stockman thought of themselves errants, nobleman. they were not the jeffersonian farmer just doing a little patch of 160 acres of wheat. these were men on a grand scale who lived in very large homes and large ranches and employed and ins of individuals, some cases had herds may be up to 100,000 animals. these were men who thought on a larger scale. in this respect, when they talk about being god's chosen, this doesn't kind of fit into that american ideal of the landowning farmer being the backbone of the republic, does it? these are men of a different cast, and they are pursuing something quite grand, as he did. so, where do i want to begin the story? well, where everyone would begin trail -- begin a cattle story, particularly in texas, you begin in new york city. this is where i began this work. in the post-civil war era, new york city was the largest city in the united states, over a million people. there were people coming into it constantly. when you think after the civil war, some cities were incomplete run. new york city was gr

legal analyst rachel stockman allegations are coming to light now. >> all these allegations.mber heard's response to johnny depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit he filed against her. in that motion dismissed she detailed allegations of abuse. >> today, depp's lawyer claims amber was the abusive one in the relationship, quote, the only way for amber heard to sustain her hoax is with more lies. >> just one big mess right now. >> i thought this was over. it all coming back again. >> $50 million, nischelle. >> leave that one alone. >>> i'm going to talk about my girl, chrissy metz. because she shined at her "breakthrough" movie premiere. her "this is us" family came out and showed her some love. i know your "this is us" co-stars all were wanting to be here for you and with you tonight. it's great. >> i would go anywhere with them and i'd support them in any shape, fashion. i just love them so much. >> mandy moore and sterling k. brown supporting her feature film debut in the real-life drama "breakthrough." about a mom praying for a miracle. >> i said, do i make myself clear! >>

legal expert rachel stockman says lori should move fast on an agreement. >> according to the prosecutioney have some pretty damning evidence in the recordings of lori, so i think it's going to be a very hard case to fight in court. >> and while the prospect of a about her public demeanor. >> in terms of publicity and the public it certainly doesn't look very good if you're seen laughing, smiling, signing autographs, so that's a major pr no-no. >> and we have news on lori's daughters, we're told youtube star olivia jade still isn't talking to her mom. older daughter isabella, however, is standing by her parents, that's lori and isabella hugging last friday. as for the other famous defendant, felicity huffman's plea hearing date was just moved up three days, to may 21st, in boston. the reason? her lead attorney was unavailable on the original date. meanwhile, felicity's husband, actor william h. macy, has been stepping out without her lately. yesterday, he was solo at an l.a. nursery, picking up plants and carrying garden hoses. just before felicity's plea deal was announced monday, the os

legal analyst rachel stockman tells "e.t."hy lori's case would be so tough to defend if it goes to trial. >> according to the prosecution, they have some pretty damning evidence in the form of tapes and recordings of lori, so i think it will be a very hard case to fight in court. >> if convicted, lori faces a maximum prison sentence of 40 years. her husband feels they're not guilty. they were under the impression they might be breaking rules but not laws. >> i paid 500 grand to a women's crew coach to say my daughter was good at rowing. i'm loco. >> on "snl," kate mckinnon spoofed what lori's life behind bars could look like. >> you think prison is hard? i have done 68 hallmark movies. i have seen hell, man, i'm going to take your heart and cut it out. >> funny kate would say that because lori's hall a mark show was just renewed for another season. >> yeah.out lori. >> yeah. >> all right, let's turn now to the top-selling music festival in the whole world, coachella. and so many surprises, there, but ariana grande dropped the

thomasthe play stockman, discovers that the miraculous springs are polluted bringing diseases. theis naÏvetÉ, he imagines townspeople will applaud him as their savior from this calamity. then he discovers that the truth is a political commodity defined by the business interests -- business interests of the town and he is prosecuted. his house was stoned and angry mobs branded him an enemy of the people. an enemy you are done of -- dubbed an enemy of the people, where it as a badge of honor. we now have to fight hard for basic truths we once took for granted. in perfectere security because of a little piece of parchment called the bill of rights which has acquired the status of american scripture. in the last analysis, that paper barrier stands between a free press and tyranny. james madison probably not -- would not have gotten past the bouncers in this ballroom. so fervently did madison believe in these 10 amendments, that he did not want them tacked on to the end of the constitution as it they were and afterthought. of those 10 landmark amendments, he considered the first ind

