[applause] but of course, the real credit goes to the people of rhode island. people like lisa and alan tortolani. alan grew up in burrillville and went to school in pawtucket. after college, he fell in love with a girl from new jersey. a rhodelate to him, as island girl who fell in love with a government michigan, we hit it off right away. when he started his company, he convinced lisa to move to rhode island. he couldn't imagine chasing his dream anywhere else. alan got started in the basement, balancing a kid on one knee and his laptop on the other, while lisa supported their family teaching italian. but when his game math bingo hit store,one in the app they knew it was time to get out of the basement. abcya started hiring programmers, designers, and project managers from all around rhode island. when i met alan, it was clear to me that he loved rhode island, but he didn't shy away from telling me some of the things that frustrated him. our maze of regulations drove him crazy, and it was sometimes too hard to find people with the the right skills. it seemed t

and the battle of rhode island. when we talk about the battle of rhode island we talk about the action that took place august 29, 1778. and that's the major combat phase of the interaction between the americans and the french that are more than part of the island and the british that are occupying newport and a part of a broader forward island that starts a long time before in term of the context of the american revolution that the british move into newport in december of 1776. it's one of the first of the major cities to fall. new york has fallen to the british in september of 1776. and a couple months later almost undefended capacity, the british are able to move into newport which at the time is one of the sixth largest cities in british north america and certainly one of the largest commercial posts. the first real attempt of the americans to try to dislodge the british and perhaps the only real attempt isn't until 1778 and that still ties into these broader, strategic issues. it's because of the french american

that ends the battle of rhode island. there is the battle for rhode island. n 1776,tish docked here i but they don't leave until october 1779. for most of the revolutionary war, newport remains a british port. they have already captured savannah, georgia. there has been all this fighting between the british and french fleet in the caribbean. newport has lost its importance for the british because they cannot spread themselves too thin given they now have a caribbean theater. they pull their troops very quietly in october of 1779. they leave here, and half the town goes with them. it is not long before the patriots move back in. lafayette, who has gone back on a trip home to france to generate more support and supplies for the americans, he returns in june 1780. lead he returns, the french an army here, and that is the last phase of newport's revolutionary history. the battle for rhode island is over when the british sleep. then the french and americans come back. this becomes a town every bit as dominated by the french and american army as it had been by the

we are talking about the battle for rhode island and the battle of rhode island. we are talking about the military action on august 29, 1778. what is the major combat phase of the interaction between the americans and french on the northern part of the island and the british and hessians occupy newport. that is part of a broader battle ar rhode island that started long time before in terms of the context of the american revolution. the british moved into newport in december of 1776. it is one of the first major cities to fall. new york has fallen to the british in september of 1776. a couple of months later, the british were able to move into newport which at the time was one of the six largest cities in north america and one of the most important commercial posts. the first real attempt of the americans to try to this life the british is not until 1778. that still ties into the broader strategic issues. it has become the french/american alliance. the french and americans signed a treaty in 1778. it gives washington what he covets, which is french naval support al

for talking about the battle for rhode island and the battle of rhode island. when we talk about the battle of rhode island, it is a battle that takes place in 1770 at and that is the major combat phase of the interaction between the americans and the french that are the northern part of the island and the british in the hessians occupying newport. the british move into newport in december of 1776. it is one of the first of the major cities to fall. new york has fallen to the british in september. it's just a couple months later. the british are able to move here into newport, which, at the time, is one of the six largest cities in north america. the first real attempt of the americans to try to dislodge the british and possibly the only real attempt is in 1778, and that goes into these broader strategic issues. it's because of the french-american alliance. -- really, it gives washington what he covets, which is french naval support and ground troops. trythe first time they can this new alliance out, this overt alliance out is later on that summer when ostensib

indies and back to rhode island. they transported 100,000 africans to the new world during that period. on theicans that arrived rhode island ships had several pathways. rhode island being an english colony, was trading in other english colonies. in the case of west africa, the gold and ginny coasts, nigeria to ghana. from their, they would be taken to the west indies to english settlements in what we recognize today as the bahamas, jamaica and barbados. africans along with other products and goods would be transported back to newport in rhode island. will recall the triangle of trade. in the case of newport, this trade was tied to rom and molasses -- to rum and molasses. to the end of the 18th century after the american revolution, newport was involved in 80% of what is called the guinea rum trade. newport chips would take rum and trade it for enslaved africans. they would be transported to english colonies in the west indies, mostly jamaica and barbados. there they would become the labor force that would work the s

