very much, gentlemen, and lady. i debate comes from the campus of louisiana tech. let's see what students had to say about issues that are important to them. >> for the upcoming election, louisiana public broadcasting recently sat down with some students from louisiana tech to see what issues are on their minds. the group had a diverse list of concerns to help louisiana's next senator will address. >> i think it's important our senators focused on who the next president is going to nominate for the supreme court. >> one thing that is important to me is our veterans. i am a military brat myself, just the mental health of our veterans. >> i want a focuses on making louisiana estate that hope to live in. >> it's important to get how we can make education competitive but still affordable speed despite their varied interests all the students shared a common desire for louisiana's next senator to work with members of the opposing party when the victor makes it to washington. >> a person has to be very open to compromise your i feel like in the past especially in the past generation, ei

this year. this kid is in high school. he goeses to high school in louisiana. he's a wide receiver and one of most heavily recruited wide receivers in the country. in november, this young man, his name is jonathan jones, this remarkable young athlete got an offer from the biggest and most important cultural institution in louisiana that's not named mardi gras or jazz. he got an offer from a big time college football program. when louisiana tech gave him the offer in november and jonathan jones accepted a committed he would play football for louisiana tech, it made headlines all across the state. it was a huge deal for this promising young man, this young football player. it was a huge deal for louisiana tech. it was a huge deal for louisiana. there were interviews over the press how this wide receiver was coming to louisiana tech and it have a coup for the school's program. a couple of months later, a few weeks ago the same young man, jonathan jones uncommitted. he decommitted from louisiana tech. he put out a statement that sent a little shiver down the spine in louisiana, even do

them. you'd have to go house to house. wolf has new information from louisiana. >> key race alert coming in. the poll just closed in louisiana. here are the first numbers coming in on the republican side. remember, these are primaries in louisiana. not caucuses. donald trump is ahead with 4% of the vote and he's got 46.4%. ted cruz is in second place with 24%. marco rubio in third place with 20%. john kasich in fourth place, only 3.4%. very early. only 4% of the vote in. on the democratic side, 5% of the vote is in. hillary clinton has got a significant lead. 72.4%. bernie sanders, 20.9%. only 5% of the vote is in. but so far, early counting, donald trump ahead on the republican side and hillary clinton ahead on the democratic side. this is in louisiana. chris? >> wolf, thank you. louisiana is a different state. there are lots of big swings of change within it. so you'll have to watch the numbers and percentages as they come out. now, let's look at a constructive argument that works on the gop, maybe also on the democratic side, which is your party has changed. your party is dissa

and historic places. coming up next, we visit whitney i plantation in wallace, you are louisiana, to learn about the history of slavery in america. ashley: my name is ashley rogers. i am the director of museum operations at the whitney plantation. we are beginning our tour today in an historic church, which was built circa 1870 by people who lived on the opposite side of the river in louisiana. the structure was donated about 10 years ago by the descendents of that congregation. they bought the land in 1870, two parcels of land, for the express purpose of building a house of worship. in the sale document we have from the courthouse, they named their congregation the anti-yoke baptist congregation. that message of being against slavery is something important to our story here. this is a significant church for newly freed slaves on the east bank of the river. we are talking about the lives of people who saw freedom after the end of the civil war. we like to start our to her here in this building so we can see what happens to people -- our tour here in this building so we can see what h

subcommittee is reviewing the a response to the recent flooding in louisiana. live coverage here on c-span2 should get underway in just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> once again we're live here on capitol hill for a house oversight and government reform subcommittee hearing on the recent flooding that has taken place in louisiana, and the federal response to the flooding. we will hear from a fema regional administrator, the state's governor john bel edwards who is in the room speaking with the committee chair, jason chaffetz. we do expect it to get underway, committee chair chaffetz in the center of your screen. we again expected to start momentarily live here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again live on capitol hill waiting the start for this hearing on the recent response to the flooding that took place in l

than that. want to start by thanking louisiana tech university president les giese and the weidner center for civic and gauge men and public policy for hosting us here at this venue tonight. we really do appreciate it. but also like to thank our audience for being with us tonight and you our viewers who are watching at home and if you would like you can join in a conversation as we go on twitter just use hashtag lpd debate. >> was introduced the candidates joining us tonight. congressman john fleming is a republican state treasurer john kennedy is a republican from madisonville. attorney carolyn fay art is a democrat from new orleans. public service commissioner foster campbell is a democrat from boucher city. congressman charles boustany is a republican from lafayette. we asked our audience to hold applause during this debate until the end but let's welcome now to candidates with a round of applause. thank you. [applause] >> moderator: our candidates will have one minute to respond questions from a panel of journalists. we have kelly's buyers of louisiana public broadcasting, greg

