the americans were made to withdraw. there was a smaller number of americans than british. the british commander had a than the baltimore general who was in charge of the americans. the sort of british victory there. what happened after that, the british decided it was not worth a candle. they were facing overwhelming odds. they said, we are not going to go on. of course, they failed to reduce fort mchenry. it is a great american success. to call it a victory is an overstatement. back to bladensburg very briefly , i think there are three problems the brits had at bladensburg. they approached bladensburg in quite an apprehensive way. they were worried about the battle of bladensburg. it was 50 miles for ships. it was a very small force. 50 miles for the shift. they found themselves facing a quite large army on the bank. three big to face the problems. one was the heat. you have no idea -- you have an heat wasou live -- the absolutely unbelievable. guys in their red, will into next were falling down, as some of them dying of heat, british soldiers. secondly, the width of the

like most american indians had to find the way to deal with the expanding american in settlements. in this area, the creeks were successful as the cherokee to assimilate to american life style. quite a few wealthy indians owned slaves with a big plantation and raise domestic livestock and largely gave their way of life to the american norms of agriculture. the large part of the nation did not see the advantage they wanted to maintain their traditional life. there was a rift in 1813, a civil war broke out and what happened here is a continuation of the civil war but it brought , the americans into the of war against the anti-american faction. there was a religious component of the shawnee prophet and tecumseh were proselytizing for a religious way of life and to he came here and converted a lot of creeks to their religion. so there was a political angle as well. most of those leaders the americanhe pay of the government. so they were profiting, while others were suffering. by the early 1800s, there is a lot of reasons why individuals chose one side or the other. locals area, most of

help with help from americans he went to taiwan and then the american government said this is open to taiwan and he is not welcome inu america. so hthey help him, you know. and so he was in england for about three or four years or five years and then he moved here from boston. and he just passed away like tw, months ago. so too tough to criticize that >> ian answet the right thing. and i can answer your question [inaudible] but i can't talk about what he t did and his personality. and he's the only one that knows and understands. he has already stressed the fear and if we do something against the well, they will likely be with them. and so that is something that is a part of this. c-span: were the americans responsible dirty assassinationa >> guest: i'm not sure, but i know with the support and consensus from americans, this has been important.t and so i don't know. and so i'm not sure if it's been vietnamese themselves.e willingo c-span: let me read what you wrote again. people like him and his cronies felt that it offered them a path >> did to personal enrichment. >> guest: you know

among african-americans it was just 6%. and if there is something that everyone seems to agree on the issues that ferguson has brought into focus will not be solved quickly or easily. >> this problem existed long before we were here. and it will exist long after we're gone. the question is what are we going to do to change it while we are here and have a chance to change it. >> really, a small city where it's 70% black. the police chief, much of the school board is white. how does that happen, and how has that played in the alienation and rage seen on the streets of ferguson. joining us for that conversation, our guests. >> leslie, let me start with you. you've seen this up close. you grew up in and around ferguson. you watched the changes. how do you explain it? >> i think part and parcel the problem is as an african-american community we don't get involved. you couple that with a power structure that doesn't play fairly, then you have the end result of what we have today. >> but how come over the years--because this has e

, and the african americans in this respective industry. this hearing is timely and as i introduced and passed with all of high colleagues sponsor ship, legislation to commemorate the freedom trail and to highlight the social, and the psycho, social and impacts of the african americans, community inside of the city. on education, on entertainment, and as well as civic life and so colleagues and also, san francisco and members of the public, we are here because the people in the african american community are missing out on the employment industries and the booming industry, when as in the african american unemployment rate is close to, close to 3 times that of the other racial dem graphics and so we have a major problem here and we have to begin to turn the tides and so the purpose of the hearing is not only to highlight the important work that the working group has done, but also to discuss the obtain able recommendations within the report with an effort to take another step, or to take the other steps toward equity in our city and to incr

they were american citizens by birth. they were rounded up en masse and had to leave their homes if you live in what was called the western defense zone. so they were removed, forced to leave and then you put in camps surrounded by barbed wire. they were not charged with anything in particular. i got interested in this issue when the read an article about african-american and jewish civil rights organizations, an article talking about how the issue had passed unnoticed to them. they were in new york city, the headquarters were. so i got curious about what the reaction would be here. and i expected to find that the jewish committee, because of their involvement in civil rights issues, would have spoken out. because unlike the jewish community in new york, for those who live here, it was an abstraction. they were their neighbors. they were familiar with them. the community had a commitment, a public commitment speaking out against what they called prejudice in all its forms. the reaction was a non-reaction. i think in order

