located in washington, d.c., near the u.s. capitol, union station opened in 1907. at the time, it was one of the largest train stations in the world. we toured the building with the president of the union station redevelopment corporation to learn about its history. we also hear from architect john bowie about the original construction and recent restoration. >> hello. i would like to welcome you to union station. this is a magnificent building here in washington, d.c., just a couple of blocks from the u.s. capitol building. presidentc.e.o. and of the redevelopment corporation, a nonprofit in washington, d.c., is responsibility for stewardship of this building. this building was built in 1907. it was not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but it was certainly the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. this station has undergone many changes throughout the year. it was completed in 1912 and entered into service during world war i when the uso took over part of the building. and then of course, through the 1920's and depression it we

this is a magnificent building located here in washington, d.c., just a couple of blocks from the u.s. capitol building. my job as ceo and president of union station redevelopment corporation, nonprofit here in washington d c whose responsible , loyalty is stewardship of this building. this building was built in 1907. it was not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but it was certainly the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. this station has undergone many changes throughout the year. -- throughout the years. it was completed in 1912, and entered into a busy, busy time, during world war i when the uso took over part of the building. of course, through the 1920's and through the depression, and went through many changes from being an at the station, to a place where it was not so active, people may have been here sleeping on benches, using the building for shelter, and then finally with world war ii the station became the center of , the world again with the service then coming back here, and the station then serving 200,000 people a day. and signific

[applause] >> megan washington, d.c., congress is that confession -- is back in session.he housemates for a short pro forma session. working this week on federal spending, current government funding runs out friday, raising the debt ceiling, which limits government borrowing. to watch the house here on c-span and the senate returns today at 3:00 eastern, voting at 5:32 confirm former georgia governor sonny purdue to be agriculture secretary and a vote to advance a deputy attorney general nomination. watch the senate live on c-span two. live today, coverage from chicago of former president barack obama making his first public remarks since leaving office to discuss civic engagement and community organizing at the university of chicago logan center for the arts. live coverage begins just after andshort pro forma session name. and we hear from press secretary sean spicer briefing reporters at the white house today, scheduled to start at 1:30 eastern time and we will take you there live as soon as things get underway here on c-span. more live coverage of the attorney general

it's also the highest point in washington, d.c.all have a very special connection to this building, so it's only fair that we get access. here's the story. ♪ set on pennsylvania avenue is a building that you the taxpayer actually own. wait until you see it, follow m me. we are in the lobby of the international hotel. this is the building that was once a post office here in washington, d.c. the real national treasure is actually upstairs. ♪ a private entrance reserved for the public is where you start your journey. it was placed here in the year 1899. jane leavy of the historical society of washington, d.c. >> pennsylvania avenue is designed with a specific purpos purpose. it was designed to hold up with the white house. in 1899, the post office was the glue that held the nation together. in that era, before we had electronic communication, before we had transportation, we had the post office. it was the most important government function for pretty much the first 100 years. >> jenna: the neighborhood where the post office resides h

j edgar hoover was the director of the fbi here in washington, d.c. longer than anyone can imagine from the 20's through from the 1920's through the he had an enormous impact on law 1970's. enforcement, federal law enforcement, and the building up of federal law enforcement. we want to talk about who he was, how he transformed the fbi, and get a sense to visitors of how is this director who has been dead now for many years, how does he still have an impact on the way we live our lives today? one of the main features in the place where we show off most of the artifacts is the history time capsule. here is where we cover that wide range of law enforcement history, going from the first officers during colonial times, we have a sheriff's writ from the early 1700s to the wild west, talking about what's going on here, and law enforcement. we talk about u.s. marshals and the other federal law enforcement agencies and how they have changed over time and when they came into existence. we have objects to talk about those things. a major event like 9/11 that had

however, washington, d.c.ing police chief peter newsham doesn't regret using social media to highlight these cases. >> it took on some legs that we hadn't anticipated, but i do think that it was an eye-opener for a lot of people, to see how many young people we do have that run away. >> reporter: newsham also says that nearly all the missing kids are located. >> we find 99% of those kids. i think the awareness that has come about as a result of this, though, is a lot of people are asking the question, "why are they leaving in the first place?" and the other question, which is really important to get to the bottom of, is "what happened to them, while they were away? >> regardless of why a child is going missing, we need to find out what are they running away from, and who they're running away to. >> reporter: derrica wilson is the president of the black and missing foundation. while she applauds d.c.'s attempt to raise awareness, she says that for too long, the media and public officials have ignored cases of m

