the us university of maryland has issued leaflets inviting white students to join a group called white awake it's to discuss race issues. do you want to improve your ability to relate to and connect with people different from yourself. do you sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused before during more of the interactions with racial and ethnic minorities do you want to become a better ally this group of was a safe space for white students to explore their experiences questions reactions and feelings the campus counseling centers now removed the flyers insisting they were misunderstood and also changed the group's name to anti racism and ally building people are divided though on the issue. is giving people a place to express their opinions on race and discuss important topics in a safer environment in general when people who are white discuss the topic it's seen as inherently racist why not to do it every identity group have their space and should not have a positive had to end goal to be approved the way i interpret it is that white people are being victimized by interacting with us

international the us university of maryland has issued leaflets inviting white students to join a group called whites awake to discuss race issues. do you want to improve your ability to relate to and connect with people different from yourself. do you sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused be full during the interactions with racial and ethnic minorities do you want to become a better ally. this group of was the safe space for white students to explore their experiences questions reactions and feelings. apologies once again for the direction we're going back to our top story today the russian turkish leaders addressing the media after talks on that settlement for syria's in a province as listen and we go. but i believe it's very constructive talks with mr. this has been our fourth meeting this year as you may know you know just over just around ten days ago we have participated in the russian turkish. radio and this summit in turan. when discussing the current issues of russia and turkey corporation. we've observed a considerable growth in mutual trade over the past seven months the

international the us university of maryland has issued leaflets inviting white students to join a group called white awake the discuss race issues do you want to improve your ability to relate to and connect with people different from yourself. do you sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused before during more of the interactions with racial and ethnic minorities do you want to become a better ally this group of was a safe space for white students to explore their experiences questions reactions and feelings the campus counseling center has now removed the flyers insisting they were misunderstood it's also changed the group's name to anti racism and alive building grip people are divided on the issue it's giving people a place to express their opinions on race and discuss important topics in a safer environment in general when people who are white discuss the topic it's seen as inherently racist why not to do it every identity group have their space and should not have a positive had gender and goal to be approved the way i interpret it is that white people are being victimized by inte

that he lived, we're also keeping an eye something that h great resonance to those of us from the university of maryland. e terps begin their football season with a very heavy heart. they're dedicating this season to jordan mcnair who died earlier this summer. on hesaturday, terrapins paid tribute to him before the opener against texas. m one will wear 79 until 2020, the yearair would have graduated. the team also came on the field with the number 79 imprinted on the helmets. his jersey was taken to midfield for the coin tond some dedicated the upset victory to jordan. >> a great way to honor jordan. we presented the game ball to's jordanlocker. we'll put it in his locker, give it to his parents on senior day. but this was a win for jordan. >> one of mcnair's teammates says every play they make this year will be in his honor. >>> it's 6:08 right now. the young woman charged in thea roage incident in northeast d.c. is now being held without bond. 20-year-old mariana silver here appeared before a judge yesterday. she is seen here o the cell one video smashing the windows f a greyhound bus with a carjack b

joining us is ethical hacker and university of maryland professor tim summers. we appreciate it.t you are ethical. explain to everybody what that is, an ethical hacker. >> i have been doing cybersecurity and programming for a long time. my background is i have done this work, cybersecurity for the intelligence community and becoming a professor. i'm excited to be with you today. heather: you know what it takes to keep us safe online. what will people be looking for in the hearing set to happen today? >> great question. we don't want to see a repeat of previous hearings when mark zuckerberg came to talk, we are looking forward to seeing more press about how these executives will handle the situation with facebook. we are looking for how they are going to handle the black box going on, users put their data in. we end up with a cambridge analytica situation and the behavior being predicted, looking at using spots to manufacture consensus and create popularity around things the public is not in support of. with google look at their youtube platform used for radicalization. how execut

