but they became friends on that plane trip so carter gave his eulogy and when i asked jimmy carter, he was emotional and said ford is someone i think about a lot and i treasure our friendship. we would always want to rise together ride together in the car so we could talk. we loved long trips because it gave us time together to talk and this is about those friendships. it's not about the steel dossier and what's going on with michael flynn and the latest consists chaos about the past. it's putting that in the framework of what we see today which is so very different because you can't imagine donald trump becoming friendly with any of these former presidents. he said he's open to a friendship with bill clinton but if you think back to the 2016 election, donald trump invited those who accused bill clinton of rape and the debate with hillary clinton, how can you move beyond that? you can't. things have gotten so vicious and politics has become such a blunt force that i think it changed the way the former presidents are going to interact going forward. >> barbara in oklahoma city. good mor

many of them had jimmy carter further away standing to the side. he isn't part of this group in the way that he would like to be. he would get a call back from tomball in and was an intern in the carter white house and if you are getting a return call for someone who works for you you are supposed to be called back by the president. and i think he feels like he hasn't been given the proper respect. >> host: let's go to ruth joining from illinois. good morning. >> caller: good morning, everyone. sorry about how the country is going. but i want to ask two questions. when the riots happened when president obama was in office, what was his comment on the riots? >> guest: >> caller: they were the same as president trump. these people keep calling in about separating their children at the border. there was a good reason that he felt to separate families. it was to find out what kids belonged to what families. >> guest: one thing that i found interesting is when i spoke to the bush family they have naturalization ceremonies at the bush center these are ju

with jimmy carter's sister, ruth. >> this is the jimmy carter boyhood farm, and it's important to ms. rosalynn's story because she would have spent a lot of time out here with president carter's sister, ruth. >> this is the room of jimmy carter's sisters, ruth and gloria. and when rosalynn carter came out to see her friend ruth, this is where they would hang out together, play games, do homework and just enjoy each other's company. >> surely, when ms. rosalynn was out visiting president carter's sister, she would have seen a young jimmy carter and had many interactions with him. >> this is plains high school. this is where rosalynn smith carter and jimmy carter would have attended first through the 11th grade. >> her first memory of going to school here is she made straight as at first quarter. and she went home and she showed her dad, edgar smith, and her mom, ms. allie, the straight as, and she -- they were so proud of her, her dad gave her a dollar for her accomplishments. >> later on, in the 7th grade, a local businessman had a contest for the student who had the best grade point

jimmy carter would not have changed anyway. he would not have changed anything. >> in your book first lady from plains written in 1984 you closed by saying i would be out on the campaign trail again today if jimmy carter would run again. >> i kept just knowing he was going to run. i would have been there. >> you have a grandson who's just announced for governor of georgia. >> i know. i'm thrilled. >> are you going to be out on the campaign trail? >> i'll do whatever he asks me to do. he's a great young man. went to the peace corps for a few years, came home and went to law school, has a law firm now and has two terms as a state senator. >> roselyn carter, you've had 33 years, the longest in history now, and you president carter have been very active. what do you say to your legacy first of all as first lady or what would you like it to be? >> i hope my legacy continues more than just first lady and i hope that i have contributed something into mental health issues and helped improve a little bit the life of people living with m

with jimmy carter's sister, ruth. this is the jimmy carter boyhood farm. it's important to miss rosalynn's story because she would spend a lot of time out here with president carter's sister, ruth. this is a room of jimmy carter's sisters, ruth and gloria. when rosalynn carter came out to see ruth, this is where they would hang out together. play games. do homework. and just enjoy each other's company. when miss rosalynn was out visiting president cart er's sister, she would have seen a young jimmy carter and had many interactions with him. this is plains high school. this is where they would have attended first through 11th grade. her first memory of going to school here is she made straight a as the first quarter. went home and showed her dad and her mom the straight as and she, they were so proud of her. her dad gave her a dollar for her accomplishments. later on in the 7th dprad, a local business man had a contest for the student who had the best grade point average throughout the year. and whoever had that grade

