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. "> "washington journal continues. host: a headline from last week's "washington post," the death of robin williams sparks conversations about mental health. we want to continue that in our last 30 minutes on "washington journal." to kick off this conversation, we are joined by congressman tim murphy, psychologist and cochairman of the congressional mental health care caucus. good morning. guest: good morning. want to see the grassroots conversation that was referred to in the "washington post" headline. what do you want to see coming from this conversation in the wake of the death of robin williams? guest: we've been putting off action on dealing with mental illness for decades in this country. i want to make sure we are coming up with real reforms and putting them in the place. in the past, the federal government has simply passed programs to throw more money at to federal programs without looking at root causes. the federal government has worsened the situation when we closed down state hospitals in the 1960's, 1970'

"washington journal" is next. ♪ this morning on "the washington journal," a three-hour discussion aboutace in america. in about an hour we will have some guests out here to continue the discussion, but the first hour is devoted to your phone calls. if you to discuss race in america, we have a special number for you to dial. host: finally, our fourth line this morning has been set aside for st. louis area residents. 202-585-3883. host: we are going to begin this morning with the editorial from "the st. louis post dispatch" this morning. ferguson -- we earned this." "st. louis earned this moment by not paying attention to immunities dominated by s, becoming then oxygen that fed the flame of protests and concentrated poverty. in the first editorial that this page wrote on the michael brown case, we noted that the likelihood of conviction in the low.is extremely that remains true. it is the simple reality of most police shootings. but there can be an important conviction, the conviction of ."e city to change here is "the huffington post --se vote this morning, huffington post cut -- huffing

thanks for joining us on the washington journal this morning. we are asking you to weigh in on this debate is happening in the shows. should the u.s. troops have stayed in iraq past 2011? john mccain said this comment over the weekend the real story of obama's failure to leave residual forces in iraq from those of us who were there at the time linking to a foreign policy story back from 2013 that he wrote along with senator lindsey graham. to read a little bit from that story coming he and lindsay graham right nowhere was the obama administration failure more pronounced than the debate whether to maintain a limited number of troops beyond 2011. the reason to keep around 10,000 to 15,000 forces was not for the sake of iraq alone but it was first and foremost in the national security interest to continue advising the interest and the influence in iraq. the administration should have recognized that after brutal conflict and they lacked trust in one another and the role was required to help them broker their most politically sensitive decisions. th

"washington journal" continues. ost: luke rosiak is an investigative reporter who focuses on database reporting and he is the lead reporter in an ongoing series on congressional incumbency. is a story that is out today in examiner,"gton "americans for val congress but keep reelecting incumbents over and over." you write that it is the most inexplicable paradox in politics. congress andvile its inhabitants yet are voting the same individuals into office far longer than any time in history." these are career politicians out and out. it didn't used to be that way. if you go back to the history of our country, 100 years ago, there was only 26 members who had been there for 30 years -- excuse me, 26 to of been there for 20 years, and virtually no 6 who had been there for 30 years. the rise of the career politician is a new phenomenon. and as has often been throughout our history, but it certainly looks like it is rising lately, and these 2 factors are directly at odds with one another and it is really bizarre phenomena th

. >> coming up in a few moments, a look at today's headlines on "washington journal." then we will have our "newsmakers" interview. after that, several segments from last week's african leaders summit in washington, d.c. including a panel moderated by former president bill clinton. and president obama's closing comments. . coming up in 45 minutes, the latest developments in iraq and gaza with mark and spurred, ceo -- mark ginsberg. a.m., a conversation publicniele brian on confidence in the so-called good government bills enacted by congress after watergate. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. president obama announcing yesterday that military operations interact could last for months. calling for a rack to create a -- coalition government --: calling for iraq to create a new coalition government. in a new nbc news wall street journal poll out

"washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is james the arab american institute founder and president. what has to go into a long-term cease-fire in gaza? guest: a long-term cease-fire has to include really for the people of that very depressed strip of land. anita and opening to the outside world, and it is not just sincehama -- since hamas took over. since 1994 there was a restriction on labor crossing gaza, and israel is not allowing imports are experts for gaza to freely deal with the outside world. source of largest wealth were day labor jobs in israel. when they close the border, unemployment skyrocketed, and we

thank you for joining us on the washington journal this morning. other news coming out of what's happening in ferguson. here from the huffington post. huffington post reporter was arrested in ferguson. the story notes the huffingtonpost along with the "washington post" were arrested wednesday evening while covering the protest in ferguson missouri after the death of michael brown. the journalists were released unharmed but their detention ramped up the police presence which left numerous residents injured by rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas by protests every night after brown's death. huffingtonpost also released a statement early this morning from washington, d.c. bureau chief ryan graham. that statement is compared to some of the others who have come into contact with the police department, the reporters who were arrested came out relatively unscathed but that in no way excuses the arrest or the militarization against the journalists. ryan has reported from guantÁnamo and said they resembled the soldiers more than officers and treated th

"washington journal" continues. karwan zebari is the director of the kurdistan regional government in the united states. based here in washington, d.c. here to discuss the situation in iraq and the role of the kurdish people. yourebari, i want assessment of the u.s. air campaign and the stories we are seeing this morning on the efforts to retake the strategic .nd in mosul -- dam in mosul guest: let me start off by thanking the u.s. military for stepping up and assisting us and pushing back and repelling the attacks of isis. so far, the airstrikes have been very effective in what they have been able to do. isis was gaining a lot of momentum in a short period of time. the airstrikes have been able to stop that momentum. now we are on the offensive in forces ineshmerga conjunction with u.s. air support and pushing back on isis. i'm sure we will be talking about the dam today, that has been one of the accomplishments as of the last 24 hours to 40 hours that we have been able to accomplish in stopping the momentum and re

. >> in this next "washington journal" segment, we'll take a look at the status of the disability case processing system. a cuter-based system -- computer or-based system designed to track payments for the social security administration. from today's "washington journal," this is about 45 minutes. >> host: each week in this segment we take a look at how your money is at work in a different federal program. this week we're joined by the steven ole macker of the associated press to take a look at a computer system that after six years and nearly $300 million in development costs still is nowhere near ready. what is this computer system that we're going to be talking about today? >> guest: well, this is a computer system that helps the agency process disability claims. so when a person first applies for disability benefits, they go to a state agency, and these agencies are affiliated with the social security administration, but they're run by the states, and there are 54 separate agencies across the country. and each one has their own individual computer system. and six years ago the soci

eastern. > coming up this hour -- host: good morning, it's "washington journal" for august 29. for the next half-hour, we want to get your thoughts on foreign policy facing the obama administration. this as president obama spoke to media yesterday. it also contends with russian groups crossing to ukraine to support pro russia sentists. if you want to give us a call --

"washington journal" continues. host: we continue with our discussion of lyndon johnson's vision for a great society. all this week on "washington journal" we are talking about several of them. we talked about the voting rights act, education, just talked about immigration as well. right now we want to focus on housing, president johnson signing into law in 1965 and omnibus housing act that was part of a series of omnibus bills on housing. joining us for this discussion is can't watkins, the chair of the national economy of housing and sustainable development. let's go back before '65. when did the federal government start getting involved in housing for americans, and why? greta, actually, it was way back in the 1700s, although it was more land use and land development and the sale of federal land -- surplus land we might call it today, but it wasn't then. it was new land. get intoeally didn't untilusing business settlers could build on it and that led to cities in a different kind of housing in the 1800s and the 1

from today's washington journal this is about 40 minutes. >> host: on this segment we take time to look at america by the numbers and today we will break down a pair of the bureau of economic analysis reports on consumer spending and another on state gdp by corporat quarter te two reports are offering new ways to break down spending patterns across state lines. we are joined by mark of the bureau of economic analysis. let's start with that report on consumer spending by the states. this is something new right clicks >> this is brand-new. what's interesting and exciting about the report is that it breaks down consumer spending. consumers are important. they make up about 70% of the spending in the total economy and not only that but they are one of the drivers of growth. so what we are doing for the first time is breaking out consumer spending by state so we can see how the consumers are reacting to the economic individual states and one of the things we find as they are different reactions and the realities are a lot different in the different regions and not only are we breaking out th

charlie, you are on the "washington journal."aller: i think it is necessary for the relief of the suffering people who are trying to get away from the warfare against them, the genocide. , i think wescale should be paying more attention to the leadership of spirituality in the world. not so much the religious leaders. there is an interfaith dialogue going on among leaders. there's never any publicity given to it on tv or radio. the people who are fighting wars do not understand where religion is supposed to be leading them. i would like to see that there is more emphasis on the media on that so people could be coming together rather than doing what is happening. host: front page of "the wall street journal," obama authorizes air strikes. more of the president from last night. >> even as we carry out these two missions, we will pursue a broader strategy that empowers iraqis to confront this crisis. iraqi leaders need to come together, forging new government that represents the interests of all iraqis. they can fight back against t