the university of maryland in the us has issued leaflets inviting white students to join a group called white awake to discuss race issues. do you want to improve your ability to relate to and connect with people different from yourself do you sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused before during interactions with racial and ethnic minorities do you want to become a better ally this group of was the safe space for white students to explore their experiences questions reactions and feelings the campus counseling center has now removed the fires claiming they were misunderstood it's also changed the group's name to anti racism and ally building grip people are divided on the issue. it's giving people a place to express their opinions on race and discuss important topics in a safer environment in general when people who are white discuss the topic it's seen as inherently racist why not to do it every identity group have their space i'm sure it must have a positive had to end goal to be approved the way i interpret it is that white people are being victimized by interacting with us. from

us all this month as wetart to document how long it starts too take f all of us to get around. back to you. sglip i'm derrick ward in college park where some students at the university of marylandre still having to deal with some of that summer heat. now, we're here on the part of the campus that's newer, but there are se older parts of campus, especially some of the older dorm buildings. there's several of them that don't have air conditioning thughout the buildings. there are some parts of the buildings that do have window units. students are being told they can sleep there at the night and can study during the day where there is air conditioning and the university is proving some fans, but we talked to some a students freshmen students like iris who says this is not the introduction to campus life that she expected. >> tease awful,ontly. we sleep on towels on the floor because it's so hot and we sweat in our sheets so we don't want that. we lay towels out and sleep on floor. >> the university says they will be making accommodations for those students who want to find co spaces to sleep in through the end of the week. it's only 16% of the student body that' housed in parts of

bachelors of arts in master of management services from the university of maryland, and is currently living down in kensington in bethesda where i used to live. he has been i would say a passionate observer of the way the american military operates and he's describing in this book in this extraordinary book this phenomenal coordination between the british military and the american military which were radically different kinds of organizations. the british military still saw themselves as a global superpower because of their empire, and the american military were really just trying to grapple with the concept that they were about to become a global superpower. this negotiation that happen because they are very different strategies, in hindsight we all think dd was easy, the americans and british got together, invaded the france and ended the war. didn't look like at all. one of the things i found most interesting about this book is his nuanced explanation of how these negotiations took place, the leverage the two sides had and despite the fact we were allies the extraordinary tensions and pressures that were being put on the military

trainers did not follow proper procedures, including using cold towels and ice packs to try to bring mcnair's body temperature down. >> the university of marylandservice in place with the integration of team physicians. there is a need for better integration of this service. >> reporter: university of maryland president wallace lowe had already taken what he called legal and moral responsibility on the day mcnair was hospitalized. lowe says the school has already begun implementing some of the changes recommended in the report, including increasing the number of medical professionals at practices and games, adding more cooling stations at practices and increasing the length and frequency of recovery breaks. mcnair's death raised questions about maryland's football coaching staff. the head coach is on administrative leave while a separate investigation looks into what was described as abusive behavior by the coaches. >>> on this first full day of autumn, firefighters are battling a new wildfire in southern california. the so-called charlie fire broke out this weekend about 40 miles north of los angeles. it quickly burned nearly 3,500 acres and f

maryland. ford has received thousands and thousands of cards to palo alto university where she worked. here tonight there are dozens of people gathered here. again these signs will be used tomorrow night in palo alto for a kanelllight vigil, showing their support for her. it's called the we believe christine vigil. it will be held tomorrow night at 8:00. marianne favro. >>> now to a controverinvolving. a gop-appointed press adviser to the supreme court nominee has resigned amid allegations ofis try sexual misconduct. was brought on to help coordinate the republican party's messaging regarding christine blasey ford's claims. the 29-year-old was fired from a 2017 political job after a woman accused him of sexual harassment and after the resume included positions he did not hold. he denies any wrongdoing, but decided to resign so as not to cause any distraction. >>> the allegations have been our top story all week. on nbcbayarea.com we will continue to follow the developments on air and online leading up to her expected testimony next week. >>> the diocese of san jose says it wants to listen and today dozens of people have plenty to say. it is the diocese first listening s

