the people strive in foreign aggression. to have nationalependence and a liberation of the people, and to overthrow the imperialism and capitalism, the chinese people have been fighting ferociously under the leadership of the communist party. however, when the great revolution was like a raging fire, the counter revolution created a revolution in the people and raised a butcher's knife against the communists and the revolutionary people. this land, for a period, was covered in bloodshed. the chinese communist party was in serious danger, to be chased away and killed. the chinese revolution was in a very crucial moment. in this kind of lesson, our party realized that without an armed force, we could not fight against armed counterrevolutionaries. and we could not pick up the leadership of the chinese revolution. we could not change the victory of the chinese revolution and we could not change the fate of the chinese people in the chinese nation. first of august, 1927. a gunshot started it in the city of nanchang, started our party's armed res

the nation. the 450,000 soldiers and airmen of the national guard in texas and louisiana, i would like to give you an update on the national guard response thurricane harvey. our sympathy goes out to the citizens of texas and louisiana, potentially. this record flooding and in the aftermath put a great strain on families in texas and individual citizens and first responders. we are also very proud of the texas guard that responded at this point. the soldiers and airmen have been working around the clock to alleviate the pain and suffering that have been experienced by the citizens in houston and southwest texas. i would like to emphasize as we talk about national guard response, the training adequate but the national guard receives to fight the nation's wars also make it possible to be very good as we rapidly respond to state needs to mystically. that federal training becomes important to our ability to rapidly respond and the capabilities we bring in support of civil authorities. that training we

people and the chinese nation. ne decades ago the people's army experienced wars of different kinds, ask and they have overcome obstacles of different kinds. they have made great sacrifices, and they have won one victim arely after another, and they have achieved historical feats for the party and for the people. [inaudible] ing in the 22 bombs struggle of the party with its fortitude, with its bravery, with its strategies and tactics and its fighting strength. it overcomes different kinds of obstacles and difficulties, and it has beaten ferocious enemies of difference kinds, and it has achieved victories -- [inaudible] revolutionary war, the war against the japanese aggression and the war of liberation. it's helped to overthrow the -- mountains, and it helped to lay a, started a foundation for the new china where the chinese people is, are the masters. and they helped to change the situation, the chinese nation was featured by weakness and -- [inaudible] by others. one of the historical feats is that the historical

to the nation that we became. here's a man who wrote "all men are created equal" and yet was a slaveholder. here is a man who truly believed that government should be representative of the people, even though he was very much a virginia aristocrat. but jefferson, at the end of the day, had a very optimistic view of our nation and a very optimistic view that we could govern ourselves. i hope people who leave understand that while monticello was jefferson's life's work, and he was always trying to perfect it, he also viewed the united states as something that would never be perfected and that would continue to be a work in progress. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of the communities across the country on c-span.org/citiestour. economy professor discusses alexander hamilton's views on the national debt a

mobilize the whole military and nation to continue to struggle. together, we are a strong force. we will strengthen the military together to realize the dreams and to endeavor persistently for the realization of the chinese dream of the chinese nation. comrades and friends, i have a goal. china had semicolonial status, as a society. the people were in domestic strife and foreign aggression. national independence and a liberation of the people, and to overthrow the imperialism and capitalism, the chinese people have been fighting ferociously under the leadership of the communist party. however, when the great revolution was like a raging fire, the counter revolution created a revolution in the people and raised a butcher's knife against the communists and the revolutionary people. this land, for a period, was covered in bloodshed. the chinese communist party was in serious danger, to be chased away and killed. the chinese revolution was in a very crucial moment. in this kind of lesson, our party realized that without an armed force, we could not fig

wars on the border, to show the might of the nation. has safeguarded the borders on land and on sea, and protected the newly established [indiscernible] status ofform the china as a big power. it has safeguarded the dignity of the chinese nation. one of the historical feats is a devoted itself to reform and servicing to help in the reform and development and stability of china. the defenseasized duties in hong kong and macau. it effectively helped to cope with different threats against the nations, for security. the fights against separatists, activities of different kinds, actively engaged in international military exchanges and cooperation and peacekeeping of the united nations. system underd the the leadership of the communist party. protect the sovereignty, security, and national development of china. protect theed to major, strategic opportunities for the chinese people's development, and has become a major force in fortifying world peace. the people's army, under the leadership of the party, has been helping with the development o

