this book, it is all about the roman poets seneca, in the course of nero. the odd juxtaposition on this thoughtful man seneca and how he tried to survive in that time period while being on the other side of very senior adviser to nero and it was a tricky business. great piece of roman history about very controversial and not easy relationship. and. ec and great read if you like ancient roman history as i do. that is my summer reading for now and i hope to be back next year with an equal number of recommendations. >> booktv wants to know what you are reading. tweet as your answer at booktv war you composed on our facebook page facebook.com/booktv. >> here are some books written by declared candidates for president. >> garland tucker iii talking about 14 meters to shaped conservative thinking in america is next on booktv. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon to you, welcome everyone. a special welcome to those watching us on c-span2 booktv

we've had no interaction with the city of seneca.wers right now. and all the facts we know is that our son was there in the parking lot and he was shot in the back by a seneca police officer. unarmed. >> so who told you? if you haven't had contact with the police department, who told you that? >> the coroner came to our house. >> angie, today, your family issued a formal request for the federal government to intervene in the on going investigation. why do you think it's necessary? >> i just don't feel that the seneca police department is being honest about a lot of things. their stories keep changing. and we've just lost a lot of confidence. confidence that we actually did have with the police. it's just shattered us totally. >> paul, talk to me about the circumstances of the case? why was zachary in the car? >> really, all the facts that we know is he was on a date and they had left a mcdonalds and went to hardy's. and by the time i got there, they weren't there but a few minutes before the police rushed in on them. and zach was --

. >> shot and killed by a white police officer as the young man sat in his car in seneca, south carolina. the shooting happened after a marijuana sting quickly escalated. >> he had his troubles. >> but he was growing out of that and now he is never going to be able to have the chance to be an adult. >> we'll never see him grow into the man that i think woe have became one day. >> we knew he could be. >> hammonde's attorney says, their son's case would have been treated differently, if their son had been black rather than white. >> we see the white on black cases are getting more attention but this should affect all americans. >> john covington said in a news release said that mark tiller was in firing as self defense. his attorney said in a statement that in order to stop the continuing threat to himself and the general public two shots were fired by lieutenant tiller in quick reflection, if not for his quick reflections and his ability to push off of the car the lieutenant would have been easily run over by mr. hammond. >> the family disputes the official police autopsy report so they h

. >> the seneca police chief says his officer is a victim too. >> a victim of attempted murder.what the police chief says. >> i have a hard time believing it when my son is no longer here. >> that he is the victim. >> the hammond state police have not given them answers. they went looking for their own. an independent autopsy shows their son was shot from behind and at close range. the family attorney says the results show the car was stopped at the time of the shooting. >> it has been very hard, not only are we grieving that our son is gone, we don't know why it happened or what happened. we're just trying to find answers. >> lieutenant mark tiller, the officer involved in the shooting, is a ten-year veteran and has no history of getting in trouble. in a statement, tiller's attorney put the blame on the 19-year-old hammond. in order to stop the continuing threat to himself and the general public, two shots from fired by lieutenant tiller in quick sec session. if not for his quick reflexes and tooblt push off of the car, lieutenant tiller would have easily been run over by mr. h

the seneca police department says lieutenant tiller was conducting a drug investigation.o a police account, tiller was with an undercover officer who intended to buy marijuana from a passenger in hammond's car. tiller says as he attempted to arrest hammond, he tried to run him over. tiller maintains he shot hammond in self-defense. hammond was shot in the collarbone and chest. while a county autopsy ruled he was shot as he was driving towards the officer, the family's independent autopsy found he was shot from the side. in a news conference yesterday, hours before the justice department's announcement, his parents pleaded for authorities to release dashcam video from the fatal encounter. >> we just want answers. we have no clue as to what happened except for what we actually found out ourselves. we would like to see the video. just so we could know what happened. >> we need some kind of closure ourselves. right now, it's so difficult to move on without having answers. >> the d.o.j. says its civil rights investigation will run parallel to an investigation by the fbi and th

