richard williams will join us. then a conversation with a writer on his recent sony and magazine article about future of line cars. -- flying cars. securedry johnson, who the libertarian party nomination over the weekend will speak about his campaign. watch washington journal live every day of 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> senators have got to see that voicevote matters, there matters, and whether they cannot spare a single cent to help a person running for office or right a big check. their concerns, their struggles, will be listened to and followed up on. announcer: is sunday night on talk. baldwin will speak about her career. >> a senators were not up rented by the legislature, but demanded elections. -- i do nothose know it was the first at the idea that it would be the party bosses who made it the decision of who the nominees were in smoke-filled back rooms but rather the people who were going to get a chance to vote in free and fair elections. 8:00ncer: sunday night at p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>

richard williams will join us. then, a conversation with writer jacket on his recent smithsonian magazine article on the future of flying cars. later, former new mexico governor gary johnson who secured the libertarian presidential nominee position over the weekend. at 2016n's look at commencement speeches concludes now with supreme court nominee judge merrick garland. he was the speaker at niles west high school in illinois. a place where he graduated as a legit taurean of his class. -- as valedictorian of his class. many things have changed since the first graduation speech i gave you are. on this very spot in 1970. er -- the electric typewriter was cutting edge technology. and paul mccartney was about the same age taylor swift is today. there are still some things that never go out of style. paul mccartney is one of them. i hear you had tie die davis. -- i heard you had tie die day this year, in 1970, every day was tie-dyed day. in 2016 the team brought home the illinois state championship. congratulations. and

students from three different schools have motivation school at 58 in balance mother. 9th grader richard williams stepped in to help his teacher. >> he was trying to do the right thing and help his teacher. when you go to school the only thing you should have to worry about is learning. should not have to worry about safety or having to protect your teacher from being assaulted. >> he'll have surgery to fix his broken jaw. the district says police will investigate the fight, the daughter says he'll file a report with philadelphia police. >>> this morning a man is in custody. he moved in last night and earlier police say the man fired shots at officers. no one was hurt. >> three people shot in the streets of coatesville are expected to survive. the victims are all men in their 20s. police have not said what lead to the violence. they're still looking for the shooter. >> 4:05. happening today philadelphia city council will crunch numbers to make sure that city schools are getting the money they are owed. council members are looking into the funds generated from red light cameras and parking tickets

host: i first guest is richard williams from george mason university.was the former social sciences director at the fda. good morning. i'm told that you were part of the original group that came up with the nutrition labels. guest: more or less, yes. fda started working on the nutrition label and congress came along and passed the nutrition label education act. i was part of the group that put together the label -- host: what is it designed to teach consumers? guest: that people would read it and understand it and use it to select better diet. it's been almost a quarter-century now and that has not happened. in large measures because it is so complicated. there's 30 different pieces of information. in order to determine whether or not that is a good food, you have to combine that information. one or two will pick things they are familiar with and make the decision based on that. host: they also look at things like calories and fat from calories -- guest: sure. there's no easy way for people to combine all the information to determine which food they sho

richard williams who served in the fda will join us. that a conversation with jack hitt on the future of flying cars. later, former new mexico governor gary johnson, who secured the libertarian party presidential nomination, will talk about the 2016 race. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. et every morning on c-span. >> madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. >> several of the candidates indirectly and by name and share their thoughts on the current political climate. who we will hear from those know the campaign process well. former presidential candidate ben carson and former president bill clinton. atst, ben carson southeastern university where he talked to his time on the campaign trail, and his experiences as a neurosurgeon at johns hopkins hospital. he also spoke about his christian faith and encourage students to stand up for what they believe in. this is 15 minutes. [applause] dr. carson: thank you so much. thank you. you. thank you so much. i feel like i am at a

the fight happened at motivation school at 58th in baltimore. 9th grader richard williams stepped in to help his teacher. >> he was trying to do the right thing. he was trying to help his teacher. when you go to school the only thing you should have to worry about is learning. you shouldn't have to worry about safety or having to protect your teach frer from be assaulted. >> william's father says he's filing a report with philadelphia police. >> medical experts have found the first case of a drug resistant super bug in the united states. doctors diagnosed a pennsylvania woman that had a bacteria that certain antibiotics cannot fight. researchers determined the woman carried the strain of e.coli resistant to antibiotic use as a last ditch effort to treat some super bugs. the case by itself is not cause for panic but the antibiotic resistant gene can spread to other types of bacteria already resistant to multiple drugs. the state is working closely with the cdc and the department of defense to come up with a response. >> we do a very comprehensive job so that we can have it and our chi