we looked at stories about cuban-americans, dominican americans. we looked at all the stores possible. it included salvador and, let's see if i can get this right. had to do with how baseballs were staged. i mean, i try to be as inclusive as possible and we ended up having a very, very narrow focus, very narrow scope absolutely do not care arise the network news adequately. >> host: when they were for trade, holiday for trade? >> guest: frankly, they were presented in a very skewed manner. there were very good stories don't get me wrong, but a lot of stories indicated a relatively impoverished understanding of what latinos are. another whiskey rebuilt on stereotyping, expectations not met. and i love to frame by frame at each of about 48 news stories to make sure that i could understand what was being articulated. i compare that to the story of the day by looking at news stories in the printed media as well and so i could see exactly what was being spoken about on the news and how well the network news covered the story of the day. >> host: when yo

american army. -- fight as the american army. if you need to help out the other belligerents, so be it. wilson never visited the battlefields. he sent secretary of war baker over there are couple of times. he would report back to him. he didn't care staff wilson -- care. wilson didn't care so much about the fighting. he cared about what would happen once the war was over. >> the united states government created an incredible propaganda machine to generate support for the war effort amongst many segments of the american population which was incredibly skeptical. you have the committee of public information, which was created by george creel which produces this remarkable machine of government-sponsored propaganda. you also have a strong element of government repression as well. american support for the war was the worst. you have one of the darker aspects of american involvement in the war is a tremendous suppression of civil liberties which took lace. restrictions of freedom of the press. there was

[applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to american antiquarian society for safeguarding the american story for more than two centuries, the society has amassed and am paralleled american documents served as a research center for scholars and students alike in connecting gin and dry -- generations of americans to their heritage. [applause] david brion davis. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to david brion davis for reshaping our understanding of history. light on the said constriction of the union founded on liberty yet existing half free. his examinations of slavery in abolitionism drives us to keep making more progress in our time. [applause] william theodore. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to william theodore. for aligning our view of the world. as a scholar v station studies, he fostered the global conversation based on the common values and experiences shared by all coulters, helping the bridge differences and build trust. [applause] darlene clark hine. [applause] the 2013 national humanities arrangingarleen for art and human understanding of the afric

and, you know, it shouldn't be about whether you are black american, white american or americans. this is a country where if you work hard and believe in yourself, you can 6 succeed. no matter where you came from. i have lost businesses and had successful businesses. it's not about the color of my skin. it's about attitude and willingness to dig down deep and work hard. you know, i think a big problem with blacks -- and i am not prejudice -- is, you know, they -- they play the race card, and it hurts them. employers are afraid to hire them because if there is an issue at work, they will say, well, it's because i am black, i am being picked on. maybe it's because you are not doing your job. one of the callers made a comment about race. she basically got crucified in the media. you listen to the black comedians and every other word is the "n" word. and it's okay, and i don't think it's okay. i don't think they should do that because, you know, white people hear them saying that and think that it's okay. it's not. it's wrong. and i -- host: kevin, we've got a lot on the table there.

a third american hostage being held by isis, she is a woman, an american woman from the west coast. we'll take a quick break and we'll be back with more on this, stay tuned. ♪ defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. easily absorbed calcium plus d. beauty is bone deep. >> new information just in on the third u.s. hostage held by isis. fox can now confirm that hostage is a 26-year-old american woman from the west coast. she was kidnap ad year ago while doing humanitarian relief work in syria. this information coming as we're learning that the united states is now carrying out surveillance flights over syria. the move could pave the way for airstrikes but critics say the president isn't doing enough to defeat the stair terror group. even the free syrian army telling "the daily beast" quote, airstrikes against isis inside syria will not be helpful. airstrikes will not get rid of isis. airstrikes are like tickling isis. isis is not a real state that you can attack and destroy. they

american artifacts. touring museums and historic sites to discover what they reveal about america's past. history bookshelf with the best-known writers. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commander in chief. lectures in history. what to america.ew series reel nationalcreated by the cable tv history. d, like this on facebook, and follow us on twitter. world war i began on july 20 8, 1914, when austria-hungary declared war on serbia. less than a month later, most of your pet joined. as the world marks the centennial, the national world war i museum in kansas city hosted a panel of historians and who talked about the effects of the conflict once known as the war to end all wars. this program lasts about an hour and 10 minutes. >> i' barbaram pinto. i will be monitoring our discussion. for someone to introduce you to the gentleman who will bring today's discussion to life. on the far left is dr. chad williams, chair of african-american studies at brandeis. nexium, the senior

