that clear that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka, if you look at the school just standing outside, you would be hard-pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended because this do board -- the school board did provide the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they visit is they find out that after graduating from elementary school, african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. while they certainly were no supporters of segregation and saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools, the african-american community also was very proud of their schools because these were excellent facilities. while there was support for the idea of integration, there was also some resistance especially from teachersand the local chapter of the naacp who fear the loss of these institutions. >> watch all of our events from topeka saturday at noon on c-span 2 and sunday morning at 10:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >> during this month, c-span is pleas

cities tour has partnered with cox communication to learn about the history and literary life of topekahe kansas-nebraska act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing of it, of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act of war. so when northerners decided that if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas, we're going to send people to settle, that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who had just assumed it would all be theirs. there are raids back and forth across the kansas border. in may of 1856, john brown, his sons and a couple of other followers dragged five men from their cabins along the pottawatomie creeks and they are shot and hacked to death by broad swords. that effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka, if you looked at the schools just standing outside you'd be very hard pressed to determine white students or african-american students attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. and what is even more interesting for most people when

the landmark decision brown versus the board of education of topeka kansas overturned the plessie versus ferguson decision. a decade later, the civil rights act restored the rights that black men and women had been denied in the previous century. this restoration did not come without great sacrifice. 50 years ago today, the struggle to create the just and fair america that lincoln had envisioned could be seen in selma alabama's bloody sunday. the violent response of law enforcement officials, to peaceful demonstrations for black voting rights reminds us of the hatred that lincoln felt. selma, as difficult as it was to those who suffered through it, also reminds us of a tenacity of the people of unassistance and inequality and great personal risk. sadly, we have yet to turn the corner on bigotry and racial prejudice that has damaged the entire nation. our failure is reflected in both the individual and collective violence that is disproportionately decisioned against people of sclor. and from justice that is incomp incomprehensible and not reflective of who we say we are as a nation. toda

join us topeka reporter justin. tell me what's the latest? out of northeast kansas, he had what he believed was a 1,000-pound car bomb on him. now that bomb was actually set not to explode. it was planted by fbi agents who have been tracking booker dating back to march of last year. >> what radicalized him? give me his history. >> it's difficult to say. something like holly and i are working to figure out here in the coming days. it's difficult to say. his father, john t. booker senior spoke with the associated press this afternoon and said that the bookers have always been christian and that he is not long his son has been a muslim even let alone one that would seem to be radicalized. >> 2014 he enlisted in the military planning to go to basic camp sometime in april. in the interim period sometime in march, he began making threatening staples so then in march of 2014, he was said that he would not be able to be in the military. but then they wait about 13 months to arrest him? >> they have been tracking him actually six months after that sin

booker jr., of topeka, kansas. evan, thanks very much. >>> there's new video of that deadly police shooting in north charleston south carolina. and it's raising a lot of new questions. why did walter scott run after a routine traffic stop? who was the passenger in the car with scott? what happened in the crucial moments between the dashcam video and the video of the police officer, now former police officer, he's been fired, michael slager, shooting scott in the back. the dashcam video shows the officer approaching scott's car. moments later after the officer returns to his patrol car, scott gets out and takes off running. dash camera video also shows an officer patting down and searching the passenger who was in walter scott's car. a family attorney says the man was a co-worker and a friend of scott's but did not identify him by name. the passenger was detained, placed in the back of a patrol car. cnn spoke exclusively to a new witness in the case. she says she saw a scuffle between walter scott and the police off

who feared the loss of his institution and the loss of those jobs. >> watch all of our events from topeka on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 10 on american history tv on c-span3. >> now, part of the house armed services committee's daylong markup session on the 2016 defense policy bill. authorizing pentagon programs and funding. numbers passed the legislation 60-2 early this point. in minutes agree to include a short waiting period for female combat job and u.s.-israel anti-tunneling system to protect against terrorist attacks. members voted against retiring the air force's a-10 fleet and cutting six f-35 fighter jets. the senate market its version of the bill privately per tradition in the coming months. it runs two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the meeting will come to order. the committee needs to take a markup of h.r. 1735, the national defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2016. as the all well know we've got some scheduling challenges today, and so i'm going to ask unanimous consent

