now we are going to discuss the battles on april 8 and april 9 that effectively ended lee's retreat. we are standing on the historic stage road, a critical part of generally -- general's lee's retreat. many people or wondering why he was heading toward appomattox courthouse. the idea he was he would head south down the railroad to link forces with general johnson in north carolina. general grant was different from former generals of the union army. lee had to continue further west hoping to continue around grant's army. the next place general lee could gather supplies was at appomattox station. supplies have been brought over from lynchburg to feed general lee's army. everything they needed, rations, in the equipment. that is where they are headed after leaving cumberland chart on the night of april 7. his advance is led by general walker. they go into camp about two miles from here on the afternoon of april 8. general custer's calvary advances and captures the supplies and then encounters the reserve artillery and fights for about .2 hours the battle of appomattox station. a very un

he fired a single shot into april's head.nd was on top of the foam produced by the near drowning. justin then shot himself four times, careful not to break any bones or hit vital organs. but the pain and the task of carrying april's body up a long flight of stairs required a change of plans. he had no choice but to leave april's body there. justin got rid of the murder weapon somewhere along the highway and tried to gather his thoughts and compose a possible explanation for the water in april's lungs. drove for ten miles passing numerous homes and businesses along the way before he asked a fellow motorist to call 9-1-1. perhaps the oddist piece of forensic evidence is that justin erased the guns and roses song before his computer an hour or so before turning it over to police. >> that is hard to hear that he did it. he was somebody that i trusted and looked up to. there is not a day that goes by that i do not think about my sister. >> in june 2006, justin barber went on trial for the first degree murder of his wife, april. th

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behind me is the appomattox river valley where the confederate army encamped april 8 through april 12 whenever the individual soldier happen to leave. at the top of the ridge is where generally has headquarters was located. there was a second meeting the between generally and general grant here at appomattox. a met four times during their life, once during the mexican war, here where we are standing on april 10, and a last time when general grant had become president, lee pays a courtesy call at the white house. but that is where they met on horseback on april 10. grant said he wished to meet with general lee one more time before he headed to washington and asked generally to surrender all the confederate armies in the field. there were three other principal armies in the south that had not surrendered. lee declined to surrender those armies on that occasion, saying he could not consult with jefferson davis to know his wishes. many people who come to appomattox don't realize the war did not end at appomattox. effectively, it does because once lee's army surrenders, the others follow s

on april 11 and the bulk of the infantry surrenders on april 12. and i'm going to take you to the road where they surrendered now. we're once again standing on the richmond lynchburg stage road. before me is an artillery piece that signifies where the last artillery shots were fired on the morning of april 9. also in front of me is the home of george pierce, the county clerk. and on the evening of april 11, 1865 he had general joshua chamberlain who had set up his tent in his yard. and at this dinner, chamberlain brought coffee, something pierce hadn't had in well over a year. and over the course of the dinner conversation, pierce undoubtedly learned that chamber land was in charge of the surrender ceremony for the confederate infantry on the morning of april 12. chamberlain has his men lining this road from the lee/grant meeting site all the way to the mcclain house on april 12 at about 5:00. his men are out here for several hours before the confederates approach. and they start leaning on their rifles talking amongst themselves but as the troops

basically it is march 29 1865 to april 9, 1865. nine april days. found the nemesis of this campaign really started when lee's army -- the confederate army outside of richmond to the northeast at cold harbor. being unsuccessful in attacking the city, breaking into the city, changed his tactics and moved around and crossed over. it was at that point that lee prophesies it will become a siege, meaning if he gets to petersburg it will become a siege and then will become a mere question of time. i always refer to the siege of petersburg as the wearing down of army. foreshadowing what happened in spring of 1865, on february 22 general lee wrote to john c breckenridge of the confederacy. he said, grant is preparing to draw out his left flank with the in tent of enveloping me. -- with the intent of enveloping me. he may wait until his columns approach near or he may be waiting to anticipate my withdrawal. i'm endeavoring to commit my resolve to burke bill. any of you that from the east know that burkeville down the road, it is still a railroad junction. th

march 3 to april 65. and of course the petersburg campaign runs from june 15 to april 2 1865. at the time the army commander of northern virginia that was born in 1807 was 15 years old. -- 58 years old. grant, commending the army of the potomac and the army of the james, was born in 1822 and he was 43 years old at that time. as the campaign was winding down at petersburg and again, as tracy pointed out, the two strategic points of contest at that time were a roadway and a railroad. bringing supplies from north carolina and the deep south. the roadway is now present-day route one. it was called the road and supplies were being brought in from the confederate lines through in and then of course the south side railroad, which ran from petersburg through farmville here. and then through appomattox on to lynchburg. it terminated there. and so the battles of lewis farm -- ok, what we are talking about over here is the fighting to the west of petersburg. lewis farm is right in here, the client road. -- the plank road. all the fighting is around here and the south side railroad is run

