long on american history tv we are doing our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of portland, oregon. more visit c-span.org/cities to our. we continue now with our look at portland. >> he did not start out with a fortune. he was born in london, england. when he was a young man he heard a number of stories outlasted he then decided to come on the hegon trail, when he arrived said he was barefoot and penniless. wastrail that he arrived in a muddy little village. cut the trees down and then not remove the stumps. people were hoping that the town would turn into something big. he was looking for a job, he added experience and printing so she went to work for the oregonian newspaper. he worked there for a number of years. the one who kept it going. the owner was distracted by politics. he would owe him him a lot of back wages. give theyer decided to paper in return for back wages that he owed him. he became the owner of the oregonian newspaper and turned it into a success. to build a house in the town. the mansion is 16,000 square feet. are over 23 sets of rooms inside of it. a very class

portland, oregon,, oregon was part of the progressive movement. with progressive reformers who came along and introduced a a variety of different types of political reforms that really change the character of oregon and changed the character of the nation as well. the most important political figure in the state was william who was the father of democracy in the state. he was one you pushed forest have the initiative and referendum and so that's hard not to talk about early history of oregon as the important role he had to play. the initiative process is a process in which a private citizen can gather signatures and if they get enough signatures they can put a proposal on the ballot for people to vote on. during the early part of the 19th century, 20 century, we used the initiative quite a lot to shape the direction of the state. there was a bit of a slowdown in that within beginning in the 1980s up until about ten years ago the initiative was used a lot. from the sense it was considered progressive reform, change the way government works, it was

collects all weekend on american history tv it is featured portland, oregon. the cities to her staff recently visited a site focusing on the history. they use their location along the columbia and portland river to become the center for trade in the pacific northwest. today they generate about $15 billion annually in imports and exports. learn more about portland all weekend on american history tv. >> the art in portland oregon and we are in the upstairs of the reading room. to date we are going to see collections from the lewis and clark collection. exhibit withhe them on their expedition. see contemporary accounts of the expedition that followed immediately after their return to washington. there also going to see legacy of the expedition. 150 yearsals from later and the offense of the expedition. and us thes developing relationship between americans idea of the west. that is with material about adventuring from the early 19th century. once the west was beginning to it was a more scientific and knowledge-based understanding of the frontier of america. first w

comcast cable partners to showcase the history of portland, oregon. to learn more about the cities on her current tour, visit www.c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with our look at the history of portland. >> we are in portland, oregon at the lewis and clark collection. today, we will see a range of selections from our lewis and clark collection, including material representative of the things they brought with them on their expedition to the pacific ocean. contemporary material that informed their decisions. we will see contemporary expedition the and we will see the legacy of the expedition. material that reflects upon expedition from 150 years later and romanticize the offense. that's the events. it shows is the developing relationship of americans with the idea of the west. with material that reflect upon the nature of adventuring and the unknown from the early 19 century and move forward once the west is being known into a more scientific and knowledge-based understanding of this frontier. first, we will learn about the books lewis and clark took

>> booktv is in portland, oregon. right behind me is powell's bookstore, one of the largest independent new and used bookstores in the world. come inside with us as we tour this city's landmark. >> we are located in what's now known as the pearl district. when powell's first moved into this location in 1980, this was an abandoned used car dealership, and it was approximately 40,000 square feet all on one floor, and over the past 30 years we have built and expanded, and the neighborhood around us has changed dramatically. so it used to be a light industrial district. it's now a light retail district, and we're surrounded by wonderful places like anthropolly and starbucks where we used to be surrounded by auto repair shops and ball bearing manufacturers: well, the first powell's actually with opened in the mid 1960s in chicago. michael powell was going to college in chicago and opened up his first bookstore there. his dad, walter powell -- they were portland natives -- came out to run the store for two or three weeks wh

it think it is a really useful sense of what we bring to history. >> our city staff travel to portland, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about oregon at c-span.org/citystour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every week didn't -- every weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv brings you films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. our heritage is in 1966 episode from the u.s. army big picture series. marking the july 4 holiday by telling the story of the declaration of independence. hosted by peabody award-winning journalists frank baxter. if visits historic sites in philadelphia and the and uses animated sequences to illustrate several key moments in the american revolution. ♪

