: it is a white house position. it reports to john lansing, who reports to an independent board of directors. qwest did you need congressional approval? ms. bennett: i did not. >> does it end in the president's term ends? ms. bennett: it doesn't. the job reports to the board, and the board is a continuing entity. >> amanda bennett is the brand-new director of the voice of america. [video clip] >> hello, africa. >> what is the broadcasting board of governors? >> it is a board of governors appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate, who oversee the media entities known as the voice of america. radio free asia, radio free europe, the office of cuba broadcasting. >> what is your job? mr. lansing: i'm the ceo of all of that, if that is even possible. >> what is the coordination? the coordination has never been better. when i came in back in september, we formed the first international coordinating committee, which takes all five networks collectively and forms a group, and they report to me. collaborate on efficiency, to operate more efficiently, but theymore importantly, pe co

appointed position and reports to independent board of directors. excuse me, reports to john lansing who reports to an independent board of directors. >> did you need congressional approval. >> i did not. >> it is white house position? does it end when the president's term ends? >> no, it doesn't. no. it, john reports to the board. so the board is a continueing entity. >> amanda bennett. the brand new director of voice of america. >> this is the voice of america -- >> hello, africa. >> joining us from africa. >> john lansing, what is the broadcasting board of governors? >> it's a board of governors appointed by the president confirmed by the senate who oversee the five international u.s. media entities known as voice of america where you are today, radio free asia, radio proeurope, raid profree liberty and office of cuba broadcasting. >> what is your job. >> i'm the ceo of all that. if that is even possible. that is what i do. >> what is the coordination with the different networks? >> the coordination hasn't ever been bert when i came in back in september we formed the first internation

voice of america. >> john lansing, what is the broadcasting board of governors? >> it is appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate who oversee five entities. voice of america, radio free asia, radio flee europe, liberty, middle east broadcasting service and the office of cuba broadcasting. >> host: and wauz your job? guestgust i am the ceo of all that. if that is possible. >> host: what is the coordination between the different networks? >> guest: it has never been better. when i came in in september we formed the international committee that takes the president of all five networks collectively and forms a group and they report directly to me. they coordinate on efficiency to operate more efficiently with federal tax dollars but also and perhaps more importantly operate strategically so we can have greater impact in parts of the world where free mess is limited or nan existence and we are the only presence and impact that could be felt from a free press. >> reporter: >> host: what are the hot somewhats you are focus on today? >> guest: russia, china and the areas around chi

also hearing about water rescues across eastern iowa, including in lansing, which is in allamakee county. carl and veronica niekamp , from cedar rapids, were at red barn resort and campground to celebrate their anniversary. the celebration quickly changed yesterday morning, when heavy rain turned clear creek into a powerful force that took their cabin with it. everything was pitch black." "the electricity went off.""and we were so alone in there because there's no way to get a hold of anybody." firefighters rescued the couple with a boat and a lot of rope. "we were able to get this boat over to them and get them to dry land or drier land anyway." "makes you realize how powerful mother nature is. thanks everyone's okay." the lansing fire chief says well placed trees kept cabin all the way down stream. the cedar rapids salvation army has set up in spillville in winneshiek county to help flood victims. army staff are working from the parking lot of the citizens savings bank have been serving hot meals to people who are working to get back into their homes. major paul logan told us so

speech from donald trump in dimondale, michigan, southwest of lansing, michigan. i would say that was one of his better speeches. i was kind of energized. i think it's interesting he went into michigan, he went to a lot of places republicans won't go. but early on in the speech, one of the lines that stood out -- you know, obama and the democrats have failed inner city blacks, and he said have for lose?" and for me, that is a compelling argument. >> it is a compelling argument. in fact, i wrote a book called "enough" about this argument, but the thing is, it's coming from donald trump. and as i said to you earlier in the week, eric, there's no reservoir of trust. and the second part to this is he's giving this speech to almost all-white audiences and he's talking to white america about black america as if we've got to fix this problem. he's not talking to people in terms of how we can work together. so, he's finger-pointing, he's blaming democrats, he's blaming hillary clinton. i don't think it comes across as sincere. >> he is talking to the american population, though. i mean, he ma