the sign says where our nation reunited and from april 8th through april 12th there will be numerous programs honoring and commemorating what happened there 150 years ago. thank you. [ applause ] >> questions for chris? it's a big campaign to cover. would anybody like to ask chris any questions? >> i'll be out there -- yes, sir? >> why were there no rations at amelia courthouse after the war, of course, the south lost the confederacy lost i assume there were no investigations. but there were post-war memoirs written. what happened? >> okay. there are numerous hypothesis is what happened. the one that i think is the most realistic is the fact that, and again, tracy mentioned this very end of the siege of petersburg, general lee's headquarters was to the west -- far west of the city. at the edge hill. at turnbull's house. while lee was there one of his aides, walter taylor, instead of being available to lee, had gone off to richmond to get married that night. and so what happened was apparently in richmond, where the supplies were to be sent from they got a message from lee's headquart

happy april fool's day. >> same to you. april 1st. new month, new forecast for today. 48 degrees in san martin. 51 degrees to start the day in san jose. temperatures will be chilly. widespread 40s to start. as we get into your afternoon, staying nice and mild. that rainy pattern we told you about looks even better this morning. no fooling there. temperatures right now are chilly. grab a jacket if you're leaving. here's mike to help you get out that front door. >> we'll take a look toward the tri-valley. this is dublin, westbound 580, easy, light drive. we'll look at your map. westbound moves pretty smoothly through livermore, but there's a crash back at greenville. a car is on the shoulder. it went diagonally on the shoulder. a little slowing out of the altamont eastbound. we have some construction. toward the bay bridge toll plaza, no backup. well, on the right approach, a couple of cars waiting. sharks play tonight. that's the blue icon. back to you. >>> at 4:32, a developing story in the south bay, it's happened again. another secu

buildings and grounds is meeting on monday april april the 20th. >> april 8th? >> april 15th. also i'd like to add select ivity will be discussing muni and transportation and also summer programming. >> thank you very much. all other announcements -- i would like to congratulate my colleague, commissioner, you will receive the advocate award at the coleman advocate's 40th anniversary together with supervisor john avalos and that is scheduled for thursday, may 7th. any other announcements? commissioner? >> thank you i'd just like to on behalf of roseti and malone to invite to the education revolution event saturday april 25th from 9 to 4 at, at and t park and it's designed for families with students with learning differences so it's joining the education revolution for a day of resources celebration and community and feature workshops and exhibits and student activities again that's saturday april 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at at and t park. >> when is the summer job fair? >> thank you so the summer job fair is on april 21st st and it's going to be at moscone -- no, it's

welcome to april. april fools' day. who is the rookie at the table? >> that would be me. >> have fun today. >> happy april fools' day. i wish the weather was a joke. >> a bit rough. we need to deal with that. >> no no not yet actually. no, we want to talk about april fools' day. we've already seen a number of fun pranks overnight. google famous for them. check out, guy, what they've done to their google maps and turned it into a giant pacman game and can do it for your street. lots of fun to be had. >>> we are going to begin with severe weather, heavy rain in oklahoma overnight causing a lot of flooding. high winds and hail across the south and rob marciano here to track it all. >> really. >> that flooding some of that came 5 inches of rainfall in just a short amount of time south and east of oklahoma and had cars stranded there. also this hail incredible stuff coming out of bryant arkansas a pool with heavy rail coming down. looks like a turbocharged hot tub. had several reports of baseball-size hail across parts of oklahoma and arkansas. the threat

the woody guthrie center was opened in april of 2013.started with the purchase of the woody guthrie archives from woody's daughter, nora. the plan was to have this research facility in tulsa. as the concept grew into the idea of opening up the archives to a new generation and teaching people about woody's important part in american history, this museum came to be. we consider it a place to inspire people. we want them to investigate what would he did with his talent and inspire people to use their talents to do something of their own. woody guthrie: ♪ when the comesun come shining i was strolling ♪ >> many people displaced during the dust bowl were just looking for a better way of life. some had lost their forms due to foreclosure. others had lost their farms due to the dust bowl itself, the drought, and all of the winds that blew their soil away. and they had nothing. they were promised this garden of even and plenty of work. come to california and we will have plenty of work for you. it is a wonderful place to be. when they arrived, th

we have looked at the afternoon of april 9, 1865.eeting wound down, it's time to take a step back and see the events through a larger lens. we are honored to welcome dr. edward ayers. the president of the university of richmond. some of you have met him before, if you were in the sweltering heat at manassas, he gave the keynote address at manassas on that day. it seems a very, very, very long time ago. he was more recently at the driving force behind the outstanding events in richmond last weekend, commemorating the fall of richmond. dr. edward ayers is one of america's preeminent civil war historians and i do not say that lightly. he is one committed not just to impeccable scholarship, but reaching people beyond academia. he roots out untold stories, he amplifies voices unheard, and he constantly challenges us to see events in new ways, always with a sense of historical justice for those who were there. perhaps more than any historian working in the field, he helped us assign meaning to events that were almost always far more comple

they are not fighting for the penguins it feels like a bad april fools joke, before april 1st. sadly no punch line here more like a punch to the gut. meaningless for the flyers. nothing has gone right for these guys nothing at all except when they play pittsburgh, they are looking for their seventh straight against the penguins. they are looking to play out the anger against sydney crosby and company. >> i want them to go out and play with energy every game and you need emotion and energy in the game and pittsburgh brings that out that is for sure. >> do you think cole hamels is ready in five days or what. the phillies ace allowed just one earned run over his last 11 innings. he gives them a boost, how about in the first utley is gone, a three run shot and hamels is looking sharp and allows just one run in six innings he strikes out three the next time we see cole at citizens bank park on monday. nobody looks hotter than utley hits another homer in the third that is four in his last five at-bats. phils win 9-2, the last w came last tuesday. >>> having some positive results here