the body of an adult male was found just after 10:30 saturday morning near great seneca state park. the discovery is considered a death investigation and not yet a homicide. there is no visible cause r death and no word yet on this man's identity. >>> customers at a dunkin' donuts scrambled for safety when a minivan plowed through the building. it happened in the town just outside of kennebunkport. at least 20 people were in the restaurant when the crash occurred. six people, including the driver, and one of his passengers were injured. no word yet on possible charges or an exclamation for the -- explanation for the accident. >>> howard has the full forecast when we come back. >> big waves and strong winds pounding the coast of cuba in the wake of erika. where i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every da

nineteen year old zachary hammonds was shot to death late last month and in seneca during marijuana buspolice say that hammond accelerated his karat an officer forcing him to open fire. but hammond's family says an independent autopsy has shown the teenager was actually shot from behind, seneca police have so far declined to release dash cam video of the incident saying that it is part of an ongoing investigation. >>> a woman was shot by a washington dc police officer at the scene of a fire saturday evening, a warning some people may finds this video a bit disturbing. witness captured the end count war camera phone. prior to the gun discharging you see the woman who was armed with knives moving toward the officer, police say he shot her once, after she refused orders to drop them. but eyewitnesses say that she was not a threat. >> had knife in her hand, like i say, she was no threat to the police. going toward him, or threatening him, nothing. so she had the knife. she was moving toward, but she stopped. >> well the woman was taken to a hospital where she was last reported in stable con

heavy rain moving west of darnestown off of river road and toward the soccer plex and seneca road as well. so nothing crazy heavy. it's only an isolated storm. for the most part we're just talking about muggy conditions tonight and probably too hot to exercise. try to put that off in the morning. get up 30 minutes earlier. not quite as hot tuesday with a few afternoon storms and the best chance of storms will be wednesday and thursday, not as hot the rest of the week in, part because of those showers and storms and increased cloud coverage. 83 tonight, 78 in gaithersburg by 10:00. by morning we're only in the 70s, 75 downtown and midmorning looking at temperatures already near 80 degrees headed for around 90. so 80 by 9:00, 84 on the day planner by 11:00, 87 by 1 p.m. yellow weather alerts on wednesday and thursday, the best chance for showers and storms both days. because of the showers and storms temperatures hold in the 80s, kind of got a break there. next seven days, friday maybe a morning shower, then around 90, weekend okay, some showers possible sunday, nats back in town frida

the hunters found the man's body yesterday in great seneca stream valley park. the body was removed today. the medical examiner will do an autopsy to determine exactly how the man died. police hope to get those results within the next couple of days. >> investigators have told me they do not believe that there is reason for alarm from the public who use the park area. there is nothing to indicate that they should stop using that parkland. >> police don't know how long the body had been there. but hunters who found it were on a controlled deer hunt. >>> fire ripped through this house on dupont avenue in suitland, and the family cat is to blame. the cat knocked over a candle early this morning. the candle quickly set the mattress on fire, and that just spread through the entire house. the good news is nobody was hurt, but the fire did cause about $50,000 worth of damage. two people are now displaced. >>> now to the on-air ambush that killed two virginia journalists. family, friends, colleagues, and community leaders came together at a church in roanoke to remember

rios will hear from the public in a town hall meeting in seneca falls., treasury secretary jacob lu announced that the ten dollar bill will be redesigned sometime this fall. >>> blue bell ice cream returns to shelves after a listeria recall had the company pull a math ottç of its product from stores. in april, blue bell was linked to ten listeria illnesses in four states, including three deaths in kansas. >>> everyone will be keeping a cles eye on the markets this morning after a volatile week last week. overseas markets are already down. futures are tanking. landon dowdy is here with this morning's cnbc business news. big breath. >> tracy, that's right. you said it all. everybody breathe right now. after a wild week last week, wall street could start off this week again on a down note. traders reacting to a drop in china's markets with stocks in shanghai sliding 3%. european marks and u.s. futures are lower this morning. investors will be looking ahead to friday and the monthly jobs report which could offer evidence on whether the fed will start hiking

