the way. defining freedom for this nation. one of the more pivotal stories and iconic stories is that of nat turner. we are fortunate to be able to feature a bible owned by turner at the time of his escape and the time of the rebellion. nat turner is pivotal because like other rebellions that took place throughout the nation and the african diaspora, it made an impact on this country. laws tightened up. while those laws tightened up, african americans found ways to go around those laws. we have a section directly behind me called making a way out of no way, where we look at the black code and slave code, codes defined status, ability, and autonomy. african americans, free and enslaved, were often times restricted more than you can imagine. illegal to read, illegal to gather, illegal to practice their faith. one of the objects i would like to point out is again a family object. we were fortunate enough to be contacted by shirley burkett of detroit who reached out to us and donated her ancestor's violin that was given by a slave

codis and the national d.n.a. index system play a critical role across the country in criminal investigations by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. rapid d.n.a. involves a fully automated hands-free process designed to produce the d.n.a. profile within minutes at the booking stage outside of a crime lab. existing law does not provide for the inclusion of rapid d.n.a. analysis into codis, and h.r. 510 would bridge the gap between rapid d.n.a. technology and codis by authorizing law enforcement to conduct rapid d.n.a. analysis and upload the analysis to the national index as long as the rapid d.n.a. machines that are used are accredited. this adds a real-time layer to the codis system and saves us all significant time and resources, improving efficiency in the criminal justice process. h.r. 510 is significant, practical and has positive consequences for law enforcement and public safety. for example, detroit as of this april has tested approximately 10,000 backlog sexual assault kits. as a result, thi

it is not as though the slavery issue is complete we silenced at the national level. even if, right, the petitions are gapped in a certain way in the years following -- gagged in a certain way in the years following. >> [indiscernible] inspired people to look at this debate more in honest dimensions. there are plenty of dimensions to look at. one thing i would remind you, if you study this episode, the wider atlantic world, there is a lot going on in congress at this time. nothing is debated in congress in a vacuum. in this particular case, for those of you who have seen "hamilton," and you know his report on public credit is being debated at the same time. tensions in congress are already amped up. you get these quakers and senile ben franklin throwing these potentially unconstitutional proposals, and things really start to ignite. bear that in mind. i am reminded, unless i am wrong in this, there are good in bad -- good and bad sides to the it -- anti-slavery debate being dragged out. some people say this is a titanic waste of time. then we have simmons of pennsylvan

the largest arab nation in the world. >> this round is not over.there are other legal challenges in other states. there is another hearing set for next week. it could go to the supreme court. at the white house. scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: interior secretary is getting ready to tour the national monument in utah on president trump's order. he is reviewing the designation of it and the 26 other monuments. his recommendations could lead to the smaller monumented boundaries or eliminating the designation altogether. alison: the head of the environmental protection agency removed half of the scientists who sit on a key review board. the board revises leadership on integrity of the science. the e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt is considering the representatives of the industry that the agency regulates. >> we were told that we would be preparing for meeting the fall and so forth. this announcement of the determination of serving board members is shocking. >> the e.p.a. denies that anyone was dismissed and says the three-year terms were not renewed.

the war that formed our nation and formed our movement toward becoming the -- a great nation as hamilton and jefferson defined and others of their generation. doesn't have a name. the enemy or from the other point of view, those who were conquered don't seem to have names. i mentioned two that we know the most about. it was a gigantic confederation of nations that came together to resist. not just these two and their people but a big consideration of nations and they had success for a wild. >> speaking of that, i was talking about lack of indian identity in the west but that was not the case east mississippi river. talk about how strong that sense of community was in the role it played in that. >> it is quite different in the story i am telling, more like they developed without giving up the identity. members of nations and branches of nations. they did define themselves for the first time in that area, it wouldn't necessarily be the term they would use. we get interesting vocabulary problems talking about this which in themselves are worth dwelling on. there is a strong hand in the move

