if you came to saratoga springs, the mineral water was always free at the spring. that was very traditional. it was a rule. if you were to purchase a bottle, it would have been pretty expensive. it put saratoga on the map. these bottles worship all over -- were shipped all over the world. most of the springs had diuretic properties and worked as a laxative. that went along with 19th century medicine. if you came here from the south, or from new york city, you have a prescription from your doctor. the doctors used these analysis of the spring water like dr. john steele's. in the morning, you will go to congress spring followed by a risk walk. all of this was to try to create a healthy body that to alleviate any digestive issues you might have. so, saratoga springs had a history of gambling. in the late 19th century we had gentlemen gamblers. they went to clubhouses owned by the wealthiest men in america. after their closures in the 20th century, we have a period where gambling quieted down for a bit. in the 1920's and 30's picked up. then the gangsters came to sarato

. >> saratoga springs was settled in 1789. the history of the area goes back much further than this. join us as we talk to james per erasbout the different that shape the city. springshe saratoga history museum is one of the oldest. we were founded in 1883 as the historical society of saratoga. preserve itemsto that relate to the city of saratoga springs specifically. the exhibit we will be going through is our orientation exhibit. it tells the story from prehistoric times always through the 20th century. part of the exhibit is one of the most important parts of their toga is the spring water. they believed it had healing properties. there was a's bring called high rock spring. came to drink the water and also hunted in the area around saratoga lake. we have artifacts related to the native americans. some go back thousands of years. one that we would like to show here is a piece of the deposit from high rock spring. if you were to visit the spring today, it looks like a small volcano. through the 19th century the pope would chi

the plaque went up about 2000) of the visitor center in saratoga springs and the marker is right in saratoga springs. first of all, it ties us with an interesting historical story that now because of the film but the curious they may realize that there was a black population in saratoga springs a lot of people come to saratoga for the raising and are not aware of some of the history of it especially black history of this particular city. >> book tv is in saratoga springs to learn more about its history. up next week is at the saratoga springs public library to feature its collections. >> we are currently standing in the saratoga room. this room has been dedicated to collecting materials about the city of saratoga springs, the people of saratoga springs for about three years now. one of the most important collections that we have here in the saratoga room is doctor walter mcclellan collection. he was the first medical director at the saratoga spot reservation. when the founders of the spot of the reservation took the land over by intimate domain from the cast companies they wanted to turn it

and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> we are learning more about saratoga springs. up next, we learned why these springs has been drawing visitors for the last few hundred years. >> this is one of the only places east of the rockies that has naturally carbonated mineral water coming out of the ground. if anything else, it's a beautiful place for people to experience a rare geological thing. >> this park was first created as estate reservation in 1909 and later became the state park. today it is a 2500 acre park with a number of amenities, anywhere from a hotel, many different mineral springs to enjoy and 12 miles of hiking trails. two of them are freshwater springs. they run through a layer of sand anywhere between zero and 100 feet deep. they don't take up those minerals. we also have mineral springs and they vary in depth, anywhere from 200-1000 feet deep. and their taste grows stronger the deeper they are. have a little spouter, and iconic spouter behind me and --ind me is there are a few mineral springs that are up near route 50 on the west side of the park. pe

did the firste treatise on the mineral springs of saratoga. we took samples of the mouse spring and analyze the contents. it was determined that depending on what your illness was, you could drink a different spring to treat fat. you need things to do besides drinking water. major hotels were constructed. there was an opera house, there were plays, there were dances you could attend. also other things you could do for fun including gambling or watching horse racing. in this area, we still focus on the spring water. in this area here, we have original saratoga water bottles. it has the original water in from 18 to be. springs, there would be boys and girls who would work. they would differ down in the water and you give them a tip. springs,me to saratoga the mineral water is always free at the spring. that is very traditional. if you were to purchase a bottle of the spring water, it would have been pretty expensive. that is what put saratoga on the map. these bottles of mineral water were shipped all over the world. many of the springs had diure

saratoga springs, ira percent half of saratoga county. when you grow up in upstate new york, you truly grow up around our nation's founding history. the battle of saratoga was one of the most important battles of the world, because it turned the tide of the revolutionary war. so for school kids that are growing up, the fact that they can learn about saratoga battlefields as part of their curriculum and actually visit the battlefield with their teachers or their family, it is so tremendously powerful. this district is very independent. if you look at many of our local electeds and federal elected vote for, people go fo the individual who they think will be the strongest advocate for their communities and their region. i think i reflect the viewpoints of the district, and i also reflect my generation. if you were to ask millennials, and i am an older millennial, if you consider that demographic group, they are looking for new, innovative ways in terms of how we govern as a nation. i was 28 when i started the process of running for congress.

