south carolina state.elcome to bulldog country. gilda cobb-hunter, how does it work in a state legislature run issues of environmental justice? the rightout alec, wing organization that rights legislation, particularly in t e for stateslatures -- legislatures, and one by one, following a trend in the country to cut back on regulations. how do you deal as the head of the national black caucus of state legislators in responding? >> a part of it is what we will do here tonight. my role as president in my view is increasing members awareness of issues that impapact our constituents. wewe all know the roine issssues that a all of us care about and all of us working on. but when it comes to an issue like environment of justice, the awareness of black legislators in our view is not what it should be. so a part of our goal and a part of what we think is important is increasing our awarenessss. very strong footprint here in the south carolina legislature. they spend money. we have members who are in the national le

. >> we lived in a small town called bamberg south carolina. we were the only indian family in that town we were not white enough to be white or black enough to be black. my mother were a sorry. they did not know who we were or what we were or why we were there. i remember being on the playground and coming home after being teased and my mom would always say your job is not to show people how your different your job is to show people how you are similar. the lesson i learned on the playground played out in my life and in the corporate world as a legislature as governor. because when you're faced with a challenge if you first talk about what you agree on people let their guard down, and then you are more likely to get to a solution by pushing through that challenge little did i know that turned out to be a great lesson along the way. your mother as wise beyond her years. >> she tells me that every day. she's a great mom. >> some folks might not realize that before you were ambassador nikki haley in before you are governor you actually served in

. >> we lived in a small town called van berg, south carolina.were the only indian family in that town. we were not wide enough to be white or black enough to be black. my father wore a turban and he still does to this day. my mother wore a sorry they did not not know what we were, we were or why we were there and i remember being on the playground coming home after being teased and my mom would say your job is not to show people how you are differentou. your job is to show people how you are similar and it's amazing how that lesson i learned on the playground played out in my life in the corporate world as a legislator, as governor, as ambassador because when you are faced with a challenge, if you first talk about what you agree on first, people let their guard down and then you are more likely to get to a solution by pushing through that challengee, so little did i know it turned out to be a great lesson along the way. >> what a great lesson on your mother is wise beyond her yearsr >> yes, she tells me that every day. >> of course she does. she

i just want to thank the people of south carolina.ur leadership, ambassador, for showing us how we get through those difficult times by sharing love with one another, and not a trade and not violence, but love and forgiveness. so, thank you for that. we are going to move ahead a little bit and talk about the next step from being governor to the great state of south carolina, and i would like you to tell the audience a little bit about when you were offered the position to be the un ambassador and was it a difficult decision for you to make and what we want to know is what were those conversations like with president donald trump when he was asking you to take on this momentous position sex >> guest: v-victor >> to the >> it's interesting i knew the president a few years prior. after i won the primary for governor the first time, i received an envelope with a great gold trim and it had a check and a note that says you're a winner. [laughter] i talked to him then and we had stayed in contact over the years and then we had a republican p

-- in south carolina. african-american voters are not a problem for elizabeth warren. they are -- are a problem for elizabeth warren. they are not a problem for joe biden. >> we can talk about pete. elizabeth warren only got a sentence here, yet she seems to be emerging. seema: you have seen her on the trail, there is a lot of momentum at her events. people are showing up for four hours to get selfies. her organizations are strong. they have operatives that know what they are doing. there is a sense of excitement around her campaign in both iowa and new hampshire. it is said only 23% of people were committed to who they were choosing. that shows there is a lot of time, and people need to make up their minds. buttigieg is an obvious factor. i was hanging out with his campaign team in iowa. there was so much energy. if you talk to other campaigns, the one they hear coming behind them is buttigieg. the factor here is buttigieg was able to raise the money. he was able to raise in the second quarter, again in t

south carolina better than jim clyburn. what are you feeling? i know you haven't made an endorseme endorsement. what are you feeling the type of candidate will succeed in south carolina and will it be impacted by what happens in iowa, in new hampshire, that immediately proceeds it? >> thank you very much for adding that to this equation. when people ask me about south carolina, i tell them and i believe in this instance that those polls are pretty accurate. in fact, i really believe there are some people who are doing a little bit better than those polls reflect. i don't know what the timeframe may be for those polls, but i also know that what happens in iowa, new hampshire, and nevada, could very well have an impact here in south carolina. for instance, i tell people all the time, barack obama won the south carolina primary back in 2008 on the night that he won the iowa caucuses. i believe that jimmy carter really made himself a credible candidate because of his showing in iowa. i also remember gephardt went into iowa with

