the harlem renaissance was funded for the most part by jewish merchants from manhattan who would drive up in their limousines at night and enjoy the pleasure of an exotic culture. it was not by any means the tourist attraction. it did not draw people's from you know, other places. the people that duke ellington was playing for us were almost exclusively new yorkers. by the way at the cotton club's although blacks sang and played they were not allowed in the door to be customers. and duke ellington was asked about that. as you might imagine, he had a very unsatisfactory answer, you know, as powerful man as he was sick it is said something about it. then again, the cotton club was owned by unmanned named tony the killer man's who was in jail at the time for various murders'. perhaps one went along with his racial dicta. the harlem renaissance was not particularly widespread and its effect affect on race relations in terms of how it changed music, in terms of how it chains literature, yes, it had an effect. in terms of how the average white looked at the average black it did not have much

in july, we are live at the harlem book fair, the flagship african-american literary event with him discussionsin september, we are live from the nation's capital for the national book festival celebrating its 15th year.

is the schomburg center's relationship with harlem? >> guest: it is the official repository of this community. it is the archive of the place for telling stories, history makers and change agents from langston hughes to james baldwin to maya angelou to harry bonta phthalate -- this is the place of these people walk through the doors in search of inspiration fellowship and camaraderie and walked out of the store smarter more committed and more passionate to tell the stories to do the work to help change this country. >> host: khalil mohammed what is the schomburg relationship with the new york public library? >> guest: it owns and operates the center is part of a large library system. the new york public library was the broker of the deal that helps to bring the collection along with carnegie corporation and interestingly enough the national urban leaguer. the library itself is committed to serving patrons of this community by finding this collection and for these past 90 years the new york public library is a part of the operations of t

and then i want to get to the work you're doing in harlem. coupla names. zina garrison. what comes to mind? >> she was a mentor for me on tour. top ten in the world. took me under her wing when i first came on. became best friends-- and a big sister. >> lori mcneil. >> very talented. extremely funny. really, the funniest person that i know. we played doubles a few times, as well, won a couple tournaments. and just very witty. chris evert? just the ultimate champion. ultimate professional. you know it was an honor to be able to play her in 1988 'cause she retired in 1989. and now, a friend. >> martina navratilova? >> probably one of the best ever. the most athletic. really changed the game physically-- for everyone. elevated the physical fitness of it. made people realize they needed to be stronger, fitter. she was a serve and volleyer so somebody that i emulated. and-- and a great friend. >> johnny mac? (laugh) >> wild. talented. witty. you know just-- high-strung when it comes to the way he played-- how he commentates. you know one of the smartest guys in the game. >> bi

roosevelt presidential library in july we're live at the harlem book fair with author interviews and panel discussions and at the beginning of september we're live from the nation's capitol for the national book festival. celebrating its 15th year. and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span's booktv. cokie roberts is next on booktv. her book "capital dames" recounts washington, dc during the civil war through the lives of many of the women who lived and worked in the capital. following this talk from politics politics and prose book story in booktv ex-bring you a book party from the capital dames at the book museum in washington. >> i just want to say it's such a personal pleasure for me and for brad who is unfortunately not here, to host cokie roberts today. i think this is your sixth or seventh awe tower talks at politics and prose. you have been here for three previous books we have a couple of them if not all of them up front if you missed them. and cokie has been here several times with her husband steve roberts. ...

in july, we are live at the harlem took fair, a premier literary event with panel reviews and literary discussions, and at the beginning of september we are at the national book festival, celebrating its 15th year. those are a few of the events this year on c-span's book tv. announcer: next, an interview with a potential 2016 presidential candidate. we sat down with former senator jim webb to talk about his time in congress. it is part of the c-span road to the white house. we spoke with him in his office in arlington, virginia, for about 40 minutes. host: how was your time in service? former senator webb: i have also been working for myself as a sole proprietor, and we need to create a new environment in washington where we have leaders who can talk across the aisle and actually solve our problems. host: and yet, if you look at george w. bush, who said he was going to be a uniter and not a divider, and we looked at barack obama, who said he was going to be a president for all. former senator webb: i think you change it with leadership. one of the best examples is what ronald reagan wa

in the middle of july, we're live at the harlem book fair for author interviews, panel discussions, and at the beginning of september, we're live from the nation's leslie groves and physicist j. robert oppenheimer had in ensuring the manhattan project was a success.