. >> welcome to saratoga springs on the tv. located about four hours north of new york city it has a population of about 27000. names for the numerous springs in the area early settlers walked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral or water. today saratoga springs is a popular tourist destination with its spots. revolutionary war history and. with the help of our spectrum cable partners for the next 90 minutes will learn about the city's history and feature its local literary community including andrew mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. >> growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that you know, that is not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders and these are elite professionals are opioids. >> we begin our special feature with author on the history of saratoga springs. >> we are standing at the spring and it has re-created the portico discovered in 1

. >> welcome to saratoga springs on booktv. located about four hours north of new york city, it has a population of about 27,000. named for the numerous springs in the area, early settlers flocked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral waters. today saratoga springs is a popular tourist destination with its spas, revolutionary war history and horse racing. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes we'll learn about the city's history and feature its literary history including andrew mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. >> growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin was under a bridge somewhere with, right? and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. that's not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders, you know, and these are elite prosecutionals, are -- professionals, are opioids. >> we begin with author field horn on the history of saratoga springs. >> we're standing at congress spring, and its

we are on mount mcgregor in upstate new york, a few miles north of saratoga springs. the significance of this historic site is this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. this was the place where ulysses grant wrote his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer. his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story here that most people do not know about. after his second term as president, ulysses s. grant and his wife julia went on a world tour for two years from 1877-1879. he met many world leaders, he was well respected around the world. when they arrived back in the states in 1879 they were looking for a place to settle because they had come out of the white house two years earlier. for grant it was always a easy decision, even though they owned multiple properties in the united states, the decision for grants, because he was always a devoted family man was to be close to family. he chose the location where his adult sons were living,

exhibit weart of the will look at a saratoga springs in prehistoric times. and we look at the spring water. theve americans believed drinking water had healing properties. high rock had built up from mineral deposits. the natives had come here, to drink the water and also hunted around served so the lake. we have many artifacts related to native americans, some of them dating back to almost a thousand years on the lake itself. an artifact i would like to show it is a piece of the deposit. if you were to visit today, it , aks like a small volcano buildup of mineral springs. people would come to visit and ship pieces of it away. a piece that someone had as a souvenir and we were in to keep it as a museum. in the 1780's, the first entrepreneur who really developed downtown saratoga build its have run in the year 1802 on what is now saratoga. an artifact that relates back to the building, my personal favorite, and it is a sign that we have painted in the year 1802. the sign depicts a relative. inis going down into a hole the wolf had been marauding -- she could i

up next, a look at our visit to saratoga springs, new york. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> "the new york times magazine" says the battle of saratoga was the most important battle ever fought in the last 1000 years because they resulted in a -- in general burgoyne's surrender. it was the first time in history that a british army surrendered. we are located at one of the places at saratoga national park where the battles were fought in 1777 during the american war for independence. saratoga historic national park consists of 4100 acres. it was established in 1948 as a park within the national park service system. the british army had a plan in order to defeat the american rebellion. it was they would have an army leave canada and move south and capture the city of albany. from there that army would be able to operate either in lower new york or throughout england and attack american forces that were fighting against them. the british set off from canada in june of 1777. they traveled hundreds of miles and eventually got here to sarato