the implementation of the national plan. a downturn in the economy combined with carter's fiscal conservatism left little room for the programs they hope for. when bella abzug criticized the president publicly, he fired her unceremoniously as head of his advisory committee for women and made her into a feminist martyr. many feminist leaders endorsed teddy kennedy for nomination. and when carter lost, his aide said the feminist had gotten in ronald reagan "what they richly deserved." carter continue to reach out to women's rights advocates and at the same time to try to mend fences with social conservatives but seems to alienate both in the process. when i interviewed him and asked him about them, he went off on a tirade about how upset he was that the feminist were so upset with him. his neck got red, he clenched his face and he was saying, "if i didn't agree with them on everything, they gave me credit for being with them on nothing." i said, "hold on. the social conservatives turned against you, too." he goes, yeah, "but th

the average time spent at mount rainier national park prior to 1905 was 30 days. after 1915, it was eight hours. the biggest challenges that railroads face which tacoma didn't use to have challenges in the terms of time out and the mountains to climb or tunnels to be able to drill through. what they did have was a lot of political influence by the big brother, the northern pacific which was an interchange partner that they had. the northern pacific felt like it was their responsibility to develop mount rainier national park and they did not like the idea that the tacoma eastern was going to have access to the best routes in the mount rainier national park. so they tried to develop a secondary entrance into mount rainier national park called the carbon entrance but that one was, didn't have very good access to the places that people wanted to go so be tacoma eastern became the way to get to mount rainier because it acts as the gateway in ashford, you have direct access to the facilities at longmire which is where the national, mount rainier national park headquarter

and that is just the national guard. our partners at the coast guard, other dod entities -- so i'm only able to report the national guard piece. when you look at helicopter, rotary wing rescues, the number is much larger -- ok. >> i'm from fox news. has there been any request for naval aspects, comfort or mercy? >> we understand the cure size could be en route -- don't quote me. naval assets are being looked at postured. it would take days for some of those naval assets to be able to get there. i'm not an expert on naval assets. the department of defense i think specifically is looking at posturing naval capability that could be used to alleviate the pain and suffering in southeast texas. >> what is the plan as we see the levees and dams break down?guard reserve forces. >> i'm specifically referencing national guard. if there are shortfalls, they could be -- -- the general's own authority is posturing up to 20,000 to 30,000 additional soldiers and airmen that could be used if texas asks for them. >> you said 20,000 and 30

battles over the institution in the nation. from the crisis of 1819 to the dred scott and to the lincoln commitment to the rights of the enslaved during the famed lincoln-douglas debated to alexander stevenson's assertion that the confederate nation was con funded -- was founded on a belief in inherent blackin fear your ortity and the fundamental elements over slavery and race in america first emerged in the house of representatives at the inaugural meeting of congress. thank you. [ applause ] . >> me questions? >> what was at stake here? the petition was not a bill that -- that could have accomplished anything. >> tease were resolutions. and this is another thing. these resolutions expressed the feelings of one congress on interpreting the constitution. at one given moment in time. having said that, the constitution says that the slave trade could not be ended before 1808 but does give powered to regul regulate the slave trade and there was a bill passed a few years later regulating the foreign slave trade, attacks could be app

it so happens that 20 of the national parks are exactly in the area of totality and nine of the national trails bisect the path as well. going from west to east, the first part that will experience the beds andity is it will wrap up in fort sumter, south carolina. many parts will experiencing the eclipse -- will experience the eclipse at some level. check with them. what is happening in the national parks related to the eclipse? a lot of specific activities. we're trying to help people learn. with a lot of including nasa, harvard, the smithsonian, and the planetary society. the planetary society is helping us to host a special event at homestead national monument in nebraska. there is a three day festival around the eclipse. next graphic, please. to plan your visit, make sure to plan ahead. make sure to plan to experience the eclipse in a national park like you would any other visit to the national park. visit the website. that is the best place to start. bring food, expect crowds, be patient. this is a once-in-a-lifetime event for everyone and we want you all to have an amazing experien