to african-americans made in a lansing, michigan, suburb that unlike michigan itself is 95% white. more now from jessica schneider. >> what do you have to lose by trying something new? like trump. >> reporter: donald trump making a passionate pitch to african-american voters telling this mostly white audience near east lansing, michigan, that democrats have been the ones keeping minorities down. >> america must reject the bigotry of hillary clinton who sees communities of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future. hillary clinton would rather provide a job to a refugee from overseas than to give that job to unemployed african-american youth. >> trump started the day in baton rouge, criticizing the president for staying on vacation on martha's vineyard during the worst natural disaster since super storm sandy. the white house announcing just as donald trump's jet took off that president obama will travel to the devastation on tuesday, but donald trump didn't let up. >> obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. >> in hillary clinton's americ

the completion of i-59, the last section of lansing and port huron, once that was completed, that pretty much provided us a straight shot from east to the west. you know, a great commercial route for the trucking companies, because they could come across the structure, come from new york, going to canada, come to canada, then come right to the bluewater bridge and continue on out west, with very little interference with major cities and stuff. >> the need became obvious as they tracked all of the traffic that came across year. 47% of the traffic was passenger. but each year, we could see the increase in truck traffic. about every 10 years, the truck traffic doubled. they knew they had to do something. so, they started to do research on building a second span, but they wanted to have it look very similar. so, they actually presented different design plans, so it was still a beautiful bridge to look at. >> we started building a new bridge in 1997, and once we opened that, we closed the original. 1999, we had two structures. it made it a busy commercial crossing in north america, sai

fort wayne tin hats playing the lansing lug nuts in the a league and the tin hats had for three. one more thing going on this evening, a number of members tweeting about it. a national awareness on crime prevention. representative alone of new jersey tweeting thanks to first responders with -- house, thee singapore prime minister toasting at the white house. here is what that it looked like. seriouslyknow how people in singapore take their food. and singapore, even the street vendors earn michelin stars. which creates some pressure this evening. we have a lot to live up to. we were tempted to offer each of you a singapore sling or some chili crab. for those of you who know it's unmistakable scent, you understand why we are not serving the fruit in the white house. [laughter] we areis visit, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between our nations. yet even as we mark this anniversary of our formal ties, we honor bonds that stretched back 180 years. the first american representative to singapore was a planter named joseph, whose name lives on in one of singapore's neighborhood

. >> i like the plan. newest he additions to the potter park do in lansing, michigan. it doesn't get any cuter than this, does it? >> awww. >> tey species. one a girl, one a boy born july 7. they haven't been named yet. they're getting wellness checks to make sure animals stay healthy. >> they look like raccoons slightly larger than what you might have here. they won't enter the public exhibit until late september or early october. adorable. >> no doubt about it. news 3 live. >>> outside earlier today it's >> a lot of people wondering what we can expect. should we have a wet weekend ahead of us? >> blubbingly we have the guy here with the answer. kevin is here. >> thank you so much. they cleared out by early afternoon:sun came out and the

near lansing in allamakee county when flash flooding nearly swept away their cabin. veronica and carl niekamp called for help - early wednesday morning - firefighters arrived at 2 a-m, but the current was so fast - they weren't able to physically reach them for chief says if it wasn't for a well-placed tree- the cabin probably would have been swept away. (chief tony becker/ lansing fire dept.) "if those weren't there god knows where we'd be finding them this morning. so, fate or whatever, somebody's watching over them.""if it hadn't been for that hitting the tree, we could've been somewhere else." else."the owners of the campground offered the couple a mobile home since their cabin is basically destroyed. later this morning - governor of the flood damaged areas. areas.he issued a disaster declaration yesterday, opening up state funds to flood victims.the governor's order covers allamakee, clayton, fayette, howard and winneshiek . counties.the iowa individual assistance program provides grants of up to five-thousand dollars for many households. grants cover home or car repairs, replace

high-school special-education teacher from east lansing, michigan... a middle-school english teacher from des moines, iowa... and a 9th-grade math teacher from allentown, pennsylvania... and now, from dar constitution hall, here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen,

prime minister lee. you spokenen about the u.s. reba lansing, a significant part of peace and stability in asia. how do you envision this continuation proceeding in the next 50 years? and what role do you see singapore playing in this con next? what are some of the hot button issues that we're likely to face as the u.s. continues to reba lance? second question, you mentioned a strong bipartisan link that singapore has had with nine different u.s. presidents from both sides of the political divide, very strong record there. how would we address the u.s. leader, which is more empty globalization, for example, if you see that in november, poth bama, i have a question about the military collaboration which has been a corner stone of the relationship between singapore and the u.s. especially coming heels on the global threat of isis. the potential for military confrontation in the south china sea. how you do see singapore featuring in plans to address this going forward? last question, four more years is a phrase that we've been hearing a little bit in the past few weeks and months and while

