Exploit a series of tragedies have seized upon this moment to advance their own selfish agendas. Those who oppose the rule of law are causing great damage to the profession of policing that has been my sole lifes work. They are trying to undermine the trust that primarily minority and disadvantaged residents need to have in their communities finest. I have sensed that those at the highest level of government had created a Tipping Point within the psych can i of our officers in which many are beginning to wonder if this honorable work is even worth it any more. See this event tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on consid spa here on cspan3 featuring lectures from historically black clengz and universities. At 8 00 professor dale green talks about the institution history. Thats followed by State University professor tamra brown on the american consent of race and how that factors in the Supreme Court pressie v ferguson decision. Roger davisson discusses emancipation and colored troops during the civil war. Thats all tonight here on cspan3. So which president s were americas greatest leaders . C span recently asked to rate our 43 president s in ten areas of leadership. Top billing this year went to the president who preserved the union, abraham lincoln. Hes held the top spot for all three surveys. Three other top vote getters continue to hold their positions, george washington, Franklin Roosevelt and theodore roosevelt. Dwight eisenhower who served in the oval office from 1953 to 1961 makes his first appearance in the c span top five this year. Now rounding out the historians top ten choices, harry truman, thomas jefferson, John F Kennedy and ronald reagan. Lyndon johnson jumps up one spot this year to return to the top ten. But pity pennsylvanias james bu canon his ranked dead last in all three surveys. Theres bad news for Andrew Jackson as well. Our 7th president found his overall rating dropping this year from number 13 to number 18. But the survey had good news for outgoing president obama. On his first time on the list, historians placed him at number 12 overall. And george w. Bush moved three spots up on the scale to 33 over all with big gains in public persuasion and relations with congress. How did our historians rate your favorite president . Who are the leaders and the losers in each of the ten categories . You can find all this and more on our website at cspan. Org. The top democrat on the Senate ForeignRelations Committee is calling for an independent commission to investigate russian hacking allegations. The resignation of National Security adviser Michael Flynn raises concerns about whether there are deeper Trump Campaign ties with russia and if National Security has been compromised. He spoke at the center for american progress. This is 45 minutes. Good morning, everyone. My names car mel martin and im the executive vice id