security, which the hilton shares the cost. the hilton pays for the red .arpet, pays for the rope every year, or cost goes up, mainly because of security. injury inlot of type that hotel, -- we do a lot of pipe an and that is expensive --d drape >> i was at home with four children and my friend denied, 1980, started a little business, it was called and a live care -- we delivered care packages to kids at school's that their parents ordered -- it was fun. >> so your background as an organization, planning, that type of thing? >> no my background is just in being at home with my kids -- >> organization -- >> yes. it. that is and i wanted a job and i only took this job if i could do it part time and i would go by the hour because i wanted to be a my kids soccer games and be able to be around. today? part-time job >> no. the job has grown. really grown. through the years. the dinner this year's on april 30, 2016. when least are planning 2017. >> we have to wait until the new that is elected and election is the end of july. we alrea

some of the whiteations for tonight's house correspondents dinner with the executive chef of the washington hiltonthen, senator ted cruz of texas and announcing his vice-president jewel choice. then, a speech by donald trump. later today, c-span will bring you live coverage from the white house correspondents dinner, one of the biggest social events from washington each year. comedian, laurie gilmore. first, the preparations for the dinner. andre.nd with andr what is it like? >> organized chaos at its finest. it really is. it is an honor, first and foremost. it's also a lot of fun. it's opportunity for us to really prepare unusual foods for a large amount of people. >> when you say unusual, what do you mean? >> we cannot go over this year's menu, but once we do a taste test with the white house correspondents dinner, the decision usually is made that evening. and then our work begins for the following year. >> and when do you do the taste test? at what point during the year? >> it's usually three months. roughly three months prior to the function itself. it depends on their schedule and our schedu

. >> now -- there's a lot of high-profile people that come to the hilton on a regular basis, you're probably use to that part. where do you source your food. is that a secret -- are the secret service involved in your preparations? >> as far as the food goes, we have primary provaiers that we source most of the food through. as soon as the tasting is over and that's when i sit down and that's when the ordering of the food takes place. it took place three months ago. we want to make sure there's the correct aging on the beef or the dinner that night. it comes anywhere from california. meat usually from colorado or idaho, somewhere in that area. vegetables, again, florida, california, majority of it. there's a lot that goes into it, though. >> what about the secret service, are they participating or keeping an eye on everything that goes on that night? >> they do. the thing with secret service is, they kind of take our lead, but at the same time we take their lead. meaning that, we know our employees who should be here and who should not be here. so as far as, you know, working together, we re

cody ofwas chef andre the hilton, the washington hilton, one of the largest ballrooms in washington.largest kitchen in washington. there is michael steele, former head of the republican national priebus, andince for those of you outside, maybe you heard, chris matthews' wife ran for congress. and opening senate nomination in maryland, she came in third in that race. there is bobby scott, a democrat and virginia and the congressman. and if you have comments and you would like to make them to the white house correspondents' dinner, go to our facebook page. there is a conversation going on , but also twitter. span is our twitter handle, or #whcd. use this is live coverage. ♪ ends] [background chatter] ♪ >> he spans live coverage of the white house correspondents' dinner continues. absolutely nobody is in there's heat, even the start time being two minutes. it will begin late, as it always does. there is a regular talkshow host and author for the press down there with his wife. a few minutes ago on your screen, one of the actresses that is here attending this dinner, she attended the goo

. >> at a news conference at the hilton garden inn in bloomfield, trump received an endorsement from the new york veteran police association. >> you people have done an unbelievable job. >> taking questions he discussed the quickly approaching new york primary. >> i love new york, and a guy like cruz you heard his values, and i can't imagine any new yorker voting for cruz, and he can't beat hillary. i'm going to beat hillary. >> trump reacted to losing another state convention, wyoming to ted cruz. >> it's a corrupt and crooked system where you're allowed to take delegates. look, nobody has better toys than i do. i can put them in the best plains and bring them to the best resorts anywhere in the world. it's a corrupt system. you're basically buying these people. >> next on his agenda was the lincoln day brunch at the hilton garden inn. 12,000 guests made for a packed house. they stood and cheered through the candidate's speech. >> we're going to win so much that you're going to say mr. president, please, we're winning too much, we can't take it anymore. >> at one point he was interru