williams founded rhode island. he had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom. ofyears after the founding rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. not only did the jews come here, quakers were also here. been persecuted or they would be because of their religious beliefs. 1677 the jews needed a place to vary their loved ones, so they bought a plot of land it up the street. if you see that small little cemetery, you will see that it has the names on the gravestones touro. these are all portuguese and sephardic names. the cemetery was important thesee it documented jewish people. 1758, things were changing dramatically for newport. it had been transformed from a sleepy little town to one of the in colonials america, right up there with new york and charleston. our waterfront was filled with hundreds of sailing ships that traded all over the world. there was wealth coming in to newport. merchants also got some of the wealth because of what was happening. they h

we pick up the story in the 1880's, where rhode island uses it as the centerpiece of the rhode islandilion at the world columbian exhibition in chicago. as being a sword given today in of newport. it is certainly possible this is the kind of thing that lafayette would value. it certainly is the kind of thing he would use to reflect an important personal relationship. to danielword given lineman right here at the lineman hazard house after the reading of the declaration of independence in order to show the important contribution throughineman has made facilitating the communication between the two. this is one of our prized possessions. it is from the most mundane, to the most elegant. both tell powerful stories about relationships that made the american revolution. are cities tour staff recently traveled to newport, rhode island to learn about its rich history. learn more about newport and other stops on a tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. next weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to phase -- fayetteville, arka

in 1636, a gentleman by the name of roger williams founded rhode island. he had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom. 20 years after the founding of rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. now, not only did jews come here, but quakers and other people who have been persecuted or they would be because of their religious beliefs. in 1677, the jews that were here needed a place to bury their loved ones, so they bought a plot of land it up the street. if you see that small little cemetery, you will see that it has the names on the gravestones of touro. -- these arevera all portuguese and sephardic names. the cemetery was important because it documented these jewish people could own property, which was not the case in all of the colonies. by 1758, things were changing dramatically for newport. it had been transformed from a sleepy little town to one of the five top seaports in colonial america, right up there with new and, philadelphia, boston, charleston. our waterfront was filled with 150 sailing s

next, a look at our recent visit to newport, rhode island. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. >> my grandmother would remind me that slavery is how we got here but it does not tell you the story of the people. my interest is telling the story of the people. people of african ancestry arrived in the americas under the most perilous and difficult circumstances of human slavery. on the other hand, we persevered. the fact that so many of african heritage exist in newport or boston or new york or anywhere in the western hemisphere is a testament to our perseverance. in 1639, over the course of the next 100 years, newport and the colony of rhode island would grow to be one of the most active port in british north america but also the most active slave port. between 1705 and 1805, newport merchants and bristol merchants were responsible for over 1000 avery voyages from rhode island to the west african coast and back. they transported about 100,000 africans during that 100 year. . arrived via that those ships had several pathways. for t

west african coast, to the west indies and back to rhode island. they transported 100,000 africans back to the new world during that 100 year period. hadafricans that arrived several pathways. for the most part, rhode island being an english colony was trading in other english colonies and settlements. in the case of west africa, it is the golden gate because, what we recognize from nigeria to gollum to ginny. from there, africans would be taken to the west indies to english settlements and what today we recognize as the bahamas, jamaica, and barbados. from there, africans, along with other products and goods would be transported back to newport in rhode island. what we call the triangle trade as part of the transatlantic trade. in the case of newport, this trade was almost single leap tied to roman manatt -- to roman. from the beginning of the 10th century to the end of the 18th century, newport itself was involved in about 80% of what is called the guinea rum trade. newport ships would literally take rum that was distilled and produced in newport

immediately to my right is secretary of state nellie gorbea from the great state of rhode island. secretary nellie gorbea, i got to know well through the process of your voting system process. secretary nellie gorbea does not take no for an answer for she knew she wanted to innovate in the state of rhode island then pushed to get innovation in place in the state of rhode island prior to the last presidential election 2016 including replacing the voting equipment in bringing about a number of reforms, so the secretary and her staff were incredible to work with as they look to innovate and improve the election process in rhode island. thank you for being here up your my immediate lace-- left is secretary of state kim wyman. undoubtedly she will talk about vote by mail. secretary kim wyman is unique amongst her peers in that prior to being the secretary of state she was a local election official and is intimately familiar with how elections are run and the challenges that exist on the state level and for many new innovative reforms and securing the process and what happens when decis