. >> this weekend, cities tour takes you to saratoga's springs located in upstate new york. with the help of our spectrum cable partners we will ask for the history and life of the city known for its mineral springs. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. the place where it ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he once was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family. thatt to tell a story here most people do not know about. and formerthor federal prosecutor, andrew mckenna, shares his book "sheer madness." >> growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin wasd under a ridge and pushing a shopping cart around. but that is not the case. one of the most abused drugs on and street among traders, these are delete professionals, are opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. we will take a trip to the saratoga race course. and we will visit the saratoga national historic park. >> the new york times magazine said that the battle of saratoga with the most important battles eve

learn more about saratoga springs and other stocks on her tour -- our tour at c-span.org. american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> next on lectures in history, professor william harris teaches a class about abraham lincoln, the civil war battle of antietam, and the issuing of the emancipation proclamation in 1862. his class is about an hour and 15 minutes. prof. harris: today, we have reached in some ways the pivot point of the war and the pivot point of the entire class. the months when a war to save the union also became a war to end slavery. that took lots of politics and it also took lots of fighting, including the bloodiest single day of the war, which was the battle of antietam. we will look at that in some depth, but also starting with reminding you of what happened

learn more about saratoga springs and other stops on our c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. announcer: tonight, onto afterwards, keith koffler on his book, bannon: always the rebel. you have spent a lot of time with steve bannon. you have heard his goals and talked about what he wants to do. what odds do you give him for being able to help reach those goals? >> do you want me to be utterly honest or utterly hopeful? i have come to agree with a lot of what he said. chance there is a decent because i believe bannon believes the electorate has already changed. general election, he was victorious. despite flaws, they elected trump. i think bannon believes that the longing for populism and nationalism is there. he believes it is already victorious among the base that it has not changed in washington and in the leadership, particularly in the senate. that is what he is -- that is what is driving him. announcer: paying with their book by john015 kinder. york academye new of medicine, professor kinder expl

yad iso a 400,000 acre estate in saratoga springs, established as a haven for writers and artists.ded 74 pulitzer prize winners and a nobel prize winner. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, we continue to explore the history of saratoga springs, with the memoirs of former president, ulysses s. grant.

with the help of our spectrum cable partners, we continue to explore the history of saratoga springs,n grant arrived at the overlook, here he is very ill, only a few days left before he passes away. seeing this great beauty, this valley that once saw conflict and warfare, and where the nation was born was now a peaceful valley where farmers worked. he must've taken some satisfaction in that he was a part of the great american story.

. >> this weekend c-span's cities tour takes you to saratoga springs located in upstate new york with help our spectrum cable partners, we'll explore the history and literary life of this city known for its famous mineral springs. saturday at noon eastern on booktv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer, and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. and we get to tell a story here that most people don't know about. >> then local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckenna shares his book, "sheer madness." >> growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere. right? and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. you know? but that's not the case. you know, one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders, you know, and these are elite professionals are opioids. >> sunday at 2 p.m. we'll take a trip to the saratoga race course. >> there we go. [inaudible conversa

this weekend, the city's tour takes you to saratoga springs, located in upstate new york. with the help of our partners will explore the history litter for the city. saturday at new dniester nonbook tv. >> this is where ulysses grant and his memoirs was dying of throat cancer. his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story that most don't know about. >> then andrew mckenna shares his book, sheer madness. >> growing up i thought the person addicted to heroin looked under a bridge was pushing a shopping cart around. that's not the case. one of the most abused drugs on wall street among traders, and the sorry of the professionals come our opiates. >> that will take a trip to the saratoga race course. will visit the saratoga national start park. >> they said the battles of saratoga were the most important ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in the general surrender. it's the first time ever that a british army surrendered. >> the c-span cities tour,

watch c-span's cities tour of saratoga springs on c-span twos book tv. sunday at 2:00 em on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable partners as we explore america. >> a look ahead at the weekend congress and the white house, we talk to journalists issa -- end shannon pettyp iece. host: we are taking a look at what lies ahead for the white house and congress.

learn more about saratoga springs and other stops on our tour. are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. in 2010 a family from virginia donated their collection of more than 700 several war portraits to the library of congress. artifacts met him and his sons at a library of congress exhibit to learn the story behind the collection. >> he had a solemn look on his face. the photograph we used on the library of congress website was one of the least expensive purchased. that we only $200. it didn't bring much money. places,cked in two which reminded me of the nation. cradling a musket. and american flag in the background of the painted backdrop. stripes of the flag, you can see it leaching. who does a nation turn to to save itself? these young boys, very powerful photographs, can blow that up to a high resolution. >> when they asked to have the exhibition at the library of congress, and they proposed the photographs be laid out as if they were a beautiful patchwork quilt, and it becomes to be very special to me in that it

saratoga springs is a great tourism attraction. american expression, there were names applied to this place that spoke to the moving water, mineral waters that were seen as a source of healing.