"washington journal" continues. host: i guess is cathy schneider, the author of "police power and race riots." she is also a professor at american university, and she is here to talk about the situation in ferguson, missouri after 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed earlier this week. cathy, thank you so much for joining us this morning. guest: thank you very much. host: i want to start by reading headlines because there is a developing situation that happened early this morning and ferguson. the st. louis post-dispatch has this headline -- storm after column -- quiet night air routes as police, protesters square off. the story says that for most of friday night, the story goes on to say that people who had been peaceful, some police officers pointing protesters crowd, pointing cameras at police. elyse told the crowd to disperse immediately. some of the crowd threw bottles at police who did not enlist -- who did not initially react. can you talk a little bit about the volatility in these types of situation

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. >> next, today's "washington journal." we started our program with an update on the situation in ferguson missouri. then took your calls. this is about 45 minutes. >> host: a very good monday morning to. first headline front pagesyo frm papers around the united states and outside the country as well on the situation in ferguson.us. the front page of the "st. louis post-dispatch," clashes, chaos, please again used tear gas on ferguson protesters."the to the globe from candida come extraordinary circumstances is the headline there. mstances is the headline. state police attempt to calm protesters. you can see one of the pictures from the protests there. to "the denver post," feds take a larger role. holder orders a new autopsy. a report says the teen was shot six times. finally, "usa today," groups in ferguson, the curfew must end. the weekended over by governor jay nixon in ferguson. a picture there as well with demonstrators speaking to captain ronald johnson of the missouri highway patrol, pointed by the governor to take

that's our question this morning for final half-hour of the "washington journal." brad from maryland. good morning. >> caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. two other callers, once said that it was bush's fault. we rocketed the sudan, afghanistan and reduced sodom hussein's standing army by 30%. this is wha when i was still wog there i'm retired army. under clinton, and another caller said this is just a sunni-shia battle. isis kills anybody that doesn't think their way. and they are coming our way. i think that we need to gear up and lend a to syria, lend aid to the kurds, and do everything we can right now without putting boots on the ground. to abolish these guys. let me to you. they are here and they're coming -- they're going to set up cells the same way that al-qaeda did. thanks for taking my call. >> host: thanks for the goal. the new york times also writing about this. the islamic state in iraq in syria cannot be defeated unless the u.s. or its partners take on the sunni militants in syria. that's a state last week from chairman of joint of the j

a look at the creation of medicare under lyndon johnson from today's washington journal. that is about 40 minutes. >> we are continuing the last hour of washington journal, lyndon johnson's vision for great society, and packing that vision bill by bill and we want to talk about medicare and medicaid. joining us from new york this morning is that the 12, former administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. it -- let's begin with what was going on in the 60s and even before that, that president johnson saw the need for medicare and medicaid. >> a lot of low income people and elderly, seniors with no health care coverage, the primary outcry at the time was to cover seniors which medicare covers 55 million seniors and disabled people but that was the primary thing, medicaid was an afterthought that obviously -- medicaid is for low income health care generally and medicare is generally for seniors and disabled but the driving force was a lot of low income seniors with no health care coverage. >> reporter: seniors's lives. >> host: according to pbs and aarp t