. >> here at the center of american maritime history in newport, rhode island, it is one of the deepest natural in closed ports in the world. for that reason the united states navy chose it as one of its key anchorages during the prime of american naval seapower in the early 20th century. arguably the origins of the naval war college began. the germans were ahead of the game, literally, in techniques of wargaming. during the wars of german unification, they came up with an idea called the general staff. the general staff was an organization that enabled all the different principalities to fall in line with their regiments under this centralized organization called the general staff. there was a guy named emory upton, a greater general. he said look at what the germans did with that general staff. he went over to germany and studied the german methods. he brought them back. upton basically made the argument what we needed to do was create a federally regulated army. that idea ran against some of the traditional thoughts of how the american military should be operated. it did not go that

from rhode island to the west african coast to the west indies and back to rhode island.y transported about 100,000 africans back to the new world during that 100-year period. >> watch c-span's city's tour of new port rhode island beginning at noon on book tv on c-span2 and sunday on american history tv on c-span3 working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> white house press secretary sarah sanders responded to senator jeff flake's floor speech where he compared president trump to stalin. politico writes that senator flake, a vocal critic of trump announced in october he would not be seeking reelection in 2018 and would instead retire after his current term. >> in response to senator flake specifically, i found it quite interesting that he is coming out to attack this president considering he's one that was recently defending an actually oppressive regime. me went to cuba a few weeks ago and served as a mouthpiece for the cuban government. he's not criticizing the president because he's against oppression. he's criticizing the president because he has terr

we in rhode island had a millti year relationship with your office. the kind of expertise you have has been essential to the state of rhode island. i thank you very much and your staff. in rhode island, it's important to note that the panel you've put together is great. we have different styles on the panel. rhode island is one of the original states to declare independence unlike what you may have heard in your history books. it has a fairly old voting system that dates back to the beginnings of this country. and over the years we have modernized the way we do it. i serve as the state chief election official. we have a system that is basically a three-part system. the department of state, rhode island secretary of state is the chief election official. i handle the putting together of the ballot for the entire state. we don't have counties which simplifies things incredibly. once we prepare that ballot and send to it the printer, it is presented to local boards who run it with the state board of elections, an independent agency that is nonpartisan and

. >> we are outside of newport city hall in newport rhode island finding more about the areas literary scene. we speak with author peter cannon about his book american mojo . >> particularly for an economy like the one we have in the united states, the middle class has been the centerpiece. it's our dna. it has become our central nervous system and when it prospers, the rest of the economy prospers and when it doesn't, what it tends to do is create sort of a barbell effect where a few people get really rich and the poor get really poor.and the balance between these two, the key fulcrum position is the middle class. any questions about the size of the middle class have made compounding the tricky because it's almost impossible to identify now. in the beginning in the 50s and postwar 40s , the middle class was kind of a chunk of granite that waslargely white. it could be defined easily by what people earned , where they live and frankly what they spent and with two or three indicators you could say here is the middle class. the face of america has changed so dramatically in the interveni

in rhode island, it's important to note what you say is great. we have different styles on the panel. rhode island is one of the original states to declare independence unlike what you may have heard in your history books. it has a fairly old voting system in this country and over the years we have modernized the way we do it. as the chief state election official we have a system basically a three-part system. the department of state, rhode island secretary of state is the chief election official. i handle the putting together of the entire state. we don't have counties which simplifies things incredibly. once we prepare that ballot and send to it the printers, it is presented with the state board of elections an independent agency nonpartisan and also campaign finance. that's a brief trimmer. we also at the department of state run the central voter registration system. that whole system is one that my office takes care of. it goes to the issue of education, if you move from rhode island to massachusetts across the border or connecticut, you chan

merchants in rhode island were responsible for nearly 1000 slaves from rhode island to the west african coast. they transported about 100,000 africans. >> watch city tour of newport rhode island. working for cable of pharaoh -- cable affiliates as we explore america. his book, the three lives of james madison. >> the constitution is all around you. the way people speak to each other. all of that is madison's monument. if you seek his monument, look around you. if you seek madison's monument, look around you, we will see it everywhere. >> each week, american artifacts visits museums, archives, and historic places. in 2014, 5 u.s. secretaries of state and secretary john kerry are in a groundbreaking ceremony. curator katie -- >> the diplomacy center is the museum and education center currently under development at the department of state. it will be a multimedia,

