. >> steve mentioned 1930s.a pbs roosevelts recently. ideal iizing them and what they did. massive government intrusion didn't get us out of the depression, did it? >> fdr and president obama both basically believed had you to attack success. look what drives economic recovery. it's business investment. that's where those higher wages that rick and others point to, that's missing, that's where it comes from. during the reagan boom, business investment was 22% of gdp. during president obama's recovery it's only been 17%. why should we be surprised? this president has raised a combine top tax rate for dividend and capital gains to 43.4% from 35%. he's punishing successful investment. naturally, you're going to get less of it. >> and sabrina, all boats were rising in the 1980s. the lowest 1/5 of the population had incomes rising at the same level, just about, as the top fifth. now it's very unequal. >> right. and look, this point we can create conditions for success is so important. one of the problems is that government, they do deserve a lot of blame, because they've been fl

it's already running now on pbs. >> started last night. >> bigger ratings than anything but football. and i think you're going to fake football. 7 part rooseveltg at 8:00 p.m. on pbs each night this week through saturday. and the book is called the roosevelt, an intimate history on the book shelves now as well. now as well. ken burns, everybody. i think cam newton needs to be a better leader. now as well. ken burns, everybody. he's got so much more responsibility. he's the guy that they're looking to. sweat it says, i'm not gonna settle. it means i'm not gonna stop. until i get what i need. but i'm not gonna tell you how much i'm working. i'm gonna show you. gatorade. created to help replace what you sweat out. whatever, usa- a real town built by bud light- is somewhere... in this area here. why the secrecy? because if we divulged the exact whereabouts this amazing town would be overrun by a wave of humanity demanding to do this, this, this, a whole lot of this and tons of this-for three straight days. we can't have that... yet. you're probably hearing about bud light's whatever, usa right now from people... ...here, here, here, here, and then

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his new seven-part pbs series, the roosevelts premiered last night. i have reliable information that the ratings were extremely high and that they are soaring. the series will be broadcast every night this week. in this film, he focuses on the towering but flawed figures who, before they were history were family. he was able to draw on news reel footage, radio broadcasts and personal documents, notably a trove of newly discovered letters between fdr and his cousin daisy and well as an enormous volume of photographs. ultimately nearly 2,400 stils were used in this series. burns has always rejected using the voice of god approach to narration, relying instead on contemporary voices to bring his subjects' words to life. in the roosevelts, you will hear some of america's greatest actors, edward herman as franklin and marilyn street as elmore. ken burns, like his films, he never becomes outdated. please join me in welcoming the press club member ken burns. >> thank you all very much for coming.

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finally ken burns and his team will be here to preview the new pbs series "the roosevelts" an intimate history. 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs good morning again this news from overnight is causing repulsion around the world as you might expect. we want to go first to cbs news correspondent charlie d'agata at the british parliament. >> good morning, bob, this morning british prime minister called emergency meeting to discuss the crisis, afterward he praised aid worker david haines calling him a british hero said that the british government would not back down in its fight against isis. >> we are a peaceful people. we do not seek out confrontation. but we need to understand we cannot ignore this threat to our security and that of our allies. there is no option of keeping our heads down that would make us safe. the problem would merely get worse as it has done over recent months not just for us but for europe and for the world. we cannot just walk on by if we are to keep this country safe. we have to confront th

his new seven part pbs series, "the roosevelts" premiered last night. and i have reliable information that the ratings were extreme high and that they are sworn. pictures will be broadcast every night this week. in this film he focuses on the powering but flawed figures who, before they were history, were family. he was able to draw on newsreel footage, radio broadcasts, and personal documents, notably a true of newly discovered letters tween fdr and his cousin daisy, as well as on an enormous line for photographs. ultimately, nearly 2400 stills were used in this series. burns has always rejected using the voice of god approach to narration, relying instead on contemporary voices to bring his subjects words to life. in "the roosevelts" you will hear some of our, some of america's greatest actors, including paul giamatti as theater, edward herman as franklin, and meryl streep as eleanor. conference is also a frequent guest at this podium, because, like his films, he never becomes outdated mac please join me in welcoming the documentarian and press club m

