speak to cowell björk james in syracuse new york is assistant professor of anthropology at vanderbiltuniversity thank you so much for being with us on al-jazeera a lot of the focus in recent weeks has been on brazil and the right wing government they're allowing these fires to begin by letting people clear land but in bolivia as we just saw you have a left wing government which is that the same thing happened. yeah and it's understandable that the focus has been on brazil which is the larger before us we are now talking about over a 1000000 hectares under fire in bolivia this year it has been true since about 2008 that the santa cruz department which is the center of the fires has been you know one of the largest single geographic hotspot 44 stationed in the amazon basin and that's because that is converted into large and your business he therefore solely for cattle typically destined for export does but libya have the resources to to handle this crisis. i mean i think everyone from the president on down recognizes that it doesn't that the libyan government doesn't have the adequate r

love their schools, i'm a little bitter, because i think virginia tech used to be up there, but vanderbiltnts love the commodores >> contagious with energy. virginia tech is close on the temperature of that list, but vanderbilt students have been naming themselves talking about student appreciation and pride >> i can't -- i have to do this. virginia tech, go hokies, quality of life, 94. what are you talking about blacksburg is one of the most beautiful places why do we rank so low? we need to do more in financial aid. 77th >> i hear you. >> number four or five on best campus food. >> it wasn't like that when i was there. good to see the hokies near the top. how many of these schools do you go to? >> i visit probably 50 a year, we survey a third of the schools in the book. so 140,000 college students. >> appreciate it. >>> on deck, facebook fighting to get back into the news business then beating the street, one of the top performing fund managers in america over the last one, three and five years, alger's amy zhang is back with new ideas for you. every day, visionaries are creating the fut

vanderbilt into the chpiamonipsh2. stdy play. >>rschee a and >>ogletree, augenstein. two amerians into this championship match.en and augein was impressive. william holcomb was enjoyable to wah all week long. a great championship. he is w downth michael. >> thanks. i am with will. what a week. you have shown what you embody about this game is fun. we all fell in love wi you. it was just great entertainment. talk to us about it. >> i don't remember. i am just blessed. blessed to play the game. >> [voice breaking].re blessed . at did you learn abo yourself this week? >> i don't kn. [voice breaking]. i just learned that i can play at the highest level, i guess. fortunate to live in arica and play golf and have family and friends and be on the llage. >> you look at this medal hanginground your neck in a lickle bit and home at sam houston state you can tell stories with friends about what this week has been like. what will that medal represent for you? >> hmmm, just enjoying the game. having fun. i had a great time. i had fun up until the end. my caddy ge me a bad read. go

the gilded age really was not just confined to your rockefellers, your vanderbilts, your carnegie's, or your jp morgan. it also came out west, although it did not get nearly the amount of publicity. i learned a lot about the reservation system and the corruption that went with reservation system. that opened my eyes to a very, very sad chapter in american history, and that was the treatment of the native american. but, you know, the quintessential cowboy i guess you could call him. the quintessential westerner. tourncer: our cities recently traveled to bozeman, montana, to learn more about its rich history. watch more video from bozeman and other stops on our tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of woodstock, which attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate new york. this weekend on world history -- oral histories, the woodstock or creator talks about -- cocreator talks about how it came together, how he signed usable artist, and the concept and b

for this doctor of vanderbilt children's hospital set the number of cases he has seen related to vaping is frightening.>>> but nine is coughing and shortness of breath. but others more serious with lung collapse. respiratory failure. a need for mechanical ventilation and some of those more severe things. for a study finds a growing number of middle school and high school students about one third are exposed to secondhand e-cigarette aerosols from being around people who vape. >>> what is next for jewel? the full interview with the ceo airs tomorrow on cbs this morning. >>> forever 21 might be considering filing for bankruptcy as options to turnaround is debt are running low. a person familiar with the plan that the fashion retailer has been in talks for additional financing. negotiations with possible lenders have so far installed. bankruptcy should to take place the company would look to merge with a slimmer fleet of stores. >>> forever 21 has more than 815 stores around the globe. we have reached out to the retailer. we have yet to hear back. >>> some bruises scratches and a big sigh

