violence. >> host: doctor thurman influenced so many people. many people saw him as contemplative and a mystic. how would you interpret that. >> i think he would define himself as a seeker. he was always seeking to understand life deeply. he is always seeking to find out more about the common ground with other people. he was a mystic who was concerned about the social realities. understanding mysticism was that there is a one this becomes -- the comes with the unity of life. not only with yourself, but with all of creation. you want to see that in the overall society. if there are institutions that stand against the unity, then you have a responsibility to work to change those institutions so that unity will be obtained in the society. it was not a mysticism that you are compliant that's contemplating yourself, but this was unity that made you dedicate your life to seeing the unity of all things and life in general.>> host: that seem to be doctor king's philosophy and of course howard thurman and that is huge in our history. what else would you

pence: oh and john thuman, senator john thurman. thank you, senator. thank you, as well as senator thune, doing a great job as conference chair. couldn't have picked a better place or a more important time in the life of the nation together in this on camera retreat. pennsylvania played pivotal role as you just heard him say, in sending president donald trump and me to the white house and keeping a republican majority in the congress. that is no small feat, it has been a decade since our party has held both the chambers of congress and the white house, and before that, it had been about 80 years since our party had the opportunity to lead the nation. so we owe pennsylvania a debt of gratitude and thanks. [applause] mr. pence: for their hospitality and their support just a few short months ago, but we also have to return the favor. we need to repay the hard-working people of pennsylvania and americans everywhere who yearn for a a better life and a brighter future through our efforts. the people of this nation placed their trust in us because we made the

any time you're down around the freezing mark, thurman t at 30, 32 at winchester, water on the ice. be careful in some of the northwest areas overnight tonight. take a look at what is going on here. we have the system just off the coast and giving us some moisture across the area, providing some lift. you notice a little bit in the way of rain or snow that's falling in part of prince william county, parts of fauquier county. 66 to cull pepper. do not be surprised if you look out your window, maybe you let the dog out, turn the lights on and you have some snow coming outside. all part of that system. you can actually see it right here. watch it coming up this way and watch the last few frames here. this little area moisture connected so that's what's going to happen tonight. don't be surprise today see thatment wouldn't be surprise today see accumulation on some of the grassy surfaces, maybe the rooftops. but again, not going to be much. by tomorrow morning it's out of here. here's 11:00 tonight, notice by 7:00 a.m. it's all gone. we have the clouds, we have some drizzle. remaining p

there was something called the thurman rule, named after strom thurman where judicial confirmations wouldtop the summer of a presidential election, and that has been the case. but this was two years. two years of no confirmations. and that was without precedent. and that's why there are double the number of vacancies for trump than there were for obama. >> you should also keep in mind that in the context of this. >> this was a president that violated the recess appointment clause. it was absolute warfare in terms of presidential power versus congressional power on a dozen different fronts. so a lot of stuff stopped because of those conflicts. >> in terms of the supreme court, jeff, which is probably obviously foremost in people's minds, is there a clear er sens of who trump may look to? >> he's done something unusual and i think positive, he has announced the group of people from which he will choose his candidates. so we know, unless he violates what he said, that he is going to choose from the 20 that he's named. all of them are very conservative. certainly the republicans i talk to say

one region he did not visit was the south, giving up on any hope of carrying southern states with thurman splitting off into the dixie party. truman did get to texas and he made a special point of going on a whistle stop and meet with his old friend, cactus jack garner. truman needed texas to win the white house. he campaigned very well in texas and throughout the country. sam rayburn said he was one of the folks very good from the back platform, a crowd of 10,000 people showed up to greet truman at the train station at 6:50 in the morning, and the high point was a breakfast garner have for truman served on the back porch of garner's home and the crowd cheered. they could not care so much about truman's civil rights agenda, but a friend of john garner and that is all that mattered to them and he did indeed carry texas. truman came back to visit garner one more time in 1958 for a celebration of garner's 90th birthday. truman's airplane was delayed with mechanical problems in dallas so he did not get there until late in the evening passed garner's bed time of 8:00, so they agreed to talk th

he refused to help the voting rights, 1,000 days longer than strorm thurman fill bursted the civil rights of 1957. he has never repented for his past actions. he sought to put persons in jail for 250 years because of their participation in the fight for voting rights. he has voted against authorized -- reauthorizing violence against women's act. he has voted to oppose the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he opposed the matthew shepherd/james byrd hate crimes prevention act. he voted to ease restrictions on wiretapping and cell phones. he voted to abolish a program that helps businesses owned by women and minorities compete for federal funding. and he has opposed comprehensive immigration reform and has supported religious bigotry. and he's been in connection with white supremacist groups. he opposed attorney jenl general lynch. he did not want to give president obama his nominee. he opposed all of president obama's supreme court nominees. so, he has persons who come up and just have empty phraseology. for what reason, i don't know. but when you look at justice, when you look at the poor,

it was a republican-controlled senate, the chairman was strong thurman when they voted not to accept jeff sessions for judgeship. so it's not unusual, but what is unusual is being required not to be able to testify at the beginning. >> you mentioned the 1986 case there, jeff sessions coming before the judiciary committee, you were a member back then as well, being rejected for a federal judgeship, now back 30 years later up for the position of attorney general. one of the reason why is that move by cory booker today, a fellow senator to testify against jeff sessions is so unusual, so historic is because of -- the opportunity that senators get to know each other personally. and i just wonder, you voted against jeff sessions 30 years ago. i don't think you knew him that well personally back then. now, for the last 20 years, you've had an opportunity to work there very closely with him in washington, on that committee, has that 20 years of working so closely with jeff sessions changed your view of him in any way? >> well, i get along well with him. he's a good family person. but what i

