned it because now i don't have to go to her. jilly, that criticism is out there now. i talked to a former reagan ambassador and said, well, you know, ronald reagan would have entertained probably doing a deal with iran but not one he couldn't verify. on paper there are ways we can verify it but we're not going to do that or we ca

mr. obama's meager offerings. we take it up with forbes media chairman, steve forbes, and lieutenant colonel ralph peters among our guests tonight. >>> our top story, the changing fortunes of the republican presidential candidates. donald trump remains the favorite of iowa caucusgoers, but wisconsin governor walker has seen his prospects plummet. and it's becoming increasingly clear that having washington experience is a huge negative. fox news chief political correspondent carl cameron with our report. >> reporter: former texas governor rick perry has withdrawn from the republican 2016 presidential nomination race, and did so this afternoon in a speech. >> today, i'm suspending my campaign for the presidency of the united states. we have a tremendous field of candidates. probably the greatest group of men and women. i step aside knowing our party's in good hands. >> reporter: a pair of nonpoliticians have broken away from the pack in iowa where wisconsin governor scott walker who led polls two

mr. obama's call for improved relations with cuba and his efforts to combat climate change. >> when it comes to our common home we are living at the critical moment of history. we still have time to make change needed to bring about sustainable and integral development for we know that things can change. (applause). >> reporter: brief papal parade gave francis the chance to interact with large enthusiastic crowds that lined the streets. several toddlers were carried to his vehicle so the pontiff could bless them. next came a midday prayer service with s business shops francis called for compassion for the sick and vulnerable. >> no less important is the gospel of the family which in the world meeting of families in philadelphia that i'm about to embark on i will emphatically proclaim together with you and the entire church. >> reporter: underway as we speak a canonization service francis confirming sainthood on father junipera serra 18th century spanish missionary credited with spreading cathol

first it allows the president and mrs. obama to reciprocate for the tremendous hospitality they extended to the president and first family in china last year. second, it enables us to continue the important discussions that will have taken place earlier in the day including with several officials and advisors of the president to whom we rarely have access. finally i think there are many stakeholders in the united states. the state dinner really provides an opportunity to include them in the event and make sure that the chinese leadership is aware of their views. wanted to share those initial comments with you and i would will happy to answer your questions later. >> hello. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. for the china state dinner, we are inspired by the autumn and all of the late summer harvest that we harvested from the garden and sourced from all of the local farmers around the neighborhood. for the first course for the china state dinner we are doing a wild mushroom consume that we have sourced from pennsylvania all the

once he arrives at the white house he'll be greeted by president and mrs. obama there. from there he will head to the south lawn for a welcoming ceremony. only invited guests will attend that ceremony. 15,000 people expected to be there. after that the pope mobile will travel down -- it's a retrofitted jeep wrangler. travel down 17th street, across constitution avenue and up 15th street where it will create the circle, if you will, around the ellipse before returning to the white house. he will head to saint matthew's for a prayer service. at 4:00 this afternoon pope francis will cannonize a new saint. so a very full day today for the pope, eun, and all along his travels today you can expect that there will be huge, massive crowds gathered to see the pope wherever and whenever they can see him across the city. >> thank you, aaron. >>> the pope's visit could impact how you get to work this morning. melissa mollet is tracking traffic problems. what are you seeing? >> good morning. we have a brand-new closure that actually just popped up. connecticut avenue and 17th. this

instead of intensifying the fight, mr. obama announced he's slapping new sanctions against more than two dozen islamic state leaders. critics question why he hadn't already put sanctioned on all identified terrorists. not only republicans blasting the administration's inept tactics in syria. former secretary of state hillary clinton admits one of the things xas bathe the crisis is the u.s. inability to train syrian rebels to fight the islamic state. the administrations ineptitude extends to director of national intelligence james clapper today testified that we're losing the fight in cyberspace. he also told congress there isn't much we can do about it. clapper claims we shouldn't retaliate either, because we also spy on china. we take up the president's foreign policy failures tonight with former united nations ambassador john bolton. and republican front-runner donald trump firing back at what he calls the bankrupt "forbes" magazine, after information pegged his net worthaf 4.5 billion dollars. trump claims he's worth at least

