whipple, chris whipple, is that right? bookyou ever heard of this i just found it in my little private library here? guest: i know it very well. caller: it is similar to yours. in 1979.ut guest: that's right. it's a very good early study of some of the closest advisers. so muchout well before of our recent history. it came out before ronald reagan picked james baker as his chief of staff. bar i thinkt the for chiefs of staff who followed. it's a very good early book on the subject. caller: he loved all of the early presidents -- lumped all of the early presidents together. starting in 1857, that was the modern day making of the presidential candidate -- cabinet. he said when george washington a fewesident, he had positions. they kept adding to it later. guest: the government has gotten much more complicated and unwieldy. it's fascinating to me as you point out, the early presidents didn't have a chief of staff. they didn't have somebody that was equal in the white house. that is a modern phenomenon. haldermanck to and nixo

whipple, chris whipple, is that right?ookyou ever heard of this i just found it in my little private library here? guest: i know it very well. caller: it is similar to yours. in 1979.ut guest: that's right. it's a very good early study of some of the closest advisers. so muchout well before of our recent history. it came out before ronald reagan picked james baker as his chief of staff. bar i thinkt the for chiefs of staff who followed. it's a very good early book on the subject. caller: he loved all of the early presidents -- lumped all of the early presidents together. starting in 1857, that was the modern day making of the presidential candidate -- cabinet. he said when george washington a fewesident, he had positions. they kept adding to it later. guest: the government has gotten much more complicated and unwieldy. it's fascinating to me as you point out, the early presidents didn't have a chief of staff. they didn't have somebody that was equal in the white house. that is a modern phenomenon. haldermanck to and nixon.

the whipple onramp reports someone that got dinged by another car. sounds like everything is off the road. this is busy. there's a starbucks there. a couple stops to get the breakfast items. keep that in mind if you are endering 880 and whipple road. a flow of traffic into oakland. here is fog that's registered to the north bay. santa rosa, napa may have fog on the roadway. no problems reported by chp and no delays reported for the transit agencies. the bay bridge toll plaza, a live look at that. no back up. no problem. the earlier cash lane back ups cleared up. everybody is in operation here. you see the operating lights turned on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up, something doesn't smell right. the trick one bay area woman is using to get even with people swiping packages from her porch. she was fed up and said-- enough is enough... a san francisco woman says she is tired of people stealing >>> 6:24 right now. she said she was fed up and enough is enough. a san francisco women says that she was tired of people stealing packages off her p

in his book "the gatekeepers" author chris whipple talked to 17 former white house chiefs of staff oniences running the west wing. i sat down with chris whipple recently and i started by asking him what he learned from those conversations. >> you know, for me, the really overarching lesson is that every president learns often the hard way that you cannot govern effectively without empowering a white house chief of staff as first among equals in the white house to execute your agenda and even more importantly tell you what you don't want to hear. and you know how they say in hollywood nobody knows anything? what struck me is that in washington nobody learns anything. time and time again presidents make the mistake of coming into the oval office and thinking that they have all the answers, full of hubris -- sound familiar? >> they just won an election. >> and they think they can run the white house by themselves. it's a little bit like the model of the 26th floor of trump tower. it does not work. you cannot run the white house the way you run a manhattan real estate firm with people com

coming up on saturday, jessica brooder with her book "nomadland," and on sunday, author chris whipple with the gate keepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. washington journal's authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> we're live at the national archives in washington, d.c. where they've just opened an exhibit on the vietnam war. and we're here with gerry sigo. gerry, why are you out here today with these vietnam era helicopters? >> to help the archives bring attention to this remember vietnam series. our continuous goal to honor vietnam veterans by displaying vietnam era helicopters. >> sometimes the vietnam war is referred to as the first helicopter war. why is that? >> well, the helicopter after found out the utilization of it, it was multiple uses, the helicopter took the place of trucks, jeeps and other equipment that have been used in other wars. medevacing troops was a big key from the field. and they could put troops in a lot more efficiency with ease, quicker and safer. if you believe it's safer

pitching the idea of a couple of extra lanes on highway 101 stretching from 380 down to redwood city to whipple. they would be express lanes that drivers would be able to pay to access them. by adding paid lanes, cal try is hoping to ease congestion on 101. >> it's an express lei lane but solo drivers can get it in if they pay a toll. >> reporter: tonight's presentation on the express lane proposal, was the last chance for residents on the peninsula to share their comments. >> i never drive on the 101 and when i have to -- i avoid it all costs. >> if you want to try to limit traffic and congestion, you start charging to drive on the expressway. only then people figure out another way to get to work, a bus or train. >> reporter: the second traffic relief proposal comes from senator diane feinstein, they're calling for another bridge to be built from the bay bridge and cal tran. but experts say it might not cut down on traffic. >> it stores cars but it has to go through the heavy traffic on the peninsula or 880 on the other side. >> reporter: the cal tran spokesperson said the biggest challenges