the marriott? penn's landing hilton. i know it changed name there. so penn's landing, then at 10:00 we roll up the vine street expressway, with some motorcade madness, and a bride at the they are dan at 10:00. so two big events that will bring a lot of police, media, and of course, motorcade during our morning rush hour. construction on the turnpike, southbound extension near quakertown, we will get behind this motorcycle here, and go for a ride, as we head eastbound on 422. they just picked up the cones as you are coming in toward king of prussia there. the kelly drive, repaving project, rocky ride in or out of the city over the next couple of weeks there with the uneven pavement. so watch for the work crews after the morning rush hour is when they put the restrictions in, and right now, we're okay, at the airport. but, i'm going to bet awe jelly donut that once we start to see the weather changes, that sue just detailed for us, probably going to have delays today at philadelphia international airport. check with that airline before you head on down

first event, bernie sanders, 9:00, at the penn's landing hilton, right after that we take motorcade, up the street, to the sheraton in center city, at 17th and race for a 10:00 o'clock speech, with the convention that's in town there. >> 70:00 it, lined up around the block and down broad street, bernie sanders, waited for hours, to see him. the turn out so big, the presidential hopeful now campaigning here for a second day. at penn's landing, dave kinchen there wait willing for him. dave? >> that's right, bernie sanders will be all over philadelphia. in fact, he will be here at the hilton on penn's landing, we're told by campaign sources, he'll be meeting with members of the cwa, the communications workers of america, over a contract dispute, labor dispute with verizon, you can see here, security actually in place at the hilton, as this will take place later today. we're told this morning, now, also, he will be addressing the pennsylvania afl-cio convention at the sheraton in center city right after this event here. he drew massive crowds, as you said at temple university yesterday ev

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and my schedule, we always work it out. >> you have 23,000 square feet of kitchen here at the washington hilton, the largest in washington, d.c., largest kitchen in d.c. does it get crowded on the night of correspondents dinner? >> it gets very crowded. >> who is in here? >> well, well we have a lot of celebrities that walk through the back of the house. but at the same time we've got so many cooks and people working that evening, whether it be from management team or all the team members. you're looking at roughly 400 people that are here to assist on that evening. >> does that include servers. >> that includes servers. >> how many people are out on the floor. >> you've got about 200 servers on the floor and you've got -- certain amount of tables. >> and another 200 people back here in the back of the house. >> about that. about that. >> where were you that evening. >> running around. we were just talking about how many steps i do and the white house correspondents dinner is definitely the most 24,000 steps that day i'm all over the place, whether it be in the pay industry shop, butcher shop,

. >> robert: kerry drew joins us live from the hilton where clinton will be later this afternoon. good morning carrie. >> reporter: good morning. it is back to the campaign trail today clinton will be holding an event at midtown this afternoon while sanders holds a rally in long island city, queens. last-ditch effort for voters. days before the primary hillary schedule in new york. on sunday mayor bill diblasio spoke with the secretary of state in brooklyn. she talked about republican front runner, >> i was i was just up the washington heights i said to trump last summer, enough, stop at the hate filled rhetoric. you country. we are coming together. >> reporter: it clinton also visited grace baptist church and addressed hundreds of supporters. >> i actually think staten island values and new york values art american values. >> reporter: meanwhile, bernie sanders visited the baptist church in harlem. gathered at a rally for the senator where sanders was introduced by actor danny devito >> i want to hear it, bernie. >> this is a campaign that is on the move [applause]. this is a camp

. >> the night he was nominated, we had a small occasion in the suite in the hilton like a wake. were all demoralized. >> as night falls, thousands of protesters gather in front of the hilton hotel where the delegates are staying. >> there were a large crowd on michigan avenue and the police contained them. they used motorcycles. they built a human perimeter and started to push. >> chaos unfolds in front of the cameras. >> it was not a pretty scene. it was like, you know, a bad accident and, you know, kids were crying and furious and everything else. >> glassware was being thrown down and hitting people below and it was just chaotic. it was terrible. [ gunshots ]. >> tear gas on top of it. i never expected to see it at a party convention. >> the whole world is watching becomes the protesters defiant refrain. >> we thought everybody will see this and they will understand we're not the perpetrators. the police are. well, before too long, we learned that wasn't true. the majority of them went with the cops. >> i went home to south dakota, my dad was a dirt road democrat and i thought

top 21 winning injuries before "washington journal. " short time from now, we will to you to the washington hilton hotel for the annual correspondents dinner. this will include guest arrivals, and later, remarks from president obama. and this year's entertainer, larry wilmore. coverage begins in about an hour from now, 6:00 eastern. until then, we look at speeches and past president who attended the dinner. >> saturday, april 30, c-span presents live coverage of the 2016 white house correspondents dinner, an event that typically includes prepared remarks by the president of the united states. and coming up in just a few minutes, we are going to show you the last white house correspondents day dinner , speeches from presidents reagan, both bush's, and clinton. but first, we are going to discuss the annual washington event with the mcclatchy senior white house correspondent steven thomma.