i'm not an african-american. i'm not an afro-american. he said simply, i'm an american. and you know something happened to me when i went back to school. i stood a little stronger. i crossed my heart and i said those words with pride. and now when i look and i see the american flag blowing in the wind and waving in the breeze, i come to realize that that flag waves for me. thank you. >> thank you, lewis. this morning our colors will be presented by the fort lee color guard. will you please rise? this will be followed by the national anthem. ♪ab÷f÷v4p+ñ >>> our invocation will be given by dr. george w.c. lions. he was pastor here in petersburg. >> pray with me in your own tradition as i pray loud in mine. gracious god, after 150 years of reflection and remembrance, we invoke your name so that you would prod our hearts to remember the lives lost in battle so that we might seek peace in our time. we acknowledge your reconciling presence always at work. even through battles. which has brought women and men together from all walks of life from every station and culture.

presidents against american drug policy embodied in the report of the latin american commission on drugs and democracy, has probably had more than a little to do with the movement in this country toward deregulation of marijuana. the nafta agreement, for better or worse, is negroponte's signature achievement because the decision to go ahead with was made in a very small meeting involving bush, baker, negroponte and not more than one or two other people, and it was fought through over the ensuing period of two or three years, and it was then followed by a series of bilateral agreements with other countries, including central american countries, south korea, that have been quite important. passing from mexico, negroponte then went to -- was assigned to the philippines in the clinton administration. and then to panama. neither of these assignments were easy ones because he was being asked to do the impossible, namely, secure the agreements of the two governments to the maintenance of american military bases at a time when the two governments were glad to be rid of the vestages of colonialis

african-americans. and, even more than white americans. their families are intact and education is paramount. american children must learn not only academics but also civil behavior, right from wrong, as well as how to speak properly and how to act respectfully in public. if african-american children do not learn those things, they will likely fail as adults. they will be poor. they will be angry, and they often will be looking to blame someone else. one caveat, thation american experience historically has not been nearly as tough as the african-american experience. slavery is unique and it has harmed black americans to a degree that is still being felt today, but, in order to succeed in our competitive society, every american has to overcome the obstacles that they face. here is where the african-american leadership in america is failing. instead of preaching a cultural revolution, the leadership provide excuses for failure. the race hustlers blame white privilege and unfair society a terrible country,

is there an american morality, and if there is an american morality what is the nature of american morality? perhaps i should start with you claudia. >> well, i -- i certainly think there's an american desire for a morality, an american sense of itself as having a morality, which always seems to be, however, little bit ahead of news getting achieved. it's been tragic, the lack of achievement, considering what we were on paper over a very long period of time, but i wouldn't say there's not an american morality. i think baldwin thought there was, or could be an american morality. i think the title given to this very panel achieving our country, was very important to him. he thought that could be done. unfortunately it wasn't done in his lifetime died in 1987, at 63 and he was very bitter hat having put in more than 60 year skis his promise unfulfilled. he never gave up, and i think our country as anyone knows from the fire next time for all its warnings and dire pretickses what could help when and if this nation didn't come to terms with its racial problem he did say if we come together to pa

native american a -- american air drops delivered meals and fresh water so far. president obama told the nation last night that the u.s. can't turn a blind eye to this crisis. >> we have a mandate to help in this case a request from the iraqi government. when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. we can act, carefully and responsibly to prevent a potential act of genocide. >> nbc's chris jansing is live at the white house. what's the latest from there? >> senior white house officials tell me this remains a fluid situation. you can expect to see potentially more air strikes, more air drops. now the white house has laid out a very clear plan for the military. the president talked about it last night. they would have to determine that it is absolutely necessary to go in, particularly with the air strikes. there are very specific parameters senior white house officials are emphasizing. when would they consider it to be absolutely necessary? let's look at the humanitarian side first. t

of part of the spanish-american war. many of the soldiers who went over there kept war souvenirs. one great collection we have here of lieutenant hobbs, he went over. he had many different jobs while in the philippines but one thing was he collected weapons and various materials that various insurgency groups used against americans and friendly philippines. it's a bloody portion of our history but one that needs to be told. some of our best collections are these insurgent weapons from the spanish-american war and the philippine insurrection. between the spanish-american war and world war i, we sent many soldiers to the china relief expedition otherwise known as the boxer rebellion. in that time, we helped to secure peking later called bejing. it was one of the first examples of the american army fights alongside other nations. it was the first real international operation marked by american cooperation with other countries. one interesting piece that we have in our collections here at the army heritage and education cent