that's what we're trying do here in south carolina. think they were able to do that successfully in kentucky and we've still got work to do in places like mississippi. we really just need these candidates to go into these community, identify the challenges that these folks are having to living the american dream and start to roll up their sleeves to address that. i think that is the key to really getting african-american voters to come out in historic and record numbers. >> let's talk about your race there in south carolina for just a moment. you're going up presumably here, when you get the nomination, going up against lindsey graham who has held that senate seat since 2003, one of the most powerful members of the upper claimer. staunch supporter of the president as well. how do you beat lindsey graham in a state like south carolina, jaime? >> i think lindsey graham is beating himself in the state. the constant flip-flops. folks in south carolina, and you know this state well, your home state, are looking for people that have a moral

meantlling this area access to charleston, south carolina. an indispensable cassette or -- indispensable confederate port city. he is the co-author of the last road north, a guide through the gettysburg campaign, 1863. this was part of the emerging civil war symposium. >> it is my honor to present our next speaker, who currently serves as a primary and secondary educator with the public school district in northeast ohio. previously, he was the education programs coordinator for the gettysburg foundation. he continues to serve as a park ranger at gettysburg military park. he received his bachelor of arts from youngstown state university where he studied instrumental music education, particularly in the french horn. i understand that pretty much means learning how to play on the up beat for anything that sousa has composed. laughter] he solicits all of the news and notes for the emerging civil war newsletter. that certainly is a tasking, thankless job. as much as we love to write about history, we do not like to write and email a whole lot in r

i have been looking at south carolina. a lot of african-american voters there support joe biden because they think he is the most electable to go after donald trump. if, say, elizabeth warren were to defeat him in iowa and new hampshire and win the nevada caucus, do you think there would be a pretty large section of african-american voters in south carolina who would view her as more electable? >> i do. >> there is a precedent which is not perfect, which was 2008, when african-american voters thought hillary was the person. it is not a perfect analogy, but yes, i agree with mike. >> much of the way we talk about new hampshire trying to correct iowa -- there is a tendency to correct some of this stuff. i think elizabeth warren will have to go a long way to prove she can connect with african-american voters. while you are winning iowa and new hampshire and raising millions of dollars every day, you have to think about the sequencing of these contests. it's 12 dimensional chess every day. my question is whether or not she sti

the start of this year was one tragedy for our community in south carolina. i would like to honor calvin witherspoon junior and derek caldwell roper who tragically lost their lives and were sadly entirely preventable deaths. as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, in january 17 of this year, this tragedy only galvanized might need to ensure we are committed to protecting our most vulnerable like calvin and derek and the 239 other families at allen benedict court public housing community in columbia. that is why i worked with my colleague senator menendez on finding a bipartisan solution to put a stop to any more deaths like those in south carolina, pennsylvania , oklahoma or virginia, michigan, indiana and tennessee. that's over 14 deaths from public housing across this country since 2003. working deaths too many. i also want to thank secretary carson and his staff for their commitment to addressing this problem and for moving forward with a $5 million grant program to help out public housing authorities to purchase co detectors. miss matthews, co poisoning

colonel of the south carolina battalion stormed in. the wall, he was hit with fire, a lot of it. casualties mounted quickly. they spread out and engaged the attacking force. southern support had arrived at the right place, just at the right time. those men of the eighth michigan had clung to the parapet and started to fall back through the marsh. colonel holly of the seventh connecticut tried to support the michiganders by heading to the south to align the parallel. as the remnants of the seventh connecticut reached the southern most line, another massive federals slammed into them, setting them into further disarray. these were soldiers of the 79th you dork. -- new york. one haven't recalled" we hurried past them and our eagerness to arrive at the fort and assist our storming party. wires only taken the battery to repulse the first thrust by stevens' division. when news of the situation reached the eighth michigan at the parapet in the news reached general stevens, he turned to david morrison and orchid -- ordered them forward. before he reached the open ground, we got the order