me, i haven't. senate wasst in the a memorable. that year the louisiana was struck i hurricane katrina and rita here after the initial shot of these events, i realize that my priorities as louisiana's senator for some time would be dominated the desk need to rebuild our state. encrypt including our flood protection and restoring our coastline. the devastation was hard to imagine, destroying much of southeast louisiana and coastal mississippi. less than one month later hurricane rita slammed into southwest louisiana as another one of the most intense hurricanes in history. with senatork landrieu and the rest of our louisiana delegation as well as some good friends to secure the necessary disaster recovery assistance and also to make reforms the army corps of engineers to better protect our families and communities from future naturalists disasters. louisiana has survived other major disasters including hurricane gustav in 2008, year, camen the same isaac, the red river flood in northern and central louisiana and the thousand year flood event and greater 10 roush this past august

, louisiana, on his way to michigan, this after shaking up his campaign staff yet again as well as his schedule. hello, everyone, i'm heather nauert. the trump team taking a detour to flood-soaked spots of louisiana instead of a campaign stop to new york city. then they'll move on to michigan. they'll do so with new leadership taking the reign. the former head of breitbart news, steve ban bannon, now at the top of the campaign, while paul manafort steps down. carl, how does this all unfold? >> reporter: it's been in the works several weeks now. donald trump has been shaking up his team periodically throughout the entirety of his campaign. paul manafort was his second campaign boss. as you said, steve bannon becomes the third. in addition to mr. bannon, there's also the pollster who is now the technical campaign manager, kellyanne conway. and she's been on tv a lot, speaking for the campaign, and has actually thrown a couple of criticisms at mr. trump as well as the media in just the last few days. evolution was complete with the resignation this morning of paul manafort which donald tr

. [applause] nnouncer: louisiana governor john bel edwards spoke to the n university souther at new orleans. he talked about his commitment to the university and its future. this is 15 minutes. . . [applause] governor edwards: thank you. thank you, members of the class 2016, chancellor upolo, president belton, faculty, parents, friends, it's an honor to share this day of celebration with you. ukolo, my friend, thank you for your exemplary service for the southern university of new orleans and to the state of louisiana, under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable over the last 10 years. donna and i and the state of you well in your future endeavors, and while i'm here, i want to issue an official statement in the name the authority of the state of louisiana, bel fically, i, john edwards, together with the citizens of this great state do hereby give special recognition to dr. victor upolo, chancellor, acknowledgment of your leadership and dedicated service university of new orleans and southern university system from 2006 to whereof, i n witness have hereunto set my hand

. >> this is isle dejean charles, louisiana. people here have lived on the water and off the land for centuries. but now that land is disappearing and the encroaching water is forcing them out making them among what some have called the first climate refugees in america. >> well, this landscape has changed so much because of all the water coming in from the gulf of mexico. >> home to a native american tribal community, isle dejean charles is a thin strip of land about 80 miles south of new orleans. once the size of the island of manhattan, this low-lying ridge has lost 98% of its land over the last 60 years. only one road leads here. it's a narrow two-lane highway surrounded by water connecting the island to the mainland. during storms, it floods, cutting off the community, sometimes for years at a time. chris brunet has weathered storms on this island his entire life. >> i was raised in the water. having to deal with the hurricanes and flooding that would come into the house, it is just something you're used to. and so the best you can hope for is to survive it. >> but the same water

the louisiana tonight. we have our first characterization of the races there. in the democratic primary, it is too early to call. on the republican side, nbc is caring icesed the race as too early to call. in nebraska, the poll are shut. too early to call. so nebraska, too early to call for the democrats. and for both parties, the primary in louisiana. we're all looking forward to louisiana. it is an actual primary. that means a lot of people voting. i look at steve kornacki. >> this is a new experience for us, there election season. this is the first time we've had results coming in with no exit polls. the poll are closing in louisiana. we'll do this the old-fashioned way. we'll see where the votes are coming in from. we'll match them up against our expectations. what are they? this was the poll. the last poll before they voted in louisiana. you see trump had a double digit lead. the next couple hours will be pretty drama. they'll tell us a lot about the story that come out of tonight. we know already, this has been a good night for ted cruz. but will this be a great night for