shaunt shouldn't have to search let's be mindful we are got poor african-american kids black african-americans are retreating out of san francisco hair - they can't afford to live here the san francisco giants is not one black african-american player swinging a bat what's the qualifications thank you very much. a >> thank you, mr. president and members of the committee i'm krifrsz i live on sixth and howard 13 meters and 10 blocks from sea level i rise to talk about the windfall my profess comprehension of dissatisfaction with certain staff the general theme is they generally fail to secure the healthy environment so loudly declared by it's president randy shaw who is not all around to observe they network to enforce the halfway and front desk staff fail to document noise violations and tobacco violations at any time and members of the staff have aviators themselves. in the city and county in its less-than-perfect wisdom refuse to help now members now it there's a big pot of money and expenses can be recovered and damages and the injured can be contemplated and fees i'm sure the lawyers are en

isis fighters firing an american m-198 howitzer cannon. we'll speak to the administration's point man in iraq and ask him how those american weapons got into the hands of isis and how well u.s. authorities are tracking the group's foreign recruits including american. but first, pamela brown joins me now with new details about douglas mccain. were warning signs missed here? >> well, officials are only saying at this point, jim, that they were aware of douglas mccain back in early 2000 based on someone they were interested in. but at that time there was nothing linking him to anything nefarious. but law enforcement officials tell us over the years he had different associations including with someone from minneapolis where he -- where he grew up who went to somalia and was killed apparently committing jihad. and in fact sources say they had a sense that mccain was going to travel to syria and, of course, the concern was heightened once they learned after the fact that he had traveled there. this was several months ago. in fact, officials say

limits on american power. limits on american engagement and the world and the american voters aren't really used to that. >> limiting is not one of the things you want to hear. we will continue with this because there is so much more to say. we have to leave tonight a few minutes early to governor you give you a chance to support your local pbs station. we send condolences to sara brady. the widow of james brady. he was gravely wounded and went on to become a tough campaigner for gun control. today, 33 years after that shooting his death was owled owled ruled a homicide as a result of e attack of that day. the white house press briefing room is named after him. we are done for now. more to cover so we will keep on talking online in "washington week" webcast extra streaming live at 30:00 p.m. eastern time at pbc.org/washingtonweek. among the topics, the big africa summit in washington. keep up every night on the pbs news hour and we will wrap it up for you again on friday next week on "washington week." good ni

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the americans who came to hawaii in that time are not regular joe americans. you have your bible am being killed joys. you have your baby alert -- baylor young leaves a bunch of capitalist and other dreamers. it just captured that. it is about the singular types who ended up there. >> time for one more question. was a studyt book a listener's point of view. have you done another one. >> you want to read a diary of me going on a book tour and talking to interviewers? that hadn't occurred to me. that was myhat first book listing to the radio was a pretense incidents -- prison sentence. one thing about that form, but can listen to the radio every day. it was trying as a project. i do and there is something in that form that definitely captured the time. the year i listened was 1995. i do not really listen to a lot of different kinds of radio so much anymore. at the time i cannot imagine that it has gotten more violent. ien i turned on the radio, think maybe on the first day, right before oklahoma city, right before the right wing talk radio that people start wond

why don't americans rise up against that? let me just start by saying i was enjoying that previous statement. i really hate to break up the night as they say in congress i would be willing to yield the remainder of my time so you can catch up on that if you want me to give my opinion i will tell you that americans do not like the racial hustlers, they don't like the expresumption of -- exploitation. that doesn't mean americans aren't appalled. here is the central fact of this event. we do not know what happened on that day. we simply don't know. we don't know -- we haven't heard from the officer. we haven't seen witnesses on the stand who can be cross-examined. everybody is jumping to conclusions and he i would include, in that, the governor of the state of missouri. jay nixon who said in a statement, that what did he say? >> he should be prosecuted. >> a vigorous prosecution must now be -- must now be pursued. what is he implying here? that a prosecution has to be pursued e he must be saying a vigorous investigation must be

