first president of the united states, george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river. george washington's mount vernon hosted this hour-long event. >> thank you so much. i wish my parents could have heard that. it would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. there you gofment [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. as it began just a year ago when the library airy, fred w. smith library for george washington and i was able to take a seat. during that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. led by the staff, the -- they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. for 150 years, the mount vernon laidies' association has kept this place special. and with a new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job have done a better john -- job. among those were remarkable women. well, let

talking about booker t. washington and some of you disagree that washington in fact is a similar figure that i have insisted that he is. because i made a statement in class that many of you when i said washington was the most important and most influential african-american leader until the election of president barack obama. he is even more significant in some ways because booker t. washington was never elected to public office. president barack obama was elected president of the united states and he is not a black leader. he is a leader of the free world and also the leader of course of our country. when we look at african-american leadership coming out of the 19th century into the 20th and even the 21st sen scli i maintain that booker t. washington has no peers. some of you disagree with that. so i make my case today that you can in fact agree or disagree with. we start of course with washington's birth. this is the original structure, home in which booker t. washington was born. you remember from slavery he talks about his humble beginnings and we said that washington is estab

20th and even into the 21st century i , maintain that booker t. washington has no peers. some of you disagree with that. so i make my case today that you can in fact agree or disagree with. we start of course with washington's birth. this is the original structure, home in which booker t. washington was born. you remember from slavery he slavery," hem talks about his humble beginnings and we said that washington is establishing his his credibility, kind of street cred as a black leader. in the 19th century in order to establish your credentials as a race leader you have to have been a slave. so at the beginning of up from slavey he establishes his street credibility so to speak, right? that he was a slave right? we know he wasn't a slave for very long because slavery ended when he was 12 years old. we also know that because slavery ended so early, in washington's life, that he may not have experienced the full import and weight of slavery because it ended when he was 12 years old. we know before the import of -- we know the full import of slavery it usually did not rest upon slav

was a failure of washington. it takes two parties to negotia negotiate a bill. congress was standing up to protect from the harmful affects of obamacare. it takes two to sort it out. and during the government shutdown i refuse today take my salary and donated it. because in the real world when you don't get results you arehold accountable for that. -- are held -- and i said the failure of the system, and i didn't believe it was right to take salary during that time. >> moderator: amanda, your response. >> curtis: the government shutdown absolutely was a failure. and congressman daines has a clear voting record and that is one of the reasons i agreed to get into the nomination. he voted for the government shutdown that cost the state of montana millions of dollars and hurt montana's small businesses. he is so out of touch with how we live in the state we can afford to go without congressional pay but most families can't relate to that. >> moderator: congressman? >> daines: we worked hard to make sure we protected montanans against the shutdown. i broke with the republican maj

discusses the life of booker t. washington. helped createon many institutions for african-americans such as the national negro business league, ideas oppositions to his during his life and cents. professor fontenot compares the ideas and tactics of booker t. washington and martin luther king jr. this class is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> remember we have been talking about booker t. washington and some of you disagree that washington in fact is a similar -- seminal figure that i have insisted that he is. because i made a statement in class that many of you disagreed with when i said washington was the most important and most influential african-american leader until the election of president barack obama. he is even more significant in some ways because booker t. washington was never elected to a public office. president barack obama was elected president of the united states and he is not a black leader. he is a leader of the free world and also the leader of course of our country. when we look at african-american leadership coming out of the 19th century into the 20th and even into

about washington. for those of us who live in washington, we are often frustrated by what we see in the city. we see the discord. we see the government shutdowns. we see the inability to get his done. legislation is not passed. when legislation is passed, we do not like it. i think it is useful to step act for a moment and to think about the foundations of washington, d.c. the subtitle of my book is "designed for democracy," and that's what i will focus on today -- how the city of washington, d.c., is based on democratic and sybil's and how it has come to its greatest fulfillment in those moments when it sought to fulfill those greatest democratic rentals. the founding fathers wanted a new capital for the new country. not surprisingly perhaps, they could not agree on where that new capital would be. the disagreement over this decision became so extreme that there was some concern that it would break the young country apart. they wanted the capital to be somewhere near the center of the united states, but then they could not agree on what was the center of the united states. for the