carter, the governor of georgia. and by the time election night came and the fords had lost, president ford had lost his speech. he asked the first lady to give his concession speech. we'll watch a little bit of that now. >> the president asked me to tell you that he telephoned president elect carter a short time ago and congratulated him on his victory. the president also wants to thank all of those thousands of people who worked so hard on his behalf and the millions who supported him with their votes. it's been the great honor of my husband's life to have served his fellow americans during two of the most difficult years in our history.the president urges

we do not have to worry about that in the white house. >> where did you first meet jimmy carter? >> well, plains, georgia, has a population of 634. i think i knew everybody in town. there were no girls my age in town. and of course i knew who he was. can i drink some water? i knew him but he was three years older than i am. but his little sister, who is three years younger than i am, would stay in town if we had a basketball game or some event at the school. she would stay with her grandmother who lived in town. we became really close friends. she was my best friend growing up. >> this is ruth. >> this is ruth. but he graduated from high school at 16. and i was 13. there was no way that i thought i would go to be carter. and i didn't go with him until he came home before he was a first-classmen, he came home from the naval academy. i went out with him the night before he was going to leave. but ruth and i plotted to get me out there with him, because i wanted to -- i had fallen in love with his photograph on the wall in her room at home. and say, he is here." he had a month's lea

president. >> and that was jimmy carter on 2010 and book tv's program. president carter has appeared as an author on book tv several times pretty confining on her website at booktv.org. and watching the kitty on "c-span2". it is television for serious readers and tonight with open up our archives to look at programs my former presidents . up next, isolate george hw bush. he wrote three books including a memoir of his time as vice president and he also co-authored a book with his national security advisor, about foreign policy. from 1999, here is the former president talking about his collection of personal letters and diary entries during his tenure as america's 41st president. >> one of the major person on a bookstore as you get to see advance copies of an of a parade i was privileged to read this book, all about a few weeks ago pretty this recounting of president bush's life through letters, memos and diary entries over the past six decades. nowadays most politicians at

democrats like jimmy carter in the past raised that concern. exactly why the trump campaign has the right to push back against this. easy to vote, but hard to cheat. >> the republican national committee has about $20 million to close democratic backed igefforts to ease restrictions. the campaign has assembled 600 attorneys. thoughba voting rules and keep battleground states are now in court fights happening right now. that could influence the outcome of the presidential race. >> we need to deal with this. new york state has a primary still up in the air even though it is a month after the election. you saw in new jersey where the governor offered 100 by ballot. even the naacp raised concern in that citye, council special election. there is a big difference. democrats trying to confuse people. making them think it is like absentee ballots. it is not. what democrats are doing in california and want to do across the country as mailto every address thatt may have an eligible voter. maybe six months, six years ago. >> i hear what you are saying. i m

you are going all the way back to jimmy carter, people saying let's have an outsider. joe biden is the opposite of an outsider. lara: he is. this is why it looks come in some ways, californians perceived their gubernatorial election after arnold schwarzenegger's 10-year gilts office. they were looking for someone with experience, not star power. that person was jerry brown, the former governor, longtime political insider. we also saw a similar dynamic with minnesotans choosing tim polity on the heels of jesse ventura in the gubernatorial race. this is not unusual, that the country said when we chose last time did not work for us this time. , foris interesting is joe biden to be elected, he would be the first insider from washington elected since george h.w. bush in 1988. david: ok. thank you for joining us, professor lara brown george washington university. and the author of an upcoming book, "amateur hour." coming up, we will speak to donna shalala about the fight against the coronavirus in her state of florida. that is next on "balance of power" on bloomberg televisi