surviving america in the 21st century and on sunday, chris whipple with the gate keepers. how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. "washington journal's" authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. cspan.org and cspan radio. >> cspan, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> american history tv is is looking back 50 years to the vietnam war. next, this year's veteran's day ceremony at the vietnam veteran's memorial in washington, d.c. speakers included the designer of the wall, maya lynn and former defense secretary and vietnam veteran, chuck hagel.

on sunday, december 31, chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. authorton journal's series all this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. c-span, where history unfolds daily.

on sunday december 301st chris whipple with the gatekeepers how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. washington journals other series for the next week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span .org and c-span radio. the assistant secretary for health and substance abuse testified regarding funding for calm batting the opioid programs. lamar alexander is a chair of the committee. >> the senate committee on health education labor and pensions book please come to order. this morning were holding a hearing entitled implementation of the 21st century act responding to mental health needs. senators cassidy and murphy were the leaders in this committee on mental health form and in the senate. those reforms were included in our 21st century act. senator murray is not here today so she has asked senator murphy to fill in for her. i've asked senator cassidy to chair most of this hearing or at least until 11:45. i will come back and attended but i think it's appropriate that senators cassidy and murphy chair the hearings especially given their extensive work in the area in the l

. $1.23.ice right now of how many coins does whipple own right now?m. 2017 has been the year of crypto , and within the year of crypto, xrt has performed any digital asset out there. year-to-date as the chart shows, we are up 20,000%. $75 billionives you worth of coin right now? >> that gives us a huge strategic asset to accelerate the vision we see for the internet of value. for me, it is all about an opportunity to dissipate and accelerated vision we have had -- opportunity to participate in a vision we have had for some time. there is excitement about digital assets broadly. assets specifically because people have realized we have real customers. we have the best-performing technology. you have talked about this. to complete a bitcoin transaction takes about $40, and transaction costs. excerpt he is very efficient and xrp is very efficient and settles within minutes. -- settles within three or four seconds and costs fractions of a penny. there is a lot of utility you can have from bitcoin. it is not going to be a payment solution. there is value th

and on sunday, author chris whipple with "the gatekeepers, how the white house chiefs of staff defineuthor series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> paying with their bodies, american war and the problem of the disabled veteran is a 2015 book by oklahoma state history professor john kinder. next on american history tv from the new york academy of medicine, professor kinder explores the history of u.s. wars through the injured bodies of five disabled veterans and argues that the nation struggles and often fails to meet the needs of the wounded veterans. this 75-minute illustrated talk includes graphic images. >> now, for this evening, we're very happy to welcome john kinder and his talk, a history of american war in five bodies. this is part of a series of lectures and events we have had throughout the year. legacies of war, medical innovations and impacts, which commemorate the american entry into world war i. for the talk

up on saturday jessica bruder with her book surviving america in the 21st century and author chris whipplefine every presidency. washington journals author series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on cspan, cspan.org and cspan radio. >> cspan city's tour takes you to springfield, missouri on january 6th and 7th. we're working with media com to explore the history of the birthplace of route 66 in southwestern missouri. on saturday, january 6th at noon eastern on book tv. author jeremy neely talks about the conflict along the kansas/missouri border in his book, "the border between them." >> john brown comes back to the territory and begins a series of raids during which his men will liberate enslaved people from missouri and help them escape to freedom in the course of this, they'll kill a number of slave holders. so the legend or notoriety of john brown really grows as part of this struggle that people locally understand is really the beginning of the civil war. >> then sunday, january 7th at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv. we visit the nra national sporting arms museum. >> theodore roos

there is debris in the road so that may cause a snag as you try to get on northbound 880 from whipple. so keep that in mind. look at the green there on our maps. that means traffic is free- flowing no delays. it looks good in both directions as you work your way from hayward to union city into oakland. if you are jumping on the san mateo bridge, now is a good time to head out of hayward to foster city. traffic is very light from 880 to 101. easy ride about 13 minutes as you work your way all the way towards the peninsula. once you hop on 101, traffic looks like this, pretty good. you're at the limit. north 101 not bad. 14 minutes from woodside towards sfo. so if you have an early flight to catch and you're traveling south to north to northbound towards sfo traffic is nice in the area. over to 280 at 87 in the south bay, through san jose, not too far from downtown san jose, you can see traffic on our live shot here is moving pretty swiftly in that area. very light conditions through the south bay right now. in fact, let's get an overview of the area. traffic look is good. no delays rig