and legacy of booker t. washington. he talks about washington's early years at tuskegee university and looks at the ideological platform which encouraged african americans to establish their own economic base. washington helped create many institutions for african-americans, like the national negro business league, he also had opposition to his ideas, both during his lifetime and since. professor fontenot compares the ideas and tactics of booker t. washington and martin luther king, jr. this class is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> remember we have been talking about booker t. washington and some of you disagree that washington in fact is a seminal figure that i have insisted that he is. because i made a statement in class that many of you disagreed with when i said washington was the most important and most influential african-american leader until the election of president barack obama. he is even more significant in some ways because booker t. washington was never elected to a public office. president barack obama was elected president of the united states and he is not a black lea

think you're untouchable. what would america's founders think of today's washington, d.c.'s overlord. that's our show tonight. it's election season, and this year i keep hearing that voters are angry. president obama's approval rating is way down and approval of congress is even lower. it almost makes me feel sorry for our overlords in congress. they're all going to lose their jobs. voters will vote in new representatives. except they won't. voters almost never throw the overlords out. remember what was called the bloodbath election of 94. republicans took back the house. time magazine calls it a g.o.p. stampede. peter said voters were like two years old throwing a tantrum. in the bloodbath of 9/4/90 percent of congress was reelected. here's a chart of reelection rates. see any trend there? i don't. the election rate never drops below 85 percent. and 98 percent is not unusual. once in washington, the overlords are almost never pushed out. this year reporters say it will be different. there's this anti-incumbent if he everror. that's just nonsense. (?) even this year, it's going to be

latest government ebola response. tonight on "washington week." >> charlie said that he's taken positions for political expedia yency meaning to get elected. >> that's not true. gwen: the fight for the governor's mansion, the sushes senate and for the hearts and mind of american voters is in its final stretch. >> jobs are up. way up. unemployment is down. way down. that's the way it ought to be. >> this race is going to be close all the way down to the wire. gwen: in the most expensive midterms ever, we examine last-minute shifting fortunes from coast to coast. plus in the battle against ebola, the government continues to balance bad news, a new infection in new york city -- >> there is no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. gwen: against good news which warranted a presidential hug. >> i feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today. gwen: and we remember "washington post" editor ben bradlee. covering the week, john harwood, chief washington correspondent of cnbc. dan balz, chief correspondent for "the washington post." jeanne cummings, deputy managing editor for bloom

visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >> next, kenneth bowling, george washington university history professor and author of "the creation of washington dc: the idea and location of the american capital." he spoke about the debate and compromise over the location of the capital at a symposium marking the 200th anniversary of the british burning of washington, d.c. wearing the war of 1812. this was hosted by the u.s. society andorical james madison's montpelier, and it is about 30 minutes. agree has been just a tremendous group of presentations. so the first speaker that will be coming up this afternoon is kenneth r. bowling. kenneth received his phd from the university of wisconsin. his specialty is the creation of the -- is all about the creation of the federal government during the revolution. he's been very active and interested in particularly researching the seat of government. he's been the author of many book and articles. throughout most of his professional life, he's been the co-editor of documentary history of first federal congress. i do want to say one thing about

need to know? tonight onkle it all "washington week." the ebola scare reaches washington. is not a drill. people's lives are at stake and so far has and unacceptable. >> i'm confident that we can prevent a serious outbreak of the disease here in the united it becomes more difficult to do so if this out ofc of ebola rages control in west africa. gwen: the nation's health on the spot. a czar in place. dropping every day. jitters overwhelm economic jitters, obscuring good news. than 10 million new jobs have made a real difference in people's lives. just but the stock market won't settle down. meanwhile, from florida to kansas to kentucky, the candidates are debating. >> there is a great likelihood the i will be the leader of majority in the senate next year. >> have to have a senator that actually realizes what the realities are here in kentucky. gwen: and the war against intoic state forces turns moo a grinding long-term battle. a mole. not whack the idea isn't to put a warhead every single day. gwen: what has the u.s. committed to? and who else is helping? the week, josh gerstein, s

