first-ever lunar orbit. ♪ &a," sarahek on "q churchwell discusses her book behold america. you start out your acknowledgment's by saying that this is not a book he plans to write. prof. churchwell: i actually was writing a book about henry james and then politics efforts -- happened. i think a lot of people have that reaction to the outcome of the 2016 election. for me, i had a very strong feeling that some of the ways that people were reacting to trump's rhetoric, in particular his use of the phrase america first in his campaign slogan in the way that was picked up, and his unusual use of the american , a much more familiar thate, that's the stories were coming out in the media and the commentary were inaccurate. they were distorted. it seemed to me that those meetings were very alive in the kinds of ideas that trump and his advisers were putting forward. i thought it was important to bring up the prehistory of these phrases. brian: why have you been doing this research? prof. churchwell: i wrote a book about the great gatsby. i did a deep dive into the world of the 1920's, es

amÉrica como estÁn jugando hoy? >> creo que va a ser difÍcil, el azul fue el superlÍder del torneo, un equipo muy diferente, el amÉrica es el equipo que mÁs ha hecho goles. es un equipo tremendo, avasallador, va ahÍ vemos que saca a un delantero. >> y entra escamilla. >> ahora, es un volante de contenciÓn. >> ahora el partido-- >> es que la pregunta que te hago, bam bam, eres tÉcnico de los pumas, ¿que haces? ¿voy a buscar el combate? >> da lo mismo. >> te van a meter seis o siete. >> trata de conseguir algo. >> el orgullo de la cantera americanista. habrÁ que llevarlo. ahÍ, es el capo de la recuperaciÓn, vean como sale jugando como jefe. saliÓ. >> esta, seÑores, es la mÁxima goleada que ha recibido pumas en un cruce de semifinales. incluso de una fase de liguilla. >> clausura 2018. y en el verano de 2014. es totalmente fidedigno. >> clausura 18, 4 a 1 quedaron en la ida. >> el resultado de las Águilas del amÉrica. avanzÓ el amÉrica. en 2015 avanzÓ pumas. sale patiÑo. tocando su pelota. otra vez patiÑo. tratando de hacer daÑo. y otra vez apareciÓ el capo de la con

me so i'd like to introduce naomi. >> thank you for come, latin america has been of interest tee thus since james monroe decidedmer was for the americans over 200 years ago if not before and now seems to be mostly of interest to the politician as a source of people fleeing the u.s. or gang members, but throughout our history, the americas happen been intertwined. resources, people, and new ideas, culture and consequences have flowed up and down the hemisphere. much of that history is unknown in the u.s., and mary jo mcconahay is the perfect personality to recount the history, she is a journalist who spend years in region, walking its paths, listening to ministers and's peasantses she was there when can he jesuits are murdered in al salvador, i stood known her when the dike tater stood trial for genocide. she knows regee john this players and the issues and also the humanity the generosity after people, willing to tell i stories, the narrative of suffering, loss, and also solidarities and hope. she has an important story to tell here and i'm really glad you're all here to hear it.

temple. >> creo que el amÉrica es el equipo que estÁ más obligado porque tiene que salir frente a su gente. los nervios a tope. >> estamos muy orgullosos de poder transmitir una final. esperamos y el ya estÁ por iniciar. que sea emotivo y que estos dos equipos se entreguen. esÁ. va y estÁ listo para el partido. el Árbitro está ultimando detalles. roger martinez pendiente. se va a llenar en 1 hermosa noche decembrina. vÁmonos que la fiesta comenzÓ! >> obliga al amÉrica a salir por arriba y no por abajo. recupera la pelota pero no mucho tiempo. entraba fuerte y despuÉs rebote con matheus. el primer minuto es cumplido. con ritmo de partido. >> cuÁntas finales dijo corona? >> cuatro iba -- cuatro y cobrar el arquero de cruz azul. el piojo no puede con la pelota. >> en dos jugadores estÁ puesto el presente estÁn jugando ambos su final. >> no fue titular en todo el torneo. los partidos mÁs importantes y ahÍ estÁ jugando. aquÍ estÁ este que tambiÉn es garantÍa. le robaron la pelota y aquÍ le cayÓ. disparo y la primera de peligro. >> quÉ rÁpido está este chico alvarad