of 2007. let's get to your phone calls. john is joining us, silver spring, maryland, democrats line with heidi li feldman of georgetown university school of law. >> i'd alike to ask the professor. i think this 25th amendment is based on politics. i think that most of the democrats, they're not happy the way the presidency's operating and my understanding -- i might not be a lawyer or anything -- but my understanding is to know the president cannot do his job, first of all, if people around him have to let the congress know about it, whether both parties, that the president cannot operate because based on whatever they prove. but i think that this 25th amendment is really democrats, they start about a year ago, just because they disagree with him, but i really believe that it's a talk of that -- that doesn't go anywhere. it's just a 21st amendment is high bar to reach to prove the president is incapable of doing his job, and i don't know how the democrats do have that burden of their side, and so the only thing i can say right now is, donald trump, you might not like what he's doing, but the only people who can come up and prove

us president show it to. paris. white awake that's the name of a so-called safe space set up by top u.s. college for whites only and it's sparking outrage university of maryland flyer inviting white students to join the group and discuss race issues already drawn criticism from students. do you want to improve your ability to relate to and connect with people different from yourself do you sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused before during more of the interactions with racial and ethnic minorities do you want to become a better ally this group of was the safe space for white students to explore their experiences questions reactions and feelings of the campus counseling center now removed flyers insisting that they were missed and a stirred it's also changed the group's name to anti racism and building group her students are divided on the issue i am ashamed of or the execution of wideawake nor do i fully understand its clients why do they need to attend therapy sessions and how to be a decent human being in society the way i interpret it is that white people are being victimized by interacting with us it's giving people a place to express their opinions

university of maryland police departm these matters very seriously. as ouron investiga continue, we call on our community for their help. if you have any information, please contact us. we want to hear from you. here at university of, maryla i'm shomari stone, news 4. > next at 11:00 -- >> it's almost like a game, to really figure it out.av >> nigating the confusing street signs in d.c. >> you pk your car here, you came back, did you see a ticketc >> no, the was gone. >> the news 4 i-team looks at conflicting messages and how to conflicting messages and how to i put criminals in prison during the day conflicting messages and how to i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >>> if i want to parky, le which one of these takes precedent? >> so, do street signs have you scratc

of heatstroke and when team trainers called 911. they also found the trainers did not follow proper procedures, including using cold towels and ice packs to try to bring mcnair's body temperature down. >> the university of maryland has a good system in place with staffing of certified athletic trainers and integration of team physicians. there is a need for better integration of this service. >> reporter: university of maryland president wallace lowe had already taken what he called legal and moral responsibility on the day mcnair was hospitalized. lowe says the school has already begun implementing some of the changes recommended in the report, including increasing the number of medical professionals at practices and games adding more cooling stations at practice, and increasing the length and frequency of recovery breaks. mcnair's death raised questions about maryland's football coaching staff. head coach d. j. durkin is on administrative leave while a separate investigation looks into what was described in published reports as abusive behavior by the coaches. >> when you hear something's preventable it just feels like such an unnecessary loss. >> it's very hard to understand how the university can think they

disaster response with michael greenberger from the university of maryland's center for health and homeland security. also, adam harris from the atlantic joins us to discuss his recent article on efforts to make college free. and later washington post reporter colby itkowitz discusses opioid abuse. host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." president donald trump's former campaign manager paul manafort pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges friday and agreed to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling into the 2016 election. manafort has now agreed to answer questions and cooperate fully with the government to forestall a second trial and avoid the possibility of a long prison sentence. the white house is pointing out that manafort's plea has nothing to do with the president.