>> reporter: mr. obama said today the era of might makes right is over. that order and stability in the his speech today was both a warning and a challenge. president obama urged the world's most powerful nations to chart a new course. global problems, he said, require global solutions. >> no matter how powerful our military, how strong our economy, we understand the united states cannot solve the world's problems alone. >> reporter: mr. obama scolded russia, china and iran for acting to destabilize various regions of the world and in syria it liers cooperation and a change of leadership in damascus. >> there cannot be after so much bloodshed, so much carnage, a return to the prewar status quo. >> reporter: the president said the united states is prepared to lead by example pointing to the iranian nuclear agreement and normal relations with cuba. >> god willing now we will be able to offer more goods at better prices. think of the americans that lowered 9 flag over our embassy in havana, 1961, the year i was bonder and returned this summer to raise the fla

mr. obama never followed through. things have gone disastrous the since and now putin has sent in troops to fight assad. has it even occurred to him that the problem is not belacose words, but following up and backing down. >> are we closer to knowing exactly what the obama doctrine is? >> i think we know what it isn't. american foreign policy used to be rooted in the idea that you practice diplomacy backed up by the threat of force which implied an occasional willingness to use it. this president has such an aversion to use of american military force that i think his idea of a defeat would not be the mess we see in syria as much as if american troops had gotten involved there. that to him is a definition of failure. >>> senators are right now voting on a so-called clean bill to keep the government running past the end of the month. the vote is still open right now, but the measure does have enough support to pass. last week an effort to fund the government and defund planned parenthood was quashed. outgoing house spe

instead of answering whether he believes mr. obama u.s., trump is going after clinton saying she is the original birther. >> and hillary who's become very shrill, you know the word shrill, she's become shrill. she was saying, what i said about obama, and yet in 2008, she was the original birther. she's the one that started that whole thing. hillary is a birther. by the way, don't switch your votes to hillary, please. >> oh, trump's latest rant seems to be based on a 2008 "60 minutes" interview in which clinton was asked whether she believed mr. obama was a muslim. and she responded by saying no, there is nothing to base that on as far as i know. the last part as far as i know is the likely source of trump's accusation." >> see where he's going there. >>> "the skinny" is next. who just signed a new multimillion dollar book deal? stay with us. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. stations. and saves lives. [male radio operator] coast guard mayday... [narrator] we are the coast guard foundation and we support

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mr. obama insists syria's leader, bashar al assad must go. prime minister cameron. who sat down for an interview on "cbs this morning." >> mr. prime minister. welcome to "cbs mithis morning." >> good morning. good to be with you. >> can we talk about syria. you said bashar al assad is a war criminal and should be prosecuted? >> yes. he has done appalling things, massacred citizens, millions have fled. and so in my view, you know, he has brokn international law. he has to go. i know there are some people who are thinking, well, look, isil is even worse than assad, shouldn't we cut a deal with assad to team up and take on isil. sounds enticing. even if you thought it was the right thing to do which it isn't. it wouldn't work. because assad -- >> -- before you continue the attack? >> you need to do both. we need a syria free of isil and assad. the point i am making, assad is one of the recruiting sergeants for isil. because of what he has done to his people, that is one of the reasons people are flocking to isil to fight for isil. so that method

mr. obama by penetrating government networks and ceilings, secret sensitive files containing the personal data of 21 million government workers, and there are new warnings tonight that the number of workers affected by those attacks may be significantly higher than has been revealed to this point. we take up china's attacks with cybersecurity experts bruce parkman and steve bucci. >>> also tonight, you are looking at live pictures of new york st. patrick's cathedral, where pope francis will lead a prayer service this evening. the pope in new york city after going decidedly political in the first ever papal address to a joint meeting of congress. the pontiff calling upon americans to embrace illegal immigrants. this, from the leader of vatican city, which is extremely selective about those who are allowed to reside within its high, thick walls. we take up the pope, his message, his likely influence on american politics. >>> and new gop presidential polling shows donald trump holding the lead tha

mr. putin took a call at the table. ings obama chastised his conduct in syria. >> they threat ton pull us back into a different world. >> where might equals right in foreign affairs. >> we should support tyrants like bashar al-assad who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children because the alternative is surely work. >> reporter: still, mr. obama said he would work with russia and iran to try to find a seclusion in syria. later, the two met face to face for first time in over a year. both leaders ignored reporters' shouted questions. white house officials insisted ukraine would be the primary topic of the meeting, putin trying to change the subject with his action necessary syria. but a year after the crisis began, russia is still there. mr. puti obama vowed to keep sanctions on russia. >> if that happens without consequence in ukraine it could happen to any nation gathered here today. >> reporter: and antonio after that 95-minute meeting between president obama and putin, senior white house officials telling reporters that