he and jimmy carter are the only people i know that remain the same weight they were in college right on into the last days of their life. he never gained a pound. he never lost his physical fitness. he never lost his mental fitness. even in these last days when, a week or so ago what i talk to him, his voice was weak but his thoughts were clear. [indiscernible] ♪ i could hear him every day saying i have to go see my wife. his wife was sick. i don't care where he was, he had to go see her. her and he loved her. that meant so much to me. to look around and see a brother respect and love the wife the way he did. it was incredible and i admired him so much. he was the up enemy of a gentleman. all know he was the quiet warrior. the most humble person you could possibly meet. could be c.t.en vivian, just think where this world would be today. [applause] definitely worth applause. take a look at the next video. it is from vice president joe biden. i think his remarks with be for themselves. i am so honored to be a part of the celebration of rev. vivian's life of purpose and meaning. , tha

he and jimmy carter are the only people i know that remain the same weight they were in college right on into the last days of their lives. he never gained a pound, and he never lost his physical fitness. and he never lost his mental fitness, even in these last days when i come a week or so ago when i talked to him. his voice was weak but his thoughts were clear. >> when i think of -- given the foundation, i like to think about life, about -- [inaudible] but one of the other things i think about dr. king, if you wanted to know something about a man -- [inaudible] so much love. and i could hear him every day saying i've got to go see the wife, when his wife was sick. he was going everyday, i don't care what he was, he had to go to see the wife. he took care of his wife and he loved her. he treasured her. that's the way it's supposed to be. look around and see one of our men, brother who respect and love the wife and treasure the wife the way he did, but just incredible and i just admired him so much. he's the epitome of a gentleman. and, of course, we all know he's a quiet warrior. mos

democrats like jimmy carter in the past raised that concern. that is exactly why the trump campaign and the rnc are right to push back against this. it should be easy to vote but hard to cheat. elizabeth: the republican national committee has $20 million reports say to oppose democrat-backed effort to ease voting restrictions. joe biden says his campaign assembled 600 attorneys. so the voting rules in key battleground states governor are in court fights happening right now. that could influence the outcome of the presidential race. your thoughts on that? >> we need to deal with this. new york state they have got a primary still up in the air even though a month after the election. we saw in new jersey earlier this year the governor ordered 100% election by ballot. all the chaos and concerns they had. even naacp raised concerns. that city council special election. there is a big difference, a lot of democrats are trying to confuse people thinking that it is just like absent tee ballots. it is not. as an eligible voter i can ask for ash sent tee

you go back to jimmy carter with ronald reagan and gerald forward with jimmy carter. he hopes he will break on september 29. >> how are the negotiations with the commission on presidential debates? is the president committed to show up to all three debates? gov. christie: the president would like more debates. remember something, a lot of people are going to start voting before september 29. and there will not be one presidential debate before then to me seems ridiculous. we need to move them up or add additional debates between the president and vice president giving the phenomenon of early voting that occurs in many states. you will see the president and i'm sure he would love to have more of them. >> is that in discussion right now? is there a chance of that happening? e c.p.d. is pretty firm with its plan with three presidential and one vice presidential. >> that is up to the folks to do that. i'm a bystander. those are my views of what i know about the president and i think the president would want sooner more debates more than later. no shun -- one should cast a

carter. >> to spite jimmy carter. but there was some thought that they would be outside of iranian airspace while reagan was still speaking after he'd taken the oath of office. and reagan -- the plan that reagan and deaver agreed on is that reagan would call carter up to the lectern, and wouldn't that have been a -- to the podium? that would've been the most dramatic moment, but only if the hostages were released and announce it together. it didn't happen. but i asked mike deaver before he died to tell me the story, and i asked him what -- well, what did nancy think of this? because she had a pretty good theatrical sense, too, and he said she was all for it and that this would've been a great moment. it didn't happen, but it wasn't carter or reagan's fault. >> well, just 69 days into this new presidency, and we've already heard a caller that asked about it. john hinckley attempted ronald reagan's life at the washington hilton. we have an interview with nancy reagan in 1999. she took us around the reagan library, and s