us today or i agree matthews, interim executive director of the housing authority of columbia, south carolina. mark, president and chief executive officer of the skyline champion corporation and peggy bailey vice president for housing policy at the center on budget and policy priority is for purposes of today's hearing they are focused on examining three bipartisan piece of legislation in particular that have been introduced in the 116th congress. s. 2160 the overt act was introduced in july by senator scott and menendez and has the support of five republicans and five democrats on the committee. s. 1804, the manufactured housing modernization act was introduced in june and has five bipartisan cosponsors including senator cortez, scott kramer and smith and hr 4300 of the fostering stable housing opportunities act which has bipartisan interest in the senate and is moving quickly through the house of representatives on a strong partisan basis. the alert act would require the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms and most federally assisted housing and any dwelling unit containi

biden could survive doing a mediocre job in iowa and new hampshire and then hold onto his vote in south carolina and come back? i mean, ronald reagan did this in 1976 when he was challenging gerald ford. he lost the early contest and came back and revive himself north carolina and almost won the nomination. the liberal moderate senator. >> and he had a ligh lightbulb e that galvanized -- >> many people are viewing it skeptically because you have other candidates with all this money if he doesn't win the first two states, the money that is already driving is going to drive it up forever and they might get a little bit skeptical of things are not going well. if he doesn't win the first two states, never say never, but it could become harder if he doesn't do well. >> let me ask you a point. there is a strategy that's harder to ignore even against donald trump was about to face almost certainly pay certainly e could face impeachment on the house and what remains to be seen. but very likely impeached. and i think the problem is the democrats now have these things we talked about with elizabeth and jo

biden, it is not like south carolina, where he is the favorite. but he is definitely a top contender in new hampshire. host: paul steinhauser for "the concord, monitor" political reporter covering it all, we appreciate your update. ♪ " playing]rry love while we are waiting for the arrival of democratic presidential candidate senator elizabeth warren at this town hall event in new hampshire, she will be meeting with voters and answering their questions. this is the second time senator warren has visited the granite state in a month. this is live coverage on c-span. ♪ >> it's about fighting for a democracy where the rich and the powerful may have more shoes than we do, more cars than we do, more houses, but they don't own a bigger share of our democracy then we do. [applause] so every time you knock on a door, every time you talk to someone in line ahead of you at the grocery store, every time you make a phone call you are repairing a little thread in our democracy. you are making this democracy work. you areeful for what here today to do. [applause

yes, south carolina is a very popular state for manufactured housing.here is 376,000 manufactured homes in your state about 20% of your homes are manufactured housing. i think what manufactured housing does is allow us to supply an affordable price point. the average site built home today is going for $294,000 excluding land. the average manufactured home is $72,000. it's a big difference when people are fighting for affordability everyday. at the end of the day, this bill, 1804, really allows us to spread manufactured housing across company Ãcountry and get people the choice of having an affordable option so they can support their family. >> thank you mr. heald. i want to thank the witnesses for being here today and giving us important testimony that will help us help the most vulnerable in our society. >> thank you senator scott. questions for ms. matthews and miss bailey, i appreciate the number you mentioned on the panel. you outline your testimony that challenges facing youth new aged out of foster care, walk through again what this bill will mean

with one ofhis year tragedy for our community in south carolina. i would like to honor calvin witherspoon, jr. and derek who tragically lost their lives in what were preventablely deaths. as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning on january 17 of this year. tos only galvanized my need ensure that we are protecting our most vulnerable system -- citizens, like calvin and derrick, and the other families that allen benedict court public housing community in colombia. work with my colleagues, senator menendez, on finding a bipartisan solutions but it stopped at a more deaths like that in south carolina, pennsylvania, oklahoma, virginia, michigan, indiana, and tennessee. deaths in public housing across this country since 2003. 14 deaths too many. i also want to thank secretary carson and his staff at hud for their commitment to addressing this problem had for moving forward with a $5 million grant program to help our public housing authorities to purchase and install co2 directors. ms. matthews, steel poison can happen quickly and without warning, resulti

is already very low in south carolina.scrambling on the part of his campaign to build that infrastructure, because they know even if he wins iowa were or does well in iowa and new hampshire then gets to south carolina and doesn't perform well, that doesn't really bode for him going forward in the primary. remember, once you get into the nevada caucuses and the super tuesday states, those are much more diverse states than iowa and new hampshire and he's probably going to run into very similar issues that he ran into in south carolina. however, it's interesting. on the spin room floor of the debate last wednesday i talked to martin luther king 3 who told me a lot of this right now is more about mayor buttigieg trying to get his name out within the african-american community and this is essentially about name recognition and this community does not know him well. however, you're seeing a number of his 2020 opponents notably kamala harris or joe biden who is doing very well with the african-american community starting to call