we were in washington, d.c.s we turn to the doctor who discovered the connection between rising blood leaead levs in the children of flint, michigan, with the switch to the flint river as a water source. state officials initially dismissed her findings, but she refused to accept their denials. this is dr. hanna-attisha's address at the march. >> how is everyone doing? i am dr. mona hanna-attisha from flint, michigan. and it is great to be here. i am here to tell you that the flint water crisis is not over. we still cannot think on filtered water from power taps. [boos] so flint is what happens when we dismiss science. flint is what happens when we dismiss s experts. flint is what happens when we dismiss people. flint is what happens when saving money is more important than public health. i am a pediatrician. every day i use science to protect and restore the health of my patients, my kids. about a year ago, my research proved that our contaminated water in the flint was leaching lead into the bodies of our child

was smaller. >> washington d.c. has changed. it's become a place of wealth creation off of government. it's not producing a whole lot but you also see a lot of corporations and companies now john that are locating there because they see the advantage of being close to the seat of power and getting favors from the federal government. it's a very rich city and now it's the wealthiest city in the united states which to me is very troubling. john: president-elect trump says he will not allow his staff or lobby for five years after they leave the executive branch and he will propose up to a five-year ban on lobbying former members of congress and their staff. >> i think it's a great start. his pledge to drain the swamp to the problem is, it's a pledge. they are basically making a promise in washington d.c. unfortunately a lot of promises get broken all the time so it has at this point no force of law. john: after writing clinton cashier came up with your own reform plan and i will rather quickly. one, lifetime bans on lobbying for me

i went to washington, d.c. to georgetown, where betty had performed many of her most important missions. as i relived her past, as i followed in her footsteps, i was surprised. i had gone off on this mission not having too much respect for betty. as i said, she had been a complicated -- a disastrous, a terrible parent. she betrayed two husbands, she was a difficult daughter, and i had not much sympathy to her. i'm the father of three children, i could not quite understand the choices she had made. but the end of my journey following in her footsteps, i began to have respect for her. i began to have a great deal of admiration for her courage and patriotism and for the service she did for the allies during the war. what do i mean by her courage and patriotism? let me share with you a few of her missions, and then you decide what you think of betty. a good place to start any spy's life is when they cross the rubicon between the life they had been leading in the secret world. for betty, her recruitment occurred in

it was one of the nicest restaurants in the washington, d.c. and served as a restaurant until the 1950's. fancieste of the restaurants in the district of columbia and anyone who was anyone dined here, so i'm told. as you can see, this is a beautiful room. in 1940, it was turned into a canteen for the soldiers. this dining room was significant because the trains were not integrated south of washington dc until around 1950's or 60's. from the north, the trains were integrated but all trained stopped here at union station. the trains were segregated heading into the south. very significant that you had a place in the station where everyone could come and eat together. eatou could not afford to at the elegant restaurant that was here, there was a lunch counter room that was provided. we call it the columbus club, but it was a very elegant room with a beautiful feeling and you could watch the trains coming in and out. restoration, it was turned into a two tiered room and we have the columbus club there now. we have had many events and famous wedding

corrupt and went to school to berkeley i did the 10 year stint in boston and ended up in washington d.c.. >> i actually grew up in a rural area. but everybody looked like me and we spoke spanish. but yet we grew up having common ground of of population but even after berkeley you actually studied economics and social welfare they got a rosters he does not like to talk about himself but being in boston in public health is started to do work in this community so tell us about that. >> in boston as part of chapter one in the book working with the dorchester house it is an amazing community because the community is asian and african american city walk 1 mile with an irish community that has been there a generation or more than you walk another couple blocks and you walk a few more box -- blocks then i remember working at the health center for the youth development program we got to know many of the vietnamese youth but they had done something dumb like get enough fight in the public defenders said plead guilty and take community service. but for a child who came as a refugee that child was

attendees still filed in the ronald reagan building in washington d.c. as the institute of international finance is about to kick off its a daylong policy summit. among the speakers you will hear from treasury secretary steven mnuchin, white house budget director mick mulvaney and white house economic adviser gary cohn. they will be speaking this afternoon. live coverage of that. this morning panels on prospects for economic growth and tax reform efforts. should start in just a bit. live coverage here on c-span2. want to let you know that some of the other programs we have coming up for you today. republican chair is holding a news conference after the agencies opening meeting and you can see that life at 12:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. tonight on c-span it's part two of a special program on the trump cabinet. we will show you portions of confirmation is with education secretary at the devos, epa administrator scott pruitt and others. it starts at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. [inaudible] >> every question we ask. can help our clients grow. innovators accelera