just about every single man and woman who comes to washington in january to swear in to the new congress is going to be either a republican or a democrat. what role do third parties play? what role could they play in our politics? joining us for that conversation betsy woodruff is the politics writer. michael shure, al jazeera america political analysts and arie robinoff from sirius xm radio. where is the room in our politics for a third party? >> ray, one of the interesting things when you play jim jenkins saying his promise he would caucus neither with republicans or democrats. they come to washington, as you see with berni saunders caucusing with the democrats and even greg orman said he would caucus with the majority. there are no independents in washington. it happens on the election campaign trail. it's very difficult to take the traction you've gained on a state level and take it to washington, and then have that independent streak lived. it's too stifling with the two parties. >> do you feel it's more of an ideological reflection? >> it's generally not successful. the va

of the best jobs i have had. workers fear that washington is aiming to shut them down. >> you take away the oil industry it's going to have people in the horse and buggy days. >> concern about middle class jobs it's the issue that may decide this november's election. >> i'm not on the ballot this fall. right now, fox news reporting, "american payd payday: the big squeeze." >>> the election is almost upon us. and with the house of representatives firmly in republican hands and the white house of course off the table, everyone's focus is on this side of the u.s. capitol, the u.s. senate. the republican's magic number is a gain of six seats. anything less and democrats remain in control. so both sides are fighting it out in state after state realizing the national implications of those local results. and if there's one issue that's got everyone's attention, it's the economy. president obama recently said that the economy is better than when he first took office. but the public is uneasy. nevertheless democrats have been trying to establish that they're the ones to be trusted with the

home? >> not in the metro washington area. looks like the rain is probably going to arrive in the western suburbs a little after 7:00 and into the city shortly thereafter. at the moment it's cloudy and 69 outside the weather center. the clouds are on the way. looking eastward toward andrews airforce base, that area, down river, some blue sky but the other way off to the west clouds are making progress in a hurry. the first round of showers now just south of winchester, front royal, so a few heavier downpours there are being picked up just north of strasburg. a little further west there is even more action to deal with. a real nasty line of thunderstorms and a number of tornadoes. in fact, the severe storms just posted a tornado watch for northeastern kentucky, southern and southeastern ohio. western west virginia. we think those storms will diminish once they cross the appalachians but an isolated thunderstorm later tonight certainly not out of the question. upper 60's, lower 70's. 73 reagan national. into the evening, rain will develop after 7:00. toward midnight for the second r

chance for the washington sports fans to recover. >> yes, it would be nice to have something to cheer about. >> yes! the cats have some high hopes for the season. the opening night for the washington capitals. coach comes in with a lot of experience. is defensive-minded, the caps have a good defense. it is hard to believe that this is one player's ninth year. this team plays with structure and discipline, and it is exactly what this team needs. i want you to listen to the team owner. we had some surprises in camp. we had some young players that made the team, and i think we come into position very very well. i have noted that there is a try feeling, we're going to to make the playoffs, and make a different position for the players, and see how they react. the 4:00 hour, we like to give you lots of numbers to help you find your thoughts. here they are. the caps have won 10 of their last games against montreal, and that is who they play tonight. but they also left their two straight openers. oh. >> but happy anniversary to the caps, this is their 40th anniversary. so happy birthday to t

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fighting. but look at booker t. washington. still over 80% of black folks are educated. still where seven or eight out of every 10 doctors and lawyers are still being educated at hbcu's. that kind of like leadership and intelligentsia coming out of hbcu's, and a lot of that had to do with booker t. washington's support financially sending money their way so they could survive and all of that. you have legacies in different ways. we have one institutional legacy and another in terms of transforming american society in terms of resources and opportunities. we will continue with this argument throughout the semester i am sure, and ultimately i will win. [laughter] thank you so much. >> you are watching american history tv. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule, and programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. professoruthor and richard hill describes the history of native american treaties. he explains the nature of treaty making and the rituals and artifacts that help bind treaties between native americans and the federal government. he also discusses how thos

