shirley bloomfield: it is a national organization.e represent 800 community providers who actually started off as telephone companies in areas where the large companies chose not to provide service eesti and 100 years ago because it is rural, it is remote, hard to make a business case, so they built up telephone networks and have evolved service lines that are -- broadband providers. half of our people do wireless. they are truly a one-stop shop for communication service in rural america, covering 3% of the land mass. they are close to literally live and work and raise their families in the communities where they provide communication service, and we represent them. we do everything from advocacy to education and training for them, to finding ways with synergy to bring business opportunities that is hard to do for small carriers. host: who are some of your member companies? who do they represent? shirley bloomfield: i have carriers in various states. i have co-ops that are as large as 100 subscribers down to community health companies

[applause] >> a pleasure to be here with craig shirley -- craig shirley who high have known since the reagan white house in the early 80s. i did not know about lacrosse. i want to start with the basic question, people so kind, the book festival, why did you write this book? you have written extensively about reagan before. >> i guess if you're in friendly territory i am behind enemy lines. i am retired from all that but for making us ways we had to rename his tv show the four. i wrote this because it is an important part of american history, an important part of reagan's history that has never been explored before. winston churchill, martin gilbert was -- okay. martin gilbert was winston churchill's most famous biographer, a dozen books on churchill, various aspects of his life, the wilderness years and in the 20s and 30s churchill was cast aside by the conservatives in england, great britain and embarked on a new career of radio commentary and lecturing and it mirrors reagan because reagan was cast aside by his party and churchill was warning -- warned about spending his radio commen

shirley ballas, the queen of latin.d now, the new head judge for strictly and she comes with quite some recommendation from the man she's replacing. when i first saw her, i was absolutely gobsmacked. best feet ever! one of my true favourite latin women dancers of all—time. and as we can see from their dancing, charles, corky and shirley, hell bent on success. so what's she like? definitely determined, she's won everything on both sides of the atlantic. and confident. so what's your weakness? i don't have any. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas. applause. and she's got deep connections with the strictly formula. her son, mark, is a veteran of the american version of the show, so toojulianne and derek hough, dancers that she mentored and all trained here, at italia conti, in london. when it comes to dancing, does she really know her stuff? more than her stuff, she really does. she's an expert. she goes all around the world coaching all the professionals. and when it comes to judging, tough or tender? she's going

shirley here. take advantage. a quick word about buying books. this is a free event, but it does -- and i emphasize does -- help the book festival if you buy a book. the more books we sell, the more publish beers will want to send their -- publishers will want to send their authors with us. politics & prose benefits our local economy and supports local job, so if you enjoy this program and you're in a position to do to so, please, buy some books. all right. let me introduce this esteemed panel we have here. tackling the familiar is a challenge for even the most seasoned author. the task is even more daunting when the familiar is an icon and a hero to m. done well, the best books often illuminate a subject -- i'm sorry, let me try that again. they provide texture, context, nuance. w the really good ones speak tote the soul. noted reagan biographer craig shirley is that author, "reagan rising" is that book. the son of charter members of the new york state conservative party, mr. shirley comes by his love of reagan and conservativism honestly. "reag

shirley ballas, the queen of latin. with quite some recommendation from the man she's replacing. when i fist saw her, i was absolutely gobsmacked. best feet ever! one of my true favourite latin women dancers of all—time. and as we can see from their dancing, charles, corky and shirley, hell bent on success. so what's she like? definitely determined, she's won everything on both sides sides of the atlantic. and confident. so what's your weakness? i don't have any. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas. applause. and she's got deep connections with the strictly formula. her son, mark, is a veteran of the american version of the show, so toojulianne and derek hough, dancers that she mentored and all trained here, at italia conti, in london. when it comes to dancing, does she really know her stuff? more than her stuff, she really does. she's an expert. she goes all around the world coaching all the professionals. and when it comes to judging, tough or tender? she's going to be tough, more because she's a perfectionist