reporter: erika, what we know, it was an adult male whose body was found yesterday evening in great seneca stream valley park. now this is a big park located just off watkins mill road here in montgomery county. it was deer hunters working a managed hunt they do to kind of thin the herd thought for the department of natural resources who found the body yesterday evening just before dusk. the investigation has been taken over by montgomery county police today out there at the scene, removing the body. now, originally, park police said the body was found in a shallow grave but what montgomery county police are now telling us is that the body was visible from eyesight above ground. they are not sure how long the body had been there and they won't say how old the victim appears to be but they are saying that there is no need for the public to be concerned about anyone at loose who might do them harm. now, we are expecting a press conference here at this police station later this evening, and also waiting for the medical examiner's report to give us the cause and manner. you can stay with the n

. >>> she'll hear from the public during a town hall meeting in seneca falls, the same place where theginal women's rights convention was held in 1848. back in june you remember treasury secretary announced the ten dollar bill would be redesigned with an official decision on which woman would be on the bill expected sometime in the fall. >>> president obama closes out an international conference on global leadership in the alaskan arctic today. he's the first sitting president to visit that part of alaska. climate change will be the focus of today's meeting which will highlight the most urgent issues the arctic region is facing. scientists say the average glacier will lose 30 inches of thickness on average. >> there are 30,000 glaciers. they are shrinking and losing mass. >> the state's god-given natural treasures are now at risk. the political debate surrounds how to balance environmental protection with economic development. >>> what was once mt. mckinley in alaska is now denali. the name change is effective immediately. it stands for great one. >> i'd like to thank the president for

rios will be at town hall meeting in seneca falls where the original 1848 women's rights convention was say they'll make a decision on the redesign this fall. >>> hooping food -- happening today, president obama and john kerry will be in alaska to discuss global warming issues, those facing the arctic and provide foreign ministers and residents a way to address climate challenges. yesterday, kerry said history will not look kindly on climate change. >> and ahead of the president's trip, made major announcement, iconic american landmark. the tallest mountain in north america known formerly as mount mckinley will now be called mount diurnally. named after former president william mckinley will return to its traditional native name meaning the high one. the announcement being hailed as major symbolic gesture to alaska natives. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", now that kids are headed back to school, oh, they start asking parents to pitch in money for resources. we'll show you the funny form one school sent home to parents? also last week we saw the beautiful temperatures, but heat is

. >> the seneca police chief says his officer is a victim too. >> a victim of attempted murder. >> i have a hard time believing it when my son is no longer here, that he is the victim. >> the hammonds say police have not given them answers. they went looking for their own. an independent autopsy they conducted shows their son was shot from behind and at close range. the family attorney says the results are that the car was stopped at the time of the shooting. >> it has been very hard. not only are we grieving that our son is gone. we don't know why it happened. we don't know why or what happened. we are just trying to find answers. >> lieutenant mark tiller is the officer involved in the shooting, a ten-year veteran and no history of getting in trouble. in a statement, he put the blame on the 19-year-old hammond. in order to stop the continuing threat to himself and the general public, two shots were fired by lieutenant tiller in quick succession. if not for lieutenant tiller's quick reflexes and his ability to push off of the car, he would have easily been run over by mr. hammond. >

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nick valencia looks into this one. >> the seneca police department calls it a justified shooting. but the parents of 19-year-old zachary ham monday say their son did not have to die. >> july 26th, 2015. he is on a date with a 23-year-old tori morton who is the target of a drug sting when they pull into a hardees parking lot, police are waiting. ham monday was driving attempted to strike an officer with his vehicle during the attempted arrest. he was shot twice. he dies at the scene. >> it's a horrible situation. you get put into a predictment, you know the potential is there. >> his officer is a victim too. >> a victim of attempted murder. that's what the police chief said. >> i have a hard time believing it when my son is no longer here. >> that he's the victim. >> the hammonds say police have not given them answers so they went looking for their own. an independent autopsy shows they conducted their son was shot from behind and at close range. the family attorneys adds the results show the car was stopped at the time of the shooting. >> it's been very hard. not only are we griev