. >> he had been disinherited from the vanderbilt fortune. >> he had been associated where a wide numberes throughout his time in america and mexico. >> as the memo continued it seemed less concerned about the political aspects and more about the romantic as it became clear that a relationship was developing between field and monroe. one of the most of intriguing aspect of the report may be the source. eunice' churchill. it led many to believe she was using an alias. >> she has leftist leaning because of her marriage to arthur miller. >> this is a political climate in the 1960s where you could damage someone's reputation or even their life. >> for some inside the fbi marilyn's alleged communist ties were alarming given the circle she had begun to associate with. she was introduced to peter lawford. he was the brother-in-law to john f. kennedy. >> he was a strange hollywood guy. he was kept around because of his connections. frank sinatra called his brother-in-lawford. >> lawford always had his beach house open. the president would visit. bobby kennedy would go there. i went to malibu to

anderson opening up about the death of his mother gloria vanderbilt last month. his father and two older brothers died in a plane crash in 1974 when he was just ten years old. anderson lost his own father at the same age. at one point during the discussion anderson had to choke back tears. >> you told an interviewer that you have learned to, in your words, love the thing that i most wish had not happened. i remember -- you went on to say what punishments of god are not gifts. do you really believe that? >> yes. it's a gift to exist. it's a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering. there's no escaping that. >> it doesn't mean you are happy -- >> i don't want it to have happened. i want it to not have happened. >> right. >> but if you are ungratefgrate your life, which is a positive thing to do, which not everybody is, but it's a positive thing to do, then you have to be grateful for all of it. >> colbert said his grief as a child helped him appreciate other suffering and better connect. >>> funeral services will be held tonight for one of the victims of th

and roger's professor of the vanderbilt university jon meacham.a roadietor tim mcgraw. we'll get into that

the gilded age was not just confined to your rockefellers, carnegies, vanderbilts, or jp morgans. they also came out west, although it didn't get nearly the amount of publicity. i learned a lot about the reservation system and the corruption that went with the reservation system. that opened my eyes to a very, very sad chapter in american history. and that was the treatment of the native americans. the you know, quintessential cowboy, i guess you could call him, the quintessential westerner -- >> during our time in bozeman, montana, the c-span cities tour talked about local authors with the area's history. we learn about the railroad and the telegraph during the development in the western united states. in 1864an was founded as a gold rush town. the goldrush wasn't here. it was farther to the southwest. but all those gold miners, the last thing they wanted to do was pair their own food. so the gallatin valley was a rich and remains a rich agricultural valley. so, settlers moved here to raise beef and wheat to sell to the gold miners. so bozeman began as an agricultural town with g

we need to deal with the system and vanderbilt university suggested that reform alone could reduce poverty rates by as much as 20%. the single reform. second, we need to look at the education system. we are sometimes more likely to be poor than if you go out and finish high school or go on to college. and yet we have a school system today that all too often fails. we have a school system today thabut all too often exists fore benefit of the teachers union and the administrator not have the appearancforthe parents andn themselves, that there is very little innovation, very little competition within our school system, very little improvement. and it's not just a function of money. we notic know this but baltimor, washington, d.c., chicago, la are spending more than the school systems almost anywhere in the country and it getting poorer results. we need to look at the education system in ways we can bring more innovation and more competition and more control over the way parents operating for their children's sake than for the system itself. the system is not the goal ultimately educating chi

colbert sat down with cnn's anderson cooper who just lost his mom, gloria vanderbilt and how they talked no one can escape suffering and why that is not such a bad thing. >> you told an interviewer that you have learned, in your word, love the thing that i most wish had not happened. you went on to say what punishments of god are not gifts? do you really believe that? >> yes. >> it's a gift to exist. it's a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering. there's no escaping that. >> it doesn't mean you -- >> i don't want it to have happened. i want it to not have happened, but -- if you are grateful for your life which i think is a positive thing to do, not everybody is, and i'm not always, but it's the most positive thing to do then you have to be grateful for all of it. >> you can see the rest of the conversation between anderson and stephen colbert that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. we'll be right back. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from anyone else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist. nothing stronger. nothing gentler. nothing