and it was a work out and managed quite a few hills and things that you don't see in places bike topekalden gate conservancy and i mentioned greg but signal out denise shay from the conservancy that was involved in it. our port of san francisco monique moyer, carol bach and from the parks alliance and -- sf state and professor alvarez who is teaching a course at san francisco state and rumored as part of the academic requirement with the class volunteering at the conference and your students gave great feedback and said it was one of the best things they did surg the semester. san francisco travel, the parks foundation and elizabeth goldstein and a former member and the presidio trust and thanks to the others who assisted and of course the trust for public land which was out there in force. the people -- locals most involved were jennifer and phil and these relationships are going to benefit open space for a very long time to come. so with the conference behind us our focus now shifts to summer which believe it or not is right around the corner. summer day camp registration has been ope

riley, kansas, this morning the fbi says agents put handcuffs on a 20-year-old topeka man, john thomas booker, who thought he was about to set off a powerful car bomb. but it was made of material he didn't know was nonexplosive provided by the fbi. >> we face a continued threat from individuals within our own borders who may be motivated by a variety of reasons to take extreme and terroristic steps against our folks. >> reporter: authorities say booker, who'd been in rotc in high school, enlisted in the army a year ago. but the fbi says three weeks before he was to report for duty he posted on facebook, i will soon be leaving you forever so good-bye. i'm going to wage jihad in hopes that i die. agents say he told them a short time later that he wanted to commit an insider attack against american soldiers. hearing that, the army rejected him. for the next several months two fbi undercover operatives say he showed them isis propaganda videos and said he wanted to commit violent jihad with a suicide bomb attack at ft. riley. after he bought what materials to make it and drove what he thou

louis, springfield, joplin tulsa, oklahoma city to wichita to topeka, those are all the cities that are in this enhanced area. we don't expect a wide concentration of storms but whatever storms do form can get very strong in a hurry and have the potential to contain tornadoes. the timing of it looks to be about 7:00 p.m. is kind of the peak of it. you can see the concentration of the storms. it's hit-and-miss and then some strong winds possibly going towards st. louis as we go throughout the overnight hours. and then thursday we do it all over again. and this time, a little bit further to the east including dallas, memphis, cincinnati. but the area of greatest concern, betty, is going to be from chicago to st. louis. you can notice we've said st. louis a lot this morning. you showed the pictures of the flooding. they have a chance for really strong damaging winds tonight and a possible tornado threat tomorrow. >> brace yourself if you're in the area. thank you, bill. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning. >> hey, guys. good morning. hopefully, the april s

that fwek tifl leader that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka if you looked at the schools just standing outside you would be very hard pressed to determine whether white students or african-american students attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most eem when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. while they certainly were no supporters of segregation and obviously saw the injustice of having to attend spraft elementary schools the african-american community also was very proud of their schools because these were excellent facilities. so while there was support for the idea of integration there was also some resistance especially from the teachers and the local chapter of the naacp who feared the loss of these institutions and the loss of those jobs. >> watch all of our events from topeka saturday at noon eastern on c spchlt 3's book tv and sunday morning at 10:

that effectively cleared area of southern settlers. >> in topeka, if you look at the schools standing hard pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school, african-american students attended integrated middle and high school. well there were no supporters of segregation and they saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools, the african-american immunity was very proud of their schools because they were excellent facilities. other was support for the idea of integration, there is some resistance, especially from the teachers who feared the loss of these institutions and those jobs. >> what all of our events saturday at noon eastern on book tv and sunday morning at 10:00 on c-span3. >> coming up on c-span, we show you some of today's reaction to the ongoing protests and riots in baltimore. in 10 minutes, this morning's prayer in the senate for the city. then reaction from senator cardin and harry reid. fir

feared the loss of these institutions and the loss of those jobs. >> watch all of our events from topeka saturday on c-span 2's book tv and sunday morning at 10:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> here is the lineup on c-span 3 tonight. the head of the faa testified about the safety of airspace in washington, d.c. then a discussion on the challenges black men face in the u.s. navy secretary ray mavus gives his take on the future of the navy and we hear about efforts to strengthen work force skills an training from commerce secretary penny pritzger. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2 here on c-span 3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. and then on weekends c-span 3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique series, the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battle fields and key events, american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what art facts reveal about america's past history bookshel