with the exception of jimmy carter who stayed away for health reasons, president trump was the only living president who did not attend john lewis's funeral. instead he stayed in washington where he faced a rare rebuke from his own party over his suggestion that the election could be postponed. >> never in the history of the country through wars, depressions and the civil war have we ever not had a federally scheduled election on time. >> one republican lawmaker asked if trump had thought his tweet all the way through. >> i think that the president's term and the vice president's term expires on january 20th. if we were to delay the election past january 20th, the president would be the speaker of the house. >> the president has no power to unilaterally move the election and any change would be difficult and up to congress. though two of trumps most powerful cabinet secretaries seemed unaware of that this week. >> can a sitting u.s. president move an election date? >> actually i haven't looked into that question under the constitution. >> and the department of justice, others will make tha

>> jimmy carter did rally the evangelicals. he said he was an evangelical and he rallied them to support him. they elected him. once elected, he appointed all these judges that ruled against him. >> you don't consider that a watershed moment with his election? >> well, he did -- he did get a lot of evangelicals interested in politics, yes, that's true. 1976. when was that? 1976. that's about the time i was bringing some into the e.r.a. >> we'll take some more questions from our cadets. >> good afternoon, miss schlafly. at the end of the 19th century there's another large christian movement with good intentions, of course. to help out. now you can see that that -- that movement with good intentions has led to the current welfare system that we're in. do you have any fears that some of the pro-life movements that we have right now could in another 100 years turn into a very authoritarian state as far as telling people who they can what they can do inside their house all by themselves and really pushing the religion onto the indiv

while he and jimmy carter are the only people i know that remain the same weight they were in college right out into the last days of their life. he never gained a pound and he never lost his physical fitness. >> and he never lost his mental fitness. even in these last days. a week or so i talked to him his voice was weak but his thoughts were clear. >> i think of how howie i like to think about the life. one of the other things i think about you want to know something about a man he had so much love to talk to. i could hear him every day saying i've got to go see the wife when his wife was sick. every day i don't care where he was, he had to go see his wife. and he loved her, he treasured her. that meant so much to me. to look around and see one of our men, a brother, who respected and loved his wife entreated his wife the way he did. it was incredible and i just admired it so much. he is the opinion me of a gentleman. ♪ ♪ and of course we all know he is a quiet warrior. the most humble person you could possibly meet. if all young men could be a c.t. vivian just think where this

bush jimmy carter both lost the last president harry truman in 1948 had a 40 percent approval rating that's how far back you got to go on that income i think is ok so this is this is this is a big number that in watched the approval rating if he if you can have the turd blossom call 'd rove 'd 'd can raise that approval rating for bush above 40 percent he at least is still in the game is that some magic number well that let me ask you about the mel rushmore speech i don't i don't get this it was so divisive i mean you have the new york times it's racist it's divisive you know this is the worst thing that could possibly happen that the media was just like you know their hair was on fire hysterical about this what what what is the right say about what what is his core what is it is is course a the whole some of the phrasing that the president used in that speech was a culture war and this issue typifies that the left felt like you said the new york times some of what they said about how far left and radical how how scary the speech was the right love that speech in fact when you say th

the carters grew up together in plains, georgia, and were married in 1946 after jimmy graduated from the u.s. naval academy. carter is also our oldest living president as far as all the milestones they're having and they keep going at it, making all these families so happy with the habitat for humanity >> it's a heart warming story. when we put it that way, back-to-back brebeckon break it down that way, 26,000 days >>> a stranger catches a child from a burng bniuilding. >> what you need to know before your family flies this summer or in the future. dust mite droppin. dead skin cells? gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy duty dusters. dusters has three layers that grab, trap and lock away gross dust. gotcha! and, for dust on my floors, i switch to my sweeper. the textured cloths grab, trap and lock dirt and hair... no matter where dust bunnies hide. no more heebie jeebies. glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. ( ♪ ) only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol®. if there was a placereli

