johnson relaxing at his ranch in texas for the independence day holiday. >> in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell was the pedernales river located. but a baby was born to sam and rebecca johnson on the banks of that river. a proud father who proclaimed a united states senator was born today, my grandson. the old gentleman was partly right but he set his sights too low. for the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales not as senator but as president of the united states. here across the hill country he rests for a few days and quietly observes the 190th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. he would unwind but not completely. cause as he celebrates, he still bears the burden of presidency. 19 overage americans were entitled to free medical care which as critic predicted would bring chaos. farmers blast i have yet unanimous targets on the other side of the world. it was characteristics of his capacity to absorb many detailed facts that as he received reports on the result of the air strikes he also wanted to know how many hospital beds would be available in mississippi

we had a lot of hearings on these things and both richard neil and sam johnson are on the ways and means committee and this is a victory. it's not like the way we pay doctors, it took us 15 years to figure out how to fix it and every year we're punting and punting and punting and they never know are they going to get paid or not get paid. it got no press. when boehner said, i'm going to return it to regular order, that got no press. that one sentence in the "washington post" and they know better. my first thought was, did you tell your guys that. so boehner started that process . i don't write in my office, go see the chairman. they would tell you go see the subcommittee chairman. a good friend of mine, chairman of energy and commerce, i served with him many years. he is from michigan. i spent a lot of time in michigan. he said, well, who is your democrat? now, fred announced when he became chairman that any amendment that had bipartisan sponsorship would be taken first and most all of the amendments put themselves at a disadvantage if they don't, so they all scurry around and get bipart

but on the banks of that river in a modest springhouse a baby , was born to sam and rebecca johnson, baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside a united , states senator was born today, my grandson. the old gentleman was partly right, but he set his sights too low. for the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later, visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales, not as senator, but as president of the united states. here in his beloved hill country, he rests for a few days observes with his family and friends the 190th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. he would unwind but not completely. for as he celebrates the national holiday as a private citizen he still bears the , burden of presidency. on the domestic scene, 19 overage americans were entitled to free medical care which as critic predicted would bring chaos to the hospitals. on the international scene, farmers blast north vietnam targets on the other side of the world. it was characteristics of his capacity to absorb many detailed facts that as he received reports o

but before cox ever question fly publicly about the affair, congressman sam rayburn and lyndon johnson interceded. rayburn reportedly told cox and i quote, there in going to be no sex in this investigation. there's too damn many of us that are vulnerable on that score. ". although cox oblige, bessie's romance with fly kept resurfacing. in 1947 bessie's membership in 47 bessie's membership in the national lawyers guild and other liberal groups raced a red flag so to speak for the government loyalty board which referred the matter to the fbi. although they uncovered no evidence of disloyalty, fbi agents learned that bessie had been flies mistress which they dutifully recorded in her file. when bessie's loyalty was again questioned in the 1950s, the chargers were again dismissed but only after the fbi revisited her file and her illicit love affair. the affair resurfaced one more time in the 1960s when president johnson considered bessie for a federal judgeship. responding to a name check request, the fbi fbi sent a memo to the white house summarizing its prior investigations including bes

david cameron: okay, we have a fundamental responsibility to-- sam: with david cameron resigning, and boris johnson bowing out of contention, theresa may is your new british prime minister. theresa may: i am honored and humbled to-- sam: may promises to see brexit through. but how long will she be in power? parliament is in the first year of a 5-year term, and it's entirely possible lawmakers might wipe the slate clean, hold another general election this fall, and those results would effectively serve as a second referendum, or brexit vote. thomas: and there will need to be the political leadership really to reverse it. but at the moment, and especially with the domestic politics of the uk and the rest of europe being so negative, one has to say that brexit is more likely than not. sam: translation: careful what you wish for. sam: the wild card in all of this could actually be scotland. while the uk as a whole voted 52 to 48 to leave the european union, scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay. britain's desire to keep its relationship with scotland could play a huge role in dictating the terms of a p

again, the interesting overlap, and we'll have to talk more about this -- it was actually lyndon johnson and samrayburn, young congressman at the time, who saved bessie and her boss, larry fly, when rayburn and lbj got word that this congressman was going to be asking her boss publicly, in congress, about their affair which was to be alleged to be costing the government honeymoon trips, the word got back through lbj and sam rayburn, quote: there anticipate going to be no sex in -- there ain't going to be no sex in this investigation. there's too damn many of us that are vulnerable on that score, end quote. [laughter] [applause] so the investigation and the romance had other repercussions including what i think may have cost her a federal judgeship. she had other challenges including her age which was really a more gender and age combination because although a young white house staffer said that her age, 58, might tend to disqualify her from consideration for a federal judgeship, she watched as men were placed into 15 federal judicial vacancies and 6 of them were older than she was. so lots of ch