but i think secondly he's been very slow to organize in the state of south carolina.n the last week they announced about $2 million in radio ads, so they know there's a problem. but the question is is it too late? south carolina is coming up very quickly, and he is behind the 8 ball compared to a lot of these other candidates. >> 60% of black veto vooters ha heard enough. among the candidates at his certain level, his unfavorable level was 15%, actually rather high among african-americans given who few people know who he is. he was at 1% in the university of north florida poll. that's better than the 0%. when your differences are 1 and 0% you're not really in a good position. >> what's so blaring is that he's leading in iowa, he is the front runner by a statistically significant margin in iowa. to be leading in iowa and be zero among black voters in south carolina it's eye popping, and harry, just to remind us, both of you, can you win the democratic nomination without getting support from black voters? >> the last one to do it was really michael dukakis in 1988, and

. >> let's talk about south carolina. antoine, pete buttigieg rising in new national polls, but among black voters at 4%, trailing bernie sanders, joe biden, elizabeth warren and kamala harris. can he close the gap and how does he do that? >> well, let me say two things about that. number of numbne, you cannot be democratic nominee without broad, deep, wide or strong support in communities that look like mine among the most loyal voter block, african-american voters. there are some campaigns and strategists and pundits, et cetera, that think somehow or another you can rewrite the playbook. when it comes to the coalition that takes the win of our party's nomination, i would tell them to check history, and i would remind them that african-american voters realize their net worth more so than any other presidential cycle. i think we're going to -- our community is going to come out in full force and making a decision about who our nominee will be. if you stumble in the primary, that tells me there's a good chance it would be

many in the state of south carolina have similar demographics. .ion south carolina is the home of the most powerful african-american member of the united states congress, jim clyburn, whose political net worth spans beyond south carolina, into super tuesday states. i think that is the highest act of malpractice that the mayor's campaign could ever commit by skipping south carolina. >> jonathan, what do you think? can you actually get momentum so late? all of the super tuesdays we've seen over the past few elections at least, not all of them, those early states are critical in building with or taking down a -- building or taking down a candidate. >> i would start by saying our friend mr. seawright is correct particularly with regard to the importance of the depth and breadth of support in the african-american community. we've seen that over and over in democratic primaries. i think it's fascinating and perhaps troubling for the democratic water now that they have a bunch -- democratic party now that they have a bunch of candidates with the exception

he addressed the low polling numbers in south carolina.peaking at more house college tonight. >> i try not to get too caught up in numbers. i think i saw that strong majority of black voters in south carolina say that they have not formed an opinion or haven't heard enough to form an opinion about my candidacy. >> he's trying hard to -- but not getting any traction. we saw in south carolina he's at 0%. >> yeah. that was really eye opening poll. just because he has been the story since the last debate and the divergence between south carolina and iowa is really eye opening. in iowa he's surging. surpassed warren. and in the last des moines register poll over the weekend, he was in first place. but healthy margin. 25%. it's been tough for any candidates to hit 25% in iowa. he's having ra moment. iowa if -- he has a theory that warren has had. when a lot of pun dits point out she's doing well in two of the early states iowa and new hampshire. but not taking off with not white voters outside of the two states and the argument is if you win and

and in south carolina, his campaign is not nearly as robust as it is in a state like iowa here.is what they will say to the question of what happens later after iowa, after new hampshire. they are, like a lot of the other campaigns, are looking back at 2008, looking to iowa as being the place that becomes a validater for voters later on in the election cycle. they're betting that if they do well here, if they can convince voters to give him top spot in this race, later on those voters are going to say, well, he can win and then they might start paying attention. so, that's really the key to their strategy right now. even as they recognize that they have a problem with connecting and they have a problem with a narrative right now that he cannot connect with african-american voters, whether that's true or not, i don't think that we know that quite yet. >> listen, one early state win or overperformance can change the whole direction of a campaign. >> totally. >> barack obama iowa in 2008. abby phillip, errol louis, thanks to both of you. we'll probably talk about this at some point