next we speak with historian field horne on how saratoga springs got its start. >> we are standing at congress springs in its re-created greek revival portico

. >>> this weekend, c-span's cities tour takes you to saratoga springs, located in upstate new york. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, we'll exmoplore the history and literary life of this city known for its mineral springs. saturday on book tv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer. and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. and we get to tell a story here that most people don't know about. >> then local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckina shares his book "sheer madness." >> growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere. right? and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. you know. but that's not the case. you know, one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders, you know, and these are elite professionals, are opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., we'll take a trip to the saratoga race course. >> and we'll visit the saratoga national

. >> were more about saratoga springs and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv. >> each week, american artifacts takes you to restore places to learn about american history. located in the heart of washington, d.c., the willard hotel has been a part of history for years. and the mark twain first japanese delegation to the u.s. in 1860. >> i represent the partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today you will hear a lot about its rich history. >> hello, welcome to the willard hotel, located two blocks away from the white house. it is conveniently located near iconic monuments on the national mall. we are very fortunate to have this location. we give our thanks to captain john taylor, who was reputed to be one of virginia's wealthiest plantation owners. he was a friend and supporter of george washington. in 1860, he built the two-story dwelling. you might wonder if this was a good investment for him, because the city of washington was not a city at all. it was more of a town. it was akin to a swap. was a river ofit mud a

announcer:, this weekend, the cities tour takes you to saratoga springs, located in upstate new york. with the help of art cable partners, we will explore the history and literary life of the city. today, at noon eastern, on book tv, this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point, he was trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story that most people do not know about. announcer: local author and former federal prosecutor shares his book "sheer madness." growing up, i thought someone addicted to heroin was living under a bridge. that is not the case. drugs one most abused wall street among traders, and these are professionals, are opioids. announcer: sunday, at 2 p.m., we will take a trip to the saratoga race course. and we will visit the national historical park. the new york times magazine said the battles of saratoga or the most important battles ever fought in the entire world because they resulted in surrender. it was the first time ever in world history

weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to saratoga springs, new york. we will explore the history and literary life of the city, known for its famous literal -- mineral springs. >> this is the place where ulysses grant wrote his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer. his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. we tell a story here that most people don't know. local author and former federal prosecutor interdependent shares his book "sheer madness." >> i thought a person who was lived under aroin bridge and was pushing a shopping cart. one of the most abused drugs on wall street among strangers -- these are elite professionals -- are opoids. >> sunday at 2 p.m.. will take a trip to the saratoga race course. and we will visit the saratoga national historic park. "new york times" said the battle of saratoga was the most important battle fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years, because they resulted in general going -- general burgoin's surrender, the first t

are one of the only properties that have natural carbonated springs coming-out of the grounds for people to enjoy. that's what makes saratoga what it is is the springs. it's important for people to experience them in order to keep people caring about the springs. our city tours staff recently traveled to saratoga springs, new york to learn about its rich history. learn more about saratoga springs and other stops on our tour.r at c-span.org/cities you are watching americans history tv all we every weekend on c-span3. announcer: "paying with their bodies" is a 2015 book by john kinder. next on american history tv from , the new york academy of medicine, professor kinder explorers the history of u.s. wars through the eyes of five disabled veterans. and argues that the nations struggles to meet the needs of the wounded veterans. this 75 minute talk includes graphic images of wounded veterans. >> now for this evening, we are happy to welcome john kinder to talk about the history of american war here it this is part of a series of lectures we have had throughout the year. legacies of war, medical innovations and impacts, which co

. >> this weekend, see spanish cities to work takes you to saratoga springs, located in upstate new yorkith the help of our spectrum came satellite providers will explore the history and life of the city known for its famous mineral springs. saturday at noon eastern on the tv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he once was dying of cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family and we get to tell a story here that most people do not know about. >> local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckenna shares his book, sheer madness. >> growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. that is not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders and you know these are elite professionals are opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. will take a trip to the saratoga racecourse. and he will visit the saratoga national historic park. >> new york times