get more results and we'll pass them to you immediately. polls are set to close in louisiana, 58 minutes from now. and the clock is ticking down. that is when donald trump is set to speak this evening. he will be in the trump golf course in west palm beach and that is where john roberts is. joishgs donald trump hoping to put a couple in the win column. polls close in louisiana. in with a hefty lead. kansas win for ted cruz. a wins a win. 40 delegates at stake there and not surprising that ted cruz takes that state. back in 2012, rick sanatorium put mitt romney there away by a bigger margin than ted cruz won. and maine a surprise. that is a state that mitt romney won. ted cruz is making a play to be the last man standing on donald trump and putting pressure on marco rubio in the sunshine state. cruz opening up ten officeses here in florida and trying to take the votes away from marco rubio and making the case if he had lost his home state of texas, he probably would not be in this the at all. we know how adversarial donald trump and ted cruz are in the campaign trail. it is it a t

one of them. legalzoom. legal help is here. >>> and in louisiana, republican candidate david duke will likely know tomorrow night whether he was able to overcome the opposition of the president and the former president of the united states in his race for the louisiana legislature. nbc's kenley jones reports tonight that the overriding issue is duke's past involvement in the ku klux klan. >> david duke sounds like a republican. >> read my lips, george bush, no new taxes. >> but the republican party wants nothing to do with him. >> and this man's got a 20-year history participating in ku klux klan and nazi activities. there's no place for this in the republican party, not as long as i'm chairman. >> duke's opponent is getting extraordinary national party support for a state legislative race. >> john has always worked for the traditional values and principles which you and i cherish. >> reporter: ronald reagan recorded a radio commercial for him and president bush sent a letter calling treen the clear choice. >> duke cried foul. >> it's not only heavy handed, it's unethical. >> that

, louisiana this morning. what we know at this hour, at least three police officers are dead. they were shot by at least one gunman. the gunman is described as dressed in all black wearing a mask, firing an assault rifle at these afrofficers. three officers have been killed, six officers in total were shot. we've just gotten an update from the hospital. our lady of the lake regional medical center says they've received five patients. three of those patients are deceased. one is in critical condition, one is in fair condition at this hour. is horrific police shooting in baton rouge, louisiana. police have confirmed that at least one suspect, the suspected shooter is dead. however, there is a manhunt under way right now. they are looking for other suspects. we heard the governor's statement saying perpetrators, plural, meaning they are looking for others involved with this, others that may be at large at this minute. authorities are calling the scene active. they say it is contained, but still active. we're talking about a shopping center location with several stores nearby. a sheriff's depart

. president obama visits louisiana and discusses relief for flood victims. green party presidential candidate jill stein talks to reporters at the national press club. attend our issue spotlight on the 2016 campaign election and voting rights. -- theut -- louise minority whip steve scalise was not there, but tweeted on twitter and facebook, commenting the role of chefs, tweeting an article for the times-picayune. he is talking about an article reporting on the efforts of chefs in louisiana. the headline, how new orleans chefs said 50,000 meals to victims in a week." it would not be louisiana without a crawfish tank. 1400 gallon crawfish tank for cooking oil in the bank soups. -- boil in the bag soups. can find more tweets at twitter.com/c-span. 2 weeks from today, both the house and senate will return from their summer recess. a full agenda for what will probably be a short session. they are back on tuesday the sixth. the agenda includes federal spending for fiscal year 2017. prevention research programs for the zika virus, and defense policy. also it's possible the house could cons

million trust fund. no other parish has that. i stood up to bobby gentle as a louisiana governor he did more harm than any other in the history of louisiana. i have been doing it all my life i a understand taking up for people. boustany: thanks for hosting this forum i want to urge your trust for the next united states senator as a surgeon had to earn the trust of my patients and as my career is over surgeon now head public-service i urge your trust in the third congressional district in with these endeavors with accountability. the real results not just talk but to solve problems ladies and gentlemen our country is facing serious challenges in and we have to be serious about these challenges the national security is some risk. the economy is stalled. our values are being questioned around the world. it is time to get serious about solving these problems and that is what i would bring to the united states senate. or record of achievement and results ask for your support . '02 apply website you'll find out more about me. >> moderator: now be will go to the panel for the next question. 30

important to them. >> as a part of its coverage the louisiana public broadcasting sat down with some students from louisiana tech to see what issues are on their mind and they have a list of concerns they hoped the next senator would address. >> it's important they focus on the next president for the supreme court. >> one thing that's important i am a military brat myself and the mental health of our veterans -- >> i want a senator that focuses on the state i hope to live in and it's important we figured out how to make education competitive but still affordab affordable. >> despite their varied interests they share a common desire for the next senator to work with members of the opposing party they have to be open to compromise. i feel like in the past it's been either left or right, black or white. i feel like with this push of younger people i want somebody that will be open to compromise and be firm and have their beliefs but also want the best for the country and the state of louisiana. >> as we learned in the video they see the issues in shades of gray but according to the poll