please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas!sional dancer and has won the american version of strictly twice. shirley ballas tweeted that she was over the moon to be joining the show, which returns in the autumn. by taking over as head judge, not only will she have the casting vote in the dance—off, but a high profile role in one of the most successful programmes on british television. rebecca jones, bbc news. we can talk now to samantha newton — she‘s the principal of italia conti academy which is the oldest theatre school in the world and where shirley‘s son attended. good to see you. tell us about shirley. can you hear me? surely has been connected to the school for about 15 years. her son came to us part—time. about 15 years. her son came to us part-time. it sounds like there is a big delay on the line. just tell us a little bit about shirley if you can. she is glamorous and professional, she has great knowledge. we have enormous problems talking to some answer. —— samantha. that is a shame we could not get more about shirle

please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas!f programme, it takes to come in 2009 to talk about a routine she had choreographed. what was quite surprising is that they've only had a few days together with this celebrity, so when i walked into the room, nobody knew anything, they hadn't got used to the partner. her partner is pretty good at dancing and her son, her partner is pretty good at dancing and herson, mark her partner is pretty good at dancing and her son, mark ballas is a professional dancer and has won the american version of strict li twice. shirley ballas tweeted that she was over the moon to be joining the show which returns in the autumn. by taking over as head judge, not only will she have the casting vote in the dance off, but a high profile role in one of the most successful programmes on british television. rebecca jones, bbc news. the russian president, vladimir putin, has commemorated the end of world war two by telling a victory parade in red square that the country will never be defeated. he said the defeat

this is shirley feeney. she's yours.to meet you, ritchie. >> my pleasure. >> when "laverne & shirley" made a guest appearance, one of the cameramen said, look at this two shot. that's a series. >> shamele, shamozle -- hossenfere incorporated. >> tuesday night between 8:00 and 9:00 is called the death spot, death to any program that dares to go head-on between abc's "happy days" and "laverne & shirley." >> "laverne & shirley" was one of the few sitcoms that debuted as number one. >> the absolute top number one show this season is "laverne & shirley." a seemingly harmless but essentially brainless exercise in adolescent silliness. >> you have to go all the way back to "i love lucy" to get the same sort of slapstick and physical comedy. >> we never thought about its importance, except that, you know, it was two girls trying and the value of friendship. it must have something going for it. >> i don't rodeo-do-do. >> you rodeo-do-do. >> i don't rodeo-do-do. >> they couldn't say sex. but they said rodeo-do. >> you rodeo-do. >>

. >> next on "the communicators," an interview with shirley bloomfield, ceo of the rural broadband association. then live at 8:30 a.m. eastern, a preview of the president's upcoming overseas trip. live at 11a., the president and -- 31 a.m. the president and vice president attend the fraternal order of police annual ceremony honoring officers who died in the line of duty. ♪ ♪ >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ ♪ >> host: and this week on "the communicators" we want to introduce you to shirley bloomfield who runs an organization called the ntca, the rural broadband association. ms. bloomfield be, what is that group? >> guest: so thank you for asking, peter. it is a national organization. we represent about 850 community-based communication providers who actually started off as telephone company in areas where the large companies chose not to provide service 50, 100 years ago because it is rural, it is remote, hard to make a business case

good morning, shirley >> i hope we can hear you, shirley. can you hear us okay this morning?tastic. you sound loud and clear. >> all right. we got you loud and clear. first and for most i want to start off on light hasn'ted way. you are a performer in your own right. and i want to know if your dad ever let you play his famous guitar lucille or if that was off limits to anybody except beebee? >> that was off limits to anybody except -- now did he let me hold it a few times but no playing it. [ laughter ] >> he didn't let nobody touch lucille. that was his real woman, okay, everybody else was his friend but that was his girl, his woman, his love, that was everything. >> that was it to him. really i mean it really symbolizes the greatness that he was on all levels. we know with any great story there's always a beginning. take me back now to your beginning when all right little girl w did you realize that your dad was something special? >> well, i really realized really early -- at an early age, because by two years old maybe two and a half years old, my mom decided to get marrie

who is shirley ballas? the most decorated latin dancers in the world and has this great background. her son and the two children she acted as guardian to have been appearing on dancing with the stars for a long time and she is connected that way. great pedigree but len goodman, big shoes to fill. well from the auditions process the word was that she had a really good screen test. they held auditions? that is what we heard. who was she up against? potentially brendan and anton du beke. and bruno tonioli? yes. so what do you think her style is going to be, len goodman was quite stage, the elder statesman looking on with the odd joke here and there. but slightly detached in a way that bruno was very involved in the whole thing. what you think her style is going to be? she seems to come across as quite funny, she laughs and smiles lot but the child she acted as guardian to, they've talked about her as a bit stern. she can be a bit unforgiving but also very loving and she has maintained really good relationships