really useful sense of what we bring to history. >> this is tom mccall waterfall park here in portland, oregon,, named after former oregon governor tom mccall who was known for his strong environment of policies. right now we hear from author richard clucas about the complexities of oregon politics. >> name of the book we have is "oregon politics and governmen government." we

is featuring portland, oregon. c-span cities tour staff recently visited sites showcasing its history. portland used its location along the columbia and willamette rivers to become a center of trade to the pacific northwest. today the port of portland generates $15 billion annually in imports and exports. learn more about portland on weekend here on american history tv. >> henry did not start out with a fortune. he was born in london, england, and as a young man had a red number of stories about the excitement out west and came across on the oregon trail in 1853. when he arrived, she stated himself he was barefoot and he was. the oregon he arrived and was a muddy village. that was called stump town. they could not bother to remove the stumps from the streets. people hoped it would turn into something big. he had some experience in printing, so he went to work for the local oregonian newspaper. he worked there for a number of years, and proved himself invaluable. he was the one that kept it going. the owner was distr

they came to portland, oregon on my mother side, her family came in the 1920s from alabama and texas. on my father's side his family came out in 1937. my mom and dad met in portland and married. they were both young. my mom was all of 17, and dad would've been around 20. and they built a life together. they had 45 years together before my mom passed away in the '80s. so i remember home as being just that, a home with her mother and the father, a sister, an older brother. and where there were expectations, you know, my parents had expectations, especially my mom, that we would get an education, and that expectation resulted in mom making sure that my sister and i attended an all girls high school, girls polytechnic high school, which was known for its strong academic program but also college and vocational tracks, so to speak, on our block. there were black people who owned their homes and who worked very hard at more than one job to maintain their homes. >> during the civil rights. , that civil rights era of the '60s, we watched a lot of television or anytime there was something on te

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we are in portland, oregon at the lewis and clark library. we will see a range of collections including material representative of the types of things they brought with them on their expedition. material that informed their decisions on the type of expedition they undertook. we will see contemporary accounts of the expedition followed immediately after they returned to washington. we will also see the legacy of the expedition,

all weekend, american history tv is featuring portland, oregon. c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites, showcasing its history. portland used its location to along the columbia and will limit rivers to become a center for trade in the pacific northwest. the port of portland generates about $15 billion annually in imports and exports. learn more about portland all weekend on american history tv. >> 2017 is the john kennedy centennial. he was born may 29, 1917. this exhibit is called high hopes, the journey of john fitzgerald kennedy. we made the decision to begin the exhibit with the end of president kennedy's life, the tragic end. every body knows how his life ended. we wanted to get that out of the way first. we begin with a big tv screen that shows the cbs soap opera running on that day in november. as you walk by the tv, it interrupts the soap opera with the iconic footage of walter cartwright -- walter cronkite announcing the presidents passing. he was becoming emotional, taking his glasses off. our focus is not on kennedy's dea

. >> now from portland, oregon, the tv takes a tour of library archives and special collections and -- of lewis and clark university. >> we are in portland, oregon, at the special collection in the law library upstairs in a reading room and today we will see a range of collection from our lewis and clark collection including material, not representative of the types of things they brought with them on the exposition to the pacific ocean, contemporary material that informed their decisions they undertook. we will see contemporary accounts of the expedition created almost immediately after they returned to washington and we will also see the legacy of the expedition, material that reflects upon the expedition from 100 to 150 years later and romanticizes the events of the exposition. i think they show us the developing relationship of americans with the idea of the west. we start with material reflecting upon the nature of adventuring and the unknown from the early night team-- 18th century and then move forward with the west is beginning to be known into sort of a more scientific and kn

tourto her -- city visits portland, oregon. you can watch more of our visits tour.span.org/cities >> we are at portland oregon in the lewis and clark special collections per in we are going to see a range of collections from our lewis and clarke collection, including material representative of the times -- of the types of things they brought with them. contemporary material that informs their decisions and the type of expedition they took you we will see contemporary accounts of the expedition created immediately after their returns to meet -- returns to washington. we going to see material that reflects on the expedition and romanticizes the events. i think they show a developing relationship to americans of the west. we start with material that reflects the nature of adventuring and the unknown from the early 19th and even 18th-century and then move forward once the west was beginning to be known into a andar -- a more scientific knowledge-based understanding. we are going to learn about the traveling library that they took a