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: all this week on the "washington journal" we are taking a look at lyndon johnson's great society, his push for legislation on the economy them at the war on poverty, civil rights, voting rights, education, the environment. today we are looking and immigration. joining us is marian smith, the chief of the historical research branch at the u.s. citizenship and immigration services, formerly the ins, imitation naturalization service. thank you for being here. guest: thank you for inviting me. host: this is october 3, 1965, at the foot of the statue of johnson isd lyndon signing into law the immigration and naturalization act. what did this law do? guest: that law was an amendment , the 19 65 mm and stood immigration and nationality act to the -- 1965 amendment immigration and nationality act of 1952. it ended the national origins quota system that had been in ande since the 1920's, limited immigration from the eastern hemisphere. we will talk about hemispheres. more fairlyed visas

we are back for the next 30 minutes here of "washington journal." whether or not scotland should vote for its independence from the united kingdom. we will put the phone lines up like we normally do -- we want your thoughts on this. you can also send us an e-mail journal@c-span.org or send us a tweet, http://twitter.com/cspanwj. joining us on the phone is brian taylor, political editor with the bc scotland to talk about this vote. there was a debate last night over this idea of voting for or voting against scotland's independence. first, tell us why is this an issue? why is scotland -- why is the referendum for voters in scotland? guest: i know seems awful to say, but one has to go in history. 1707, the two countries of scotland and england agreed to merge the parliaments. they had a shared king. there was an agreement, more or less, openly in terms of [indiscernible] maintained that it is a separate scottish legal system. there is a different scottish education system. all sorts of things that are different. anr the centuries, it became issue as to

. >> next, "washington journal. then, the national hispanic christian leadership conference. and former arkansas governor mike huckabee will talk about education standards. american bar0, the association hold a discussion on cyber security. coming up next on "washington journal," clarence page talks about the recent events in ferguson, missouri, and how they compare to recommendations from past government reports on civil unrest. after that, we conclude our weeklong discussion on president lyndon johnson's great society with a look at what led to the creation of the consumer product safety commission. the current commissioner, robert adler, joins us for that discussion. mark hamrickd, and >> good morning. we begin with the military efforts against the islamic militant group known as the islamic state. airstrikes began two weeks ago. the white house is insisting that we will not do mission creep. military officials said a larger action may be needed to defeat the group. it this could involve strikes across the border at isis bases in syria. we are asking for your response.

we appreciate you coming by on "washington journal." guest: i appreciate you having me. host: our weeklong series on the great society wraps up as we look at the commission on product safety. later, our weekly "america by the numbers" segment will look at consumer spending and economic well-being. we will be right back. >> here are some of the highlights for this weekend. tonight on c-span in primetime, we will visit important sites in the history of the civil rights movement. saturday at 8:00, highlights from this year's new york ideas forum, including a cancer biologist. "q&a," with new york times man charlie rangel at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight at 8:00 on c-span2, religious scholar reza aslan. saturday at 10:00, ben carson. the competition between the wright brothers and glenn curtiss to be the predominant name in manned flight. american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 eastern, a look at hollywood's portrayal of slavery. saturday at 8:00 the 200th anniversary of the battle of bladensburg. sunday, former white house chiefs of staff discuss how presidents make de

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this weekend on washington journal we will examine his goal of ending journal -- ending inequality.alf a century later, how are we doing? this morning in light of the developing story in ferguson, missouri, we will begin with great tribulations america. and then with the creation of pbs, we will be focusing on it all this week you're on washington journal. we will begin with your calls and comments on race relations. host: this is the story this morning, the front page of "the washington post." a curfew was in place in ferguson, missouri. good,ines intersect michael brown. more in the moment. first look at the other sunday all heard onams, c-span radio, beginning with "meet the press." >> today on the sunday tv talk shows the topics will include reaction to the shooting of an unarmed teenager in ferguson, missouri. also, airstrikes in iraq. and politics. as you mentioned, you can hear .ebroadcasts getting at noon guests today include jay nixon, who by the way is appearing on many of these shows today. also, john lewis of georgia and michael turner of ohio. also mayor stephanie rawli

a lot of the questions we posed on washington journal.this is over a half an hour. >> all this week on the washington journal we are taking a look at lyndon johnson's great society, has pushed legislation on the economy, the war on poverty, civil rights, voting rights in education, the environment command today you're taking a look at immigration. joining us this morning is the chief of the historical research branch at th of the u.s. citizep and immigration services which was formerly the ins immigration naturalization services. thank you for being here. >> guest: thank you for inviting me. >> host: let' >> host: that stuck up at this picture october 31965 episode of the statue of liberty. lyndon johnson is signing into law the immigration naturalization act. what did this do? >> guest: that was the amendment to the immigration and nationality act of 1952. we call it the ina. the amendments regarding the selection of immigrants come how people immigrate to the united states it ended at the national origins system that had been in place s

