Well, he lived up fairly selfish life. He became a drug addict when he was about 17. See, he had such an incredible well that he was able to still continue to master the saxophone and master the art of playing jazz. From there he was actually able to find his own way to go. So powerful that he and flaws lot of others. And we have been talking with stanley crouch, columnist for the New York Daily News and author of this book coming up in september, kansas city lightning the rise and times of charlie parker. This is book tv on cspan2. Book tv continues with richard rubin. Richard rubin presents a collection of interviews conducted with menus served in the American Expeditionary forces and world war i. This is a little over an hour. [applause] thank you. That was a wonderful introduction. I started this book back in 2003. So it has been at 10year odyssey, but the seed for this book was actually planted many years earlier. It was back in the mid1970s when i was seven or eight years old. An
[applause] thank you. That was a wonderful introduction. I started this book back in 2003 so its been a a tenyear odyssey but the seed for this book was actually planted many years earlier. It was back in the mid1970s when i was seven or eight years old. There was a day till i grew up in Westchester County new york a suburb just west of the city and the son of a history buff but unlike a lot of people who make that claim the history buff in my family is not my father. Its my mother and of her four children i seem to be the only one she passed the gene onto. She took advantage of that one day we were driving into the city from westchester and she pointed at a big building up on a hill. She told me that was the bronx va hospital and then she said something i have never forgotten. She said that there were still men in that hospital who had never recovered from being gassed in the First World War. This made quite an impression on the seven or 8yearold even though i was a small child. I kno
Up. Im not going to get lied about. We will fight back. Clinton trying to take the high road in a stop in front of yankee stadium. Both ratcheting up with ted cruz continuing to defend his new york values comments, slamming new yorks politicians. And donald trump. Our friends in the media tell us that donald trump is unstoppable in new york state. And they really want to see a general election between two new york liberals who agree on washington being the center of the universe. John kasich looking to capitalize on the backlash. Touring a deli in the bronx. Look at the cheese on top of this. Mama mia. New yorkers arent stupid, ted. Donald trump seizing on his home court advantage. This is home. Its great to be home. Backing out of scheduled stops in california and colorado. Take closed door meetings with his staff. And, guys, all eyes on paul manifort, the wellrespected operative, the newly minted Convention Manager for the Trump Campaign. This role is important for two reasons. One,
From the most important swing state in the country. Im very high on this country and what it can do, what it can stand for, even with its problems now. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening, im chuck todd here in washington and welcome to mtp daily. In just a moment were going to pay tribute to an American Hero, an aviation icon and u. S. Senator. John glenn, who passed away today at the age of 95, is a true icon of American History in so many ways. Glenns decades of service to this country took him around the world as a marine fighter pilot, took him around this planet in space. First man to orbit the earth, First American to do so, excuse me. And, of course, to washington as a senator representing the great state of ohio, his home state. So you wont want to miss our remembrances of him later in the show. But were going to begin tonight with the president ial transition and a question of influence. Politics is war. And right now everyone from World Leaders to local u
This is the cbs weekend news. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. It is a weekend of dysfunctional drama in washington. It started friday night when the senate failed to pass a temporary spending bill. First saturday the federal government ran out of money for the fiscal year and grinded to a partial shutdown. Since then theres been a lot of talk from President Trump and key players in congress but no deal to end the dead lock. Errol barnett has the latest. Reporter pressure is mounting in the hauls of Congress Today for a bipartisan solution toned the Government Shutdown. The president must take yes for a answer. Reporter democratic leader Chuck Schumer who negotiated for an agreement with President Trump on friday implored him to revisit those terms. President trump walked away from not one but two bipartisan deals. If he had been willing to accept any one of these deals, we wouldnt be where we are today. Reporter but Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says it is democrats who need