what makes the birth with of their little boy so unique. >> a transgender man from portland oregon is is welcoming newborn son into the world. tristan reece. he gave birth to leo two weeks ago. leo is the first biological child for reece and his husband. reece said the road to pregnancy was a rocky one the last time he tried to get pregnant he lay miss carriage this time things took a different turn. >> it's unique. people are not used to two men having a biological child between the two of them. we know it's unique. >> to see the very first beginning of leo of his life was amazing. >> well reece and his husband biff have two adopted childre children. we'll be right back. children. we'll be right back. stay with us, everyone ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find

there's one oregon or the majority of the people live, portland, eugene, the three big cities, and under his rural oregon. oregon is a huge state geographically. most of the people live in a very concentrated area. there are vast areas of the state where there are fewer people and there are very big clinical differences between rural oregon and urban oregon. haveost oregonians accepted if not endorsed the innovations that have happened here like vote by mail, death , you are proud of what we have done to clean up the environment. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to portland, oregon, to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at sleep -- at c-span.org/tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on lectures and history, arizona state university professor jonathan barth teaches a class about the life of andrew jackson and his presidency. he focuses on jackson's clashes with quick party members like ahenry clay and daniel webster. this is about 55 minutes. jonathan barth: welcome to american history.

are cities tour's have recently traveled to portland, oregon, to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, a weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the seven major buyers struck andfrancisco between 1849 1851. in 1861, make a storms flooded the sacramento valley with 30 feet of fodder. up next, gary noy talks about the devastating fires and floods that were caused -- that collided with the population. there are 49 tales of seekers, scoundrels, loss and look. he explains as towns and cities were destroyed, citizens quickly rebuilt them. this program is hosted by the california historical society in san francisco. so, introduction time. gary noy is a historian. he taught history at the sierra

. >> here in portland oregon named after the governor with strong environmental policies and looking at the complexities of oregon politics. and with that conservative populism and that second part of that but after we discussed what it looks like it is the edited volume there are 14 with considerable discussion liberal verses conservative to capture a the to use education and to develop policies that work well and that is why we chose them. had with those conservatives in what i really want to emphasize and a lot of rhetoric was very populist and then on the conservative side but then we have bad district head everybody should have a say end participate so we chose those trends with that type of conservatism and liberalism. and then with that machine and then to see that it was the republican machine it was all tied into the railroad and transportation industry. but it initially and many farmers began to feel that the government was not thinking about that. and with that urban middle class. and then as part of that progressive movement. and with those political reforms. >> but the m

today, we traveled to portland, oregon. at 2:00 eastern, we will show you the city's well-known japanese garden to learn about its connection to world war ii. here is an excerpt. [video clip] >> in the late 1950's, there were still a lot of anti-japan sentiment in oregon and across the united states. japan was our mortal enemy in world war ii. what people remember about japan is pearl harbor. if we were going to become allies and friends, there had to be healing that would happen. the entire garden was built around this concept of these -- this concept of peace, of understanding each other better as people. the better we understand each other as people, the less likely we are to go to war against each other. that is how the healing begin. host: today, we go to portland, oregon. all of them available on our website. you can watch the program on tv"n3's "american history and "book tv." you are watching and listening to "washington journal" on the sunday, july 2. >> monday night on "the communicators." >> i have not changed. t

our cities tour's staff recently traveled to portland, oregon, to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every , weekend on c-span3. >> on "lectures in history,"

there is the one oregon where the majority of the people live, the cities, portland, especially the suburbs, salem, eugene, the three big cities in oregon. and then there is rural oregon. oregon is a huge state geographically. most of the people live in very concentrated area in the valley and there are vast areas of the state where there are fewer people. and there are very big political differences between urban oregon and rural a oregon. but by and large most oregonians have accepted, not endorsed, the innovations that have happened here, like vote by mail, back part of the culture, death with dignity, whether you're a rural oregonian or urban oregonian, you're proud of what we've done to clean up oregon's environment. >>> our cities tour staff recently traveled to portland, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> so if you had visited monticello 20 years ago you would have come up the mountain and seen jefferson's villa. what we w