there is no upside to being american that's why a lot of americans are trying to get rid of their american passport the whole idea of america as offering something special is to put the c.e.o. of pfizer saying this there's we took everything we could take we extract it all the the infrastructure gains and the subsidies and now there's no upside left we chewed all the meat off the bone so we're going to leave and i think a lot of people tell me this realisation that the myth of america is finished and pfizer a major corporation personifies this they're basically abandoning america and so are a lot of corporations and so will have the population be clamoring to get out of that health hole a tweet from wall street journal sounds very similar to what you just said this is from matthew dalton at the wall street journal he says us once went to war to escape british taxes now you. yes companies are moving to the u.k. to pay them part of the reason why the tax rate by the way in the us is so high because it's thousands of pages long because of the likes of pfizer because of these huge corporations

african-american. both had experience whale boats. i will not go into details of the raid. you have to read the book for that. the raid succeeded. not only was he surprised, but they grabbed the nephew of the british secretary of war and the sentry in front of the house. later, one of the raiders moved to vermont and sent his kid to a school. the teacher at the school was the sentry captured. barton realized the weakest link was prescott's reliance on british ships in narragansett bay to protect the island. prescott had troops on the east side of the island, on the northern end of the island, the southern end. he relied on the royal navy ships right here. it is deceiving. these ships are two miles away here and four miles away here. barton thought about coming down to bristol which is closer but would have had to come within one mile of these ships. instead, he decided to come from [indiscernible] at night to there and then came down using prudence island as a shield and then when in between jamestown

there were six american dead and seven american wounded. had neverd -- britain suffered such a lopsided defeat in its military history. i think, i did not speculate in the book but i will now, i think had that battle been fought in advance of the peace treaty, we might be running canada today. [laughter] from that moment, you could rightfully say america have regained its prideful dignity and won the blood respect and admiration -- won worldwide respect and admiration. the war was over and so is my speech. [applause] i finished earlier than i thought. far earlier. that means much more time for questions. you, limit them becausextent of my talk my expertise has to do with washington, baltimore, and new orleans. ar.is a long w i am not at liberty to speak with any authority on the rest of the war. so, may we have some questions? yes, the lady. >> [indiscernible] >> would you mind, rebecca? my hearing aid has gone off. would you mind repeating that question? in the battle of bladensburg, why did the u.s. troops withdraw their ammunition from t

african american officers are not a dime a dozen. it is hard to go out and get african americans. we talked about tonight the divide between young african-americans and law enforcement. you don't see young african-americans coming out in droves. we have to change that, if we change the make up of our department. we have to get them engaged. wanting to serve the city in law enforcement. >> let me try another question. the police chief said he wants a full investigation. he has released engines about his version of the event. how can people be sure there'll be a complete having if the police chief is telling people what happened? >> the only police chief that made any comments is the police chief of st louis, the one leading the investigation. to date, they are in complete control. they are the ones releasing the information. the justice department is involved in parallel investigations. with all the eyes on the information. i'm confident we'll see a fair investigation. >> you under the information coming from the police, that this young african american man jumped on a police offic

what's the role of california in american gardens and american environmentalism? >> guest: california has always had an outside influence on not just californians bit rest of the country and the rest of the world because in a sense it's so visual. everything is bigger here, yosemite valley and the secretary a river and sierra nevada and the mojave desert. a landscape that is just powerfulfully iconic. and it's also a climate which is really, really seductive. it's drawn people here and when you draw people here to live in this splen for of nature, you -- splen discover nature, you ruin it and you can only run so far because you keep mucking up paradise, and eventually you'll muck up paradise so california is a kind of -- it's our national trauma and dilemma. it's also the case that environmental politics, environmental formation, environmental rhetoric, really matured in california, from john muir to david bro brower and the sierra club in northern california. modern environmentalism took its shape probably here, and then second part of your question -- or the fir

you don't have to come to the american homeland to hurt hearn americans. jim foley wasn't in the american homeland. there are thousands of americans closer to where isis operates in jordan, egypt, turkey. there are american allies in europe and turkey is a nato partner. there are ways to hurt america. isis said over and over again it wants to hurt america without coming to the homeland. if you frame it as, well, we are going to take action because we think they are coming to the homeland, that gives you wiggle room. we have seen general dempsey they we don't have evidence that they are threatening the homeland. they are threatening america. it's not just the homeland. >> sounds like the talk pushing us into the iraq war in the first place. nbc news reported douglas mccar thur mccain was killed in syria fighting for isis. he's from minnesota. in twitter posts he said he reverted to islam back in 2004. this spring he traveled to turkey and made it to syriament he's one of a small number or a handful of americans who have gone to fight for the terror group th