for more now, we go to washington, d.c., where we are joined by bill mckibben, co-founder of 350.org.l here in vermont, but now in washington for the climate march. bill, what are the plans? normally, amy, i would rather be in vermont with you. i got to say, washington is pretty exciting right now. that round dance last night was amazing. at the same time, or just before, there was a big party at the hip-hop caucus headquarters were dr. beverly wright, the environmental justice plane near , was honored and so was the great singer anthony smith. this town is starting to buzz. --urday is going to be saturday is going to be intense. in part because they're forecasting the hottest april 29 on record for washington, d.c. it will be beautiful weather, but, please, bring a water bottle and some sunscreen and wear a hat. it gets a something clever, but make sure it is on top of your head. it is going to be a remarkable day as people march and is people surround the white house and then sit down for a while. i guess people are saying it is going to be one of the biggest sit-downs if not one of

amy: we're talking to congressmember peter welch in the russell rotunda in washington, d.c. is the sole vermont congressmember. we're here in burlington at vermont pbs. i want to ask you about, it's not your colleagague elilijah cummings the top democrat on the , house committee on oversight and government reform. he spoke thursday about the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. >> i'm releasing a letter that was sent directly to general flynn october 8, 2014, from the office of general counsel at the defense intelligence agency. his former agency. this letter explicitly warned general flynn as he entered retirement that the constitution prohibited him from accepting any foreign government payments without advanced permission. the pentagon's warning to general flynn was bold, italicized, and could not have been clearer. we have no evidence that he obobtaineded permission from the secretary of the army and the secretary of state to accept any foreign payments as required by law. amy: that is maryland commerce member of elijah cummings. congressman

the hottest april 29 in washington, d.c.the reason, much like we've seen over the years, we can attest to the changes in climate. it's 93 degrees in washington, d.c. today. already come april was the warmest month since temperatures started being recorded in washington, d.c. we've been here to see our full coverage, five hours. we have been here as tens of thousands of people marched behind us here my down pennsylvania avenue and are now doing a sit in at the white house. amy: this is a massive sit in. they have divided the white house so they can encircle the whole thing. we are standing at the newseum. is backw, carla wills at the sit in at the white house. carla: this is carla wills, here at the people's climate march in washington, d.c. i'm here with randy. tell me where you are from and what your sign is. >> i'm from you on, north carolina. , north carolina. this is about what it means to be the church. we think protecting the environment is one of the top things we need to do. we are carrying this sign in honor of that

in the 2000's, the fbi did a inat job removing washington, d.c. area and boston. thatis happening now is are starting all over again for some special conditions. they have been there, but there is no new expansion. it has been what is happening. >> joining us from miami, research director for the latin american and caribbean center at the university. attorney general jeff sessions last week. >> it is an initiation rite for them. they've killed mother's alongside their children and vice versa. they have gang raped and trafficked girls as young as 12 years of age. continue allow this to , and we will not. secure our border, expand immigration, and choke off supply lines. if you are a gang member, we will find you. your networksate and starve your revenue sources. we will deplete your rank and we will not concede a single block to vicious corner tactics. every neighborhood is entitled to safety in their communities. we recognize that this will not be easy. the organization here, working ,ogether to take down the mafia we can do it again. we require a commitment for n

i'm from here in washington, d.c.'ve been living in denning rock for five years, and i really appreciate all this love. this is awesome, man. thank you. >> my name is william. i'm from rock creek, south dakota. i would like to thank all you guys for supporting us. it really means a lot. >> hello, all my friends and relatives. i'm from the standing rock sioux reservation. this is the biggest family that all of us are ever blessed with. >> i'm from the cannonball river of standing rock sioux tribe. >> my name is joy braun, and if it wasn't or this woman and all these people here standing here, i would not have gone up there. me and my cousin -- we were the first ones out there camping on april 1, 2015. there was snow on the ground. the call came from the spirit for each and every one of you to stand up where you live and grow more water protectors, so i humbly thank you for your support. >> i resign on white earth nation with my sister. they pulled out online three, so out there and get protect our lands. >> [speaking n