to the west african coast to the west indies and back to rhode island. about 100,000ed africans to the new world. >> watch c-span's cities tour today on book tv on about 100,00 c-span2 and sunday at 2 p.m. on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> defense secretary james mattis spoke friday at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. he discussed the implications of a potential government shutdown on military operations and urged congress to provide budget predictability for that offense e defense department. this is just over 45 minutes. sec. mattis:sec. mattis: good m. peter: good morning. i'm peter

announcer: next weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to newport, rhode island with the help of our cox communications cable partners. we will explore the rich literary scene and historic sites. watch the cities tour, newport rhode island, next weekend beginning saturday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span2, and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. announcer: c-span said down with energy secretary rick perry as part of our interviews with trump administration officials. he talks about his family and his political career, including 14 years as governor of texas, the role of the energy department, and his working relationship with president trump. this is 40 minutes. steve: rick perry, as former governor of texas, having served 14 years. what was the biggest learning curve you had to take in order to be energy secretary? sec. perry: working for somebody. i worked for the united states air force when i was between 22 and 27.

>> our cities tour staff recently traveled to newport, rhode island, to learn more about its rich history. learn more about new part -- newport and other stops on our website. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri has more than 300,000 artifacts. next, we learn about several items in the collection from lora vogt, the museum's education curator. >> hello, we are here in the main gallery at the very beginning of the story. on june 28, 1914, archduke frantz ferdinand and his wife, ,o the check -- sophie cho tech were assassinated. years, thisf four employee all inhabited allinents -- embroiled inhabited continents and over 30 nations into a war that would claim millions of lives. here, in this case, we see what men may have been sent to war in and with. you will notice that these beautiful, handcrafted pieces have such detail, looking at the different swords and the like. and ye

main forced closure of all southbound lanes on rhode island avenue. you cannot access rhode island at this spot where it hits charles amtrot. follow the work around. that's active construction site with at water main break there. also, as we take a tour around the area, looks like we're looking at vdot maps there. thank you so much. outer loop, 49 a5. this is 95 to 70 spur. right now speeds at speed for lack of better term. 1 minutes fro the stretch of the outer loop to beltway. construction sites around the area we give you a full rundown on 4:55. maureen and wisdom. >> time is 4:47. let's take you back to southeast d.c.. kramer middle school flooded overnight. >> the school is located along q street. "fox5" melanie alnwick is live on the scene with the latest there, mel. >> good morning, guys, the number one issue they're trying to take care of now is a gas leak. washington gas you're on the scene. you can see the crews trying to sipt their rigs to start digging. actually looks like they will be digging somewhere in the front of middle school near.

veni hobbs a professor at the haven't and school of communication and media at the university of rhode island spoke to us she told us how some state of the union differed from his previous public statements. if you don't watch the news and if you aren't participating in media culture this is the only time you've ever seen donald trump grabs you by the idea that he's a statesman but most of us are processing last night's speech in relation to how we've experienced him over the last year right and that's of course this this was quite a performance but it looked like a scripted performance it looked like he was giving a republican. speech and it didn't look at all like the president we know. that as professor hobbes turning out to some of the stories making news around the world the e.u. and norway have kicked off a margin morning etting in brussels to discuss whether to provide extra funding to palestinian refugees the u.n.

the battle for rhode island is more or less over when the british leave and then the french come back and the americans come back and then this becomes a town every bit as dominated by the french and

. >>> this weekend the c-span city's tour takes you to n newport, rhode island. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, we'll visit the nation's oldest working library. >> the middle class has been the center piece. it's our dna. it literally has become our central nervous system. and when it prospers, the whole rest of the economy prospers. and when it doesn't, what it tends to do is create sort of a barbel effect where a few people get really really rich and the poor get really, really poor. and the balance between these two, the key sort of fulcrum position is the middle class. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, hear about newport's history as the largest slave trading port in north america. >> settled in 1639 over the course of the next 100 years newport and the colony of rhode island would grow to become not only the most active ports but also the most active slave port. newport merchants and bristol merchandisants were responsible of nearly a thousand slaving voyages. they transported about 100,000 africans back to the new world during that 100

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we are in newport, rhode island, and it snows here. they had to make accommodations. i think the room -- the thing that stands out the most is the ornate carvings and the gilding and the size. those are the things that really leave the impression they do. this is the room that they would have certainly greeted people. this is the room that, when parties are being held, you would gather people together. you might have dances in the music room, you might have dances in this room as well. so, this is the center of the house. this is the place where everybody passes through all day long. and it would have had seating areas and it would've had been then opened up for parties. and just a multifunctional room, i guess you could say,. a lot of the furniture in the breakers itself is original. it came from the vanderbilt family. almost all of it, in fact, is original. and we own the majority of objects in the preservation society owns the majority of objects in the building. there are a few things that are on loan and then a few things th by theust loaned by famil but the majo

. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to new port, rhode island. with the help of communications center, we'll explore newport's rich -- working library, and author peter keernan on shrinking the middle class. >> it's been the center piece, our dna, has become our central nervous system. when it prospers the rest of the economy prospers, when it doesn't, what it tends to do is create sort of a barbell effect where the two uncertainties are. a few people really, really rich, and the poor get really, really poor. and the balance between these two, the key sort of fulcrum position is the middle class. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv hear about newport's history as the largest slave trading port in north america. >> settled in 1639 over the course of the next 100 years newport and the colony rhode island would grow to become not only muft most active ports in british north america, but it also became the most active slave port. between 1705 and 1805, newport merchants along with bristol merchants within rhode island were responsible fo

. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to new port, rhode island. with the help of communications center, we'll explore newport's rich -- working library, and author peter keernan on shrinking the middle class. >> it's been the center piece, our dna, has become our central nervous system. when it prospers the rest of the economy prospers, when it doesn't, what it tends to do is create sort of a barbell effect where the two uncertainties are. a few people really, really rich, and the poor get really, really poor. and the balance between these two, the key sort of fulcrum position is the middle class. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv hear about newport's history as the largest slave trading port in north america. >> settled in 1639 over the course of the next 100 years newport and the colony rhode island would grow to become not only muft most active ports in british north america, but it also became the most active slave port. between 1705 and 1805, newport merchants along with bristol merchants within rhode island were responsible fo

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congressman david cicilline from rhode island. >>> any moment now we're expecting to see president trump at the white house. these are live pictures because he is set to sign a proclamation for martin luther king jr. day. of course this is amid the firestorm over his shocking comments. we'll have more ahead. heartburn. no one burns on my watch! try alka seltzer ultra strength heartburn relief chews. with more acid-fighting power than tums chewy bites. mmmmm...amazing. i have heartburn. ultra strength from alka seltzer. enjoy the relief. dear freshpet, zooka had digestive problems and wouldn't eat. then i fed him freshpet. i use herpecin l.re, it penetrates deep to treat. it soothes, moisturizes, and creates an spf 30 barrier, to protect against flare-ups caused by the sun. herpecin l. >>> and we are keeping an eye there on the white house because any moment president trump is expected to sign a proclamation honoring martin luther king, jr., day. we are going to bring that to you live. this all comes with the president now denying, sort of, that he made vulgar or derogatory comments about

to the west indies and back to rhode island. they transported about 100,000 africans during that period. >> watch c-span cities tour on book tv

watch our tour of newport, rhode island, this weekend beginning saturday at noon eastern, and then sunday-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company, and it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> next, stanford university professor claiborne carson talks about civil rights' leader martin luther king jr.'s upbringing and chronicles his life. this takes place at ebb thesier church in atlantaer. the class was part of a three-week seminar which included field trips to visit historic sites. this is about an hour. >> who is martin luther king? when we look at martin luther king, there is one side of him that is a famous individual. he is the 1964 winner of the nobel peace prize. he is the person who really was the most influential leaderf

. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring newport, rhode island. this coastal town of about 25,000 was founded in 1639 by english settlers and named after newport, england. learn more about newport here on american history tv. >> we are so fortunate to have a wealth of information about the battle of rhode island, about the battle for rhode island, and the revolutionary period in general. it has been a number of different ways, from the most humble, which is a small piece of fabric, to the most elaborate, which is an extraordinary sword. they all tell a story if you're able to read them. we can start with this one, which is

to the west indies and back to rhode island. they transported about 100,000 africans during that period. >> watch c-span cities tour on book tv on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. without objection, so ordered mr. speaker, -- mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor a great rhode island public servant, educator and dear friend, my predecessor, congressman robert wigen. during his time as -- in government, bob served as a state legislator, governor -- lieutenant governor from 1993 to 1997 and united states representative from 1997 to 2001. bob has always fought passionately for the poe people of the state of rhode island and in the decades since, he has shared his wealth of knowledge with the students at the university of rhode island, dedicating himself to preparing the next generation of leaders. as he retires from that position, i want to say that bob served for the right reasons. to make a positive difference in his community and improve the liv