we've had no communication with the seneca police department at all. >> we have had contact from the. >> senator scott? >> yes. senator scott. >> i know that you all are frustrated. are you feeling anger? i imagine it is anger as well. >> yes. >> over what has happened with your son. but, you know, a lot of these cases, as i mentioned, a lot of these shootings have been caught on some kind of video or, in other cases, involving when the victim is african-american, it was brought to light by the black lives matter movement. we've heard a lot of african-american voices with regard to all of this. but you said that you're frustrated that this hasn't been covered more. >> well, it just seems like it took a week for anybody to notice. you know, i think every life matters, not just one or the other. >> we all matter. >> every life matters. we feel like the police department doesn't feel like his life mattered. that's the way they make us feel, anyway. >> yes. >> i'm wondering -- and i hear you and i know i've heard other people say all lives matter but prior to losing your son, were you at

. >> reporter: the seneca police chief says his officer is a victim, too. >> a victim of attempted murder have a hard time believing it when my son is no longer here. >> that he's the victim. is there the hammonds say police have fought given them answers. so they went looking for their own, an independent autopsy they conducted shows their son was shot from behind and at close range. the family attorney adds the results show the car was stopped at the time of the shooting. >> it's been very hard. not only are we grieving that our son is gone, we don't know why it happened or what happened. we're just trying to fine answers. >> leiutenant mark tiller the officer involved in the shooting is a ten year veteran and has no history of getting if trouble. in a statement, his attorney put the blame on the 19-year-old hammond. in order to stop the continuing threat to himself and the genuine public, two shots were fired in quick succession, if not for his quick succession and ability to push off the car, leiutenant tiller would have easily been run over by mr. hammond. on friday, hammond supporte

they say a group of people was on a controlled deer hunt when they spotted the bodies at great senecam valley park over the weekend. >>> in just weeks after another outbreak in new york city, we've learned there are new cases of legionnaires' disease in prison. 51 are under observation. the prison has limited water use since legionella bacteria grow and spread through water. inmates are being served boxed meals and bottled water has been brought in. >>> we are learning more about the man who fell to his death at the baseball game. the braves held a moment of silence for greg murrey before the game. atlanta police say he fell over the upper deck railing at turner field saturday night. he was a braves season ticket holder for 23 years. >>> new this morning the car in your driveway could be attracting thieves. we got our hands on the new list this has the most common stolen vehicles of 2014. and there is a common thread here. we posted that list for you on the nbc washington app. in d.c., the 2002 dodge caravan was the most stolen car. that was followed by the 1996 honda accord and the 2

they say a group of people was on a controlled deer hunt when they spotted the body at great seneca stream park over the weekend. in 6:36. the man killed in a robbery on a metro train is being remembered by the university he served. a memorial service was held for kevin sutherland sunday at american university. he graduated in 2013. the suite where he worked will be named for him. jasper spires is charged with his killing. >>> a family cat caused more than $50,000 in damage to a home in prince george's county. take a look here, prince george's county fire said the cat knocked over a candle inside this house in suitland. that set a mattress on fire and then the flames spread from there. no one was hurt though. >>> d.c.'s police chief is in the spotlight this morning as we wait for the vote of a no confidence vote by her officers. what the chief said is behind the union vote. too starting to get slow 270 southbound here. a pretty good amount of volume there. we have silver line delays to largo on metro. back in a minute. >>> plus, we are watching a developing story in thailand where we're le

seneca police have declined to release dash cam video of the incident. >> woman shot by washington dcice officer, at the scene of a fire saturday evening. a warning some people might finds this video upsetting, witness captured the encounter camera phone, prior to the gun discharging you see the woman who was armed with knives moving toward the officer. police say he shot her once, after refusing orders to drop them. but eyewitnesses say, she was not a threat. >> knife in her hand, and like i say, she was no threat to the police. like she was going toward him, or she was like threatening him or nothing. so she had the knife. she was walking toward him, but she stopped. >> well the woman was taken to a local hospital where she was listed and report in the stable condition. >> the latest effort to honor a fallen philadelphia police officer get a major boost, a special basketball tournament was held at cobbs creek park at 61st and baltimore. the community there has launched a campaign to name the basketball court there in memory of sergeant robert wilson. supporters signed petitions, ser