, louisiana state police emergency operations center. >> good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. i'm proud to be joined by the u.s. department of homeland security secretary jeh johnson and i want to thank secretary johnson and all of our federal partners for their quick response and the way that they work with us here to respond to this unprecedented historic flooding event and to plan the transition into an effective recovery. fema teams are starting today to make assessments. i'm happy to say that the first post-flood small business administration opens today in the town of walker. i want to thank the louisiana department of economic development for their hard work has they -- as they begin opening these centers. we are not out of the woods and as i have been saying for six days this is an ongoing event. we still have floodwaters and in some cases record floodwaters as they move south in the river in the west on the side of the mississippi river. housing will be a major issue. i want to stress that if you have not done so, you need to register your damages at disasterassistan

of sugar in louisiana. we're in a strange climate zone so it couldn't really -- nobody had been really to take it the full way before that. so in 1795 with the help of somebody from haiti who had come over after the revolution, he granulated a crop and all of the planters followed suit after that. sugar could make a whole lot more money than indigo could. and so right around the same time that that first sugar crop was being granulated, indigo was not really a viable crop anymore. so this plantation transitioned at some point after that by about 1805. it was planted in sugar and it remains planted in sugar till today. sugar is still a huge industry in south louisiana and all around us our historic cane fields still planted in cane that is still sent off to the domino sugar refineries. so three generations in this plantation. over the course of the 100 plus years that they owned this land, there were many successful generations of people who were enslaved here and so the population would have shifted over time with market forces. the highest number that we ever have recorded at o

president will arrive in baton rouge, louisiana. one area sustained crippling flood there. these are scenes from joint base andrews as his plane was taking off. the timing of his visit, delay is not sitting well with many republicans. and some in louisiana as well. as you areware, he was on vacation as much of louisiana was suffering. to be fair, the governor of the state himself and the democrat said he preferred the president wait it visit given the security concerns and logistics that come with such a visit. but politics aside, here is an example of what the president is likely to see when he touches down in louisiana. people's belongs are everywhere. left outside. out on the street. what hasn't been damaged outside is pretty much now ready for the dump. drywall gutted out. ripped out of people's homes. just one of 60,000 homes you are seeing flooded in the damage in these horrific floods. and these scenes replicate block after block after block. our nick valencia has been doing coverage live in louisiana. he is live with us from denim springs. take me through a little bit of the logisti

of louisiana but in today's charged , environment even this trip comes with controversy. tourism is taking a hit after recent terrorist attacks. editors are not coming in the numbers they used to. 2-year-old will can fly with the help of his father's images. a boy with down syndrome becomes an internet hit with no limits. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television and around the world. in the heat of a presidential election, it is hard to do anything in the u.s. without it becoming political. president obama structured areas -- today, president obama's trip to areas of louisiana ran into that criticism. he vowed to help rebuild after rains killed people and damaged thousands of homes could vote republican nominee donald trump, who visited last week, said the trip was too little, too late. david willis has more. reporter: 11 days after rainfall brought devastation to the sweltering southern city, the comforter in chief came to visit. on a mission to offer hope to the exhausted residents of baton rouge, some of whom have lost everything they own. president obama: we are heartb

: questions about manafor it's ties to ukraine. mike pence and donald trump arrived in louisiana this morning, devastating floods there. this after the republican nominee presented a new side of himself to voters last night on the campaign trail in charlotte, north carolina. in addition to talking tough on terrorism and blasting hillary clinton and president obama on foreign policy, for the first time ever the republican standardbearer expressed regret for his past controversial comments. >> i have a message for the terrorists trying to kill our citizens. we will fight you, we will destroy you, we will absolutely win and we will win soon. she and barack obama unleashed isis, whether you like it or don't like it, whether you want to hear it or don't, that is what happened. sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues you don't choose the right words, or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. believe it or not, i regret it. john: the trump campaign rolling out its first general election tv ad today, part of a new $5 million push to closing the gap with mrs.

