what sherman had previously been to savannah. he left savannah. there was no burning or destruction. savannah venue sherman just left savannah about four months later a matter affecting a significant number of marriages occurred between the savannah women and the northern officers etc. so, we come up past the american civil war to the reconstruction period in the 1976 and a cotton field because over earth and the lack of from a position and then in came bald eagle so savannas back to being poor again. by 1946, leedy sastre described on a visit to savanna that savannah was a beautiful leedy with a dirty face. and by that time, by the 40's and 50's, the old houses in downtown savannah were worth more dead than alive just to get the bricks to build new houses. one said savannah was so poor she was not able to destroy herself, and of quote. but progress did make some hideous and roads and putting highways through one part of the old town and a straight through three of the precious squares, and at one point they were even going to extend lincoln stree

sherman had previously been to savannah, love savannah. there was no burning or leaving or destruction. some analysts pared. and then chairman just left savannah performance litter with 60,000 troops. as a matter of fact, a cigna feed number of marriages occurred between the savannah women and the northern officers. so we come up passed an american civil war through the reconstruction in the 1870's six. by the 1920's, and had failed to because of overgrowth and lack of fertilization and then in came the boll weevil. so savannah was back to being poor again. by 1946 lady astor described on her visit to savannah that savannah was a beautiful lady with the dirty face. and by that time, the '40's and 50's's, the old houses in downtown savannah were worth more dead than alive just because of the bricks. when city planner said savannah was so poor as she was not able to destroy herself. but progress did make some hideous inroads putting highways through one part of the old town. street through three of the precious course. at one point there wer

sherman had previously been to savannah, he lost savannah.there was no burning or looting or destruction. savannah was spared, and then sherman just left savannah about four months later with those 60,000 troops. matter of fact, a significant number of marriages occurred between savannah women and northerners, et. so we come up past the american civil war through the reconstruction period end anything 1876 -- ending in the 1876, and by the 1920s cotton had failed because of overgrowth and the lack of fertilization. and then in came the boll weevil. sosa van that was back to being poor again. by 1946 lay day astor described on her visit to savannah that savannah was a beautiful lady with a dirty face. and by that time and by the '40s and '50s, the old houses in down on the savannah were worth more dead than alive to get the bricks to build new houses. one city planner said atlanta was so poor that she was not able to destroy herself, unquote. but progress did make some hideous end roads in this putting highways through one part of the old town

clint eastwood who is margolis was in savannah from may 5th to june 15th shooting in savannah and then he went to california to do in your shots for the next month and was finished by the 14th of july. but past. he's famous for being fast and is always ahead of schedule and under budget and is editing the film and by god he may very well be done in time to release of november 21st which means warner brothers tells me by november 21st. it's scary. c-span: when do you get to see it? >> guest: i guess i will see shortly after november 1st. i've been careful not to be present. i was asked if i would write the script and i knew that there was a bad thing -- that i shouldn't. i'd have to tear my book apart, leave things out, compress things and the book works. i have no assurance my script would work. so i thought let's leave well enough alone. let's let someone else do it and john lee hancock is a very good writer and wrote a script. he did make certain changes and i knew he would and he would have to. one thing they told me of the movie of the book it's great to be hard to get it all and i

he rose to the expectation in savannah. he came to savannah and mixed and mingle with the the social crowd, something that uncle was too busy for, too much of a merchant to care about nighttime parties and things. but young andrew was handsome, he was debonair, probably spoke with a little scottish brogue, but that was okay in savannah since there were so many scotsmen. and he will slowly take over the business and prove to be an outstanding businessman. now, the interesting thing is we always look at that civil war as an interrupter of history. if it hadn't occurred, what would this have done or that have done? for andrew low the answer would be he probably would have been a robber baron or a captain of industry. he was on that course buying into railroads, multiplying his money, working off of two continents. he was by far the wealthiest man in savannah prior to the civil war, and had he not gotten so entangle inside the confederacy in writing bonds, contesting missing merchandise with the federal government, he probably