democratic senator can i continues, and ken burns will be here to preview his new series for pbs "the roosevelts" we hope to see you then i'll see you tomorrow night on the cbs evening news. thanks for watching "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org and now a young boy is in t hospital. >>> a mountain lion coming out of the woods and into human territory. now a young boy is in the hospital. good evening. >>> this 6-year-old boy was attacked while at a winery in santa clara county this afternoon. kpix5 reporter juliette goodrich is live at the open space reserve where the officials are looking for the animal right now, juliet? >> the search is on now for that mountain lion. the parents had to fight off of mountain lie en. he was attacked a mile

roosevelts: an intimate history." it airs tonight and every night this week on pbs starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. ing us this morning geoff ward who wrote "the roosevelts" and doris kearns goodwin. you'll hear her many times throughout this series. ken, i'm going to start out by just making a flat statement. this is your best work yet. >> i'm also told that you are in some way related to the roosevelts, does that have anything to do with you -- >> no, we've been talking about doing the roosevelts for as long as i've known geof or franklin or we decided to put them all three together which had never been done before. in the midst half way through new england historic genealogical society gave me an award present me with this book told me that, franklin and theodore and eleanor they are fifth cousins. i am 7th cuss towns theodore and eleanor once removed and eighth cousin once removed to franklin. i may than is the point which we do full disclosure. >> what is also true i got that same award, i thought of myself as irish catholic i'm related to sarah roosevelt. >> we were working on film on vietnam

his new seven-part pbs series "the roosevelts" premiered last night. and i have reliable information that the ratings were extremely high and that they are soaring. the series will be broadcast every night this week. in this film he focuses on the towering but flawed figures who before they were history were family. he was able to draw newsreel footage, radio broadcasts and personal documents. notably a troef of duly discovered letters between fdr and his cousin daisy as well as a number of photographs. ultimately nearly 2,400 stills were used in this series. burns has always rejected using the voice of god approach to narration relying instead on contemporary voices to bring his subjects' words to life. in "the roosevelts" you'll hear some of america's greatest actors, edward herman as franklin and meryl streep as eleanor. ken burns is also a frequent guest at this podium because like his films he never becomes outdated. please join me in welcoming the documenttarian and press club member, ken burns. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you all very much

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in their book, the roosevelt, a companion book to the seven part pbs series. they also took phone calls and e-mails and tweets on "washington journal." just program is about 45 minutes. >> filmmaker ken burns joins us wrer jeffr tow with geoffrey ward. nourteen hour documentary, morea yrs 100 years of history. did you think there wouldn't be enough material? >> it is the most extraordinaryi story of an incredible family and an amazingin country.ay than >> i think that they raise issues that we have today. .. in the tension between idealism and pragmatism. the important thing is that traditionally weak cover these guys independently. we assume that because the it or was republican and franklin was a democrat that you can segment them and they contribute to different silos of american history when in fact they intertwined and integrated families, with the last name roosevelt is of much more interest. exponentially more interesting when you see how related they aren't that there is no franklin or eleanor without theodore. that there is no "new deal," without the

i have been watching all of the pbs roosevelt series. i taped it all, this is my point.n this isis problem started, the reason i'm upset is because i am african american and i find a huge bias in our country. so let me get this out. when he listened to what was going on, everybody said -- oh, he's stupid, right? he doesn't know what he's doing, he's a community organizer. but now bring it back to roosevelt. when he heard about the pearl harbor bombing, he listened, he didn't open his mouth, and then he quietly went away. what they did with him was said -- he went to shangri-la, now camp david, he didn't come out. he got the chance to think it through. let's go back now to president obama. oh, come on, let's go. what's the answer to this isis thing? he's chopping of everyone's heads, what are you going to do? what are you going to do? he saidck to roosevelt, almost the exact same words. he said i don't know what to do, this is the biggest mess. i certainly sympathize with the idea that it is a difficult problem. and i am sympathetic to the idea that president obama was ri

coming up on the next "washington journal," ken burns discussor geoffery ward the new pbs documentary, "the roosevelts." the public and private lives of theater franklin and eleanor franklin -- theodore and eleanor roosevelt. the center for strategic and budgetary assessments. as always, we will take your calls. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the senate against this week tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. items on the agenda include a vote to move forward on a bill requiring equal pay for men and women with similar job qualifications. senators will also decide whether to advance two nominees to serve on the nuclear regulatory commission. both are scheduled to begin at 5:30. the house returns tomorrow at noon eastern for general speeches. at 2:00, members will consider a series of bills, including one that would reauthorize medical services for children. as always, you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span2. retiring senator tom harkin held his 37th and final stake fry today in iowa. bill and hillary