. >> are there a lot of cruises happening outside of topeka. >> there is cruises every day.e from across kansas use cruise ships all of the time, chris. >> let me ask you, one of the things in this list is a lingerie store. why do you care where people purchase underwear. if you buy it in a lingerie shop, you can't do that. >> i know there is a lot of items that people can look at this bill and sensationalize like the cruise ship or lingerie shops. tanf is for the necessities of life, gas in your car, food, utility payments. >> i understand what it is for, but i didn't put in lingerie shops and cruise ships. >> we know that the money has been used in all of these different locations. what we want to make sure is that people are getting quality of life services that the state of kansas provides. we had 6,000 recipients get off of tanf and get in the work force thanks so only of these reforms and policies. >> i notice firearms are not on the list, can you buy a gun with tanf money? >> no, we do not restrict everything you can and can't buy, but this is trying to nail down what

a second man, alexander player of topeka is charged with one count of fail to go report a felony. he knew of booker's plot but did not turn him in. anthony? >> mark albert in washington. thank you, mark. the damage from a deadly tornado in northern illinois is being assessed this morning. residents of fairdale may be allowed to return to their homes today. we'll see what is left after a twister nearly leveled the town. two women were killed when the tornado struck on thursday. more than a dozen were injured >> reporter: those left in the dark by a powerful tornado. the ef-4 tornado packed 200-mile-per-hour winds and was a half mile wide. it leveled emily's home. her fiancee fights using a shovel to reach the only thing she has left. >> it's going to be a very dramatic rescue of underwear. >> reporter: her clean underwear is inside this dryer. >> that's the only clean clothes that you own in that dryer? >> reporter: i dried them right before i went to work yesterday. it's just underwear, but it's all about. >> the staircase once led to the front door. the barrel of her washing mach

president obama is expected to lift this, although it's not clear when. >>> a 20-year-old topeka manset off a bomb. he tried to set off a suicide bomb on an army base in support of isis. agents say they have been watching him since last year. he tried to debt night the bomb which the fbi made sure was a fake. >>> residents in fairdale, illinois, west of chicago are getting a look at their tornado-damaged homes today. they'll assess the destruction from the twister that flattened the town. two women were killed when the tornado struck on thursday. the grandson of one of the victims geraldine shultsz says he's devastated. >> i lived with her for very many years. she helped raise me. so she was also like a mother to me and i just -- i left her a couple of hours earlier to go to my mom's birthday dinner and the next thing i'm getting a phone call that fairdale was gone and my house was destroyed. >> more than a dozen residents in fairdale were injured when the twister came through. >>> some breaking new this morning. thousands of us airways passengers will experience significant travel d

topeka, if you look at the school standing outside, you would be very hard pressed to determine whethertudents were african-american students attended because the school boards really did provide all the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit as they find out after graduating from elementary school, african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. while they certainly were no supporters of segregation and obviously saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools, the african-american community also was very proud of their schools because these were excellent facilities. so while there was support for the idea of integration there was also some resistance especially from the teachers and the local chapter of the naacp that fear the loss of these institutions and the loss of those jobs. >> once all of our events from topeka saturday and at noon eastern on c-span two but tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: and we are b

city's tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and literary life of topeka, kansas. >> and it was signed in 1854, is very act of signing it, signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act of war. when northerners decided that if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas, we are going to send people to settle. that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who had just assumed this would be there's. -- theirs. it was almost immediate. in may 1856, don brown and his sons and a couple followers, dragged five men from their cabins along the pottawatomie, and they were hacked to death. that effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here and to be good, if you look at the schools you would be hard-pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended. the school board really did provide all the same materials that the white schools offered. even more interesting, they find that after graduating from elementary school, african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. whi

join us topeka reporter justin. tell me what's the latest?heast kansas, he had what he believed was

prosecutors say 20 year-old john booker of topeka planned to carry out that attack at fort riley. the man was arrested while trying to arm what he thought was a thousand pound car bomb. authorities say that device contain inactive materials and not capable of floating. >> it is alleged that he told another individual that detonating a suicide bomb was his number one a as preparation because he could not be captured, all of the evidence would be destroyed, and he would be guarantied to hit his target. >> reporter: government says booker had been under fbi surveillance for some time. he has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and other crimes. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> military is recognizing the 13 people killed in the fort hood shooting rampage as well as all those who survived. dozens of purple hearts and a defense of freedom metals were given to soldiers, civilians and the families of those who were killed. the ceremony took place on the scene of the deadly shooting back in 2009. >> we honor memories of the 13 souls laid to eternal re