and that is just the national guard. our partners at the coast guard, other dod entities -- so i'm only able to report the national guard piece. when you look at helicopter, rotary wing rescues, the number is much larger -- ok. >> from fox news. has there been any request for naval aspects, comfort or mercy? >> we understand the cure size quotebe en route -- don't me. naval assets are being looked at postured. it would take days for some of those naval assets to be able to get there. i'm not an expert on naval assets. the department of defense i think specifically is lookingt posturing naval capability that could be used to >> what is the plan as we see these levees and dams start to break down and water overflowing? what is the plan to do with that as these lakes and rivers overflow? we believe this briefings to go live now to the u.s. house of representatives for a pro forma session. t speaknt e clthpeaker's rooms washiton, d.c. au9,0. hereby appoin the honorable prempoth dct speak si, paul rya speaker of e of prentes.

effectively carrying both congressional designations as the national museum and national memorial. quite a sitting tribute for a citizen initiated museum and memorial. all to honor those who served in world war i and marked the turning point for the nation and the impact it had in the united states. the founding catastrophe of the moment that, that launched the american century captured here in this memorial with national designation. let's go up to the memorial and talk about some of the architectural features of this extraordinary landmark. behind us is this extraordinary memorial tower dedicated in 1926, but the foundation stone laid in 1921 when the president and commanders gathered here to begin the building work. this extraordinary tower, which in its totality is larger than the statue of liberty. a dominant feature on the landscape. an extraordinary tribute to those who served in world war i. it also marks the national engagement of the whole country coming behind this extraordinary effort to deal with this cataclysm that was happening in europe. this tower is a spectacular s

. >> carla hayden, give us a preview of the national book festival. >> this year's festival is so exciting and it will be one of my favorites because i am a big nonfiction fan. the type of father we are going to have from david mccullough to jd vance whose book is on every reading list you can imagine and every book club it is an exciting time. i am thrilled. >> host: how many authors do you invite? >> guest: oh my goodness. when you about a 1-day festival, the national book festival and you have over 100 authors from children's authors, illustrators, graphic novelists, all of these different authors all day, over 100,000 people come in and celebrate books and reading, you can't have a better time. i am a little prejudiced because i'm a librarian but any reader or anybody's at once to get inspired, the book festival is the perfect place. >> the 17th your of the book festival, your second, your first, your second. >> it is my second. i was sworn in and one of the first things i had to do was be at the national book festival last year and it was so inspiring. this year we have even more acti

the chinese nation has been growing up. have scored historical changes, and we have realized a leap forward in dignity and wealth and strong power. is a victory of the communist party of china, a victory of the chinese people, and also a victory for the chinese military. in this glorious and soul of we will deeply those leading figures who founded and accommodated the people's army, including methadone -- including tung and many others senior revolutionaries and their feats will be described in chinese history. in this glorious and solemn moment, we think dearly and martyrs who have devoted their lives to the liberation and development cause of the chinese socialism. they will always be remembered for their sacrifice. [applause] hereby, on behalf of the central committee of the cpc, this council and the central military commission, i would like to to themy congratulations officers and the soldiers of the people's republic -- people's liberation army, the armed servingand the military their duties and leadership. extend myso

host: we are talking about the national flood insurance program. can you remind our viewers what the purposes and why we have it? guest: the national flood insurance program, in place 1968, provides coverage for people otherwise unable to obtain insurance against the disaster of flooding. historically, a flood insurance has not been historically available to the private sector. this is not a new situation. it has been around for half a century. at this day and age, there is a debate on should the private sector play a greater role? it ensures currently about 5 million people across the country and larger shares in places like florida, the texas gulf coast and other areas prone to flooding, especially on a regular basis. host: does the federal government take all of their risk for people who purchase these programs and how do they work in conjunction with insurers? guest: historically, it has assumed all of the risk. the policies are written through typically through your standard homeowners insurance company and you will work with your ordinary agen