>> with their backs against the wall, the washington nationals pull off a huge win. big. was hopefully the momentum has shifted. >> coverage from san francisco as the team gears up for game tomorrow. an impersonator on the police in arlington. a major move by the supreme court about same-sex marriage in virginia. football inight landover. live team coverage, next. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- night for your washington nationals. >> looking up and that is gone. and i mean gone! >> the fourth run from bryce harper more than sealed the deal. >> now hopes are up for another victory to more tonight in game four. tim brant has the latest. >> it was like they woke up and things were bright and they were ready to go. the nationals came from behind the strong right arm of doug fister in seven shutout innings. when the giants made mistakes, the gnats woke up in their bats stayed alive. washington is alive to play another day. top of the seventh inning, two on, nobody out, wilson ramos lays down the bunt. toison baumgartner throws third for some reas

coherence and need to do it together better than washington, d.c. has been working. so the first thing you want to see in the elected leader is strength, clarity and a willingness to pursue safety measures in a way where your voters feel that you are working with everybody to get it done. i think that is probably the best preliminary approach that you want to explain to voters. and you also want to say, look, i may not have the answers on this, but by working with members of congress, and working with the administration, and working with outside agencies that play a role in this, we will get it right. that is where i think we start. >> trivedi: i think they are two big issues. we have ebola and isis. as a doctor and veteran who served in that region i would use my experience and say i can draw on my experience in these filled fields to help inform the people. when it comes to ebola, we need to remember there is a lot of panic and hysteria out there. but the chance of a pandemic of ebola happening in the united states is very low. we have to talk to the experts and hear what they are saying

cats and their pals in washington that president obama lost his nerve and wouldn't appoint her. so she ran for the senate in 2012 and the rest is history. welcome back, senator warren. >> thank you, it's good to be here. >> you know, ten years have passed, since we've had that first talk, and the middle class is still struggling. their income, adjusted for inflation, is lower than it was five years ago. and they've lost about 3% of their purchasing power since then. yet stocks are sour i s ars ars economy's soaring and the benefits are not going to middle class families. why can't washington do better? >> i think washington doesn't do better by them because washington isn't trying to do better by them. if you look at washington as a whole, i think this is the fundamental problem in our system right now. washington works for those who can hire armies of lobbyists, armies of lawyers, and get just the rules they want. it doesn't work for families. raise the minimum wage. nobody should work full time and still live inpoverty. minimum wage nationally hasn't been raised in over seven years.

, voter anger at washington. >> honestly ban them. ? >> it's a key issue hurting incumbents, fueling outsiders and putting the president on the defensive. >> by every economic measure, we are better off now than we were when i took. . >> plus campaign and profile, kentucky. >> politics hong kong. how the politics in beijing are raising fears of another. back in the u.s., the issue of education and the latest campaign ad. >> all that and more now on power politicians. i am david shuster reporting to the 2014 polling. one of the biggest issues involves voter anger at washington just 14% of americans approve of how congress is handling its job. >> rate something one of the lowest measures this close to a mid-term since 1974. the voter disgust is having a huge impact on some key senate races that will determine whether democrats keep control of the chamber or republicans take over and president obama's agenda final two years in. in the iowa senate race, hammering republican jody ernst for potential cuts to social security and her campaign help from the conservative koch brothers. >> almo

another school shooting in america. police in washington state say a gunman and one other person are dead after a shooting at a high school 30 miles north of seattle. the student was a at marysville-pilchuck high school. four are injured. three are in critical condition with head wounds and treated at providence hospital. the gunman died of a self-inflicted wound. the shooting occurred in the school cafeteria. marysville police commander updated the media. >> we are cob firming two deceased at this time. one is the shooter. and the second we are not confirm building that is a student or a staff. the shooting did originate in the cafeteria as we understand it. and so there was some type of activity there in the cafeteria. it is not known -- i do not know where the deceased were closed. -- located. >> this is how it unfolded. late today students responded to a fire drill at the high school. the school's principal announced over the loud speaker it was not a drill. the principal announced it was an active shooter situation and told students to stay in lockdown. police and emergency personnel