rightlives matter here, here in washington, d.c.oss the world, succumbing to the stage, we have someone representing the movement for black lives and beyond the we are allause working to strive beyond this day and this moment, and she is here to remind us of our constant need to understand how we must fight for racial justice because it is deeply connected to climate justice. can we give a big round of applause right now? you can do better than that. give it up for black lives matter. [applause] >> all right now. how are you all doing? can you hear me all right? are you already to fight? are you already to fight? are you already to resist? i don't hear you. are you ready to fight? are you ready to fight? are you ready to fight? i am honored to be here representing the movement for black lives and those mobilizing beyond the moment. withand here and struggle all frontline communities who are leading the fight for justice for our people and an end to the destruction of the planet. as i stand here, i am well aware that we are faced wit

. >> high school students from around the country were in washington, d.c. last month for the united states senate program. next we hear from some of the participants on q&a. after that, "washington journal" is live with your phone calls and a look at today's headlines. announcer: a discussion with high school students attending the annual weeklong united states senate youth program. students talked about their interest in government and politics and shares my highlights from their visit to washington, d.c. brian: give us your name and where you are from. >> i am aaron sullivan from abingdon, virginia. brian: what brought you to washington during this last week? >> i came here to learn about public service and meet all sorts of people like the chief justice of the supreme court, some senators, the president vice president of the united states. >> i am for president -- i am from fredericksburg, virginia. i'm interested in pursuing public service through government or the private sector. i thought, what better program to learn about public service? we get the c

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that again whether you are democrat or republican, some of the ridiculousness that goes on in washington, d.c. i can't stress this enough that there are good people in washington who are working to improve your life. that might sound like political speech but what i found is again while i think it is often not necessarily democrats versus republicans it's more like americans versus the system in the way that it works the reality is as members of congress want the same thing. solid opportunities for the people in their district, a brighter future for the people in their district and their kids and their family. family. family. really what is the question is how we get there. that's where it gets tough and when you hear this talk about these are the most partisan times ever, we went through that thing called the civil war which was pretty intense. so it is a pretty hyper partisan time. the country has always been that way. it's always been a struggle of more government are less government. how much do we need here and there. where do we cut to save and when i say that, one of the big themes in

the setting is washington d.c. it is winter of 1938. the curtain opens on an office, but not just any office, this one is so famous that it has its very own name. recognized around the world as a place of power -- the oval office. seated inside the office is president franklin roosevelt, who is worrying about history. this is a very practice for which the office was designed. he is not worried about sheep in the context of history, but about shaping public access to it. he is worried about whether on everyof citizens part of the land will have access to the historical documents of this time and place to the story of what we have .ived he was to answer the question differently than has been before. roosevelt is perhaps one of the first high-ranking politician to bury about public access to presidential history in this way. roosevelt is not a selfless man. secure a place in the nation in the world. but roosevelt also be done to develop a critical consciousness about the relationship between history and power. he has begun to understand th

about their interest in government and policy and shared some highlights from their visit to washington, d.cgive us your name and where you are from. >> i am aaron sullivan from abington, virginia. >> what brought you to washington? >> i came here to learn about public service and meet all sorts of people like the chief justice of the supreme court, senators, the president and vice president of the united dates. >> your name, son western mark >> what -- >> i'm interested in public service through government or the private sector. what better program? >> how does this program work? >> we get the chance to come in and interact with not only incredible speakers, also the private sector, and also each other. everyone here is very impressive and accomplished at such a young age and have learned a lot from people. >> who sponsors this and how did you get to be chosen? >> the hearst foundation sponsors this. i was chosen by doing application through my school and a multiple-choice test as well as writing an essay. >> you are from abington virginia, a senior going into where next year? >> most likel

i was not interested in doing that i came to washington d.c. because i have to reduce the size and scope of government. it was more difficult for me in my first term. >> going back to those parties how would that conveyed to you? >> when you show up the army choir is singing with the beef tenderloin and salmon and the waiters and as much alcohol is you want to consume. you are in the caucus room which is a beautiful room from the old house chambers there is the clear message this the you will live. you're given gas from the time the your arrive thinking you for the sacrifice to come to washington d.c. so the other thing you are told quickly that you never vote against the rule and there are some things that you don't do as part of your party. bull's-eyes are wind and dining get the same instructions of rules and the most important thing you can do is get reelected and to make sure you play the game. >> host: you define that to be in line with your party? not necessarily a you reading with a lobbyist who but the understanding that you develop ne