. >> from this morning's "washington journal", a segment on the national flood insurance program. >> joining us from south carolina, robert herwig. he is a codirector of the centet for risk and uncertainty management and previously the president and economist of the insurance information organization of new york spee2 thank you. glad to be here. >> we are tiny about the national flood insurance progra could you remind our viewers what the purpose of the program is and why we have in the first place.s >> it has been in place since 1968 and has a simple purpose to provide coverage for people who otherwise would be unable to obtain insurance against the disaster of flooding. historically, flood insurance has not been generally available through the private sector. it's not a new situation. it's been around for half a century and today, the stan h, there is a debate about how it should be structured going forward, but the venture sharesn 5 million people across the country. larger shares in place like florida and the gulf coast andth other areas that are prone to flooding.e fede >> as far

>> my leadership was at the national level. inclusive, to the noninclusive dimensions of policy. i think national governments have the obligation to ensure , don'tnets of growth monopolize all the prosperity and opportunity in the country. there is a responsibility to prosperity more than we are seeing. to put that in numbers, we have a global population of seven and a half billion now. it is heading for nine and a half, 10 billion by 2050. all of that extra population is going to be in cities. to be even bigger, even more powerful. the role of the national governments trying to spread prosperity becomes even more accentuated. there are things cities could do to affirm their own value proposition to hold countries. how did the goods get out of the market. it is generally through the ,ajor city trends and hubs where it was processed. citiesppens in the matters a great deal. on martin's point on housing is a very important one. we are saying global cities become places where only those of consider romance can afford to live. the answer to that, how they housing andcial mixed income

and to serve the president within the national security council. if there are those who come in with their own narrow agendas that aren't there to enable the president, who aren't there to serve the nation, then there shouldn't be a spot for them. >> the president was asked are we going to war. he said, i think you know the answer to that, we don't. what's the answer? >> the answer to that is the most effective way to prevent war is to be prepared for it. to make sure that there is a viable military option that if necessary you could execute to protect the american people knowing this is the gravest decision that any leader has to make. what we're endeavoring to do is resolve this north korean crisis, a crisis that has grown over the years. as dr. kissinger said in the wall street journal this weekend, the approach to north korea has been characterized by provocation and procrastination. we can't procrastinate anymore. the effort is to combine what we are doing diplomatically, economically and with key allies and partners and othe

of the stevenson national center for security research and training at louisiana state university. >> the hospitals are attacked daily and the federal government, banks, getting lacked daily. we have to live with the stress. we have lived for millennium with the flu virus. they never eradicated the flu virus. we learn to live with it. you do certain things when you know that you are exposed and the flu is going around, you get a shot in inoculate yourself and isolate yourself from other folks who have the flu and the hygienic measures that you take in the physical world that are now in the other world. >> watch the communicators tonight at eight eastern on c-span to. >> china's president delivered a speech last night trent month to mark the 90th anniversary of china's people liberation army. during the ceremony, he talked about efforts to modernize the army. this one-hour program was courtesy of china global television network. >> comrades, now i declare the opening of the conference in federation conference elevation of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the people's liberation

if the constitution gave the nation a blueprint for federal governance, the first congress was left to interpret its design and set precedence in national law making. and i have here an illustration of federal hall where the first congress met during the first two sessions before moving in december of 1790 to philadelphia where it would stay for a decade before eventually coming to what became washington, d.c. in federal hall, it is located in lower manhattan in what is now the financial district. such issues as creating a financial system, funding the revolutionary war debts and locating a permanent seat of government were some of the most important subjects tackled by the nation's first congress. one topic, however, that the congress did not expect to address was slavery. the federal convention of 1787 had resulted in a constitution that gave no indisputable victory to either pro or anti-slavery interests. as with many divisive subjects standing in the way of creating a stronger union, the federal constitution retained enough ambiguity to allow states, excuse me, to allow states to o

it leads to arlington where sleeps the nations warriors. lington was the home of the gallant robert e lee, in a national shrine. it is from here that he departed to lead his cause. the amphitheater, reverent in its beauty, stands amid tall virginia cedars. decided is the memorial to its world war heroes, the tomb of the unknown soldier seen at the top. 16 miles from the city he founded, on the opposite bank of the potomac stands mount vernon, where the father of his country lived and died, and where his entombed.into -- lies the modest george washington wanted to call the capital federal city, but the young nation lovingly ignored him and gave it his great name. whenever and wherever americans pronounce the name, they pay homage to the undying image of washington, and like the man, fe city's first been peace, irst in war, first in the hearts of his countrymen. ♪ >> next week at 8:00 be in eastern on c-span3, a civil war special featuring american history tv highlights. on monday we are at the emerging civil war blog symposium, where we look

