it started in lynn, massachusetts, and ultimately spread around eastern massachusetts. the author estimated that about half of what he supposed were 40,000 shoemakers, went out on strike. shoemaking at that time -- over 30 or 40 years -- had been transformed from a cottage industry, where craftsman made custom shoes for individuals to basically sweatshop labor. as with any industrialized labor, the emphasis was on more production, but certainly not more compensation. shoemakers in 1860 were making as little as $3.50 or more per week. the rent for a house for a family was three dollars a week. room and board was $2.75 per week. so whole families a lot of times, had to go into the shops to make a living. the problem was, they didn't have enough money to save any in for the strike so, the strike only lasted a few weeks and eventually, they went back to work. so they went back to work, and they lost all those wages. the shoemaking trade in those days used to have a slump toward the early autumn, then it would pick up late in the year, i suppose, when southerners would start

some folks in eastern massachusetts might quibble with the president's characterization there. i want to ask you about how this is being waged in the court of public opinion. in sort of a perverse way, the president's attorneys are playing the role of prosecutors in the court of public opinion. they are trying to cast doubt on robert mueller's investigation as it continues. what's your reaction to the efficacy of that? how well they have been able to get americans to doubt what bob mueller and his team are doing. >> well, in the court of public opinion this really comes down to does the public believe bob mueller and his investigation or does the public believe donald trump and his continuing changing stories? and so that's what it will come down to, david. i will also say when it comes to congress, james comey, andrew mccabe, rod rosenstein have come to congress. they have raised their right hand and gone under oath to tell their version of what happened. the one person who keeps talking about this who has not done that is donald trump. he is not willing to sit down even when

and ticking up again at 330 eastern with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, and california's senator pamela harris. we will bring your daylong conversation about trade policy and tariffs hosted by the national press foundation. my vet 9:25 a.m. eastern. -- live at 9:25 a.m. eastern. >> nominated to the supreme court of president ronald reagan in 1987, justice anthony kennedy is retiring after 30 years on the bench. monday, we will take a look at his legacy on the supreme court and its impact on the nation for justicelerk kennedy from 2011 to 2012 and former assistant to the solicitor general, nicole starsky, who argued 29 cases before justice kennedy and the court. of anthonyegacy kennedy monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. national security and intelligence officials including national intelligence director dan coats joint press secretary sarah sanders for today's white house briefing. efforts of about the their

contessa >> seema, the construction projects are going up in the eastern part of massachusetts. this is the encore boston harbor mgm is getting ready to open in mid august all of the construction workers required to make these buildings come to life a growing nber umof them are women how it's happening, ahead on "power lunch." are you ready to take your wifi to the next level? then you need xfinity xfi. a more powerful way to stay connected. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most wifi coverage for your home, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. >>> we have heard a lot of stories about construction companies being unable to find skilled workers. now a major project in massachusetts aims to close the skills gap and the gender gap at the same time by putting more women in hard hats contessa peruer joins with us that story >> reporter: encore boston harbor is less than a year away from completion. among the thousands of workers helping ing ting to erect the are women

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> in the seventh congressional district of massachusetts, incoming congressmen michael capauno debated the boston city councilmember ayanna pressley ahead of the september 4 primary. from boston, this is a half-hour. ♪ greater boston, the final debate between michael capauno and ayanna pressley , for the seventh congressional district. with the september 4 primary around the corner, this is it, the final chance for the democrats to make their case to the voters in an election that has drawn national attention. we would like to welcome our listeners on radio and our viewers online. let us get to it. congressman michael capauno has represented the district since 1999. >> good to see you.