richard: prince william county officer ashley guindon, prince george's county jacai colson among the fallen this year. >> it is something you never forget. richard: honor, remembrance, and love. >> is overwhelming, it's special, it's love. and slept for what they did, what they sacrificed. is love for what they did, with a sacrificed. richard: it is hoped that this healing. from the national mall, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: controversy over breaking news we brought you last night, at issue guidance from the obama administration saying that public school should allow transgendered people to choose their own bathroom. some pushback against the directive. in texas, one superintendent said the letter they received from the feds wish read it when it arrived. well not legally binding, public schools that do not conform to this could be sued. alison: researchers have found a way to expand the smart screen on your smart watch by using your skin. researchers at carnegie mellon university did this. you can swipe using a finger on your own skin. the watch will respond to that. you have to

abc news, maryland. >>> a final farewell to former philadelphia police commissioner, willie williams, richard ross led a procession of hundreds of men and women in blue as they paid tribute to williams. the first of two public viewings of williams who died last week at the age of 72. a second viewing will be held at psy i don't know baptist church funeral -- zion baptist church funeral service follow. >>> can casino notice workerst the picket line outside the tropicana hotel. union leaders say workers are making 8 0 cents more than 12 years ago. >>> penn state university trustees have approved a proposal that would allow fans to by alcohol at the football and other athletic facilities. there would be a limit to the number of drinks sold. >>> joe biden will speak to graduates at the delaware state university. he will deliver the commencement address and speak at this year's graduation syracuse university law school and the u.s. military academy at westpoint. students at the nation's capitol will hear from barack obama at howard university. else the 6th sitting president to deliver the key. ♪ a

. >>> a final farewell to willie williams. richard ross led a procession he have hundreds of men and women in blue as they paid tribute to williams. it was the first of two public viewings for williams who died at the age of 72. a second viewing will be held at zion baptist church today. >>> new jersey casino workers hit the picket line outside the tropicana hotel in atlantic city. they hope for better wages as union leaders begin contract gosheses on their haif. they are making 80 cents an hour more than 12 years ago. >>> the time 5:40. this morning vice president joe biden will speak to graduates at delaware state university. he will deliver the commencement address. he will speak at the graduation at syracuse university law school and the u.s. military academy at westpoint. >>> students in the nation's capitol will hear from president obama this morning he will deliver the commencement address at howard university. president obama is the 6th sitting u.s. president to deliver the keynote address at the school's commencement. >>> you

williams. police officers lined the outside the zion baptist church. among those saluting the current commissioner, richarde williams died last week after a long illness in his home in atlanta, georgia. >>> police are investigating the shooting of a college football from alabama, they were found shot inside a car on i-95 in west palm beach early yesterday morning. 21-year-old bryant is in critical condition. the other man is in stable condition. bryant started his football career at notre dame and transferred to uab. >>> this morning we are hearing about a woman who learned she was pregnant days before she was infected with zika virus. she started showing symptoms of the virus days after learning she was pregnant. >>> i had a fever and the rashes were growing throughout my body. >>> now one of 44 pregnant women in the u.s. who tested positive for zika virus after traveling outside the country. scientists are studying the link between the virus and severe birth defects. >>> if you have a teenager, you will believe that 60% said they are addicted to them. it's not just teens who put down their phone, 27% of

will be's a show, we joined by richard williams of george mason university.alking about nutrition labels. we will be joined by jack hitt, negativity writer with -- a contributing writer with "smithsonian magazine." talking about vehicles that have the ability to become airborne. we will be talking with libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson. his policy proposals and the impact he might have on campaign 2016. that begins tomorrow at 7:00 eastern. have a nice memorial day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] day,ming up this memorial a medal of honor recipient tells a story of serving in afghanistan from 2003-2011. after that, we take you to arlington national cemetery where president obama lays everything but tomb of the unknowns. at noon, several commencement addresses from colleges and universities around the country that