to the west indies and back to rhode island. they transported about 100,000 africans during that period. >> watch c-span cities tour on book tv on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> and now the georgia governor nathan deal talks about economic development, education, and transportation investment. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you all. thank you all. >> thank you for that kind introduction. oh, my goodness. thank you. lieutenant governor kagl, speaker ralston, speaker protem jones, members of the general assembly, constitutional officers, members of our judiciary, and my fellow georgians, this marks the eighth and final time i come before you to report on the state of the state. in preparing to do so, i thought back about all the challenges that we have faced for the better part of the last decade, and of all the successes that have been achieved together. i considered the plans we have set into motion that will carry us well into th

again, the cleanup from yesterday's water main break continues to tie up rhode island avenue with the metro blue and delays due tos power problems outside of van dorn street. that is our traffic watch. act in the next 10 minutes to take another ride on 270. larry? larry: a takeover at the top. the new role of gretchen carlson and how her new head honcho job is making history >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. adrianna: there is a new movement in the ongoing battle against sexual harassment. actresses00 prominent and entertainment executives are drawing a line in the sand. here is your gma first look. >> in this morning's "gma" first nicole kidman and jennifer lawrence, joining forces with behind-the-scenes power players like shonda rimes, all in an effort to fight sexual misconduct in tinseltown. calling themselves times up, -- taking out a full-page ad across the country, writing that "now more than ever before our access to the media and newsmakers has the potential of route -- leading to real consequences." about herd tells us experience with harvey weinst

>> this weekend, we go to newport rhode island with the help of our communications cable partners we will explore rich literary theme in his work sites. watch c-span cities to her of newport, rhode island this weekend beginning saturday at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2 and sunday afternoon in american history tv on c-span 3. working with cable affiliate as we explore america. >> iowa governor kim reynolds delivered her first state of the state address in des moines and talked about her agenda, including rewriting iowa's tax code and health care legislation. governor reynolds assumed the role of iowa's chief executive after former governor terry branstad resigned to become u.s. ambassador to china. this is 45 minutes. >> governor reynolds. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [applause] >> mr. lieutenant governor, mr. president, madam speaker, legislative leaders, senators and representatives, justices and judges, elected officials, officials, distinguished guests, families, friends and my fellow iowans, it is an honor to be here today as your 43rd governor

rhode island avenue southbound and brept wood section of district watch for that. we may see delays caused with the morning commute picking up around main breaks. wisdom and maureen. >> and time right now is 4 4:48. major developments overnight tonight from the korean peninsula. officials from the two countries communicated oween a hot line is silent for two years. >> this comes as president trump is shaking up on twitter taking aim at george korean leader kim jong-un. compared to sivz each nuclear button. live at the white house with more. good morning, mel. >> good morning, north korea's president kim jong-un boasted entire u.s. is within range of nuclear strike from north korea north korea but the it was president trump then tweeting back who threatened nuclear war. north korea's central run news agency says a communications channel has reopened and it ka talk with south korea. after monday's sharp warning to the he he said te button is on the desk at tall times. >> and bigger and powerful than his and my button works. and u.s. homeland security secretary kirste

middle class. .ome, maybe not most in the state of connecticut or new york or massachusetts or rhode island or vermont or new jersey or oryland or pennsylvania california, and i could go on and on and on. we have held these public forums. it is our goal to make the kind of changes and to make proposals that we think will bring forth the expert witnesses, and one of the best ways to do that is to create public forums of this nature and field your questions, take your suggestions, and do everything that is within our , and within the minority thatust remember republicans control the house of representatives, the united states senate, and the executive branch of government. some would argue the judiciary branch as well. with that, i think it is time that we -- we will go down because i always feel uncomfortable standing weight of here talking to people. we will go down front, and again, i will ask you if you have questions, please come to either microphone on either side, and we will recognize you as you come up and take your questions. all the difficult ones, we will give to joe courtney, and

merchants in rhode island were responsible for nearly 1,000 slaving voyages from rhode island to the west african coast, to the west indies and back to the new port. >> beginning saturday on book tv on c-span2 and american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, depaul university professor on president abraham lincoln's portrayal in art and photographs. >> mr. lincoln, give me back my 500,000 sons, meaning the soldiers that had been lost in the war. so this was during the civil war, 1864, and then lincoln, who the artist shows with his legs slung over his chair, like he's a country bumpkin, his reputation for being inelegant and crude. he said, well, the fact is, by the way, that reminds me of a story. that was about part of his reputation he was always telling stories and tall tales and jokes, sometimes to a really irritating extent. >> there the american historical association's annual means, a discussion of free speech on college campuse