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roosevelts by ken burns. beginning sunday at 8:00 p.m. on pbs, 8:00 p.m. eastern "the roosevelts" seven-night event telling the interwoven story of three remarkable figures of same family, theodore, eleanor and franklin roosevelt. the opening begins with a bold prediction of the young fdr made himself when he was first starting his career as a legal clerk on wall street. >> the junior clerks were idly talking about their dreams for the future. most hoped just to become partners one day. ♪ but one had far bigger dreams. he didn't plan to practice law for long, he said. he intended to go into politics and eventually become president of the united states. the speaker was just 25 years old, an undistinguished student and indifferent lawyer but no one laughed. his name after all was franklin roosevelt. his fifth cousin theodore roosevelt was already president. the youngest in history. >> joining me is the filmmaker the great ken burns. i think people don't realize how enormously popular teddy roosevelt was in his time. he was the first media president that every

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by the way, there's a ken burns documentary about the roosevelts on pbs last night.t didn't have a bikini competition, but -- maybe next time. miss new york won, miss virginia was the first runner up. you know, there's no smile more devastatingly pained than the smile of first runner up at miss america. i watched the show in its entirety. i got -- i just turned it on, i couldn't -- it really is something to behold. one of the strangest parts were the fun facts that would pop up on screen. they had little facts about each contestant. these are real, i promise. we didn't make a single one of these up. >> jimmy: that's a fun fact? maybe if you're a zambian cheetah, that's a fun fact. if you're the one being attacked, it's not so fun. how about miss new york? miss new york was the one that did the little thing on the floor. she enjoys street hot dogs and her talent was tapping a plastic cup. sounds like a resume for a homeless person. but she won it. miss new york has won three years in a row now. you remember in the old days they would ask the finalists questions and th

maybe i've been watching too much of the roosevelts on pbs, but that sort of presidential speech abouts, we are better than this. have you heard that kind of speech? >> i think instead of going "60 minutes" the president needs to primetime address. i know that's a little old-fashioned, but it still breaks through. let the networks cover it and explain what's going on. look, we're in a political season. i understand that. the republicans may be playing some politics with beating up on president obama to do more in syria and -- but we're dealing with a lot of semantics. what are boots on the ground? what are wars? are drones part of a war? i don't think we have enough clarity. and i think that's the job of the president. we had containment in the cold war and it had different phases. george cannon's containment and then paul nixon's containment strategy. we need a containment strategy plus on syria that needs to be really articulated to the american people. >> i'm going to play another bite from "60 minutes" because he was asked is the u.s. carrying its weight with the anti-isis effort.

. >> schieffer: as i watch the documentary on pbs this week about franklin and eleanor roosevelt andelp but think about what set them apart from today's politicians. yes, they were very smart but there are still a lot of smart people in washington. yes, they saw wrongs that needed to be corrected but we still have those with good hearts, and, yes, they were good politicians, but we still have a few good politicians around here. what set them apart to my mind was their courage. when they saw wrong, they not only tried to make it right, but they did so with no guarantee of success. what a glaring contrast to the washington of today which spends most of its time doing nothing and the rest of its time devising schemes to avoid responsibility for anything. the latest example, when congress approved arming the syrian rebels they stuck the legislation in a bill that also provided money to keep the government from shutting down. that way if arming the rebels turns out to be a debacle members can say, i was never forearming the rebels, i just voted to prevent the government shutdown. the roos

and each day this week on pbs, ken burns' new series about the roosevelts will air, "an intimate historysponse will be two states. the last letter of one state will be the first letter of the adjoining state.

been producing a seven-part, 14-hour series on the history of theodore franklin and eleanors roosevelt. pbs began broadcasting this series nationally in unprecedented fashion last night where they showed the first episode and showed the first episode again at 10:00 and each subsequent night we'll show another episode until this coming saturday, the 20th. we believe it is the first time short of a national tragedy when a single network has shown a, taken up a entire prime time and then some. it goes from 8:00 until midnight, an hour out of prime time, for one single show. and we're very happy with public television's confidence in the work we've done and i'd like to spend a few more minutes before the good part, where i have a chance to have an exchange with you to tell you a little bit what we're trying to do. those of you who saw last night, saw the table setting episode in which we set in motion what is the most complicated and intertwined and interbraided narrative that i think that i've ever undertaken. i certainly think that jeff thinks so as well, even though we have tackled together