why -- why -- what's stopping kamala and cory from really making gains in south carolina and across the deep south? >> i think that you can't take black votes for granted just because you're black. when i ran in '04, this was in the first election after 9/11, i had to struggle to get to double digits because you had to give a rationale as to why you were running. a lot of people assume black candidate you're going to win. that's not true. they're not even in double digits in the polls. you have to address black issues, you have to do that because we have specific concerns, you've got to also show that i am who i am, authenticity. that i'm for real and that i can manage this country and be myself and i'm not repackaging myself. i think they've tried to do that, but i don't think they've successfully been able to communicate that to the voters. >> as the rev mentioned mayor buttigieg in this new poll, he has less than 1% support among black voters. he's on the level of people that statistically don't even register for black voters. he's got a problem going into south carolina. guy, let me

and it came from another mayor in a key state, steve benjamin in south carolina. mayor benjamin, good to see you, sir. thanks for your time. >> thank you, craig. thanks for having me. >> when you first endorsed the former mayor, you talk about him having the resources to go the distance. you used the word "resources" twice in the span of three sentences during that initial conversation about mike bloomberg. how much of this is just about mike bloomberg's deep pockets? >> well, it's not just resources, it's also record. you're talking about, we've had great businessmen who have run for president before. obviously, self-made, started his own business in a one-room office has built it into a global brand. we've had accomplished officials taking over new york city post-fledge, and really rebuilding the city, $100 billion budget at the center of a $2 trillion gdp. larger than that, i might mention of the country of russia. then you've had great philanthropists run. $8 million in charity. in colleges all across this country and across the world. it's rare that you have

i also think south carolina and nevada is important. we just announced staff we are hiring in nevada and we are expanding in south carolina. you want a candidate for president that is willing to go out day after day and talk to regular people, like this. that is part of why we have had this situation, some of our smaller states in terms of population that get to have a say. because in those estates, you are required to go out and meet people. you can't adjust around ads, and then go back to where you live. you have got to be out there day after day after day. i also don't necessarily think it was the best move to get into a field and instead of saying, i'm the best person for president, saying, i don't think the rest of the field is good, or i don't know how he set it through his spokesperson. i don't think that is the way to make friends and influence people, but that is up to him. i am the opposite of some of these wealthy people running. i didn't grow up with money. my grandpa was an iron or minor, my mom a teacher, my data that's da

and he is the mayor of south carolina's largest city, columbia, south carolina. the former new york city mayor one week ago. the mayor joins me now. mayor benjamin, respond to those voters. >> oh, no. i -- you know, i've said from the very beginning that i believe the party is -- is really suffering from an embarrassment of riches. we have really good men and women who represent the diversity of the democratic party. i think that mike bloomberg adds dramatically to that field. a record of accomplishment in the private sector after getting fired from his job, starts a business, and builds it to a global brand. hiring over 300,000 people over the course of the last 30 plus years. stepping in as mayor of new york city post-9/11 and helping to rebuild the city in an amazing way over 12 years. $100 billion budget literally at the center of a nearly $2 trillion gdp. and certainly, his work as a philanthropist. i've had the opportunity to work with mike bloomberg as a mayor but also in his work post-office. he's -- he's a -- appropriated his wealth to try and tackle som

but joe biden was there with them. >> yeah, and they remember particularly a state like south carolinamber people like fritz hollings, right, who didn't have a perfect record on race by any means, but he was a democrat in the south. and i think, you know, those are the kinds of people you grew up seeing if you were an african-american, sort of the lone white person who was in some ways trying to evolve on issues of race. and you've seen obviously the same thing with joe biden. not always the perfect record, but always trying, right? and i think that came through. and he's a formidable candidate, particularly with african-american. 20% to 25% of the democratic primary voters are going to be african-american. in south carolina, it's going to be 60%. so far, you look at these polls, he's getting 40%, 50% of african-americans easily in south carolina. then you go up on super tuesday, more southern states. listen, i've always thought joe biden was underrated in sort of the beltway, you know, kind of political corridor. and i think he's actually doing pretty well and has got a pretty strong

vice president biden wins in south carolina.here would that put the democratic race in late february? guest: we can see this race go really deep in a process without anyone getting anywhere close to a majority of the delegates. host: might there be a contested convention? guest: you will never hear me say brokered convention because there are no brokers in american politics anymore. contested, that could happen because you could see -- and you could look at the father left and say one/sanders -- warr en/sanders. anyone who thinks bernie sanders and his supporters will go away quickly and quietly, they are really wrong. and bernie has a decent amount of money. it will take elizabeth warren a while to consolidate that side. booker so far not catching on. pete buttigieg and amy klobuchar. each one could be winning just enough. i don't think i will live to see a convention go to 100 ballots like they have in history. but this one could get interesting. remember, super delegates did not kick in until the second ballot. host: we are t