at 8 p.m.night eastern, on c-span's q and a. congressman michael capuano who represents massachusetts seventh district faces a primary challenge boston city councilmember ayana presley. that election will be hand all september 4 -- held on september 4. they discuss health care, justice reform, and president trump. >> the final debate between incumbent u.s. congressman michael capuano and challenger ayanna pressley. it is the final chance for the two democrats to make their chance for the voters in an of action that is drawing national attention. we also want to welcome our listeners on the radio and online at wgbhnews.org. let's get to it. joined by michael capuano, who has represented the district since 1999. we will keep track of speaking time to keep things even and with less than a half-hour tonight, brevity would be appreciated. you said repeatedly this campaign the seventh is the bluest of districts. having a progressive voting record is not exactly a profile in courage. of the thousands of votes he has taken in the last 2

and kamala harris of california, starting at 3:30 eastern. conference continues saturday -- and alexandria ocasio-coortez. you can see their speeches live on c-span -- some of the netroots conference from yesterday. we will begin with democratic activist tom stier.

when massachusetts senator californiaarren and senator, let are scheduled to speak live on c-span. here is our coverage from the first day of the coverage with democratic candidates, mayors, organizers and donors. this is about two hours. [applause] greetings, family. i said, greetings,

additional downpours are expected across a large part of the eastern u.s. over the next two days. >>> this week, the trump osed decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. tonight, nbc's ali orousi is on the ground in tehran and takes a look at how those sanctions are adding to an already volatile situation. >> reporter: protests are breaking out across iran. one major cause, the country's economic tailspin.ri. shortages of basic goods is rampant. and its currency losing around 80% of its value. the dire situation only made worse by the trump administration's recent renewal of sanctions and the american president's fiery rhetoric. but the economy isn't the only sore subject. the demonstrations have grown to encompass a wider range of popular anger against iran's strict social rules. cyrus, who owns iran's biggest foreign investment consulting firm, thinheful. >> we have to say basically no to three out of four clients. and now a days it's the other way around. two out of three are leaving the country or at least freezing their projects. >> reporter: ther

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at 8 p.m.night eastern, on c-span's q and a. congressman michael capuano who represents massachusetts seventh district faces a primary challenge boston city councilmember ayana presley. that election will be hand all september 4 -- held on september 4. they discuss health care, justice reform, and president trump. >> the final debate between incumbent u.s. congressman michael capuano and challenger ayanna pressley. it is the final chance for the two democrats to make their chance for the voters in an of action that is drawing national attention.

it begins wednesday morning at nine eastern: then at 11:00 a.m. a discussion of presidential history and who's stories get told with his -- historians from new york to massachusetts. part of the white house historical association summit this week in washington. if you miss any of them this week, you can find them on cspan.org. american history tv weekdays continues until labor day. our look at the presidency continues wednesday. with how presidents have dealt with the media and press coverage. on thursday, we turn to our oral history series and conversations with women who are members of congress. and friday, we'll share discussions on world war i known as the great war. including a look at soldiers on the western front and how the u.s. dealt with shell shock. >> cspan where history unfolds daily. in 1979, cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the co

eastern new jersey senator cory booker, and picking up again at 3:30 with massachusetts senator andabeth warren california senator kamala harris. on c-span two, at a long conversation about trade policy and tariffs, hosted by the national press foundation. live at 9:25 a.m. eastern.

and kamala harris of california, starting at 3:30 eastern. conference continues saturday -- and alexandria ocasio-coortez. you can see their speeches live on c-span -- some of the netroots conference from yesterday. we will begin with democratic activist tom stier. -- no sense of urgency to impeach president trump. .> hello, netroots i am so happy to be back here with the rudest, loudest, and truest grassroot activists in the united states of america. as somebody who has only been doing politics full-time for five and a half years, i've learned the most by doing. that means i've knocked on doors to throw county republican congress people out of office. i have rallied with thousands of people in salt lake city to demand the president immediately return families together. and i've been talking to voters in town halls from denver to minneapolis, and from orlando to write here in new orleans last night. along the way, what i've come to know, really understand, is that grassroots activists are the heart and soul of the progressive movement. power