. >> hi for the - this was owned by a family and institution and been there also with thurman and soorth and he sold the building so, now those current, llc will change some of the rosemary said you get the suits with two rooms and this opening between the suit not unusual to see residential hotel with a bit of everything and get apartments and dwelling units 3 rooms into a between they've converted thirty residential rooms so the intention to legalize as residential to make the thirty room hotel that's what we're planning to do we have to go through planning and commissioner said yesterday we'll have to a go through a conditional use to allow us to change the dwelling units into residential rooms for sro and again that is a mover for the city to have residential because we have a lack of we'll need time to do this and with planning and everything that goes to planning you're looking at 6 months assignment and we'll assess what the planning commission and so forth and like to set this aside the abatement for 6 to 9 months to have enough time to grow planning and get it done we're wor

well, we laugh about strom thurman who made calls and my mom got a job shortly thereafter. my mom never forgot that. because the most important thing to her was her little baby boy. and this politician helped her be able to take care of him. that is what we have to get back to in the democratic party. so when i became chair understanding that connection, again, it's all about trust. understanding that connection i decided to launch a program. we call it south carolina democrats care. so on inauguration day, instead of just rallies and protests, what did we do? we went out all across the state of south carolina doing service efforts. service activities across the state. from blankets for the homeless to tutoring of young kids, homeowner workshops, resume building skills. when we are able to prove to people democrats aren't in power in south carolina but when people see that we're in their communities helping them address the issues that are pressing and in front of them, that is how you change the minds. that is how you change the hearts of people. so when we talk about what

strom thurman. that doesn't mean you're a racist. this man has a contempt for the fifth amendment. he tried to lock up people who were protesting for voting rights. he hasn't said anything about the intentional voter suppression. he didn't even know he said about the north carolina case which is the largest case in the country. i have no doubt that he has con department for the fifth amendment and as a senator he would not protect voting rights if we give him the authority to be the chief law enforcement officer in this country. and we're not talking about his past history. this is his recent history. in his recent history he has shown no repen tense and no reorientation to support the voting rights laws of this country. it is a scary thing to think that he would be the top law enforcement officer. >> you just had the trump administration announce that they are relieving the african-american head of the d.c. national guard from his position effective immediately. do you have concerns about jeff sessions as the person who would be in the robert kennedy position if there were protest

. >> hi for the - this was owned by a family and institution and been there also with thurman and soorth and he sold the building so, now those current, llc will change some of the rosemary said you get the suits with two rooms and this opening between the suit not unusual to see residential hotel with a bit of everything and get apartments and dwelling units 3 rooms into a between they've converted thirty residential rooms so the intention to legalize as residential to make the thirty room hotel that's what we're planning to do we have to go through planning and commissioner said yesterday we'll have to a go through a conditional use to allow us to change the dwelling units into residential rooms for sro and again that is a mover for the city to have residential because we have a lack of we'll need time to do this and with planning and everything that goes to planning you're looking at 6 months assignment and we'll assess what the planning commission and so forth and like to set this aside the abatement for 6 to 9 months to have enough time to grow planning and get it done we're wor

my name is sharon thurman. i was born and raised in vinton at bayview and bayview area. went to virgin but i'm coming as an alumni. sfusd but also i am coming as a part of representing innovative public schools. we are volunteer parent leaders and community leaders innovative public schools innovate is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build the parent and community demand for world-class public schools in the bay area. innovate works to support the growth of excellent new schools particularly for low-income students and students of color. we are concerned about the achievement gaps between low income students particularly african-american students and latinos. we would like to collaborate with you on this issue. thank you. >>[applause] >> good evening. my name is [inaudible] and the parent. a parent leader with innovate. our organization has to do the candidates [inaudible] some of you attended in october but we are happy to meet individually with each of you to talk what the needs of the schools and your plans. we have contacted the reelected and new board m

my name is sharon thurman. i was born and raised in vinton at bayview and bayview area.ent to virgin but i'm coming as an alumni. sfusd but also i am coming as a part of representing innovative public schools. we are volunteer parent leaders and community leaders innovative public schools innovate is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build the parent and community demand for world-class public schools in the bay area. innovate works to support the growth of excellent new schools particularly for low-income students and students of color. we are concerned about the achievement gaps between low income students particularly african-american students and latinos. we would like to collaborate with you on this issue. thank you. >>[applause] >> good evening. my name is [inaudible] and the parent. a parent leader with innovate. our organization has to do the candidates [inaudible] some of you attended in october but we are happy to meet individually with each of you to talk what the needs of the schools and your plans. we have contacted the reelected and new board mem

my name is sharon thurman. i was born and raised in vinton at bayview and bayview area. went to virgin but i'm coming as an alumni. sfusd but also i am coming as a part of representing innovative public schools. we are volunteer parent leaders and community leaders innovative public schools innovate is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build the parent and community demand for world-class public schools in the bay area. innovate works to support the growth of excellent new schools particularly for low-income students and students of color. we are concerned about the achievement gaps between low income students particularly african-american students and latinos. we would like to collaborate with you on this issue. thank you. >>[applause] >> good evening. my name is [inaudible] and the parent. a parent leader with innovate. our organization has to do the candidates [inaudible] some of you attended in october but we are happy to meet individually with each of you to talk what the needs of the schools and your plans. we have contacted the reelected and new board m