so shirley maclane, you just insta grahammed this, you and shirley, with a hashtag bury the hatchet.back. >> stephen: she is holding the hatchet. how did this come about and why did you want to do it. >> furs of all the only social media i do which is instagram, my youngest son convinced moo he that it was the friend-- friend leeeasy. >> stephen: instagram. >> yeah, so i came up with that hashtag when i ran into her at a restaurant which is where that restaurant was taken, when somebody else was supposed to meet us for lunch, and we were waiting. this girlfriend of mine, we're waiting for her sis tore-- sister to arrive and the hostess who was probably 30 years old, somewhere the synapse in her brain said oh, shirley mclane is going to debra winger's traibl. so imagine both of our surprise when she is being-- surprises, both of our surprise. >> sitting right here so i could ask him the proper english. anyway they walked her over to the table and are like oh my-- . >> stephen: she wasn't supposed to have. >> she said no, that's not my editor. >> stephen: so she just drabbinged shirley

the newjudge is shirley ballas.ely known to uk audiences, she frequently appears on the american version of the show, dancing with the stars. she will take up her position as head judge when the show returns this autumn. our arts correspondent rebecca jones. she is nicknamed the queen of latin. shirley ballas is one of the world's most successful professional dancers. a former world champion, during a long career she has won numerous titles and praise from the man she's going to replace. when i first saw her i was absolutely gobsmacked, the best feet ever, one of my favourite latin women dancers of all time. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas! after she retired she appeared on the strictly spin—off programme, it takes two, in 2009, to talk about a routine she had choreographed. what was quite surprising is that they've only had a few days together with this celebrity, so when i walked into the room, nobody knew anything, they hadn't got used to their partner. her partner is pretty good at dancing and her so

when you visit you will see artifacts that speak to the --orts of shirley grimke charlotte grimke. you will also see the story of harry tubman. she also served as a union spy. why don't we go forward and look at some of the artifacts that really speak to freedom during the. -- during the period of emancipation? how do you tell a whole population of people that they are now free? those same men that frederick douglass fought for to ensure they would be able to fight for freedom on the battlefield were responsible for carrying things such as this, the very important, tiny, the powerful, emancipation proclamation. men, women, and children they were no longer enslaved. the space we are in is quite powerful. behind me you see the legislation that started with declaration of independence and carries all the way through the exhibition until you come to this point. you see through the agency of african-american men and women, we come to the emancipation proclamation, the 13th amendment, 14th amendment, and 15th amendment. those are powerful even today but notice the space we are in speaks

craig shirley on "reagan rising: the decisive years." at 2:15, sidney blumenthal, author of "wrestling with his anthrops." freeman:15, sally mann on the jersey brothers, a missing naval officer in the pacific and hisily's ques to brie. tch live, yover stiv on an 2' book tv.

we were contacted by shirley burke tried reached out to us and donated her ancestor's violin that was given by a slave owner to perform the family plantation. that file in is important to the law regarding illegal together. oftentimes african-americans in the high suge knight find way to gather and leisure and love one another at the same time. allow us to go down the hall and see the slave cabin next, which is a poignant story and it is a community story. this is a shared history. we come from the story of the driver of the trade being cotton and we are in antebellum period. you see the nation and the cacophony of activity going on and the development of legislation. we look at the human story of african men and women finding ways to go around black codes and slave codes, but that speaks to the personal experience of being sold away on the auction blocks and the juxtaposition of profit and power. it is important to note that one of the design features we have in this exhibition is we have a wall filled with sales and broadsides. you will see a young boy sold for five dollars. five do