baby red pandas. two of them drawing a lot of attention in lansing michigan. the babies were born july 2nd. one male and one female. come on .those are cute. the staff is keeping a close eye on them to make sure they continue to be healthy. they won't be big enough to go on public display for six weeks or so. was in a the mom? it looks kind of >> they look like something you have to put a battery in to keep them going. they're that cute. >> that is definitely a little toy panda. >> it's always nice to end the week with a goat story but if you don't have a goat story, red panda, next best thing, people don't realize how much you love goat news. >> international goat news, kazakhstan, all the best goat news, comes from, you're right. in florida, it used to be that if a child, a senior or one of our four legged friends was trapped in a hot car you and i were not allowed to save them unless we were willing to be sued. has government lost its mind? can do. after all the love they give. dana young for the florida senate. >>> now, special coverage of the summer games at rio on news channel 8.

semi-finalists -- a high-school special-education teacher from east lansing, michigan...

teacher from east lansing, michigan... a high-school english teacher from mystic, connecticut... and an elementary bilingual teacher from joliet, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] alex: thank you, johnny. hi, folks. right now we have four winners of quarter-final matches waiting in the wings to make the trip to washington, d.c., to compete as semi-finalists next week. they will be joined by the winner of this game. so, bill, cory, and kaberi, good luck. categories for this first round today are... uh-oh! ...each correct response beginning with that letter of the alphabet. now, in tv eateries, you have to identify the television program for us. all right, kaberi, start. let's start with tv eateries for $200. cory. what is "seinfeld"? that's it. tv eateries for $400. [ beep ] that's "2 broke girls." cory? tv eateries for $600. cory. what is "beverly hills 90210"? yes. tv eateries for $800. kaberi.

teacher from east lansing, michigan... a high-school english teacher from mystic, connecticut... and an elementary bilingual teacher from joliet, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] alex: thank you, johnny. hi, folks. right now we have four winners of quarter-final matches waiting in the wings to make the trip to washington, d.c., to compete as semi-finalists next week. they will be joined by the winner of this game. so, bill, cory, and kaberi, good luck. here we go. categories for this first round today are... uh-oh!

special-education teacher from east lansing, michigan... a middle-school english teacher from des moines, iowa... and a 9th-grade math teacher from allentown, pennsylvania... and now, from dar constitution hall, here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the second of our semi-final games. kaberi chakrabarty was very, very good on yesterday's show, winning that game. and who of these three will get to join her as a finalist? will it be bill, jill, or chris? let's start finding out right now. here comes the jeopardy! round for you. and here are the categories. first off... notice the quotation marks. the letters o-n will be exactly in the middle of each correct response. that's followed by... ...who are giants of technology, aren't they? alex: chris, start us off, please. i'll take new testament for $200, alex. chris. who is john? yes. new testament, $400, please. jill. who is peter? yes.

that's how the idea for the lansing west virginia based adventures on the gorge was born. paul approached all three company owners, everyone involved sensed that the deal wouldn't be a simple one. >> i did see some challenges because we were competitors, for sure. and you know, that relationship, we had to work on. >> soon enough, paul was able to convince them that the key to their collective survival was joining forces. >> there's a point in a family business where the family is necessary for its survival. there's a point in a business where the business outgrows the family. and the river men were at that point. >> they came to an agreement, got a team of investors and each founding owner maintained partial ownership in the new company. with paul serving as the ceo. while the founding companies all fall under the adventures on the gorge umbrella, the brands themselves live on independently. when i walk around this campus here, i still see logos for all three companies. why do that? it seems more expensive and confusing for your company. >> the loyalty is to the brand. in lots

lansing, michigan... a middle-school english teacher from des moines, iowa... and a 9th-grade math teacher from allentown, pennsylvania... and now, from dar constitution hall, here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the second of our semi-final games. kaberi chakrabarty was very, very good on yesterday's show, winning that game. and who of these three will get to join her as a finalist? will it be bill, jill, or chris? let's start finding out right now.