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mean, my heart dropped. >> reporter: wood, riding in the car with her dad near olympia, washington, immediately read the message, including the description of the vehicle. >> we saw the car. we got behind the car immediately. i called 911. >> you're doing great. stay with me and keep letting me know where you're at. >> reporter: stunned, wood and her dad tail the vehicle, relaying their every move. >> we're getting on i-5 right now. >> north or south? >> northbound. >> reporter: the boy's mother, now charged with kidnapping. >> the only hero i want to be is the hero of that little kid. >> reporter: since amber alerts started in 1996, 703 children have been rescued. cell phone alerts started going out in 2013. and by our count, this is the second one to contribute to a rescue. and with that 911 call made, within 60 seconds, definitely the fastest. david? >>> and now to the victory for american nurse, casey hicox. back in maine quarantined on her couch after returning from africa. tonight, a judge rejecting a request to limit her movements, saying people are acting out of fear and it

back to washington, d.c. to work with me. i hear from them over and over again. their biggest challenge as far as d.c. is concerned is that every time pc does something by giving them money or something else, they attach all kinds of federal strings to it. i could not agree with them more. we can run these school district ourselves right here in idaho. the legislature can do this. they don't need washington, d.c. tying strings to it. >> mr. mitchell. public school system needs al, no question. we spent less per state -- than any other state per pupil, less than even mississippi. that we need to minimize regulations and strings that are money that comes from the federal government. the programs are well intended, federalntimes with the government there are excessive regulations. one of the things i bring to the table is having worked inside the federal government and having worked at the sec, i have an understanding of these one away bureaucracies and agencies and how we need to keep them in -- let themt the over regulate various aspects of our lives, including education. >> le

right now in washington. if you like the warm stuff, take it in now because not too far to the west we fall in the 60s. i'm going to come back in a few minutes joined by meteorologist erica grow. we're going to break down the timetable for how long the rain is going to be around and also let you know what you can expect for the coming weekend. right now scoot broom driving on 270 in some of the wet conditions. you're in montgomery county. how is it looking out there, scott? >>> it is looking wet here. i'm just coming down the ramp on father hurley boulevard merging on to 270 headed in toward washington. i'm put you on my dash cam so you can see out the window. you can see the roadway is already wet chi believe is going to be a harbinger to come for the rest of the day here today and particularly moving into the commuting hours later this afternoon. so we're looking for the potential of some slow traffic. howard, as you were reporting, some of the heavier rain is going to move in. it's -- right now things are moving well. the only incident is i-70 the interchange in frederick where the

marking the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 and the british burning of washington. the white house historical association, the u.s. capital historical society, and james posted thetpelier event. it is about an hour. >> thank you. our next speaker will be william seale. and to us at the association, he doesn't really need much introduction. he's been a part of our organization as an adviser to our board for at least since the time he published his president's house in 1986. he's been a mentor to us on the staff with research eeducation, publication. over all those many years and now is the editor of our white house history publication that you all received a complementary -- complimentary copy in your packets. i hope you'll enjoy that and hopefully become a subscriber to our journal and keeping up with the latest research. of course, william seale is an architectural historian and specialist on the restoration and preservation of historic buildings. his handiwork is all over the country in executive mansions and capitols. reservation of historic buildings. his handiwork is all

they don't need washington, d.c. tying strings to it. >> the idaho public school system needs hevment no question about it. we spend less per pupil than any other state in the country, less than even mississippi. idaho schools do need help. i agree with the senator, though, that when we get help from the federal government we need to minimize the regulations and the strings attached to the money that comes from the federal government. some of the -- the programs are well-intentioned but oftentimes with the federal government there is excessive regulations. one with of the things that i bring to the table is having worked inside the federal government and having worked at the s.e.c., i've got an understanding of these run-away bureaucracies and agencies and how we need to keep them in check and not let them overregulate various aspects of our lives, including education. >> let's go to our panelists now. doctor, you'll direct your question beginning with mr. mitchell. >> my question is, what kind of democrat are you? and included in your answer, please tell us someone in the sen