shirley has more. ♪ shirley: this is the official video promoting china's nvestment plan of the centurythe idea, boosting investment in 65 countries. development projects across the middle east, africa and asia, will eventually bring solutions to end famine and war. the initiative will connect china to these regions and europe by land and sea. >> the greatest demand is for energy and transportation. we can build roads in the countryside, intercity roads and expressways, railways for trains and high speed trains. there also can be ports and airports. >> china, an international financial institutions like the i.m.f. say that launching these projects will help the countries involved. but for china, one of the main reasons behind the plan is the need to deal with its industrial overcapacity, given inside own company's work and use the steel and coal it massively produced to fuel the economy. many of the projects will use that raw material. to pay for them, china, its banks and credit funds will lend money to the countries involved. while the i.m.f. said this can potentially boost global gro

eastern, craig shirley. then, sidney blumenthal, author of "wrestling with his angels," and at 3:15, sally mark freeman on the jersey brothers. coverage lives all day of the gaithersburg, maryland book fair, starting saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. on "q&a," author and journalist tr reid takes a comparative look at tax systems around the world. >> i went to the world bank and imf and said, who has a good tax system? they said go to new zealand. new zealand followed the fundamental principle of good taxation, which the economists blr.ced to b that means broaden the base to lower the rates. said your salary, that his income, if you are an employer that pays health insurance, that his income to you. if you get free parking at the company, that is worth $20 per month. they text that as income. no deductions. you want to give to charity, we are all for it, but we do not give you a tax break. if you tax everything and give no write-offs, then you can set the rates very low. 8:00 easternht at

york times correspondent kayleen cooper will explore the life of liberian president ellen johnston shirley, the first democratically elected female president in african history. >> the women were so hell-bent on getting her elected president, that though they do it anyway they could and so the women were perfectly happy to play dirty as well and ellen johnson sweet found the perfect vehicle for that, somebody who was so-called at all about playing any dirt with security order so it was a number of things that the reporters did. they bribed guys to give them the voter id card so when the men showed up and wouldn't be able to vote. all the young boys voting for the football player, a lot of them their moms stole their voter id cards so they couldn't vote. there were two rounds, first round and second round and a lot of the young men realized they would need their card after the first roundabout in the second round so that's how the women were able to get around men. they were parked at bars up and down the highway. give me your card for a cold beer, give me a card for this. there was all thi

the couple would have two children, steve and shirley. jean loyally supported wendell through all his campaigns and had her own way of handling the demands of public life. needlepoint. wendell concluded it was her therapy for being married to a politician. she produced afghan blankets for the lives of three u.s. presidents. once jean submitted a needlepoint blanket 28 state fair anonymously and won second prize. jean also helped others, crocheting 300 blankets for an fence at the washington dc children's hospital. window began coursework, but family responsibilities and world war ii interrupted his studies. while he was stationed in the withary, jean moved to be him. every week his father sent a five dollar bill. 's urging, fordan took the bill and bought stakes for both of them. the stakes he was given a silver dollar in change. i almost spend it two or three times, wendell recalled, but i kept it to remind me of that evening. for the rest of his life, wendell periodically took the coin out of his pocket to rub it or tell people of its o

shirley ballas has been confirmed as the new head judge on strictly come dancing.k she is the only british... she is the only person to have ever won the british open and world latin american championship with different partners. she has multiple accolades, she is not somebody who has just woolston, if you will, and taken leng has just woolston, if you will, and ta ken leng goodman‘s has just woolston, if you will, and taken leng goodman‘s spot. she is a highly respected dan sanderson i took the atlantic and has also been involved in the us version, because her son is one of the dancers on dancing with the stars and she also raised derek and julianne hough, who danced in the same programme. so what we have is someone supremely qualified to step into leng goodman‘s twinkie toed shoes. qualified to step into leng goodman's twinkie toed shoes. and they are big shoes to fill and, of course, they have —— there has then speculation about other contenders and there will be people at home with broken hearts who were hoping to see anton do back in that role.” think the show

the couple would have two children, steve and shirley. jean loyally supported wendell through all his campaigns and had her own way of handling the demands of public life. needlepoint. wendell concluded it was her therapy for being married to a politician. she produced afghan blankets for the wives of three u.s. presidents. once a gene anonymously submitted a blanket she needle pointed to a contest at a kentucky state fair and won second prize. she also helped others with her work, crocheting over 300 blankets for the washington dc children's hospital. after high school, wendell began coursework, but family responsibilities and world war ii interrupted his studies. 1944-1946, wendell served in the army as an instructor. while wendell was stationed at fort hood texas, jean moved to be with him. endell'sek wd father sent him a $5.00 bill. one week he bought steaks for them. he was given a silver dollar in change. i almost wanted to a three times but i kept it to remind me of that evening. for the rest of his life, wendell took the coin out