poster so you can take it home with you and constantly be reminded of the riches that are in portland, oregon. so i'm going to take you to probably the most popular -- one of the moe pop -- most popular section, the literature section. first we'll go back to the second entrance to the book store. this is the green room. it's another cash register area and also a promotional display. i think the other unique think is our breadth of inventory. so, we have a million books but we have about 450,000 titles at any one time, which means we have one or two of most of the books in our store, which means we have a river that is miles and miles wide but about an inch deep. and so it's all about selection and variety. to give you an example of the brent brent of inventory this, is our dickens section and starts down here and goes these entire case and then up to the section here. if you're looking for a copy of holiday hard items ,"" great expectations "you have eight of ten different types of" great expectations. "youings buy the hardback, the paperback, the book club addition, large print edition, fanc

for staff traveled to portland, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at cease then.org/store. you are watching american history tv all we can, every weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv was at the historian's annual meeting in new orleans where we spoke with professor leslie harris about the legacy of slavery and colleges and university. she also discusses african-american access the higher education in the 20th century. this interview is about 10 minutes. >> leslie harris, what was the relationship between early colleges in america and the in -- institution of slavery? prof. harris: slavery was fundamental to early colleges. money that went into founding early colleges as craig wilder discussed in his book, came from people who were participants in the slave trade or who were merchants of slave producers. slavery drove the colonial of the early american economy. it is not surprising that those funds were part of the basic funds for colleges and university. the other important piece is that en

. >> all weekend long american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase portland, oregon. to learn more about the cities on our two or visit c-span.org/cities to her. we continue now with a look at the history of portland. >> 2017 he was born 1917. this exhibit is called high hopes, the legacy of john fitzgerald kennedy. we begin the exhibit with his wife. life and knows how his spirit we wanted to get that out of the way first. the cbs soapshow opera that was running that day on tv. then it interrupts the soap opera with the image of walter cronkite as he took his glasses off and had to catch his breath. announcing the presidents passing. it is not on his death, we focus on his life. focusest of the exhibit on one of the most important parts of his life. it contains some amazing one of a kind items. letter whereigned he requested a survey of the military and specifically how he wants to serve on a pt vote. this logbook is expected to be the only evidence of this. after it was great quite -- recovered while he was still on duty this was the logbook that contain evidence t

diane went back with her after the war to portland oregon. it is done in a strange old char romantic 1950s way. even to the point that a little filipino girl transforms into a shirley temple like girl with flowing curly blond locks in the movie saying mommy and daddy which was not the case. diane basically disappears and i've not been able to track her down. she may still be with us or people who claim to be her daughter or adopted daughter but there was no blood line from claire's site because she wasn't able to have children. basically was focusing on the period of her life under occupation and none of them would have been able to help very much any case. what was the biggest story that had an impact you on the great depression? >> the impact i walk away from in the buck. i had no idea other than people that might be familiar with the philippines and know the story here in this room, no idea that americans were the guerrillas and the hill in world war ii in the philippines fighting with filipino nationals. you've always think of the opposit

andconstantly be reminded of the riches that are in portland oregon . i'm going to take you to probably the most popular section in the store and that's our literature section. but first we're going to go past hour second entrance to the bookstore. this is the green room. it's another cash register area and also a promotional display. i think the other unique thing about us is our breadth of inventory so we have over 1 million books but we have about 450,000 titles at any one time which means we have one or two of most of the books in our store which means we have a river that is miles and miles wide but about an inch deep so it's all about selection and variety. to give you an example of the breadth of inventory that powells carries, this is our dickens section and it starts down here on the bottom shelf and it goes this entire case and up to the section here. so if you're looking for a copy of hard times, great expectations, you have eight or 10 different types of great expectations you can buy. you can buy the hardbacks, the paperbacks, the book club

. >> in 1944, art opens up a gas station outside portland, oregon, and when the war's over, he wants >> he was very ambitious and intuitive about what customers would really like to have. >> what he thinks they really want to have is not just gas, but an experience. the eureka moment comes when art learns that altus army airfield in oklahoma is selling surplus war planes -- b-17 bombers, to be precise. >> he said, "you know, i've been kicking around the idea of getting a world war ii bomber and using it as a centerpiece for a gas station." >> jayson scott is art's grandson. >> he thought, "i can end up with a canopy, but i'll also have a roadside attraction that'll draw people to the facility." >> art sets his sights on the right plane, says rob collings, who runs a foundation that organizes living-history events featuring war planes like the b-17. >> it's got a 104-foot wing span, it's 75 feet long, and it has nearly 5,000 horsepower. when this thing was first produced, it was one of the biggest airplanes ever to take to the skies. >> was it very valuable in combat missions? >> yes.

toour staff traveled portland oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all week every weekend on c-span3. >> this year's the 30th anniversary of president ronald reagan's visit to berlin where he raised -- gave his teratoma down the wall speech. next, former u.s. ambassador to germany recall the president's speech and trip. the international center for journalist posted this event. it is an hour and a half. >> good evening, everybody. please find your seats. good evening. thanks for setting up this wonderful event. mr. robinson, members of the board, alumni in attendance, students, and ladies and gentlemen. for me, it is a pleasure and an honor to open the event today.