so there's a lot that goes into it. >> there's a lot of high profile people that come to the hilton on a regular basis so you're probably used to that part, but where do you source your food? is that a secret? are the secret service involved in your preparation? andre: as far as the food goes, we have primarily two vendors we source most of the food through and that -- as soon as the tasting is over, i actually sit down and that's when the ordering of the food takes place. so it took place three months ago because we want to make sure there's the correct aging on the beef for the dinner that night. produce comes from anywhere from california, meat usually from colorado or idaho, somewhere in that area. vegetables, again, florida, california, the majority of it. there's a lot that goes into it. >> what about the secret service? are they participating or keeping an eye on everything going on that night? andre: they do. and the thing with secret service is, they kind of take our lead but at the same time we take their lead. meaning that we know our employees, who should be here, who shoul

. >>> ahead of this year's white house correspondents dinner saturday, the washington hilton executive chef discuss planning and preparations for the annual event. he talked about staffing, security, contingency plans and his biggest worries about the night of the dinner. this is 15 minutes. >> this is the executive chef at the washington hilton. you have 2600 plus people coming over for dinner. >> organized chaos at its finest. it really is. it's an honor firm and foremost. it's also a lot of fun. it's opportunity for us to really prepare unusual foods for a large amount of people. >> when you say unusual, what do you mean? >> once we do a taste test with the white house correspondents dinner, the decision usually is made that evening. and then our work begins for the following year. >> and when do you do the taste test? at what point during the year? >> it's usually three months. roughly three months prior to the function itself. it depends on their schedule and our schedule. but we always work it out. >> chef andre, you have 23,000 square feet of kitchen. the largest in washington,

so it's nonstop. >> andre cote is the executive chef here at the washington hilton. >> and a reminder you can see this year's white house correspondents' dinner starting at 6:00 p.m. on our companion network, c-span. >>> independent media is the oxygen of a democracy. it's essential. holding those in power accountable. you know, we're not there to serve some kind of corporate agenda. when we cover war and peace we're not brought to you by the weapons manufacturers. >> journalist amy goodman host of the daily news program democracy now talks about the book she's co-authored "democracy now, 20 years covering the movements changing america." which looks back at some of the stories and people the show's covered. >> the idea of democracy now starting 20 years ago, its really hasn't changed. bringing out the voices of people at the grass roots and the united states and around the world. they very much represent i think the majority of people. i mean, i think people who are concerned deeply about war and peace, about the growing inequality in this country, about climate change, the fate of a

. >> she poked fun at herself during a surprise appearance at the annual inner cirque shoal at the hilton midtown. >> when you j m that incident we all saw this past week where she couldn't figure out how to swipe her metro card. >> go in the old-fashioned way. >> and you just know that take some playful swipes at hillary as well. showing off those gymnastic moves as she parodied the incident last night. >> new yorkers, i'm just like all of you. i never sleep. i'm in a hurry to get to work. and when i'm running -- >> we'll see if hillary surprise surprises kate onset this year like she did with aimer pole area few years back. >>> some political parody in print in the "boston globe" they took a satirical look at what the future might hold if donald trump is president. the front page said "deportations to begin." other headlines "curfews extended in multiple cities." "marks sink as trade war looms." and "new libel law targets absolute scum in press." >> all this coverage you've got to have a little fun, right? >> yeah. >> kate snow is joining us with what's ahead on "nightly news." >> i wan

donald trump was having a press conference here at the hilton garden inn at staten island. he received an adoresment and an award from the new york police veteran's association. hasn't been the best of weekends for him. he lost 14 delegates to ted cruz in the state of wyoming. trump is hoping to make up for it with a big night on tuesday. he leads in the new york state by a whopping margin, about 31.5 points over john kasich. more than that over ted cruz. and yesterday, at a big rally in watertown, trump pledged that cruz doesn't have much of a path forward after new york. here he is. >> after this weekend, when he gets wiped out in new york, which he will -- he gets wiped out. he no longer has a road to the nomination. he will no longer, after this week. because it should be -- it should be pretty thorough because who would -- after he talked about new york values and talked about it in such a disgusting way, who in new york would vote for this guy? and who in new york would vote for the other guy, who is in favor of the nafta? so you can't. i'm sorry, folks, you only got t

live coverage from the includesn hilton hotel red carpet arrivals, background on the dinner, and thesentation. coach -- larry, headline.ll join us for the correspondence dinner today at 6:00 p.m. eastern live on c-span. "americanup next on history tv," a panel discussion titled "worst president ever." the three historians first discuss what makes a president the worst, and then they offer nominees for the title. the panel was part of the 2016 organization of american historians annual meeting host: welcome to the oah 2016 and welcome to the plenary panel, "worst president ever." i am a professor of history and chair of the panel. for those tweeting, the tag for this session is oah_badpres and you might want to add the tag oah2016. the theme is "on leadership."