churchwell and her look at the phrases america first and the american dream. their discussion on the political situation in great britain and the e.u.. bill nelsontor gives his farewell address on the senate floor. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," sarah churchwell discusses her book "behold, america." churchwell, your book is "behold, america." you start out your acknowledgments by saying that this is not a book you planned to write. prof. churchwell: i actually was writing a book about henry james and then politics efforts happened. i think a lot of people have that reaction to the outcome of the 2016 election. for me, i had a very strong feeling that some of the ways that people were reacting to trump's rhetoric, in particular his use of the phrase america first in his campaign slogan in the way that was picked up, and his unusual use of the american dream, a much more familiar phrase, that's the stories that were coming out in the media and the commentary were inaccurate. they were distorted. it seemed to me that those meanings were very alive in the kinds of ideas that trump and hi

unmistakable message of change for america. new direction for america. >> it's been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress. already, focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. >> when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular. >> many democrats think they can win the presidency. >> senator biden joining the growing list of democrats announcing their intentions for '08. >> you had senators like chris dodd, john edwards, bill richardson, in the end, you thought, this will be hillary clinton's time. >> for some time it would be no secret hillary clinton would run for president. today on her website she made it official. >> i'm not just starting a campaign, i'm beginning a conversation. >> after six years as a senator, people believe in overwhelming margins she has credentials and leadership skills to win it. >> she and her president, a very popular president. she had all the money and backers and big names, it looked like a sure bet. >> senator barack ob

running up the score. >> for years and years you watched. as your leaders apologized for america. now you have a president who is standing up for america. i'm proud of america. [cheering] lou: and senator cindy hyde-smith is proud to have the president's support. she is celebrating her re-election in mississippi today, thanks in large measure to the boost she received from two election eve rallies led by none other than the president of the united states. the latest opinion polls showing americans embracing president trump's border wall and america first immigration policies as they watch the increasingly desperate and violent tactics of the my grant caravan quickly warn out its welcome in the mexican city of tijuana located just south of the california bored he. you won't hear the left-wing national media do what i am about to do, acknowledge president trump was absolutely corrected when he admonished the federal reserve for raising interest rates. the stock market today, soared. the dow up more than 600 points. that after investors at midday heard the federal reserve chairman newfound c

>> this is "bbc world news america." fusing of this presentation made possible by the freen foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions r america's glected needs. >> wow, that is unbelievable. ♪ >> i'm flying! ♪ >> stay curious. ♪ [applause] >> d now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news americom" reporting ashington, i am jane o'brien. the resignatn of the defense secretary spar major concern at home and abroad. the president plans to withdraw troops from syria and likely afghanistan. meanwhile, the u.s. government is just hours away from a partialn. shutd both sides are blaming eachot her. pres. trump: it is up to the mocrats. it is the democrat shutdown. we have done our thing. sen. schumer: president trump,ow yothe shutdown. you said so in your own words. jane: it is a festive fixture in britain, but can pantomime charm audiences in new york? it is certain off to a good start. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the white house is no stranger to staff shakeups, but the resignation of u.s. defense s

. america correspondent sara montecito getting the host of new zealand's humans the one and only scotty now his thank you so much for joining us today thanks for having us. scott or you know we talked before you left for the summit when you were preparing to go on your g. twenty adventure and what a serious you know now that it is all over did the summit live up to your expectations going in and what do you feel were the biggest stories coming out of the summit well i think the actual end of the summit was the biggest story i think what i saw there as you mentioned in your opening monologue that it was i turned we turned into more of like entertainment reporters than we actually did about policy reporters only now are we finding out about what policies were actually down there from the american perspective now throughout the entire three days there was a lot of communication of what was going on between the other countries that were there but it was the united states that we were all kind of just sitting there going what is happening what is he doing where is yet what's he going to cancel n

allowed in the rotunda. >> god served the united states and america >> chief judge of the united states district court. god save the united states of america and this honorable court. please remain standing for the presentation of the colors, the playing of the national anthem, and the retirement of the colors. ♪ (music playing) "star spangled banner" ♪ ♪ (music playing) >> please be seated and come to order. this honorable court is now in session. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. how are you all this morning? good. welcome to the museum at the national archives, i'm chief judge howal of the district of columbia. today's a memorable and important milestone for each of the people who are going to be our new citizens today, and it is my privilege and pleasure to preside over the ceremony this morning. the ceremony began this morning with the joint armed forces color guard presenting our nation's flag and the flag of different branches of the u.s. military. we stand for these flags to show our pride in our country, and respect for the military service men and women who he

unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. a look now at the arrival of the white house christmas tree in mid-november. following this, the holiday decorations inside the white house. the national christmas tree lighting ceremony with president trump and first lady melania trump, followed by the capitol christmas tree lighting ceremony with house speaker paul ryan and others. [o christmas tree] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] pres. trump: merry christmas, everybody. we have to say it altogether. mary, merry christmas -- merry, merry christmas. we will do it all in reverse. 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheering] pres. trump: merry christmas, thank you. ♪ world]mental joy to the ♪ pleasees and gentlemen, welcome the united states secretary of the interior, ryan zinke. [applause] mr. zinke: m

, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> next, a look at the evolution of leadership in the united states with the vice chair of the senate intelligence committee, mark warner, of virginia. he delivered the closing remarks at the american bar association national security conference. his speech is 45 minutes. >> thank you, christine. thank you for that introduction. thank you for your kind comments about the committee. of course it always helps, at least in this circumstance, that we look pretty good compared to the competition. so the bar was set fairly low. let me also say this gets me a little bit nerve racking hearing this last panel here because i am a -- proudly claim my -- i hate to say this in front of a bar group, but i am a lawyer by training but never practiced a day of law, so hearing some

the america really. how special is it with the british and. i think first i'm not sure that the special relationship will be that special after they leave the e.u. because for americans britain was the entryway into the european union both in an economic sense but also in a political sense because they represented u.s. views at the table in the u.s. is not at the table in the european union but to be fair america and britain shared special relationship even before the e.u.'s created yes. and we'll always share those values lots of americans feel very close to britain. that's where you know if they start on the european trip they tend to go to london before they go to the other capitals but i don't believe it's quite as special i mean the cultural values will be there. and the closeness that way but not as much in a political sense and then the trade deal that the u.s. negotiates is probably going to be pretty hard for some brits to take because the u.s. will demand the opening of their agricultural sector. so they're you know the u.s. is not going to give them a soft deal so tro

america safe, strong and free. though you are thousands of miles away from your home and loved ones, i hope you all had a merry christmas and speaking for your families, they are missing you and they love you. they are every bit a part of your success. they make it possible. is because of your sacrifice that america's families can celebrate and safety and in peace. we are doing great back at home. there are many incredible --riots to recognize here it here. i would like to start by saying a few words for kernel michael. thank you. great job. thank you. i know people. no games with the kernel. no games with the general. they want to win. i want to thank the 201st regional support group. that everybody knows even back in the states. .ask force thunder there is a reason for that name, isn't there? squadron and their great commander major dicey ritz. great. the first expeditionary rescue group and their commander colonel michael bouchard. thank you. andthird cavalry regiment their commander colonel jonathan. brigadier general austin. thank you. thank you, austin. everybody at the special o

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is de possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected nes. >> wow, that is unbelievable. ♪ >> i'm flying! ♪ >> stay curious. ♪ [applause] , >> and now"bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trelyan. a state funeral for a former president. the coffin of george h.w. bush arrives at the u. capitol. dignitaries and the public will pay their respects. his legacy is being remembered as one of service and loyaltto his country and the family he held so dear. plus , it started on the pitch. now refugees in the u.s. have a school to call their own. we meet the woman who made it happen. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. this evening president george h.w. bush's casket has arrived at the u.s. capitol building in washington, where he will be lying in state until wednesday morning. it is all part of the state funeral following the death of the 41st president fridayig. we

vencieron y arrastraron las semifinales.de miguel el piojo herrera y del amÉrica que con diferencia de tres puntos. diego que arranca de titular esta confirmado. por primera vez arranca un juego de liguilla. bienvenidos todos a " fÚtbol central". presentado por metro por t-mobile. gran partido que tenemos hoy. no hay mejor platillo estelar. yo soy alejandro y les doy la mÁs cordial bienvenida a la previa de este encuentro. nos van acompaÑar luis omar tapia. para ver lo que estamos por vivir. profe, serÁ fundamental para el amÉrica marcar. profe: un saludo como buenas noches. es claro. amÉrica es un equipo muy pesado. es un partido muy parejo. a buscar a circle el amÉrica linda pero intensa. conductor: lo digo por experiencia propia, la rivalidad es espectacular. queremos que todo salga bien. conductor: de esta eliminatoria sale el campeÓn. >> de esta semifinal sale el ganador. le rompiÓ esta lÍnea de 5 y el piojo sabemos que tiene problemas. conductor: con presencia en vivo desde ciudad universitaria. se acerca la hora del partido y tenemos a daniel de un lado que ha estad