things move slowly in the small town of latta, south carolina. but when shuler's bar-b-que opens its doors, people near and far come rushing in with some traveling hundreds of miles to eat their legendary barbecue. lynn: hi. how are y'all? welcome to shuler's. lemonis: it's an all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet, and their speciality is pulled pork and ribs. their biscuits are always one of the biggest draws. woman: excellent barbecue, some of the best i have ever had. norton: thank you, ma'am. lemonis: married couple lynn and norton hughes struggled to have a family until late in life. they were blessed when they adopted their young son and named him after norton's father, shuler. lynn and norton opened up shuler's bar-b-que restaurant in 1996 without any prior restaurant experience. they've relied on time-tested family recipes... norton: i can remember my daddy putting meat on the coals. that shows you we're cooking right. lemonis: ...and traditional cooking practices passed down by norton's father. this business has grown bigger than they ever exp

so all of that say huge line up to ask does joe biden survive to actually fight on his turf, south carolinand these swing states? >> right. it's a good, question, joe. and i would say the answer to the question straightforwardly is none of it matters. head to head polling in these battleground states is meaningless if joe biden finishes -- i know his campaign disagrees with this. they keep maintaining he could finish fourth and fifth in iowa and 14 or fifth in new hampshire and still be alive to fight in south carolina. i've never seen that happen in the history of presidential contests. people say they have a south carolina firewall. by the time you get through the first two contests with all the media attention you get and the fundraising that gets unleashed by winning or finishing ahead of expectations in iowa and new hampshire, the field is transformed. there's nothing that's happened in the last year that matters even a tenth as much as the finish in iowa and the finish in new hampshire. so the race gets reset in those contests. and so joe biden finishes deep in the pack and i would sa

he had land in south carolina, he had human property in south carolina, he's not at all ashamed of the role. what was he ashamed of was his looks. and the portrait remained unpainted giving further lie to that story. here we see david heartily who replaced oswald as the commissioner which was signed in september of 1783. heartly was very happen to have his portrait painted. and here we see in the expansion that -- i don't know if you can see it. i can. it says definitive treaty. so anyway, that's the story behind west's unfainted -- unfinish unfinished portrait. because britain eventually accepted american independence on congress's terms, it is terming to consign lord shell born's ideas to historical might have beens as the carlisle peace commission or for that matter, the irish revolution of 1782 it's short-lived constitutional settlement. it only lasts for about 19 years. dismissing these various attempts at alternate peace settlements risks missing three important points, each of which warrants more intention from historians of the american revolution than they usually receive. the

joining me now is the number three democrat in the house south carolina congressman jim clyburn.hank you so much for joining me, sir. i want to start by reading you something that the speaker said back in march. here is what she said. she said impeachment is so divisive to the county unless there is something overwhelming and bipartisan i don't think we should go down that path because it divides the country and it is just not worth it. and this week as you're well aware the house voted to impeachment procedures and would you move forward if that remains true, if you have no republican support? >> thank so much for having me, dana. but we would, absolutely. i think when we talk about bipartisan support, we're not limited to that to the congress. i've been watching the polls all over the country, there is rising support within republican voters in favor of moving forward. independents seem to be, a majority of them, seem to be in favor of moving forward. and certainly overwhelmingly democrats. so i think what the speaker was saying, there needs to be bipartisanship, i don't think

how do you think he might fare in a state like south carolina if he decides to get in?bout mayor bloomberg, he actually has been here as well before -- with his foundation. he hosted an event at bennett college just last year, so i think even when he came at that time, people were wondering whether or not he would get in, and then he came in and said he wasn't going to run. with mayor bloomberg, yes, he has the money, but i really think he would find it challenging to really be able to connect with african-american voters here, because again, he hasn't been here as much. so to be able to -- for people to identify with him, i think he would have to be here a little bit more and certainly have some african-american surrogates within the community that could speak to why he would be a good candidate outside of the ones who have already offered themselves. >> you talk to so many people, as i mentioned. do they say, hey, we want more candidates than are already in this crowded field? >> you know, it's funny, i think -- there are two demographics i hear a whole lot. i hear so

the cares and concerns of the folks in south carolina are different. a majority of african-american voters. he entered this race like many in the race, without the name recognition, without the recognition of a joe biden or bernie sanders. he is having to introduce himself to people. without african-american voters, reputation and relationship matters and he has to invest the time to build both of those in that community so people have a sense of comfort with his policies and his commitment and, really, who is he and whether they can trust him with their vote. >> mr. capehart, there's a new report on nbcnews.com. there's the headline there. pete buttigieg is struggling with black voters, and not just because he's gay. it points to health care, record on police brutality in indiana. this is from october, south carolina poll shows buttigieg had no support from black primary voters, literally no support. you've written about this as well. so how does he turn it around in south carolina specifically and other states as well, new hampshire as well? >> yeah.