he had a commercial impact on the city of savannah. one thing is to see the beauty of the city and it is wonderful. i also heard them say they love to know with these old houses are still live in today. and jim made a major contribution and amend the museum of art with the entire collection end with contributions of every way was a great supporter and a great musician himself. we could go on. >> host: what impact did the book have on the city? >> huge. anyone who comes into this city knows it has had a huge impact on in the city. financially i suppose one of the major ways but certainly had a major impact. >> host: now the state of the family receives money from the book as well? >> guest: yes. >> host: how does that work? >> guest: we just signed a contract with john berendt so the state receives royalties as a result of that. and an interesting aspect i cannot resist telling you this, what has been the most fun as far as that is concerned, it is the filming. win at midnight was filmed, it was so much fun. eastwood came to see first.

savannah around her finger. unfortunately, he is kind of going down the tubes, heavy drinking is affecting him in a negative way, sort of illness and other things are clouding him. and in 1906 he did die without executing the divorce while on vacation trip with mrs. bateman to the council to the castle, the home of the west family. and that is winston churchill's stepfather's castle where they were renting. mrs. bateman inherited everything that he had. he left some money to sisters and smaller accounts and a allowance to his wife but she received almost everything. this was very dramatic in a series of lawsuits followed which were rather scandalous to say the least. however, she finally found her own coverage when she moved out of her home she went on a trip up the nile with her sister. she met several of britain's's military geniuses and generals who were in the egyptian region at that time and she became fast friends overtime with one of them. of course he created the boy scouts of england and mrs. savannah d

a savannah story. that would be on the cover but the designer of the cover decided it did not need the subtitle that is in sight on the title page. >>c-span: you can see it write here. go back to syracuse. what we like and high school? >> guest: very conservative socially. not politically. we wore pants and button-down collars and it was the '50s. >>c-span: when did you graduate? >> guest: high school 57 and college 61 s. syracuse was very conformist may be that is why i am drawn to the of crazy characters and it is something that is not unsafe but syracuse is a very conservative place. >>c-span: did you write in high school? >> guest: i did. i was an editor of the nottingham crimson. the bulldog. how many schools have bulldogs? i don't know why. >>c-span: we recognize them as being a writer? >> guest: yes. five people in my class but my goal here was thought to be a genius. my experience as a writer was one of learning and getting better but michael started from a very high level. but the message of m

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something that relates to savannah -- savannah's history and then carries me on to some other things. one of my real challenges is keeping up with which books i have and which books i want. i get mixed with the ones i have and the ones i want. i have an computer inventory and i use an excel spreadsheet. i assign them a number and i pencil the number in the front on the inside front cover. and this is book 1,676. my numbers go up to 10,000. that's how i -- that's how i know i've got that many volumes. and then when one comes out of the collection, i erase it from the inventory and reassign the number. >> do you have any particular favorites in your collection? >> oh, my favorite is whatever i'm reading currently. and i just finished up the biography of aaron burr that i mentioned earlier called "aaron burr, american rascal." but it's just whatever i'm reading at the time. i moved on. i started last night bill bryce's a short history of almost everything. i'm well into that one now. so that's my favorite of the moment, but next week there'll be a new favorite. >> next on booktv,

she owned many properties here in savannah, this just being one. they moved in, and then of course in 1925, they have mary flannery. the house has been restored for the most part in 2006 and 2007, and thanks to a student at savannah college of design who needed a master's thesis project for her degree in historical restoration, she did the paint analysis. that was the green on the wall and did extra work and found the railings were guilded because katie had that done before they moved in. that in the corner belonged to the o connors, and then on the other side of the double parlor, we have a few more items that belonged to the o'connors. this chair and tea and lamp for o'connors, and this was mary ice program. it was a gift and suffered for being in storage for so many years, but one of the great things about it is true to cousin cady's taste for guilded, we have the monogram on the side as cousin katie would have it. let's go back to the library. it was the o'connor's dining room, of course. in this room we have four of her first editions starting