eastern new jersey senator cory booker, and picking up again at 3:30 with massachusetts senator andabeth warren california senator kamala harris. on c-span two, at a long conversation about trade policy and tariffs, hosted by the national press foundation. live at 9:25 a.m. eastern. about an hour, author and filmmaker dinesh desousa discusses the democratic party and the race. then, democracy alliances julie women in theabout 2018 campaign. join the discussion. ♪ nightpresident trump last at a campaign rally in pennsylvania continued his criticism of the media, airing his grievances of how the press has covered his administration on many fronts. thoughtso get your this morning. do you support or oppose the president's criticism of the media? if you support it, (202) 748-8000. if you oppose it, (202) 748-8001 . for those in the media this morning, (202) 748-8002. also join us on twitter on facebook andgo to post your comments, where there are already 540. your was the president in pennsylvania last night. [video clip] theour was the story by fake news. the president was 15 minutes late

when massachusetts senator californiaarren and senator, let are scheduled to speak live on c-span. here is our coverage from the first day of the coverage with democratic candidates, mayors, organizers and donors. this is about two hours. [applause] greetings, family. i said, greetings, family. need a big new orleans welcome, a big netroots welcome. greetings, family. that is what i'm talking about. good night and welcome, welcome, welcome to netroots nation 2018. our tbc breastto roots band. -- grassroots band. give it up for them . that is great. they have a great history of joyful resistance in new orleans and where soap proud to open netroots nation today with them. thank the people of new orleans to welcoming us to this glorious and magical city. i want to lift up our new progressive mayor. and city councilor. wft's localthe grants here new orleans worked hard to elect. and i want to give it up for our local branch. so again, my name is maurice mitchell and i would like to welcome you on behalf of arlena -- marlene and michael mitchell, my parents, who are proud, proud immigra

. >> let's limit immigrant to the eastern. the devils in the northeast was iroquois and new england and the early settlers and the experience down here was souterly different in the northeast, massachusetts flag has got it an indian and a set el are and the new york city -- but the experience down here was so different. this characids went to london in 1730 but nobody was taking their iroquois. between the northeast experience and the experience here was so different. >> you know, i'll be honest with you, i don't really know. that wasn't -- i'm not a student of native americans. really no only this one tribe but i can guess. the land mass that we're talk about is different. two things come to mind. one this population centers of -- in the 17th century were to the northeast. new york, boston, philadelphia, were the major cities. there were no major cities south of philadelphia particularly. atlanta was much later to come. but -- therefore the mass -- the land was much larger, and there were -- it was a different kind of struggl

colonel george prescott of massachusetts says i will let go. he was so adamant that he had a strong position on stony hill. the way barnes deploys his men on stony hill tells me he has got men facing to the south, the east, some men to the west. keep in mind, a map is a snapshot in history. these guys don't know where the confederates are coming from. even at the confederates cannot see over the ridge line, the union can't do the same. they don't know what is coming at them. we now have confederate forces from georgia, south carolina, kansas. this turns into an area that is drawing more troops in. union forces have a perfect avenue of advance on the wheatfield road, interior lines along tiny town road will kill -- keep filtering more troops onto the battlefield. they keep going toward the wheatfield, 20 northern tip as they battle keeps raging down. eventually, this will engage over 22,000 soldiers. nearly one half of long streets soldiers are there. they will tie up for the next few hours with counterattacks and frontal attacks. this is a pict

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. >> extreme flooding caused a mess in massachusetts. we'll go to paul williams for more. >> good morning, kendis, maggie. showers and thunderstorms abundant from d.c. to portland. it's a two-headed monster. tuesday it continues along the entire eastern seaboard. we are expecting monday through wednesday heavy thunderstorms from st. louis, kansas city, chicago. southwest, normal desert heat and for the northwest hot as well. but guess what, because of all the fires, we have reduced air quality, lower visibility. hazy skies from portland, grand junction, sacramento and l.a. and more scattered showers in the center part of the country. >>> staying out west, a break in the weather is helping firefighters battling the historic wildfires in california. the week-old holy fire is 41% contained after burning 36 square miles of dry tinder and brush. the mendocino complex fire is now 71% contained. >>> nasa has launched the parker solar probe. it is set to become the fastest-moving manmade object in history, traveling 430,000 miles per hour. its m