all told red tape from washington, d.c., actually costs the economy over $2 trillion a year. money to create more than 24 million new good-paying manufacturing jobs. but it's wasted on pushing papers and jumping through government hoops. folks, that's just not right. that's why president trump is getting government out of the way. he's reining in unelected bureaucrats so they can no longer cripple ohio's economy from the comfort of their taxpayer funded metal desks in washington, d.c., and we're going to keep that fight going. and as president trump announced just this week, a new era of american energy has begun. the war on coal is over. you know, it's really heart breaking to think that nearly a quarter of ohio's coal miners have lost their jobs in the past few years and that nearly half of the state's mines have shut down. countless ohio families have been forced to watch good-paying jobs disappear from their communities. but now they have hope. from the first day of this administration, president trump has been fighting for ohio and fighting for american energy. the execu

i think it's smart that he does business in washington, d.c. i have not spoken to him about the floridaish yet but that is something that i think that is something that's been bothering not just me but some other members of our caucus. >> charlie sykes, interesting. they're kind of testing the -- >> right. >> -- pushback waters. >> it's interesting. robert's point about the other candidates in georgia is fascinating. what is trumpism and how deep does it run in american politics. the candidates who have associated themselves most closely with trump and trumpism actually did not do well tonight at all. the candidate if there's a runoff is an establishment type republican. you're also seeing what are republicans then doing when they're asked about donald trump? are they going to throw themselves across the tracks for donald trump? and they're not. on my radio show i was talking with paul ryan and i asked him are you ever going to break with -- criticize donald trump if he crosses the line, for example, when donald trump said i don't think bill ri

the mural behind me is one of a tent city here in washington, d.c. in mai and june of 1968.g's vision was for a multiracial campaign to bring americans, native american, african-americans, latino american, pew to recpew puerto rican s, to lobby the presidency for economic changes, changes for the fundamental economic system that would alleviate poverty in america. this must recall is of a tent city that housed 3500 individuals on the wall in washington, d.c. represents that kind of multiracial character of the campaign. it contains a number of representation from chicanos, interested in the movement who brought their concerns and their culture to washington, d.c. for this moment. we're assuming that it was produced in part by students from california, the university of the pacific and the university of california at los angeles. but it's also evident that this could have been representing a number of individuals from various parts of the country, including the use of amiric language which expresses the hope that poverty can be ended in the united states. with king's death, h

he had only arrived in washington, d.c.shake some sense into his fellow lawmakers. he has since gotten his life back together. an has written a book. he says his front-page screwup has given him insight into how bad the government dysfunction is. there is your book. when did you get all hopped up on the bolivian bugger sugar. i'm the first to poke fun at myself and i do throughout the book. by the was a very dark time in life. after my bust i went through a dark period. with anything in life all of us have our ups and downs. i'm happy to be here. kennedy: are you completely sober? >> i joan a beer here and there. for a year i stopped drinking. i weren't to aa. i worked the steps. it just wasn't for me. kennedy: do you regret resigning. >> no, i do not. there was a lot more behind the scenes, investigation, death threats. but there is a certain freedom that you have when you resign and you are no longer in office and you can speak freely about what happened in washington, d.c. the good, the bad and the ugly. kennedy: it can

and there is no more frustrating place on earth than washington, d.c. i get why the president is upset that republicans cannot hammer out this deal on health care last week. the pre

you are here in washington, d.c. iraqi-american doctor.u wrote a piece in "the new york times." will we e lose the doctor who stops the next flint? >> i thought it was my duty to raise my voice in regards to the immigration man. -- i immigration ban. his policies are totallyy contrary to evererything our country was based d on. if those were in place, i would not be here. i hohope somebody else would hae done the same thing i did. i began by saying that onn this day, wewe just learned thts on the g groundsds of the mall,e surgeon general has been fired. they are saying resigned, but it's pretty clear he was fired. >> h he was a greatt physician,a great supporter of flint. to flint in support of our efforts to trtry to advocatete for more resosourcese us. met with our phyhysicians. he's been a great advocate of publicic health in geneneral, te need for support and investment in public health. it was heartbreakiking to hear. i sent him a message on twitter. amy: the a also spoke out againt gun violencnce. >> gunun violence is a public health