sam sweeney, back to you guys inside. autria: thank you. we are keeping you up to date on your commute this morning. metro 243817ord and get delays and alerts sent straight to your phone. veronica johnson is looking ahead to the weekend as we it ready for near record heat. larry: right now, your i heart radio word of the day. larry: let's get a check on the weather and the traffic with veronica johnson. can see you getting lost in a few clouds out there, thinning this morning as the view from -- with the view from the national harbor. themight not need sunglasses this morning, but by the afternoon you will. temperature going up to 87 degrees. you are looking at the damage on the area roads. crews cleaning up overnight. most of that is inside the beltway. jamie will have more on that in a few minutes. topping out today at 87 degrees, the rain making its way out east of ocean city. the cold front coming right down to richmond and virginia. we will not be the only ones feeling the heat. much of the central part of the nation has been. the clouds are clearing. worry about that today. this upcoming weekend, as the ready for theet finals at citi open. ,oday may be a be -- 87 degrees but i do

johnson's rampage could have been worse. the week of unnerving violence has led to soul-searching around the country. jummy: top leaders -- autria: top leaders in the region met on improving the relationship. sam sweeney has more. this is a big task that they have in front of them and they are trying to find out ways to make this work. the goal was not to talk about problems between the police and the community, but to find a solution. the mayor led the discussion, saying she wants to reduce the number of traffic stops in d.c., helping to reduce the number of negative experiences the community has with police. the prince george's county police chief also chimed in and set a respectful i appreciated. >> when you are pulled over, cut your power. don't reach for your wallet. have your license in your hand. never reach for anything. it looks like we are bowing down to the situation, it was the officer at ease. mayor bowser says that starting today she will introduce two new measures that will help the police department look more like the community of service. that will start this fall in anacostia. we will bring you unfolding coverage of the protests and investigations. stay with us for instant of

>>> plus monica johnson can cap cher her past year as a dog mom in one phrase, adventures with bubba. join us for nbc's company wide clear the shelters event happening this saturday. sam i are participating. find out more on our facebook page. we'll be back in two minutes. breingewsut taan ==m/v=th's >>> breaking news out of taiwan. that is where a tour bus crashed into a highway railing. sparking a fast moving fire that killed all 26 people on board that bus. it was carrying a group of 24 tourists from china and was traveling to the island's main apt at the time of the crash. the driver as a tour guide also died. right now the crash is still under investigation. >>> in germany isis is claiming responsibility for an attack on a train that seriously injured five passengers. authorities say that 17-year-old teenager from afghanistan used an ax and a knife on board a commuter train. it happened last night 20 miles east of frankfurt. two of the victims are in critical condition. the suspect tried to run away but officers shot and killed him. investigators later discovered a hand painted isis flag among his belongings. >>> thousands of art facts from the twin towers recove

johnson -- what will the treasury -- jumps in, what will the treasury deliver? they will be preparing for some increase in capital investment. as investment false, they will want to ramp up public investment. samion in the second half of 2016. john, you said there will not be a recession. can you elaborate on the difference of views? >> there is potential for a technical recession. willbeing said, i think we see growth improve coming into 2017 once you have the feedthrough from the sterling weakness we a party scene. hugely negative. but we do potentially see the chances for a technical recession. we have three scenarios. the central one is close to a recession but narrowly avoiding it. athave one that shows growth less than 1%. that would compare to a minus six number after a global crisis. as ae not seeing it meltdown economy as we had in 2008 and 2009. guy: the market was very wrong coming into the vote. corporate sense from -- how from corporates do corporates move ahead? has their level of conviction changed as a result of that? me -- corporates tend to be relatively systematic in their approach to hedging. while they may be wrong in terms of brexit or no brexit, they will have hedges in

prisoners of war including colonel sam johnson, one of my colleagues here in the house, about what their experience was like in vietnam. >> what drew you to those three books? >> you know, i just read all kinds of different things. i am a bit of a history buff, so defiant and dead wake were things that would be normal. also the authors of those books have a tendency to draw me in. eric larson wrote in the garden of beasts and, you know, i think isaac storm and things like that. so he's been good. and the one on three felonies a day, i have a little bit of a libertarian streak in me, so i wanted to make sure when it comes to criminal justice reform, that we do those things right. and getting some historical perspective was helpful. >> booktv wants to know what you're reading this summer, @booktv or facebook.com/booktv. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. here's a look at what's on prime time tonight. we'll kick off the evening at 7 even with a panel discussion on hillary clinton's book, "it takes a village." then at 8:30, former secret service officer gar