art became associated with the harlem renaissance. >> that it is aspects of vague negro life. we can see it? >> yes these are the closest things to the schomburg per minute exhibition. they pretty much stay on the wall. >> we got a tour now we're on the corner it is not quite as quiet and serene. what is the building behind us? >> is the original 1905 branch of the public library where the schomburg collection arrived 1925 and behind that first for set of windows was the exhibition hall. this is in many ways a historic home this is an amazing institution to j. it is the critical part of the overall stability the director from the schomburg center. thank you for your time. we have the editor in the publishing industry, a adam bellow what do you do for a living? spec i have been a nonfiction book editor 27 years. i currently work at harpercollins for price specialized in publishing books by conservative intellectuals and figures i have an imprint and previously i have been there 67 years and never to other places in the industry with that crossover imprint called the free press.

private henry johnson was a member of an all-african-american unit known as the harlem hell fighters ored, teddy roosevelt once called johnson one of the five bravest americans to serve in world war i. william shemin being honored for his heroism also in france. in 2011 congress approved the william shemin jewish world war i act requiring the pentagon to determine whether jewish american veterans of world wars i and ii were denied the medal of honor because of anti-semitism. joined now by retired army colonel jack jacobs who was awarded the medal of honor during the vietnam war. thank you so much for joining us. >> my measure. >> rough count, this would be about the 43rd person honored in this way by president obama. >> most of them post humanous. >> these individuals, you talked to their families, long time coming, as they say. >> long time one of the longest i can remember. the pentagon frequently has review boards that determine which among the people recommended for lesser awards or who were recommended for the medal of honor so receive the award or get upgraded. it happens all th

now the taney dragons pitcher has been drafted by the harlem glob trotters. team exercising a future discovery clause to obtain the rights to davis when she graduates from college. davis called basketball her favorite sport and has made her high school varsity team. she also had a cameo appearance with the globetrotters back in march. pretty amazing that young lady. >> talk about all the achievements she's been able to accomplish in a pretty short period of time. >> she can pitch, she can shoot hoops. there's nothing she can't do. she's probably shoots under handicap too. >> remember my name mo'ne. we're not going to forget it anytime soon. >>> nbc 10 news today at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather breaking news. >> we have new information about the storm recovery. in just the past ten minutes, peco told us most people will have power back by friday. now that the sun is up you are getting a better look at the damage in this live picture from skyforce 10. >> this is what it looked like when the storm hit. very ominous. heavy rain and s

the harlem hellfighters. and soon, he was headed overseas. he time, our military was segregated. most black soldiers served in labor battalions, not combat units. but general pershing sent the 369th to fight with the french army, which accepted them as their own. quickly, the hellfighters lived up to their name. and in the early hours of may 15, 1918, henry johnson became a legend. his battalion was in northern france, tucked into a trench. some slept -- but he couldn't. henry and another soldier, needham roberts, stood sentry along no man's land. in the pre-dawn, it was pitch black, and silent. and then -- a click -- the sound of wire cutters. a german raiding party -- at least a dozen soldiers, maybe more -- fired a hail of bullets. henry fired back until his rifle was empty. then he and needham threw grenades. both of them were hit. needham lost consciousness. two enemy soldiers began to carry him away while another provided cover, firing at henry. but henry refused to let them take his brother in arms. he shoved another magazine into his r

now the pitcher has been drafted by the harlem globetrotters. he team is exercising a few discovery clause to obtain the rights to davis when she graduates from college. davis called basketball her favorite sport and has already made her high school varsity team. she had a cameo appearance with the globetrotters by the way during a game in march and must have impressed there. >> you know ginoeno auriemma from uconn has expressed interest. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather breaking news. >> trees ripped from their roots. this large tree in the city's frankford section fell on to a house. that's just one sign of the strong storms that moved through our area overnight. this morning hundreds of thousands of people have no electricity. we are live with a look at the damage and what crews are doing to fix the power problems. >> and train troubles too. commuters who use patco will have to find another way to get to work this morning. we'll break down your options and what to

in the middle of july, we are at the harlem book fair with author interviews and panel discussions, and at the beginning of september, we are like from the nations apple for the national book testable. and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span twos book tv.