historian and author of "the soul of america" and rogers presidency at vanderbilt university jon meachamontributor. great to have you all on board with us this morning. >> well, mika, i spent -- i had a couple of days off last week and i spent those days pushing myself. seeing how many big mac's and how many orders of popeyes fried chicken -- >> you worked really hard. >> i could have. i drove to west texas to get a whataburger. oh, that was good. but you did something a little different. tell us how you spent -- >> it was the longest we have been apart, i think. i went up mt. kilimanjaro with my daughter. it was hairy. we did the six day instead of the two week, and

after graduating from vanderbilt to return home to alabama to pursue it his study of law with the university of alabama where he graduated magna come loudly. while in law school was a hugo black scholar and a member of the alabama law review. the indentured john campbell 14. following his law school he went to work with the distinguish firm in montgomery alabama where he made partner a few years after a hard work and dedication. he's been involved deeply in his community and the bar association and everything related to it. he was chosen by the federal judges of the middle district of alabama chair thecommittee to select a new federal magistrate . and just some of his stuff, his experience and proficiency in the courtroom show his suitability here. he comes from a long line of distinguished lawyers including his late father and his brother, robert was recently inducted in alabama lawyers hall of fame. i have my utmost respect for him. i've been watching him move over the years and recently he was recommended by the american bar association for the highest recommendation they can make.i'm her

historian and author of "the soul of america" and rogers presidency at vanderbilt university jon meacham is with us. he's an nbc news and msnbc contributor. great to have you all on board with us this morning. >> well, mika, i spent -- i had a couple of days off last week and i spent those days pushing myself. seeing how many big mac's and how many orders of popeyes fried chicken -- >> you worked really hard. >> i could have. i drove to west texas to get a whataburger. oh, that was good. but you did something a little different. tell us how you spent -- >> it was the longest we have been apart, i think. i went up mt. kilimanjaro with my daughter. it was hairy. we did the six day instead of the two week, and we were warned that it would be a little fast and we both got -- we had some mishaps with altitude and cold and it was incredibly challenging and i'm so glad i did it but i'm so glad to be back. i thank katty kay and willie geist for stepping up with me and letting me have that time with my daughter. and you were just -- you were fine. you just are smoking a cigar and hanging out. you

formatioandspiritual r theological seminary in california and from princeton and phd in historical theology from vanderbilt university. i don't know if there are enough alphabetalphabets in every bowll out all of those marvelous degrees and accomplishments that he deserves that recognition. a member of th the board board e reformed institute he finds great joy as an adjunct professor at the seminary and a visiting professor at the evangelical theological seminary in cairo egypt. so please, welcome. [applause] to begin to heal the republic. there are ithere are a number oe tonight who would like to hear the conversation about how to make it in the presbyterian church session meets. when it aired, we will know. if you did not preregister or have the chance to register this evening, give us your name and e-mail and when we get word they will be able to share it with your friend. one of the hallmarks of the ecological tradition is the relationship between faith and theology and politics. the way we order our life together in our congregations is bound up. they make decisions that are authorized only after at l

agency to 850000 people and son are stopped 2 months ago over concerns aid was being diverted from vanderbilt people the resumption comes after an agreement between the world food program and yemen's who 3 fighters. are behind a man who scaled the roof of his country's embassy in london as told al jazeera he feared for his life when he was tackled by staff who somehow meant was protesting against the exit queue sions of 2 bahraini activists lawrence lee reports from london. in the dead of night mussa mohammed used the cover of scaffolding to gain access to the roof of the embassy. once there he unfurls his banner i'm risking my life to save 2 men about to be executed in the next few hours that reads we did when you brought us we do send them letters for their human rights organization under you and as well it doesn't stop but i feel in my in my heart there is something i can do to save their lives that's why i went to the top of the embassy shortly afterwards the police arrived and for a good 10 minutes nothing much happens as they try to work out how to handle the situation on the roof mr mo