have to look at his record and see what he has actually done in washington for four years. i don't happen to think it is moderate to raise middle class taxes by $2,000 to give tax breaks of $200,000 to the wealthiest americans. i don't happen to think it's moderate to make it easier for corporations to shift jobs overseas. i don't think it's reasonable to ask senior citizens to pay more by ending the medicare guarantee. i don't think it's reasonable to raise the social security retirement age. i certainly don't think it's moderate to ask women to do more in this economy to make it tell women omen and how to make their medical choices. i don't think that is moderate at all. it is certainly not reasonable to shut down the government because you didn't get your way about health care. that's my opponent's record. i'm afraid that is not a moderate, not a reasonable record. my record in tomkins county is about bipartisan leadership, been elected for four times chair with bipartisan support, and we've had a record of getting things done for our residents. i'm proud of that record. that ex

. in just the last hour, we have learned that long-time washington post editor ben bradlee has died. that legendary editor helped to turn that paper into the world renowned power house that it is today. he guided the paper, famously, as it broke the news on watergate. he helped redefine what it meant to be a journalist in america. we'll have much more ahead on ben bradlee and his work. but we begin tonight with current politics. and with bribery allegations. the guy on the left side of your screen is the republican nominee for governor in the common wealth of massachusetts. his name is charlie baker. the guy on the right side of your screen is the guy who wanted to be the republican nominee for governor in the commonwealth of massachusetts. his name is mark fisher, and he was the tea party candidate, essentially, in the republican primary. he ran against charlie baker in that primary. and honestly, the first time any of these guys got any national media attention at all is when the two appeared in dueling bribery allegations. they really wanted charlie baker to be their guy. and the

"washington post" executive editor ben bradlee today as an inspiration and a fierce defender of the first amendment. you're looking live right now at bradlee's funeral service that is under way at washington national cathedral. bradlee as you know led the post during the glory days of the paper and its pumtion diser price -- pulitzer prize winning coverage of the watergate scandal. nikki burdine has more. >> reporter: i was talking to people here at the funeral. they all said the same thing about ben bradlee. they said he had a real passion for the truth. i'm going to read thu verse from his program book. i think it really speaks to that and it says, i have fought the good fight. i have finished the race. i have kept the faith. now, ben bradlee passed away last week. he was 93 years old. he had alzheimer's disease. bradlee is remembered most of course for leading "the washington post" in the pulitzer prize winning coverage of the watergate scandal along with bob woodward. he helped bring the paper to national recognition and really changed journalism as a whole. security is tight he

politics. we'll cover it all tonight on "washington week." >> we have to work now so that this is not the world's next -- gwen: the ebola panic, how the u.s. is stepping in to stop its spread. >> we're not going to compromise the health and safety of our armed services, but what's true is we have unique capabilities that nobody else has. gwen: more than 4,000 dead in west africa as the world braces for more. at the supreme court, the day the court stepped out of the same-sex marriage detective, a ying the way for legalization in as many as 30 states. >> it won't be long before the whole country recognizes that all families deserve all equal rights all the time. gwen: but is the debate ending or taking on a new form? leon panetta, former top ade of the president, directs criticism at the man he once served. >> in is not the time to get in the trenches and not say anything. gwen: plus, the topsy-turvy senate mid terms. covering the week, alexis simendinger, white house correspondent for realclearpolitics. pete williams, justice correspondent for nbc news. gloria borger, chief political

washington in january to swear in the new congress is going to be either a republican or a democrat. what role do third parties play? what role could they play in our politics? joining us for that conversation petcy woodruff, a politics writer for the washington examiner newspaper. michael shure, a political analyst, and ari robinoff from sirius xm radio. where is the room for the third party? >> ray, one of the interesting things when you play jim jenkins saying that his promise is that he will caucus with neither the republicans or the democrats. we elect independents occasionally in this country and when they get to washington, even greg orman is saying he'll caucus with whoever has the majority. therisn't an independence once they get to washington. it's very difficult to take the traction you gain on a state level and then take it to washington, and then have that independence. it's too stifling with the two-party system. >> then betsy it's more of a strategy than an ideological reflection? >> if it's a campaign strategy it's not successful. most don't pull it off. in orman's c