. >> thank you commissioner vice president richards and steve williams again yeah, he said it is a one 25 crown terrace situation and have this infancy of those one hundred-year-old stucco walls with a new floor on top of i assume they'll undertaken them and put the top on their removing eir wall and how they retain the ceilings and floors once you removal the walls the impacts this is not about views it is not views windows in their kitchen and windows in they're eating area and here are the windows the view out of them is directly to the building next door a magnitude view this is wolfed about light always has been so in particular there's been no sort setbacks or design considerations given all the light that is blocked if this building is built as proposed no setback on upper floor they call a second story but it is 4 stories because the steep hill we spent a lot of time fighting time areas that is - we never got to talk about the design considerations how about a setback at the rear so these windows that are also located at the rear the neighboring building might get for directly

william. also designed by richard morris hunt, william vanderbilt gave it to his wife alva as her 39th birthdaynt. today both the breakers and the marble house belong to the preservation society of newport county. both are also national historic landmarks. and make very clear why mark twain coined the expression, the guilded age. this is the largest of the breakers 27 fireplaces. all it takes to light a rip rip-roaring sphere just one small match. ben tracy pace homage to the match book. >> they come in different shapes, sizes and colors the little books and boxes concealing the fire within. but sparks of creativity can turn match books from simple fire starters into tiny works of art. >> they are, they're design gems. >> richard greene is what is called a flume mist. phillumenist. >> i don't particularly like that. >> match book collector. >> i prefer the term match heads. >> do you ever walk by a match book or box that you don't take? >> oh, absolutely all the time. those ugly plain white ones. >> you have standards. >> absolutely. don't we all? i'll show you a beautiful one. this is a favori

williams. current commissioner richard ross and other members of the department paid their respects at baker funeral home in north philadelphia. the public viewing goes on until 9 o'clock tonight. another viewing will begin at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning at the zion baptist church on north broad street. funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. willie williams died at his home near atlanta after a long illness. he was 72. >>> holy family college in northeast philadelphia honored the dedication and sacrifice of local law enforcement today with a special mass. this is what they call a blue mass which offers prayers for the safety of police officers and remembers those who gave their lives in the line of duty. today's mass is part of events surrounding national law enforcement month. >>> it was a heated trial today at philadelphia city hall. second graders from five elementary schools heard testimony in the trial of bb wolf as in big bad. hack covered of damaging property for blowing down the house of the three little pigs. the students heard testimony from one of the pigs and then deliberated the verd

williams. current commissioner, richard ross led a procession yesterday in the first of two public viewings of williams who died last week 'age of 72. >>> a second viewing will be held at zion baptist church today. followed by a funeral. >>> works hit the picket line outside the tropicana hotel. union leaders say casino workers making 80 cents an hour more than 12 years ago. >>> 6:37. alcohol may be served at sporting events in happy valley. penn state university trustees have approved aproposal to allow fans to buy alcohol at the football stadiums and other rent rent -- venues. >>> sugarhouse casino hosted the 26th district advisory council banquet. police officers, william winkler and michael quinn and troyesdalr their exceptional service. >>> a lot of money is up for grabs in the powerball jackpot. estimated at $415 because no one matched the 6 numbers in the wednesday drawing. it has gone 18 drawings with no one winning. you can see the winning nbc drunker "action news" at 11:00 p.m. just about 6:40. much more to come on saturday morning aide digs of "action news," it is good versus good, c

williams. current commissioner, richard rot, former commissioner, sylvester johnson, were among the mourners ation baptist church. williams was the first african-american to lever philadelphia's -- lead philadelphia's police force in 1988, died at age 72. >> and now, let's get back out to race for the cure. we have jim, natasha and brooke joins us now. good morning, guys. >> reporter: good morning. >> good morning, rahel indeed. we are joined by anchor natasha brown, so nice to see this morning. >> so nice to see you guys at this hour. >> exactly. >> just saying it has been months since we've seen you. >> it has been, hasn't it? >> natasha, you're out here every single year. do you events throughout the year for the susan g. komen family. this has grown substantially since you and have i been with the station. >> absolutely, i've been here 14 years, so about that long. and it just never gets old. i mean, you meet new people, you see familiar faces, as well. stowe really becomes like a family affair, just awesome place to be every mothers day. >> and you always have interesting stories. and i un