. >>> live on c-span2, filmmaker ken burns discusses his new pbs documentary, "the roosevelts." a seven-part film covers the lives of theodore, franklin and eleanor roosevelt. live at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. the asian-american journalists association held its annual convention recently in washington, d.c. journalists covering stories about the asian-american community discussed the challenges of pitching stories about asian-americans in the newsroom. this is a little over an hour. >>> all right, everybody. shall we get started? thank you all for coming to this panel. and people get situated and everything. this is a panel of why and how should we cover the asian-american community. those are good questions. the question is not, should we cover the asian-american community. because that answer is yes. so -- but my name is phil yu. i'll be the moderator for this. i'm the founder and editor of asianman.com. thank you. so, let's see here. let me talk about this panel. i was on last year's version of this panel as a panelist last year and when i was asked to be on the panel, i

. >> "roosevelts" premiers on pbs sunday.ulations to you, ken. >> thank you. >> when you say it's the best story you've told that makes our ears perk up. >> such an amazing story. i think people will be just stunned at the roller coaster they'll be on when they get there. it's binge worthy too. like "a house of cards" or "orange is president nthe new b" >> thanks again. when we come back the unofficial apple photographer has photographed every apple product over the last four decades. talking ability the evolution of the product. and this traffic jam got quite a bit of attention over the weekend. a pair of deer joined the commute toward marin county on the golden gate bridge. we're back in just a minute. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 50,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points

roosevelts. and then, the following friday, join me for a pbs town hall meeting, "america after ferguson," where the nation's best and smartest thinkers take on a conversation with race, crime, and justice that neither began nor end window ferguson -- with ferguson. the while we're off, keep up with daily developments on the pbs news hour. and before i miss us, we'll be back right here on "washington week. ood night. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by: prudential, brig a.m. and omen's hospital. >> additional funding is provided by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> next on kqed newsroom, nfl football players accused of domestic violence and a possible coverup. >>> a tale of two cities. voters in san jose and oakland will decide on their next mayors. >>> we have one more thing. >> apple gets into the watch business. is it a smart move? >>> plus, an exhibit of seldom seen images by robert frank. >> you see here a young artist of enormous talent figuring something out.

roosevelts. and then, the following friday, join me for a pbs town hall meeting, "america after ferguson," where the nation's best and smartest thinkers take on a conversation with race, crime, and justice that neither began nor end window ferguson -- with ferguson. the while we're off, keep up with daily developments on the pbs news hour. and before i miss us, we'll be back right here on "washington week. ood night. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by: prudential, brig a.m. and omen's hospital. >> additional funding is provided by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

next talk with documentary filmmaker ken burns and jeffrey ward about the roosevelts that began airing last night on pbs. here is just a part of that documentary. [video clip] >> they belonged to different parties. they overcame different obstacles. i had different temperaments and styles of leadership. it was the similarities and not the differences between the two that meant the most to history. both were children of privilege who came to see themselves as champions of the working man and earned the undying enmity of many of those with whom they have grown to manhood. they shared a sense of stewardship with the american land. an unseen love of people and politics and the full belief that the united states had an important role to play in the wider world. were hugely ambitious, impatient with the drab notion that the mere making of money should be enough to satisfy any man or nation, and each took unabashed delight in the power of his office to do good. each displayed unbounded optimism and self-confidence am a each refused to surrender to physical limitations that might have destroyed them. each had a

next talk with documentary filmmaker ken burns and jeffrey ward about the roosevelts that began airing last night on pbs. here is just a part of that documentary. [video clip] >> they belonged to different parties. they overcame different obstacles. i had different temperaments and styles of leadership. it was the similarities and not the differences between the two that meant the most to history. both were children of privilege who came to see themselves as champions of the working man and earned the undying

we're going to talk to film maker ken burns, about his latest project, the the pbs seer that is starts tonight the rooseveltsan interest math history. i have to tell you i think thinks ken burns best work yet. dorris goodwin the historian who has a major role in this documentary will also be with us to talk about it. >> bob schieffer, thanks very much. >>> minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson is out on bond after ago rested and charged of abusing his young son. wendy gilette tells us the defense contend it was not abuse but it was discipline. >> minnesota vikings star running back adrian peterson turn himself in early saturday morning. he was processed at montgomery county jail near houston and then left after posting 15 you this dollars one. peterson is charge with child abuse after using a switch or a tree branch to spank his young child. >> a grand jury having indicted this case looked at the injuries that were inflict upon this child and determined that discipline was not reasonable and did not reflect the community standard of what was reasonable discipline. >> reporter: peterson's arrest caps