in the middle of july, we're live at the harlem book fair, the nation's flagship african-american literary event with author interviews and panel discussions. and at the beginning of september, we're live from the nation's capital for the national book festival celebrating its 15th year. and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span2's booktv.-- >> live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2 here on c-span3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. and then on weekends c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series the civil war's 150th anniversary american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past history book shelf with the best known american history writers. the presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. lectures in history with top professors delving into america's past, and our new series, real america, including educati

connection to the harlem renaissance which is popular among certain people. >> the harlem renaissancewas a great thing and wonderful to read a about it. the effect it had on white generally with sonics sent. the harlem renaissance was funded for the most part by jewish burdens from manhattan who would drive up in their limousines at night and enjoyed the pleasure of an exotic culture. it was not by any means a tourist attraction. it did not draw people from other places. the people that duke ellington was playing for the cotton club almost exclusively new yorkers. by the way although blacks say again played they were not allowed in the door to the customers. duke ellington was asked about that and as you imagine how do various satisfactory and their. this powerful laymen assume as he could've said something about it. then again the cotton club was owned by a man named tony the killer matin who is in jail at the time for various murders. perhaps one went along with the racial addict. the harlem renaissance was not particularly widespread in its effect on race relations in terms of how

that's private henry johnson, albany new york during world war i, part of the harlem hell fighters. in the middle of the night, pushing back the germans. saving a wounded comrade. wounded 21 times himself. bull never honored. he was african-american. and there was army sergeant william shemman. he ran across a battlefield three times to save wounded eded soldiers. there was no honor. he was jewish-american. his daughters at the white house today. >> well elsie, as much as america meant to your father he means even more to america. i want to invite his daughters, elsie and ina, 86 and 83, and gorgeous. to accept this medal on their father's behalf. >> it was a touching moment. both men awarded the congressional medal of honor. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the young american woman killed by that lion while on is asafari. there is new word tonight about the victim who she was. the attack through that open car window. and tonight, our reporter takes us right inside that park. you will see the lions in a moment. >>> also the big change from nest

that's private henry johnson, albany, new york, during world war i, part of the harlem hell fighters. in the middle of the night, pushing back the germans. hand to hand combat. saving a wounded comrade. wounded 21 times himself. but never honored. he was african-american. and there was army sergeant william shemin. one of his daughters, elsie, holding his photo there. sergeant shemin ran across a battlefield not once but three times to save wounded soldiers. he was shot in the head and survived. there was no honor. he was jewish-american. his daughters at the white house today. >> well, elsie, as much as america meant to your father, he means even more to america. i want to invite his daughters, elsie and ina, 86 and 83, and gorgeous. to accept this medal on their father's behalf. >> it was a touching moment. both men posthumously awarded the medal of honor. the president saying, it's never too late to say thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the young american woman killed by that lion while on safari. there is new word tonight about the

. >> one of philadelphia's favorites, monet davis, was actually drafted by the harlem globetrotters. a chance to talk to her. >> this week i hit the batting cages with her. >> why not give back. >> reporter: monet davis has released a sneaker line to benefit impoverished girls. with the tag that reads "because i am a girl". >> it will give them education and just opportunities. >> reporter: monet is inspired by her coach. >> she said make the path you have, so you have the opportunities to accomplish her dream. >> reporter: provide them with equal opportunity. >> help other girls who would inspire other girls. >> when i asked her why baseball and not softball. she said she never questioned her place. >> it didn't hit me because i was so young. so i wasn't paying attention to basketball or softball. >> reporter: she sees no gender limits in basketball. >> we were talking about someone had asked her what it's like to play a boy's sport and she said, you know, what's a boy's sport? sports of sports. and that sort of encapsulates what we talk about. every girl and boy should have the same

. >> gary:little league world series hero mone davis >> gary:was selected by the harlem globetrotterstheir 9th annual player draft >> gary:the globetrotters do this every year mainly for publicity they will also be in davis' home town of philadelphia in late july >> gary:basketball is actually davis' favorite sport she showed off her skills during nba all-star weekend when she went "spin cycle" on kevin hart during the celebrity game she has aspirations of playing at uconn >> gary:the globetrotters said davis exemplifies their efforts to provide "service smiles and sportsmanship global >> gary:fans were out in support of tom brady for his appeal today. >> gary:signs the appeal ended after 10 hours. no decision has been reached. brady has been suspended 4 games. >> gary: we will find out if it's reducedd. >> gary:ultimate frisbee catch >> gary:check out a.j. nelson. (cheers & applause) >> gary:ultimate frisbee, he plays for the chicago wildfire lays out for this beautiful catch on saturday. (cheers & applause) >> gary: back to pam moore. >> pam: all right. gary! thank you! >> grant: lo