he makes his first court appearance in to peek -- topeka in a half hour. >> thank you very much. >> a police chase across state lines are investigators say a kidnapping suspect shot and killed a man at the u.s. census building in maryland, then led cops through theíe streets of washington, dc some six miles away. cops were on the lookout for the suspect after reports of an armed kidnapping. police say a guard at the census building spotted the suspect's car and approached it. that's when he shot and killed the guard who later died from his injuries. police say the chase ended in washington but there's no word on the suspect's condition. an fbi spokeswoman says the shooting was not related to terrorism. >>> just ahead, you're going to hear from a couple who survived one of last night's tornadoes in illinois. they sheltered inside one of those old fashioned storm cellulars -- cellars below a restaurant as the twisters knocked the walls down on top of them. that's next before larry instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account

the landmark decision brown versus the board of education of topeka kansas overturned the plessie versusntury. this restoration did not come without great sacrifice. 50 years ago today, the struggle to create the just and fair america that lincoln had envisioned could be seen in selma alabama's bloody sunday. the violent response of law enforcement officials, to peaceful demonstrations for black voting rights reminds us of the hatred that lincoln felt. selma, as difficult as it was to those who suffered through it, also reminds us of a tenacity of the people of unassistance and inequality and great personal risk. sadly, we have yet to turn the corner on bigotry and racial prejudice that has damaged the entire nation. our failure is reflected in both the individual and collective violence that is disproportionately decisioned against people of sclor. and from justice that is incomp incomprehensible and not reflective of who we say we are as a nation. today, as we commemorate the political and personal triumph of a great lead er leader let us pledge to commit ourselves to the principles he

this morning federal agents arrested him without incident in topeka. just about an hour and a half ago, the shocking details were given of the case. >> the criminal complaint today alleges that he has spent months developing and attempting to execute a plan that would result in his own death. it's alleged that he planned to pull the trigger of the explosives himself so he would die in the explosion. >> agents say booker's targets were soldiers at ft. riley, an army base near the college town of manhattan, kansas. the attack was imminent according to federal agents. they say booker had over a period of months acquired materials to make a bomb, rented a storage unit to stash it all and had made a video to be poechted after his death, attempting to paint himself as a martyr. gretchen, he now faces three federal charges, including providing material support to terrorists charges that could send him away for the rest of his life if he's convicted. he's scheduled to make his first court appearance in kansas later on today. >> all the breaking news, claudia c

they arrested john thomas booker of topeka kansas. he told an informant he wanted to commit jihad on behalf of isis. >> they might be motivated by ava right of reasons to take extreme and terroristic steps against our folks. >>> a muslim cleric said he is mentally ill and was acting strangely in the weeks up to his arrest. >>> a defense of freedom immediately was awarded to the 47 victims killed or wounded in the 2009 ft. hood shooting. it took years of lobbying to get the awards. it was originally classified as workplace violence because the shooter was a fellow soldier. he was convicted and sentenced to death for that attack. >>> this morning there is a new threat of severe weather as the cold front moves from the plains to the northwest. this comes after snow fell in minneapolis on friday. the weather channel's chris warren is here with the forecast. good morning, chris. >>> alex, more rain, more storms in different sections. let's look at the setup for the southeast this weekend much we have an area of low pressure. more important

. >> woodruff: federal authorities have charged a topeka man with plotting a suicide car bomb attackiley, kansas. john t. booker allegedly planned a strikein support of the "islamic state" group. he was arrested today near manhattan, kansas. the f.b.i. said security at the base was never breached. >> woodruff: tiny towns in northern illinois picked up the pieces today, after a tornado struck late thursday, killing two people. at least one twister cut a path through fairdale and rochelle, some 80 miles northwest of chicago. 70 or more homes were destroyed and fire officials reported just about every building in the area was damaged. the local sheriff lost his own home. >> it was pretty significant damage. houses that are affected are severely affected. they're gone for the most part or uninhabitable. there's no -- doesn't appear to be houses with minor damage. it's pretty much just devastation where the tornado went through. appears to be a quarter mile or wider than that. >> woodruff: some people were trapped in wrecked buildings for 90 minutes after the tornado struck. officials sai

join us topeka reporter justin. tell me what's the latest?

he's set to appear later this afternoon in court inny to peek amp authorities also say -- in topeka. authorities also say there was no breach of security at ft. riley. we'll stay on top of the developing story. >>> newly released dash cam video showing the moments before that horrible deadly police shooting in south carolina. does it answer any questions? >>> mother nature crippling towns across the midwest as americans across the country face more severe weather today. >> it's down on the ground. it is down on the ground. [ siren ] >> it's coming toward us! shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> police cash cam footage released moments before the horrible witness of the shooting and killing of an unarmed man by a police officer. began with a traffic stop when north charleston police officer michael slager got the license and goes to the cruiser. shortly

the landmark decision brown versus the board of education of topeka kansas overturned the plessie versuss century. this restoration did not come without great sacrifice. 50 years ago