you go back as far as jimmy carter with ronald reagan and gerald ford with jimmy carter. it has been a pattern in a pattern i am sure the president hopes he will be able to break on september 29. >> how are the negotiations with the commission on presidential debates? is the president committed to showing up to all three debates? gov. christie: the president would love to have more debate if they can work out the timing. remember something, a lot of people are going to start voting before september 29. they will not see one presidential debate by then, seems ridiculous. i think we need to move the date up or add additional debates between the president and vice president, given the phenomenon of early voting that occurs in so many states. you will absolutely see the president onstage stage for all three debates. i am sure he would love to have more of them. >> is that in discussion right now? having an earlier debate? is there actually a chance of that happening? usually the c.p.d. is pretty firm with its plan with three presidential and one vice presidential. gov. christ

i tell this from the perspective of the carter white house, because i was covering jimmy carter, and they had a very painful final year of the presidency, for all the world to see, the hostages had been taken at the u.s. embassy in tehran. they were being held by iranian extremists. jimmy carter and his administration did everything they could, including, you know, among other things, the field rescue mission, where a helicopter went, down and it was a humiliating episode in the carter presidency. no doubt, it wasn't the only reason jimmy carter lost the reelection, but it was a big factor. >> and what was the mood in the country about the change in leadership? >> well, on inauguration day, reagan and deliver came up with a plan. the plan was, while the hostages were being released. they were being released well regional still speaking. >> this was done deliberately by the iranians to spite to be. carter >> but there was some thought there would be people of side of the iranian estes while reagan was still speaking after he'd taken the oath of office. reagan, the plan that reagan and

carter, bill clinton or even barack obama ignore two months of chaos, looting and destruction on the streets? would they have allowed it? [laughter] >> let me just say, they want the make trump and the police the bogeyman. they want to advance a narrative that america is irreparably racist and, therefore, in need of fundamental transformation. it is not. all you have to do take a hard look at the facts, and what you see is that these cities that are under democrat leadership are turning into killing fields where the residents of these cities are watching their kids and adults slaughtered right in front of them. and if property destroyed. can you and i both know, liz, there's an old saying, the capitol is a coward. and, therefore, if you really want an in-- capital. if you want to rebuild these cities and to create jobs, you have to have a respect for the rule of law and public safety. if you don't, we know that capital seeks the path of least resistance, greatest opportunity, not the path of lawlessness and violence. elizabeth: well, you're certainly right there, ken blackwell. you'v

it was for jimmy carter. you recall, at the time, the public had lost confidence in jimmy carter's ability to handle it. particularly with afghanistan and the russians. which strong support for americans who might be inclined to vote for donald trump. and it is poison for them. as long as that, there's no real explanation why this, all those other times, he's bent over backwards. a lot of people trying to vote for trump, who voted for him last time and plan to vote for him next time. this is the kind of thing that could shake them. the mystery of why president trump at every turn really been over backward for putin, and i think it is finally beginning to take traction. for the people who supported him. because there is no explanation for it. perhaps even broke treat it ises. i don't go that far but i think the further from election. there's one other thing. the president always has within his power, any large overseas development, anything to take country to the brink of war, can change the whole situation. >

probably more so with jimmy carter. >> talk about her in tristan issues, and nor enough ask says, how political was betty ford in her own right, or was the only supporter of her husband's beliefs and values? >> publicly, he was the most political first lady. she was the most outspoken advocate for the equal rights amendment. she publicly disagreed with her husband during the presidency, on the roe v. wade case, which he famously discussed on the 60 minute interview. and other venues. he was an independent force. initially, the people in the white house were terrified. after the 60 minutes interview the president said, he says jokingly, you've lost me ten, no 20 million votes. it was only a few days later when the first polls came in and people in the white house were astonished that, in fact, there was an overwhelming 70% of those who opposed and sympathized with the first ladies candor, if not necessarily her specific views. >> here are the first lady herself talking about the equal rights amendment under the constitution and urging its ratification. >> the equal rights amendment, wh