the resources they need. this is a coordinated effort. we have state police, national guard, wildlife and fisheries and others were making sure these buses are able to perpetuate the search and rescue and then bring those people into louisiana to shelter them as we need too. we continue moving forward to provide all of those same services in louisiana should that become necessary. >> we will have a meeting tomorrow so we will schedule another press conference for the same time tomorrow same place. thank you all very much. [inaudible conversations] >> national affairs writer for the nation magazine, john nichols talks about his book horseman to the trump apocalypse five book tv coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. [inaudible] >> when you think about a one-day festival, the national book festival, and you have over 100 authors from children's authors, illustrators, graphic novelists, all of these different authors, they are there all day, over 100,000 people come to celebrate books and reading. you can't have a better time. i'm a little prejudiced because i'm a librar

joined byey general, other officials and the director of national intelligence, dan coats. this is 15 minutes. a.g. sessions: good morning. i want to thank director coats for being here. dan coats is one of the finest people i have ever known in public service and i have tremendous respect for his integrity and professionalism. together we lead the national , insider threat task force that was established in 2011. this task force has an important role to play and one we are taking seriously. progress has been made and we intend to reach new levels of effectiveness. first, let me say i strongly agree with the president and condemn in the strongest terms the staggering number of leaks undermining the ability of our government to protect this country. just yesterday, we saw reports in the media about conversations the president had with foreign leaders. no one is entitled to surreptitiously fight to advance battles in the media by revealing sensitive government information. no government can be effective when it's leaders cannot discuss sensitive matters in confidence or talk f

the fire burning in yoe semity national park flared up overnight. delivering new evacuations in the town. fire's been burning for nearly a week now. firefighters say it's about 10% contained right now. >>> well the san francisco 49ers are playing their first home game of the year. there's also the first home game since the team and colin kaepernick parted ways after last year's controversial season. of course, talking about all the national attention kaepernick received when he refused to stand during the national anthem. nbc bay area joins us live from levi stadium, the game's going on right now. she has the story, laura. >> reporter: well that's right, kerry, the fans are thrilled and glad football is back. they are hopeful for a good season. i can tell you even though colin kaepernick isn't with the team anymore, he is still a hot topic here. san francisco 49ers fans file into levi stadium optimistic about the season. >> go 49ers. >> last year wasn't too pretty. we're hoping for a better season this year obviously. >> reporter: not only did the 49

the president is getting ready for a major prime time address to the nation. the president will discuss his plan for afghanistan in his speech tomorrow night. his administration is considering sending more troops to afghanistan. trump will also talk about his plans for south asia. the president will out line this plan at fort meyer in arlington. >>> well, people are paying their respects for comedian jerry lewis today who died at the age of 81. it's what lewis did outside of hollywood he may be remembered best for. >> reporter: in his day there was no bigger hit than jerry lewis. a true entertainer. the slapstick star of stage and television. lewis first found fame at 20 when he teamed up with singer dean martin. martin and lewis enjoyed a smashing ten-year run making hit movies in between engagements at nightclubs, television and radio. but it was after the act broke up that jerry lewis became a hollywood force. >> i get paid for doing what children get punished for. >> reporter: in 1959 he signed the largest contract in film history with paramont studios. inc

he says they respect the news media but says it is not unlimited. he was joined by director of national intelligence director dan coats. a.g. sessions: good morning. i want to thank director coats for being here. dan coats is one of the finest people i have ever known in i want to thank director coats for being here. dan coats is one of the finest people i have ever known in public service and i have tremendous respect for his integrity and professionalism. we lead the national insider threat task force that was established in 2011. this has an important role to play and one we are taking seriously. progress has been made and we i want to thank director coats intend to reach new levels of effectiveness. first, let me say that i strongly agree with the president and condemn in the strongest terms the staggering number of leaks undermining the ability of our government to protect this country. just yesterday, we so reports in the media about conversations the president had with foreign leaders. we here today to talk about the dramatic growth in the number of unauthorized disclosures of cl