one of them black, private henry johnson who fought with the harlem hell fighters the other jewish twoe conspicuous gallantry was overlooked largely because of discrimination in the armed services during that period. right on mr. president. you did the right thing. >> that's it for us. "special report" is next. >>> i'm bret baier in washington and this is a fox news alert. legislation ended the national security agency's collections of your phone records while preserving some of its other surveillance authorities. senate republican leaders opposed the house passed usa freedom act but they were forced to accept it unchanged after last-ditch attempts to amend it or reject it. a short time ago, president obama tweeted he will sign the bill as soon as he gets it. >>> speaking of surveillance we're learning tonight the fbi is losing low-flying airplanes to keep an eye on you. and a lot of people are upset about

in the middle of july, we are live at the harlem book fair with author interviews and panel discussions. at the beginning of september we're live from the nation's capital from the national book festival. that is a few of the events this summer. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house number, plus bio and contact information and twitter handles. also district maps, a foldout map of capitol hill, a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95 plus shipping and handling from c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a busy legislative week on capitol hill this week, kicked off last night with the defense authorization act. here to break it down is bloomberg's derek wallbank. we saw some of the grueling debates over the ndaa last month in the house. similar tough debates in the senate this week? guest: i think there are tough debates coming up in the first is an issue of time. defense authorization is one of these

good, if you compare it to governor perry in texas, we are talking the washington generals versus the harlem globetrotters. >> your boy had a lot of vets, take out the oil and it might be even a little bit. >> that is not true, it's not just oil. texas leading the country in health care. so again, i think that governor bush did a good job. speaking of sports, this guy hasn't competed, he hasn't run for a race in 12 years. and there are plenty of guys that have been running lately and winning. and he is one of them. the last thing i would say is that we are not a dynastic country. the idea that we would have a bush versus clinton site is crazy. charles: i don't know what he was doing there, but he was there earlier as well. >> he is leading in the latest fox poll is, a tie with scott walker. they always say follow the money in politics. so despite the fact that he's not necessarily sold on them, what do you think? >> i think that jeb bush is the most likely candidate. the question is that he's 19 million jobs into this. we are going to have 19 million which is very aggressive and it is the ri

henry johnson served in all black regiment known as the harlem fighters. he's being honored for rescuing his comrades in france in 1918. the u.s. awarded him the purple heart in 2006 and in 2003 the u.s. army awarded him the distinguished cross. >>> the washington monument is still closed today. engineers are working on the elevators. >>> one of takata's vice president is in washington right now. >>> a cruise ship capsized off the coast of china. only 14 of the over 400 passengers have been rescued. >>> the man leading the tsa is no longer in charge. that's after recent tests that screeners were not able to detect weapons at checkpoints. they failed 95% of the tests. >>> most of the sprinkles the area, shenandoah valley panhandle of west virginia, there's the sky over washington right now. low grade clouds throughout most of the day. holding steady in the 60s, near 70 degrees. pretty good chance you'll have need for an umbrella late afternoon and overnight. >>> couple of problems, massachusetts avenue at 13th. take a look at this second. a tree across all l

. >> the harlem globetrotters. >> good idea by them. >> exercising a future discovery cause to obtainries but her first love is basketball. >> she always says that. >> it is truly exciting. >> she just celebrated her 14th birthday. >> she has had a 12 months on the cover of the sports illustrated. i can see her doing that. >> she wants to play at university of connecticut but globetrotters good move on your part. see what happens. >>> speaking of magazine covers i saw the cover of w magazine wow, local hello. >> my gosh, taraji p hen son looks amazing. she's one tough cookie. that is for sure. they are calling this the hash tag, the pop issue and my goodness she's popping off the page, right here. >> yes. >> so she told magazine that cookie is the american dream much like herself. she started from nothing. >> okay. >> can't wait. we have a few more months to wait for the first episode of the next season of empire. >> i need an empire fix. >> probably three months away. >> they have been posting picks because they are already filming right now. >> it will be good. aretha franklin will