bill clinton, president bill clinton, president obama and jimmy carter, president jimmy carter sent a letter of respect. you would think that there would be an ounce in that big frame of decency to say something about the importance of voting in our democracy. instead of criticizing somebody else's eulogy. i have to say with all the respect in the world for our freedom of the press, which i believe be to the guardian of our democracy, and i thank you for the great work you're doing. truth matters in terms of covid and the rest. but we spend far too much time asking people what they think about some notion mongering, stuff that has no prospect of sung ses and hasn't had any relationship to fact, truth, datedau, evidence. that this notion monger is putting forth. >> i hear you on that but this is it the president saying it. and the president who said this. >> the fact is we're saying we have a bill called the heroes act. that is going to be able to get rid of the trump virus. this is more than ten weeks ago. in that time, nearly 70,000 people had died. 3 million people have been added t

the oldest living president, jimmy kar jimmy carter will not travel due to health issues but he's extended his written condolences for today's service. it will be a private service people wearing masks and not inviting the public to that service. atlanta's mayor says they are trying to build on john lewis' legacy >> the fight for liberty and equality continues congressman lewis reminded us to be hopeful, to be optimistic and to never lose a sense of hope. >> reporter: lawmakers in washington also trying to build on that legacy they've renamed the voting rights after lewis he will be buried next to his wife in atlanta. back to you. >>> nasa is about to be one step closer to finding out if there's life on mars within just a few hours the perseverance rover will be on its way to the red planet. tom has this report. >> reporter: a new rover name perseverance and boy, is it loaded even a microphone so we can all hear what mars sounds like but it's the tiny helicopter or drone that's getting the most attention. it will fly just 15 feet above the ground >> we're hoping to be like the wright broth

and jimmy carter saying all americans owe jon lewis a debt of gratitude. president trump ordering flags at the white house and all federal buildings to be lowered at half staff, as is customary following the death of a sitting member of congress. skipping his inauguration and first state of the union address, often reminding people to choose love over hate. >> it doesn't matter whether we are black, white, latino, asian-american, or native american, it doesn't matter if we are strait ght or gay. we are one people, we are oe family. we all live in the same house. >> lewis spoke about being in good trouble and someone who wanted to help out. his final public appearance, just last month, most fittingly, at black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. >> rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> those here in the bay area who knew the congressman say his stature and legacy on equality and civil rights will endure. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard continues our coverage. >> but there have been teachers, men and women throughout history who said no, you can't ta

saturday we are featuring books written by former presidents including jimmy carter, george h w bush, bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama and watch saturday august 8th as we feature books written by former first lady think rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch booktv all summer on c-span2.

saturday, featuring books written by former presidents including jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama. what saturday august 8 as we feature books written by former first lady's including president carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. >> this week on q and i, we look back to our conversation with representative john lewis from 2012. back in 1961, washington d.c., black people and white people couldn't be seated together. >> seated together in a restaurant. protesting the decision of the united states of the supreme court, trying to make it real. >> join us sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern on you and i, as we look back to our conversation with representative john lewis. >> florida senator, marco rubio talks about u.s. china relations and coronavirus pandemic, this was hosted by the hoover institution. hoover institution is one of the nation's leadinges

from jimmy carter, all americans owe john lewis a debt of gratitude. president trump saying he was saddened to hear of his passing. as congressman james clyburn remembered his colleague and friend of nearly 60 years. >> i do believe that the sun set on john lewis's life last night, the sun rises on a movement that will never die >> reporter: the civil rights movement losing two towering figures on the same day. early friday morning the reverend c.t. vivian died at age 95. vivian, one of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr.'s closest advisers. >> vivian, john lewis, back to back it's painful but they did leave their mark on time. >> reporter: today in atlanta the city that lewis loved and represented in congress, a makeshift memorial at the foot of his mural. >> i think that he stood for so much, and he's going to really be missed in the atlanta community. >> reporter: tonight flags have been lowered here at the u.s. capitol and at the white house, public buildings and military bases out of respect for john lewis's life of public service. jose >> geo