first to the caller from south carolina, don't give up face. this is the best government we have, so don't give up faith. i have three quick comments. we watched the hearings yesterday. i was so impressed by mr. kent. i think he was unbiased and everyone would be served well listening to how he answered the questions. this is how we all should approach these hearings. i think he established the efficiently that security and onruption with ukraine is the top of the list in our foreign policy. remember, that is what the president says he was concerned with. secondcally, the whole idea of the litany, the six people a sentence and the absurdity of it, look at the reaction.'s he was actually laughing about it., at the absurdity of and the most shocking part of was when ng for us oflupa was identified as one the whistleblowers and his direct line to the d.n.c. and digging up and clinton, digging up dirt on reaction of mr. piquish, he s started to sweat. and then later he confirmed the of the whistleblower, and the media hasn't even spoken morning.s t

that's not the case in south carolina where he remains in low single digits. local south carolina paper obtained a memo from inside the buttigieg campaign, detailing a focus group with black voters, some of whom didn't like that he was living with his husband and the report concluded that being gay is a barrier for these mayors. is buttigieg's struggle with black voters in your state of south carolina because he's gay? >> well, that's a generational issue. i know of a lot of people my age who feel that way. but i will say this, my own grandson, who i think is 25 years old, that guy is a big buttigieg guy, and of course he does it because he believes in the guy, not because he's gay. my grandson -- >> but for older african-americans it is an issue? >> i'm sorry? >> are you saying for older african-americans it is an issue? >> yes, it is. there's no question about that. i'm not going to sit here and tell you otherwise, because i think everybody knows that's an issue. but i'm saying it's an issue not the way it used to be. my own grandson is very much for him. he

what does it look like in the state, 0%, south carolina, 0%.ina 60% of the electorate is black. nationally 25%. buttigieg has not shown any traction there yet. he's got if he wants to win the democratic nomination. four candidates popping right now. what's good, what's bad, we've still got a ways to go. >>> up next what do these big polling shifts and discrepancies mean at this point in the race? you're watching "hardball." es mean at this point in the race you're watching "hardball. and we want to keep you connected to those you love, with the new iphone 11. so t-mobile is giving you an iphone 11 on us for each new line of unlimited. for yourself, or up to a family of four. keep your family connected, and hurry into t-mobile today, to get up to four iphone 11's on us. only at t-mobile. of millions of americans during the recession. so, my wife kat and i took action. we started a non-profit community bank with a simple theory - give people a fair deal and real economic power. invest in the community, in businesses owned by women and people of c

he had landed in south carolina. he had land in south carolina. he is not ashamed of the goal.was ashamed of his looks. he was not good-looking. he refused to sit for the treaty. the portrait remained unpainted. here, we see david hart&ey, who replaced oswald as the commissioner for the treaty, which was signed in 1783. hartley was happy to have his portrait painted and happy to have it painted with the definite treaty by his right hand. i don't know if you can see iá. it says definitive treaty. that is the story behind the unpainted unfinished portrait. because written eventually accepted american independe'ce on congress's terms, it is tempting to consign lloyd shelburne's ideas about a federal union to the same dustbin of history as the carlisle peace commission or the irish revolution of 1782 at its short-lived constitutional settlement. on others for their lasts for about 10 years another spoiler alert, it lasts for only 19 years. dismissing these various attempts at alternate peace settlements, risks missing three important points. each of which want more attention for hi

in south carolina.mpshire or iowa. you have to meet the people, speak about their hopes and dreams and challenges and really offer what we need to do. i worked for mitch landrieu. we went all around the country, all around the world just talking about how mayors have to lead pragmatically and solve problems. we don't have the ability to run hide in d.c. or even to hide in the governor's mansion in the state capitol. our constituents see us on the ground, the church, synagogue, mosque, at the traffic lights. we have to be responsive. i think the mayor has a legit shot at showing how he solved problems in new york city. that being said we also as a party are suffering from an embarrassment of riches. we have an incredibly strong field. i think it's just going to push everyone to really step up their game and put their best foot forward. >> steven, we have the greatest respect for mayor bloomberg and think if he were elected president he would be a great president, but from a purely political manner, how d