made an impact on america's history and culture. i use that word impact advisedly. e have people like john wilkes booth to assassinated president lincoln, and the notorious gangster al capone. there is no moral test. we are not a hall of heroes. what we are is the place to reflect on those people who have changed the national conversation and got us to where we are today. let's start with first lady michelle obama. you probably already heard a lot about this feature. it has caused quite a lot of discussion across the internet nd we had many visitors come and advise it michelle. this is a portrait by the baltimore artist, who a few years earlier had actually won our portrait competition that happens every three years. here you will see a fantastic icture of michelle obama sitting outside. sitting was done in the fresh air. you can see it's a blue background, wearing this wonderful dress. the dress is a very -- is very appealing to the artist. it related to modern art. it actually looks like the constructivist paintings. also it has a quilt-like effect that made cheryl and michelle

now russia is moving toward where america was the one nine hundred fifty s. with more like eisenhower and now you've got the current administration live in charge so the union with. you know the pressure. readings and sally you take. welcome back from the weekend hawk watchers and there was certainly lots of em in last weeks and that is definitely definitely without a doubt the biggest here in the west of course is obviously the end of the forty first president the united states george herbert walker bush which will sure you're all aware of by now given the almost constant reverence and historical legacy whitewashing that's been pretty much on display around the clock since the former director of the central intelligence agency passed away on friday nov thirtieth clearly clearly all of the political pundits talking heads and political leaders here in the washington maybe they yearn for those better days when our president wasn't just controlled by the intelligence and military communities but was literally a former member. but the end of forty one in the political dynasties

move has been backed by some key players in the region including america's nato ally turkey. that there was the trump told us during our conversation will you call your direst from here of them before and after this will clear them as long as you give us the support in terms of logistics and how they started to withdraw all they have. other u.s. allies involved in the syrian conflict are not on board with washington's plans though troops decision has been met with anger among kurdish forces in the region with family members of the fighters appealing to the u.s. to reverse the withdraw mothers and wives of the soldiers and the armed opposition the syrian democratic forces have been gathering near an american base in aleppo province one zero zero zero zero of america turned his back on us as we continue to fight indeed. it was our airline company and why did they leave i said this time. we went to the airfield they promised tires that they would not leave and now they've sold us out. well tensions are already rising in northern syria with turkey now having an offensive against the k

y pisa territorio del amÉrica. ya lo frenaron. el cata que vino para elÍas. ahora quÉ va a ser¿ jugando cortito con el piojo alvarado. el toque que vino para marconimÁs abierto por el costado izquierdo. renato es el que viene a la marca y tambiÉn estÁ exxon Álvarez. toca hacia atrÁs y ahora es ivÁn marcone. no lo deja entrar el amÉrica. >> pero ya es positivo que el cruz azul tenga la pelota, que intente algo mÁs. por lo menos una posiciÓn de balÓn que le va a dar la confianza para que se abran los espacios en la defensa del conjunto del amÉrica.>> tuvieron que pasar 150 minutos para que viÉramos a elÍas hernÁndez en su banda natural. le ha costado superar a paul aguilar. >> se dio la media vuelta y no habÍa nadie. elÍas le pega al arco. que lindo es el futuro cuando se juega de esta forma. >> hay que desgastar la nÚmero cinco. >> la pelota que pasÓ por ahÍ. ojo que estÁ adelantado corona. por favor, ¿quÉ hiciste henry martÍn? >> arista rendirÍa. la dejan seguir. aquÍ estÁ cruz azul, el toque que vino de primera para que largo el pelotazo para regalar

to the council of america immigration issues and the commissioner us customs border protection service who has generously agreed to give us time this morning for a conversation we have been looking forward to this discussion but for those who may not know it have a washington office ate the council of america's that is the villus and policy organizationon throughout the rep - - western hemisphere with the news on a daily basis for the abiding interest in the peaceful development of the region and we are delighted to have this opportunity with the television and webcast we are pleased you are tuning in and to encourage you about this conversation. the political issues everyone with theamiliar report and activities on the border with mexico and the caravan of thehe migrants if the flow from mexico or northern triangle countries have picked up which is guatemala and nicaragua and honduras so what is causing them to attempt dangerous 2000-mile journey ur north to an uncertain future cracks and what is that urge to migrate? and too long recognize the migration and in coordination wi

>> thisbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, angkovler foundation, pursu solutions for america's neglecteneeds. >> wow, that is unbelievable. ♪ >> i'm flying! ♪ >> stay curious. ♪ [applause] >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. president trump is pulling u.s. troops out of syria. he defeated.ic state is defense chfs and senior republicans say not so fast. >> if you are tired of fighting radical islam, i understand it. they are not tired of fighting you. jane: markets tumble after the raisesderaler r interest rates in spite of white house pressure. how one republican mayor in texas is lighting up his party with renewable eyergy and -popping christmas display. viewers onme to our public television in america and around the globe. president pulling u.s. troops out of syria. in a tweet, he stated, "we have defeated isis in syria, my only reason for being there during the trump presidency." but the annowicement was met widespread criticism

market oriented, risk management approach that helps america's farmers and ranchers survive natural disasters and the predatory trade practices of foreign countries like china. our nation's farmers and ranchers are the very best in the world. but they cannot compete alone against a sea of rising -- high and rising foreign subsidy, tariffs, and nontariff trade barriers. nor can they survive alone in the face of record droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. that's why we have a farm bill. mr. speaker, not since the early 2 thouths have a farm bill been more desperately needed than today. our farmers and ranchers are going through a difficult recession right now. net farm income is down 50% from where it stood 50eu6 years ago. -- five years ago. and wruptcies are up by more than 30%. we have seen the devastation of wildfires and hurricanes, less noticed but no less destructive is a severe drought that's gripped many parts of the country. even less noticed is a rampant cheating going on in the global trade that hurts our farmers and ranchers every single day. chin

-span.org. and next commissioner on border security and migration hosted by the america society and council of the americas last week. >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversation [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen, if you could find your respective seats and get comfortable for what promises to be a fascinating conversation this morning and custom and border protection issues. good morning, welcome to the council of the americas. we're going to be exploring migration issues specifically about central america and we have with us from the custom and border who generously gave us time for a conversation. we're looking forward to this discussion, mr. commissioner. >> good to be here. >> this is something we have been looking forward to for a long time. for those who may not know us, i am i head the council of americas, and it's a business and policy organization, we promote open democracies and rule of law through the hemisphere. with news on daily basis and abiding peace in the region we're delighted to have the opportunity. and welcome all of you on

the western hemisphere. ambassador noriega has been involved in latin america policy since the 1980s. our third witness is professor celina -- celina realuyo she is an adjuncts professor affgeorge washington university from 202-2006, she served as a state department director of counter terrorism in washington, d.c. the professor is a member of counsel on foreign relations the international institute o for strategic studies and women in international security. the fourth wins is chief chris maginous, the chief is chief of police for the tucson police department, a position he's held since january 2016. he's served in many law enforcement capacity during his long career including service in lancing, michigan, fargo, north dakota, and richmond, california. he is an expert witness for the u.s. department of justice working with the civil rights divisions and the cops office on policing issues around the country. welcome chief. our final witness is dr. andrew selee, he is the president of migration institute, a position he assumed in 2017 after service for executive vice president of the

. >> university of london professor looks at the history of the terms america first and the american dream in her book behold america in her farewell speech north dakota senator heidi heitkamp discussed her time in the senate into some of the causes she's advocated. senator heitkamp lost her bid in november. this is half an hour in 2000 i was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and after my treatment my oncologist told me you have had a chance of livine than ten years. think about that. so i knew right away i had a chance to use the time god gave me for good and noble purposes to try to do the things i always thought needed to be done in this country and it's an important lesson for all of you. the greatest gift you have is not your bank account. the greatest gift you have is the amount of time you have left on this earth and what you do with it. and i chose to come to the senate. i think when we have a world of options and make this choice that is so important that we come here with purpose not just to be named a senator or for office but for purpose. so the truth is i'm not supposed to

already put out a tweet, celebrating the decision. why? well, first of all, because america is now out. at some of the point people are going to have to sit down and decide, what is the future of a post isis syria and you know who is going to be at the table? the turks are going to be at the table because they'll have a military presence in northern syria. the iranians will be in syria. assad have been at the table and putin will be at the table t guess who won't be at the table? the united states of america. and so vladimir putin, of course he is celebrating this decision, because america basically walked away, gave up its seat at the table. we have no presence there any longer and we have just turned over this country and its future and its meaning in the region to vladimir putin and iran and assad. another reason why putin is a big winner is because you can just imagine those meetings now. when putin goes to the middle east and meets with the egyptians and the saudis and jordanians, frankly even the israelis, us know what he's going to say? i don't know why you are counting on america.