. >> this is definitely the hilton. >> more like the marriott. >> the galleys is a regular old restaurants balls. >> we hit weather,he chairs tipped over. >> we hope this is the first of many stops in san francisco. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> and it was a bigger evening than expected at the exploratori exploratorium's spring gala last night. it raised $1.6 million at the fundraiser. it was expecting around $1 million. it did great. the money will go to support all of the museum's programs throughout the year. you can see dan ashley, cheryl jennings, michael finney attended and spencer christian was there. he was emcee. >> at one point he did emcee while dangling from the ceiling and spinning around. that's what i heard. >> how did they not get that on camera? >> you're a man of many tal enlts. >> daring young man. >> here's a look at live radar. you're aware of the sharp cooldown from yesterday's record warmth. tomorrow statewide, pretty active weather, maybe even thunder to the south and all of this is moving up in our direction. showers will be in the bay area

the oakland airport hilton says it sold out wednesday night when memphis comes to town with shuttles booked to take fans to the game. at mickey's bar and grill in alameda, the staff is gearing up for shoulder to shoulder business. >> we'll double in business from usual. this year every warrior game is bumping up business, 25 to 30%, every game. >> reporter: fans understand seasons like this are managed -- are magical. >> you don't know when it's going to come around again. we're witnessing history right now. that would be a great thing. >> reporter: on this street corner, helene sanders is selling warriors gear for as little as five dollars. >> hopefully we knock them off, break that record. >> reporter: dexter hayden wanted a shirt for his daughter was -- but was a little short on cash. >> i didn't want to spend my gas money. i've got to get back to pittsburg. >> if i spot you five dollars, you will pick out a shirt ? >> most definitely. >> reporter: is she a warriors fan? >> yes she is. yes she is. she loves steph. >> reporter: back at the club, another young fan proved his warriors

. >> definitely the hilton. >> more like the mariot. >> reporter: the galley is a regular restaurant.s the whole coast and the bay is in the middle. >> we hope this is the first of many stops. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> wonder how long it took to get his sea legs? >>> a check on the weather, here's drew tuma. >> dragging light rain today. light rain tonight and more light rain for sunday. live doppler 7 hd. get you route down to the east bay. hayward, san leando, oakland city, it's been raining for a good portion of saturday night and continues with the light green on your screen. we'll shift to the south. palo alto, los altos, sunnyvale and san mateo. wet along the peninsula. the live doppler 7 hd. see the spin off the coast of l.a. that's the area of low pressure responsible for all the rain. going to throw back more moisture into the bay area overnight and first thing sunday. see it developing near reno. these showers sink to the south and west. they'll move in sunday morning and bring more wet weather. light storm. still a 1. a quarter to maybe t

. >> this is definitely the hilton. >> more like the marriott. >> the galleys is a regular old restaurantennis balls. >> we hit weather, the chairs tipped over. >> we hope this is the first of many stops in san francisco. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> and it was a bigger evening than expected at the exploratori exploratorium's spring gala last night. it raised $1.6 million at the fundraiser. it was expecting around $1 million. it did great. the money will go to support all of the museum's programs throughout the year. you can see dan ashley, cheryl jennings, michael finney attended and spencer christian was there. he was emcee. >> at one point he did emcee while dangling from the ceiling and spinning around. that's what i heard. >> how did they not get that on camera? >> you're a man of many tal enlts. >> daring young man. >> here's a look at live radar. you're aware of the sharp cooldown from yesterday's record warmth. tomorrow statewide, pretty active weather, maybe even thunder to the south and all of this is moving up in our direction. showers will be in the bay

hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders in the latest. outside the hilton where she will show up later today . >> both hillary and bernie scheduled. clinton will be here behind midtown. sanders will be holding a rally in long island city and over the weekend, both are out there making a final push for the boat . >> days before the primary, hillary clinton kept up her busy schedule in new york. on sunday, bill de blasio was stumped with the republican front-runner, donald trump. >> i was just up in washington heights and i said , enough! stop with the hate filled rhetoric! you will not divide this country we are coming unified! >> clinton visited grace baptist in westchester county and addressed hundreds of supporters at center. >> i think staten island values are new york values and new york values are american values. >> bernie sanders visited the first corinthian baptist church in harlem. >> sanders was introduced by danny devito. >> i want to hear bernie! bernie! >> this is a campaign that's on the move.this is a campaign that one year ago was considered a fringe candidacy with 70 p