be all black, 369th infantry regiment, the harlem hell fighters. soon he was headed overseas. e our military was segregated. most black soldiers serve in labor battalions not combat units. but general pershing sent the 369th to fight with french army which accepted them as their own. they lived up to their name and in the early hours of may 15th, 1918 henry johnson became a legend. his battalion was in northern france tucked into a trench. henry and another soldier, roberts, stood sentry on no man's land legions of predawn it was pitch black and silent and then a click the sound of wire cutters. a german raiding party, at least a dozen soldiers, maybe more fired a hail of bullets. henry fired back until his rifle was empty, then he and needham threw grenades. both of them were hit. needham lost consciousness. two any soldiers began to carry him away while another provided cover, firing at henry. but henry refused to lead and take his brother in arms. he shoved another magazine into his rifle. it jammed, he turned the gun around and swung it at one of the enemy, knocking him dow

in the middle of july, we arrive at the harlem book fair with author interviews and held discussions.beginning of september, we are live from the nation's capital for the national book festival, celebrating its 15th year. those are a few of the events this summer on c-span two's booktv. >> tonight on "the communicators" at this year's consumer electronics show, we met up with michael who says that the internet is not the answer. >> the internet is not the answer at the moment. it is lending itself to undermining jobs. it is compounding inequality of our economic rise spirit it is creating new massive monopolies that were unimaginable in the 19th of 20 a century. and, it is creating a greater economy where we are all turned into products. you and i. we have been package. when we use google or facebook, we become the product, make a hitchcock -- like a hitchcock movie. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at this time of monday, it is the "your money" segment. joining us today for the discussion is chad wolf. he works in washington, d.c. but before he was at the transportation secur

in 1917, henry johnson joined the all-black 369th regiment known as the harlem hellfighters. or, not combat operations. but the hellfighters were deployed to france and fought under french command. pvt. johnsonas stationed in france on the western front. on sentry duty one night, he and another pvt., needham roberts, came under fire from at least a dozen german soldiers. after a long fight, both men were wounded. roberts was unconcious, and the germans advanced. he took down one enemy soldier, then the other, finally reinforcements arrived and the last enemy soldier fled. >> reporter: for his extraordinary acts >> brangham: for his extraordinary acts, johnson was given france's highest miltary honor, the crois de guerre. johnson and the hellfighters were welcomed home by adoring crowds in harlem and across new york. his image was even used on recruitment posters. and in a private letter, general john pershing, the top american commander during the war, recognized johnson. but neither johnson's bravery nor the 21 wounds he sustained that night were noted in his military records

the north. like this one in central harlem. for ida, it was a proposal from her high school sweetheart bringing her here from philly, all those years ago. >> we had the ring now, we took the train back to north carolina, for north carolina, for him to ask my father. my father told him only one thing i'm telling you is you take my daughter and marry her, you take her to new york, don't leave her through if you can't bring her there. bring her back. >> 60 years later, her husband kept his promise, taylor said she never regretted the day she brought her one-way ticket of. >> no, no, no, i don't miss the farm. you know what, i miss it - i'm enjoying life now. i'm enjoying life. >>> a great migration to home. that's "america tonight". tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter or facebook, and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> he was electro-shocked and tortured. >> decades of corruption abuse, and torture, by chicago police... >> you think people make a distinction betwee

the harlem hellfighters. and soon, he was headed overseas. he time, our military was segregated. most black soldiers served in labor battalions, not combat units. but general pershing sent the 369th to fight with the french army, which accepted them as their own. quickly, the hellfighters lived up to their name. and in the early hours of may 15, 1918, henry johnson became a legend. his battalion was in northern france, tucked into a trench. some slept -- but he couldn't. henry and another soldier, needham roberts, stood sentry along no man's land. in the pre-dawn, it was pitch black, and silent. and then -- a click -- the sound of wire cutters. a german raiding party -- at least a dozen soldiers, maybe more -- fired a hail of bullets. henry fired back until his rifle was empty. then he and needham threw grenades. both of them were hit. needham lost consciousness. two enemy soldiers began to carry him away while another provided cover, firing at henry. but henry refused to let them take his brother in arms. he shoved another magazine into his r

in the middle of july, we are at the harlem book fair with author interviews and panel discussions, and at the beginning of september, we are like from the nations apple for the national book testable. and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span twos book tv. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg will soon be the subject of a biographical movie starring natalie portman. she discussed the upcoming movie also participating, her former law clerk and current california supreme court justice goodman loop. this is just over an hour area place good afternoon, i'm a partner in the supreme court and appellate practice. i believe that laws should be a force to improve the lives of all people. over the years i've developed a deep appreciation for everything my membership is given me including countless professional development opportunities and a fantastic network of colleagues and friends. at this particular moment,. before her appointment to the u.s. supreme court for the d c circuit, prior to becoming a judge she was a law professor at rutgers and columbia university -- she serv