. >> shirley and cliff hickman. >> she says she's known the couple for years and they'll be milsdzed sbemissed. >> so sorry to see them go. >> a fourth victim jumped out of the second floor. he suffers from a broken leg. no word on what sparked the flames, but we can confirm there were no working smoke alarms inside the home. bob brooks, "action news." >> a man is in critical condition after police used a stun gun on him during an arrest. police were called to h 34th street for a domestic disturbance. they say the man resisted when they tried to put him into hand handcuffs. he was transferred to temple in critical condition. >> a body was found in the delaware river near where a man went missing. 16-year-old antoine fox disappeared in the water yesterday while swimming with friends. officials have not yet identified the body found hours ago. >> one person was killed during a boat crash. the hull of the second boat struck the first boat and one of the crew members was killed. the boats were fighting eight to 10-foot swells. >> the guy on our boat said he hasn't seen water like this si

. >> tonight, on the communicators, a look at small town in rural broadband was shirley bloomfield, ceo of ntc a, the rural broadband association. she talks about her organizations desire for rural broadband expansion to become a greater priority within the trump administration. she's interviewed by communications daily senior editor, david. >> what you say your biggest priorities are now, either that here at the fcc? >> how to make sure broadband is considered part of any infrastructure package that is considered. i look at it and i think it the superhighways of the future about broadband. the ability to bring jobs, public safety, education, all the initiatives that keep our country robust. so how do we make sure policymakers see infrastructure beyond just a road. >> watch the community communicators tonight on c-span to. >> the washington post writes that when president trump issued a one page blueprint for overhauling the tax code less month, top administration officials promised to be the start of a simpler tax system. one with lower rates regular, but with far fewer reductions, loo

. >> shirley bloomfield is the rural broadband association chief and david kaut is from the news daily. >> up next, president trump speaks at a police officer memorial ceremony. after that, today's white house briefing. the washington post put out this story. trump revealed highly classified information to russian foreign minister and ambassador in the white house meeting last week according to current and formal u.s. officials who say trump's gestures create a risky situation. they write it was so sensitive details

and craig shirley on "reagan rising: the decisive years, 1976 to 1980." and sydney blumenthal author of wrestling with his angels: the political life of abraham lincoln." brothers."he jersey watch ourive, all-day goverpblg of the gaithersburg book festival. book tv on c-span2. >> joining us for a conversation on brexit and transatlantic relations -- relations, and formf vote leave, matthew elliott. good morning. guest: good morning. host: could you remind viewers of vote leave when it comes to brexit, in your role in it. officialere was an leave campaign and an official remain campaign, and vote leave was the official leave campaign. host: what convinced you leaving the opinion was the best up for the 90 kingdom? guest: -- united kingdom? guest: when david cameron brought it up, i was open to try to getting a different -- better deal, but he did not get much in his negotiation. no power was brought back to the u.k. we are in a situation where 60% of the laws from the -- of the u.k. come from the eu, which many in the u.k. feel is undemocratic, and unaccou

craig shirley on "reagan rising: the decisive years." at 2:15, sidney blumenthal, author of "wrestling with his anthrops." freeman:15, sally mann on the jersey brothers, a missing naval officer in the pacific and hisily's ques to brie. tch live, yover stiv on an 2' book tv. >> during a joint news conference with colombian tossident, juan manuel san president trump discuss the naming of a special investigation. he called the investigation a witchhunt and said he fired the fbi director because he was unpopular with most people. this news conferences half an hour. president trump: thank you very much. it's a great pleasure to welcome president santos to the white house, colombia is one of our closest allies in the hemisphere and today we reaffirm partnership between our two great nations. president santos and i had a very productive meeting and we will continue to work very closely together to bring peace, safety, and prosperity to the hemisphere. perhaps no area is really more important in terms of cooperation than our joint effort to end