to court the african-american vote. is a legacy of the 2012 race when they did a postmortem found that their numbers african-americans, obama got 96% of the black vote and their numbers with hispanics were rather disappointing. so they're making a hard effort to court that. on the african-american side, not necessarily to win the african-american vote, that's a solid democratic block. like i said, the president got it 6% -- 96% of the vote in 2012. but if they can cut into that could make things difficult for candidates at the margins in close races. hispanic vote it's a built more complicated. you have an instance where the party is divided on immigration. the partyrs of support comprehensive immigration reform. some members don't. getting a mixed that voters are finding difficult to decipher. is the pie they have to slice up and where it leads in will be interesting to see, because these issues, issues at play in people ofhat affect color. you've got the voting right act. last summercourt issued a ruling which cripple

in the african-american side of the ledger, not necessarily to win the african-american vote -- that is a solid democratic lock -- block. they like to cut into that lead a bit. if they can cut into that lead, that can make things difficult for candidates at the margins. vote, it is anic bit more complicated. you have an instance where the is divided onty immigration. some members of the party support comprehensive immigration reform. some members don't. you are getting a mixed message that some hispanic voters are finding difficult to decipher. that is the pie they have to slice up. where it leads in november, it will be interesting to see. play are several issues at affect peopleat of color. you have the voting rights act. summerreme court last issued a ruling which crippled some segments of the voting rights act. that has to be addressed. the court put the onus on congress to address it. there are bills in congress to fix the voting rights act. wanted to have that on the house floor by the end of the year. bills had moved nowhere in the house or the senate. some republicans in cong

first and foremost protection of american personnel. there are american military and nationals. and the artillery position maintained isis and struck by the american military was focused on targets that were defending irbill. and that is why it occurred. the protection of american personnel in iraq is a top priority and one that merits the use of military force. the second, is related to the urgent humanitarian situation that exists in the mountain. there is a religious and ethnic minority and a population of thousands of people who are stranded in the top of the mountain. isil forces are on the base of the mountain and vowing to kill those that defend. that is a urgent humanitarian situation. and the united states military carried out a successfully an air drop of supplies, food and water and basic medical supplies to those individuals stranded on the mountain and trying to provide humanitarian relief. the president authorized military strikes that could be used to address the situation in the mountain. there are kurdish security forces that are seeking to dislodge that siege i

. >> each week on american history tv, "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. next, a visit to fraunces tavern at the southern tip of manhattan. to learn the history of the reconstructed 1719 building where general george washington bid farewell to his officers following the revolutionary war. >> fraunces tavern is at 54 pearl street, which is the corner of pearl and broad street in lower manhattan. it was built in 1719 with the delancey family. it was never lived in, it was built at a home, but it was a very mercantile area, lots of sailors coming in and out, lots of ships. so the delanceys never wanted to raise their family here, so it was rented out by different tenants. one of the tenants was mr. holt and he rented a dance hall. in 1762, samuel fraunces purchased 54 pearl street and he opened up the queen's head tavern. and being down here in lower manhattan, you were at the center of commerce. so it was location, location, location. it was a very popular tavern. soon, the politics of the times started really kicking up and samuel fraunces was a patriot, so

and, you know, it shouldn't be about whether you are black american, white american or americans. this is a country where if you work hard and believe in yourself, you can 6 succeed. no matter where you came from. i have lost businesses and had successful businesses. it's not about the color of my skin. it's about attitude and willingness to dig down deep and work hard. you know, i think a big problem with blacks -- and i am not prejudice -- is, you know, they -- they play the race card, and it hurts them. employers are afraid to hire them because if there is an issue at work, they will say, well, it's because i am black, i am being picked on. maybe it's because you are not doing your job. one of the callers made a comment about race. she basically got crucified in the media. you listen to the black comedians and every other word is the "n" word. and it's okay, and i don't think it's okay. i don't think they should do that because, you know, white people hear them saying that and think that it's okay. it's not. it's wrong. and i -- host: kevin, we've got a lot on the table there.