minority voters. now the august 2016 flooding in southern louisiana and the federal response. fema officials and john bell edwards discussed the displacement of thousands of people and the response of federal aid. this house oversight hearing is almost three hours. good morning, i would like to call the subcommittee on transportation public assets to order. this morning's hearing which is part of the committee on oversight and government reform will focus on oversight of the federal emergency management agencies response to the baton rouge and louisiana flood disaster. please today welcome everyone without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. the chair is also very pleased to vote the presence of our colleag colleagues from louisiana. congressman garret graves of the sixth direct and congressman cedrick richmond of the second district. those of when represent the affected area. we appreciate your participating in today's hearing and welcome your participation today along with the witnesses that have been assembled. the order of business will be first i w

during the discussion. >> next, house oversight from the flooding in louisiana. after that a look at the congressional agenda with new york congressman tom reed. then, new york congressman gregory meeks talks about the 2016 campaign and outreach to minority voters. >> now, the august 2016 flooding in louisiana and the federal response. fema officials and john bell edwards discussed the displacement of thousands of people and federal a. this house oversight hearing is almost three hours. [inaudible] highlights the this meeting to order. this morning's hearing which is on oversight and government reform will focus on oversight of the federal emergency management agency's response to the baton rouge and louisiana flood disaster. the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. . . the chair is also very pleased to vote the presence of our colleag colleagues from louisiana. congressman garret graves of the sixth direct and congressman cedrick richmond of the second district. those of when represent the affected area. we appreciate your participating in today's hearing and welcome you

live in denham springs, louisiana, just a few miles east of baton rouge. we have michelle kozinski who is at the white house. nick, tell us what the president is scheduled to see while he is there and what the expectations are from flood victims during visit. >> we just saw president obama land a short time ago. he was greeted by the governor, local congressman and member of fema. he will be ushered over to one of the nine parishes affected by this significant flooding over the course of the last ten days. much of that water has receded but problems here still remain. pre residents here don't want to get into the politics. we asked them what think think about president obama's visit. some say it is too little too late. some say, the shooting of sterling at hand of who wheefrs, assassination of three baton rouge police officers weeks of that, president obama was nowhere in sight. he did send vice president biden to the funeral of the slain officers. president obama will meet with the family members of the slain officers before touring baton rouge. the focus is not on politics but it

hassan. donald trump also a rally in orlando, florida. in just a moment we will take you to louisiana live for the senate debate. >> senate debate 2016. now, here is your moderator. thanksor: good evening, for joining us. we are joined by six candidates running in next tuesday's election for the u.s. senate who, according to the standard 5%always use, hold at least to be on the states this evening. they are in alphabetical order, charles boustany, foster campbell, david duke, caroline , and johnjohn fleming kennedy. much ground too cover and so many candidates, our format is this tonight. the questions we will allow one minute responses. at the moderators discretion, there will be some give-and-take, but we will try to move it along. the order of the candidate answers and the order of the closing statements at the end were each decided by separate locks of the draw. ,'m joined by greg meriwether cynthia arsenault, and the first question by luck of the draw goes to mr. fleming. >> just days ago the white house announced skyrocketing premiums foremost families on affordable health care.

has dumped more than 20 inches of rain across louisiana and mississippi. at least seven people have died in the floods in southern louisiana and 20,000 people have be r more than 10,000 rosier in -- others are in shelters. >> the governor of louisiana said it is so bad he is calling the flooding unpress demented and they see a lot of flooding in louisiana. >> days of rain dropping almost two feet of water on louisiana of their homes. hotels and shelters are quickly filling up. louisiana's governor is warning residents not to take any chances. >> we are thankful for people out there who are heeding the warnings that they are given and that is the proper thing to do. >> reporter: the good news is the rain held off monday morning on the heels of thousands of rescues. the efforts continuing today with water vehicles. >> we see evacuated two nursing homes. >> reporter: president obama declared a major disaster in louisiana as the area gears up for more rain. for now, anxious residents are cleaning up as best they can. >> it feels good to help. >> getting emotional but how nice everybody