the funeral for former police commissioner willie williams drew officers from around the city to north philadelphia today. current commissioner richard ross and former commissioner silver ter johnson were mourners atsion baptist church. willie williams became the first african-american to lead philadelphia's police force in 1988. died april 27th at the age of 72. >>> and now after days of dreary, weather, it looks like we might be in for a little bit of relief a glimmer of sunshine we can only hope. meteorologist lauren casey has a first look at at the forecast. yet another day like groundhog day. >> this scene has become so familiar, the low cloud, and i know starting to effect everyone's spirits. the we just want sunshine. it is in the forecast but it is not in the scene right now. live look at center city philadelphia that looks familiar. not sunshine. low clouds. cloudy conditions. temperature not too bad. 60 degrees with the west wind at 7 miles an hour but we have not had a sunny day, since april 20th in philadelphia. that is running at about two and a half weeks time now. so i think mother nature she owes us at this point. sto

williams. police officers lined the street outside the baptist church in north philadelphia yesterday. among those saluting, the current commissioner, richardoss. mayor kenny was on hand to pay his respects. willie williams died at his home in atlanta, georgia after a long illness. he was 72 years old. >>> police are investigating the shooting of a college football player from alabama. greg bryant and another man was found shot inside a car on i-95 in west palm beach early yesterday morning. bryant is in critical condition. the other man is in stable condition. bryant started his football career at notre dame and transferred to uniformity -- uab. >>> new jersey may be the first state to sell birth control over-the-counter. lawmakers say legislation is needed to make it easier to let women get birth control and reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancy. >>> wendy saltzman exposes trouble in the check out aisle. >>> imagine being overcharged every time you're getting checked out of the. >>> out of search items i bought that day, they were overcharging me inasmuch as a dollar. >>> i had to correct the prices that made a sizable difference. >> rep

williams will be held in north philadelphia. this is video of yesterday's viewing. police commissioner richard ross on the farl left and other city officials were there to pay respects. williams died last week after a long illness. he was 72 years old. another viewing at zion baptist church is scheduled for this morning. it began at 8:00 and lasts until 11:00 and then the funeral service will follow. >>> we're also following breaking news this morning. this is out of west philadelphia. another fire to let you know about. so this is the third one that we have been covering. you saw monique in norristown, and there was another in south philly. this is a live look on hazel avenue where crews are working to put out any hot spots related to this fire at an apartment building. one person was taken to the hospital. but no word on that person's condition. we'll continue to follow this fire as well and keep you posted throughout the rest of the news cast. >>> 8:37 on this saturday morning. and powerball fever is here. you have a few more hours to try your luck and perhaps hit it big. we'll give you the

williams will be held in north philadelphia. this is video of yesterday's viewing. police commissioner richard ross, you saw him to the left of your screen, and other city officials, were there to pay their respects. willie williams died last week after a long illness. he was 72 years old. a viewing, a final viewing, at zion baptist church is scheduled for this morning from 8:00 until 11:00. then it will be followed by the funeral service. >>> this morning a bomb shell in the penn state child sex abuse scandal. nbc10 has learned as many as six coaches at penn state allegedly say sandusky engage in inappropriate behavior with children dating back to the 1970s. according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the legal proceedings. it's unclear if any of the six assistant coaches reported what they saw to higher-ups at penn state before the sex abuse scandal broke in 2011. earlier this week we learned that a child allegedly told former penn state head coach joe paterno that he was molested by sandusky in 1976. sandusky is currently serving 30 to 60 years in prison. in the meantime sue pate

williams. a viewing now underway for the city city's first afternoon commissioner. richard ross and err leaders mash muched down broad street to the bakers funeral home. he died last week at 72 years old. another viewing will be held tomorrow morning at zion baptist church followed by his funeral. >>> men and women who fought in all american wars. the all-wars me e mori yal unveiled this morning at 15th avenue. vette raps of all wars were there to take part in the dedication. television made possible by the special services district, a nonprofit serving residents living around the sports complexes. >>> in decision 2016, the democratic national convention here in philadelphia could get very interesting this summer because bernie sanders threatens is floor fight if the nomination process stacked in hillary clinton's favor. he's written a letter saying he will not allow his supporters to be silenced at the dnc. right now, hillary clinton is 90% of the way to clemplging the democratic nomination. voters are not done voting yet. voters go to the polls in september to vote in loc