he was killed in 1863 incident else -- in seneca mill.he would be an officer in mosby's command for one day. franklin mills from fairfax county -- he knows the area. mosby needs him. the other ranger he would take with him is thatcher. i have been unable to find a picture or an image of that gallant and brave man. mosby would take those five men, and he would go over to the house, and he would knock on the door, and he would say dispatches where the dispatches for the general? and a window would open up, and it would be a lieutenant, and he says -- who goes there, what is going on? and he says fifth new york, i need to see the general. and he would make a mistake, and he would open the door, and mosby would press a revolver to his chest and say take me to the general. and he would take them up those stairs and they were entered into the room, and the general had been entertaining that night, and he had done a lot of drinking and supposedly there were bottles of champagne, wine, and fruit all throughout the room, and mosby now tries to wak

this book by james romm is all about roman poet seneca it was sort of the artist-in-residence in thef narrow. sort of the odd juxtaposition between this thoughtful man senator and his tyrant nero, and how he tried to survive in the time period while being on the other hand, a very senior advisor to nero. and it was a very tricky business. so it's a great piece of roman history about a very controversial and not easy relationship and a very easy and great read if you like ancient roman history as i do. so that's my summer reading for now, and hope to be back next with an equal number of recommendations. >> and booktv wants to know what you reading this summer. tweet us your answer @booktv or post it on our facebook page facebook.com/booktv. >> presidential candidates often these books to introduce themselves to voters and to promote their views on issues. here's a look at some books written by declared candidates for president. >> after the cuban missile crisis, the lines between the two cold war camps were relatively clear and mutually understood. exception of places like west berlin

seneca falls in the 1840s and selma, alabama, in 1965, delano, california, that same year with farm workers, massachusetts, 2004 when marriage equality started to move forward. i would add to that list, los angeles, 2015. it is the place and the date where it's ground zero for this issue. it's a movement that looks to differing ideas to spawn new solutions, but it returns to very old american values. it's a movement that calls on our politics to be a means of change, not a tool to halt progress. it's a movement that manifests the sweeping advancement by harnessing the power of our cities to integrate our immigrants. use us, use the cities as engines not just as of economic prosperity, but of american integration. at the same time, figure out how we can erase and eradicate income inequality and get america back to our basics. as i mentioned, in many ways my story is the american story. we're a country full of people who make mistake, who takes risks, who cross rivers, who cross oceans, who might hit bumps on the road, but who are the bravest, most innovative, most hardest working people on t

. >> i'm here at toronto's seneca college where we have been watching the debate with some journalism students. they have been scrutinizing the key issues when it comes to the country's youth. one of the big issues is the difficulty in finding a job. by are joined now i angline. tell me about your concerns. >> students tonight, the big issue is jobs. we want to make sure that after spending so much money and so much time on our education, that there is a return -- we want the job after this and we want to make sure we can make a dent in our loans. what's the minimum wage going to be question mark do we have a fighting chance? >> secondary education -- loans is another issue. >> may be workshops after you finish the formal training -- is there an opportunity for extended goals? >> we will send it over to roger now, on facebook. >> we want to get you involved. we have a public policy manager joining us. we've been asking questions -- our first poll results are in. do people feel should be the leader of the country? >> we opened the poll at the beginning of the debate, and we have 50% of