and jimmy carter said all americans owe john lewis a debt of gratitude. president trump ordered all flags to be lowered to half stff as is customary following the death of a sitting member of congress. lewis, an outspoken critic of the president, skipping his inauguration and first state of the union address, often reminding people to choose love over hate. >> it doesn't matter whether we are black or white, latino, asian american or native american. it does not matter whether we are straight or gay. we are one people, we are one family. we all live in the same house. >> reporter: lewis spoke often about being in good trouble, and said he wanted to be remembered as someone who wanted to help out. his final public appearance just last month, most fittingly at black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c. rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> those here in the bay area who knew the congressman say his stature and his impact on equality and civil rights will endure. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard continues our coverage. >> but there have been teachers,

carter's administration. hopefully it will maintain that support. it will be tricky, especially trump's invitation to duda. secondly there are some in the polish government that have a harder edged agenda, and there is some concern in poland that the government after the victory will move against some of the , theendent media in poland independent and partly u.s. owned television network or some of the local newspapers, some of them. government, having won the election will have to make a decision whether it popular successful economic programs with a social conservative inclination, which it has. or whether it will take to it and add a political attack to try to seize power even from institutions, grab the media and intimidate opposition elements outside government. stressing theup u.s. polish relationship. they do not have to do this. they can win elections without that. conservatives have a base of support. choose the more moderate route because they should when doing so and poland will benefit. host: our

tonight, featuring books written by former presidents including jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, george w. bush, and barack obama. watch saturday, august 8 as we featured books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic members held a news conference to argue for passage of more economic aid due to the coronavirus pandemic. this is half an hour. social distancing is good. >> so good afternoon. it's been two >> social distancing, that would be good. so good afternoon. it's been two months, i believe, and about 10 days since we passed the hero's act on the democratic side. that was our position. it's been carefully vetted in the democratic caucus and moved through the ways-and-means committee and we took the position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. t is clear

earlier today, former president jimmy carter and his wife posted a photo with the caption, masks save lives. mr. trump is facing new criticism for his handling of the pandemic and his defiant help to keep longtime friend roger stone out of jail. cbs's nikole killion is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump arrived at walter reed medical center wearing a mask, visiting with wounded service members and healthcare works, who treat the patients. >> i think it's great to wear a mask. i've never been against masks. >> reporter: the president who has rarely worn a mask, defended the use and doubled down on his decision friday to commute sentence of long-time confidant tweeting "roger stone was targeted by an illegal witch hunt that never should have taken place." >> i'm very happy with what i did. >> reporter: stone addressed reporters outside his florida home after the president called him to relay the news. >> he had followed my case throughout and that he thought that i had been treated unfairly. >> reporter: stone was due to report to prison next week to serve a 40-month sente

sincerely, jimmy carter. >> [ singing ] >> i want to first call attention to the excellent job she has done wasn't she tremendous? i have never seen such coverage. john deserved it. i want to talk a moment on john, before he became famous. i met johnna came to atlanta miles and i came to atlanta on the same day. she came to work at the university atlanta university. i came to work with martin luther king jr. we were at the christian leadership conference and that is where i met john. i saw him all the time we were involved in the same quest, for equity and justice in america. i saw him all the time. and, i admired his fervor. i admired his tenacity. lillian was single. and so, i decided that lillian needed a good man. not just the bums who were approaching her. she was highly intellectual. she was well educated and well traveled. i want her to have someone who really would appreciate skills and her talent. so i looked around, and i decided that i liked john. but lillian did not like john, particularly. she thought he was kind of slow. i said, lillian he is busy. he is fighting the evil

