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Correlated had american book reading. those who never finished college are more likely to report not reading as college graduates. and hispanic adults are roughly twice as likely than whites to be non-readers, though american-born hispanics read more than whites. for all the political and cultural differences, we read about at the same rate. about one-fourth of america and one-fourth of urban americans did not read a book in 2017. as the president, who is not a big book reader himself, would say...

Cleanse graduates. people with annual incomes house holds of less than 30,000, hispanic adults are roughly twice as likely as whites to be non-readers those u.s.-borne hispanics read at the same rate as whites. it seems that rural and usualing america for all their cultural and political differences read at about the same rate. as the president, who is not known to be a big reader his solemn might say, sad. while some americans choose not to read books, we must remember others still struggling...

>> one of the things we can trust as a reader, as a general public, when we have mainstream media like "the denver post," we can always trust they are reporting with standards. with the advent of social media, one of the things were losing as a society is the trust and the, you know, belief that this is a -- these accusations, these concerns, these stories have been vetted and corroborated. and you cant do that in the social media platform. standards like "the denver post" bring to the market on...

>> they werent being quiet, lets face this. everything starbucks does is put through a filter of political correctness first. starbucks does not want picketing, protesting, social justice for years claiming at the races organization, so what they have done is thrown that manager under the bus, trashed a reputation, ruined her life, all in the interest of maintaining their corporate brand. you got a huge lawsuit and i guarantee you, that is going to be filed and hey, god bless the lawyer that tak...

From savannah guthrie. >> it was kind of catty. it did you enjoy taking their shots at the president? >> i didnt think of them as shots. maybe i am missing its fight i think i am describing what his hair looks like. in my head, the editors voice saying "take the reader with you." >> as for hers impressions of the russian investigation, comey says there is so much about the public doesnt know. >> are there things you know about the russian investigation that were happening before you were fired t...

Us. >> reporter: he fielded incoming issues confronted him about attacking the presidents physical appearance. >> that was for lack of a better word a little chatty. that you enjoy taking those shots of the president. >> now. i didnt think of them as shots. maybe im missing it but i think i was describing what his hair looks like. the editors for esquibel around saying take the reader with you, what did you see. what we are versions? >> reporter: resurrection to the rest investigation comey says...

$12 million. and then they paid fusion gps. remember, foreign nationals are not supposed to influence our elections. ask at christopher steele. he then puts together a dossier, full of russian lies that were never verified. now, the reader, the former attorney general, loretta lynch. she has issues tonight. these members of congress, they want the department of justice now to investigate allegations that loretta lynch threatened the fbi informant with reprisal. remember, he was on the show. this...

Former fbi director james comeys media blitz included a stop on "late night with stephen colbert." heres what he said about the colorful, and some say, too snarky description of his looks in the memoir. >> im trying to be an author. and im sitting there typing, and i can hear my editor saying, "bring the reader with you. show the reader that room." i say in there, i talk about how skinny president obama is. i describe john ash crofts skin color when hes in intensive care. im trying to bring the ...

Where he was pressed on the number of subjects including his intention for writing writing s tell-all. >> its worth noting that david axelrod, big democrat, former chief strategist to president obama, said i have no doubt about its brilliance when it comes to book sales. maybe he shouldve called it "higher royalties." what about people who say you are doing this for money and attention? >> i would ask him to read the book. i am not saying he should agree with me but if he reads the book, he will...

So we had lots of womens leadership programs. >> dana: joining me now is a frequently featured author of the barbara bush foundation celebration of reading event. thats where you and i became friends. its an honor to have you here on this show. tell me about that program and the impact that it has. it really is effective. they measure it to make sure theyre doing the right thing. >> its an incredible program. the barbara bush foundation for literacy. one is people who cant even get an applicatio...