. >> i just don't feel that the seneca police department is being honest about a lot of things.'ve just lost a lot of confidence. the confidence that we actually did have with the police. it's just shattered us. totally. >> so that was a conversation you, don lemon had last night on your show. this is one of those where the family is saying why aren't more people outraged over this? because we do continue to cover, you know, the shooting deaths of young african-americans and so what more did they say? >> basically what they said in press release, in a statement is sort of what they told me. they said they wanted the united states justice department to investigate the death of their son zachary with the same thoroughness as other interracial settings. every death of an unarmed teen strips a piece of our dignity and humanity as a society. >> what's the likely they would do that? >> i think they're looking into it. but this goes to show that yes it is about black lives and police and their treatment of young african-americans. mostly young men overall, it's about how police treat e

our panel and as we return to the debate our viewers tuning in across the country hears toronto at seneca we have reached the halfway point of this maclean's national leaders today. in next topic in canada's democracy how it works why doesn't always work as well as we hoped. >> is surprising how much time we spend in recent years debating the institutions of canadian democracy. canada is a mess. can we clean it up? can we shut it down and is that even possible? there are serious questions how it provides a wealth of voters. is it time to replace our electoral -- how can we fix the quorum in the house of commons? and all the appointments government makes an office. >> her first question is for ms. may. you have called the government have now an elected dictatorship and called for electoral reform. this election will be won and lost under the current system. do you worry that green candidates will take support away from other parties and mica green party help reelect this government? >> whenever to the government as a dictatorship is not personal to the prime minister nor his party. his ref

>> i'm here at toronto's seneca college we've been watching the debate with some of the school's journalismdents. they been scrutinizing some of the key issues when it comes to pertain to the country's youth. one of the big issues is at the difficulty in a job. we are joined now by angelie sood, a student. tell me about some of the concerns that children students on campus when it comes to jobs. >> speaking with students tonight in attendance, the big issue is a jobs. we want to make sure after spending so much money and so much time, investment honor education that there's a return. we want a job after this i want to we can at least make a dent in her student loans. what's the minimum wage going to be? do we have a fighting chance? >> postsecondary education of course and loans is another issue as well. >> may be workshops after you finish her formal training is an opportunity for extra growth because thanks so much. send it over to roger was staging a debate on facebook. >> we want to get involved on facebook. kevin, thanks for joining us. we been asking questions online. first poll resul

. >> i'm here at toronto's seneca college where we have been watching the debate with some journalism students. they have been scrutinizing the key issues when it comes to the country's youth. one of the big issues is the difficulty in finding a job. by are joined now i angline. tell me about your concerns. >> students tonight, the big issue is jobs. we want to make sure that after spending so much money and so much time on our education, that there is a return -- we want the job after this and we want to make sure we can make a dent in our loans. what's the minimum wage going to be question mark do we have a fighting chance? >> secondary education -- loans is another issue. >> may be workshops after you finish the formal training -- is there an opportunity for extended goals? >> we will send it over to roger now, on facebook. >> we want to get you involved. we have a public policy manager joining us. we've been asking questions -- our first poll results are in. do people feel should be the leader of the country? >> we opened the poll at the beginning of the debate, and we have 50% of

i am here at toronto seneca college where we have been watching the debate with some of this schools journalism students. what of those big issues is the difficulty in finding a job. we are joined now by a journalist student here. tell me about some of the concerns you have heard here from other students. >> speaking with students tonight, the biggest issue is jobs. we want to make sure that after spending so much money and time and investment on our education that there is a return. we want a job after this. we want to make sure we can make a dent in our student loans. what will the minimum wage be? >> loans another issue. >> post secondary education, workshops after you finish your formal training, is there an opportunity for extended growth. >> going to roger now who is gauging the debate on facebook. thank you for joining us cap it. we have been asking you questions online. our first poll results are in. >> we opened the poll at the beginning of the debate and as you can see, we have 50% of the people who took our poll on facebook supporting mr. will mulcare. we're going to see o

. >> i just don't feel the seneca police department is being honest about a lot of things.ries keep changing and we have just lost a lot of confidence. confidence that we actually did have with the police. it's just shattered us, totally. >> zachary hammond's mother speaking there. hammond was unarmed. important to note at the time of the shooting. in the meantime we will take a break and have more news after this. no sixth grader's ever sat with the eighth grade girls. but your jansport backpack is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. that's that new gear feeling. this week, filler paper and folders just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. ♪usic: "another sunny day" by belle and sebastian ♪ ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com i'm sorta marge... you're not marge? we both drive a stick, we both like saving money on car insurance, and we both feel integrity, such as, that of healthcare in the ame