the party has little or no interest about doing something about the national debt. eep going more and more in debt. the future generations are going to have to pay for it. is there anyway that this conversation will change, someone has the brass knuckle to make the tough decisions where americans would have to make sacrifices to start reigning in our spending? >> guest: i think so. president trump may be this that guy, because he approaches things from a business perspective. if you look at the two types of spending that gives us a stat, there's mandatory, and discretionary spending, it seems like a lot of times congress and about mandatory spending cuts, and those are very difficult because they affect human's lives, if you look at discretionary spending, there are places where we can start cutting and get serious about, but they are sacred cows and by this i mean the military spending. 16% of the military budget is for salaries, 20, 30 some odd percent is for military defense contractors. if we can start by looking seriously at our military, because it's the larges

host: the article shows the national monuments in this country by type. the talk about the monument, the reason for preserving, 57 percent, 37% of national monuments dedicated for the historical value. an example for one of those? guest: as i mentioned, the bus station that was part of the freedom rides during the civil rights movement in the 1960's. an internment camp in hawaii. does not seem like those are under review, they will stick around because they are small, all under 100,000 acres. host: colorado, independent, ken. caller: how are you doing? bothering me, i am an indigenous american and when they make these monuments, it all goes into the un pool. australiau can go to and go to their monuments, it is a land grab. it is one world. i do not understand. who is our government, king george? you are taking our land away for any reason you want. you cannot have a gun in your vehicle if you cross a monument. host: anything you want to pick up? guest: some debate whether the antiquities act has outlived its usefulness but as a conversation we should have

then the first tuesday after the inauguration, the national security adviser got interviewed by the fbi. when the fbi does that kind of interview, the agents who conduct the interview produce a written report about it. it's called a 302. swearing in was on friday, then there's the week, then the following tuesday national security adviser gets interviewed by the fbi. the consequences of that interview are still ringing out like -- i mean, church bells, air raid sirens, depending on your mfrlt adjustment towards these things. all these weeks and months later, what happened in that fbi interview still resent resident nating. it set off alarms so much so they didn't even wait for the agents who had interviewed mike flynn to write up their 302. they didn't wait for those toogts write their report. >> did you have the 302 with you when you were in the white house? did you show it to white house counsel and had you seen it at the time you went up to the white house? >> no. the fbi had deducted interview on the 24th. we got readout from the fbi on the 25th, a detailed readout specifically from

committee and to increase the funding of the national institutes of health. but to do it for the purpose of all americans having access. having said that, getting back to this omnibus bill, i'm very proud of the work of nita lowey and ranking members of the subcommittees and the staff and proud of the work also of our distinguished chairman, mr. frelinghuysen and join him in recognizing the work of his subcommittee chairs chairs on all of this. it's a product to be proud of. thank you, mr. frelinghuysen. i urge a yes vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back.

but we need the countries of the nation to have a strong voice too. does the prime minister agree with me that those who abstain from taking their seats in this house, those who are denying the people of northern ireland the government, formation of our government, are denying their constituents a say in the future of this country and we will not allow that to happen. >> the honorable gentlemen is right. it is important the constituents who elected members of parliament feel those members of parliament are able to do their job, bring their concerns to this house and play a full part in this chamber and we want to ensure every part of the united kingdom has a strong voice and we continue to work for that. >> the prime minister is showing considerable leadership in adopting the definition of anti-semitism. does she believe it is the duty of all party leaders in this house not just to pay lip service to it but do something about it? does she share my -- does she share my disgust that a former member of this house criticized by

that was the national league division play-off. people here yesterday of course disagreeing on whether the pitch was intentional. >> my opinion i thought it probably wasn't. i didn't think it was hard enough to charge the mound. >> he hit him on purpose. >> reporter: strickland saying that that was not intentional. the giants manager, however, saying the whole thing was sad but he is glad no one got hurt. both strickland and harper were ejected. the nationals won the game. fans head back to at&t park today. they may be wondering what to expect as they watch game 2 of the series. live from at&t park, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> it is 6:09. if you are in need of some vacation days, a new event, you will want to hear this. why some doctors say it could be time to take the day off. >> oh, did somebody say day off?! we're going to take a day off from sunshine. hi there. we have may gray transitioning to "june gloom." and i'll tell you when to expect showers in the forecast. coming up. >> expect delays for your tuesday morning commute. we

