reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbc's tv in peoria. for this try to start? >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially the family. the family wanted to find out what really happened. >> reporter: what happened, said prosecutors jodi hoos and jerry brady, was a cold-blooded execution. >> ladies and gentlemen, burglars commit burglaries. killers execute in the style consistent with what the defendant did, hiding in that cubicle to kill her the moment she walked through the door. >> reporter: the state's theory -- nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to day care. first he drove his car to the park down the street. >> parked his car in robinson park, you know, somewhere close to 12:15, to 12:20. walked up to the house. went into the house. the burglary probably was already staged. if not, he went ahead. and then he knew that denise would be coming back. stood in the doorway, and as soon as the door opened, denise tried to take her coat off and he shot her in the back of the head. >> repo

others may be ask that and it is probably not in line with peoria but betting the majority of the publicion is where they are. >> another interesting moment from last night from joe biden talking about how discussions on lgbtq have come far. >> remember, anderson, back 15, 20 years ago we talked about this in san francisco, it was all about, well, gay -- gay bathhouses and, it is all about around the clock sex. come on, man. >> well, that is part of the reason that vice president biden is facing some challenges especially among younger voters, people who think that he's not sort of attune to the current moment that commences -- comments that were okay 15, 20 years ago are no longer okay in the political sphere among the democratic base. he seems to be polling well and seems to be doing okay among older voters but those type of gaffes or misstatements will make it harder for him to build the broad coalition that you need in a democratic primary to not only win in the general but also be able to make it through a democratic primary where the base with younger voters and people who may be d

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if you are running as a candidate, liz breath -- elizabeth warren, it won't lay in peoria, so to speak hillary clinton have a better thought than elizabeth warren? >> the on person who can beat donald trump is donald trump. i think president trump in getting through this impeachment process which they set up from the beginning to nullify the 2016 election. i think it will make him a better and tougher candidate than he was in '16. donald trump is the best candidate we had since ronald reagan. he ran a highly energetic race. he did 3, 4, 5 rallies a day. wisconsin, pennsylvania, iowa. it will be tough for any candidate to take that away from him. but hillary clinton, the people they have got out there. that was a tough fight in '16. we had to hammer that out to the last day. the first exit polls came out. we were getting blown out. it wasn't until 2:30 in the morning on the night we won. hillary clinton, particularly the trump supporters should not dismiss her. she is a tough war horse. if she decides to get in here. president trump will win. she is tough and she is smartr smart and she

on monday look for us at bradley university in peoria illinois or they will discuss the congressionalenure of republican congressman of illinois. on thursday we will be in washington, d.c. for steve vogel will recount the operation goal. for u.s. and british forces on the east berlin in order to capture kgb intelligence. the same night in new york proper room will talk about his journeys along the us-mexico border. most of these events are open to the public. if you're in attendance to computer antagonist booktv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> booktv attended an event where joshua offered a history and critique of socialism. here is a person. >> the term socialism was i declining in the 1830s by the followers of a small group of thinkers of british and french who were not out to overthrow government but had ideas of a better society of sharing and also had an idea that the way to get there was to demonstrate the validity of their ideas. and they created, their followers created over a period through the mid-1800s 40 - 50 of these experimental communities mostly in the united sta

on monday look for a bradley university in peoria, illinois where frank and sean will discuss the congressional tenure of a late republican congressm congressman, robert michael, of illinois. on thursday we will be in washington dc or steve bogle's recount of the cold war clandestine mission operation gold where u.s. and british forces sought to dig a tunnel into east berlin in order to capture kgb intelligence. that same night in york paul thoreau will talk about his journeys along the us-mexico border but most events are open to the public and if you're in attendance take a picture in titus at the tv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> booktv continues now on c-span2. television for various readers. >> we want to introduce you to other joe validated here's the book he's written. you don't write what's for living but you've written several, is that correct? >> i have written 12 but mainly farmed for living smack what have your books but about? >> both how to beef production, chicken production, you can farm and then broader cultural things like everything you want to do is illegal and folks

on monday look for us at bradley university in peoria, illinois, where sean kelly and frank mockerman will discuss the congressional tenure of robert michael of illinois. and then on authorize -- thursday we'll be in washington, d.c. and that same night in new york travel writer paul the rue will talk about his journey it is along the u.s./mexico border. most of these events are open to the public, and if you're in attendance take a picture and tag us @booktv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> here's a look at some books being published this week. in "the war for america's soul," former deputy assistant to president trump, sebastian gorka, argues that the president has reenergized the country and that the left is trying to undermine his efforts. susan rice, former u.n. ambassador and national security adviser to president obama, reveals pivotal moments from her career in "tough love." in "hate incorporated," matt taibbi. and in unfollow, megan phelps roper chronicles growing up as a member of the westboro baptist church. also being published this week, richard dawkins explains why

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