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[inaudible conversations] tom standage appeared on cspans communicators to discuss his latest book writing on the wall social media going back to the times of cicero. This is about 30 minutes. Bestselling author tom standage has a new book out called writing on the wall. Tom standage, what do cicero and twitter have in common . Guest well, the idea of the book is that social media is a very old idea. We think that its recent and that only people alive today have ever done it. But really what im ...

Top story. Two hours from now the writer behind a controversial Rolling Stone article on rain at the university of virginia is expected to apologize. Sabrina rubin elderly wrote about an alleged gang rain at a Campus Security party their fraternity was shut down. Its since been reopened and soon there were serious questions about that reporting. Police investigated they were not able to find proof of that gang rain happening that evening and they do say, though that that victim jackie likely may...

Correspondent Jessica Schneider in bed minister new jersey. Well, hey, michael, that tightly anticipated face to face will happen this afternoon just a few miles from here a private golf resort. The two men to say the least had a very contentious relationship. Their war of words really reaching a crescendo back in march at the height of the primary season when mitt romney held that 20minute press conference where he very plainly and flatly called donald trump a fraud and a phony. But one of the ...

Contradictions. Meeting with mitt romney despite repeatedly attacking each other throughout the campaign. Is there room for romney . Maybe as secretary of state. But his pick so far, pretty hard lined. For attorney general, not mayor giuliani but instead named senator Jeff Sessions whose views on race and crime are under fire. Might he now be in a position to shape civil rights policy . And in what has to be a president ial first, trump agreed to pay 25 million to settle Trump University lawsuit...

Decade but it would also cut 320 billion off the budget deficit in that same time frame. Bill now Republican Opposition on that plan is growing. Six senators at the moment saying they cant support the bill in its current form, shannon. Shannon more on that from capitol hill in a moment. First syria. Good morning, kristin. Any idea where the white house is getting this intelligence about another possible chemical weapons attack ramping up . The pentagon is saying its seeing new activity at an air...

Stretch. The fbi has wrapped up its investigation and Mitch Mcconnell is pushing ahead on a vote and were already seeing the impacts of this Supreme Court fight with Republican Voters appearing increasingly fired up with just about a month to go until the midterm elections. Joe, thats what you warrant about yesterday, a backlash on the democrats pertaining to these kavanaugh hearings. Well, a lot of people seeing them as overreaching. We talked about the media bias, that it seemed that too many ...