in the middle of july, live at the harlem book fair the literary event with panel discussions. and at the beginning of september, we're live from the nation's capital for the national book festival celebrating its 15th year, and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span2's book tv. >> next, monetary policy hosted by the brookings institution. staffers look at federal bonds purchasing and the impact it has on economic inequality. this is 90 minutes. >> good morning. i'm david, director of the hitch center here at brookings, and our mission is to improve the quality of fiscal and monetary policy and public understanding of it. hopefully we'll not be judged by performance, but it seemed to us that one of the most vexing questions that comes up with monetary policy is did the feds very aggressive buying, bond purchases contribute substantially to the increase in equality equality, and if so, how much? now this is a topic on which there are strong opinions. there's been some analysis and we are -- our intent is to build on that analysis to think through the extend to which it

and basically they see an act performed and if they think they can do it, they see like the harlem globetrotters and choose a partner and have one week to perform that act. and some of these acts are like aerial acts, or you know, some dangerous stuff. i'm like i'm glad i'm the host. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and not having to try any this stuff. >> 'cause the name of the show would be "i can't do that." it'd be like, aw hell, no. what you going to do? >> jimmy: no, no, i'm sorry. i was going to go to commercial. >> i thought you kick -- it looked like you kicking me off the show? that's like bob barker like, thank you very much for being here. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm sorry. i was going to go out on that 'cause it got a laugh. >> ok, i got you. >> jimmy: what was the punch line again? >> there is none. >> jimmy: i can't do that? >> you know, you are going to get diminishing results. >> jimmy: no, no, everyone give a big laugh when he says "oh, hell no," okay? >> all right, so they are going to change the name of the show, but if that was me, it would the "oh, hell, nah." ♪ [ cheers

johnson served with an all-black regiment known as the harlem hell fighters. shemen was a jewish man. >>> a teacher in loudoun county is thanking the quick action of her co-workers for saving her life. that teacher passed out yesterday in the auditorium at park view high school in sterling as the teachers were performing in a talent show. nurse linda merola quickly grabbed a nearby defibrillator. that teacher was taken backstage. the nurse and a specially trained teacher delivered cpr and two shocks from the aed. >> i don't want to necessarily say that we saved her life, but i think we definitely did what we needed to do and we were able to get her into the medical experts' hands in a good condition. >> today students signed a banner wishing that teacher well. >>> and when is this clearing out? >> it is that what you're talking about, vance? >> that's yucky. was that in your textbooks in meteorologist? >> page 796. yuck, explained by vim vance. exactly what it was. it is simply yuck outside. that's the way it resist going to be all throughout the rest of the ev

the middle of july is live at the harlem book fair, the flagship african-american literary event. september, we are live from the nations capital for the national book festival. those are just a few of the events this summer on c-span's book tv. >>, c-span's interview with kentucky senator rand paul. then martin o'malley talks about national security. then, a house hearing on rail safety. >> on tuesday, c-span sat down with 2016 presidential candidate in republican senator rand paul of kentucky stop he discussed his decision to become a doctor, and why he wants to be president. the interview is part of a series of conversations with declared and potential presidential candidates as part of c-span's road to the white house coverage. we spoke with him in his senate office on capitol hill. this interview was almost 25 minutes. >> i want to begin with your book. this gets to the essence of the thesis. you said we need to reduce areas of government beyond the spoke of what was intended by the constitution. what needs to be cut? sen. paul: the shorter list is what does it need to be cut