. >> reporter: was in 1800 experts gathered at the hilton union square. there was an emergency section on the zika virus. >> what is going on between different experts and universities and medicine. the concern is palpable. >> we just need to know what is going on in other parts of the world. we need to find solutions. >> reporter: stopping the spread can be challenging because many might not realize they are carrying it. >> it's like a little cold and flu. >> you may not even take a sick day. but if your infectious, you can spread the disease. >> reporter: in february congress asked the white house for $2 billion. defending his slowly -- the funding is slowly running out. >> it would help bring us further but it's still not what we want. when the president asked for the money, we needed. >> reporter: jana katsuyama , ktvu , fox 2 news. >> they are hoping to have the first candidate ready for a clinical trial in september. >>> lands were unveiled for a first filipino heritage district in san francisco's soft market neighborhood. a deal was struck to preven

as night falls, thousands of protesters gather in front of the hilton hotel where the delegates are stayingthere were a large crowd on michigan avenue. and the police contained them. they used motorcycles. they built a human perimeter. then they started to push. >> chaos unfolds in front of the cameras. >> it was not a pretty scene. it was like, you know, a bad accident and you know kids were crying and furious and everything else. >> glassware was being thrown down from the upper floors and hitting people below. it was just chaotic. it was terrible. tear gas on top of it. i never expected to see it at a party convention. >> the whole world is watching becomes the protesters' defiant refra refrain. >> we thought, well, everybody will see this and they'll understand. we're not the perpetrators. the police were. well, before too long, we learned that wasn't true. the majority of them went with the cops. >> i went home to south dakota. my dad was a dirt road democrat. i thought he would be sympathetic to the young demonstrators and we had a huge argument that night. and before it was all over

before all of that happens, of course, bernie sanders will be here at the hilton, on penn's landing, part in a press conference, addressing labor issues, and that's before he addresses the pennsylvania afl-cio convention at the sheridan in center city. drew massive crowds at temple university yesterday evening where he talked about making college tuition free for public university, along with climate change. but the headline grabber was the political shot heard all around the country. when he said his rival, hillary clinton, was, quote, not qualified to be president, he also called for political revolution at an event just few hours before. >> our country faces some enormous problems. and we're if the going to solve those problems with old-fashioned establishment politics or establishment economics. we need a political revolution where millions of people, black, and white and latino, and asian american, native american, where people stand up and say loudly and clearly enough is enough. >> bernie sand he is was speaking at a churn, trying to bolster support amongst african-american vo

he's at the hilton midtown where mrs. clinton just spoke at a go tv event. lause] >> reporter: well, liz, she's still speaking, although she's about to wrap with up, but the latest polls, at least the real clear politics average, shows she's growing her lead over bernie sanders. at this point she has 53.6% of the democrats, and sanders has 41.6% of the democrats. she's addressing this crowd talking about women's issues, promising to protect reproductive rights but also fighting, she says, for equal pay. here's a little bit of what she had to say. >> when the opposition organizes to go after one of us, they're really going after all of us. they have gone after unions to undermine the american labor movement, they have gone after planned parenthood and the work that it has done and the very basic constitutional right granted to women under roe v. wade to make our own decisions about the most personal health care choices. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: now, mrs. clinton is starting to wrap up, but you should know that her husband was on the stump for her ear

live where that shooting happened at the washington hilton. >> reporter: it was right here where thatssassination attempt happened on the president, and where brady was shot back in 1981. today, many would admit that gun violence, and in particular, mass shootings are out of control. the brady campaign insists that too often the focus is on the shooters, and not the victims. from sandy hook to aurora, and virginia tech to charleston. each of these horrific mass shootings has a face. rarely is it the face of a victim. instead, it's the face of a shooter. >> there's a lot of unnecessary attention. >> reporter: trying to refocus the attention onto the victims of the mass shootings, through a campaign called of fame. it's a plug-in on your internet web browser that once downloaded removing killers names and images. >> i think it's a good thing, because it gives people the option to know the information or to not know the information. some people want to block it. >> reporter: many first amendment advocates say this is not a form of censorship, because using the plug in is optional. >> it