here in savannah. and, of course, now we sit in the home that mrs. low knew. this was andrew low jr.'s home that he built for his first wife who never live today see it. he brought his second wife here, and after her death this house was mostly closed up except for his occasional trips to america after the civil war. because by then they were british citizens, they were not going to live in the poverty of the south after the war. and mrs. low received this after finally contesting the, um, will of her husband. and this became her residence until the day she died. so this, too, is very important to americans as the home of the founder of the girl scouts. >> and now on booktv michael spence, winner of the nobel prize in economics, talks about how the global economy will evolve over the next 50 yearses and what this will mean for people living in both advanced and developing economies. it's a little over an hour. >> okay. everybody sit could down? yes. good, welcome. let me just say a few words to introdu

there is this lawyer in her who loves to cross-examinen. >> savannah. >> savannah. >> savannah guthrienot getting it? >> reporter: savannah's passion for politics made her a perfect fit for "the daily rundown," an nbc show she co-hosted with chuck todd. >> so many people have called me samantha on the air that i actually started answering to it. >> samantha guthrie at the white house for us tonight. >> they constantly make the argument, samantha. >> samantha, it makes it much more difficult. >> next friday, contessa. >> it's a made-up name. she claims it's not. but who's named savannah in her 30s. it's like it was created in tv land. >> reporter: they became known as chuvannah. a big point of contention, who is taller. >> the one question i get is how tall are you anyway. so the answer is i'm tall. >> she heightens. >> i wear high heels. >> she's shorter than i am but has a problem with that. >> it does kind of put me over 6 feet. >> she's not this 6'1" person that she pretends to be. >> savannah a self-described music lover recently quoted one of her favorite artists as a commencement

efrem graham cbn news, savannah, georgia. >> for more great stories, visit our website cwnews.org. we'll be right back. >> welcome back, children in cambodia are getting involved with a cbn worldreach tv program called superkids club. worldreach put letter boxes outside of churches in the region encouraging children to write to the superkids club. cbn staff members respond. there are 82 boxes set up. each letter read and prayed over by the cbn staff. >>> more than a year ago, the haiti earthquake took more than 100,000 lives. hard to believe. it maimed thousands of people shattering their ability to lead a normal life. stan jeter reports, some of the victims have turned tragedy into inspiration. >> e manuel is the goalie in port-au-prince, haiti. each lost a limb. there are an estimated 60,000 earthquake amputees. >> i was in the house with my family, 7 of us, 5 people died. i and my sister survived. >> for 4 days, everyone thought e manuel was dead. in desperation, he tried committing suicide but failed. >> he was trapped underneath his house for 4 days after the earthquake. he ca

i tend to pick up almost anything that relates, is about savannah or people who have been in savannah. oh, here's a book on ted turner, for example. then i have judge lawrence's book, the storm over savannah. i have rabbi reuben's third to known, the history -- third to none, the history of the israel synagogue. i have the hunting season, or the hurricane season by rosemary danielle who wrote fatal flowers and sleeping with soldiers and a number of other racy books about savannah. most of my books are nonfiction, but i'll occasionally get things like rosemary danielle or i also have mary kay andrews who did a savannah blues novel. i, i acquire what's available and what's interesting to me. and at any given time i generally have two or three books going, and they'll likely be on very different subjects. i was reading the biography of aaron burr at the same time i was starting bill bryce's "a short history." so i'm reading on different, on different things at the same time. and it's whatever interests me. i'm a casual, rather catholic or universal reader. and i just read what i enjoy. h

. >> take a tour of urban slavery sites of savannah. >> we're standing in savannah's market and this is where they would have come to sell their wares. on the weekend they were able to pick from their gardens and come out on sundays and sell their wares. one thing i want to talk about is the fact that urban slaves in savannah were a work force. the institution of slavery was a little bit different in savannah because there was literally one-degree of separation the enslaved lived where their owners would have lived but a lot of them lived away from their owners. in 1801 it became law that it took an act of the legislature to free a slave instead of the last will and testament. so with the act of a legislature, it rarely happened. so what happened is essentially in savannah is that these urban slaves became nominal slaves. they were slaves in names only. they would hire out themselves for work or their master's would hire them out and they would be paid. one example would have been in the 1850s. here in this building on ellis square where the pastor of the third african baptist church