>>> philadelphia police commissioner richard ross led a procession of hundreds of men and women in blue. as they paid tribute to former commissioner willie williamsonight was first of two public viewings for williams who died last week, at the age of of 72. a second viewing is scheduled for 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning atsion baptist church, and, funeral services will follow. >>> and casino workers protested outside the trump hotel in atlantic city today, for unite here union, as they begun contract talks and looking to get something back, what it gave up to help save casinos from going bankrupt. union officials say casino workers are making only 80 cents an hour more then they did 12 years ago. >>> high tech fire truck, now has a new home in newark, delaware. at the aetna hose hook and ladder company and by tradition, fire fighters must push it into their fire station, by hand, but that was mostly ceremonial, the fact is, the truck weighs over 56,000-pound. they needed everybody to kick in. this very versatile fire truck can serve five functions, including an engine, and a area ladder. >>> this was a night the for new beginningness olde city. i

former police commissioner willie williams drew officers from all around the city to north philadelphia today. it was a sea of blue outside of zion baptist church, richard ross and sylvester johnson were amongst mourners. he was the first african-american to lead philadelphia's police force in 1988. >> he was not only the first african-american american here but an lapd as well. it's tremendous for me and not just people of color but for women. and others, because again, he was a pioneer. he paved the way for so many and let people like me know that it was possible. >> willie williams died last week at the age of 72. >>> now a u penn professor said he was pulled aside and questioned on a flight out of philadelphia after being profiled by a fellow passenger. economics professor men see yowas flying on his way to mathematics conference, do pass the time, he was apparently solving an equation but the woman sitting next to him saw the a writing and alert add flight attendant, she was concerned he might be a each other the. american airlines confirms he was questioned and ultimately allowed to remain. >>> after days of dreary weather, we saw a little bit of

williams, yeah. then my love died and turned into hatred. that's what got me in trouble. >> we met richardtory at colorado's limon correctional facility. he first came to prison in 1976. personal computers and cell phones were still more than a decade away. gerald ford was president and the united states was celebrating its bicentennial. the country was also going through what was widely regarded as a sexual revolution. that's when moore's troubles began. >> i was convicted of killing my wife in 1976 in the state of iowa. >> moore's wife, terri williams, was a dancer at a local club when their relationship began. >> i was just a customer. i just walked in off the street. we met, hit it off pretty decently, you know, and ended up -- well, we picked each other up actually, so we went to terri's apartment and made love and enjoyed each other's company, you know. we got married. then i began to have thoughts about terri. i thought maybe terri was a little bit different, you know. >> how so? >> i felt that the person was more like a man than like a woman, and i thought that the person maybe had

we saw a richard fisher, robert kaplan's predecessor, continually do this throughout his tenure, but he had very -- he never dissented. do you think that when williams and lockhart go out to do this kind of thing they do it in concert with yellen or at least with her approval and knowledge? is this part of the game that they play? steen: if you ask them, they will claim to be dependent on their own minds, but i think the communications strategy is very close to yellen. she was responsible for that before becoming chairwoman. i don't think they have a plan. i think they are totally confused, and they will remain confused. the u.s. economy is not strong enough to carry the hike, and if they do go ahead with the hike, the inevitable thing is that risky assets will have a terrible time for the balance of the year. a kid at refusing to go to dinner and the parents who keep telling them they have to go. guy: one final question, the bond market -- if we believe yellen and yellen is willing to let the economy run hot for a while, and if inflation starts to creep back in -- there are some signs it is starting -- at what point do bond market vigilantes go, yo

richard baker's "the american senate." brian: give us another one. betty: if you want to capture something from the mid-20th century, look at william white's "the citadel." it was written about the senate in the 1950's and really sort of looks at how the senate this did clubisted in a very atmosphere way. it goes through the types of people who become senators and how they relate to each other. it is kind of a time capsule of the senate of the mid-20th century. if you want to look at the senate of the 1950's with lbj, go to robert carol's "a master of the senate." it does a good job of capturing leadership of lyndon johnson. if you are looking at the 19th century, there has been some books recently on the 1850 compromise that does a wonderful job of exploring that pre-civil war senate where debate and legislative compromises were the rule of the day. brian: here is robert carol when his book came out, "master of the senate", sitting in the taj mahal room where lyndon johnson used to sit. is,ess the question to you is there anyone like that today? [begin video clip] >> the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call this wing johnson ranch e

