[applause] when members of the thurgood marshall college ask us to lift the ban on pell grants for summerlasses i included the change in my budget and we worked with congress until we got it done. [applause] we had a little opposition to getting that done i must say but we got it done. the fall of 2017, we met with leaders of hbcu devastated by hurricane katrina at dillard university, southern university in new orleans, tupelo college, xavier and less than one year later my administration took action to fully forgive their disaster loans so these colleges could get out of debt and back to their critical mission to educate our nations future leaders. congratulations. [applause] last year my administration also worked with you and cf and key members of congress to provide capital loan finance department to 13 hbcu that had rigorous plans for growth. in total over the last two and a half years through the capital financing program we have provided more than $500 million of loans to hbcu. [applause] with a very good interest rate i might add. [laughter] we addition to grant additional $15 mil

supposed to put down the black t man what thurgood marshall was doing his turn it against the south. so yes we will have separate but you will pay equal. >> but you needed a white judge to play along with the game and he did it. and he encouraged thurgood marshall to keep pushing and push foror another case that was planted to this a finger and he knew it would be because he wrote the dissent that becomes brown. that is an amazing story three people wrote books about the role of the judiciary in different independent ways. and the lessons to take away our bg was here this morning and they have a five / four court and the most important lesson from reconstruction for me is the rights that we think are permanent like women's right to choose, affirmative-action, and those that can be taken away just like that that's why we have to register to vote. [applause] >> what is interesting to me i am reminded the civil rights. those advances only happen to black people.. and in particular of your book one reason truman defeated do we was because of the black vote. truman is elected with a stunn

jessica chen, secretary hanan from galileo, kenny from thurgood marshall. treasurer megan law from burton, and ethan, congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. our third item is our committee up mission. during our our retreat we discussed as a whole, companies that we would like to form, and these communities were what students were interested in, programs and ideas that they want to commit fully to pursuing this year. our goal is to have communities that will effectively support and encourage our community led projects. we will continue to work on any ongoing projects, but also research and develop new ideas and our perspective communities. that is all. >> our fourth item which is the student leadership and engagement retreat this labor day weekend we hosted our annual student leadership retreat during which we were able to structure and help our team team build. this teambuilding retreat was held at the bohemian reservation in sonoma. besides developing our leadership skills, we had a great time taking we would like to think mr. true attend the outward b

they are trying to give that guy thurgood marshall's seat. the ethnonationalism guy. don't worry. the judiciary committee chairman gave that nominee a hard time on this issue today. this is how republican chairman lindsey graham asked this nominee about that controversy today from this nominee's background. >> yotell me about this ethnonationalism stuff. what does that mean? >> what does that mean? tell me about your whole ethnonationalism thing. what's that like? probing question from the judiciary committee chairman today. that's what he said. what's that mean? this ethnonationalism stuff. go! we'll have more on that coming up later on this hour. for all that's going on in today's weird day of news, you should know that part of why things are a little bit weird today is that tomorrow is the day when impeachment starts. tomorrow is the day when the judiciary committee and the house is going to vote on these rules and procedures they are setting up to govern their formal impeachment inquiry into president trump. the committee's chairman says if they are going to draw up impeachmen

of the many heroes of that great civil rights movement, there were lawyers, people like thurgood marshall and these individuals who understood the skill of the profession of law, to translate the passion from the streets to the courtrooms of our country. musto the work we know constantly be done of reminding people of the promise we that we arein 1776, all equal and should be treated that way. they were the heroes of my childhood. that is why i decided i wanted to be a lawyer. it was a community of fighters. my mother was also extraordinary. she raised me and my sister. my mother was a scientist. one of the very few at the time, and still, women of color in science. her specialty was breast cancer research. my mother had two goals in her life -- to raise her daughters and and breast cancer. i river her coming home and fighting for women's health rights. of aers, we are all born nation, and many of us parents, who are fighters. my mother, she was a tough cookie. my mother would say to us, you the be judged based on lives that you touch and the people you serve. it will not be about self-se

rather elite group, we the people but i think the genius of our constitution is what justice thurgood marshall said. he said he doesn't celebrate the original constitution but he does celebrate what the constitution has become now well over two centuries and that is the concept of we the people has become ever more inclusive so people who are left out at the beginning, slaves, women , men without property, native americans were not part of we the people. [applause] so we the people are part of our political constituency and we are certainly a more perfect union as a result of that. [applause] and the constitution, the original constitution preserved the slave tradeuntil 1808 . one of the provisions that was an embarrassment is the fugitive slave clause that said if someone on as a slave escapes into a free state, and the man asked to get the slave back, the slave must be returned to the master. that fugitive slave clause is in article 4 of the constitution where you can still read it today but there will be a star next to it saying changed by the 14th amendment. >> the first time i met justice