of america video. in his book stand up. how america became ungovernable. he takes readers into the american voting booth. of several hard-fought elections to discuss how they decide and why white their decisions seem sometimes unpractical. he was the cable news network senior political analyst from 1990 to 2009. he has been labeled the nation's election meister by the washington times in the aristotle of american politics by the boston globe. he was a member of the cnn political team that won an emmy for the 2016 election coverage. please help me welcome stephen farnsworth. cnf is my book. i think i got them confused. >> thank you so much. i taught for a few years at george mason. i look for to another conversation on this campus. the argument that i make is that the first four presidents developed a different approach to selling themselves in the policies through the mass media. one of the most important presidential roles in my view is us marketing of the president. in order to convince congress in the public oftentimes skeptical congresses. is necessary for president to promote

exposing me to the complete history of america's struggle towards equality, a history i simply didn't get exposed to in my majority white high school. mr. williams' latest book "what the hell do you have to lose, trump's war on civil rights" is equally compelling. it reminds us of the hard-won civil rights catalog in "eyes on the prize" and reveals the daily threat to those civil rights under our current administration and the very specific voting, educational, housing, employment and public accommodation policy that turned those threats into action. lastly, it calls us, all americans, to be vigilant. juan williams currently serves as co-host of fox news channel's "the five" and appears as a political analyst on "fox news sunday" and "special report." he joined the network in 1997. in addition to his more than ten-year career with npr, where he served as senior national correspondent and news analyst, williams spent 23 years at "the washington post." during his tenure, he covered every major political campaign from 1980 to 2000 as national correspondent and political columnist. you can al

in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. the white house. the supreme court. and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. we visited woodrow wilson's house in washington, d.c. retired after leading the nation through world war i and its diplomatic aftermath. he died here three years later. the executive director leads us through the house and provides a -- april 6th, 1917 as an ally of britain, france and russia. 2 million american soldiers saw combat in france. >> i'm robert enholm, the executive director of the president woodrow wilson house here in washington, d.c. this home is the home to which president and mrs. wilson moved the very day they left the white house in 1921. the home itself was built in 1916 and the wilsons acquired it in december of 1920, knowing that they'd be leaving the white house and d

-- she discusses her book behold america. >> this week on q&a, sarah churchwell discusses her book entangled rica," the first and therica american dream. churchwell, author of "behold, america." this was out by saying not a book i planned to write. writing a bookas about henry james and then thinkcs happened, which i a lot of people had that reaction to the outcome of the election, in different ways. hit different people in me i had ways but for a strong feeling that some of the ways in which people were trump's to some of rhetoric, in particular his use of the phrase america first in slogan and the way that was picked up, and his of the american dream, of course, with which than much more familiar america first was at the time, the stories that were coming out commentary and the were inaccurate. they were distorted and they idn't seem to be aware of a history that i had encountered in research i had been doing in and 1930s in america. it seemed to me like those alive in the very kind of ideas trump and his advisers were putting forward i think it was important to bring forth a kin

your viewers may know and the leading neo conservative who was the architect of america's withdrawal from the any ballistic missile treaty in two thousand and two the sanctions continue so the relationship is at its lowest most dangerous point and i just think trump doesn't have a team that is capable of moving in a different direction nor is he disciplined enough to actually talk a little more about and then his new conservative advisers that are surrounding trump but before we get to that what do you think has to happen for the democrats to actually change their approach to us russia so i think there's a new generation of democrats we just had an election as you know a midterm election it's not the presidential it's the off year a new generation of leaders have come in many of them women i'm excited about that but i'm most excited about their politics and some of these women there's a woman named alexandria ocasio cortez who when asked what why can't she says she proposes medicare for all and people say you can't afford that and she says we can't afford endless war she has a peace