the u.n. s reduced by $640 million. while national security is a key tenant to this legislation, the omnibus also promotes economic growth at home, particularly in my kentucky district. coal country came under siege under president obama with an onslaught of job-killing regulations. our communities are working hard to recover after losing nearly 12,000 mining jobs. in addition to rolling back several anti-coal regulations, the bill permanently provides health care benefits to retired coal miners and their families. this gives the people who powered our nation for generations the peace of mind that they deserve. the bill also provides kentucky with $25 million to continue the abandon mine land pilot program, which creates jobs by reclaiming abandoned mine land for economic development. the appalachian regional commission receives historic funding with $152 million appropriated, $10 million is dedicated to high-speed brought to you by cable in -- broadband cable in our area. and in addition to creating jobs, this bill builds on our prog

ahead,y: straight highlights from the national memorial day concert. d we are 2-2 for rain this holiday weekend. lets us know if it will rain on memorial day. the new starts now. thanks for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters. rain fell as rolling thunder finished their freedom ride this afternoon. in new york, plenty of boaters in the water around the statue, but tomorrow is the big memorial day parades. josh knight will let us know if we will dodge the raindrops. have a dryof us will day, but a chance of a few showers moving in and out just before the parade. we still have a nice night. of being off work, still at the national harbor, but a chance of rain as we go through the overnight. the big picture has not changed much through the day, the warm front still in relatively the same place, slowly working across the d.c. area. we keep showers in the forecast tonight. tomorrow it will be the cold front that moves across, bringing a chance of a little light rain, right in the middle of the day. we are dry right now around d.c., but manassas with sprinkles a

we get an important part of our funding from the national park service. partners been imported and will always be important partners because this is national park land. we also continue to work with the mount vernon ladies association. they have supported us throughout the years. they look at us as their boots on the ground. we are the ones listening and meeting people and hearing about , this piece of land may be developed, or they are talking about a cell phone tower here, or a pipeline there. we alert them. sometimes they have purchased land not in the park but near the park to protect it from they willloped, and put easements on it and sell it. i grew up in montana and wyoming. we had a good open spaces and i took them for granted. i came to the east coast, and there are all these cities. i never knew about this park until i came to interview for a job. i stepped out, and i was captivated. it is a magical place. it is so rare to have this much land preserved so close to washington, d.c., and in the process of preserving this landscape so that people at

and at the same time he cannot afford to antagonize the national assembly. do you think those are extreme facto factors or is there room for maneuver? >> yes, john, you correctly identified both domestic and international constraints that will influence how the new administration will carry out the policy. the main issue is we have seen this platform before. you think about the situation between george w. bush and the president of south korea and there were tensions but we got through it. i think we will see something similar. bruce put the no experience in a negative light but on the other hand we have somebody who has experience and 15 years ago we were dealing with a bunch of people who had no experience who came over and took over south korean government. i think in the first 24 hours, some of that experience is showing. i think he did a very good job with his inauguration kind of address. really the outstanding question is chemistry. we will have to say how that is dealt with. there will be tension and frictions but i think they will be managed. >> bruce

. >> the tragic shootings in arizona are bringing the national debate over gun control... >> saturday's attack is now putting gun laws under a magnifying glass. >> narrator: then, once again, a familiar response: a public call for the federal government to just do something-- something about guns. >> guns, those damn things. so what happened here-- how did this slip through the cracks? >> here you have one of the democrats' own in congress being struck down-- a shooting which showed the effect of weak gun laws. >> as we wait for the latest medical update, president obama is working on the speech that he will... >> at the white house, initially there was sort of a wait-and-see. and i think a lot of it rested on, to what extent was the president going to be willing to take this up? >> breaking news, we've just learned that president obama will be going to tucson on wednesday. >> this just in: president obama just said that he will... >> narrator: in the wake of the shooting, the president was facing a political crisis on an issue most politicians try to avoid... >> president obama will de