in the promising autumn of 1918, the nation has not sensed this. strength of purpose. the army is on the march in france. the nation is in step over here. ♪ ♪ >> coming up this history on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 10:00 eastern on real americans, the 1947 euros war department film, don't be a sucker, about hate filled speech. >> i am an american-american. some of the things i see in this country of ours make my blood oil. see people with foreign accents all over the land. i see negro's holding jobs that belong to me and you. i ask you, what's going to become of us regular man? onon sunday at 6:00 eastern american artifacts, was for the presidential election -- dearborn michigan. herbert hoover scholar george tracks the relationship between the 33rd president and calvin coolidge. days before the anction, hoover -- was given -- public endorsement. that was in a prearranged telegram. declared, had shown his fitness to the president. this is trustworthy and safe. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, only on c-span3. migh

what is happening in the national parks related to the eclipse? a lot of specific activities are happening. we are trying to help people to learn and experience more about the parks as quickly as they can, and the community we are inking -- we are working partnering with a lot of communities including nasa, this was only in, the planetary society, noah and others. the planetary society is helping bit inost a movement nebraska that will be having it three-day festival around the eclipse. visit, for this once-in-a-lifetime event, make sure to plan ahead. make sure to plan to experience the eclipse and a national park, like you would any other visit to the national park. visit the website, that is your best place to get started. thist crowds, be patient, is a once-in-a-lifetime event for everybody and we want you all to have an amusing at areas you are there. what can people take part in? well, next slide please. after the eclipse, you can see the spectacular night skies. you can see and observe behavior of plants and animals during the solar eclipse

-- a program to rebuild the nation's roadways, bridges and water systems. it plans to release an infrastructure plan by early autumn. up next on american history tv's yourselfica, you've the greenlight. a 1954 general motors film, encouraging citizens to improve roads and highways. depictingegins by traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestions, then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas. infrastructure advocacy helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal-aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪ >> this is the american dream of freedom on wheels. automotive age traveling on time-saving superhighways, futurama's free-flowing channels of concrete and steel. lanes of reality actually measure out to just a few miles, scattered far apart, across the friendly face of our land. we have become the nation on wheels. with more motorized mobility even ever dreamed of before. we have the greatest highway system and all the world, it cannot carry the mounting traffic of our growing greatness. ♪ the are runnin

than the nation-state, per se? irst i think to state the , obvious, it is not a question of cities or nation-states or global organizations. it has to be all of them. cities are becoming more important. if you think of mega trends in global development, two megatrends are going to be dominant. one is industrialization. we are at the end of the industrial age, the beginning of the digital age. that is going to shake everything. we are, in terms of technology, roughly where the industrial age was with the second-generation steam engine. that is going to be enormously important. the other is urbanization. we can talk about the divide between rural areas and cities, but the fact is that across the world people are moving into , cities. i think two thirds of the population is going to be in cities. particularly if you talk about sweden or canada or brazil or new zealand, but if you look at africa. what is going to happen there? enormous cities are going to be created. it is not that politicians are forcing people to go i

a phrase become a permanent part of the discourse of the nation. the platforms of america's two major national parties in 1980 revealed just how polarized the nation had become over gender issues i'd like to say just a couple of things about what happened from that point forward. bloomsmary asked me to bring the story in one epilogue up from 1980 to the present. now, i was doing this in the midst of last summer again the contemporary relevance is there, let me say a couple of highlights. in 1980 that election revealed a couple friends that proved to be enduring and shaped our politics ever since. one, women voted in greater numbers than men for the first time. and, two, a gender gap favoring democrats became visible. analysts contributed this gender gap to the women's movement which had taught women to see their own values in political terms. feminists led by now eleanor smeel were quick to identify and publicize this gender gap in a last ditch effort to save the e.r.a. and to generally enhance their political clout. and early in the '80s both smeel