host: martin in washington, d.c. jessica vaughan, the last minute that. guest: most roofer necessary and some e americans legal immigrants, as well, the roblem is when contractors and builders hire illegal workers, hey do it so they can pay them less, it doesn't make the house anies cheaper. the price of the house is market place, he it just mean when is they hire they increase their own profit and legal workers are harmed by that. enforce hy we need to immigration laws, one main reason. jessica vaughan at cis.org, appreciate your time this morning. much. thank you so host: up next in the weekly federal ey" segment, work force government executive eric katz will be here to talk us in just a minute. >> tonight on the communicators u.s. telecom, president and talks about the internet and telecom landscape, congress steps to roll back privacy rules adopted by the fcc last october, interviewed by reporter david sheperedson. 215 to 205 tovoted reverse the rules that the fcc wheeler adopted in october, but never went into effect. wakeare protections in the of t

we need to send better people to washington d.c. to represent us. and we need to change the incentive structure. >> eric: for what, give us an idea of what kind of crime, corruption and cronyism that's going on. >> one example is that in order to be on a committee, a committee, energy and commerce, ways and means, appropriations you need to pay dues. you need to pay dues to your republican or democratic campaign committee. and those dues determine who gets on. that's corrupt to put that kind of pressure on people to pay $450,000 to be on a committee or $1.2 million to be a chair of a committee, is the wrong thing. it sends the wrong message to the american people. >> eric: you know, i'm putting

welcome to washington, d.c., donald trump.it, you got it. >> andre, does this seem familiar to you how the last health care bill was handled? a rushed deadline and a caucus that seems to be in the dark. it's all happening at this level of just one leader from this caucus talk iing to one leader from that caucus, making deals that the rest of their group may or may not like? >> you know, from the outside looking in, it seems to me they need to slow down, pump the brakes, find one piece of legislation they want to work on and get that done. having so many irons in the fire right now when there are major pieces of legislation is wrong. i served one in the house and one in the senate and two as lieutenant governor. when we picked pieces of legislation we wanted as a caucus we went after that hard and heavy. to be so splintered when you have such major pieces that are divisive i think they're taking on too much. >> so, scott, the thing is here, you have health care. you talked about taxes as well. these are issues that affect every

i'm fredricka whitfield in washington d.c.ite a push thursday by republican leaders, this week came and went with no new health care deal making its way to the floor of the house. house leaders say they are making progress but americans are less optimistic a deal will ever get done. a new cnn/orc poll says it's 20% likely that republicans will repeal and replace obamacare down 50% from when trump took office in january. cnn national correspondent suzanne malveaux joining me now. good to see you. how close are they to putting together a bill to actually bring to the floor of the house for a vote. >> good to see you, too, fred. the conservatives led by the house freedom caucus blocked the first effort by president trump and republican leadership to replace and repeal obamacare because it really didn't go far enough. last week what happened was they worked with moderate republicans to put out this amendment that they hoped would be acceptable to both sides to bring the plan back and give trump some legislative victory on his firs

live in washington, d.c. overlooking the white house. this morning, worldwide whiplash, president trump with unprecedented reversals on multiple issues all in the past 24 hours from nato. >> i said it was obsolete. it's no longer obsolete. >> to his position on china. >> president xi wants to do the right thing. we had a very good bonding. >>> at this hour syria's president giving his first interview since the air strikes. will he change course our fight back? >>> is a white house shake up coming? the president hangs steve bannon out to dry again and a republican congressman says this about sean spicer. >> he needs to go. i just don't think he's serving the president well. >>> we begin this morning with president trump and the changing positions in the past day alone. it's hard to remember any politician in recent memory shifting positions on so many issues so fast. allies are trying to keep up. before we get to them i want to take you through four major reversals in the past 24 hours. china, candidate trump had been consistent. >> to in

eastern, from the national review ideas summit in washington, d.c., conservatives discussing hollywood, politics, and pop culture. >> they have a quality of choice with women and men. those are all things native populations don't have. we have them because we have oil. with oil, you can have a light at night, you can fly, you have the technology that gives women more choices. if you change the premises, you can say something that feels true and beautiful in the world of the movie, but isn't in fact. >> tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york at cooper union in new york city. wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, ann holton, former virginia education secretary, and wife of democratic senator tim kaine, shares her views about public education. >> i think that we have to remember that that local ownership of schools has a lot to do with that positive support for schools. >> thursday at 8:00 p.m., a panel on the prescription drug addiction crisis in the u.s. >> they've created things and make a drug for it, and tell you do you ever have anxiety, a