thanks so much, savannah. and we are joined by west virginia's youngest ambassadors, the appalachians children's chorus directed by selena. go ahead, selena, you can start things off. they're singing "take me home country roads." kind of the official song, if you will, or unofficial song of beautiful west virginia. they sound terrific. ♪ west virginia mountain mama take me home country road ♪ >> and let's check your forecast. our pick city of the day happens to be charleston, west virginia. tvr good friends at wsaz ,tv we will see scattered and thundershowers later in the day

and she ends up coming back to savannah and create an organization, as she said, for the girls in savannah, in georgia, in the united states and everywhere else. and she started the program of girl scouts here in savannah, the carriage house behind the building where we sit now was fitted out as the first national headquarters. and to girl scouts today who own that building, just the carriage house, it is still their first national headquarters. they're very proud of it. and when they come to savannah to see the birth place of daisy low, they always visit the first national headquarters here in savannah. .. >> for more information on c-span's local content vehicles and the 2011 lcv cities tour visit c-span.org/localconsent. simon schama presents a range of topics from ice cream and more. it's a little over an hour. >> this is a noted historian and a genius of storytelling. author of several books, including the embarrassment of riches, citizens the chronicle of the french revolution, and national book critics circle award winner, simon schama is a professor of art history at columbia unive

savannah? >> kevin tibbles, thank you. >>> two men arrested in an alleged attempt to attack a military recruiting station in seattle were reportedly inspired by the 2009 ft. hood massacre. officials say the fbi nabbed the pair in a sting operation, and they say they were looking to attract as much attention as possible. >>> now to wall street. cnbc's mandy drury this morning. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. well, hopefully the markets out there in stock land. we saw greece cling to an agreement with the imf and eu on extra tax hikes, spending cuts, and a reform plan. it needs to go to a vote next tuesday, but it is necessary to be able to unlock further aid to try and prevent default of greece and the world markets. that's what we're watching today. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> and finally, maybe it's an occupational hazard of being a baseball mascot, the philly phanatic was hamming it up in the stands of a minor league game when a foul ball konked him right in the throat. he pl

over here we have a photocopy of her last report card here in savannah. she started out in st. vincent. but she was transferred to sacred heart for theirself. they felt that she would receive a better education was a very well may have. by this time she made up for mind that the only way of work can be spelled correctly is to be spelled the way it sounds. that differed, the dictionary was flat wrong. .. >> they let the restorers know exactly where to place the o'connor sink and their stove. so those items are accurately placed when the o'connors were here. but what we like to talk about most in this room because you can see out back into the garden so well is that is where in 1931 a very famous newsreel took place and was filmed. regina used to raise chickens in the back, and it was discovered early on that mary flannery preferred the company of chickens as pets as opposed to dogs and cats. dogs and cats terrified her, chickens did not. so cousin katie gave her a pair of bantams, and she not only named them, but she taught them a trick, and the trick she taught her chickens was

. >> next take a tour of urban sites in savannah, georgia, with a co-author of civil war savannah. >> we are standing in the basement today of the second african baptist church and a second african baptist church in savannah's history tells the story of twice freedom is what i like to see. first of all, second african baptist church was founded in 1802. reverend cunningham was the first reverend, and second african over its use has trained more ministers in the baptist church than any other baptist church in america. but it's important to our city of savannah, in 1865 on february 4, it was the site of the 40 acres speech but it was delivered here by general saxton in this room. also, here in this room are the benches that the congregants would've been seated on that day. these benches were made in 1810 by the members of second african baptist church, and they served a twofold purpose. first of all, the minister who was up at the pulpit, they would be facing front. for a politician, for example, may not be able to go into the pulpit, the benches faced the back. so we have to wonder whe

savannah guthrie.ng, in the news this morning, after 16 years on the lam, notorious boston mob boss james whitey bulger was captured over the night and is expected to appear in a los angeles federal courtroom today. his long-time girlfriend was also arrested and is charged with harboring a fugitive. bulger was on the fbi's ten most wanted list for his allege role in 19 murders. the 2006 martin scorsese film, "the departed" was based on his story. >>> 12,000 residents of minot, north dakota will watch from afar as the rising river threatens their homes. one quarter of the city's population complied with the orders to evacuate last night. the river is expected to crest at record levels by the end of this weekend. >>> president obama is speaking to soldiers at ft. john, new york today one day after the primetime address outlining the first significant u.s. troop withdrawals from afghanistan. the president said he'll bring home the 33,000 troops by the end of next summer starting next month. >>> secretary