president trump will speak to the nation and outline his plan for afghanistan. ing that speech to you live .. just ahead.(steve) and all eyes were on the sun and the moon today for the solar eclipse. we'll show you how the bay area viewed the celestrial spectacle. kron 4 news at six is next. ,$8drw (pam) breaking news coming out of arlington, virginia.. that's where president trump is set to speak any minute now ... about a new policy on afghanistan. good evening i'm pam moore. and i'm steve aveson. president trump will address the nation about a "path forward" on the issue from fort myer in virginia. we are standing by for that speech to begin. trump said in a tweet that the decision came on saturday after meetings with military leaders at camp david over the weekend. details of what that policy may include were not disclosed but signs point in the direction of trump continuing the u.s. commitment there. meanwhile a leader of the gop's non- interventionist wing says it's a "terrible idea" to send any more american troops to afghanistan. senator rand paul of kent

the national book festival, starting saturday at 10:00 a.m. stern on c-span's booktv. >> next, a look at the trump administration relationship with the prez. the american bar association hosted speakers on topics including the differences between the 45th president and his predecessors in dealing with the press and how legal protections for the american press contrast with other countries. george freeman, former assistant counsel for the new york times ad this discussion. >> welcome. thank you for coming on a saturday morning in the summer. i think we have a

my uncle served for 30 years with the okanogan national forest, as a spokesperson. i remember specifically as two times when he had to deal with firefighter deaths and hi heart goes out to the folks in montana. in 2015, we had the sleepy hollow fires. one year after the carlton fires when 322 homes were lost in the okanogan area. the sleepy hallow caused loss o39 homes and 30 acres of land. i was there during the event and saw the fire turn from a calm brush fire and when the winds picked up, in the afternoon, the fire cathedral over a mile in 20 minutes and was in the edges of our city and houses were exploding. i saw that and watched in horror as the firefighter response efforts were quickly overwhelmed and we then saw embers leaping from house to house. and then over two mile jump into the heart of the city. it's hard to imagine as you're in the middle of that that the radio calls out, we have structures in downtown, and in an ag chemical facility and it was like, oh, boy, just went to a whole new level itch will never forget this. put a people do and new people c

my uncle served for 30 years with the okanogan national forest. as a spokesperson. i remember, specifically, two times, he had to deal with firefighter deaths. my heart goes out to the folks around them. in 2013, we had the sleepy hollow fires one year after the carlton fires where 120 people were lost. the fires caused the loss of 29 homes and 30 acres of warehouses right in the middle of our community. i was there during the event. i saw the fire turned from a called brushfire -- a calm brushfire and by the afternoon, a troubled over a mile in 20 minutes and houses were exploding. i saw that and watched in horror as a firefighter response efforts were quickly overwhelmed and we then saw embers leaping from house to house and a two mile jump into the heart of the city. it is hard to imagine as you are in the middle of that. we have structures in downtown and a chemical facility and it was like, oh boy, this went to a whole new level. i will never forget this. people do forget and people come to a community, and so keeping that presence, understanding that we live in

the principle that no nation has the right to intervene in the internal affairs of another nation for any reason whatsoever, it became the bedrock principle of american relations. beginning in 1933, the secretary of state and president roosevelt announced the policy that the u.s. had no right to intervene overtly in the internal affairs of latin american nations and the united states announced the right of exercising international police power. this became the major part of the charter of 1948. but there were other parts to the good neighbor appreciated by latin america. tariff had badly damaged american trait. -- american trait. -- trade. the great depression in latin america was as devastating as the united states. the roosevelt administration initiated a reciprocal trade agreement act, basically congress give the president the power to conduct negotiations over trade deals. it basically fast tracked authority. congress would say yes or no to the deal. in the 1930's, united states struck a variety of trade deals with most latin american countries. it was free-trade to revive prosper

. >> this became the very first national historic site to be dedicated for a first lady. the only historic site dedicated to one first lady. >> balko encompasses two major buildings, the first building, the stone cottage was built in 1925 to initially serve as a retreat for eleanor roosevelt and her two political mentors, nancy cook and marion dickerman. it was built on the eastern end of the roosevelt property at the time, land that fdr had purchased in 1911 to do forestry experiment on. by the early 1920's, she was getting very active in political life. she really needed her own space to bring friends and associates, have a place where she could talk politics and plan political strategy. fdr realized the big house really didn't serve eleanor roosevelt purposes well, because that was her mother-in-law's house and choose to save it for -- to say that for 40 years, she was just a visitor there. it was important for her to have her own space where she could really do things that she was interested in and not have to worry about whether or not her mother-in-law had to give he