stay with us, we'll tell you how d.c., maryland and virginia are preparing for the impact coming up. >>> one of the most popular annual lists that rates the colleges and universities is out today. >> news4's reporter sat down with the school's president to explain how it happened. >> reporter: it's been less than a month since classes havbeen underway at howard university and the year has gotten off to a strong start. according to th rankings across the country, howard university ranks 89th jumping1 spots from last year. it was helped by the change in the formula used to rank schools. now the success ofraates or pell grant recipients are put into the ranging. but the school's president that there were many other factors that helped. >> it is really at the end the day an indication in the report. >> frederick says he and his staff have increased the minimum number of credits students are taking to 15. >> that alone has moved it. our retention rate has gone fro 82% to 96%. >> reporter: the success howard is enjoying in the end of the school year. auditors found that employees had amisappropriatedid funning for nearly a decade. some were fired and students made a lis

university of utah and university of maryland. then we had a practitioners group and this consisted of 40 people who broke the law in the different areas and gave us a report on their. >> in that did take in account what [inaudible] were appearing before the court? >> that was a part of the record in every case. >> obviously but was a part of your analysis? >> we did not look at who the parties were -- when the cases were read it was considered as to who the parties were as well as who all the amicus cure were. >> but there is no cross-referencing between decisions and [inaudible] wer were -- >> don't think so. >> okay. just wanted to check. i ask because to be upfront about it is as he showed earlier when a certain [inaudible] comes before the dc circuit they will tend to be associated with and funded by very powerful, very wealthy right-wing interests they seem to have a better than 90% win rate in front of this particular judge and i know he says that he makes decisions based on only on the polity of the legal work in argument before him in which case it seems particular amick he has superhuman lawyering going their way because a win rate above

university of utah and university of maryland. and then we a practitioners group, and this consists of 48 people who broke the laws in different areas and gave us a report on the opinion. >> did it take into account what amity, for instance, were appearing before the court? >> that was a part of the record in every case. >> obviously but was that part of your analysis. >> we did not look into the parties were to -- >> who the parties were. >> was when the cases was written was considered as to the parties were as well as all the amicus care were. >> but a look at a pattern there was no cross-referencing between the sages and who parties were? >> don't think so. >> okay. just wanted to check. >> the reason i ask that question, as we should earlier when certain parties come before the d.c. circuit, and the key who attended associate with and funded by very powerful, very wealthy right-wing interests, they seem to have a better than 90% win rate in front of this particular judge. and in no basis he makes decisions based on on the quality of the legal work and argument before him in which case it seems these particular seemed a very superhuman lawy

university of maryland. later, we will focus on the free college movement. the atlantic's adam harris will join us to talk about that. we will be right back. ♪ >> tuesday morning, we are live in springfield, like, for the 41st stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. tim butler will be our guest on "washington journal," starting at 9:40 a.m. 100thg up to the anniversary of the end of world war i. july, general pershing crated the first united states army under his command. american forces were concentrated on one point at the line. >> sunday on american artifacts, we are in northeastern france, visiting villages, monuments, and the american cemetery related to the battle of some yelp. >> the weather was horrible. it was rainy. it was chilly. the americans watched this attack headed north. the germans who had occupied this whole area had begun a withdrawal, and they were starting to move their troops. they did not move them quick cannot. by the end of the day of the 12, onlymericans reached not the main objectives for that day but many of the objectives for the following day. by midmorning of septe

us. on sunday and 9:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, the emory university african-american studies chair carol anderson talks about her book, "one person, no vote." she is interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. vote has beeno extremely contested and has been vitally challenge -- and has been violently challenged. >> absolutely. one thing i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. and it is in those aspirations we the people, we hold these self-evident, leader of the free world, those kinds of aspirations. it's based on those aspirations and not this kind of hard-core people haveork fought to gain access to their citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow christine blasey testifies before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual-assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh the dates back to the early 1980's. brett kavanaugh is also expected to testify. we have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span tv. -- on c-span3. you can also listen on the c-span radio app. the brett kavanaugh case has drawn comparisons to the early 1990's when clarence thomas was facing allegations of sexual harassment from anita hill