. >> 75 million people across this country know it, whether you're in topeka, kansas, or wherever it be, every man and every woman has at least heard of nascar, and i want to bank on that. >> it doesn't matter. it doesn't do anything for me. >> we have a company here that does $1.6 million a year, and these guys think that they're too good for a company like nascar that's worth billions. i'm speechless. >> that's the person that goes to nascar, that drinks the beer, that does the nascar stuff. i mean-- >> i have this weird feeling that you have disdain for nascar and the people that go to the races. >> i could give a [bleep] about nascar, to tell you the truth. >> you absolutely embarrassed me. that will never happen again. >> i have this weird feeling that you have disdain for nascar and the people that go to the races. >> i could give a [bleep] about nascar, to tell you the truth. >> at the end of the day, whether it's nascar or the man on the [bleep] moon, what matters is, is that you don't have the money to be on tv, you don't have the money to do print ads, so what i have to do

half of the day discussing with from the coast the of this same case into friday that the he black topekaill pick up beyond true when discussing into sunday bringing temperatures up and down this is an upcoming weekend. >>reporter: into northern iraq you can see the most the clear sky sitting offshore and ice ridge of high pressure tim to remain quite comfortable in the ultimate seven is a cup of low pressure setting off to the southwest was with the pressure israel into the upcoming weekend. these temperatures meant to of the third is a specimen of that 60 feel in my predecessor into the east a good candidate time i 69 it antioch seven is headed to livermore 67¢ to close to a and 58 as head into ocean beach the committee is slightly more from thursday to friday. >>reporter: here's a live look at heavily mount some missouri we picked up 5 in. over the last 24 hours >>reporter: for those who did not the better business bureau and nestle sa a security alliance a digital spring cleaning and a close abating crucial software that is anti virus protection but all that the latest version abroad

. ♪ >> the c-span's cities tour has partnered to learn about the history of topeka, kansas. >> the veryf signing the kansas-nebraska act was viewed by missouri is -- missourians as an act of war. many missourians assumed it was theirs. there were raids back and forth across the border almost immediately. john brown, his sons, and a couple of other followers dragged five men from their cabin, along the creek, and they are shot and hacked to get a -- death with broad swords. that cleared that area of southern settlers. >> if you look at the schools into peak standing outside, you would be hard-pressed to determined what students are african-american students because the school board did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people is that they find out that after graduating from elementary school, african students attended integrated middle and high schools. while they certainly were no supporters of segregation and saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools, the african-american community also was v

in the midwest topeka kansas, kansas city missouri.ll dominated by the royals despite the giants taking them down. a few teams were shut out. the oak hand a's. >> that's the first thing i noticed. at least a little pocket of green and gold. >> not even alameda county. according to this facebook. >> i wonder if they did a city by city break down. maybe even further like zip code by zip code. >> look at new mexico at all the yankee fans. >> that's an interesting map. maybe next year. maybe when the a's -- win a world championship. maybe that will happen. all right. >> selfie sticks. they have become popular worldwide. are they to dangerous? the new calls from some groups to trying to ban them and the local businesses handing them out. >> the dog is in extreme pain. someone did something horrible. >> a little dog with a long road to recovery. coming up, the search for the person responsible and the efforts to find this puppy a new home. >>> good morning. giving you a live view there. isn't that just a beautiful shot? we have the mostly cl

that effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka if you looked at the schools you would be hard pressed to determine if white students or african-american students attended. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. they saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools the african-american community also was very proud of their schools because these were excellent facilities. so while there was support for idea of integration there was also resistance especially from the teachers and the local chapter of the local chapter of the naacp who feared the loss of the institutions and the loss of the jobs. >> watch all of our events on c-span 2's book tv on american history tv on c-span3. >>> here are a few of the book festivals we'll be covering this spring on c-span 2's book tv. we will go to maryland for the gaithersburg fest call. and we will go to new york city. then in june we're live for the