metzel, professor of psychology and director for the center of medicine, health and society at vanderbiltty. thank you for joining us. >> think about all those high school kids in dayton who said we're told when you say something, say something. they said something. >> so this is a tough one because, first of all, you know, it's a go to for a lot of people who never want gun laws touched that it's all about mental health. to the extent that it sometimes is, what do we think about this? >> two important things to think about in terms of extreme violence laws. one is that there are countless stories dating back to 2012, 2013 when these laws came about of family members being concerned about imminent threats of people who may have been longstanding gun owners or factors like that. but are escalating in ways where they're an imminent threat because of alcohol or drugs or some other life crisis. and we know from the rhetoric of the data about shootings that most times, not just mass shootings but also partner violence, domestic violence, gun suicides, often are moments are escalation. so part

the gilded age really was not just confined to your rockefellers, your carnegie's, your vanderbilts or your 80 morgans. it also came out west although it didn't get nearly the amount of publicity. i learned a lot about the reservation them and the corruption that went with the reservation system. that opened my eyes to a very sad chapter in american history and that was the treatment ofthe native americans . but the quintessential cowboy i guess you could call him, the quintessential western or . >> during our time in bozeman, the c-span city tour talk with local authors about thearea's history . next we learn about the importance of railroads and the telegraph bring the development of the western united states. >> .. remained a rich agricultural valley. settlers moved due to raise beef and wheat to sell to the gold miners. bozeman began as an agricultural town with a guaranteed at least in the early years i guaranteed to market about 50 miles southwest and also towards helena. so it was feeding miners and the people who worked with the miners. it was probably like thousands of towns i

it's over 100 bills where i have been the lead democrat that i passed bills and i was ranked by vanderbilty, yes, as the most effective democrat last year. >> good answer without being antagonistic. a good answer without being antagonistic. >> there you go. thank you. >> senator amy klobuchar candidate for president. she'll be in the next debate. >>> up next, why an action in britain has me worried about our own democracy here in the united states. i'm worried about what boris johnson is teaching trump. you're watching "hardball." 3 out of 4 people achieved... ...90% clearer skin at 4 months... ...after just 2 doses. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections... ...and lower your ability to fight them. before treatment your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. tell your doctor if you have an infection... ...or symptoms such as fevers,... ...sweats, chills, muscle aches or coughs... ...or if you plan to or recently received a vaccine. i feel free to bare my skin. visit skyrizi.com. i'm a faster laptopd could help. plus, tech support to stay worry free. worry free. boom

today's guest is professor ganesh sitaraman who teaches law at vanderbilt law school. professor sitaraman worked as an advisor to elizabeth warren for the 21st century run and served as a genetic counselor in the senate. additionally, he is a senior fellow at the center for american progress. professor sitaraman is a to talk less news book, "the public option: how to expand freedom, increase opportunity, and promote equality" which advocates the implementation of state-sponsored altar to the market not only in medicine but in retirement, childcare, college and even baking. i for one can't wait to open my count the public option expense on already existing public options pools come alive risk of medicare, more accessible marketplace. it this is been called quote key reading. please help me welcome professor sitaraman to politics and prose. [applause] >> thanks so much, jack, really appreciate that and thanks for going for coming. it's great to be back at politics and prose. always have a great time when i'm here. as jack said my new book is called "the public option" an

the last year, i was invited to lecture at vanderbilt and a om is, university of chicago, mary washington, montgomery college mcgill, university of , texas. it's reassuring, having toured these campuses and engaged in conversations and debate with my children's generations, that millennials have it figured out . part when i saw their values were good, fair and generous. so i submit to give them a chance to not tear themselves apart, to not die by suicide or succumb to hatred. we always rally to meet outside threats. wars, natural disasters, terrorist attacks. my parents generations prove that. men and women.e an arsenal of democracy. but as lincoln warns us, the threat comes not from afar, but from ourselves. others may hate you. but if you hate them, that's when you destroy yourself. and that's the real answer to the question, why nixon now? so, we have some time for questions. i can go on forever. his life is immensely rich. and we will have someone with a boom mic, so c-span can get everything down. and here he is. [applause] >> did nixon ever have a friend? john: did nixon ever have a