and she's going to play it to the hilton. and i'm going to be talking about it. e of the things we talk about is we call her crooked hillary because she's a crooked person. she's always been a crooked person. >> did it take you a long time to brand her crooked hillary? >> no, the name came to me. the name comes to me about different people. i like branding people and they are correct. some you can brand, i've done a good job of branding some of my opponents in what we just did. but i will tell you, you know, the word crooked hillary is 100% correct. and you look at whitewater, look at what is happening we mails, so many different things, you look at the foundation, what's going on there, where they get millions of dollars to make a speech and then all of a sudden things get done for countries and other things. very much her momento for the united states. so she is a person who's got many, many flaws. if she's a woman, but yet women don't like her, which is vail sort of interesting. she is a woman but she's not liked by women. so i think we're going to do very well

a live coverage from the hilton hotel includes red carpet arrivals, at groans of the theater in war presentations. 2700 people are expected to attend. larry wilmore the host of the nightly show will headline. president obama will give his final speech. watch the 20 15th -- 2016 white house correspondents dinner. >> the u.s. patent act of 1790 required that anyone were asking for a patent must submit a model of their invention. since 1994, inventor alan rothchild and his wife has collected over 4000 patent models. including inventions such as the 1871 breach loading firearm. in the 1879 carburetor. next, the smithsonian american art museum hosts a presentation by alan rothchild who showed images of the collection and talked about the book he and his wife co-authored. it was the amazing world of the patent model. it is about 50 minutes. decided that i would put on an exhibition. two years ago come without this was a no-brainer. we go to the smithsonian national museum and borrow some of its 6000 patents. well, we tried that, and the answer was sorry, we cannot do that. so, and desperation, we turn

. >> and where on the stage or where at the hilton will be settled? >> on the stage behind the head table, performing for the guests as they arrive and then for the ceremonial portion in the beginning. >> is this the first time you have conducted at the correspondents' dinner? >> no, sir. this is my third time. >> what is the particular challenge to this event? >> one of the challenges is getting the band -- fitting the band on the stage because it's a very narrow we have to work with . being able to see left to right. >> your back is to the dinner most of the night? >> yes, it is. >> are you listening to anyone say we are about to begin? >> the drum major will wear a headset that is looped in to the event staff to get cues when the president arrives and when he is ready to come on stage. >> when the color guard marches in, who are they are representing? >> it is typically a joint color guard representative of all services, so you'll have the american flag and then the organizational flags from each service and then additionally, you have two rifle bea

and the star- studded event gets under way in the washington hilton in dc. comedian larry gill more is the entertainer this year. and it will no doubt offer plenty of fodder. celebrities and political and entertainment world have been a ratifying on the red carpet and mingling. president obama and larry wilmore's remarks will be at 10:00 p.m. eastern. it is it always an entertainment wachlt >> and now iraq prime minister claims everything is under control after protestors stormed parliment let's listen. protestors tore down walls around the secure area in the major escalation of the crisis there. and supporters of a shiite cleric demonstrated and demanding that the government is corrupt and should disband. this houses most government facilities and even the u.s. batsz bass. teens ark cued of killing their parents and shocking details. what prosecutors said they did after murdering their mother and father. it is so disturbing. >> plus mother nature unleashing a disaster. >> a woman and four grandkids did not survive. that's all, head-on the fox reportment repo

>>> the star power will be on full display tomorrow night at the correspondents dinner at the washington hilton hotel. it will be president obama's final appearance at the dinner while he's in office. >> he wrote on article that i linked to on my facebook page about what it takes to put on the event. paul, how hard is it to get a ticket? who is pulling the strings to decide who gets? >> yeah, it's like everything in washington. you have to lobby for what you want, and that's what the media organizations do. they go to the white house correspondents association, which sponsors the dinner and puts it on, and they browbeat them. they try to get tickets and as many tables as they can to hand them out to their friends, advertisers, what have you. just like everything else it is who you know and how youn twist their arms. >> we know the president is always one of the biggest stars at the show, but so is the emcee. who is that this year and will there be a red carpet? >> there has to be a red carpet because there's so much pa paparazzi that shows up. the celebrities are as much of a feature at the din

it has been held here at the washington hilton, every year since 1968. 6:00 at t street northwest, the site of the assassination attempt of president reagan in 1981. then there's the red carpet. the cocktail receptions start around this time. there are some on the main floor, with journalists, politicians, business leaders, and celebrities. the president himself attends av at the reception. downstairs is where the main ballroom is. everyone has to go through security. then the action starts. the president will be there, naturally, and this year so will bernie sanders. not attending, hillary clinton and donald trump. done,he opening act is everyone is frozen in place until the president leaves, and then the real party starts -- the after party. john: that's what's happening tomorrow night. let's pause to reflect on a blockbuster week. here's a quick recap of all the action and drama, the twisting plot lines, double crossings, and absurdities of the past five days. enjoy. mark: ted cruz and john kasich have hashed out a rare bargain to help each other stop

