with paul douglas from illinois, they stood up to it. he was unmoved. he was unthreatened. that was the wonderful thing about him. that is that wonderful characteristic, how liberating it is to know what you believe and not to be moved or terrified or inhibited. he was not a plaster saint. don't get me wrong. he was not a perfect man. he was a public man. he was a wonderful boss. >> among the best or two very long interviews with his wife, ellen proxmire, she is very candid, very sharp minded, very clearheaded and honest about his successes and failings. she was there for everything. she and he rejuvenated the democratic party in wisconsin. there have had been no democratic party to speak up for 20 years in the 1950's when they and a handful of others brought it back to life. >> the democratic party did not exist in wisconsin. there was the progressive party and the republican party. there was a small group of men, including warren, carl began the murmurs of a political unit that would oppose or be different from the progressive movement and republican party. he ran three t

these guys with $600 shoes, now with $6,000 argument,hey made the with paul douglas from illinois -- they just stood up to it. he was unmoved. that's just the wonderful thing about him. that is that wonderful characteristic, how liberating it is to know what you believe and not to be moved or terrified or inhibited. he was not a plaster saint. don't get me wrong. he was not a perfect man. he was a public man. he was a wonderful boss. are two the best interviews with his wife ellen proxmire. candid, very clearheaded, and honest both about his successes and his failings. she was there for everything. she and he actually rejuvenated the democratic party in wisconsin. her had been no democratic party to speak of until the early 1950's when they brought it back to life. >> the democratic party did not exist in wisconsin. it was a progressive party and republican party. ,here was a small group of men including carl thompson, jim began theor, who murmurs, shall we speak, of a political unit that would oppose or be different from the progressive movement and the republican party. he ran thre

paul douglas senior me meteorologist and saujor of sheparding the sea.at to have you both with us. we have more weather knowledge than ever before. how long is this east coast snow going to go on? what are we looking at? >> it's going to wind down pretty fast tomorrow morning. it's moving quickly. it's an i-95 storm. east of i-95. enough warm air to allow for mix of rain and sleet pellets. west of i-95 you have the heavy wet, this is a heart attack snow. shoveling snow is more strenuous then being on a treadmill because it involves your upper body, much more taxing on your heart, then your outside to boot which constricts your blood veins and arteries all of which increases potential for heart attacks. every year thousands the of americans wind up in hospitals because of core nary problems brought on by too much shoveling, too fast. but the worse will be tonight and it will quick wby get bette tomorrow. >> any other weather systems expected over the weekend. >> it looks pretty quiet for the next couple days. we're not seeing more coastal storms but as yo

. >> joining me tonight is paul douglas, senior meteorologist in minneapolis, minnesota.ve you with us tonight. put in perspective for us, what are we seeing unfold here? have you ever seen any kind of snow event like this one before? >> no, ed, i have not. i've been doing this for over 40 years, and i have never seen snow falling at the rate of seven inches an hour. that is considered heavy snow, but seven inches an hour, i don't care how big your plow is, you're not going to keep up with that or have the roads clear. it's summer thunderstorms that stalled out, but not just for a couple of hour, literally day after day after day and that's why we're getting these outrageous snowfall amounts. i've never seen anything quite like this, although the trends, if you look at the numbers and if you look at the data, we are seeing more of these extreme events. the weather's always been extreme, but the extremes are becoming more extreme and more frequent and we actually have some pretty good data going back to the 1930s showing that lake-effect snow is on the increase and it prob

meteorologist paul douglas told us, it's all part of our warming climate. >> and we actually have somepretty good data going back to the 1930s, showing that lake-effect snow is on the increase, and it probably has something to do with the fact that the great lakes are trending warmer. >> research from the national oceanic and spheric administration shows 2014 will likely be the warmest ever. october of this year was the hottest october on record. glacier national park may need a new name. the warming climate is melting the park's claim sake. temperatures on the rise wildlife is in dangerous. while evidence pours in, deniers continue to put the planet at risk. senate inhofe denounced climate-saving action, calling the president's goal to combat climate change with china, a non-binding charade. inhofe sees no risk to our environment. >> first of all, global warming is not taking place. it's kind of laughable right now with all of the records that are being set. >> we're reaching a tipping point for our environment. the science is clear, and the evidence is in our own back yards. for more