vanderbilt researchers studied 60 years of data from 9,000 people, and they found that within five yearsitting smoking, the risk for heart disease dropped by 39% another reason to quit that's the news update at this hour ty, i'll send it back to you >> thank you very much let's look at the markets right now, and as you see, the dow looking to break a little bit of a win streak there, now down 79 points or a third of a percent the nasdaq is off about four tenths of one percent at 7970, s&p off about a half percent at 2909 and the streaming wars heating up apple jumping on reports it's spending a whopping $6 billion on original streaming content, and that is having the opposite effect on netflix. that stock is down about 3% today, as you see right there. melissa. >> well, the dilemma for big tech is going from bad to worse. states are now moving ahead with an anti-trust investigation, and that's only one of several issuissu s facing those companies ylan maui is here to break it all down >> there are at least a dozen states involved in this coordinating anti-trust investigation. state a.g.s

the gilded age really was not just confined to your rockefellers, carnegie's, vanderbilt's, or your jp morgan's. it also came out west, although it did not get nearly the amount of publicity. i learned a lot about the reservation system, and the corruption that went with the reservation system. to a very, my eyes very sad chapter in american history, and that was the treatment of the native americans. know, the quintessential cowboy, i guess you could call him, the quintessential westerner. announcer: up next, we take you to missouri headwaters state park to hear about lewis and clark and the corps of discovery as we pass through met -- through western montana. southwest montana is defined by all of the rivers that flow -- that flow through the area. the tree folks area is an important area, has been an important area, historically, too many people even before european encroachment on the area. it was always an important crossroads for many ancient people to come to this area. it is rich in resources. the rivers of course had fish in them, there was a lot of game in this area. we think

let's discuss this with doctorjonathan meztl, professor at vanderbilt university who has studied thete nationalism in mass shootings in the us hejoins me via webcam from new york. what is the role of white nationalism and those of the ideology of white supremacy and mass shootings? because president trump directly talked about that today and said america must condemn white supremacy as said america must condemn white supremacy as an said america must condemn white supremacy as an ideology.“ said america must condemn white supremacy as an ideology. if he is going to further that message then i would support it. what is happened 110w would support it. what is happened now is yet again, our country is in a moment of national trauma and national morning because of our inability to do anything, notjust about mass shootings but about gun violence more broadly. you have about 40,000 gun deaths in this country and what we are debating now is what is the role of some of the state m e nts is what is the role of some of the statements that are coming out of oui’ statements that are coming out o

the gilded age really was not just confined to your rockefellers, your vanderbilts, your carnegie's, or your jp morgan. it also came out west, although it did not get nearly the amount of publicity. i learned a lot about the reservation system and the corruption that went with reservation system. that opened my eyes to a very, very sad chapter in american history, and that was the treatment of the native american. but, you know, the quintessential cowboy i guess you could call him. the quintessential westerner. we take you to missouri headwater state park to talk about lewis and clark -- here about lewis and clark. >> southwest montana is essentially defined by all the rivers that flow through this area. it has been an important area historically even before european encroachment. it was always an important crossroads. it was rich and resources. we think as many as 14 different tribes use this area. tribe hadque that no a monopoly in this area. i would like tim welcome you to missouri headwater state park. we are at the headwaters of missouri. west of where we are standing is where m