. >> the united nations was created after the second world war to avoid another such tragedy. and unitedn union nations are clearly the most ofcessful projects sustainability in the world since the beginning of history. that is what i want to express hear my deep gratitude and appreciation for the strong commitment of the european union and all of its bodies to multi-nationalism, and for the generous contribution you give in humanitarian aid and the central aspects of peace and security which are because of the united nation's actions. [applause] union see the european involved around libya, and somalia,he mission in in financial support and .raining we are looking forward to the support of the european union and the labors in mali. it is an absolutely essential part to what is necessary to make the u.n. effective. i want to express my deep gratitude for that. [applause] bedear colleagues, it would possible to make the statement that the world has never been better. progress in the last decade has created the conditions for an enormous increase in global wealth and living condi

this is a the eu national anthem. s clearly a point for emmanuel macron -- he was overall the most pro-eu candidate among the 11 original presidential candidates. he is now going to be arriving on that stage and telling people to unite around france, unite around him and unite around a stronger europe. >> it is one thing for him to have made it this far. a lot of people clearly worried he runs the risk of disappointing. he have to be very careful he?t, have pity -- hasn't guess hews he has to knows he has his work cut out. that speech an hour ago was humble in which he said i know not all three people are behind my project -- i know not all french people are behind my project. turn out was not particularly good in the second round of the election. some voters on the far left felt disillusioned. emmanuel macron has his work cut out. you have to work hard to get french hearts and minds behind his project. we have the french parliamentary election coming up in june. if he does not get the majority to govern, he is going t

it is not focused on the national source as it is the governments of these countries in relationship with them and whether we are getting reliable information in order to be able to screen their nationals. if you focus on those sections, that is really the basis for the order. i think it is clearly not to trigger the president's determination under 11-82f. all the left with is their constitutional claim. that is what it all boils down to. i think for all the reasons i have given, they should not prevail on that but even if they did, we would be looking at a narrow injunction tailored to these plaintiffs that has caused irreparable injury. the last thing, if i could say this, the order before this court has been the subject of a heated and passionate political debate, but the precedent set by this case for this court's role in reviewing the president's gower at the borders will lon debate and this order and this constitutional moment. in cases like this one, which is such intense feelings on both debate and this order and this constitutional moment. sides, we would respectfully submit

and there by to influence the behavior of the national security adviser. who is the top security adviser to the president of the united states -- they held onto him. for 18 days until it ended up in the press. then they got rid of him. most republican senators on this committee today were mostly concerned about fact that this ever ended up in the press. it's a remarkable thing in its own right. but despite those guys, we know a lot more about this investigation, specifically about the still unexplained behavior of this white house when it came to this red-hot issue of their secret contacts with the russian government. and that is bad news. that is very, very bad news for this white house. and as soon as this hearing ended today, the white house floated the news that they are considering basically redeclaring war in afghanistan, starting the war there all over again in its 16th year, which had the practical effect of shoving the headlines on this hearing today down toward the bottom of the page, at least at the war -- "the washington po " post." and that is

to the nation that serves as custodian of the two holiest site in the islamic faith.naugural address to the american people, i pledge to strengthen america's oldest friendships and to build new partnerships in pursuit of peace. i also promised that america will not seek to impose our way of life on others. but outstripped our hands in the spirit of cooperation and trust. our vision is one of peace, security, and prosperity, in this region and all throughout the world. we share the aim of stamping out extremism. and providing our children a hopeful future that does honour to god. so, children a hopeful future that does honourto god. so, this children a hopeful future that does honour to god. so, this historic and unprecedented gathering of leaders, will lift the bertens... inaudible that will protect the safety of our people... inaudible closer bonds of friendship. security. culture. and commerce. for americans it seems to be an exciting time. a new spirit of optimism is sweeping our country. in just time. a new spirit of optimism is sweeping our country. injust a few

and so, this historic and unprecedented gathering of leaders, unique in the history of nations, is a symbol to the world of our shared resolve. >> [speaking arabic] pres. trump: -- bonds of friendship, security, culture, and commerce. for americans, this is a very exciting time. a new spirit of optimism is sweeping our country. in just a few months, we have created almost a million new jobs, added over $3 trillion in new value, lifted the burdens on american industry, and made record investments in our military that will protect the safety of our people and enhance the security of our wonderful friends and allies, many of whom are here today. now, there is even more blessed news that i am pleased to share with you. my meetings with king salman, the crown prince, and the deputy crown prince have been filled with great warmth, goodwill, and tremendous cooperation. yesterday, we signed historic agreements with the kingdom that will invest almost $400 billion in our two countries and create many hundreds of thousands of jobs in america and saudi arabia. this landmark agreement includes th