the united states, has been released from the angola prison in louisiana. woodfox walked free on friday after he entered a plea of no contest to charges of manslaughter and aggravated burglary of a prison guard more than four decades ago. prior to friday's settlement, his conviction had been overturned three times. woodfox in the late fellow angola 3 member herman wallace were accused in 1972 of stabbing prison guard brent miller. they always maintained their innocence, saying that were targeted because of their attempts to address horrific prison conditions by organizing a chapter of the black panther party in prison. herman wallace was freed in 2013 just days before he died from cancer. we will be joined by albert woodfox as well as robert king t in of the surviving angola 3 woodfox's first broadcast interview after headlines. in syria, bomb attacks around the syrian capital damascus and in the city of homs have killed at least 150 people and wounded scores more marking one of the , deadliest days in the nearly five-year-old conflict. isil has claimed responsibility for sunday'

after getting a firsthand view of the devastation and deadly flooding in baton rouge, louisiana. his running mate mike pence coming just hours after trump came as close to an apology as we've seen during this campaign for not choosing the right words and sometimes saying the wrong thing. trump's campaign chairman using the words "i resign today" adding more intrigue to a campaign trying to right itself as poll numbers flump. american swimmer ryan lochte also apparently using false words. that's called lying, folks. when he said he was robbed at gun point in rio after doubling down yesterday on the tall tale, today he apologized. we're getting this all covered the way you need it to be. congressman garrett graves represents baton rouge. lifelong louisiana resident here on whether donald trump's rival brought welcomed light for the community struggling with disaster. our political panel breaks down the paul manafort resignation. what's really at work there? and the expert on sports and sports marketing on the ryan lochte mess. did the swimmer just blow the biggest paycheck of his life?

donald trump. however, it's a very different story in the delegate-rich louisiana primary, where donald trump has just won there very easily. trump right now also ahead in kentucky, where the count, though, continues. on the democratic side, hillary clinton has won big in louisiana, the state with the night's biggest delegate haul. she's continued her dominance of bernie sanders in the south, but sanders is not letting clinton put this race away. he has won the caucuses in nebraska and kansas. and both candidates can claim momentum heading into the next round of elections in the days and weeks ahead. i want to go to cnn's jim acosta. he's in west palm beach, florida, where trump is going to be making a statement fairly soon. you're there at the trump international country club. >> reporter: that's right. >> give us a scene-setter for now. we saw trump a little while ago, but then he left. i assume he's waiting for the kentucky results to come in. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we're waiting on donald trump, and apparently, he's waiting on us. he walked into this room a few moments ago

things we're looking forward to and kentucky will get results very shortly on that and then louisiana. louisiana the polls have shown donald trump doing very well right there. but there are hints in these early results today. donald trump doing better in both states than we expected. we'll see if that spills into louisiana later. >> let me bring in our panel tonight. heather mcgee and former rnc chair michael steele and political analyst. thank you for joining us. it seems to me that we had debates and they don't seem to matter at all, heather. cruz was under water during the debate this week and it just didn't seem to be working for him. people were saying he wasn't even in the fight. >> i think that was good for him. you had rubio throwing him in front of the truck that is trump and ted cruz looked like a grown up by just not being in the sand box. i think it debate helped him even though he didn't say much. >> the key thing is we're talking about a caucus state. the dynamices are much different, number one. >> can we get rid of those? >> i think we should. >> they are undemocratic.

... and the autry museum of the american west in los angeles. floodwaters in louisiana....forcing thousands of people from their now some local volunteers are heading to louisiana. how they plan to help flood victims and how you can help as well. and where there is tragedy...there are amazing stories of humankind helping one another... how a good samaritan saved a woman who went underwater in louisiana with her car... and if that wasn't enough... he managed to save her dog too... the incredible video... when we under water.... following some of the worst flooding since hurricane katrina.... fox's kelly wright has the latest on the efforts to help those forced from their homes. deadly flooding in louisiana continues to impact cities and towns... as rescue crews have pulled tens of thousands of people from their homes. louisiana governor john bel edwards toured the damage throug edwards says: " , the response phase is still ongoing. we're doing search and rescue right now in many parishes. as the floodwaters move south and the rivers crest further and further south, you have additio