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savannah? >> all right. miguel in sierra vista, arizona this morning, thank you. >>> today marks disgraced anthony weiner's last day in congress as his resignation goes into effect at midnight tonight. his official letter of resignation will be read on the house floor today. he admitted last week to engaging in online sexual relationships with several women. >>> 44 people are dead this morning after a russian passenger jet crashed in heavy fog bursting into flames near finland. eight people survived the crash including a 9-year-old boy. >>> president obama will announce tomorrow his plans for the first phase of a drawdown a of u.s. troops from afghanistan. he's expected to start bringing troops home next month and to hand over power to the afghans by 2014. >>> now, to wall street. cnbc's melissa lee is at the new york stock exchange for us this morning. melissa, good morning. >> good morning to you. european markets are calm ahead of a key confidence vote in greece today. the vote takes place at 5:00 p.m. ea

. >> we're standing in the basement today of the second african baptist church in savannah's history tells the story of twice freedom is what i like to say. first of all, second african baptist was founded in 1802, reverend cunningham was the first pastor, reverend cunningham and second african over its history has trained more ministers in the baptist church than any other baptist church in america. but what it's importance to our city in savannah in 1865 on february 4th, it was the site of the 40-acre speech. it was delivered here by general saxon in this room. the room is the pulpit that was here in 1865. also here in this room are the benches that the congregants would have been sitting in on that day. the benches were made by 1810 and they serve a twofold purpose. first of all, if there's the minister who is up at the pulpit, then the benches will be facing front. but for a politician, for example, who may not be able to go into the pulpit the benches face the back so we have to wonder where that pulpit was in those days in 1865 but these benches today are reversible still. they

explore and develop and civil war savannah. c-span cozy local content vehicles in savannah, ga., this weekend on c-span3. >> next, the chairman of the federal deposit insurance corp. sheila bear giving a speech before she steps down next month. she criticized financial industry leaders for supporting "short-term policies that would overturn the dodd-frank and has regulatory law." this is about an hour. [applause] >> that was a very nice introduction. i spoke recently to my elementary school daughter's principal. we got to talking about banks and interest rates and all the things they like to ask about. and i asked if they had questions and a little hand went up and said, who is number one? it was angela merkel, in case you were all wondering. and i did drop to 15 this year, behind lady gaga. [laughter] i think because the banks are healing, but not as much as we would like. i would like to thank some of the staff who are with me. rich brown in color to give our, our chief economist. he has been draft -- in to our chiefo give ou

raymond from savannah, georgia. independent line. caller: we do need to cut the spending of the federal governme government. my friends and i were talking about why don't we lower the wages of congressmen and senators. they could take a hit on their wages and their retirement plan. as soon as they are voted out they start growing a congressional pension for the rest of their lives. why shouldn't they have to wait until they are 67 to start drawing their congressional pension? why should they start when they are 45 years old? if they are voted out or they resign at 45, they start drawing their pension right then. another thing, well, i will leave it at that. host: the story this morning on line at politico.com, obama takes the lead in debt talks. that is the story. the next call is lloyd from frankfurt, kentucky. good morning. democratic line. lloyd, go ahead, please. caller: thanks for taking my call. good morning to you. caller: our taxes, when the clinton era, our taxes was high, country was booming and we had jobs anywhere you wan

one thing i want to talk about is urban places in savannah was the work force. the institution of slavery was different because there was literally 1 degree of separation in. the enslaved people live where their owners would have lived but a lot of us lived away from their owners. and 18 no one, it became law that it took an active legislature to free the slaves instead of the last will and testament. so we're really happened. but in savannah the year been slaves became nominal slaves that were slaves in name only. they're masters would hire them out and they would be paid. one example in the 1850's here, where the pastor of the third african baptist church had a butcher shop and was an enslaved man paid the owner $50 a month so he could work at his butcher shop. this building has a very powerful history. on the top floor, you had a slave building. this was built by a man in 185-43-1857 and the land was valued at $4,500 and by 1857 was $11,500 in value. it has a low grade holding area that is our the enslaved people were captain brought up in chains taken to the