and fellow georgian jimmy carter said, "everything he did, he did in a spirit of love." clyburn reflected on his last personal fri night." a visibly shaken congressman jim clyburn reflected on his personal friendship with lewis as did the head of the congressional black caucus. >> everyone in the house,crs, re atspected him. >> reporter: a makeshift memorial sprung up in lewis' hometown of atlanta...the cradle memorial sprung up of the civil rights movement, where former u.n. ambassador andrew young remembered his partner in the struggle. >> he had many reasons to be angry, but he was always dominated by that loving spirit in his life. >> reporter: a spirit that once drew a young lewis to doctor martin luther king, jr., forming a bond forever cherished by king's son. what does his death mean for the movement now? >> i think what his death means, he ran his race, he finished his course, and it is up to us all to continue until freedom and justice and equality is real for all humankind. that was a dream that my father envisioned. >> reporter: king told me he last spoke to

at least even then we didn't say that we were actually interested in it so you've got to go back to jimmy carter's administration line in america deposal for arms control in space so i don't think it's hypocritical at all for russia to be testing such weapons when we refuse to engage in any discussion of banning or restricting them in any way can i prompt on another aspect here because we've heard for quite some time the us space force mark was created 7 months ago could this could this be a way of perhaps justifying its existence as well on a 15000000000 dollar budget let's not forget by amplifying i suppose a threat here. well yes this certainly played out for the propaganda value i can't say that russia is taking this action again assuming that it was a weapons development test it doesn't look like it be an operational weapon looks like an experiment towards a possible weapons development but i can't say that. but i can i mean i don't think it's hypocritical for the for russia to do this it's very similar to what the u.s. called the 2 track approach back in 1980 s. when.

carter has been to the college have developed a relationship with college and not only that but all kind of you know politicians both republicans and democrats been to the college because that college represents what that college has been able to achieve you know it's a college nobody would have given them a chance because they're serving the poor they're serving immigrants they're serving minorities 1st generation college students all the things that are either negatives that college embrace and that college just being extremely successful like very few qualities in graduating them in you know making sure they become successful do you look at miami everyone here. in any kind of leadership position for all the private sector or the public sector has been doing who went through miami they call it without except almost without exception so it's an institution that has really made a difference in the welfare of this community so these times my main concern is that police say politicization of education. concern about the divisiveness the stake in place a lack of opportunity for. really

anniversary jimmy and rows lynn carter have been married for 27,765 days making them the longest married presidential couple in american history. the carters grew up together in plains, georgia. they were married in 1946 right after jimmy graduated from the u.s. naval academy carter is also our nation's oldest living president. he is 95 years old now and still going strong. >>> if they haven't written a book yet, they should on how to make a marriage last 74 years. >> amazing. >> phillip, appreciate it. >>> still on deck for the show, s.w. retail advisers stacey dlz he t wiitiserwi the change in the back to school season "worldwide exchange" is back in just a minute. the number one brand to support silky hair, glowing skin, and healthy nails. beauty comes naturally, only from nature's bounty. beauty comes naturally, i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. save without even leaving your house. just keep your phone and switch to xfinity mobile. you can get it by ordering a

together with jimmy carter and others, they focused on climate justice and environmentaljustice and there, professor volla rd, a well—known african—american scholar, often considered the father of environmentaljustice, is precisely spot on. this has been his issue that it is these who are most marginalised are likely to have the least voice you are getting hit the hardest, and that's the thing with climate change. it is also the thing with pollution, and it's also the thing with dirty water and it's also the thing with etc etc, so we have to hear all of these voices, and ensure that they come through mainstream media. but i will say where i live, climate change, the politicians in kenya are deeply concerned about this, placing this as a high priority because they are seeing locusts and rainfall etc changing and the circumstances, and they become the victim of other people's emissions and therefore speak out on change. our final question is from india and akash choudry. does the way that humans around the world have joined hands to try and find a solution to the pandemic make you optim