at 1:15, craig shirley on reagan rising, 1976 to 1980. at 2:15, sidney blumenthal, author of wrestling with his angels, the political life of abraham lincoln. at 3:15, sally mark freeman on , a missingbrothers naval officer in the pacific and his family's quest to bring him home. watch our all-day coverage of the gaithersburg, maryland book festival saturday at 10:00 a.m. .astern on c-span2's booktv >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back in open phones. your thoughts on any debates happening around the country, we will go to chris in maryland, a democrat. what is on your mind? reeling from just what the congressman was talking about in regards to public land to was talking about and how we need to exploit public lands as needed to grow our localities economically. i think that is a little shortsighted. it is a clever play of words that he used public land and he talks about how these are lands that are ripe for the taking. it is important to note that whenever he is talking about public lands, he is talking about our nationa

shirley explains. >> i am a publisher. >> the new culture minister still needs to introduce herself.ittle-known to the french oflic, she has headed one france's top publishing houses. she is the perfect example of what president emmanuel macron promised to bring into the government. people from the civil society, not power thirsty politics professionals. she has been her career behind the scenes. biologist first and then publisher. the publishing house has thrived under her management, printing bestsellers. such as the millennium series and critically acclaimed books. in 2015 her authors received the nobel prize and two of france's main literary awards. she has opened a culture center featuring arts exhibits and concerts. >> culture is our biggest treasure. it allows us to inspire our fellow citizens. and encourage them to resist. >> she will get down to work quickly as she takes over. she is already expected in ca nnes. genie: now to washington with the new development in the story of russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. on wednesday the u.s. justice department ap

. >> shirley among those voters there must be some concern about the consequences of pulling out of this deal. it is america versus the rest of the world. there are only two other countries not signed up. syria and nicaragua. >> a great club. you are right. on the other hand you hear those soundbites, we may close a coal mine here and our workers will lose their job but those guys in china and india, when we close a coal plant they will reopen 10 new plants. it doesn't make sense for the environment and american business. >> the latest from washington. thank you. you are watching dw news. still to come, a trade partnership worth billions. relations between germany and china as the chinese prime minister visits berlin. back in a minute. i will see you then. >>>> every womoman, every mamans a child needs food. we h had a lot of problems befoe they came. >> they were eating nothing when they were coming from home. >> that could have easily been any one of us. >> welcome back. a massive truck bomb has hit the center of the afghan capital. 90 people are dead. hundreds wounded. it took place i

shirley is the founder of call for action. it's been around for a little while. >> we have been around for a long time. that is right. we are here to help consumers and delighted with the partnership with channel 7. i am hoping some of the viewers will decide they, too, want to be part of the volunteer pool. we have a lot of fun and we do a lot of good work. horace: we are here to solve your consumer problems. folks will be here to answer your questions from now until 6:30. 703-236-9220. shirley will be here. she is a wealth of knowledge to answer questions with the other volunteers. give us a call. the phones are open now. back to you. nancy: thank you. next at 4:00, did this last night? it was projected on the trump hotel downtown. we talk to the artist behind the message next. >> five rail stations are closed for almost five full work weeks. how is it going so far? we have an update coming up. alison: new at 5:00, list we love to hate. find out which air liens keep did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness?

. >> monday night, a look at small town and rural broadband with shirley bloomfield. she talks about her organizations desire for broadband expansion to become a greater priority within the trump administration. she is interviewed by david count. >> what would you say your priorities are either in congress are at the fcc? sure thatwe make broadband is considered part of the infrastructure package? think, thet and i future is that broadband. it is the ability to bring jobs and commerce, public safety, and i'll be initiatives that keep our country robust.

are and shirley jackson and jamal jackson the life of the american and visionary michael, crazy in george here with the life of black-and-white. in their group -- jim the winner is is a ruth franklin [applause] the zero works of literature are of his bone showing as the lottery that appeared in the new yorker in 1948 it was the perfect piece of americana that ideal day than is the story of barbarism with eerie resonance so this compassionate and authoritative biography between her vexed marriage, her children, her mother and anxiety that placed her at the center of literary and domestic midcentury america and in this extraordinary biography she made this piece that jackson should be considered as an underappreciated feminist hero and the important writer. groth franklin. [applause] >> i am to use superstitious direction have prepared be very anything so this will be very short so thanks for offering maya book in this way i am sold pleased and thrilled that shirley jackson is getting this recognition also thanks to my agent who has been my steadiest and most enthusiastic champion the best