and into the savannah lands. the moans and groans, hundreds, thousands stolen, we rarely speak the taken, i will this time because you have asked. come back, back, back, far edge of memory. we recall them and they are black smith, by all accounts a master craftsman, worthy of praise, honored as a powerful magician. one who could speak the old names of the mother elements, earth, fire, water, wind. they would do as bidding, think. people sing praise songs. he was a gifted black smith. he is not remembered for that. he is best remembered for being a loving father. when his beloved wife died only after a year and embraced his newborn son, i will raise you myself. the elder women with argued against it saying you'll grow up wild without a gentle hand of a mother, a gentle hand to guide him. must divide by custom, take another wife or give the baby to a mother who is childless. how will you feed the baby? you have no milk to give. dinka would not change his mind. the tortoise doesn't have milk to give but knows how to

thanks so much, savannah.'s youngest ambassadors, the appalachians children's chorus directed by selena. go ahead, selena, you can start things off. they're singing "take me home country roads." kind of the official song, if you will, or unofficial song of beautiful west virginia. they sound terrific. ♪ west virginia mountain mama take me home country road ♪ >> and let's check your forecast. our pick city of the day happens to be charleston, west virginia. tvr good friends at wsaz ,tv we will see scattered and thundershowers later in the day and a high of about 87 degrees. as we look at the satellite and radar, you can see stuff firing up now making its way through the northeast. also some activity stretching from the plains all the way down into the southeast and gulf coast. for today, we do have a risk of strong storms in the mid mississippi river valley. clouds with windy conditions in northern california, beautiful day along the gulf coast. although it will be toasty again. sunshine along the mid-atlantic

as we visit a plantation and discovered antebellum savannah. today on c-span 2 and 3. this week, a professor of economics and a filmmaker team up to make a rap videos explaining who economic policy. our guests are ross roberts and john papola. >> when did you decide to teach economics with rap? >> when i was 12 years old. doesn't every young boy dreamed of that? i got contacted by john out of the blue. he said, let's do a video together. i said, great idea. you do the work, i will get it started. he is an extremely persistent person. we started out with the idea of doing a video that caught some aspect of economics. it strangely morph into a rock video. -- rap video. >> i saw there were 2 million kids on your first video. is that a lot? >> it is the high bar. in terms of economics, that is good. long after the first pop, 3000 use a day every day. going to look get this video. what is it called? >> we want to go back in history and look at the role of the great depression in this role about whether in government spending and recession can get us

savannah guthrie, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you listened to the tapes. very clear why the defense didn't want these admitted into this case. >> no question about it. now what the jurors are seeing and hearing in real time is casey anthony tell lie after lie after lie. this is important for two reasons. not only does it raise questions about what the real truth is, what she's trying to hide, remember, in order for the jurors to buy the defense's theory that this was an accidental drowning they have to believe one person only. that's casey anthony. at this point, she has no credibility with the jurors. >> reporter: as you look at the split screen with her father, george, on the left taking part in this conversation, keep in mind that the defense is putting forward a theory that george discovered caylee's body in the swimming pool and then helped cover up the fact that she drowned. this is the defense's idea. does anything that was recorded in the tapes back them up on that based on what george says? >> not so far. not only that. during the police interroga

we've got savannah gurthrie. of the most unforgettable moments. >> you the king of the high wire. he gave us a tremendous performance a few years back on the "today" show. now he's taking on an even bigger death-defying challenge. we're going to explain that and talk to him shortly. >>> and we're going to talk to the popular news meteorologist, and how her life changed with the diagnosis of m.s. she's going to share her story and tell us how she's doing if a little bit. >>> and we're going to learn how to make four summer salads. mark is taking us to cooking school. >> and he's the one to learn from. we're going to have fun with that. >>> let's now say hello hello to alyssa, the newly crowned miss usa. you are so beautiful. >> you want to give lester a hug? >> thank you. >> you're so welcome. >> what went through your mind when you heard your name called. i know they were listing the runner-ups. >> they do list the runner ups at first. but when she said miss usa 2011 is miss california, i knew it was me, and my j