with a story that's of a controversy in lansing, kansas, after the student's mother posted on social media. 11-year-old bella wore a tunic top and leggings to school on wednesday. her mother says the sixth grader was sent to the office for a dress code violation because her top was too short in the front and back. the school dress code policy says if it's a "shirt" violation, a student will be given a t-shirt to wear. instead, the school made bella wear sweatpants, whicha "shorts or pants." but on wednesday the district had nothing online about leggings in its existing policy. kimberly jones says the school wouldn't allow her daughter to call home to get a new outfit --- so she sent a text instead. 8:30 if i could come up as a parent and bring her a change of clothes and the clothing was no longer an issue, why in the world would you want to humiliate her all day like that? 37:57 that's why we don't allow students to call home because sometimes we can have students sitting in the office for an hour waiting for come up with a change of clothes where as they could be sitting in their c

lansing, michigan... a high-school english teacher from mystic, connecticut... and an elementary bilingual teacher from joliet, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] alex: thank you, johnny. hi, folks. right now we have four winners of quarter-final matches waiting in the wings to make the trip to washington, d.c., to compete as semi-finalists next week. they will be joined by the winner of this game. so, bill, cory, and kaberi, good luck. here we go. categories for this first round today are... uh-oh! ...each correct response beginning with that letter of the alphabet. now, in tv eateries, you have to identify the television program for us. all right, kaberi, start. let's start with tv eateries for $200. cory. what is "seinfeld"? that's it. tv eateries for $400. [ beep ] that's "2 broke girls." cory? tv eateries for $600. cory. what is "beverly hills 90210"? yes. tv eateries for $800. kaberi. what is "alice"? yes.

are getting our 1st look at the newest addition at the zoo in lansing michigan. to panda cubs. they were born july 2. their birth is important because it is an endangered species. staff are conducting regular checkups to make sure in good health. they will not enter the public exhibit for at least one month. >> they are sweet. look at those cute faces. >> they are different than regular pandas. >> thank you for watching us. watch our morning news on wral starting at 4:30. my goal was to finally get in shape. not to be focusing on my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. so i made a decision to talk to my dermatologist about humira. humira works inside my body to target and help block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to my symptoms. in clinical trials, most adults taking humira were clear or almost clear, and many saw 75% and even 90% clearance in just 4 months. including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or wo

development front harrison and lansing up to 10 hundred square feet and 90 salesforce totally 37 thousand additional square feet the basement level is assessed by a single driveway in addition one 20 bikes parking spaces and 20 class-action lawsuits a total of 13 thousand square feet of open space will be provided to residents through 43 private decks and several terraces on most floors of building under the provision for a downtown authorization it is seek a modification to the planning code requirement for dwelling unit endorse the site it in the rincon hill downtown residential district along the crest of rincon area to the north and west and south of the property including the recent completed 4 hundred feet tall gsa per high-rise adjacent to the west on lansing and the 4 hundred foot tall rincon hill twin towers to the southeast to the south a grammatical gallery and event place on harrison street and a night club on harrison street the property others harrison street needs a conditional use authorization for a 2 story development on october 14, 2015, and is historic sailors unions u

election. >> at a campaign rally near lansing, michigan, on friday, by voting for him. errol barnett is in washington with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, it was supposed to be a day for a clean slate. but trump's latest attempted outreach to a larger voting block is already being called ignorant and heavy-handed by his critics. >> look how much african-american communities have suffered under democratic control. to those, i say the following -- sql >> reporter: speaking from a predominantly suburb in michigan, a recent pugh survey says hillary clinton is favored over african-americans. >> you are living in poverty and your schools are no good and you have no jobs. 58% of your youth is unemployed. lose? >> reporter: moments after the speech, hillary clinton responded with a tweet, quote, this is so ignorant, it's staggering. the pitch came on the same day as the resignation of trump's campaign chairman, paul manafort manafort is currently involved in a scandal involving possible illegal payments from a pro-russian political party in ukraine. >> he

cedar rapids couple is lucky to be alive.they were camping near lansing in allamakee county when flash flooding nearly swept away their cabin. veronica and carl niekamp called for help - early wednesday morning - firefighters arrived at 2 a-m, but the current was morning. firefighters arrived at 2:00 a.m. but the current was so fast they able to physically reach them for three hours, if it wasn't for a well placed tree the cabin probably would have within swept away. >> if those weren't there, god knows where we would be finding them this morning. i mean, faith or whatever, you know, somebody is watching over them. >> hitting the tree we could have been somewhere else. offered the couple a mobile home since their cabin is basically destroy glad later this morning governor will tour some of the flood damaged areas, he issued a disaster declaration yesterday. the governor's orders covers grants cover home or car repairs, replacement of clothing and food, and the cost of temporary housing. housing.if you need to apply for a disaster grant, you'll find a link on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot

audience was white. he could have gone a few minutes down to lansing more diverse or more diverse gone to detroit. does it matter where he said this? his supporters said you all broadcast it, so it doesn't matter where he gave the speech. >> it does matter what backdrop you have, whether targeting african-american voters or anybody else. campaigns spend time who is in the backgrounds behind the candidate. that's why the recent appearances of the orlando attacker's father t. checkpoint campaign and a disgrace from a congressman in the trump campaign. these optics do matter because of what shows up in the backgrounds. in this case this trump rally wasn't different than most trump ramally, generally speaking, mostly a white audience behind him. >> brianna keeler was speaking and she asked her about this, why trump made the pitch to black voters in an all white commute. here's her response. >> i don't know how they are choosing the communitys that they go into or the facilities that i go into, it would be inappropriate for me to speak to that. because i'm not a part of that decision-m

the north central part of the state. right now, some of the heavier activity is located at lansing in the northeastern corner of the state. a little -- developing around fort at kinson. these are capable of producing hour's time. flash flooding could become an issue in some parts of northeastern iowa, especially considering the fact that new storms are developing out here in southwestern iowa low level jet is starting to kick in. with this front draped in and around this area, thunderstorms will be very likely, tonight. i do think the front will sag further to the south later on. so about the northwestern half of our region has the best chance of seeing the storms. y east, there might not be any. i'm thinking it will be the focus across our northern and western counties. on our predictor here, you can see at 11:00. not doing a terrific job of showing thunderstorms in northeastern iowa, it does redevelop wean 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning. they are scattered across northeastern iowa and sinking into our southern counties. that's one of the model's interpretation of what is going to happ

presidential candidate is holding a rally near lansing, michigan. he's expected to discuss national security. earlier today, though, trump was in louisiana to tour that state's devastating flood damage. trump's plane landed in baton rouge this morning. his running mate, mike pence, joined him for the tour. but his day started with the resignation. paul manafort announced he's stepping down as campaign chairman. manafort has come under fire in recent days for his previous work with pro-russian politicians in ukraine. >> also today, trump took his campaign to the airwaves. he released his first tv ad for the general election and voters right here in pennsylvania are one of his biggest target audiences. >> it's a reinforcing ad about immigration policy. >> donald trump's trump america is secure. terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. >> reporter: in his first general election ad, donald trump takes aim at hillary clinton, but according to political science experts like dr. matthew kerble, trump does not confront the ads against him. >> those who are convinced donald trump is the

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reports to john lansing who reports to an independent board of directors. >> did you need congressional approval? >> i did not - does it end when the president's term ends? >> no it doesn't. it reports to john and john reports to the board so the board is a continuing entity. >> amanda bennett is the brand-new director of the voice of america. >> good evening this is the voice of america in washington. >> hello africa. >> john lansing where does the broadcasting board of governors? >> it is a board of governors confirmed by the senate to oversee the five u.s. international media entities known as the voice of america where we are today, radio free free agent and radio free europe and radio free liberty and the office of cuban broadcasting. >> what is your job? >> i am the ceo of all that if that's even possible. >> what is the coordination between the different offices? >> the coordination has never been better. when i came in in september, we formed formed the first international coordinating committee which takes the president of all five networks collectively and forms a group and th

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michigan, a largely whwhite suburb of lansing. mr. trump: african-american communities have sufferedd under democratic control. to those i say the following. what do you have to lose by trying something new like trump? what do you have to lose? amy: donald trump has been addressing the african-american community from the largely white, ovoverwhelmingly white communiy he was there in michigan, and before that when he spoke in west bend, overwhelmingly white community, a suburb of milwaukee. heather mcghee, that question, "what do you have to lose?" >> we have been clear, i thinink many of usus in the african-american community that donald is going to make an appeal to the black vote.e. he was very quick to attack memexicans, latino immigrants,s, muslim americans. it has been somewhat momore reticen---- and we have all been anticipating this moment when he e would try to divide and conquer among people of color and say to w working-c-class black k men, particularly, that immigrants are coming to take their jobs. you u have to remember that donald trump -- speaking of the alt-right, dona