i've been invited to lecture at vanderbilt, ole miss, mary washington, university of chicago, washington lee, montgomery college, university of texas, and it's reassuring having toward these campuses engaged in conversation and debate with my children's generation that these millennial's have it figured out long before parkland. i saw their values are good fair and generous. i believe. i submit. in the immediate future, is to give them a chance to not tear ourselves apart, to not die by suicide or succumb to hatred. you always rally to meet outside threats. terrorist attacks. my parents generation proved that. an army of free men and women, and arsenal of democracy. as lincoln warns us it comes not from afar but from ourselves. others may hate you but if you hate them that's when you destroy yourself. so why nixon now? i could go on forever. his life is immensely rich and we will have someone with a microphone to get everything down. here he is. [ applause ] >> did nixon ever have a friend? >> he had one famous friend when he was in the presidency and everybody pretty much agreed that th

alcindor and historian author of "the soul of america" and rodgers professor of the presidency at vanderbilt university jon meachum. >> so we are about to get to not only some of the president's more outlandish remarks, jonathan lemire, we are also talking about a back and forth, a cleat and utter lack of discipline, a complete unmooring, the likes of which we have actually yet to see in the trump presidency. i've alluded to the article that you wrote a couple weeks ago that even people close to donald trump say that his management style has become even more erratic, even more disturbing, even more unmoored. of course, the atlantic the same week wrote an article saying, believe it or not, as bad as you think it's been, it is actually getting much worse. gene robinson said it yesterday. there is this realization that every time we think that donald trump has reached the bottom in terms of competence, in terms of emotional stability, it does get worse. his policy pronouncements this week have just -- have been the stuff of fifth graders, whether you are talking about cashmere or other -- other

after that his stepson brought me in a book about the great and dusty list of the rockefellers and vanderbiltse may have written the book, i'm not sure but i got his point. t7 so before we let you answer a lifelong subscriber to national review the editor now has a new bookk coming out and it is called nationalism so put that on your radar. >> great book called the myth of the robber barons. actually he was very important to me also. 1989. i was never forget this the way i started writing the way my writing career happened i wrote a letter to the editor at the stern one - - student newspaper these people on campus engaged in a discussion with the homeless problem of aronald reagan i tried to understand how this was ronald reagan's fault but i investigated it i looked at the pros and cons and even looked at mont - - called the local homeless shelter and notes she said that i know what they are teaching you but this is ronald reagan's fault they are mentally ill. the liberals i knew made fun of the homeless people i would try to talk to them. they published it as a column and then i got attacked

i'll be invited to author at vanderbi vanderbilt, brandeis, washington college, magill, university of texas. it's reassuring having toured these campuses engaging in debate with my children's generations that the millennials had it figured out long before parkland. i saw their values are good, fair and generous. so our tanks, i believe, i submit, in the immediate future is to give them a chance to not tear ourselves apart, to not die by suicide or succumb to hatred. we rally, war, terrorist attacks, my generation proved that. an army of free men and women, an arsenal of democracy as lincoln warned the threat comes not from afar but others ourselves. others may hate you, but if you hate them, that's when you destroy yourself. that's the real answer to the question, why nixon now. so, we have some time for questions. i can go on forever. and his life is immensely rich. and we will have someone with a boom mic, so c-span can get everything down. here he is. [ applause ] >> did nixon ever have a friend? >> did nixon ever have a friend? he had a famous friend, a fellow named bb robozzo, th

the vanderbilts. the roosevelt, rockefeller. a lot of celebrities, actresses, rita haworth.ers got divorced here. it was something where people from every walk of life from the most famous to the most, people who needed to get out of their marriage came here. the process was formal. they took it seriously. they knew that people were counting on this divorce being final. process was straightforward. someone would arrive and meet with their attorney. a spouse who did not have, -- come would have an attorney in their stead. the person would have to stay in a place where a witness could testify they had seen them. they had not left the state. and then when that was up, which was six weeks, they would come to the courthouse, often this courtroom, and stand in front of a judge and the witness would testify and explain the reasons they were getting divorced and then they would have their divorce. they would be off. the divorce industry is a unique part of our heritage. having the ability for people to come and get divorced at a time when it wasn't as easy in other places was someth