voters in south carolina love biden. in particular, the african-american voters. and i think that's a really important thing to look at. because iowa, new hampshire, tend to be lighter. are lighter than the national electorate where in south carolina, it's much moreflectiv of what a general election would look like. >> ron, we see these campaigns putting a lot of stock into iowa caucuses, but then you wrote in a new article on cnn.com that maybe iowa isn't the best litmus test for the 2020 race. why? >> that's a paradox. candidates are e devoting more attention to iowa than ever before yet their odd sz of picking the winner may be lower. iowa has picked the winner the last four democratic nominations. every one in this century. the winner of iowa has gone on to win even when new hampshire preferred somebody else. iowa is a 90% white electorate. new hampshire is. the overall democratic primary electorate is only 60% white and what's happening this year is that to a greater extent than in the, white voters are diverging from african-american voters. you have a parti

this is the story in south carolina. i should say that moment tonight we can talk about how awkward it certainly looked for joe biden. remember we were talking in the first debate about the awkward moment joe biden had with kamala harris overt issue of bussing in the 197 0z. this lead with black voters has withstood, that all the stuff btd crime bill, all of the controversies about the joe biden race over the last six months he continues to lead. and just very quickly you mentioned cory booker at the end there saying he needs to make the next debate stage. he has three weeks right know to get 4% in four polls. if he does not do that in the next three weeks he won't be on the next debate stage. >> fascinating stuff, steve. thank you. this is how eugene robinson columns are born. this is the stuff of pulitzers, people. another break for us. when we come back, our next democrat standing by with chris matthews is kamala harris of california. some farms grow food. this one grows fuel. ♪ exxonmobil is growing algae for biofuel

so you moved to south carolina and begin the importation of africans here in the carolinas. we also must see how africans are taken across the sahara into morocco, algeria, libya, close to 2 million from southern sudan into egypt, 800,000 out of somalia into saudi. into the persian gulf, the red sea, and all of these places in the indian ocean. fewer than 5% of the 12.5 million come to united states. when we think of migrations in the hemisphere, we muster memo that every person coming from central america, south america and the caribbean come from slave-based societies. with laws that limited the opportunities of people of african descent. there is the same confluence of native people, african people, and europeans in each of these countries before the people come here. they come here with exposure to laws and attitudes and practices that they bring with them in the united states. finally, i want to share with you a map that i got in france. this shows the emancipation in the hemisphere. if you are from the english speaking caribbean you know emancipation day is august 1, f

and i am delighted to be in south carolina. amy: and we will speak to bolivia's ambassador to the united nations. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a sharp reversal of more than 40 years of u.s. policy, secretary of state mike pompeo has announced the united states no longer views israeli settlements in the occupied west bank to be in violation of international law, despite a 2016 u.n. resolution declaring the settlements a flagrant violation of international law. monday's announcement sparked widespread condemnation from palestinians. this is cheap palestinian negotiator saeb erekat. including jerusalem, nonot only illegal under international law, they are war crimes. in the statement of mr. pompeo, the secretary of state of the united states, is absolutely rejected and must be condemned. amy: soon after secretary of state mike pompeo announced the new u.s. policy, the u.s. embassy in israel issued a travel warning to americans in israel, th

here now with his reaction to today, republican senator tim scott from south carolina.od to have you on "the story." thank you for being here tonight. you try to bring people together. what's going on there? they don't let people speak, you aren't allowed to pipe up. adam schiff just loves banging that gavel. not a lot of cooperation going on. >> no. the schiff show is quite remarkable, frankly, giving himself 40-50 minutes to pontificate, bringing in their counsel as the next person to ask question shows just how demented the entire process is. the average person in the country watching this and saying, what? what happened to fairness? where are the republicans, when will they have a chance to ask questions? thankfully the former ambassador did more good for the president than any harm. i was shocked that they called her in as a witness. in response, simply this oh, no corruption, no bribery, no cri crime. may still comes before july, so she was not even part of the administration to have a serious question and impact about what occurred on the call when she was no lon