. they're still burying the five dead from their department. let's go to the room in louisiana. we're inside the two-minute warning where we're going to hear from the governor and the state police superintendent. by the way, the superintendent was on the job himself for 35 years. before the senior most post, governor before life in politics was eight years in the u.s. army. they will be appearing with the local sheriff from the county or parish that encompasses baton rouge. and, again, i'm quite sure when they booked this for 4:00 p.m., at least east coast time, they thought we would have a resolution. who knows. maybe they're coming out to announce kind of resolution. but the live pictures we're seeing from baton rouge would not indicate that this is a settled crime scene. i'm afraid the opposite is still true. as you can tell this is hastily put together. no one in state government realized they'd be dealing with this kind of a crisis on a summer sunday morning. you see the robust police presence there. this road we're going to know so much more about by the close of business today. airlin

. the next delegate from louisiana. and i have two from the delegate of louisiana. the person is on page three, line number 30. tony perkins of louisiana, i believe the text was just on the screen. end,erkins: line 30 at the the republican commander in chief will protect the religious freedom of all military members, especially chaplains, and will not attempt to ban bibles or symbols. we have seen a growing hostility to the exercise of religious freedom, especially in our military. chair barrasso: discussion? >> yes, clarification and the difference between what we just -- it seems very: similar, which is what happens when the deadlines -- yes, the delegate from louisiana. mr. perkins: the text of the previous amendment was incorrect. it was training. it was incorrect language on the screen. i think we got ahead of ourselves and the actual language. chair barrasso: you are right. they're both page three, line 30. one from the delegate from utah, one from the delegate from louisiana. mr. perkins: one deals with training of chaplains, the other deals with religious expression. >> why

louisiana still desperate for help more than a week after devastating floods. now president obama is preparing to head to the region, but some say it is too late. >>> and the games of the xxxi olympiad come to a close in rio. as ryan lochte tries to explain the mess. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm boris sanchez. we have plenty to get to this morning. donald trump campaign is remaining ambiguous of the most stunning flip of his campaign. if it happens. sources at the hispanic round table at trump tower say the republican candidate was not firm on what has been the foundation of his campaign. the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. some left with the impression that donald trump would consider a path to legalization. others did not get that vibe. on "state of the union" his campaign manager was noncommittal. chris frates has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you may remember that donald trump hard in the primaries on the plan to deport the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. on sunday, kellyanne conway signalled the stance

their say in primaries and caucuses in louisiana, maine, nebraska, kentucky, and kansas, as donald trump and hillary clinton look to expand their leads in the delegates needed to secure their party's presidential nominations. and from chicago, a once controversial art exhibit on race is brought back with a new perspective. next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: lewis b. and louise hirschfeld cullman. bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the citi foundation. supporting innovation and enabling urban progress. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in n

he repairs to head to flood savaged louisiana this morning. the commander-in-chief under fire for not cutting his vacation short. so is hillary. >> the trump campaign staff overalcohol seemed to confirm the nominee will use the same sometimes blunt rhetoric. instead trump offered an apology. >> you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. i have done that and, believe it or not, i regret it, particularly where it may have caus caused personal pain. too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues, but one thing i can promise you this, i will always tell you the truth. >> in response the clinton campaign called the trump statement a forced teleprompter apology. mike pence will travel tol louisiana to look at flood damage. more than a dozen have died and dozens are living in shelters. this as the louisiana paper an advocate called on an opinion piece causing him to leave as well. president bush's 2005 fly over of louisiana after hurricane katrina. president obama has declared a state of emergency in louisiana. that makes federal funding available to the a

solitary confinement than any man in u.s. history. he was released in louisiana on friday. in his first broadcasting to view, albert woodfox joins us from new orleans along with another former black panther who was imprisoned with him in angola prison, robert king. we wanted to wait until we see him walk out of prison. that is what he did. we were convinced he would eventually walk out the door, but we wanted to make sure that he would be walking out the door before we begin to celebrate within ourselves too much because we have been let down too many times. amy: robert king and albert woodfox, our -- are two of the angola 3. herman wallace died of cancer a few days after he was released from prison in 2013. we will also speak with billy sothern, one of our woodfox's lawyers about his path to freedom. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our woodfox from who spent more than 43 years in solitary confinement, more than anyone else in the united states, has been released from the angola prison in louis

kansas, marco rubio finished a very strong third. a big state to watch is louisiana. louisiana is a tailor made state for trump will lots of people without college degrees. if trump wins louisiana, it is a big night. he is still on pace to win the nomination. >> let me go to heidi. >> do you think cruz did well in the debate this week? and is there doing better than expected today and tonight? >> i think he did better than some others in a debate that overall was one of the low points of the campaign. i think there's some analysis after tonight that the new republican offensive against donald trump may be catching on and gaining some traction. looking at the results in kansas. it is a state that's tailor made because it is a caucus state and you don't have the independents and the republican leaning democrats. or just more right leaning democrats participating. so that's all good for cruz. but i think it is also just a broader analysis that maybe this new offensive is starting to work a little bit against donald trump. i think the big prize and the focus will be on march 15. i don't