paul douglas and james brolin. those guys on the team. guys chose where they went, when they went, why they went. if you try to take responsibility for them being there that day, you are dishonoring their memory. you did not order them to be there. i found that became one of these lifelines that i realized he was right, and so -- but i still, every memorial day, i basically go into a fog because it that is when we were hit, memorial day. now i know, ok, i am just going to have to check out for the next three days. i am going to be miserable, depressed, i am going to be asking myself why am i still here and two amazing professionals who had survived so many wars and had families and children, why are they gone, and then i will try to keep it paying it forward when this holiday is past. i got past all that. the hardest part was coming out of it to find that no matter how far along i thought i was, that the american public that i met on the street when i got out of the hospital would not let me out of the injured box. everyone thought i was

and he said look, paul and i understand that you feel bad that that you've lost them, paul douglas and james brolin, our cbs team. those guys chose where they went, when they went, why they went. if you tried to take responsibility for them being day, you're dishonoring their memory. you didn't order them to be there. and i found that was like, that became one of these life lines realized he was right. so, but i still, every memorial day, i basically go into a fog, because that's when we were hit, day.ial and now i just know, i'm like okay, just going to have to the next three days, i'm going to be miserable, askedsed, i'm going to be myself why am i still here and whoamazing professionals survived so many wars and had families and children, why are gone. and then i'll try to keep paying it forward when this holiday is past. so i got past all that. part was coming out howt to find that no matter far along i thought i was, that that i hadn public met on the street when i got out let mehospital would not out of the injured box. walking thought i was a ptsd time bomb, because of what they

paul douglas and james. chose where they went, when they went, why they went.try to take responsibility for them being there that day, you are dishonoring their memory. you do not order them to be there. i found that became one of these lifelines that i realized he was right, and so -- but i still, every memorial day, i basically go into a fog because it that is when we were had, memorial day. now i know, ok, i am just going to have to check out for the next three days. i am going to be miserable, depressed, i am going to be asking myself why am i still here and two amazing professionals who survived so many wars and had families and children, why are they gone, and then i will try to keep it forward when this holiday is past. i got past all that. the hardest part was coming out of it to find that no matter how far along i thought i was, that the american public that i met on the street when i got out of the hospital would not let me out of the injured box. a walkinghought i was ptsd timebomb, because of what they had seen in hollywood, because of the stories t

ballot and that's why republicans like rand paul are trying to push the notion this is a referendum on the president, win or lose. >> let's turn to historian douglas brinkley, professor at rice university. great to see you. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> as a casual observer, one might find it interesting that when the president said, my policies are on the ballot, he did so because the american people overwhelmingly support their platform, for instance, health care, equal rights and equal representation, minimum wage, immigration reform. and yet the populous is seeing this as a fear election. we're afraid of what is happening and afraid of this president. at that time strategy has worked, hasn't it? >> it has worked. but usually happens in mid-term elections, presidents, as obama said a few years back, get a shell yacking. this time rind for president president obama, things like obamacare, the handling of ebola, isis, and doing some damage to president's polls, and somewhat astoundingly you see democrats just fleeing barack obama. they don't really want him campaigning at their side. bill clinton and hillary clinton seem to have all the

as illinois senator paul douglas said of barkley, no one was better versed than he in how to get legislation enacted with a minimum of friction. a testament to his abilities as reflected in the work of the committee chaired by then senator john f. kennedy, in the 1950's. the senate panel was tasked with selecting the five most illustrious senators of all time. barkley was among the finalists for the honor. at the end of the day, one would have to agree with president truman. he ranked barkley as one of the greatest legislators of all times. so i would leave you all to consider the towering legacy of alben barkley. an unquestioned giant in the history of the senate, in the history of kentucky, and in the history of paducah. thank you very much. [applause] >> joining american history tv next saturday for all-day live coverage of a world war i centennial symposium in norfolk, virginia. we will hear from scholars about the war and welcome your calls, your facebook posts, and tweets. that is next saturday, starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern, here on american history tv. >> next, we discussed the impac