he was 5 on a new bike and looking for adventure in his savannah neighborhood. >> i found this basicallyhree blocks over. i thought we have to explore it. i ride my bike here. i turn around here. a car is coming this way, and bam. i wake up the next morning in a body cast. >> reporter: his left femur was shattered. that same leg would develop a life threatening tumor 38 years later. is it possible that he had a weak bone because of something already in the leg and that that's why his leg broke? >> it is possible. there might have been an underlying weakness in the bone contributing to the fracture. and it, too, may have contributed to the development of the cancer. >> to me, it's the beginning of the story. >> reporter: ben edwards. he was there at the beginning. >> i think when you're 5, you don't realize the magnitude of it could kill you. you imagine, what we are going to do to play? how are we going to play football? how are we going to run around? >> reporter: but the bone did heal, and they did play their favorite game? >> when is tadpole season? >> these are average tadpoles. >> y

and export antebellum and civil wars savannah.hat is next week and on c-span two and three. >> you are watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs. every morning, it is "washington journal," our live call-in show connecting you policymakers. weekdays, watch live coverage of the u.s. house, and also, supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. "the communicators" and " newsmakers, et" "q&a," and "prime minister's questions." it is all searchable at our c- span video library. c-span3 washington your way. created by the washington cable companies. >> this week on "q&a," the look at a new documentary coming out this month. it is called the "page 1 -- inside "the new york times."" >> what is a guy who has a harvard law degree during walking around the new york times newsroom with the camera in his hand? >> that is a good question. i was a lawyer for a few years but always wanted to be a filmmaker. when i first picked up a camera and saw what it was like to be behind it and

we will explore and develop and civil war savannah. c-span is local content vehicle in savannah, ga. this weekend on c-span 2 and 3. host: we want to welcome the presence and ceo of the gay victory fund. what is your mission? guest: we believed to have this country to live up to the ideal that we are representing democracy, we of work to elect gay and lesbian and bisexual people to office. we train them first on the part of campaigning. we have a campaign training program. the of the basic and in abeyance training program. when they are running for office we will endorse them. we will fund them and raise money for them around the country. we will bundle money so they have additional resources. then we help them with technical assistance during their campaign. host: can you count how many openly gay men and women are elected to congress or any other statewide office? guest: total is about 500 right now. four in the house. none in the senate right now appear yenw. 400 are scuttled in local cattered in local municipal offices. we have a w

nbc's savannah guthrie's here to explain. savannah, good morning once again. >> hi, ann.birth parents to track down a child given up for adoption and visa versa. but now the internet can provide immediate answers. one family recently found each other on facebook. linda and ben always told their daughter jesse that their adoption was the greatest gift they had ever received. but as jesse grew older she wanted to know more. she and her mom searched the internet for her biological mother a whom who they only knew was named sharon. >> i got frustrated because i just wanted to know where she was and what she looked like. >> reporter: then one day linda found a familiar face on facebook. >> i look at this picture and i say, i'm not even sure if this is sharon or not, but this looks like my child 20 years from now. there were things that were strikingly similar. >> reporter: they reached out to sharon online who had spent years of her own searching for the daughter she had given up 19 years ago. >> i figured she'd have to be on facebook. has to be on myspace so i just started lo

and also savannah.e'll now get a check of the weather and in place of al this morning, stephanie abrams. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the makers of sen trum. >> it's try in new york city, but that's not the case southbound. we have the threat for severe weather, the storms firing up. we have a severe thunderstorm watch area. and as we head throughout the day today, the storms will continue to fire. otherwise we have the heat in the plains and also the rain in >> rain and thunderstorms pushing on to the west coast right now. bay area getting hit pretty hard this morning especially the north bay with moderate even heavy rain coming down now just to the north of novato on the way to san francisco. 8:11. 8:25 in berkeley. 8:32 in oakland. look at this counterclockwise ro tags. it's going to ride south on the jet stream as we head throughout the day. that means our temps will end up in the upper 60s and rain throughout the day. we'll talk to him. but first, these messages. [ male announcer ] fro