, friend. guest: our pleasure. >> now we continue our series america in turmoil. and68a look at civil rights race relations, including martin luther king -- martin luther .ing's first, here is walter concrete on april 4, 1968, announcing that martin luther king jr. has an shot and killed. >> good evening. dr. martin luther king, the apostle of nonviolence in the civil rights move it has been shot to death in memphis, tennessee. in all points bulletin for a young white man seen running from the scene. dr. king was standing on the balcony of his second-floor hotel room when according to a companion, a shot was fired from across the street. the bullet exploded in his face. he had been keeping a close eye on the nobel peace prize winner. they rushed the 39-year-old leader to a hospital where he died of a bullet wound to the neck. they found a high-powered hunting rifle a black way but it was not immediately identified as the murder weapon. curfew and aawn march erected in violence. calling out for thousand national guardsmen. the murder has touched off sporadic acts of violence. in a nati

change the regime peacefully and bring in power out a peaceful settlement in america's favor that's dramatic change that regime but that's unlikely to happen that's it that's it and america said it's going to keep its forces in syria until it happens so that could mean that america is an open ended force in syria i mean that that america is involved in all of this and this is cool kind of the last an awful lot is now a way europe where america are not involved in the talks this is what's happened now again russia to iran they have put to come for them that they can maybe find a way forward as early as january here for some of the change i want to syria actually think about this asked enough not to have an america or involved or europe involved well syria that foreign minister of syria only a few weeks ago said that no ak external power is going to rewrite his constitution that syria is going to take charge of its own constitutional changes and it said it's already changed the constitution once they've held elections and for the syrian point of view they don't want to be told what to

border protection issues. good morning, welcome to the council of the americas. we be exploring migration issues with reference to central america and we have with us the commissioner of the u.s. customs and border protection service, kevin mcaleenan who is giving us a little time this morning for a conversation really looking forward to this discussion, mr. which iser. >> good to be here. >> something we been looking for to. i had the was' of the council of the america. the council of the americas is a business and policy organization and we promote democracy, open markets and the rule of law out there the western hemispheres. with central american migrant issues daily and our deep and abiding interest in the peatsful development of the region we are delight decided have this opportunity and i want to welcome you on television and webcast. we're die light you're tune in. we have a great audience from outside of washington and elsewhere. we also want to welcome all of your in this room and encourage you to tweet your impressions about this conversation, the hash tag is ca my gra

angle america in her final term well ask dr hearst a prominent german politician and national security advisor to chancellor helmut call. good news coming down on the euro in europe the legendary chancellor is bowing out beset by. popular discontent how will the european union handle the retirement of its most champion where will germany turn when it comes to choosing a post merkel future and how will her legacy impact on what's to go. after her stealth shake national security adviser to a chance or how would call welcome to the show it's very great to have you with us . dr polls show that around eighty percent of germans are dissatisfied with the current ruling coalition of merkel's christian democrats and the social democratic party now with the chancellor on her way out will merkel's departure become a final nail in a coffin of this already precarious government. i don't believe you. chancellor until america. will be in office in power for the next morning the last three years i think she would stay we will get a new head of the party of the christian democratic party a new chairman

greatness in president george h.w. bush and continue to bless the united states of america. amen. >> 30 years ago on the west front of this capitol, george herbert walker bush addressed the nation for the first time as our president. he said we meet on democracy's front porch, a good place to talk as neighbors. and as friends. the words of a humble servant who loved his fellow citizens and a principled leader who knew america guards its own future but safe guards democracy for the world. today this hero has returned to the capitol a final time, not on the front porch of our democracy this time, but here in its hallowed cathedral. beneath paintings that tell the story of our land and our liberty and flagged by statues of his fellow champions who he joined in making that story possible. george bush was just teenager when he volunteered for military service and became the navy's youngest aviator. he was only 20 on that september day in 1944 when his plane was hit on a bombing run. but through the fire and smoke george w. bush stayed steady at the controls. only once he accomplished his mis

keep things running. >> and at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> and we know that women's networks tend to look very female heavy. men's networks tend to look at mail-heavy. that may be fine when you are all across your first position out of school. who do you think wins by the time you get to senior leadership? announcer: christmas day on c-span. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. the smithsonian national portrait gallery opened its doors in 1968. next, the director shows us 12 paintings that have told the american story over the last half-century. >> welcome. i am the director of the national portrait gallery the smithsonian institution here in washington, d.c.. i am going to take you on a tour of 12 remarkable americans. because that was the brief given to us by congress when we were founded in 1962. we are actually standing in the old patent office. this was the place you came to register inventions. it became a museum in 1968 when we opened to the public. this is in fa

also succeed in maintaining the vital link between america's farmers and ranchers and u.s. food aid by preserving the in kind food assistance to our neighbors in need around the world. fifth, we make extremely important investments elsewhere in this farm bill. we increase individual farm service agency loan limits which have not been updated in 16 years. we increase agriculture research funding at a time when we're dangerously lagging behind china. we also provide secretary perdue with the tools he requested to effectively combat the opioid epidemic and also expand high quality broadband service in all of rural america. we encrease investment in new crops and new crop uses and specialty crops, including fruits and vegetables. and increased investment in the nation's livestock sector by strengthening our nation's management efforts. finally, there's been philosophical differences in this conference committee. achieving commonsense snap reforms, preventing wildfires, and providing regulatory relief are three examples. despite this, we make commonsense reforms and improve the program inte