hillary clinton will be here behind me this afternoon at the hilton in midtown while sanders will be holding a rally at a park in long island city, queens, and over the weekend both with making a last minute push for votes. hillary clinton kept up her busy campaign schedule in new york. on sunday mayor bill de blasio stumped with the former secretary of state in brooklyn. clinton spoke about republican front-runner donald trump. >> i was just up in washington heights, and i said to trump last summer, enough! you stop with the hate-filled rhetoric. you are not going to divide this country, we are coming together, we're going to be unified. >> clinton also visited grace can county and addressed hundreds of supporters. >> i think staten island values are new york values and new york values are american values. [cheers and applause] >> meanwhile, bernie sanders visited the first corinthian baptist church in harlem. >> i'm born in brooklyn, new york. [applause] >> and later thousands gathered at a rally for the vermont senator in prospect park, brooklyn, where sanders was introduced by act

they are also the ones who decided to install a red carpet at the hilton. next, talking about the white house correspondents dinner, we have lloyd, calling in from miami on the republican line. what you think of the correspondents dinner? i watch the program every year. i have to say, i have watched it ever since it has been on c-span. i love watching it. it reflects what is wrong with our country, to watch the pure cuts -- the bureaucrats, the lobbyists, the power of people in washington. they don't get it in washington. they don't understand what is wrong and what is happening in the country. it is funny to watch these people, how self-important they think they are. it is amazing to watch. host: let me ask you this. you say you watch every year and the people who go to the event are self-important. why do you keep watching? caller: iwatch to observe the individuals, and watched it through the clinton years -- i think with george the first, c-span covered it. i enjoy watching it not for the fashion, but to see the observation on the tables. i remember the o

with dottie pepper how much it means to him after coming so close over the last few weeks, including last week at hilton head, the r.b.c. heritage. sunday 75, very disappointing but not this week. brendan steele trying end things with a birdie. three over for his final round to this point. that will wander off to the right. tap-in nor five. he finishes at seven under. nick: too many squares on the scorecard. it's a tough course if you make a couple of mistakes. charley just birdied the third today and that was it. bill: that was for 73 for luke donald. finished with 74. 38 and 36. birdied 13 but unable to build on that, all pars coming in. but a solid week. now ricky barnes. well, he finishes with birdie. nine under par, 74. in a tie for fourth. he's still looking for that tour but charley hoffman, final round 69 and notches his fourth win on the pga tour and it all happened with this. brilliant putt to close it out for the man from southern california. charley hoffman, champion at the valero texas open. there's the lineup tonight here on cbs. for all of us here at cbs sports, thanks for being with us.

a big event at the hilton on 42nd street. donald trump in tuxedo. >> they were at the hyatt. big gop convention. >> cruz in tuxedo. >> governor kasich. >> let's see what he wore. a suit and tie. i wonder why? >> i don't know. while they're inside talking to all the gop supporters, outside there were a lot of people protesting. they were trying to make their way inside of the hyatt. didn't happen. teresa priolo outside trump tower this morning in midtown. what's going on, teresa? >> reporter: good morning, greg and rosanna and good morning, everyone. all the gop hopefuls getting a late start last night. they tried to make the case where their values are in line with new york values. >> it is one of the great, great cities of the world and it is called new york city. >> reporter: capitalizing on his home field advantage, front-runner donald trump dusts the big apple to big-time donors and explains what new york values are all about. >> when we talk about values, what do we see in new york values? we see our really, really incredible, when you look at september 11th especially,

they called us up to the hilton in west chest and the location in philadelphia, they never came to meeth us. we don't -- we don't need a mediator to know what is going on. >> they stood you up? >> they stood us up. >> they told you to go somewhere at a specific time and literally ghosted you? >> that's correct. >> that's not uncommon in union negotiations, from the past, right? all kinds of things that happen -- is that rare? i'm not convinced it is rare. >> no, i think there are all kinds of tactics used in bargaining. the truth is they indicated to us that their most important issue was addressing health care costs and we have really gone a long way down that road. and we expected them to re sip cate on the main issue which is jobs. they refuse to deal with the verizon retail -- wireless retail workers. and want to freeze the pension and they want to cut our accident benefits. there is no need for it. in the current labor cost structure, they made $18 billion last year. so we're helping them compete by addressing health care costs. what is the limit? $233 million for the top five exec