the air. reagan national at 47 degrees. for the d.c. bike ride by 8:00, partly cloudy, still in the mid-50s, getting mild by 10:00 a.m. into the mid-60s, then noontime, the low 70s, and during the afternoon with the bright sunshine, we ought to hit the upper 70s. look at even hotter weather on the way over the next ten days, that's in a few minutes. >> thank you an hour responding to unusual call. a fire truck inside the fire station in springfield somehow caught fire. they say it was parked inside the station at the time. now the fire alarm went off around 12:30 this morning. the deputy fire chief tells us this is not impacting their service. >> it's under investigation right now. we believe it could be related to the vehicle itself. we're going to still provide service to this community, even though one apparatus today will be out of service. >> and thankfully no one was injured in that fire. >>> and right now, thousands of bicyclists are getting ready to bike through the nation's capital. the d.c. bike ride will navigate 20 miles goi

emmanuel macron, talking to the french nations, talking to the french nations, talking to the people what happens. isn't it interesting? we've just finished that election and my guest and others in the city of bordeaux already looking forward, if i can put it that way, to june and already looking forward, if i can put it that way, tojune and the legislative elections. karin, i'm sure some of our viewers seeing marine le pen didn't let the defeat get to her — the video of her dancing has gone viral certainly has. lots of people dancing on the streets of paris last night. sally's coming up. let's get thoughts from journalist and commentator nabila ramdani, and stefan simons. how have france's expectations changed with this news? i think the expectations put on emmanuel macron are huge. it has to be said that he's a man who's come in with so little baggage, and he's been doing so remarkably well and has been so very successful in such a short period of time that people are literally expecting miracles from him. all he can do, frankly, is to govern to the best of his ability, and he has

security measures that come under the purview of the national security council. it wasn't until the "washington post" revealed the nature of his deception that the white house turned around and fired him. not because he was compromising national security but because he had lied to the vice president. in fact, he was, as sally yates warned a clear and present danger. >> matthew, is there a serious case to be made that we still would not have known about this if 2 story hadn't leaked to the "washington post," if that hadn't been the way it got out? >> i think there is absolutely no reason to believe based on what we know that the white house would have ever fired mike flynn. it's clear they only fired him once it became public. and now when you look and go back and reconstruct these events and look at the way they rolled out as she explained today. she had a meeting with don mcgahn on january 26th. she had another meeting with him on the 27th of january. they had a phone call on the 30th. that was the day she was going to provide him with the underlying evidence whi

we do collect all the belligerent nations. the best way to find out what we are looking for and how to donate is to go to our website and look under donating an object. that will give our contact information and people can contact me or the museum for archival material. then we can dpoe frgo from ther. we do ask that people contact us first. walk-ins with materials is a little difficult. we are not always available to look for them. we are looking for specific things. we do have that on our website. >> doren cart, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> you are watching live as c-span visits the national world war i museum in kansas city, missouri. we are spending 2 1/2 hours here in the week of the sen ten yece. our guest is mitchell yockelson. >> his latest book, "forth-seven days." let me pick up on that topic. the wore had been raging enter europe for 3 1/2, 4 years by the time the united states decided to get into it. you described it as pretty much a stalemate. neither side was advancing very far. what tactically did genera

sapp make reference to the national security payloads. how important is it to your mission to have the delta 4 heavy or an equivalent available? >> it's essential to my mission that they're available in the near term. i tell you, general raymond has mentioned the partnership between us at nsdc and operations, we couldn't have better launch partners than we do in the air force. they have taken care of our mission. we buy on their contracts. they made sure we had delta 4 heavy coverage with a lot of it transition margin to get to a new booster. so we have just been very satisfied with their support. >> you heard general raymond say that he believes that by 2023 we will have a replacement certified. i hope so too. but if we don't, do you believe that we should let the delta 4 heavy go before we have an alternative certified? >> i believe we have time to see how the new programs mature before we cannot go back on the delta 4 heavy. i wouldn't carry it in the near term. we've got launches funded until 2023. so we have time to make a right decis

