Mid flight dropping more than 12,000 featset. And courage controversy. The special honor being awarded to Kaitlyn Jenner and why some say its undeserved. This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We have willie in for matt. The very moment that el chapo disappeared. Here it is, inside the prison cell, makes his way to the shower and disappears through a hole in the floor going through that tunnel weve been talking about all week, that elaborate tunnel with a train system inside. Well go in the tunnel with mark potter. Why wasnt anyone watching that video at that exact moment. Now the question is will they ever find him . More on that in a moment. We have a top story first. President obama is facing a tough sell over the deal that he says will prevent iran from building a nuclear bomb. Were going to talk about all of this with u. S. Senator and president ial candidate Lindsey Graham in just a moment but firs
Later, we will focus on yesterdays gop event in ames, iowa. Reaction to your comments of donald trump. We will begin with the effort this past week to reduce prison time for nonviolent offenders. Our phone lines are open and we went to hear from you. 202 7488000 if you support the efforts to ease mandatory prison sentences. If you oppose the idea, the number to call is 202 7488001. Finally for those of you that it had experience with the criminal justice system, heres the number to call. 202 7488002. As always you can send us a tweet or join us on social media and facebook or send us an email at journal cspan. Org. Good sunday morning and thank you for being with us. Many of you weighing in on our Facebook Page and the question were asking. These efforts to ease the mandatory prison sentences. The president , the First Time Ever a prison. He did so last thursday just outside of oklahoma city. From our Facebook Page that is this from kylie says cops are one step away from being a milita
Of america. How in the hell can a city tell you know . No . Sectretary johnson first of all, i intend to read attack the five prior to San Francisco, im not giving up on the five. The majority have said, yes, they are interested. So we are going to continue to push at this. And, sir, i agree totally with the spirit of your question. And i want to evaluate whether some discretion can be built into the process so that we are faced with a choice like that, we are able to make the best choice for reasons of Public Safety. I dont argue with you there sir. Senator gowdy and im not going to become 70 we used to be a prosecutor because i know you spend a lot of your career standing up for victims but i swear, when i hear the terms xray city, the only sanctuary ought to be as for lawabiding citizens. If we are going to have a sanctuary, and ought to be for them. When a young woman is shot walking with her father, with somebody with this resume, i either you have to do something we have to do so
You can watch this and other programs online apple tv. Org. book tv. Org. [inaudible conversations] starting now live from the texas book festival in Office Austin is a conversation about fake news. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Good afternoon and i would like to personally welcome you to the texas book festival in austin, texas, the greatest book festival in that united states. [cheers and applause] my name is Brian Sweeney a proud board member of the texas book festival so you can totally trust me when i say that. We are here with an esteemed panel of two writers i admire 48 panel called pulses, forgery and fake news. I often think this year may be the fake news, something that has come into the currency of our language. Fake news fake news has become so ingrained in every aspect of our lives in terms of how we consume our media and understanding our political discord in the large decisions we make as a country Going Forward. I would like to introduce our panel today. One
I encourage all seniors in high school, students in high school, middle schoolers, to use this platform to raise your voice. Your generation deserves to be. Eard in the government i think my advice for the , really on the fence look into community and see what is affecting those around you. They are the ones you see the most. Issue that you see happen every day on the street, that is where you can start. Be a part of this documentary because you want to be a voice for your community. Thank you for all of your device. If you want more information on our contest, go to our website, studentcam. Org. Cspan, where history unfolds daily. In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Thursday, retired astronaut john glenn died at the age of 95. The ohio born native was known as an American Hero in the eyes of many after becoming the first u. S. Astronaut to orbit the earth in 1962. 40 year