parades and we were feeling pretty good about things and on 30 april, 1992, the results of the rodney king trial were announced. two days later, we found the first marine division deployed to compton and watts and one of the most horrific sights i'd ever seen. it was the largest riot in u.s. history. 3,000 people were injured, 60 people were killed, and we actually ended up at one point in time having to use live ammunition. but once we did, the bloods and the krips and the gangs there realized we were serious. the reason we got involved is because they learned none of the police departments within los angeles could talk to each other on their communications gear. they had a different piece of equipment in the los angeles county sheriff's department than the police department or the compton police or the watts police or whoever. we ended up, we were providing radios so they could talk to each other. and i said that that should never happen again. we should have interoperatable communications. there's some that say we aren't any better off today than we were in 1992. we don't know, but we h

. >> i'll give you one real push back for civilian use, let's rewind our mental videotapes to rodney king riots in la. the city was on fire. there's footage that went on every major news network of this mob that was going from one area to another area. on top were the korean gun owners they did not get drug out into the street and beat, their stores were not burned down. yes there are purposes for these. >> are you serious? >> hot home invasions, hot home invasions when three people come in arm today your house with the intent of binding you and then killing all witnesses, which is going to be the more effective weapon we're holding off that many invasion. >> studies show if you have a gun in your house for quote/unquote protection, it will be more likely used against you and the person -- >> the keller man's study going back. >> even police officers have a hard time reacting, you know, the reason that assault weapons actually are used for soldiers is because they can rapidly shoot and soldiers have such a adrenaline that a number of bullets need to be shot because their accuracy is not g

for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney king april of that year, they were acquitted. for me, it was a holy -- i never saw that coming moment. for other americans, to say people were angry would be an understatement. >> they don't represent the people anymore. >> so you could almost feel it like a tidal wave coming. >> the lapd were completely unprepared for what happened next. >> everything you see here, all this was being looted. chairs, rocks, everything being thrown through walls. if you go straight down western on venice, the whole plaza burned on fire. we were calling 911, and there was no response. >> did the cops come at all? >> i was here all three days. i didn't see any cops. >> where did they set up their front line? >> rodeo drive. >> where did the forces of law and order set up their perimeter? koreatown was left to its own devices. the officials borders are third street on the north, olympic boulevard to the south, vermont avenue in the east, and western avenue to the west. that's three conveyor smiles left pretty

. >> i compare it to rodney king. that was solid news for a year. >> this is different.ou don't know that gosnell is one off event or is it part of a pattern of abuse. does this go on all the time any have to agree until i see evidence to the contrary. >> 55 million dead babies and counting. that is a lot of potential taxpayers. >> jon: the question is anybody knocking on doors at other clinics and asking, is this kind of thing happening in your back room. >> as we all know the media are busy these days. >> in 40 years of 60 minutes, late mike wallace barged his way into an abortion clinic? i don't think so. >> jon: this guy is back in the news, o.j. simpson. hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny:i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a baking convention. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block

>> as rodney king said many years ago, can't we just get along? and the -- i don't know. on shows on which you appear sunday morning, they say well, this is a reflection of the country don't blame it on the politicians because the country is divided. why can't we compromise? they say you can't compromise your principles. that's nonsense. you can compromise on certain principles. >> what do you hope the geography bee does? >> as i have told reporters over the years f you know geography and the background of civilizations and the religions, you will be much better off in terms of understanding where they are coming from. why are they ticked off at us? what have we done to alienate these people? we like them and most of them like us but why are they doing this and that? well geography will help. and as you mentioned a few moments ago, geography is neglected. the only unfunded part of the no child left behind but they are trying to move it in to the social sciences. >> it should be its own it. >> should be its own but so far it hadn't succeeded because it hasn't got then atte

. >> i compare it to rodney king. he had gruesome wounds and survived and that was solid news for a year. >> this is different. you don't know that gosnell is one off event or is it part of a pattern of abuse? does this go on all the time. i have to agree until i see evidence to the contrary. >> 55 million dead babies and counting. a lot of potential taxpayers. >> the question is anybody knocking on doors on the any of the clinics open around the country is this happening in your back room. >> as we all know the media are busy these days. >> 40 years of 60 minutes, the late mike wallace did he knock on the door of abortion clinic? i don't think so. >> jon: next on news watch this guy is back in the news, o.j. simpson. your day to unplug. with centurylink as your technology partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure, and dedicated support, free you to focus on what matters. centurylink. your link to what's next. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time.

los angeles police beating rodney king, but we don't know the extent. the surveillance is archived. it is not that they have a camera in a drone. it's called the odyssey perry 250,000 cameras. people are sitting there looking at it. they just archive it. if someone wants to know what epstein and mars do after they left the harvard coop, then of the date. you take the phone records. they see that we went home. >> there welcome to that. >> anyway, they do so much. [applause] >> thank you for request since. >> every weekend book tv offers 48 hours of programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. watch it here on c-span2. >> and now from our recent visit to arizona with time warner cable, a local partner, we hear from a local author whose book post revolutionary chicano literature talks about the impact of chicano women in literature and the unique role of the plan. >> i believe that historic fleet they are invested. the day-to-day lives of real people in real places. for example, chicago, texas, many, many texas women writers are embracing a sense of place that is part of identi