first museum of slavery." it told the story of a louisiana lawyer, john cummings, who took his own money and spent well over a decade transforming a plantation 35 miles west of new orleans into the first museum of slavery, the whitney plantation. he describes his impression of the whitney plantation, and i quote, "located on land where slaves worked for more than a century in a state where the sight of a confederate flag is not uncommon. the results are both educational and visceral." he goes on to describe its founder. "stocky and bespeckled with a mop of white hair, john cummings was as much a topic of conversation among those gathered as the whitney itself. for reasons almost everyone was at a loss to explain, he had spent the last 15 years and more than 8 million of his own personal fortune on a museum that he had no obvious qualifications to assemble." so tonight we are very honored to welcome john cummings to the brooklyn historical society. he's joined by dr. ibrahim sek, the scholar who early on became the research and scholarly backbone of the whitney project. we're also especia

course, super saturday, with so many delegates on the table here, polls are open now in louisiana and five states are voting, as we said. louisiana is the only primary. the rest are caucuses. so, let's start with the republicans. with 155 delegates at stake in louisiana, maine, kansas, kentucky, the democrats now, they're battling over 109 delegates in -- idakota is. louisiana, nebraska as well. we're following this story across the country and we'll start with kyung lah in louisville, kentucky, where republicans will caucus today. what are you expecting there? >> reporter: well, victor, they just announced that this caucus has begun. you're starting to see some of the people, the very first voters here at this location starting to sift into this caucus room. let's follow some of the people. there are about 100, 150 people who are in line. and what you're seeing here around the room are people, volunteers, and you can see that everything's in alphabetical order everyone here, as we look over this way, they find, whether or not they're a registered voter -- they had to be registered by

particular, on defense for his response to the tragic louisiana flooding. >> when did you first learn he was going to louisiana and did that surprise you? do you think that had something to do with the new influences inside the campaign? >> i do think so. we learned just when he was speaking at a very well-received speech earlier this week when he spoke on the teleprompter, when he said he "has regret for some of the comments he has made." that was a very different tone than the donald trump that i've seen and covered for the past year. i spoke to people in the room and his supporters, and they really -- that message resonated with them, just as he was concluding that speech, news broke he would be going to louisiana. he was very careful not to make this trip really a lot about him. he didn't take many reporters, it was the emphasis with him and governor pence was on louisiana and the flooding. of course president obama on the golf course. he will be there tuesday. you had rudy giuliani, chris christie coming out with statements criticizing the louisiana governor for politicalizing this

teleprompter at a rally. it's gone well for him this woke. earlier today he was in louisiana. and when he got here tonight, one of the things that he did was point out while he got down to louisiana and looked at the floods, president obama has been in martha's vineyard on vacation. and suggested that it was almost a dereliction of the president's deuteronomy to have not gotten there sooner. watch. >> i just got back from a tour of the suffering and devastation in louisiana. the spirit of the people is incredible. the devastation likewise they have never seen anything like it. but the spirit of the penal is incredible. and honestly, obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. >> the president has been doing a lot of that golfing, yesterday he was out on the golf course with the comedian larry david. the white house has said that the president when he gets back from vacation will go to louisiana this coming tuesday that said the morning and the tour was somewhat overshadowed by yet another shakeup in the trump campaign. paul manafort offered resignation and donald trump said he

apparently would rather be golfing. trump and his running mate helped in louisiana. trump has shamed president obama into going obama. obama is now going next tuesday. and at least the folks from louisiana got a phone call as a result from hillary clinton as well. here is trump a short time ago in michigan. >> i just got back from a tour of the suffering and devastation in louisiana. but the spirit of the people is incredible. and honestly obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. [cheers and applause] trish: guy benson are going to be joining me here tonight. we are going to exam the trump campaign changes and why hillary clinton has taken so much time off. also tonight, russia fires cruise missiles from the mediterranean sea striking targets in syria. it's a show of force by russian president vladimir putin and a dramatic escalation of the fighting in the region. general jack keane is going to be here to assess putin's attentions and what they mean for american forces also fighting in the area. our top story tonight, the trump's campaign latest shake up and a more