. >> our visit to portland, oregon, continues with author james hite who provides a history of the office of the vice president and the people who held the post. >> mr. chairman, delegates, friends and my fellow americans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. i am deeply humbled by your confidence, and on behalf of my family, here and gone, i accept your nomination to run and serve as vice president of united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> in my book i make the argument that the rights of the american vice presidency really began in what i described as the rise of the modern vice presidency. everything else i consider the premodern vice presidency, and i trace the modern vice presidency toward harding decision to invite calvin coolidge to be a member of the cabinet and to sit with the cabinet. no president had done that before. not that there were not vice presidency meetings occasionally like it would be with other cabinet members but to be a a formal member of the cabinet, he invited coolidge to that. so i described that is being a very pivotal moment in terms of the vice

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to portland, oregon, to learn about its rich history. learn more about portland and other stops on our tour at tour.n.org/cities you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> this holiday weekend today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, historians discuss new york city during the war from divided political loyalties to southern 1863 draftes and riots. >> it seems clear that these draft riots really were kind of .n organic perfect storm tensions had been building may differ half a century. you were saying that this was but a much an irish riot working man's, the largest in our history. >> sunday at 8:00 p.m., george washington's life, including riverfront land, large thought to be his birthplace. >> george had sold the property off. he was still distancing himself. there were still family stories about the land, but they were washingtoner as himself was living further away. >> monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the 1977 documentary about soldiers of the all-black 369th u.s. infantry regiment known as the harle

. >> during our time in portland, oregon, we visited powell city of books to hear how to and are historian nicholas reynolds to hear about this become can "writer, sailor, soldier,"" at ernest hemingway. >> mecca, the rome of book stores, maybe powell's and the strand in new york. so this is -- this is kind of my bucket list to come to powell, speak at powell's, be mentioned in the -- i haven't had a review yet in the "new york times" review of books. i've been mention limped spent one week on "the new york times" bestseller list,

jon: breaking here in "happening now," an illegal immigrant accused of attacking two women in portland, oregonently he has been deported from the united states, get this, 20 times. as agents issuing a detainer last year, but portland being a sanctuary city releasing him without notice. steve cortez, a spokesman for a hispanic advocacy group is furious about the situation. listen. >> this is an outrage. political correctness is sometimes not just dumb, downright dangerous or deadly as we have seen in some cases. >> jon: dan springer is following the story from seattle. dan. >> hello, if you are an eagle illegal immigrant, no matter how many times reported, no saver placed in portland, oregon, part of the city, and the county, and to legislator all run by democrats, passing laws declaring himself a sanctuary for people in the city irregularly. a sergio martinez is being held without bail on charges of robbery, kidnapping, sexual abuse. one of the victims is a 65-year-old woman who was brutally attacked at knife point in her home. the other woman was attacked in a parking garage at her apartment.

diane went back with her after the war to portland, oregon and got all sorts of accolades and after her memoir came out and after the movie came out. i should say the movie i was an american spy, was clearly a poor attempt to tell her story and then really in a strange old romantic 1950s way. it had very little to do with who she was and what was going on even to the point that little diane who was certainly a filipino girl transforms into kind of like a shirley temple like girl with flowing curly blond locks in the movie and saying mommy, mommy, mommy, daddy, daddy, daddy which was not the case. i have not been able to track her down. she may still be with us or people that claim to be her daughter or her adopted daughter but there was no load line from players side as she was not able to have children. she did have sisters. basically i was focusing on the period of claire's life under occupation and none of them would have been able to help me very much but diane has not been tracked down. >> i was wondering if you could share the part of the story that had the biggest impact on you o