in washington and channeled a tremendous amount and for blackmun and women is established in washington d.c. and 1860's seven? to be a theological school? and has to be a law school. and then also was named for howard university but he thought his role in reconstruction was god's providence and was convinced this would be the cause of the rest of his life. so was wondering are my best days? then this happened. but then it all fell apart. but the bureau's mission was compressed and with the politics of the nation to fundamentally shift. to be a lightning rod for the reconstruction. in the bureau lost all types of credibility that would cause his wife to miscarry the eighth child and howard nearly went broke defending themselves from corruption. so what do you do when your life's work that to see the meaning is destroyed. searching for redemption he thought he could find that not by leaving government by protesting what it was turning into tuesday answer. with a familiar dilemma serving one demonstration. after being exonerated to rejoin that active duty military and the department of the of

steve: meanwhile, speaking of washington, d.c., we will go down there to talk to our correspondent right there because all eyes are on georgia this morning. less than half an hour from right now, voters in georgia will head to the poll force special election. brian: could create nationwide ripple effect at least democrats hope. so. ainsley: kristin fish everywhere is at the white house. >> if you are wondering why is there an election in georgia now, it is because it is a special election to fill the seat just vacated by tom price who became president trump's

stay in washington, d.c. and not mar-a-lago. he has flaws. >> like a line of criticism y. >> this is obvious stuff that all republicans should be saying. >> it's advantageous for republicans to disagree with trump on what are mainly superficial matters and say he shouldn't be traveling, he should be in d.c., and then go with him on the substantive ones. i'm struck by this 100 days in. trump's legislative accomplishments fairly bare. if you have republican senators talking to constituents in this early part of his presidency, what does this suggest about getting things done for the rest of the term. if i were trump, i would be nervous. >> i think what it says gene is they say he's at 39% even after a popular strike on a dictator, and they go, you know what, we're just not going down with this ship. we'll support him legislatively, but we're not going to support him lying, not going to support him saying one thing about barack obama and doing even worse. >> what's the big legislative accomplishment? >> he has no legislative accomp

i think it's smart that he does business in washington, d.c.d those same concerns myself. i have not spoken to him about the florida issue yet, but that is something i think that has been bothering not just me, but some other members of our caucus. so i think that is going to be a topic of discussion that we have when we get back to washington, d.c. >> constituents are asking her and she also said this president has a number of flaws. she's a republican senator who stood by this president in the election. one of the only -- one of the few female senators that did stand by him. what do you make of this? why is she breaking from him now? >> i don't know if it's breaking from him. >> breaking-ish. >> it's a recognition that the president, his numbers are low, and the base is against him has energized and you see this with every president. you saw it with barack obama. you see it with every president, when the presidential numbers go down members of his party back away a little bit. that's why it's important for the trump administration to get on a

take a look at these live pictures from the main event in washington d.c. the nation's capital where doctors, scientists, researchers, teachers, students and others are all advocating for more funding and support for science and climate change solutions. today's march coming just one week before the president's 100-day mark and while this administration is expediting the so-called to do list with health care and tax reform, new cnn reporting is revealing new details about alleged ties between russia and the 2016 election. cnn justice correspondent pamela brown has more details on how russia might have used trump advisers to infiltrate the trump campaign. pamela? >> we've learned the fbi gathered intelligence last summer that suggest russian operatives tried to use trump advisers including carter page to infiltrate the trump campaign. carter page's critical speech against russia in july of 2016 is one factor. it's part of what raised concerns in the bureau that he may have been compromised by russian intelligence, but the new information adds to this emergin

all told, red tape from washington, d.c., actually costs the economy over $2 trillion a year.money to create more than 24 million new good-paying manufacturing jobs. but it's wasteod pushing papers and jumping through government hoops. folks, that's just not right. that's why president trump is getting government out of the way. he's reining in unelected bureaucrats so they can no longer cripple ohio's economy from the comfort of their taxpayer funded metal desks in washington, d.c., and we're going to keep that fight going. and as president trump announced just this week, a new era of american energy has begun. the war on coal is over. you know, it's really heartbreaking to think that nearly a quarter of ohio's coal miners have lost their jobs i n >>> count less of ohio families have been forced to watch good paying jobs disappeared from their communities. now, they have hope. from the first day this administration president trump had been fighting for ohio and american energy. the executive order president trump signed on tuesday will give hardworking americans and manufactu