who has just written a fabulous tension city my view from the middle seat. it is all about the presidential debates. we watch the presidential debates, some of us covered the presidential debates. but you are the only person i know who has moderated 11 debates alone. you are the man in the middle seat at the center at that stage. you have written fiction about these debates, but have never really told us what it is like to be in the middle of it. why did you decide to write a nonfiction book about debates? jim: i thought it was time to do it. i felt that 2008, i did one of the obama-mccain debates, i knew this was going to be my last presidential debate. so i decided to collect my i had some things i wanted to say that would be hard to say if i was still about to do another debate or whatever, so not that i had anything, any scores to settle, but i thought it was time to share it. i believe so strongly in the importance of these debates. i wanted to share my feelings about
c-span.org, or on the free c-span radio app. eher hasr: jim la died. according to a statement he died peacefully in his sleep at home. he was 85 years old. on c-span sappeared afterwards program to talk about , televised debates from o obama-nixon toy -mccain. you are the only person who has moderated 11 debates alone. you are the man in the middle seat at the center at that stage. you have written fiction about these debates, but have never told us what it is like to be in the middle of it. why did you decide to write a nonfiction book about debates? i thought it was time to do it. 2008, i did one of the obama-mccain debates, i knew this was going to be my last presidential debate, so i decided to collect my thoughts, taking a lot of notes, do what i can, and i realize i had some things i wanted to say that would be hard to say if i was still about to do another debate or whatever, so not that i had settle,, any scores to but i thought it was time to share it. i believe so
take you live to trump tower for the latest. the war of words continues, trump slamming a local union boss for calling him a liar over the carrier deal. the international president of the steelworkers union will respond. and the passing of an american hero. the first u.s. astronaut to orbit the earth and a former u.s. senator, john glenn has died ad the age of 95. more on his life and legacy later in the hour. david: it was a great run, 95. we re all sad to see him go. another day of records on wall street. the dow less than 400 points away from 20,000. did you think you would hear that a couple months ago? oil spiking today as well. phil flynn with his eye on that from the cme. lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, the big winners today, who are they? i think everything was pretty much a big winner. obviously that is an overstatement. even though the dow pretty much cut its gain by half, still enough for a record close. record close once again
fears the economy is heading into another recession. president obama continues to try to assure americans that things are getting better, which brings us to today s questions for our viewers today. are you better off or worse off than you were eight years ago? special lines for today s questions, if you feel like you re better off, 202-748-8,000. if you feel that you are worse off than eight years, 8001. if things are the same for you, call 202-748-8002. you can also reach us on social media, on twitter, c-span w.j. and on facebook. we start off by talking about that jobs report that was released yesterday that showed fewer jobs added to the payrolls this year this term. they break it down a little bit in the atlantic today. the job report, the atlantic writes, is out. it s a huge miss. on friday morning the labor department reported that the u.s. economy added just 38,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate dropped 4.7%. the monthly employment growth averaged 192,000 jobs ad
for the next hour 15 minutes we will preview the debates. will discuss the debating strategies. we will also talk to a former debate moderator to what it is like to moderate of presidential debate. with the three presidential debates and the one vice about to getdebate underway, what to express .xpect from the candidate a preview on c-span. the debate will take place monday in hempstead, new york. the second presidential debate ona town hall meeting format the campus of washington university in st. louis, missouri. therson cooper were will be moderators. the first debate on the campus of the university nevada las vegas. joining us on the phone, and followingwho has been following all that this for political. thank you for being with us. what is the approach to debate? ofthe most critical moment the race for both of them. , she hasry clinton been preparing in a very teamard way with a big around her for debate prep. she has two goals. him ands to discredit and him look