washington for abusing a student athlete. mark segraves broke the story first at 4:00. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly. we begin with breaking news. >> i'm pat lawson, first a tragic number of shootings in iowa. >> lawmakers are still piecing together what happened. we do know a gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial and at least 30 shots were fired inside the canadian parliament. the u.s. embassy nearby immediately went into lockdown. live at the white house with the very latest, steve handelsman. >> reporter: good evening from here at the white house today. president obama telephoned canadian prime minister stephen harper to offer solidarity and help to find out about the terror in the attacks in ottawa. >> reporter: the attack in canada began with the killing of a soldier at the war memorial by a witness with long hair and his face covered. >> there was a guy with a rifle just around on the back corner and just pow, pow. >> reporter: then seen and heard on this phone video, the gunman ran into the parliament building where lawmakers and stephen

watching washington d.c., the execution of the government's responsibilities for many, many years. you've been at the post for a long time. we live in a time now where washington and the system of government that we live under seems as broken as it's ever been. >> yeah, you spoke of the execution of the government responsibilities. what do you mean? that may be too optimistic to describe it that way. >> it kind of is really. i frankly have never seen it like this. i was a foreign correspondent for a lock time. >> you've seen bad governments. >> and you know this is starting to look familiar. it's really crazy. it's -- you know people call it by different names. they say it's polarization. i don't know exactly what it is. it seems to be a mix of polarization, personal animosity, structural forces in the society, global forces of -- that create anxiety and division. it's a combination of things. it's kind of a perfect storm of dysfunction. >> surely it has to be this set of people. we've had broken government before. we have had polarization when bill clinton was president and when

washington post" has finally responded to my criticism of its reporting on the michael brown autopsy. but first, why new hampshire and alaska and every state between them with a senate race matters next tuesday night. >> a lot of uncertainty in this final push. >> the campaigning is at a fevered pitch all across the country. >> several juicy subplots. >> maybe the most high profile race in the country. >> the question is, can she beat him? >>> yeah! >> republicans are looking for six senate seats to take the ma jor pi. mark bagich is a few points within dan sullivan. >> causing a lot of people at the last minute to rethink alaska. >> they're definitely more prepared. you see the turnout game actually being implemented. >> right now, it really is the republicans' election to lose. >> the colorado senate race is basically a coin flip. >> jeb bush will headline a rally tonight. >> this is an historic election that's going to make a huge difference in the future of our country. >> governor christie has rivalled for the nomination. >> christie's impulse control, or lack of it, on full dis

i agree with with the paperwork and regulations out of washington and taking over states rights. but with abortion, and you have to move past it? i think that is unconscionable. i really do. >> justice roberts when he was in his confirmation hearing referred to this issue as settled law. i think it is. it is an port in question but i think we've spent a lot of time debating it and it is time to start debating other important issues as well. >> thank you. >> it isn't settled. we had a great fight over hobby lobby. the rights of individual business people to say i'm sorry we are not going to send obamacare because it strikes at our religious beliefs. the hobby lobby one. it isn't settled law. not by a long shot. that is why i am proud to receive the endorsement by the national right to life and the cans is right to live. they support me. they don't think we ought to get past this issue. >> let's go back to social media with our next question. via twitter, i would like to know the stance on gun control and if you are a gun owner. >> i'm not a gun owner. my opponent supported the ha

sent me to washington to get things done in a bipartisan way for arkansas and america. we have done a lot of good things together, from saving jobs in texarkana to funding research at arkansas state. from shrinking the federal government but at the same time honoring the commit mingts we've made to our veterans. i believe i represent the best state in the union and the best people in america. i also believe we have a lot at stake in this election. i don't know if you heard the audio, but several months ago senator cotton went to california to spend time with his billionaire donors. it is a vote against arkansas. you can hear the ovation on the tape for voting against arkansas. folks, he's not listening to you. he's listening to them. that applause is still ringing in his ear, and those dollar signs are still in his eyes. congressman cotton has allowed his ambitions to get the best of him. he will vote however he can so he can get their money to win this race. he has his billionaire, but i have you. that's all i've ever had is you, the people of arkansas. you swr prayed for me, you h