we live with the president and mrs. obama to meet the pontiff at andrews. the welcoming ceremony of the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. at 4:00, the mass and ofonization at the silica the national shrine of the immaculate conception thursday morning at 8:30 c-span is a live coverage as pope francis makes history, becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting to congress. friday morning at 10:00, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general's simply on c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. 9/11, a service at the memorial and museum world trade center. c-span coverage of the pope of the historic trip to the u.s., live on tv or online at c-span.org. and our capitol hill producer point of the last pope to visit the u.s., pope benedict, was also greeted at andrews air force base by then-president george bush and first lady barbara bush. cbs news white house producer tweeted this picture out as preparations underway for pope francis by u.s. air force personnel. they rolled out the red carpet o

mr. obama's strategy against the terrorist group depend on u.s.-led air strike strikes and american-trained syrian rebels on the ground, but our david martin reported last night, that the troubled training program is on hold. holly williams found out why when she met a rebel commander who asked not to be identified for fear of assassination. >> reporter: colonel hassan mustafa is a commander in division 30, the home of the syria's american-trained rebel fighters. why have so few syrians been trained by the mirns so far? "we gave the americans the names of more than 1200 fighters," he told us, "and they only accepted just over 100 of them for training." but the strict vetting process is not his only complaint with america. when the first group of 54 u.s.-trained fighters entered syria in july, several of them were captured by islamic militants. colonel mustafa told us america left his men vulnerable by giving them too few weapons and too little apnition. but the commander of the second group of 70 u.s.-trained fighters admitted to us that he gave h

mr. obama that the team has been there so often they are now certified to provide white house tours. >> oh, man. look at them. i just -- they are incredible. these women. i would one day love to be able to train with them. i'm not going to say that i'm going to play against them. just train with them. because they're remarkable. >> just to see how they do. >> yeah. i would love that. >> of course the president joked that he has two tall daughters and of course malia's looking for a school next year. possible. >> i can't believe they're 14 and 17 now. >> grown women. >> yeah. >>> when we come back, the world-class athlete taking over new york's fashion week. >>> and bradley cooper says no stunt doubles are needed. "the skinny," up next. "the skinny," up next. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> "skinny" time. starting with serena williams. we all did feel so badly for her when she didn't win the u.s. open and that special grand slam she'd been going for. >> yeah. but she was a total winner at new york fash

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mr. obama never followed through. things have gone disastrous the since and now putin has sent in troops to fight assad. has it even occurred to him that the problem is not belacose words, but following up and backing down. >> are we closer to knowing exactly what the obama doctrine is? >> i think we know what it isn't. american foreign policy used to be rooted in the idea that you practice diplomacy backed up by the threat of force which implied an occasional willingness to use it. this president has such an aversion to use of american military force that i think his idea of a defeat would not be the mess we see in syria as much as if american troops had gotten involved there. that to him is a definition of failure. >>> senators are right now voting on a so-called clean bill to keep the government running past the end of the month. the vote is still open right now, but the measure does have enough support to pass. last week an effort to fund the government and defund planned parenthood was quashed. outgoing house spe

mr. obama continued with the narrative that if the deal failsing the only other option is war. >> we want to make sure iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. and what i indicated to them is that even as this debate winds down, i am hopeful that their voices continue to be heard. >> reporter: in the senate, majority leader mitch mcconnell called for a procedural vote to consider disapproval of the agreement. the vote was 58-42. republicans failed to get the 60 votes they needed. mcconnell tried to peel off a few more democrats. >> what a tragedy it would be if at the very last moment some of those same senators decided to filibuster to prevent the american people from having a real say on this incredibly important issue. >> reporter: boehner says lawmakers are considering all options to slow down or stop implementation of the nuclear deal. if republicans cannot defeat the senate filibuster by the democrats, that could include going to court to continue the fight. bret? >> mike emanuel live on the hi

mr. obama responded, the pope unexpectedly brought up immigration reform. >> i think he was mindful of the polite of so many immigrants who are wonderful people working hard, making contributions, many of their children are u.s. citizens, yet they still live in the shadows. >> reporter: valerie jarrett told cnn they may have more business to tackle in the final months in office. >> the work is never done. with two men of this caliber who share ideals and who share values about human decency, respect for human differences, i think that it's going to be a really positive visit. >> reporter: besides the hard issues the president and pope my tackle from abortion to the syrian migrant crisis in europe, there will be plenty of ceremony in their encounters. the president will present the pope with a gift, but again secrecy here in the white house. no word on what mr. obama has in store. as adorable as that fiat is, i'm hearing we'll see more of the pope mobile here in washington tomorrow. >> absolutel