this weekend, a look at savannah, georgia.hope you tune in. >> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 troops of our troops from afghanistan and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> all the time line on the war in afghanistan answers over 4000 entries online at the c-span video library. p, and, watch, cli share any time. this weekend on american history tv, gettysburg college professor thompson discusses prostitution and the civil war. edwards cox talks about his father-in-law, richard nixon. get a complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history, or have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we want to welcome back to c- span congressman mcgovern. a lot to talk about. the house taking up two resolutions on libya, one to cut funding and one to continue operations for a guest: full year -- for a full year. guest: the problem with libya is there is no clarity in our policy. i'm not sure what the endgame is. if we get gaddafi, then what

. >> savannah, georgia has a rich military history. this month in partnership with our local cable affiliates, comcast, we'll explore savannah's history and literary culture. next hero talks about some modern military history. his book is seal team six. >> seal team six is a c-span2 counter terrorist unit. what do i mean by tier one? you have the other seal teams. seal team six as additional funding, logistical support, and training that makes them a tier one unit which means they can be called out at a moment's notice and go anywhere in the world into account a terrorist on. >> what exactly sets them apart from the other teams? is it just where they are sent for training? >> well, there is some enhanced training are you familiar with the term cqb? close quarters battle. room to room fighting, like in this house. aboard a cruise ship. inside the building. that is taking it toolholder level in s.e.a.l. team six versus the other s.e.a.l. team six. >> what exactly does their training intel? first day of training. >> well, you are already

. >> nbc's savannah guthrie has the story. >> to be clear, the picture was of me, and i sent it.eply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife huma and our family and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. >> reporter: when congressman anthony weiner apologized for lying to his wife, she was nowhere to be seen. she's huma abedin, an aide to secretary of state hillary rodham dliclinton. she's beautiful, accomplished and married weiner last year in a ceremony officiated by bill clinton. >> she's like an honorary member of the clinton family. she's very beautiful. familiar face on capitol hill. but she's not widely known to the public. >> my wife is a remarkable woman. she's not responsible for any of this. this was visited upon her. >> reporter: weiner's revelations have many speculating about not only the future of their marriage but about abedin's career as well. >> i think if you start to see this scandal unfolding in a new way or if another shoe drops, then her career could be impacted. the secretary of state could then suffer because of that and then i think you m

his supporters are challenging china's the man that he paid nearly $2 million -- savannah he paid nearly $2 million in fines. -- demand he paid nearly $2 million in fines. >> long before he became the most nationally are wrapped in region renowned dissident now, he spent years in -- long before he became the most nationally renowned dissident, he spent time in new york. now an exhibition has opened in the city. include 227 photographs taken by the artist between nine teen 83 and 1993, -- 19 83 and 1993, selected from his time in the united states, a time that helped shape his art and politics. >> i think what makes indifferent is he is a visual artist who has a perspective on these issues. he has been living outside of china. he understands how the world works. i think that has influenced him. >> from demonstrations in the east village in 1998 to bill clinton's first presidential campaign, since then, the artist who helped design the birds nest stadium for the 2008 beijing olympics has come into serious conflict with the government for his outspoken views. he has an order to pay $2 milli

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or further back through each human cell to african eve her grunts are tuning savannahs. felt the gift shared from the bones later that night in the crowded room when all the instruments had gone silent and a man rose up shyly alone and sang sean moss one of the singer's songs. beautiful country, i take you to by the black water screens of the beast the thrush and the black bird sings sweetly and the wild deer over the mountains branches with fruits and blossom the and hives with honey. and the corn creek lifts it's cries in the grass. [applause] >> your poem has a sense of place and you mentioned earlier the sensation of going to canada and what it felt like to be in that place in canada and in other opportunities to be in that land in ireland. i wonder if you can reflect and margaret as well, what were the physical experiences you were having and what was the importance ever going to the place by way of informing your story? >> i don't know if anybody seen there is a series on now on called african-american lives? >> yeah. >> and it remindses me so much of my experience