wanted an outlet to write about stuff that i wasn't writing about when i was free lansing itch just wanted to met around on the center net, and have fun and if it see writ went. most its still up there. i explored a lot of that online. don't think it was, just it's honest and raw. it does inform people where i come from, where i guess my tone is, why i take the tone i take, just because it's -- what you see is what you get. i don't put up a front for -- if i go on television or -- you have been out with me before, you have bold with me before. you know. i think it's -- it informs the read where are i come from and kind of how i operate the way i operate, and why i'm so passionate about certain things. why am i passionate bet the family unit? because i've seen first hand what happens when it breaks down. i've lived through that. why am i such a champion of supporting single moms? i had a single mom. all of these issues i've lived them, in some respect, and for instance, the issue of abortion, or the issue of unexpected pregnancy. well, my husband and i weren't married and i was in co

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completion of interstate 69 between lansing and port huron, and the 402 once , that was completed, that provided a straight shot from the east to the west, a great commercial route for the trucking companies because they could come across this structure, come from new york go , into canada, come to canada , and come right to the bluewater bridge and continue on out west with very little interference. >> the need for the second span became obvious as they tracked all the traffic that came across each year. 47% of the traffic was passenger, but each year we can see the increase in truck traffic. about every 10 years, truck traffic doubled. they knew they had to do something, so they started doing research on building a second span. they wanted to look similar, so they presented different plans so that it was still a beautiful bridge to look at. >> i think we opened it in 1997. once we opened that in we closed 1997, the original one down and rebuilt it. in 1999, we had two structures. by having two structures, it made the flow greater for the commercial aspect. we're the second busiest com

was as traffic started to grow, and there was the completion of i-59, the last section of lansing and port huron, once that was completed, that pretty much provided us a straight shot from east to the west. you know, a great commercial route for the trucking companies, because they could come across the structure, come from new york, going to canada, come to canada, then come right to the bluewater bridge and continue on out west, with very little interference with major cities and stuff. >> the need became obvious as they tracked all of the traffic that came across year. 47% of the traffic was passenger. but each year, we could see the increase in truck traffic. about every 10 years, the truck traffic doubled. they knew they had to do something. so, they started to do research on building a second span, but they wanted to have it look very similar. so, they actually presented different design plans, so it was still a beautiful bridge to look at. >> we started building a new bridge in 1997, and once we t, we closed the original. 1999, we had two structures. busy commercial crossin

lansing, michigan, suburb that unlike michigan itself is 95% white. more now from jessica schneider. >> what do you have to lose by trying something new? like trump.

, alexander hamilton is 30, john lansing is 32 governor morris 35, james madison 46 and george mason is 62. >> and you're missing franklin who was in his early '80s. so madison, george mason who's on the screen but also benjamin franklin really had been the movers and shakers of the time of the revolution. george mason certainly was well known out of virginia for having drafted the virginia bill of rights and was very important. madison is okay with him. ben franklin at the convention drives him crazy. he is in his 80s and he thinks everything should still be like it was in the revolution. madisons competitors a little bit at the convention, the people he has captivated is that young younger group. charles pick me who was a little younger than him drove him crazy. as i read the notes there is a lot of competitor desire for credit and a little jealousy pinckney. after the convention pinckney writes a wonderful letter, not because it's wonderful of what it says but it really puts you back in that moment. he had this enormous handwriting and he writes madison crowing about how he's married an

in lansing, michigan. about an hour away is detroit. you can talk about detroit all you want but if you are not going there and talking to the people of detroit about what you are going to do for them -- >> you are -- i know you are a progressive. i am in many ways myself. what would be a republican pitch, not a pretend to be democratic pitch but an actual conservative pitch to a black audience. what would be effective if you wanted to make one? >> here's the thing. he has the raw materials to make a good pitch to african-americans. detroit, flint, all these cities were impacted badly by nafta, they will be even worse impact ed by the tpp. he should talk about how he's going to bring jobs back to america. he would rather talk about law and order and calling their cities war zones. >> he talks about the economy all the time. >> is he going to go to black neighborhoods and talk about jobs? >> of course he will be talking about jobs. he's already been talking about jobs. >> in black neighborhoods. >> he has to go to black neighborhoods, first. >> it's not about the location. it's about