the express lane was along highway 101 from whipple road to 380 near san francisco airport. if approved, the construction could begin in may, 2019. a public hearing will take place at redwood city at san mateo hall. live in san mateo county, sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, sharon. >>> it is 5:06. happening today, president trump scheduled to announce the u.s. will recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. currently, it is in tel-aviv. it's where the u.s. embassy is located. the president will sign a waiver to move it to jerusalem for a couple years. that was one of his campaign promises. palestinians consider jerusalem their capitol. people could be seen burning pictures of president trump in bethlehem last night. andrea mitchell reports the trump administration is divided on this. he's been told it could complicate his quest for peace in the middle east. >> despite the warnings, he was supported by the vice president and u.n. ambassador, nikki haley. he was warned by defense secretary mattis and tillerson. we'll have more coming up on "today."

further north southbound 880 at the whipple offramp a new crash. further north of that, highway four there are two issues. there was a wreck that is still an issue over there. the new one that came up is on the right hand of your screen, westbound highway four with a vehicle blocking the bailey road offramp. the bay bridge toll plaza, about five minutes ago there was a bus blocking the far right lanes. tollbooth one and two were blocked temporarily. it looks like they have clear that out of the way. that should not be an issue for people later this morning. things get a little busier at the bay bridge toll plaza and they should be turning metering lights on sometime in the next half hour. back to dave and pam. >>> just after midnight in washington republics were able to get there massive tax overhaul through the senate. there is a last-minute complication . >> doug luzader -- doug luzader is on capitol hill. >> reporter: republicans are celebrating this morning, even though they have not quite crossed the finish line on this. the rules in the senat

a crash, 880 toward whipple road may be affecting traffic.houlder any second and cause more slowing. that will be the only real effect. right now, i'm not seeing a lot of traffic coming down from the bay bridge. all but one lane is open this morning. if you want to avoid driving, take transit and part from the roadways under the water. no delay there. a smooth drive and no delays for ac transit because the majority of the lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next, a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including issues with declining enrollment in schools in the south bay. the plan that could involve several schools closing. >>> the salespeopupreme court cr from the colorado baker who refuses to make cakes for same-sex marriages. >>> plus, ten people were arrested in connection with the murder of a journalist in malta. she was killed in a car bombing in october. she had led the investigation into the panama papers and alleged corruption in malta. we are back in two minutes with more news. welcome

on sunday, december 31, chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. authorton journal's series all this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> this week on q&a, the heritage foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. that is followed by washington journal, live at 7:00 with your -- >> this week on "q&a," heritage foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. he discusses his memoir "just right: a life in pursuit of liberty." ♪ host: lee edwards, your new book "just right." what do want somebody to take away? mr. edwards: i want them to realize that barry goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the civil rights act of 1964. that he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. i want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that ronald reagan was not amiable dunce. but actual

they blocked off the road as the officers made their way to the freeway to 808 right here off of whipple road. we got a chance to speak with the lieutenant with the union city police department about the untimely death of officer andrew camilleri. >> any human being can relate to a tragedy like this, whether you're in the law enforcement community or not. it's a terrible incident that occurred. it's only made worse by the timing of it. >> reporter: camilleri was killed on christmas eve. he and his partner were on the side of 880 in hayward when a 22-year-old suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana slam flood the back of their suv. want to point out, the partner did survive the crash. now, camilleri is survived by his wife and three young children. all of them very young, guys. we're talking about the older daughter only 12, the youngest, a 2-year-old son. a memorial fund has been set up by the chp. it's on their facebook page, the chp golden gate division. we have that information for you to help out on our website. nbcbayarea.com. weerp live in hayward, pete sura

one accident reported the whipple on ramp. it involves a motorcycle. chp is en route there. they've moved the motorcycle out of lanes. they need to clear up the debris as well. details on this and more holiday mass transit schedules in a couple minutes. >>> right now the olympic torch is making its way through south korea as we count down to the winter games there. this is video here of the torch passing through a village known for its traditional houses in andong. it was added to the world heritage list. olympic organizers say they have sold about 60% of the target of more than 1 million tickets. by the way, those opening ceremonies are february 9th. >> thank, jess. >>> up next the seven things you need to know as you start your day. also, a christmas miracle in massachusetts this essential for vinyl, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. cause there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill r adults with moderate to severe ra fowhom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz xr can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even witho