it looks like the nationals will finally get the game in tonight. if you as we will remain cool overnight. temperatures in the 50's. some of us falling into the 40's overnight tonight. mostly cloudy skies, northwesterly wind moving in. that sticks with us tomorrow. a bit breezy for the mother's day forecast, but definitely a great day to spend time outside with mom. into theratures also mid 70's by the afternoon, feeling much better compared to today and yesterday. there will be a little breeze. through the early half of the week, we are tracking not only the sunshine to stick around but also a significant warm-up. i will talk more about that coming up in my extended forecast. kimberly? kimberly: thank you, molly. new developments in the firing of fbi director james comey. "the new york times" reporting comey will testify before congress but only in a public urine. friday the senate intelligence committee said comey was unabl meeting. the firing sparked a political firestorm. is investigating possible collusion between the and russia during last yea

the u.n. s reduced by $640 million. while national security is a key tenant to this legislation, the omnibus also promotes economic growth at home, particularly in my kentucky district. coal country came under siege under president obama with an onslaught of job-killing regulations. our communities are working hard to recover after losing nearly 12,000 mining jobs. in addition to rolling back several anti-coal regulations, the bill permanently provides health care benefits to retired coal miners and their families. this gives the people who powered our nation for generations the peace of mind that they deserve. the bill also provides kentucky with $25 million to continue the abandon mine land pilot program, which creates jobs by reclaiming abandoned mine land for economic development. the appalachian regional commission receives historic funding with $152 million appropriated, $10 million is dedicated to high-speed brought to you by cable in -- broadband cable in our area. and in addition to creating jobs, this bill builds on our prog

the national parties have a little bit of difficulty controlling the process. but then again, the state parties perhaps had a bout of influenza in the past as well. so, the parties have been weakened by lots of things that happened in the past. the patronage weekend the parties economic benefits from being a part of the party process. the state walls have regulated the parties pretty heavily and there's lots of competition for the parties and consultants that will advise the candidates and the social media. the parties have been weakened but it's not just because of this. >> host: why would one state hold a closed primary if another was an open primary? >> guest: it has a lot to do with tradition and going back to the 19 hundreds when the law was passed. the states that have the minorities of a close primary to restrict participation to people who were registered. others where the progressive movement was stronger or more likely to adopt an open primary. although they do not have as much effect on the primary as many people think. >> host: the author of this bo

and the somali national and refugees, but this is the key response to which are saying. i think plaintiffs have missed framed the question. >> you're talking about 82 million people aren't you? it seems to me there has to be show that there is a detrimental interest to the united states posed by 82 million people. there has to be something about those people's nationality that renders them suspect or renders , and i don't see anything in the text of executive order number two that does that. can you point to anything that because these people come from this country they are detrimental to the interest of the united states? mr. well: two things, one, i think it miss frames the question of little bit. the president wasn't suspending the entry of these nationals because he believes they are all terrorists. what he is saying is the previous administration in congress designated these countries and took them out of the visa waiver program because of their links to terrorist organizations -- f, if you go back to the language of the statute, th

the gloves come off. we have a full-fledged national security state now. part of what i am trying to say is you can actually find the government doing the things in wartime that it only does supposedly in peacetime. and i think it has a great deal to do with changes in the government, more broadly, changes in the economic context in which the government and defense contractors operate. a lot of it i think is the pressures of attempting to prepare for war in the industrial age. that is something you can improvise, especially for the navy. if you want and navy ready to go in 10 years, you start 10 years early. in some respects, you go into war footing even when you are at peace. i think the timing of the national defense secrets act in 1911, it has not started ramping up for world war i, is really suggested in that regard. that is kind of the misconception i think i see that i am trying to push back against. >> thank you for speaking with us. ms. epstein: thank you. i appreciate it. >> interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/ history.

the last time the national front reached the second round there was a call for national unity. the unions are giving their supporters a much more mixed message. click state of separate rallies. stopping at the national front. disagreewo main unions on how to stop marine le pen. it has explicitly called on voters to back a manual macron. the dangere with posed by the national front we have to be clear. xenophobic want the racist authoritarian country promise by marine le pen, we have to vote for macron. clock's the union has also called on the electorate to block le pen. they haven't actively encouraged voters to cast a ballot for the centrist opponent. >> our main goal is spelled out here. don't want any votes for the national front. thate tired of austerity are tired of seeing the working right threatened. >> they marched alongside the unions. thousands joined the demonstration to protest against the national front. clashes quickly broke out on the sidelines. police officials say masked youth through molotov cocktails on riot police. the responded by firing volleys of tear gas.