seminary and carolina, thm from princeton theological seminary and a phd in historical theology vanderbilt university. i don't know if there are enough alphabets in every bowl to fill out all those marvelous degrees and accomplishments but he deserves that recognition. quinn is a member of the board of the reformed institute, he finds great joy in teaching and serving parish life and he talked for 15 years as an adjunct professor at fuller seminary and a visiting professor at the evangelical theological seminary in cairo egypt so please welcome quinn. >> we are very grateful for your leadership of the institute at thisimportant transitional point . in our life. and i want to welcome you to tonight's conversation with the reformed institute on the future of politics and what it would mean to begin to heal our frayed republic. we think it's an important conversation and we know there are a number of people tonight who would like to hear the conversation you are not able to make it, something about the third tuesday of the month when presbyterian church session meets. and so for that reason,

was recruited to play the ivy league football but he chose to focus on his studies and went to vanderbilt and majored in chemical engineering the law. he graduated with honors with the distinction. after graduation in chemical engineering he returned home to alabama to pursue his study of law with the university of alabama where he graduated. while in law school he was a hugo black scholar and a member of the review, the honor society, the john kamel court team. following his law school he went to work with the distinguished firm in montgomery alabama where he made partner after a few years of hard work and dedication. he's also been involved in his community and the bar association and everything related to it. he was chosen by the federal judges of the middle district of alabama to select a new federal magistrate judge, just some of this in his experience and proficiency in the courtroom show his ability and he comes from a long line of distinguished lawyers including his late father and his brother. his father was recently inducted in alabama lawyers hall of fame. i have my utmost resp

operation atan vanderbilt university medical center two had that damaged part damaged-- to have thatmoved. he would have to limit his august activities because of that, planning to return to the senate in september. democrats line. lewis, hello. caller: good morning, c-span, pedro. i listen to the news, keeping my eye on everything. why is it that every time a shooting,does a mass the first thing they say is mental illness? they don't want to call it what it is. it is a hatred for different people. klan doesn't like people of color. we know neo-nazis don't like jews. that's why little white boys are shooting up the schools because they put that ideology in them that white america also helped to kill adolf hitler. host: camden in iowa. republican line. caller: hello. host: go ahead. asler: i wish we would unify democrats and republicans and others. i wish some of this bickering would stop. that would be my top political issue. host: bickering over what? -- we need toween be unified as americans. host: do you think that is possible in a political climate? have somethink we can other fi

and roger's professor of the vanderbilt university jon meacham. he's also an maple contributor and a roadietor tim mcgraw. we'll get into that later. there's a lot to cover including the bruising day on wall street. now there's growing concerns over a potential recession. plus china with two big stories. they are still consuming hong kong and the trade war with washington. and congressman steve king managing to offend just about everything with his comments on abortion, rape, and incest. we'll get the latest reaction from capitol hill with some republicans calling for him to resign. but, we begin with a developing story out of philadelphia. an armed suspect accused of opening fire and wounding six officers during an eight-hour standoff has surrendered early this morning. shortly after midnight a police spokesman tweeted that a suspect was in custody and that s.w.a.t. officers were clearing the house where the standoff took place. police on the scene said the suspect surrendered without incident and was taken to a hospital for treatment because tea

historian and author of "the soul of america" and rogers professor of the presidency at vanderbilt universityjoining our conversation, former u.s. senator and now msnbc political analyst, claire mccaskill. and communications director for define america, christiane ramos. the group says it aims to transcend politics and shift the conversation about immigrants, identity, and citizenship in a changing america. welcome to you all. i want to begin this morning with "the washington post" reporting president trump is being pressured against background checks after a call from the head of the gun lobby. the president expressed support for background checks early in the week, as he had in the wake of last year's school shooting in parkland, florida. officials who spoke to the post on the condition of anonymity say nra chief executive wayne lapierre spoke with trump on tuesday, told him a background check bill would not be popular among trump's supporters. but before his trip to el paso and dayton yesterday, the president still seemed determined to act. >> well, i'm looking to do background checks. i t

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