. >> blair on the stage or at the hilton will you be settled? >> behind the head table performing as they arrive and then for the ceremonial portion in the beginning. is this the first time you've conducted at the association dinner? >> this is my third time. >> what is a particular challenge to this event? >> fitting the band on the stage because it is a narrow area that we have to work with to be able to see things spread out left and right. >> so your back is to the dinner most of the night. how do you -- are you listening in your ea year to anyone sayine are about to begin? spinnaker they will wear a headset with the rest of the staff to get the queue when the president arrive arrived in whes ready to come on stage. >> when the color guard marches and who are they representing? they are representing all service so you will have the american flag than the organizations from each service and additionally the rifle bears on each side. >> there's a lot of ribbons on top of those what are those? >> those are battle streamers that represent each th

an average of recent polls clirpt cast her own ballot early this morning and came down to the washington hilton to speak to north america's building trades union. clinton and sanders will both be in new york tonight to watch the results come in. senator ted cruz is looking ahead to next tuesday. he's going to spend the night in philadelphia trying to sway voters before next week's pennsylvania primary. ohio governor john kasich is taking the longview. tonight he's holding a town hall in annapolis followed by a watch party in bethesda. the maryland party is also next tuesday and coming up in the next half hour, we'll get the latest from new york and area. >>> late developments in the search for a missing firefighter in the shenandoah national park. this afternoon an emotional message from her husband. it's been six days since anyone has seen nicole mittendorff of woodbridge. her car was discovered in madison county at the entrance of the white oak canyon trail. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has the latest on the search. >> reporter: 100 searchers, some of them from the state police

. >>> if you're job hunting, a career fair is going on at the double tree hilton in king of prussia.c will be there, car max, devery universal and prudential. organizers tell us, get there early and bring at least 40 copies of your resume. >>> a series of community meeting kicks off today on the heroin and opioid crisis. today's meeting is at northeast high school. an nbc 10 digitamç exclusive "generation addicted" takes a closer look at the heroin epidemic. find it and the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com. >>> today, state and local lawmakers will be on hand for the dedication of a new autistic support playground. the ceremony will take place this afternoon at primos elementary school. the play ground is special built with custom equipment for children with autism. april is autism awareness month. >>> sometimes we see a money-back guarantee on retail items we buy. what about hospital care? yes. that's what they're doing. gisi i geisinger is now offering a money-back guarantee on parent co-pays and deductibles. unsatisfied patients decide how much money they deserve back. since october, they

. >> and where on the stage or where in the -- where at the hilton will you be settled? we'll be on the stage behind the head table performing for the guests as they arrive and then for the ceremonial portion in the beginning. >> and is this the first time that you've conducted at the white house correspondents' association dinner? >> no, sir. this is my third time, i believe. >> what's a particular challenge to this dinner, to this event? >> one of the challenges is getting the band actually -- fitting the band on the stage because it's very narrow area that we have to work with. the band gets spread out, and then being able to see being spread out left to right. >> so your back is to the dinner most of the night, correct? >> yes, sir, it is. >> how do you -- are you listening in your ear to anyone say okay, we're about to begin or anything like that? >> yes, sir. the drum major will actually wear a head set that's looped in with the rest of the event staff to get cues when the president arrives and when he's ready to come on stage. >> when the color guard marches in, w

eastern, the live coverage from the washington hilton includes red carpet arrivals and background on the dinner and war presentations. 2700 people are expected to attend the sold-out dinner. this year the president will give his final speech as commander-in-chief. join us to watch the 2016 white house correspondents' dinner beginning saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight a hearing on u.s. policy in the asia-pacific region and discussion on new fcc rules for consumer data and later a look at state of literary magazines in today's political climate. >>> deputy secretary of state antoni blinken testified about u.s. interest in the asia patie pacific region at a house foreign committee. they asked about aggression in the south china sea and sanctions against north korea and human rights issues in vietnam and burma. this is just under two hours.

so there's a lot that goes into it. >> there's a lot of high profile people that come to the hilton on're probably used to that part. where do you source your food in is -- your food? is that a secret? are the secret service involved in your preparation? andre: as far as the food goes. we have primary pro vayiers that we source most of the food from. as soon as the tasting is over, i actually sit down and that's when the ordering of the food takes place. so it took place three months ago because we wanted to make sure there's the correct aging on the beef for the dinner that night. it comes anywhere from california, meat usually from colorado or idaho, somewhere in that area. vegetables, again, florida, california, the majority of the it. there's a lot that goes into it, though. >> what about the secret service? are they participating? keeping an eye on everything that goes on that night? >> they. do and the thing with secret service is they kind of take our lead but at the same time we take their lead. meaning that they -- we know our employees who should be here and who should not be