last night is adding carpool lanes or express lanes to 101 south and that would be between 380 to whipple road and redwood city. of course, if you are a solo driver driving by yourself you would have to pay to use those express lanes. now, back to this bridge idea. this would be a multi-billion dollar project so we are a ways away from this actually happening but when it comes to those express lanes they are close to actually making that happen. if it's approved they could begin construction on that as early as may of 2019. we are live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >>> continuing coverage of the raging southern california wildfires now this morning. taking a live look from our nbc chopper over the thomas fire burning in ventura county. hopefully we are trying to get that. there we go. yeah, look at that. a stretch of highway 101 is actually close this had morning because the fire is burning so close to the freeway. it is happening in la conchita between ventura and santa barbara. >> here is a look at what things are like on the ground. you can see the fire through the

we see that between 380 to the whipple road area in redwood city. of course, if you are a solo driver you would pay to use those two lanes for carpool drivers or buses or folks with three or more people in their car, this he would use it just like any other carpool lane. that bridge proposal was just a lot of talk at this point it would be a multi-billion dollar project. it could be some time before we see that, but when it comes to those carpool lanes, the additional carpool lanes on 101 they could begin construction on that as early as may of 2019. we are live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> interesting concept. >> thanks, pete. >>> it's 5:04. back to the breaking news coverage of the wildfires raging in southern california. today will be crucial in that fire fight as near hurricane force winds hit that region. live look now at the thomas fire. look at the glow there, the thing has been burning all night with very low containment right now. >> continuing to spread. now, we want to show you a map of where those four main fires

coming up sunday, chris whipple with "the gatekeepers," how the white house chiefs of staff defined eachresidency. the authors series, sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio app. >> vietnam is often remembered as the first television war. american history tv, journalists discussed the challenges they faced, their work conditions, tv network competition, and their relationships with military officers and soldiers they covered. among the speakers were former abc news nightline anchor ted koppel and yasutsune hirashiki, author of "on the frontlines of the television war: a legendary war cameraman in vietnam." this event at the national archives in washington is about 90 minutes. now it is time to introduce our moderator terribly irving -- terry irving. he went into a career in television news, spending for decades covering wartime and political disasters throughout the united states. .e has one and number of awards ladies and gentlemen, please welcome terrier thing in our distinguishedel

coming up sunday, chris whipple with "the gatekeepers," how the white house chiefs of staff defined eachresidency. the authors series, sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio app. >> vietnam is often remembered as the first television war. american history tv, journalists discussed the challenges they faced, their work conditions, tv network competition, and their relationships with military officers and soldiers they covered. among the speakers were former abc news nightline anchor ted koppel and yasutsune hirashiki, author of "on the frontlines of the television war: a legendary war cameraman in vietnam." this event at the national archives in washington is about 90 minutes. now it is time to introduce our moderator terribly irving -- terry irving. he went into a career in television news, spending for decades covering wartime and political disasters throughout the united states. .e has one and number of awards ladies and gentlemen, please welcome terrier thing in our distinguished panelists. -- terry irving and our distinguished panelists. [applause] terry: go

on sunday, december 31, author chris whipple with "the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staffe every presidency." starting next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from nashville, tennessee is stephen mansfield with his book, "choosing donald trump." thank you for being with us. one year into his presidency, do they still support him? guest: not to the same strength as initially. there has been some drop-off, some buyers remorse. from evangelicals and christians has dropped off. host: why? guest: different reasons. some of them do not like his manners. some do night like him picking a -- do not like him picking a fight with the mayor of san juan, puerto rico. a great deal did not like him 's.ling nfl players sob i imagine his stock will rise with religious conservatives given the recent tax bill, but i think and evangelicals -- evangelicals are like any other group and are perhaps souring a bit on donald trump. i think he has lost 10% to 15% of their support. host: you wrote a piece available on "the washington examiner" website. the

i was excited to start philadelphia because whipple came out on october 17 it was just 135 years ago to the very day that lister came to america to convince american surgeons the existence of germs and of the need to adopt antisepsis. i'm going to get a little later tell you about that trip more but there are a few plantings again out of this trip. if you're familiar with lister, it might be because of this product listerine. there was a man in this when he was in philadelphia and this man was inspired by the lectures and excited great this wonderful product that we all know and love today. wasn't originally a mouthwash. was just a cure all antisepsis. effect is most commonly used to cure gonorrhea. so i'm just hoping to argue with a bunch of random facts that you can horrify people with lid at cocktail parties. if your into it, you go up and julie to some some and there into the it you know you foundr people. but listerine, gonorrhea, sure listerine today would not likele me telling the story but that man in the audience that night. another man in the audience was named robert wood