"washington journal" continues.ost: joining us from chicago this morning is eugene o'donnell, a lecturer and former police officer for the new york police department. serving from 1982 to 1984. mr. o'donnell, what is the role of the police force ferguson, missouri? >> it's to try to engage the community and hopefully with community engagement, and we believe that's occurring on some level, peace can be maintained, order can be maintained. a small number of people are apparently traveling there to create havoc in the town, can be driven out and taken into custody. and there is long-term issue, many of them by the way are political issues. what we're seeing is really a collapse of civic society and a broken political system at that level, and really a lot of this conversation is about a broken political system throughout the country. host: we can talk more about it at large. what is the role of the national guard in ferguson, missouri? >> essentially give assistance and be there to assist with perimeters, but obviousl

[applause] >> next, "washington journal live with your phone calls in the days latest news. after that, "newsmakers." saxby chambliss of georgia will talk about u.s. debt and its impact on national security. >> coming up next on "washington journal," the beginning of week long look at president lyndon johnson's great society. robert woodson and will join us to talk about his goal of promoting equality through the civil rights act and economic opportunities. the discussion continues later with the heritage foundation and the brennan center who will talk about the voting rights act in your time -- >> in your time we have the opportunity to move not only to the rich and powerful society, but upward to the great society. ♪ good morning. host: been fifth -- >> the, it has been 50 years. this weekend on washington journal we will examine his goal of ending journal -- ending inequality. half a century later, how are we doing? this morning in light of the developing story in ferguson, mi

washington journal is next. live with your phone calls. and at >> coming up next on "washington journal," the latest on the situation in iraq regarding airstrikes and the kurdish population in the northern region. , director of the washington dc office for the kurdistan regional government. a discussion on lyndon johnson's goals for improving education in the 1960's. part of "washington journal's" weeklong look at lbj's great society. ♪ good morning. monday, august 18, 2014. president obama returns to the white house late last night, taking a break from his martha's vineyard vacation for meetings today. increasingly tense situation in ferguson, missouri. the president plans to meet with eric holder for an update on investigation into the shooting death of an automatic black teenager by a ferguson officer. governor jay nixon announced early this morning that he was deploying the missouri national guard to the area

"washington journal" is live every day at 7 a.m. eastern. >> coming up, booktv features books on american astronauts and space travel. jay barbree, "neil armstrong: a life of flight" and then we talk about the first woman in space, sally ride. and then we talk about space exploreation. this year marks the 45th anniversary of the moon landing. next on after wards, jay barbree discusses his book about neil armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. he is interviewed by the associate director for collections at the national air and space museum. >>> i am here to talk to jay barbree who is the author of "neil armstrong: a life of flight." i am very familiar with jay because he was a voice on the radio and a face on tv during my years as a space buff in the 1960s so it is nice to talk to you. why did you decide to write this book? >> neal and i talked about it for 20 years. we were pretty close friends for half a century and i did a book with alan shepherd called moon shot which did well and was on the "the new york times" bestsellers

a journalist from popular mechanics joined recently on washington journal. this is about 20 minutes. on the last hour of the washington journal br taking a look at the june cover of popular mechanics, july, excuse me, the american soldier inside an exclusive story about the serious chemical weapons. but interviewed. potential beating editor of the popular mechanics joining us from tallahassee florida this morning to talk about this piece. let's begin the title of the piece is the naturalizer. what are you talking about here? >> guest: it's a machine designed especially to destroy chemical weapons. it's also called the hydrolysis system the shipping crates are taken anywhere in the world and with the skilled clue that can be put together and run around the clock so essentially it is essentially it is a political debate go portable weapon destroyer that can be anywhere in the world. >> what is it supposed to destroy? >> it can destroy virtually anything that's out there. the correct mission with the two types one of them is a primary weapon if you are able to

host: >> host: it is our america by the numbers segment that we do on friday's on washington journal. we are taking a look at the aging nation and the future of baby boomers. jennifer ortman is here with the united states census bureau. and richard johnson from the urban institute and retirement policy director. welcome both of you. >> thank you very much. >> host: one thing we found is the older population is projected to double from 43 million to 84 million by 2050. tell us about why that is happening and what it means for the united states. >> we are projecting the older population is going to double between 2012 and 2050. if we look at the period from 2012-2030 as we see the baby boomers turning 65 and such, baby boome we will see it from 14% to 20% by 2030. 1-5 americans by 2030 will be 65 and older. >> as far as how we prepare for it as a nation, what does that mean? >> there are policy implications and i think richard could elaborate. >> host: are we ready for that? >> it isn't the crisis people are saying it is but it a challenge. we will see changes in the workplace. more peo