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eastern, film maker ken burns talks about his pbs documentary on the roosevelts. >> health care industry leaders recently took part in a panel discussion on health care costs and innovations. the event was hosted by the national institute of health care management foundation. panelists include blue cross blue shield of north carolina's ceo bradley will soften and princetop -- wilson and princeton economist uva reinhardt. this is two hours, ten minutes. >> thank you, merle, and we really appreciate the extra effort you gave to be here, and i think it speaks to marilyn's dedication that we've all witnessed. and her comments really serve as the perfect opening to our broader conversation about the future of health care in america. our goal is to pull together people who are shaping the health care system but are doing it from different perspectives and different roles. we want to bring the smartest people together who really are driving the change, but are viewing things from different perspectives and prove that cross-ferret hiization we hope to -- fertilization we hope to impart new think

pbs. here's a little taste of the roosevelts and intimate history. >> both were hugely ambitious, impatientith the drab notion that the mere making of money should be enough to satisfy any man or nation. and each took unabashed delight in the great power of his office to do good. >> well, the man behind the series, director ken burns joins me now. always good to talk to you. and you are getting rave reviews for this, my friend. that must feel great. >> it's been very, very satisfying. it's been a long seven-year slog. these are three of the most interesting people. and our story is not just a political, military or social one. it's an intimate history of who they were, the flaws they had, as well as the greatness. and the obstacles they had to overcome in order to be those great people. so it's the kind of american downton abbey with the added virtue of it being true. and it helps if you have meryl streep reading eleanor and ed herman reading fdr. >> no, they're all going to be fantastic. it seems like, ken, this was an era where or leaders were able to get so much more accomplished through

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political lives of theodore eleanor, and franklin roosevelt in their book the roosevelt, a companion book to the seven part pbs series. they also took phone calls and e-mails and tweets on "washington journal." just program is about 45 minutes. >> filmmaker ken burns joins us wrer jeffr now with geoffrey ward. to fourteen hour documentary morehe rooseve a n than 100 years of history. yrs did you think there wouldn't be enough material? >> it is the most extraordinary an incdi story of an incredible family and an amazingin country.

. >> host: the book in the documentary "the roosevelts" an intimate history all this week on pbs today want to thank ken burns and geoffrey ward for joining us this morning. >> guest: thank you. >> guest: thank you very much. next on booktv in a collection of essays david horowitz accounts his transition from an opponent of the political left as one of the critics. this is about an hour. >> thank you everybody. a democratic strategists once widely said everybody has a game plan until you punch them in the mouth. the left is obviously taking that strategy too hard and perfected while the right is taken so many shots of the mouth that we have been punch drunk and on the ropes. but maybe not for much longer. david harwood's new book "take no prisoners" the battle plan for defeating the left is the manual for conservative victory. it's a manual for punching the left in the mouth which i think is an appropriate metaphor for an organization freedom center which david himself is described as not a think tank that a battle tank. this is the right book at the right time from the right man. i'm

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now you can through a sweeping new documentary series "the roosevelts," produced by ken burns, airing this week on most pbstions. i spoke with ken burns yesterday at the warner theater in washington, d.c. ken burns, thank you for joining us. >> it's my pleasure. >> now, all three of these historical figures have been the subject of major books on each alone. what made you think of pulling them all together like this? >> it seemed in retrospect so obvious. all three people belong to the same family. this is an intricate family drama that they're exponentially more interesting when they're interrelated and you understand how they're interrelated. there is no franklin and no eleanor without theodore. he's the precursor. i think we've segregated them into separate silos because theodore is a republican and franklin is a democrat and we think there is no connection. there are more similarities than differences. they're both progressives within their own parties. so there is a continuum you can see and the internal drama, the family drama, the tensions within each person and between these people is so spectacula