at topeka west high school booker joined the junior rotc and he enlisted in the february of last years alarming internet posts promoting jihad got the fbi's attention and he was discharged before ever reporting to basic training. his father a "desert storm" veteran said when he spoke to his son on thursday he seemed final. >> he grew up as a normal kid. we took him to school. he was an rotc member and stuff like that but he left outside the house and he move on his own and that's all we know. >> but agents telling fox news booker was a homegrown terror threat, self-radicalized in this country after a childhood that allegedly included being bullied in school. a classmate remembers the quiet teenager who took an interest in history especially war. >> is he the type of person that you can see being swayed by online al qaeda videos and things like that? >> yeah, yeah. probably. i would call it peer pressure definitely, especially after being picked on for four years. kind of mess someone up. >> booker's friend and fellow extremist 28-year-old alexander blair also arrested yesterday. accor

booker, 20 years from topeka and about a year ago, february of 2014, he was recruited into the army and shortly after he was recruited, someone told the fbi that he had posted the following on facebook quote, i will soon be leaving you forever so good-bye. i'm going to wage jihad and hope that i die. i'm eager to meet my lord. a few days after that the fbi met with him and according to the court documents filed today, he said yes, that's right, i did write that and what i wanted to do was join the army and so i could carry out an insider attack like nidal hassan did, if he was sent overseas, rather shoot a fellow soldier than a fellow muslim. needless to sax the army didn't take him and for the next several months he continued to talk about trying to carry out an attack with what turned out to eventually be two undercover operatives for the fbi. they watched as he followed their directions in essence, bought explosive materials and then thought he was constructing a car bomb when he drove it today to the fort. he was arrested and officials tell me they think they tried to talk him out o

. >> here nin topeka if you looked at the schools you would be hard pressed to determine whether white students or african-american students attended because the school board provided all the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school african-american students attended integrated middle and high schools. while they certainly were no supporters of segregation and obviously saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools the african-american community also was very proud of their schools because these were excellent facilities. so while there was support for the idea of integration, there was also some resistance, especially from the teachers and the local chapter of the naacp, who feared the loss of these institutions and the loss of those jobs. >> watch all of our events from taupe can a on cspan's 2 book tv and american history. it v on can cspan 3. >>> sunday fight on cspan's q and a washington host national security reporterer walter pi

the fbi arrested 20-year-old john thomas booker of topeka yesterday.fbi informant he wanted to kill americans and engage in violent jihad on behalf of isis. >> we face a continued threat from individuals within our own borders who may be motivated by a variety of reasons to take extreme and terrorististic steps against our folks. >> a muslim cleric says that booker is mentally ill and was acting strangely in the days before his arrest. >>> it seems of late there has been a number of wrongly convicted people finally winning their freedom and here may be another case. in hartford connecticut, a 69-year-old man walked out of prison for the first time in 26 years yesterday. richard lapoint wore a t-shirt that says "i didn't do it." he said throughout his conviction and trial he didn't have a fair trial. supporters say he couldn't have committed the crime because of his mental disabilities and he is grateful for their help. >> thank you everybody, that helped me get out of jail. >> he's been released on bond because he could face a retrial. but prosecutors

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications they learn about topeka kansas. >> when the act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing it, of just signing that piece of >> when the act was signed, the act of signing the peace of paper was feared as -- was viewed as an act of war. when northerners decided as a measure, it was an act of war by many. there are raids back and forth across the kansas border. john brown, his sons, and other followers, dragged five men from the cabins and they were hacked to death with broad sores -- broad swords. >> if you looked outside, you'd be hard-pressed to tell who attended it. what is more interesting for most people coming to visit they found out that, after they attended and integrated the high schools, they were no supporters of segregation and saw it. the african-american community was also very proud of schools because they were excellent facilities. they supported the idea of integration. there was resistance from teachers and they feared the loss of the institutions and the loss of jobs. >> watch it on look

. >> watch all our events from topeka saturday on book tv. sunday morning at 10:00 on american history tv on cspan3. >>> next, a discussion on u.s. hostage policy. our guest, congressman john delaney of maryland. this is 35 minutes. >> we want to welcome back to the table congressman john delaney, a democrat of maryland. he is here to talk about warren weinstein who was killed by the drone strike recently, the president talked about it last week. he was a constituent of yours. >> he was. >> he was being held hostage by al qaeda. when and how did you learn about his death? >> well, we learned about it the day before it was announced from the white house. so i learned about it about the same time the family did. >> what was your reaction? >> i was just heartbroken because i never met warren which i feel sad about but i have really gotten to know the family incredibly well, elaine and warren's daughters. we worked very closely for the last couple years on a whole bunch of strategies to try to get warren back. so it was just such a terrible endin