live at 7:00, your calls and comments on washington journal. >> tonight, three members of congress talk about their technology legislation. >> i believe in a free internet without government intervention. done in thebeing private sector. why would he not their brand exposed? we think the blackout rule -- the fcc took the first move. they will vote at the end of the share. a bill that tries to address concerns over retransmission consent, giving people level footing when it comes to being able to negotiate the broadcast, providers and the people trying to deliver that media. it puts people on 11 till langfield -- on a level playing field. brian higgins and cory gardner, tonight at 8:00. >> e-house energy and commerce subcommittee held that meeting on thursday. the next open enrollment period starts on november 15.

"washington journal" continues.oining us is eleanor holmes norton, delegate from the district of columbia, currently in her 12th term in office. delegate norton, the house is back in session today to work on the border bill. guest: unexpectedly. i am told that some people were literally boarding planes and were told to come back. the house pulled down the border bill. they met for hours, or at least the republicans met for hours, and then they were sent home and told to report back this morning. it appears that the republicans do not want to go home without i am atmething, but some level of doubt as to what thatcan do given reports their office remains in wholesale revolt as to what to do. so you cannot do something unless you can agree on what to do. likely towere not vote on the $659 million that was on the table in their bill, which meant that they had to carry most of it. so i am beginning to wonder why they are coming in this morning, given continued reports of disagreement within the republican caucus. order-t

>>> and now today's edition of washington journal in its entirety. we started off today's program by asking viewers what they thought the foreign-policy challenges were facing the obama administration. we also look at items in the news. this is about 35 minutes. >> this is an example from the "washington post." that aside from the story on the president speaking to reporters yesterday taking a look at syria. saying they don't have a strategy yet. if you go to the pages of "the new york times" on the same thing. serious being its lead story story today story in story today on an alice is a story by peter baker this morning. the headline obama urges calm. a little from peter baker this morning as he writes about the two situations that dominated the press conference, but you can see in total he said probably be for the program and you can see it on c-span.org what he writes in both cases mr. obama took a strikingly different tone than his own advisers. the prime military officer at security adviser both talked in sharper terms over the last week at the

. >> we'll wrap up today's edition of "washington journal by "with a discussion of mental health issues in the wake of robin williams' suicide. this portion is just shy of have al-an hour. >> a ledline from last week's "washington post," the death of robin williams prompts grassroots conversation about mental health, and we want to continue that conversation this morning in our last 30 minutes on the "washington journal. "toy to kick off the conversation, we're joined by congressman tim murphy, psychologist and cochairman on the congressional enemy health care caucus good morning. good morning. >> host: this grassroots conversation that was referred to in the "washington post" headline, what do you want to see come from this conversation in the wake of the death of robin williams? >> guest: well, we have been putting off action on dealing with the mental illness for decades in this country. and so i want to make sure that we are coming up with real reforms and putting them into place. in the past, the federal government has done is simply pass programs to throw more money at federal pro

"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. tell you events about today beginning with an american political science association panel on nsa surveillance programs. that is that 10:15 a.m. eastern. for2:30 p.m., the center the study of islam and democracy hosts a forum on the militant group isis and radicalization. later, the cato institute looks at public opinion and war and you can see that at 2 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend on the c-span networks, friday night on c-span, native american history. coversrday, live all-day from the national book festival science pavilion. saturday evening from tbc scotland, debate on scotland's upcoming decision on whether to end its political union with england. "q&a.", c-span2 friday at 8 p.m., in with former congressman ron paul. on saturday come all-day live coverage of the national book festival from the history and biography pavilions. speakers, interviews, and viewer collins and sunday at 9 p.m. eastern, afterwards with william burroughs. american history tv on c-span3 friday, a nasa doc