. >> saratoga springs was settled in 1789. history of the area goes back much further than this. join us as we talk to james per erasbout the different that shape the city. springshe saratoga history museum is one of the oldest. we were founded in 1883 as the

. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to saratoga springs, upstate new york. we will explore the history known for its mineral springs, saturday on book tv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer. his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story here that most people don't know about. >> reporter: then, local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckenna shares his book, "sheer madness." >> growing up i thought the person who was addicted to heroin lives under a bridge somewhere and pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. but that's not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders, these are elite professionals, or opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., we take a trip to the saratoga race course.>jon and we'll visit the saratoga national historic park. >> the "new york times" magazine said the battles of saratoga were the most important battles ever fought

. >> gideon putnam settled in what is now saratoga springs in 178 9, for the history of this area goes back much farther than that. join us as we talk with the parillo about the different eras that shape this city. >> the saratoga spring history museums is one of the oldest museums and upstate new york. we were founded in 1883 as the historical society of sa

saratoga springs. >> we like to think of saratoga springs as upstate new york between york city and montrÉalthe remark border. we are best known for our historic charm. oldestalso known for the sporting venue in the country, the saratoga race course. we are known for our thoroughbred horse racing. we have diversified our portfolio and to multiple package assets. ,eople come here for the arts for the best work in the world. , so we such a history talk about the mineral springs. people come for medicinal reasons. on theseounded wonderful bubbling waters that came out of the ground. it was the native americans in the civil war times and when the native americans were hunting for dare, they noticed the deer were drinking the sparkling, salty mineral water out of the ground. they tasted it and they began to realize the medicinal value and they would bring in soldiers from encampments to feed them the waters and have them take the waters, as we say in saratoga springs, to be cured of their wounds and elements during the war. we are a small city based on our commerce. now, we are fighting we are in

we will be right back. ♪ >> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to saratoga springs located in new york, with the help of our spectrum cable partners, we explore the history and literary life of this the known for its famous mineral springs. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. >> this is the place where nned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. thatt to tell a story here most people don't know about. >> local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckenna shares his book "sheer madness." therowing up, i thought person who was addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. that is not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders -- these are elite professionals, are opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., we take a trip to the saratoga race course. and we will visit the saratoga national historic park. thenew york times," said battles for sar

. >> the city's tour takes you to saratoga springs. we will explore the history and literary life of this city. saturday. >> this is a place where grant he was dying of throat cancer and his family faced problems. he was a man trying to take care of his family and we are telling the story that most do not know about. mckenna here's the book. >> that the person who was heroin lived under a bridge. one of the most abused drugs on wall street among the elite traders is opioids. trip to theake a saratoga race course. nationalisit the historic park. >> they said the battles of saratoga where the most important battles fought in the last 1000 years. >> it was the first time in world history that a british army surrendered. >> saturday at noon. sunday at 2:00. tour workscity's with cable partners to ask for america.

. >> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to saratoga springs located in upstate new york, withhe help of our spectrum cable partners we'll explore the history and literary life of this city known for its famous mineral springs. saturday eastern on book tv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story here that most people don't know about. >> then, local author and former federal prosecutor, andrew mckina shares his book, "sheer madness." >> growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin lived under a prejudice somewhere, right? pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. that's not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders you know these are elite professionals, are opioids. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., we'll take a trip to the saratoga race course. and we'll visit the saratoga national historic park. >> the "new york ti

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. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes to you saratoga springs located in upstate new york with the help of our spectrum cable partners, we'll explore the history and lit rear life of this city known for its famous mineral springs. saturday at noon eastern on book tv. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story here that most people don't know about. >> then local author and former federal prosecutor andrew mckenna shares his book sheer madness. >> growing up i thought the person who was addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere, right, and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. but that's not the case. one of the most abused drugs right now on wall street among traders, you know, these are elite professionals, are opioids. >>> sunday at 2:00 p.m. we'll take a trip to the saratoga race course. >> here we go. >>> and we'll visits the saratoga nationa