at reagan nationalairport, 87 s at dulles and 89 at bwi thurgood marshal. these mperatures, would you believe, were some seven to up to 11 degrees above the seasonal anf t da ay. look at where we stand right now, it is still pretty warm out there. 76 degrees, we've got clear skies, winds are very calm. thgood news is today we didn't have a lot of humidity to deal with so that made it pretty comfortable. 65 at culper this hour 75 at annapolis,0 degrees at baltimore, 72 at quantico, 70 at frederg,k, 66 at martinsbur little cooler there, and3 at hagerstown. overnight tonight, we will a he see clearer skies, many a few clouds here and there. so i'm oibut gng it is going to be war degrees for an overnight low. that's unbelievable for this time of year, 6 for annapolis, 69 at quanoco, cooler t the north northwest, 57 forer winchest58 at martinsburg and hagerstown. >> a look ahead,ou can see we a tomorrow, low 90s upper 80s for a sunny skieor acend by the time we get to tuesday but look at the dip in the temp degrees cooler as we get backo where we should be. so t

but i think the genius of our constitution is as thurgood marshall said. celebrate does not the original constitution, but he does celebrate what the wellitution has become over two centuries. the concept of we the people has inclusive, sore people who were left out at the beginning, slaves, women, men without property, native americans were not part of we the people. [applause] all of thesburg: so ones left out people, a lot of the political constituency. we are certainly a more perfect union as a result of that. [applause] justice ginsburg: the original constitution preserved the slave trade until 1808. is an the provisions said, ifment, it someone held as a slave escapes into a free state and the master asks to get the slave back, the slave must be returned to the master. clauses wereslave in the constitution, but then there is a star next to it , changed by the 14th amendment, it says. [applause] the first time i met justice ginsburg, it was by phone. we were young women, compared to now. i was a brand-new supreme court reporter reading about the first

thurgood smart -- thurgood marshall who you've heard about.angston also served as the first president for what today is virginia state university in petersburg. langston was encouraged by both whites and blacks to run for the u.s. house of representatives in 1888. he contested the results due to obvious voter intimidation and fraud. the u.s. house of representatives eventually declared him the winner and he took his seat september 23, 1890 and was only able to serve the few remaining months in his term. he lost his bid for reelection, but he already left an indelible mark on the cause of freedom. a portrait of langston hangs in my office, a visible reminder of one of the many visionary black virginians and americans whose dogged pursuit of equity helped shape a more perfect union. we may never know all the names and stories of the men and women brought here in 1619, but as we remember, mourn, and honor them, let us also remember the trail blazers like john russell langston, who followed them, believed in and fought for a nation to live up to i

when members of the thurgood marshall college fun asked us to for a ban on pell grant's summer classes, i included that change in the budget. we worked with congress and got it done. host: you said he has made it a top priority. guest: i don't think it's a top priority. the overall budget decreased, that's not a top priority. hbcus,s serious about there are specific things that were requested when they met with him at the white house. there has been very little done. the president of these colleges said this is what we need. we also need to deal with the hit that this has colleges.ly black we need real reform on student loans. as a result of that, these to als are being impacted negative extent. i don't see this as a top priority. there is a blueprint he has been provided. host: how important are historically black colleges and universities. guest: you have many individuals who were robbed growing up in public school districts because of a lack of will to address the crisis in our public schools. black colleges fill in that gap to allow students to understand their full potential. it i

ignited the anger about clarence thomas, they didn't want to conservative justice replacing thurgood marshallk that we have to worry about what happens of trump eventually has another appointee that these kinds of attacks are going to continue. >> sandra: which by the way we have not seen them fall in line when you look look at neil gorh and brett kavanaugh they have disagreed more than the need to appointed justices since kennedy. i appreciate your time this morning carrie. thank you. spewing monday night football quick shot here cleveland browns dominating the new york football jets. odell beckham jr. making his big return to new york since being traded by the giants. check this out. this is pretty good. he had a one-handed catcher early in the game come that is pretty good. later taps it off with an 89-yard touchdown. the jets lose to the brownies 23-3. >> sandra: how is that hammer fantasy football going? >> pretty good. the cleveland's had a lot of attention in the off-season and did not play well in the opener but looked very good last night. fantasy football to a frontier, and beating

this is a letter from the thurgood marshall college fund, from the president and c.e.o., stating the thurgood marshall college fund strongly encourages the senate to take up the future act immediately and pass the bill before the opportunity slips away. while we appreciate the prospects of a longer-term or permanent solution to title 3, part f, we -- receive approval by the congress before spokesperson. i think we can understand their skepticism given the fact that the 30th is sunday and the congresses -- the senate is going to be out this afternoon. they go on to say, therefore, it is imperative that the senate act with all deliberate speed on the bipartisan and bicameral future act. mr. president,ist another letter. this is from the uncf, another organs dedicated to supporting these -- organization dedicated to supporting these important institutions. i am quoting from a letter shah says, it is imperative that the senate pass the future act because funding for hbcu's, t.c.u.'s and other minority-serving institutions expired september 30, 2019. while we support a permanent extension