next, all of today's "washington journal" program. after that hearing looks at the nation's school lunch programs. later a house oversight subcommittee hears testimony about the future of the u.s. postal service. >> here's some of the highlights for this weekend. >> let us know what you think about the program you're watching. call us at (202) 626-3400, or e-mail us at comments at c-span.org. joined as c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> now today's edition of "washington journal." in this first segment we asked viewers if they thought the current situation in iraq was created by u.s. inaction in syria. we also got an update on hillary clinton and relationship with president obama. this portion is just shy of 50 minutes. >> host: let me sure the front page of the "washington times" morning." obama's doctrine in action onacn syria led to the iraq crisis. here is what been walking report their president obama -- underam the shadow of syria where heress resisted similar calls to analys intervene.form and ac

host: a few notes on the kerner commission on "washington journal. million -- this was a best seller at the time. sexink the kinsey report on was the only book that sold more at the time. host: paul in connecticut on our line for republicans. caller: good morning, and thank you for the program. first thing i want to say is half the problem right now is that everyone wants to say president obama is not an american. paul?what do you mean, caller: we used to say he is --atto because his father his mother is white and father is african-american. guest: why is that useful, by the way? why is it useful to point that out? caller: because you can't say he is a black man or white man. he is an american president elected by the people of this country to help us resolve issues before he was in office come up during his presidency, and hopefully his leadership after office. this whole black-white thing is a bunch of garbage. you had a young man get killed. unfortunately, it is happening all over the country. why is nobody saying, wait a minute, this is a lack of

the washington journals she wrote were really a citizens guide to watergate and washington as the nixonpresidency was unraveling. and i have to tell you, though i read them at the time and i reread them some years later, i've been rereading them now and they really fit the goal that she had, which was to explain to people what was going on in a way that would be understandable and comprehensible and illustrative to them of what have that time was about 40 years from now. and she captured the anxiety and really the insanity of that era. and the thing that's really remarkable about elizabeth is she just never stops reporting. her 14 books about washington rival's bob. when i first started writing v

. >> up next it's today's edition of "washington journal." we kick things off today by asking viewers if they thought the republican party could woo african-american voters the next election. this is just under 15 minutes. >> host: let's begin with a look at some of the headlines on this monday morning. from the union leader and new hampshire james foley is free now. free funeral services, memorial service held yesterday in rochester new hampshire for the american journalist who was killed by isis. from "the boston globe," militants for u.s. rider held in syria. that is from peter curtis was released. it was a ransom paid, a detailed outline this one in "the boston globe" and "the new york times." this headline, a dat day of sil. michael brown's father pleading for a low while the sun is laid to rest. the economist has a story that a sale online at economist.com as the republicans are trying to woo black voters. the battle for the hearts and minds of black voters won't be won or lost in the pages of scholarly journals. the campaign takes plac

. >> on the next "washington journal" "washington journal," we will accident occur the u.s. response to the militant group agent th former f.b.i. clinton watts. after that we will look at political campaigning, leading up to this fall's elections. ur guests rob jesmer and celinda lake. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend on the c-span networks. friday night on c-span, native american history. then on saturday, live all-day coverage from the national book festival science pavilion. saturday evening, from bbc scotland, a debate on scotland's decision on whether to end its political union with england. sunday, "q & a" with chief just kiss robert katz manchester ann. on use, friday at 8:00 p.m., in depth with former congressman ron paul. then on saturday, all day live coverage of the national book festival from the history and biography pavilions. speakers, interviews and viewer call-ins with authors. sundays at 9:00 eastern, after burrows. william on c-span 3, a documentary about the apollo 11 moon landing. sunday night a look

host: a few notes on the kerner commission on "washington journal.million -- this was a best seller at the time. sexink the kinsey report on was the only book that sold more at the time. host: paul in connecticut on our line for republicans. caller: good morning, and thank you for the program. first thing i want to say is half the problem right now is that everyone wants to say president obama is not an american. paul?what do you mean, caller: we used to say he is --atto because his father his mother is white and father is african-american. guest: why is that useful, by the way? why is it useful to point that out? caller: because you can't say he is a black man or white man. he is an american president elected by the people of this country to help us resolve issues before he was in office come up during his presidency, and hopefully his leadership after office. this whole black-white thing is a bunch of garbage. you had a young man get killed. unfortunately, it is happening all over the country. why is nobody saying, wait a minute, this is a lack of