. >> this is a william jennings bribed. his quote was, no one can make a million dollar, and the money behind him, j.p. morgan specifically. no one can make a million dollars a year not be a crook. there is nothing new about the populist way that is going on. it's added the socialist tent to it with bernie sanders and i think for some of the believes in socialism, our congress has made it where we cannot afford but this is the only way that bernie sanders can get elected if the economy stay strong because of this economy stay strong presidents tend to get reelected and strong economies. >> he describes the world in exactly the opposite way that it really works. he describes capitalism, i'm quoting him from today "it creates poverty, despair, economic distress" he never mentions a billion people moved out of extreme poverty in the last 20 years because of capitalism. it is not so much the top, he's always talking about capitalism is representing the richest of the rich, he doesn't get to the middle class, he doesn't mention

if william jennings bryan had won the election in 1896, that would have been different. of course the chronological scope you favor depends on what you think matters most. it is worth noting he pointed out that many populists became progressives. some of you recognize that already. spoiler alert, we will talk about how wilson's new freedom plan included many things that the populist party had proposed in the 1890's, but many of them became socialists in places like texas and oklahoma and western states. what historians do agree on is the high mark was in 1912, the election between taft, woodrow wilson, theodore roosevelt, who decided to come out of retirement, come back from african safari and run as the head of the progressive party, also known as the bull moose party, as well as the fourth major candidate, eugene debs, a socialist whose readings you read today about how he came through the labor movement to consider himself a socialist. he polled 6% of the vote in that 1912 election, almost one million votes. i think everybody across the spectrum would define themselve

away, how right to give them -- >> dana: saying the executive producer of "the daily briefing," jen williamsbeen raising spike. she gets asked every day, how can you give him up? after listening to ken hernandez and the others, my question is how can you not? >> yeah. they had to catch their breath. >> dana: that's one of the best charity events. it's not too fancy. >> no. i was catching a plane from california -- >> dana: yeah, a brand new outfit. thanks, tyrus. thanks so much. thanks for joining us. i'm dana perino. next you have trace gallagher. he's in for shep. >> president trump making another bomb shell claim in his interview with abc news suggesting his own white house counsel, don mcgahn, may have lied under oath to special counsel robert mueller. plus, the u.s. now accusing iran of detaining crew members and blocki blocking tugboats. and also, do you feel safe sharing the highway with a driverless car? how about a driverless big rig? there's word the robot trucks could hit the roads next year. we'll tell you where. i'm trace gallagher in for shep. "shepard smith reporting" begins n

jennings' record. >>> there are new developments in the flint water investigation and trouble for attorney general william barr. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "politico" says house democrats are moving to hold attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross in contempt over a census question. the two have defied subpoenas seeking information about efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. democrats argue that including it would result in an under count of people who live in areas with high immigrant populations aiding republicans political prospects. the commerce department says 14,000 pages have already been turned over to the oversight committee. >>> "the washington post" reports the house has passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that president trump is expected to sign. the legislation will help speed relief funds to communities hit by tornados, wildfires, volcanos, drought, flooding and other disasters. it also includes money for puerto rico, which is still rebuilding after hurricanes in 2017. >>> the hill reports a judge rejected house de

. >>> then jen aniston all in on a friend's reboot the reason she changed her mind on reuniting. >> excited. something will happen. >> and windy williams new meltdown. >> yes, yes. >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> new fears for brittany after spears took to social media to prove she's okay. >> well, here is the latest after brit's vacation posts left some more concerned than ever. >> this is the day after me on my boat ride. do i look any different today than yesterday? >> twice this week the singer shared a startling conspiracy theory accusing the paparazzi of altering photos to make her look bigger. >> nobody asks are the paparazzi pictures fake and do they do something to the pictures and is the news really real? >> the photo agency that released images called brittany's claims ludicrous adding quote we shot thousands of photos of her over the weekend and are very happy to let hershey the organi see the if she wishes. they say she's flag and will her emotions are up and down. she's concerned what everybody thinks and she's stressed. her father jamie won a huge court battle for her protection. brittany was granted a permanent

executive sir john jennings, and three former cabinet secretaries- steve chu of the department of energy, george shultz, former secretary of state, and former defense secretary, williamson. >> stahl: another thomas edison? >> perry: another thomas edison. a genius. a very eccentric genius, but a genius who had come up with this totally revolutionary idea. >> dr. steven chu: he definitely is a character. i come from a world of characters, in my scientific world. >> stahl: but he's not a scientist. >> chu: but he has all the attributes to many successful scientists. you have to believe in yourself. you have to say, "this is going to work." >> stahl: is there enough biomass to supply enough of this ethanol and gasoline in the world? >> chu: it can make a significant dent. >> stahl: a possible 30% dent in the petroleum market, according to a report by the department of energy. but the question is, can marshall medoff scale up his operation enough to compete with the oil industry? >> perry: what is in doubt in my mind is how long it's going to take, breaking into these huge industrial markets, established markets, with established companies. that's going to be a big under