portland, oregon. look at this. wednesday and thursday, triple digits. could soar to 107 degrees. temperatures trip toll just there. but nothing like portland, oregon where you wouldn't typically expect these types of high temperatures for this time of year. so the fire season is on, natalie and george, and they're not getting much help. firefighters battling these blazes have really been suffering. back to you guys. >> really hot there in the west part of the country. i have friends there in seattle worried about these 95, possibly 100 degree temperatures. they don't have air conditioning in a lot of the homes in that part of the country. thanks for being with us from "cnn newsroom." early start is next for viewers in the united states. >> for everyone else, continue with us for more news. we're done. >> take care. >>>. a new chief of staff bring order back to the west wing? a new era for the trump administration when john kelly is sworn in today. >>> the president refusing to go on quietly on health care after a major rebuke in the senate. he's suggesting sweeping changes which

angry. 31-year-old mexican national sergio josÉ martinez has been on a path of destruction in portland, oregon a notorious century city. he has been arrested 13 times since 2008 in oregon alone. it includes car theft, hit-and-run, trespassing, math possession, reckless endangerment, burglary and shoplifted shoplifting. he has a criminal record in california as well including burglary, battery, theft andd 2p disrupting a police officer. he is a transient with ms have it. he has been deported, are you ready, 20 times, with at least five probation violations from reentering. despite a rap sheet this troubling, he was still waltzing around northeast portland on july 24. this is when his latest crime spree began. here are the sickening allegations. martinez, armed with a knife, and a woman's home through an open window. he used scarves and socks to blindfold her, guide her and tie her up before sexually assaulting her, punching her and slamming her head into the wood floor. he stole her car in search of a new victim and waited in thehe dark corner of a parking garage. he threatened to kill her and

. >> with the help of tower cable partner comcast,book tv's visit to portland, oregon, continues. next up, form irstate senator avel gordly describes her personal and professional journey. >> avel gordly is a portland born treasure. she grew up in a family of

i'm just saying, you don't live in portland, oregon. you live in chicago, illinois.otings and none of them were by trump supporters. that doesn't bother you but a stab at a in portland, oregon is a reason your afraid to ride. it seems a little bit disassociated. liz: mayhem across america continues to the liberal city of chicago. an anti-fascist martial art opening. the founders promoting defense and guess what they say is the rise in far right violence in white nationalism sparked by president trump. critics say the majority of shootings in chicago done there, not done by conservatives or people on the right. former illinois representative and syndicated radio talkshow host. good to see you, joe. >> great to be with you. liz: let's go to 250 shootings, over 300 murderers in chicago so far this year. not conservatives. what you think? >> you know what, lives, it was hilarious. here's my deal, as long as groups like that young lady or the opposition of president donald trump, he will cruise to reelection. we had a video you saw go viral of a six-year-old boy walking w

. >> in the last few minutes, the kindercare's corporate office in portland, oregon, e-mailed me saying that tuban is no longer allowed in the building and is on administrative leave. distinction to make is the allegations again first for raised in october. and tuban had access to the building through april. live in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. arrest in an abc7 crime alert. d.c. police sa banks in less than an hour in northwest washington. it happened around 9:00. the thief was only successful in one of those robberies. police captured him just before 4:00 this afternoon. caught on video by the man behind the wheel. the crazy, chaotic police chase through the sand and what brought it to an end. nancy: also caught on video -- alison: a restaurant just explodes. what was inside that may be to blame? that is coming up at "abc you each drive a ford pickup ryes.? i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of al

portland, oregon, saying that portland police bureau officers are expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, even when they are a suspect. willie is in florence, south carolina. independent line. hello there, willie. go ahead. caller: yes. how you doing? host: fine, thanks. caller: let me say this about the police officers. there's some rotten apples as well. i've never been in jail. never had any arrest. but i was in a department store shopping, stopped by a police officer. he asked to see my bag. he sucker punched me. nd then he start to beat me. and inside the jail, continue to beat me. to the point now that i have damage. this is coming from the law. i'm not saying that there are bad police officers, but i'm saying also too, there are some guys out there on the police department who should not be there. he comment from our president, the president of the united states, he said anything like that, that's not a joke. i mean, it was not a joke when and i'm 68 eaten, years old. i get up in the morning, i leave my bed at night, and i think what the police officer did to me. host:

all weekend, american history tv is featuring portland, oregon. c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites, showcasing its history. portland used its location to along the columbia and will limit rivers to become a center for trade in the pacific northwest. the port of portland generates about $15 billion annually in imports and exports. learn more about portland all weekend on american history tv. >> 2017 is the john kennedy centennial. he was born may 29, 1917. this exhibit is called high hopes, the journey of john fitzgerald kennedy.