watch c-span's cities tour of saratoga springs on c-span twos book tv. sunday at 2:00 em on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable partners as we explore america. >> a look ahead at the weekend congress and the white house, we talk to journalists issa -- end shannon pettyp iece. host: we are taking a look at what lies ahead for the white house and congress. two reporters who covers those pieces. lisa of the l.a. times who covers congress. think you both for joining us. wall street journal has the picture of the story at the moment of doug jones and roy moore's special election. you are just traveling with the president in pensacola, nine alabama. what is the strategy that they are making? guest: they are going all in. pensacola is about in our drive from mobile, alabama. there was a large presence of people at this rally on friday night. the president asked if anybody was from alabama and there was huge cheers in the crowd. the president, they knew it they were doing, the white house said it was not a roy moore ral

. >> watch c-span's cities tour of saratoga springs saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable partners as we explore america. >> congress has two major issues on its agenda for next week. republicans hope to pass a bill reconciling the house and senate's two different tax bills. they want to pass the tax legislation and have it on president trump's desk before christmas. also government funding expires a week from today meaning that the government would shut down in a week without action from congress. >>> agriculture secretary sonny perdue spoke at the national press club earlier this week about next year's farm bill, food exports, free trade agreements and his relationship with president trump. this is an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, and welcome to the national press club today for today's speakers lunch. i was president of the club in 2010 but cover food and agriculture issues for bloomberg news which may explain why i've been exhumed for today's luncheon

. >> watch c-span cities tour, saratoga springs, saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv. sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable partners as we explore america. >>> epa administrator, scott pruitt, testified before the house energy commerce environmental subcommittee recently on the mission of his agency. he said his three goals are restoring power to the states and adhering to the rule of law and refocusing on the core mission of protecting human health and the environment. this is just over three hours. g statement i want to make a general announcement to member about the process today. after months of trying to find the date f >>> before i begin my opening statement i want to make an announcement. after months of trying to get a mutual date for a hearing, we got an agreement with the administrator to joining us. but then we learned mr. pruitt was being summoned to meet with his boss for 90 minutes around lunch. rather than agreeing to start the whole process over or hearing earlier, we -- and to have a define

up next, a look at our visit to saratoga springs, new york. you're watching american history tv.ll weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> "the new york times magazine" says the battle of saratoga was the most important battle ever fought in the last 1000 years because they resulted in a -- in general burgoyne's surrender. it was the first time in history that a british army sude

drags this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to saratoga springs, located in upstate new york.ith help of our ekstrom cable partners, will explore the liberal life of the city known for its famous mineral springs. >> this is the place where ulysses grant penned in his memoirs in 1885. he was dying of throat cancer facing family was serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get to tell a story here that most people do not know about. announcer: than local author and prosecutors shares his book "sheer madness." up, thought the person who was addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing around a shopping cart or something like that. that is not the case. on the most abused drugs on wall right now,g traders and these are elite professionals, are opioids.

watch the c-span cities tour of saratoga springs saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's booktv andat 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable partners as we explore america. " continues.journal host: david cellini -- david cicilline is a member of the house or to sherry committee which is a panel the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein will be appearing before tomorrow. he is overseeing bob mueller's russia pro. what are you expecting to hear from him tomorrow? guest: it's important to say that one of the frustrations about the ongoing russia investigation and the intelligence committee investigation of the white house being embroiled in this are not focused on the important work that the american people expect us to do to create good paying jobs in raising family incomes and reducing the cost of people's lives. everything from health care to cable bills to child care, they are making sure people have the tools necessary to be successful in the 20th century so it should be focused on the economic anxiety that people are racing. we

. >> watch c-span cities tour, saratoga springs, saturday at noon eastern, c-span tv book tv and sunday at 2:00 american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable partners as we explore america. >>> part of the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election is on obstruction of justice allegations. the american constitution society for law and policy hosted a discussion about what that means. legal experts and scholars talk about how prosecutors build an obstruction of justice case. the laws governing investigation interference and how those laws might apply differently to the president and other top administration officials. this is an hour and a half. >>> good afternoon. welcome and thank you for joining our obstruction of justice briefing. i'm christian amorling. this is brought to you by a project i'm coordinating, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington called the presidential investigation education project. we are grateful to senator whitehouse and his staff for graciously hosting us in this lovely meeting room and we are gla