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because of anti-semitism and private henry johnson rescued a wounded soldier from his all-black unit, the harlemrs they were called, while fighting off a german attack. the medal of honor is generally bestowed within five years of heroic action on the battlefield but in the cases today that requirement was waived. and we'll be right back. >>> we are back. last week, u.s. attorney general loretta lynch handed up a massive 47-count criminal indictment against fifa, the bosses running soccer. today, sepp blatter announced his resignation in zurich. he's now also the focus on the fed's corruption investigation. if you're a casual fan of soccer or maybe you don't follow it at all, this story matters for years, fifa has operated under a cloud of suspicion. the u.s. competed, our country did to host the world cup in 2022. and lost out to qatar. now, everything has been turned upside down. by the way, the swiss have opened up a criminal investigation into those world cup bids. putin, meanwhile, is accusing of us trying to steal the world cup away from him with all this stuff. sepp blatter's resignation

in july, we are live at the harlem fair, the flagship african-american literary events in the nation.are alive from the nations capital for the national book festival, celebrating its 15th year in september. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york city is nathaniel popper, reporter for the "new york times," out with his first book called "digital gold: bitcoin and the inside stories of the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money." thank you for joining us. you write for the "new york times," and cover business issues. what made you want to write about bitcoin? guest: frankly, i resisted it for a a while. it seemed like some sort of pet rock type of thing that i could ignore. i was covering finance at the time when i began writing about this. my first story and 2013 was about the winklevoss twins, famous from the facebook story. at this point, really nobody with a name or reputation had attached themselves to bitcoin. they came forward and -- i wrote a story about their massive holdings of bitcoin at that point. it was something like $10 million. the

. >>> in the middle of july, we're live at the harlem book fair, with author interviews and panel discussions. and at the beginning of september, we're live from the nation's capitol for the national book festival. and that's a few of the events this summer on c-span 2's book tv. >>> at a white house event wednesday celebrating lgbt pride month, a heckler interresulted president obama's speechl. the heckler was later identified who was protesting the treatment of transgender people. here's that part of the event. >> no, no, no, no, no no, no. no, no, no, no, no, no. hey! [ inaudible ] >> listen. you're in my house. [cheers and applause] >> no, no, no no no come on. it's not, you know what? it's not it's not respectful when you get invited to somebody -- [ inaudible ] >> you're not, you're not, you're not you're not going to get a good response from me by interrupting me like this. i'm sorry. it. >> boo! >> boo! >> no. no. no, no. shame on you. you shouldn't be doing this. >> obama obama! obama! obama! obama! >> could we escort this person out? you can either stay and be quiet, or we'll have t

because of anti-semitism and private henry johnson rescued a wounded soldier from his all-black unit the harlemfighters they were called while fighting off a german attack. the medal of honor is generally bestowed within five years of heroic action on the battlefield but in the cases today that requirement was waived. and we'll be right back. you are looking at two airplane fuel gauges. can you spot the difference? no? you can't see that? alright, let's take a look. the one on the right just used 1% less fuel than the one on the left. now, to an airline a 1% difference could save enough fuel to power hundreds of flights around the world. hey, look at that. pyramids. so you see, two things that are exactly the same have never been more different. ge software. get connected. get insights. get optimized. audible safety beeping audible safety beeping audible safety beeping the nissan rogue with safety shield technologies. the only thing left to fear is you imagination. nissan. innovation that excites. unbelievable! toenail fungus? seriously? smash it with jublia! jublia is a prescription medicine p

johnson was a member of an all-african-american unit known as the harlem hell fighters.st 12 germans with nothing but a knife, a jammed gun and his fists. today president obama said it's never too late to say thank you. >> we are a nation a people who remember our heros. these two soldiers were roughly the same age, dropped into the battlefields france at roughly the same time. they both risked their own lives to save the lives of others. they both left us decades ago before we could give them the full recognition that they deserved, but it's never too late to say thank you. >> shimon's medal was accepted by his two daughters who couldn't stop smiling. johnson's award was accepted by -- by the new york national guard command sergeant >> well it has taken a long time for henry johnson and william shimon to receive the recognition that they deserve, and there are surely others whose heroism is still unacknowledged and uncelebrated so we have work to do as a nation to make sure that all of our heros' stories are told. >> by giving these awards it reminds us how sad it is th

roosevelt presidential library in july rear live at the harlem book fair, the nation's flagship african-americanliterary event with author interviews and panel discussions. at the beginning of september we're live from nation's capitol for in the national book festival celebrating its 15th 15th year. that's few of the events this summer on c-span2's booktv. >> here's a look at some of the current best-selling nonfiction books according to indy bound which represents sales in independent book stores throughout the country. topping the list, david mccullough recount thing birth of flight in o'the wright brothers" followed by "tidying up." david brooks latest book comes in third in roy the record to character" looking at the lives of ten historical figures as examples how to achieve discuss. next o'dead wake "recounting the sinking of the lusitania. and "with" an examination end of