worse off than their parents the good jobs that provided the american dream or made the american dream a reality for many americans have just disappeared been outsourced and what has replaced it are low pay low skill jobs with no job. security no benefits no pension so people are spending all their time working these crazy hours and the hours required to survive are getting crazier the new gallup poll finds that economically stressed americans are working an average of forty seven hours per week with a growing number clocking sixty or more an increasing lack of security or stability in the u.s. workforce has even been acknowledged by america's leader but average wages have barely budged inequality is deepening upward mobility has stalled the cold hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery too many americans are working more than ever just to get by let alone to get ahead and too many still aren't working at all but many critics say the government is to blame for leaving the american dream in tatters it's because the the we live in a what is not a free market economy we live in a f

young americans are the poorest americans. younger generations have less time to acutely well. -- accumulate wealth. it is wrong to take from us to subsidized and older, wealthier generation. we need to look at the future of the country. best thing is not to take more from us when we are young and poor. these programs are not sustainable. a.m. person today will not realize social security benefits. everyone says it will be bankrupt and there will be no drawe for my generation to benefits without must reform. is going to bankrupt my generation with higher taxes. we cannot count on any benefit from that from either. 90% of young americans support immediate entitlement reform. case,in social security's what would you support in terms of reform? guest: there are obvious places to start. you can get out fewer benefits to wealthier seniors. you can start slowly raising the retirement age. when it was started, 65 was an age that few people were living past. today, the average life expectancy is well in the 70's. those are simple refo

leland: sources tell fox news the second american was from the somali-american community in minneapolis and was killed in the same battle as this man, douglas mccain who grew up near minneapolis as well. we are learning shocking details about other americans from the same area fighting alockside isis. martha: ed henry is with us and he will be live from the lawn. let's go to catherine herridge for more on this. >> reporter: our source in minneapolis says a second family was sent a photo from syria reportedly of their son. the state department did not immediately respond. he was one of 15 men mostly somalis who went to syria joining isis. this is the the same pattern we saw when young somali men began leaving for east africa to join the al qaeda affiliatal hah back. the -- affiliate al-shabab. an official said they have never seen a group like isis use a propaganda campaign so effectively. the free syrian army told reporters about mccain. based on their social meade why profiles mccain was friends with, went to high school with this man, who was killed fighting with the al qaeda affiliat

but this really grabbed americans' attention. since his death, we have now learned about other americans being held captives by isis. we have also learned about americans who have joined isis and are nighting with the group. and it continues it's reign of terror. matthew van dike has been right in the middle of the danger zone in syria, he was also held captive in libya, and now he's heading to iraq. thanks so much for being with us, we really appreciate your time. in fact you knew james foley, you're also a friend of steven sotlov. what kind of impact are their stories having on you. >> it's had a very personal impact on me. i saw james just a couple of weeks before he disappeared. these are good friends of mine, they were both aware of the risks, but the story needed to be told, so they went, but yeah, it certainly makes me even more cautious about my security moving forward. >> and you felt the documentary in syria sharing the story of two syrian rebels. talk to me about the current situation here, by the way, the images you h

five american helicopters are shot down. three american advisors are killed. 63 south vietnamese die, half of them shooting at each other. >> we have u.s. military advisors flying combat missions. adversaries accompanying forces into the field. so by this point, their role had gone beyond simply advising. >> we have learned a bitter lesson. the army in south vietnam cannot cope with the committed gorilla enemy. it is trained for conventional war american style. >> there is growing uncertainty about whether the advisory effort is really working. >> then in the midst of this there is a buddhist crisis. >> the war in vietnam is a fight on two fronts. the government faces the communists and a revolt of the majority, a fight which has been joined by thousands of students. >> the country's buddhist majority sees the president as a tyrant. >> we had established a government in south vietnam lead by a western educated catholic named diem was our boy. >> he becomes the dictator. >> a catholic presence imposing itself and they are goi

americans to do it. all the people who served in fghanistan and iraq, we're you.eful for this is not just a job of veterans and the organizations. every american needs to join us who have care of those taken care of us. of americans may be fighting our wars. 100% of americans benefit from that 1%. 100% need to be supporting our troops. 100% need to be supporting our veterans. our need to be supporting families. and everybody can do something. every american, every business, professional, every school, every community. all of us as one american team, that's how we will truly honor our veterans and that's how we will truly say thank you. that's how we will uphold the all who servedth in our name. god bless you. veterans.our god bless the united states of america. very much. [applause] ♪ patriotic music) now remarks from veterans in charlotte, north carolina. minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. it's a pleasure to be here with charlotte and a true privilege to hear president obama's remarks earlier. i de