. >> mr. obama is a christian, but made no effort to correct the man's remark or question.rats pounced on how he hand handled the situation. >> if someone at one of my town hall meetings i would correct them. boy say no, the president is a christian born in this country. >> trump claims he didn't hear the question but has been skeptical of the president's background. 20% believe mr. obama was born outside of the u.s. and 29% believe he is muslim. neither is true. trump said if he is elected he would decline the president's salary of $400,000 per year. >>> pope francis arrives in the united states to cannonize the founder of california's missions. the father will deliver a message of hope and peace to cuba. tonight, a look at the pontiff's plan. >> final preparations are being made for saturday's arrival of pope francis. including visits with several churches. he took to twitter saying i need your prayers. sunday morning, thousands are expected to turn out in mass led by the pope. >> this is exciting time for me. looking forward to it. >> last few years they weren't smiling

honolulu. >>> trump's campaign is on the back foot, saying he never heard the support or called mr. obamaitizenship. those who criticize obama don't say whether they think he is christian. chris christie, lindsey graham, and jeb bush said trump was wrong for not making the correction. >> barack obama is a talented man. by the way, he's an american. he's a christian. his problem isn't the fact that he was born here or that -- what his faith is. his problem is he's a progressive liberal that tears down anybody that disagrees with him. >> democrats quickly denounced trump's nonresponse. hillary clinton didn't hold back saying she was appalled. >> he knew or should have known that what that man was asking was not only way out of bounds, it was untrue. and he should have from the beginning repudiated that kind of rhetoric, that level of hatefulness in a questioner in an audience that he was appearing before. >> bernie sanders called trump's inaction an outrage and disgrace. on twitter, martin o'malley told trump, "muslim is not a slur. you cannot scapegoat your way to the presidency." >>> bern

michelle >> president and mrs. obama >> president and mrs. obama waiting for pope you can hear the cheers. crowd is sensing the pope is moments away. >> who doesn't like pomp? >> it comes with the job. >> he is used to it. he was at a mass with the pope and everyone was trying to help and he said, it is fine, i have and he said, it is fine, i have said mass many times. >> what a fanfare from the trumpets and then you see that little fiat with the pope is being introduced to the pope is being introduced to the president by the chief of protocol. the pope's translator is right there. over his shoulder. the president is going to introduce the pope to members of introduce the pope to members of the welcoming committee >> ladies and gentleman, the national anthem of the holy see followed by the national anthem followed by the national anthem of the united states. [ band performing and of the united states of america. and now a musical tribute. >> matthew you say what a remarkable picture the president and the pope, first african-american trip and t

we are live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival. wednesday morning, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. live coverage at 8:45 eastern. that afternoon, the mass and canonization at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning, live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. friday morning, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on cspan3, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. 11:30, the pope will hold a religious service at the world trade center. follow the a store trip to the u.s. -- follow the historic trip to the u.s. on c-span and c-span.org. >> coming up next, authors david and jeanne heidler talk about their book "washington's circle." it is a look at the president's closest friends and appointees. the authors explore the roles of politicians like james madison, alexander hamilton, thomas -- in the 1780's

he will be meeting with the president and mrs. obama tomorrow and hold a news conference with president obama. we'll have live coverage of the white house state dinner for chinese president starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. look at the role the supreme court plays in our society now, our history has to have relevance. when we talk about what can we do to get relevance, the court made all of the sense in the world. >> the court is an equal branch of government. it is the third branch, it has fundamental impact on americans lives. >> inside the elegant building is a courtroom where cases are heard and decisions are made. incrediblyo many interesting cases in the courts history. we've all heard about roe versus wade, and brown versus board of education. for so many people they are just the names in a textbook. we want to talk about the legal side of the cases, and the people involved. who felthuman beings the so passionately that they were being wronged that they brought their cases to the court. >> what people will find most fascinating are