we know as members of the anc that it is a national conference properly constituted and that if not, of the anc, through two thirds majority, that can call for a conference basically asking him to step down. we are going to a conference of which president zuma will step down as the president. that is happening in less than six months from now, going to the national conference of the anc in december. yes, well, you are talking about stepping down as leader of the anc, you're not talking about stepping down as the president of the country. and many in the country feel that this sense of crisis in governance cannot be resolved without the end of zuma's presidency, not least because it is about something fundamental, the phrase we hear from your country so often, that is "state capture." there are so many allegations now of ways in which the zuma government has been captured by private interests, wealthy individuals, cronies of the president, in ways that suggest decision—making has been fundamentally corrupted. well, we know of those views but we know that the anc is not captured in any

the poet of naacp, the national naacp member labels at the red summer of 1919. there are numbers of riots defined by white terrorism, white mob violence sweeping across the nation. the most famous are probably washington dc, chicago in august of 1919. a lot of them are concentrated in the summer, but people talk about the long red summer ending with the riot in 1921. similar to incitement. in the summer of 1919 you also get the lynching of soldiers, at least 10, maybe 11 african-american soldiers in uniform. again, horrific in a symbolic way of saying, do not think that the war for democracy was your war for american democracy. that is not what it was, and that is not will be will allow it to be. >> so where does this fit into the larger civil rights movement? adriane: it was an important moment in the 20th century. in the history of the long civil rights movement of some -- as some scholars would call it. for all of the intensity of white reaction, for all of the insistence of white supremacists that the war would mean nothing for african-americans, it actually

it's the responsibility, i believe, and the duty of the nations of the western hemisphere including our nation, to help the venezuelan people. article 20 of the inter-american democratic charter states in the event of an unconstitutional alteration of the constitutional regime that impairs the democratic order and a member state any member state or the secretary general may request the immediate convocation of the permanent council to undertake a collective assessment of the situation and to take such decisions as it deems appropriate. this is what must be done because if we fail to help the venezuelan people in their time of need and the worst comes to pass what will follow will not be confined to the venezuelan borders. the united states, as a result, i hope should impose sanctions against corrupt individuals, not the government, not the people. individuals responsible for human rights violations, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, undermining the country's democratic process. president obama began that process. president trump actually sanctioned additional people earlier this

his case, looking at what makes america great, the question at the heart of the debate of nationalism. good sunday morning, thanks for being with us. daniel krauthammer: thank you for having me. host: what is your premise? daniel krauthammer: i guess the premise is that what makes america great is not really what the president seems to have a the center of his rhetoric. for 240 years now we have had a very unique tradition in america . we are the only country that was built specifically and explicitly on political ideals and universal political ideals at that. that is really the core root of andidentity, and unlike more so than any country in the world, we are based on that rather than a purely tribal or blood link cultural, historical identity that most of the countries are based on. that has given us a unique identity and also a unique mission and unique sense of greatness. you look at our tradition has not been what is generally considered great in the nation, wealth, power, glory over others, but the ideals that we were founded on. about what theg president has put at the center o

it's called the national flood insurance program consultant accountability act. it's real simple. it will give the fema administrator the authority to hire -- to fire any consultant, contractor, lawyer, engineer, whom ever who engage in conduct detaiconduct -- detrimental to e mission of the national flood insurance program. the bill will be fair. it will have an appeals process to ensure that there are not false accusals. this is a simple, commonsense reform that frankly should have been put in place years ago. if a consultant commits activity that in the opinion of the fema administrator is detrimental to a program -- for example, if he falsifies an engineering report that shows that flooding caused the insured's damage, if he falsifies a report to say that it didn't cause damage, then that consultant should be fired, and this bill is going to give the fema administrator the authority to do it. because i believe, mr. president, that the proper tools are not in place to hold government accountable and to throw out bad actors. they're just not. during the sandy recovery, major medi