we've turned now onto shirley gate road. you can see the clouds and the skies, they look very ominous and getting darker right now, so, again, we're headed toward the storm on shirley gate road in fairfax. areas like manassas, burke, clifton, oakton and fairfax all areas that are expected to see this storm and we've been monitoring it very closely and also following our meteorologist sue palka for updates on social media. let us know on social media if you see anything, if you spot any hail, obviously make sure you're staying safe but let us know on our social media platforms on fox5 d.c. if you experience or if you see any damage,. we're going to be keeping a close eye on all of this throughout the evening. tisha lewis fox5 >> all right, new tonight, a rockville man is charged with buying blood from dozens of people in southwest d.c. he is now charged with practicing nursing without a license. >> this is a strange story. fox5's alexandria limon live at d.c. superior court. that's where the suspect was set to appear today. h

at 1:15 eastern, craig shirley on reagan rising, the decisive years, 1976 to 1980.t 2:15 p.m., the author of wrestling with his angels, the political life of abraham lincoln. 3:15, sally freeman on the jersey brothers, a missing naval officer in the pacific and his family's quest to bring him home. watch our live all day coverage of the gaithersburg, maryland book festival starting today at 10:00 eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> washington journal continues. host: joining us now is rush the ceo of the american association for the advancement of science. he is also a former congressman from new jersey. thes here to talk about future of federal scientific advisory boards under the trump administration's epa and interior departments. thank you so much for joining us. guest: good to be with you. host: let's start by explaining to our viewers what the american association for the advancement of dance is -- of science is. guest: we're the largest general science organization. we go back to 1848. our mission is to advance science for the benefit of all people. we have p

shirley our reps will do the right thing. david tweeted, care, ultra wealthy become the ultimate welfare queens and insurance doesn't have to cover sick people. how does that work? download the wusa app to follow the latest on capitol hill and get live updates on breaking news stories and join in the conversation, too. >>> lawn mower. -- lawmakers are voting and president donald trump will watch from new york. he returns to the city for the first time since taking office and is speaking aboard the uss intrepid to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the battle of the coral sea, a major world war ii battle and the united states and australia joined forces to stop the japanese navy and make it retreat for the first time during the war. australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, will join the president. >>> today is a national day of praynd an executive order to scale back and obama administration edict that religious organizations provide contraception services to employees. it would establish broad exemptions for people and g

harris: and our family also includes those who came before you graduates, thurgood marshall, hurston, shirley franklin, dr. lasalle, mr. jordan, elisha cummins and mayor reed. [applause] sen. harris: and now graduates, you are ready to join the ranks. you are finally at your commencement. i want you to look around and capture this moment. hold it in your heart and hold it in your mind. you are now looking at people you will read about for the trailblazing work they will do. you are looking at the faces of friends who will one day ask you to godparent their children. you maybe even looking at someone you will grow your family with if one or both of you do not know it right now. [laughter] sen. harris: it is going to happen. and graduates, also look back at on the experiences you have already had. remember those first days on the yard. moving into the quad. [applause] sen. harris: learning to navigate the howard run around so you could get that dorm room or sign up for a class. i know. remember, or even maybe try to forget, all those late nights at founders and those other late nights at the pu

maximum-security prison in the early 1990s before landing here, at this medium-security facility in shirley, massachusetts. >> will you just say your name and... >> narrator: a filmmaker who knew donovan in high school shot this interview in 2013, trying to bring attention to the story. >> my name is joseph donovan. my commitment number is w55313. i'm at shirley medium prison doing a natural life sentence. >> narrator: joe donovan's road to life without parole began with some drunken words and a violent assault on two college kids walking near the mit campus. the night ended with the stabbing of a 19-year old mit student from norway. >> random violence has left an mit student dead after a scuffle with three teenagers. he died last night from a stab wound to the heart, outside... >> i was told that my brother had been in a fight, and he's been killed. it was quite a shock. it takes some time before it sinks in. my brother never fought any fights his life because he wasn't very physical. >> we have more information on one of our top stories tonight, the stabbing death of an mit student near t