he needs time to coalesces on the national pike. he needs time to organize the men as they come back and replenish them to bring up the reinforcements that are arriving increasingly. even for the engineer brigade in position. he needs time to build that line. how is he going to buy it? he makes the cold-blooded decision to sacrifice the regular core of his army. thearmy of the potomac -- army of the cumberland has a 1400 strong regular brigade, 15th, 16th, 18, 19 united states of injuries, also on active duty today. rosecrans gives the order to george thomas, who goes over to the brigade commander oliver shepherd, a hard case old regular, asus and order. re and stopen in the the rebels. alumina clock in the morning, the 1400 men of the regulars will margin prevent formation back across the open field, back into the cedars, where they will collide head-on with four forget -- confederate brigades. fight last 20 minutes, a short, sharp fight and both sides will give as good as they get. and then shepherd will order a retreat, covered pa

by the national park service, that they are issuing. we do not welcome this. we will resist it in all the ways possible, and we will make sure we have venues for all the people who want to join in a different message, a compassion message here at city hall. with that, i will ask president breed to make a few comments and then chief scott to answer the questions you might have about how we are ready for friday and saturday. in fact, the entire weekend's events. president breed? >> thank you. clearly, we are at a day that we were hoping we would not be at and with a decision we all think is not in the best interests of san francisco but we will do what is most importantly -- most important to keep the city safe but most importantly, we are coming together in the spirit of unity. we are hosting a rally this friday at 5:00 noon at the civic center. it is not just your leaders, your elected leaders, but people from all walks of life, who will be at this rally. they will have speeches and performances. and all of this is becase we as a city have chosen to unite agai

nation. that was the title of my first book, "independent nation." but the deeper wisdom was this natureindependence of a is inseparable from our interdependence as a people. that is the core wisdom, and he is entirely focused on national unity. on creating a national character. education,t through through religion, through policy prescriptions, and that is what he chooses to do in the farewell. he brings together the greatest team of goes writers in history. hamilton does the first draft. madison does the second. and then he brings in john j. at the end. to your point, he gets back the band of brothers. john j. became governor of new york. there is a wonderful moment through where hamilton and j. did the final edit before sending it back to washington in july 1796. j. is sort of the -- and sort of the leader. he and hamilton had become , liked relationship father and son. washington tried to really restrain his anger. hamilton had a harder time doing that because he felt like he did not have a lot of advantages. musicalou see the hamilton because the

captioning sponsored by cbs >> dickerson: today on "face the nation." president trump face the biggest test of his moral instincts since taking office. and other senior administration official through the exit door. protesters in cities across the country an estimated 40,000 in boston alone, took to the streets this weekend to drown out the messages of hate and violence seen last saturday in charlottesville, virginia. protesters also described that white nationalists protesters and counter protesters were equally to blame for the violence. >> i think there's blame on both side. i have no doubt about it and you don't have now doubt either. >> dickerson: the president response led ceos to andnd the white house manufacturing council. five of the seven joint chiefs issued tweets denouncing racism and bigotry, former president george herbert walker are bush and george w. bush put out statement the same. but former kkk leader david duke thanked the president for his honesty and courage. that prompted south carolina's lindsey graham to plead with the president,

one of them the nationals. nats and cubs. ible national league playoff, bryce harper getting the nationals started. crushes this pitch to left goes off the score board. a heft tea shot. 1-0 league. don't even, why are you trying bryce harper. 97 miles per hour strikes. nats 4-1, anthony rendone trying to bring them backing rendone. charged one to left. deep enough to bring home ryan zimmerman. he slides in. nats cut the lead to one but then wilson con trares. 2-run bomb. harper struck out. nats lose 7-4. >>> this is 2016 nba mvp and this is web.com golfer. curry is trying his hand in becoming a pro golfer. he shot a 74 in the opening round, dowie thought it was a floc and said if he broke 80 he would beyond a doubt his golf bag. floc kwleb maybe he opened that that found with a 74. not good enough to make the cut but held his own and will make one boastful south african eat his bag. >> no doubles today, staying consistent and hitting decent shots and making a couple of puts and two bird des good, everything was experience and