coming up on saturday, jessica brooder with her book "nomadland," and on sunday, author chris whipple with the gate keepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. washington journal's authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> we're live at the national archives in washington, d.c. where they've just opened an exhibit on the vietnam war. and we're here with gerry sigo. gerry, why are you out here today with these vietnam era

as you talked about heading towards sacramento, this may temporarily shut down the whipple road on-ramp80. pete is covering the story and just wanted me to tell you guys out there nothing for long-term closures there. slowing southbound 680 toward highway 24, a crash still blocks two right lanes with some debris heading toward the walnut creek interchange. the rest of the bay very pleasant. look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we've had no backups, no metering lights. we've had some fog, lower visibility through the area, but it's fine for drivers. back to you. >> thanks, mike. i'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. ♪ >>> and back at 8:30. back at 8:30 this wednesday morning, december 27th, 2017. it's about 20 degrees here on the plaza. >> oh, my goodness. >> it feels even colder. so, kudos to our crowd. >> they have a lot of energy right now. >> i come out here at 6:30 in the morning to talk to the crowd. and everyone is still out here that i saw this morning. i give them a lot of credit. >> how about this? in honor of it being 20 degrees, we're going to honor a wom

let's get to that minor crash along the southbound 880 south before whipple road. for the holidays or maybe they're heading out later tonight. we're also seeing this other road hazard among minnesota avenue, northbound side of highway 87. doesn't look to be too serious. westbound 80, bay bridge, about 30 minutes. all is good, it's beautiful. san jose also looking equally nice, back to you. >> i'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> beautiful. how was that? let's call that the crowd moment. what do you think, hoda? >> i think we'll call that our proud moment. those beautiful voices are from the new york city children's chorus. they are a talented group of students. they're ages 10 to 16. we always scour the crowd for a crowd moment, but that has the to be it. they gave a moment to our crowd. thank you so much. >>> the clock is ticking to cross everybody off your list. luckily, we

we are tracking an earlier problem just cleared to the shoulder southbound 880 at whipple.jor delays and we have the san mateo bridge starting to get heavy westbound but we are still in the green for our travel times heading over to 101. let's check in with liz on the forecast. >> you know, it's officially winter now and it's definitely feeling like it. that freeze warning we have been talking about all morning long it's been extended for the next hour and a half until 9:00 today. so here's a look right now. temperatures out the door still freezing in santa rosa, livermore, inland valleys where it's the coldest. we still have frost advisories along the water along the coast, 41 in pacifica, 43 right now in san francisco. this afternoon's highs will see a lot of sunshine and mainly 50s. sunshine through the next week. ♪ ♪ we are waiting in the wings for you ♪ ♪ you never back down ♪ we hold these truths to be self-evident ♪ ♪ all people are created equal ♪ include women in the sequel >>> never gets old. hamilton was an enormous hit when it officially opened in london last ni

an author chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chiefs of staff to find every presidency. washington journal's author series. c-span,astern on c-span.org, and c-span radio. >> at a house hearing for funding on down syndrome research, cathy mcmorris rodgers testified about their experiences as parents of children with the genetic disorder. other witnesses could lead to breakthroughs in other fields. congressman tom chairs this to our 20 minute hearing. . >> we will go ahead and being in the meeting and will convene a meeting chairman will join us for a few minut.

on sunday december 301st chris whipple with the gatekeepers how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. washington journals other series for the next week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span .org and c-span radio. the assistant secretary for health and substance abuse testified regarding funding for calm batting the opioid programs. lamar alexander is a chair of the committee.

surviving america in the 21st century and on december 31 author chris whipple with the gatekeepers. although white house chief of staff define every presidency. washington journals author series for the next week at 8 am eastern on c-span, and c-span radio. >>. >> the senate judiciary recently held an oversight hearing on the insuring patient access and effective drug enforcement act. law-enforcement officials say the 2016 law undermines efforts to control the distribution of dangerous drugs as part of the opioid epidemic. >>. >>. [inaudible conversation] welcome everybody. thank you for your attendance, particularly those who have to testify and answer questions for us. i know you put in a lot of extra work to be ready for it. this hearing is on the oversight of a bill that had a long name. but for maturing patient access and it took the drug enforcement act. somebody's going to have a pronunciation for that acronym but i'm not going to. i'm going to refer to it as the law or the bill. and i'm eager to hear from all of our witnesses today. some would like to see this law repealed.