and interestingly enough, two of the 26 copies are here in the albert and shirley small special collection library. mr. small's copy is one of the finest known. and has a very interesting provenance and we can trace the ownership back to the early 19th century and owned by a name of tobias lear, george washington's last personal secretary. and there's a fairly good chance that earlier it had belonged to george washington. the purpose of the dunlap broad side printed on the evening of july 4 was to disseminate the news as quickly as possible throughout the 13 colonies. so copies were sent on horseback far and wide to government representatives in each colony so the news could be read aloud and reprinted and spread by any means possible. once the news arrived in various cities in the now united states, the text of the declaration was reprinted in various forms. as separate broad sides like the dunlap broad side or in nugent-hopkins, also in period -- or in newspapers also in periodicals and in great britain. this broad side was printed in salem, massachusetts, after the news arrived there la

shirley, hi. caller: good morning. host: hi, good morning, go ahead. caller: i thought i was talking to you already, and i was wondering why -- host: oh, we already got you. thank you. i appreciate that. oceanside, new york, republican line. caller: hi, pedro. i do want to thank c-span and "washington journal," because you let everybody get their opinions out there, and it's a great show, probably the best. i just to want say, comey, it's overlong overdue. league out the whole issue, he was extremely sloppy, gross negligence. there was a server in her basement. she could have recuse the herself, handed it to somebody else in the d.o.j. to get the job done properly. it was unprecedented what he did. and hillary should be in a lot of trouble, and i think things will go that way with her, because sessions, with all the corruption with them, we all know, so that's that. comey's gone, great. i heard sheriff joe, he'll never get in there, but sheriff joe would be a very good pick. and we do need to clean house, because it stheems the f.b.i. investigatesed th

when the ceiling is that low, shirley, you have a delay at sfo for flights. the golden gate ridge is shrouded in the deck of clouds according to the satellite radar and not only is it cloudy along the coast, but in the bay all the way toward santa rosa in the north bay. later today the highs will warm with clouds dissipating at the coast and mid-60s at the beaches with highs 60s and 70s across the bay and 80s around the peninsula and 94 in the tri- valley and 95 toward the delta. the full forecast, a cooling trend and when to expect it. over to jackie. >>> drivers heading into the city and along the galena bridge are dealing with the fog and here's a live look with headlights. you can see them. a little bit difficult as you have the roadways with traffic moving freely in both directions. no major delays. over to bay bridge toll plaza, looks like everyone is on their best driving behavior. there was an earlier crash and the crews were able to clear that to get it out of the lanes. slow downs westbound 580 typical and nothing to write home

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shirley henry has been finding out more about freetown and how it's being involved with the city of culturege from freetown to hull. this is the capital of sierra leone, and as its partner enjoys its year as the city of culture, expectations are growing as to what this will mean for freetown. i expect people will want to see musical treats coming from freetown. all the stuff we've got going on, i'm sure it's true. they don't have a choice but to be treated. but for most people, sierra leone is not known for its culture, but for this, ebola. progress has been made, but its impact still resonates. 50,000 people also died in a civil war in the 1990s. sierra leone's refugee all—stars was formed during the crisis. people were killed in front of my eyes. i saw people burned in front of me. i lost my brother, my sister, my friends. it was too bad. the all—stars translated their suffering into lyrics that inspire and uplift. as part of the city of culture celebrations, they have travelled to hull to spread hope, joy and faith. culture means a lot. it will bring good connections between freetown and

[applause] tonight on the "communicators," a look at small rural broadband with shirley bloomfield. she talks about her organization's desire for rural be astructure expansion to priority in the trump administration. >> what would you say your biggest priorities are right in congress or at the f.c.c.? >> how do we make sure that ofadband is considered part any infrastructure package that is considered. it and i think, you know, superhighways of the future, it's really about broadband. it's the ability to do the teleworking, bring jobs and safety, in, public education, telemedicine -- all of the initiatives that keep our can really be derived from broadband so how do we make sure that policymakers see infrastructure beyond a road and a bridge. >> watch the "communicators" on espn2t 8:00 eastern >> here's a look at our primetime schedule on the c-span networks. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, a three-judge panel for the ninth circuit court of appeals reviews president donald trump's travel ban of six majority muslim countries. on c-span2 at 8:30 eastern, "washington journal" with jour