no deal the prime minister's deal is costing refuses to compromise it is crystal clear to aston stockman that are brought sadness times not disrespect to. the m.p.'s debated on four issues staying in the single market seeking a customs union another referendum and potentially cancelling gregg's it altogether if no deal is agreed none of them going to play a majority the braggs a deadline is just ten days away meanwhile the government is struggling to come up with a clear plan on how to leave the european union with only ten days remaining prime minister may has to either seek a longer extension from the offer in some new plan of action or leave the without a deal professor of european law francesco visitor told us there is no clear way out for theresa may. should really caught up with this. issue for the past. troubling way she's going to go through because her resignation. without. agreement. on the questions you. know she's going to get through that if we crash out will be that it's. really it's a minority view. just. fine. with it even harder to. accept that there would be priced. the

today's guests include the former reagan budget director david stockman.loomberg. ♪ david: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm david westin. welcome to "balance of power." michele davis on jamie dimon's annual letter to jpmorgan shareholders. from washington, kevin cirilli on crunch time for u.s. china trade negotiations and from brussels maria tadeo on preparations for no deal brexit. michelle, welcome. dimon talks about whether united states should be a leader around the world. michelle: one of the most interesting things is it was 51 pages and a lot was dedicated to his views on public policy. not much news on what jpmorgan will be doing. it is more i'm not as optimistic about our place in the world and this is what ceo should be doing to help america. guy: fascinating -- david: fascinating. we will come back to you in just a moment. we want to go to kevin cirilli at the white house. this seems to be the crunch day. where we looking for? kevin: the new york

indictment, after we're told they rejected prosecutors initial plea offers, legal expert rachel stockman says lori should move fast on an agreement. >> according to the prosecution they have some pretty damning evidence in the form of tapes, recordings of lori. so i think it's going to be a very hard case to fight in court. >> and while the prospects of a 40-year sentence if convicted seems to have now sunk in, lor re's been criticized for her past public demeanor. >> in term of publicity in the public it doesn't look good if you're facing serious felony charges to be seen laughing, smiling, signing autographs. that's a major pr no-no. >> we have news on lori's daughter, we're told youtube star olivia jade isn't talking to her mom, older daughter isabella is standing by her parents, that's lori and isabella hugging recently. >>> as for the other famous defendant, felicity huffman's plea hearing date was moved up three case to may 21st in boston, the reason, her lead attorney was unavailable on the original date. >>> meanwhile, felicity's husband has been stepping out without her lately,

. >> i read joe stockman's book, because i'm such an old man, today's my birthday -- >> oh, man!ook, an incredible book, and he concludes revolutions in washington are not possible and perhaps should not be possible. we're tacking about trump like everybody else, barack obama, wanted to come to washington to change it and yet every day we see donald trump pushing too hard and federal judges like yesterday pushing back saying, no, you can't do that, bureaucrats saying, no, you can't do that. most presidents understand this, but talk about how that ignorance in america's, you know, in our madisonian democracy has caused tensions between the president and the hill and how those frustrations are going to play themselves out over the next few years leading up to the election. >> two things. i would say revolutions do sweep into washington. there's another book called "the freshman" in which you play a central role that does track another revolutionary freshman class that in '94 changed a lot of things in d.c. >> yeah, but we got crushed in the end. >> so did republicans here. but we a

one of the people there will be sean stockman, one of the members of boys 2 men, he has a son who is autistic and it will be a special event. >> thank you, dave. >>> we have to start with the dumbarton bridge. you cannot use it eastbound. westbound commute is slow because of people looking at it. you can't get on the bridge at east palo alto. you can use the san mateo bridge going eastbound or 237. let's talk about the bay bridge. that is backed up for the regular car people. the car pool lane is moving well. part of this is due to the bridge. the carquinez bridge to the mcarthur is doing okay. >> thank you. the system overnight is moving out rapidly and skies are clearing. temperatures are cooling off a little bit. marty says, way to shake the rain, waking up to 0.23. and in marin county, they rur the leaders. ben loma had 0.43. and temperatures are on the way up after a cool day yesterday. they will make a bigger inch up on thursday. vallejo had a third of an inch. glenn park and san francisco, the most i could find was 0.16. i did a quick little -- not official, but this is close.