it is now mostly african-american. and the argument was that, i guess they had re-done the canal area. there's this big mural of robert e. lee there. and it's like the african-american population demanded that it be taken down. and so it does seem like there is a real expression of political power in that city now. >> well, it's an interesting place. it does come up. if you go, i also highly recommend the museum of the confederacy. it's a fascinating place in its own right. its bookstore is fascinating. it is not -- you might imagine being up here in new england, you might imagine it is completely going to be committed to the lost cause memory, but it's not. what's interesting about it is jefferson davis' white house is what it's called and the museum of the confederacy are smack dab in the middle of a massive hospital complex. so if you go to it, you have a largely african-american city. you have a very diverse population. as you walk to it. and then when you get to the museum of the confederacy, suddenly everyone aro

the last american veteran of world war i passed away three years ago at the age of 100 and. there is not a representation of veterans in congress. there is not representation of veterans on major corporations and foundations. it is a different challenge for us but when we think we can meet. i got involved in this effort some years ago when i decided to advocate for restoration of the war memorial on the mall which had fallen into disrepair. that effort led me to talk about rededicating that memorial as a national and local world war i memorial on the mall. the question will come up, why pershing park, why don't you want to be on the mall? that is an excellent question. the commission thinks working from a blank slate, we would be on the mall. to congress enacted the commemorative works at to govern establishment and location of memorials and the nation's capital. nationale provides the mall is a completed work of civic art and there shall be no new memorials, monuments, museums, visitor centers on the mall except for those rent fathered in such as the world war ii memorial,

could either of you describe the terrorist threat that isil represents to americans and should americans begin to follow -- this they be prepared for a perpetual war on terror? >> well, i'll take the first run on it and marty can crespond, a well. jim, what happened in this country on 9/11, 2001, when you asked the question about should americans see this as any kind of a threat, as an imminent threat and what's the issue and this is in iraq, i doubt if there were many people that would have thought there was much of a threat the day before 9/11. that happened a few years ago. this country is far better prepared today in every way for th this, but terrorism is not new to the world. the sophistication of terrorism and an ideology that the general was talking about, married now with resources now presents a whole new dynamic and a new paradigm of threats to this country. the sophistication, technology, money, resources and all of that is different and we can't ask the question of ourselves as leaders who have responsibility to the security of this country to say it wasn't that big a deal.

also seen, another american journalist, steven sought cough. in a statement today, president obama was firm. >> the united states of america will continue to do what we must do to protect our people. we will be vigilant and we will be relentless. >> foley's parents at their home in new hampshire expressed their sorrow and pride. >> we're very proud of jim. you know, as he was a courageous, fearless journalist. very compassionate american. >> his family halfway around the world felt her pain. ethnic azeedy refugees were d v driven from their homes by isis militants. many women kidnapped, many men killed brutally. isis are not really human, this man says. wherever they go, they behead men. it is not surprising, he says. they have killed several members of my family, and this man shows me photos on a cell phone of other isis beheading. meanwhile, people waging battle on the ground against isis are hoping the u.s. won't waver. american bombing of isis targets has been critical to gains, most recently, the retaming of the mosul dam. their message, t

there's support that can be given by the american military. but this is a situation that will only be solved by the iraqi people and a government that reflects the views of iraq's diverse population. >> reporter: do you hope that the actions authorized yesterday will effectively buy time so the iraqis will organize their government and the defense forces to repel isis? >> i don't think that i would describe it that way, and i don't think the president would either. the primary goal of the mission that the president authorized last night is the protection of the american personnel in iraq, and the president authored military action to address an urgent and dire situation. and the willingness on the part of the american people to continue to stand with the people of iraq as they pursue a future that is reflect i havivee diverse population of iraq, and the future is not under grave threat by isil extremists making advances in the country, and clear for national security for us to support the iraqi people as they confront that threat. but again, t

or you can e-mail us. >>> next on american history tv, the smithsonian's national museum of american history commemorates rates flag day and the 200th anniversary of the "star-spangled banner." the program ends with a simultaneous nationwide singing of the national anthem. this event is about an hour and a half. >> how is everybody doing here. i want to welcome you to the national museum of natural history. my name is xavier. today, we are celebrating our national and international flag day sing along for the 200th anniversary of the star spangled banner. that's right. 200 years ago this year, francis scott wrote the words to a poem. they wrote the national anthem, the star spangled banner. we restore through collections, research and outreach. we help people understand the past to better make sense of the present and shape a more humane future. we hope our program will do that bringing the nation together around the national anthem. by the way, we are not just bringing people here in washington, d.c. on the national mall, but all over the country and indeed, world. i would like to s