, particularly in washington dc. i'm getting more responses of not is -- of not what is not in the book. there are some follow-ups to the book i'm going to try to do to capture and lot of these stories at the book has helped to let people know that these are important. they are not just family stories but stories important for all of us. let me first thank the harlem .ublic library for having me these are important institutions . we should always make sure that we celebrate and herald the work they are doing. i want to thank my publisher and my editor is here. [applause] now, what i want to mainly talk about today is some of the stories that are in the book. , and arizona, a new law came into effect that banned ethnic studies. the conservatives took over the review of the board of the estate board of change the rules so that -- and they change the curriculum, so slaver is no longer mentioned. they changed it so no longer would there be references to the of the civil rights movement read the tea party at a meeting with the governor of tennessee where they wanted to change the curric

and taking the skills learned in the private sector out of washington to help lead the country. mom and dad group in billing and in billings, and my grandmother lived on the same home for 45 years until she passed away a couple months ago. i started growing up seeing mom and dad start their own construction businesses, i worked over the summer and i think we need people who have experience growing jobs and businesses. we talk about jobs, but i am the only candidate on the stage who has been out there and created hundreds of high paying jobs in montana. >> quick rebuttal. >> i have to apologize to all of the teachers out there because we know teachers are also very important job creators in our state and country. >> steve, i have a question about your ads. one of them talks about the balanced budget accountability act, but the fact is ever since introduced it has been sitting in committee but the ad makes it sound like everything is cool and we balanced the budget and congress won't get paid unless the budget is balanced. >> there is the problem in washington. when i talk about that

and the republican challenger. later the race for west virginia senate. on the next washington journal, a look at the congressional races to watch. of a biggerhe odd majority in the house. in new continue brunswick, new jersey. washington journal is live every morning at 7 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation on face book and twitter. >> the nationwide competition totalingd 150 prizes 100 houston dollars. -- 100 dozen dollars. it egos need to include c-span programming, show varying points of view, -- videos need to include the span programming and show varying points of view. >> now the second debate between in candidates for the senate north carolina. kay hagan and tom hillis. this is courteous of the educational foundation. is our moderator, george stephanopoulos. >> welcome to our second debate. it is great to be here as your moderator. i want to get right to introducing the candidates. the democratic candidate is senator. serving as and the republican candidate who currently serve as bigger of the house in north carolina -- speaker of the house in north carolina. we

, and lived native experiences in washington dc, or thinking it as an indigenous history of the city. i'm interested in looking at the ways that native people across the 19th and early 20th century claimed and reclaimed spaces within the city. >> can you explain what you mean by those terms? >> there is obviously a deep and rich indigenous history in the chesapeake and potomac region. the federal city today sits on native homeland. when i am thinking about reclaiming, i'm thinking about reclaiming homeland territory, essentially. however, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries as washington became the federal city, native diplomats and delegates from communities across the country as well as residents, people who came here to live and maybe work as lobbyists, even, claimed parts of the city as their own and marked them as indigenous in a number of different ways. i think this is important because it does a couple of different things. in terms of thinking about urban history, it complicates our story. i thought for a long time that the ways in which we conceptualize native history and

washington. people don't know is that when he took the oath of office, two of the 13 states outside of the union. north carolina and rif ri did ot ratify the constitution because of the concern that it was missing a bill of rights. fundamental f liberties. this was common for the nti-federalists throughout the continent. the common denominator among the federalists of which james was one is that they oppose the constitution. many came at it from different angles. some genuinely believed you could not have a union to cover all of the different and diverse states. believed in independent states or confederacies but they idn't think any government could be suitable to this entire continent. ames monroe represented a majority of that opinion to his objection to the constitution the missing around the bill of rights. while washington took the oath office, two states, new york and virginia, were agitating for convention.tutional in the words of james madison and george washington, they were at this prospect. they believed they would be infiltrated by enemies of the and the nment constitution