it begins wednesday morning at 9 am eastern. at 11 am, a discussion of presidential history and whose stories get told, with historians from virginia, new york, and massachusetts park they are talking from representatives from presidential sites across the country. -- summit this week in washington. >>> if you miss any of this week american history tv programs, you can find them online at c-span's video library, cspan.org. american history tv weekdays continues until labor day. our look at the presidency continues wednesday. with -- how presidents has dealt with the media and press coverage. on thursday, we turn to our oral history series and conversations with women who were members of congress. and friday, we will show discussions on world war i, known as the great war. including a look at shoulders -- soldiers on the western front. and how the west delta shellshocked. >>> showing -- join us for book tvs life coverage -- national book festival. saturday starting at 10 am eastern. our coverage includes -- collins at the washing

our william la jeunesse will have more on the story coming up on "america's newsroom" at 9:30 eastern. >>> on duty police officer looking for help in cell phone store like any of us is denied service by employee. the massachusetts officer, dan collins was left hanging at the shop near boston, that employee out of a job. the store is apologizing saying the employee refused to help several customers, not just the officer. the police department has accepted the apology. those are the headlines. send it back to you. steve: let's see. go out to the streets of new york city. janice dean, the weather machine. the big concert is about to start. >> cody is here on stage. getting ready to perform. are you guys having a good time? [cheering] i just heard cody is from texas. everybody says people are nice in texas. is that true? >> yes. >> everybody in the crowd here. what are you doing here today? >> supporting my friends. >> your friends are in the band. >> you're in the band? >> not really. happened to be here. saw they were being here. >> i always wanted to say i'm withed band. cody, can i sa

well a massachusetts man accused trying to hire a hit man on twitter, to kill ice agents federal law enforcement officials say 33-year-old brandon suffered a 500 bucks for the job tweeted his desire to slit throat of senator john mccain faces to up five years in prison if convicted released on 50,000 dollars bond to football, only preseason, nfl players already protesting the national an them, if question what they intend to do we found out in miami robert raised right fist they kneeled colin kaepernick tweeted support continue protest by taking a knee stay strong brothers he plans to keep kneeling. >> being part of this protest hasn't been easy i thought i was by myself out there today i had with me. >> -- the regular season. >> why not? >> the nfl released this statement, quote is there has been no change in the nfl policy. the anthem will continue to be played before every game and all player nonplayer personnel on the field at that time are expected to stand. all right, two women lawsuit against any nike claiming they swimsuited in career advancement allege inappropriately waiver

historians from virginia, new york and massachusetts will take part in that discussion. and tonight during american history tv prime time, we'll show you our coverage of the second day of the white house historical association's white house site summit, including the presidential panel on presidents and the press tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. >>> during the break, we visit little white house in key west, florida, for stories of how president truman spent his time at this historic retreat. ♪ >> the little white house got its name partly through an accident, partly through just the fact that franklin roosevelt had had the little white house. in our participate case, president truman was at everglade city, dedicating the everglades national park in december of 1947. and the press corps started yelling at the president, are you going to return to florida, mr. president? and he responded by saying, of course i'm coming back, i have a little white house down in key west. and so the house at that time was painted gray. the navy took this as a clear indication the p

inhear from ivan next massachusetts. good morning. caller: hi, good morning. it has been an interesting show. race relations all over the world have always been a problem in every country really sense the beginning of time. and i think, you know, the world has made a lot of progress. surly, america is probably the best country we have as far as race relations goes. but under president obama, who i voted for twice, i realized that there was also such a thing as black racists. which you know, it sounds shocking, but after the last two years of the obama administration, i realized that this goes two ways. and when eric holder said there couldn't be any such thing as a black racist, and you know, black people cannot be convicted of the civil rights violation, i realized that maybe we are missing the boat and making a , ifake here in america that it passes laws like we have to protect black people, i wonder if there is such a thing as unintended consequences? we have reached the point now where a lot of people are resentful toward black people, that maybe would not