. >> ann richards in 1990, the whole issue coming down to clayton williams not releasing tacks.idn't pay any taxes. he had so many deductions he didn't pay taxes. >> that's a problem. >> he would find a way to turn it into an asset. i think this is another media narrative. i don't think there's any voters you find out there that think this is a problem for him. >> mark halperin before we let you go, what's different at the end of the day today than it is after the meeting on capitol hill. >> i think they have got to get to know each other personally. i remember when bill clinton came to washington after he became democratic nominee in 1982, he already had personal ties. trump has been running against washington, republicans. today he'll signal i'm not going to run against republicans as much as i'll run washington. paul ryan would like washington to change as fundamentally as donald trump will. that's the area of common ground and the buzzword of the day, unity. >> mark halperin, thanks so much. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," bush will not support donald trump for president.

richard engel, nice to speak to you. good to talk to you. >> breaking news, this is from the supreme court of religiously affiliated organizations should be exempt. nbc's pete williamsnow. help us understand. >> reporter: when the obamacare law was passed, the government gave an exemption that says churches themselves and mosques do not have to provide contraceptive to their employees. seminaries and charities and colleges and so forth. the government says all they have to do is fill out a form and tell the government they don't have to provide that coverage. even that made them complacent for providing coverage for something they believe is a sin. today the supreme court declined to answer that question. they said we are not going to get into issues involved here. clearly the court is elevenly divided 4-4. we'll send it back to the lower courts but it did so with a strong endorsement of peter of a potential compromise in which the affiliated organizations would do nothing simply when they made arrangements with their insurance company for coverage. they would not seek contraceptive coverage. the insurance company would be responsible for getting that coverage to th

william: you cannot identify it with rates so low. risk is not priced anymore. every project looks ok. richardeeing enough in business investment, and some of it is the dollar -- we think u.s. manufacturing has the potential to continue to strengthen in the years ahead and has weathered the massive increase in the value of the dollar in a way that is far better than one would have guessed two or three years ago. william: i'm glad you said that. it is in mining and extraction and energy. tom: can i ask you a question regarding secretary clinton and mr. trump? are we going to need new bodies to help us with our business, or is it a nonlabor future? richard: the pressures on traditional jobs, frontline jobs tot are more road manufacturing, road in services, will come under in norma's pressure in the years ahead. -- will come under enormous pressure in the years ahead. we are having the discussion about global trade and whether that is supporting the discussion that we should be having. how do we invest in our current generation of workers and the generations coming along to deal with the technolo

serena williams and rory mcilroy are concerned too, as the world health organization weighs in. abc's dr. richardesser here to break it all down. let's begin with those concerns of the athletes. is that a reasonable concern? >> well, the big risk with zika is if you get the infection when you're pregnant it can cause that severe birth defect, the small brain. for other people, it's a little less certain. we don't know if in some people it can linger and cause problems with future pregnancies so, depending on how you feel about that uncertainty, some decide they want to go and others they don't. >> a male athlete thinking of starting a family may say it's too much of a risk. >> exactly. >> meanwhile, a group of physicians saying it's an unreasonable risk to have these games in rio. >> 150 of them sent a letter to the head of the world health organization saying it's unethical to bring 500,000 people to the heart of an outbreak and it puts them at risk and when they go home they can put others at risk and athletes truly don't have an open choice, they have been training for it their whole lives. >>

richard baker's "the american senate." brian: give us another one. betty: if you want to capture something from the mid-20th century, look at william white's "the citadel." it was written about the senate in the 1950's and really sort of looks at how the senate this did -- existed in a very club atmosphere way. it goes through the types of people who become senators and how they relate to each other. it is kind of a time capsule of the senate of the mid-20th century. if you want to look at the senate of the 1950's with lbj, go to robert carol's "a master of the senate." it does a good job of capturing t;he majority leadership of lyndon johnson. if you are looking at the 19th century, there has been some books recently on the 1850 compromise that does a wonderful job of exploring that pre-civil war senate where debate and legislative compromises were the rule of the day. brian: here is robert carol when his book came out, "master of the senate", sitting in the taj mahal room where lyndon johnson used to sit. i guess the question to you is, is there anyone like that today? [begin video clip] >> the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call

richard williams will join us. then, a conversation with writer jacket on his recent smithsonian magazine article on the future of flying cars. later, former new mexico governor gary johnson who secured the libertarian presidential nominee position over the weekend. at 2016n's look at commencement speeches concludes now with supreme court nominee judge merrick garland. he was the speaker at niles west high school in illinois. a place where he graduated as a legit taurean of his class. -- as