"real america. ." guest: here -- here on american history tv. >> next on lectures in history, abram van engen of washington university in st. louis teaches a class of how the pilgrims became part of the united states founding story in 19th century textbooks. he describes why they emphasized the pilgrims plymouth colony over earlier settlements such as jamestown in virginia. his class is about 70 minutes. >> the goal today is to think about how the pilgrims and the puritans who we have been talking about all course long became such a national part of our heritage, such a huge part of our history, what happened, how do we get from the fact of their coming to these annual remembrances like at thanksgiving and to the important place of them in political speeches, reagan is calling us a city on the hill because the puritans called us a city on a hill because the picture glimpse came here and so forth. how do we get from one place to the next? the way we get there is through the work of history. so what we're going to be looking at today is after the united states becomes an independent n

getting out and we speak of america's priorities the first priority must always be peace for america and the work. revelation of the secret pentagon documents for street protests and anger spread across the country decorated war heroes and civilians marched together protesting the unconstitutional undeclared war asked the united states has been at war under every president since nine hundred forty one. ever since the end of world war two u.s. presidents have authorized the illegal and unconstitutional wars of aggression. according to the us constitution only congress can declare war but presidents have consistently found ways to wage war without congressional approval. between one nine hundred fifty and two thousand the us government has overthrown sixteen democratically elected government dropped bombs on over thirty nations and attempted assassinations of over sixty foreign leaders. millions die in these undeclared wars. i was. six. years old and i was looking at. pictures in a book. i said to myself what a crazy way try to solve it. and as the years have gone by. even more bent. that

here to change america, , to do the right thin. i don't care if you sit there or sit here. you all came here for the right purpose. and so the fact i got to serve in the senate is part of a great american story and that story only happens in this country. don't ever forget that. and if we lose that opportunity, we won't become a diminution in we are. and so want to today offer a few comments and hope they are not too preachy to want everyone to understand, especially my colleagues, that this this is n the opportunity off a lifetime. .. we have an opportunity not just to achieve the title, but to this country. my job in the work i've done is remember who we're standing in this well for. throughout my life and the past six years i've been here for north dakota, for the incredible people that i served. i've stood here for the families of disabled children who were terrified they would lose their health care. when i took that vote on the affordable care act, i saw in their -- in that vote, i remembered their faces. i remembered their tears. i stood here for the men and women of our arm

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and there are lots of adventures of the europeans as well as america. wrapping up the presidential question and answer session on twenty eight teams biggest event today vladimir putin gave moscow stance on the threat of nuclear war globally the ukraine crisis much much more. many western politicians and even ordinary people see russia as a threat they even think that you want to rule the world and of course i'm sure of this even press the leader about potential plans for a global takeover. also to. fighting for a long time in syria now we've won it's time to come back donald trump takes credit for defeating islamic state in syria and blindsides his allies in the administration announcing a surprise troop withdrawal from the country. thursday evening here in moscow just ten ten pm now welcome to my name's kevin i think shooting two is so little earlier on russian president vladimir putin next to the stage after his fourteenth annual q. and a with media from all around the globe is a huge event because special coverage of the whole thing and reaction to it right here starting right n

united states secretary of the interior, ryan .inke zinke: merry christmas, america. we are blessed to live in a country where christmas is celebrated. the spirit of our family and charities are alive and well. we are blessed to live in a country where our national parks, america's best idea tell the story of this great nation. presidentwstone to trump's newest, cap nelson. black americans joined the union army to fight for their freedom. thank you, mr. president. this showcases a nation that is rich in diversity, heritage and national wonder. this christmas, i encourage every american to visit our celebrated national parks and find your part. mindo ask that you keep in and your hearts, the empty seats at the family dinner tables across this great land. whether that is a loved one that is currently deployed or one gave the ultimate sacrifice to our country. our warmest thoughts and prayers to those members and families who defend this great land. thank you for your sacrifice. lastly, it is my high honor to introduce a man who has made america strong and safe again. as a former navy sea