much of the gain is being driven by san francisco, seattle and portland, oregon. just 36% of homes are own eer occupied in san francisco. the occupation has grown double the national average. foreign buyers are moving to cheaper markets like texas and arizona. >>> abc 7 is taking part in ahire live job fair. it's a great place to meet employelores that are hiring or shopping around for new careers. it takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 on mission street. >>> sometimes there's a positive spin to going in >>> we're live where a 16 day old baby was left alone in a parking lot. hear from the people who helped rescue the newborn. >>> plus new details about an attack in richmond near the bart station. there's video but what it shows depends on who you ask. >>> michael finney looks into the rules about refunds when it comes to concert tickets. we have several examples you'll want to pay attention >>> finally, we'd like you to meet sergeant christian via. >> we caught up with the army veteran to get a look at his all new terrain wheelchair. the father of four lost both l

kevin tibbles, nbc news, portland, oregon. >> all right, something worth drinking to. we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. i'm lester holt. for all of us attake a look at your screen: coyotes attack a cat in the south bay. the neighborhood >>> right now 6:00. take a look at the left side of your screen, coyotes attacking a cat. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening. i am raj mathai. >> and i am jessica aguirre. a south bay family mourning the loss of a pet cat. it happened in sunnyvale. the cameras caught the coyotes attacking the family cat. >> reporter: people living in the neighborhood tell me they never once saw a coyote here. with the help of neighbors, the family in sunnyvale buries her cat. >> everybody that walks by, strokes him. he is going to be really missed. >> reporter: as you can see on the home surveillance video, snowball was attacked and killed by this coyote. moments later, the coyote drags the cat's body across the street. >> just a horrible, horrible way to go. >> reporter: long time neighborhood residents say this is a first

. >> nicholas reynolds is next on booktv's visit to portland, oregon. he talks about the life and legacy of ernest hemingway. during our time in portland, oregon, we visited powell sit of books, to here historian, nicholas reynolds. his

because my eyes are everything. >> dana: a brutal attack in portland, oregon, is once again pushing thery city debate in the to the national spotlight, 31-year-old jose martinez had been deported from the u.s. at least 20 times, and now he is accused of sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman after breaking into her home, martinez has a long rap sheet, he was released in defiance of a federal immigration hold, here no, i imagine that people in america hear stories like this, and think how is this possible, how does this keep happening? not only that he was here 20 times illegally but that local authorities in the federal government cannot get together and fix this. >> well, someone who has been deported 20 times and keeps coming back, there is obviously something wrong with the system that lets them keep coming back, and why the organ people, why the oregon government, why they would not care more about the safety of the people who live in this town, why they would not want him running through the streets, innocent until proven guilty, and overseeing your visa is not a crime, but coming

not just us, the pacific northwest will warm up as well and in fact portland, oregon, could hit 107 degrees amazingly hot for them. that will be wednesday and thursday and we have heat advisories starting tuesday for the diablo range in the santa cruz mountains. we will ease into that toward tomorrow. suffice it to say that august is getting chewed up with temperatures warming up today. at least the lows will cool off, 50s for some and 53 in san rafael, even 60s but of warmer on some temperatures. los altos hills is 59 and 60 for stanford. west southwest with the wind at 23 in gusting up to 30 for the strong delta breeze. a lot of monsoon moisture in southern california and arizona with thunderstorms over the sierra. for us sunshine and warm temperatures from 60s to near 100.>>> it is 5:00.

i work in portland, oregon. we can talk about health care. hey that is bipartisan. , what is keeping the senate and the house, and also the catholic bishops have four times come out of the republican house and senate, and the cha, the ama and other associations that deal with health care have come out against this. host: thank you. we will get a response. guest: the caller raises a good point. most major health care organizations have come against the republican bill. many supported the obamacare -- affordable care act, including the american medical association and the house riddled groups. they do not want to see folks uninsured. hospitals have a huge interest in seeing their patients covered. that is a financial interest. they do not want to have to cover patients who do not have insurance. physicians oppose the republican bills now and they supported the affordable care act. as far as the question on the partisan nature of the conversations, i think the affordable care act's passage drove both parties into the respective camps. there were