news 4 is on the national mall with the emotional stories from people at tonight's vigil. darcy? >> reporter: well, eric and i have been covering these vigils for a number of years. like you said, they're always very emotional. tonight i was able to speak to a woman who was pregnant at the time her fiance was shot and killed in the line of duty. perhaps the most moving part of the vigil is when they read each anve the prince george's county police chief reads the names of the officers in maryland who died in the line of duty, including one of its own men. >> jakai davis colt. >> reporter: nearly 400 names in all, read at the national fallen officers candlelight vigil held on the national mall. dina baits came with her baby daughter who will never see her father. baits was pregnant when the baby's dad, a kansas city police captain, was shot and killed in july. >> i can't even describe. it's incredibly moving to see how many people care. but it's also incredibly painful, because, you know, we're still working through the grief process. >> reporter: police officers from across the c

to the national park service, which gave up ownership within the independent national historical parkworkers who transformed the organization into a full grown institution, who have overseen the construction, who have conceived a remarkable exhibit program and symbol of phenomenal team of designers, and artist to bring this all to light for us. none of this would have been possible without the financial resources given by more than 11,000 donors. 11,000 donors. remarkable. [applause] not only from philadelphia, but from every state in the union. names of thesee major donors on the sound -- inside the wall fear inside the entrance companies museum. articles thanks towards each and every one of them. but they would preserve our loftiest aspirations, deepest respect for one man most responsible for ringing us to this place on the day. after a lecture. is jerry klein share. [applause] terry became the founding chairman in 2005. although relinquishing that official position last december. he will forever remain that singular selfless power, able to elevate the human spirit and inspired hum

>> he was in the national guard. he was in the 35th division which was primarily troops from the missouri/kansas area. he was a battery commander. and he saw a lot of action during the war, again going to the -- they have a nice display on him here at the museum. they quote some letters that he wrote home to bess who was his girlfriend/fiancee later at the time. he talks about what it was like to be in combat and he specifically talks about the mud and trying to get these huge heavy artillery pieces that are drawn by horses through the rough terrain that's muddy, the road themselves have been destroyed by enemy fire and truman's letter are digitized and available on the truman library website. so people can read them and i recommend they do. they are fascinating. >> you have made the point that the united states had to ramp up to be able to participate in world war i. what was the size of this country's standing army before war was declared and once the war was over, what was the size of the permanent army in the unit

the group presents a clear national defense risk, everybody agrees to that. may the president take action? or is that president disqualified operating on that risk because of the animous? >> no, it is not permanently disqualifying in any circumstance. >> they could take action if there is a national security risk? >> i think the president could take action if it appeared to be reasonable, objective of server -- observer, that his primary purpose was not to -- >> you mean his primary purpose? >> if a different candidate had won the election and then issued this order, i gather you would not have any problems with that. a different candidate who did not make the same expressions as president trump did? >> yes, your honor. this same act could be cost constitutional in some circumstances but not in others. >> my particular question is if some other candidate had won the election, issued this executive order before us, i gather you would have no problem with that. is that right? >> i will to clarify the hypothetical in one sense. are we saying that the candidate is

last hour, the national security adviser to the president, general h.r. blowout from the allegation that the president didn't put national security at risk and described the conversation as wholly appropriate. >> i just should make the statement here that the president wasn't even aware of where this information came from. he wasn't briefed on the source and method of the information either. >> i want to bring in our panel in washington. sa cedric leighton, shelby holiday for "the wall street journal." it's pretty amazing that the president wasn't briefed on where that very sensitive information came from. you would think someone on the staff, the national security adviser or someone else would say this is really sensitive information. be careful how you share it. >> yes. and it was surprising to hear that h.r. mcmaster had not spoken to tom bossert about why he alerted the agencies about donald trump's comment. everyone is focused on the nuances of what donald trump said in the oval office when he was meeting with kislyak and lavrov. when you look at the

that is not his purview. : he is the director of national intelligence. on occasions prior to today, he made it clear that there was no evidence of collusion. reporter: the point is that he wouldn't know. there has been no final conclusion. sean spicer: i understand that, but the question i would ask is why he said what he did before? his testimony and comments on multiple occasions prior to today, was i have no evidence that there was any collusion. two suddenly shift his story i , believe the question should be asked to him. he was the director of national intelligence. he said multiple times, including in testimony in front of congress, that there was no collusion. that is a question for him. reporter: there is an ongoing investigation. he is not making that argument. sean spicer: my point is that all we are able to do at this point is the people who are aware of the former director of national intelligence, the head of the nation's intelligence agencies, made multiple statements talking about the involvement, making it clear that there was none. we too