8th we would prefer this on april 8th, april 15th is not a date that works with the project team the next is a month out from today, we respect and understand the board has a full calendar on april 8th we feel that it will give us plenty of time we respectfully with request a hearing for april 8th. >> before we continue i've hired reuben, junius & rose on a personal matter to be objective on this case. >> okay any public comment? seeing none, commissioners your call. >> madam director, i guess there's a logical sense to wait for the environmental people but no willful or procedural we have to wait. >> until there didn't used to be but a change in the laws for ceqa that requires this board not take action if there's a ceqa appeal before the board of supervisors this is the first change to this. >> i'm willing to accept the eight. >> i concur. >> one week before? >> how much. >> how many pages of briefing. >> maybe summarize in two pages. >> i'll give them 3 did he hear 4 with exhibits or without. >> with exhibits. >> with laura. >> how about 4 with exhibits. >> did you get something f

that for many, april 9, 1865 and not january 1, 1863, when lincoln had his famous proclamation, april 9, was the real moment of emancipation as long as confederates controlled the south was the real freedom. they were the first to fathom the significance of the event. none other than booker t. washington remembers that how when the war closed the day of freedom came. a u.s. army belatedly read the emancipation proclamation that lee's surrender brought deliverance deliverance. and we have a remarkable set of interviewed conducted in the 1930s but a new deal agency, the works progress administration or wpa for short interviews conducted with men and women who had been alive in the time of slavery. they were quite elderly in the 1930s. they were children in the days before the civil war. but these interviewees more than 2,000 altogether, left this remarkable body of testimony about slavery. it is all available on the website of the library of congress. and if we look at these interviews for reflections on appomattox we see they echo reminiscences look booker t washington. fannie berry re

6th a productive to the commission of the program design april 14th and not to exceed rates on the 17th so that's just some of the activities we'll be peru have the timeline a lot of other things happening but those restraining order the things we're highlighting for your thank you very much. >> before you leave the podium any other questions or comments i have a question and this just sort of going back in history for me i'm going to question the value of buying power contracts 10 years and out which if i understood you correctly is what you're saying you're looking for 10 year $10 million contract that is something that i will reserve for comments later and i'll be happy to talk about it. >> just if we are trying to establish a set price for a longer period of time if you enter into a purchase power agreement if you know how much the power costs for a long term you minimize your risk because you're in the to the market or in the realm of power prices so i think that is what you want to do but not put too much of the power in long-term because if the price comes it is too expensive you

wednesday somebody help me out here. >> second wednesday of april. >> april 8th. >> commissioner walker. >> thank you commissioner president murase i've know i'm the new kid open the block but i'm not comfortable with sending a spending plan forward that we don't approve as a board i know with we got the interpretation of what it looked like in terms of moving forward i guess or just want to be clear what we have move forward should be sent as a board. >> can i ask a followup question if there are things we're not comfortable with having a document you submittal to the board of supervisors with nos there's 97 percent of the budget it i agree with but still have questions that make me want to go over and say absolutely i need a little bit more time i don't know how to vote if i don't approve that it applies i'm okay with that. >> commissioner fewer and so i i mean, i'm okay with everyone taking a vote i personally will not vote but my colleagues can approve that i have so many questions i did not comfort when we are talking about money and 70 for so many years i feel a sense of responsib

. >>> good morning on april 1st april fools day. be on your guard.here will be practical jokes to the last and right you. >> i am kristen sze with prankster leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. >> we show you what is going on. i will be straightforward this is live doppler hd, no fog. it is bone dry. the air is more dry than yesterday and cooler. the winds are gusting around 20 miles per hour at 1,900'. we have 39 in napa and one of those inland valleys we talked about sheltered from the wind and 54 in san francisco. through the 12 hours, 56 and 64 at noon. 58 to 68 breezy this afternoon. watch out this evening it could say 54 to 62 but it will fool cooler with the winds in the evening. >> thank you, >> this is "national distracted drive awareness month," so for the entire month of april make sure you tell your friends do not drive distracted. no texting while driving. no putting on makeup or eating while driving. accidents happen very quickly. the drive shows the commute through berkeley the headlights purring to emeryville and in san jose and

and then he is killed april 9th, 1865.rooney's lee men stay with the wheel with the infantry.g(y0 they uncover other federal calvary coming up. his men engage them. this confederate general general biel, formally of the ninth virginia academy is wounded in the fighting. he gets a bullet suffered on the morning of april 9. they are the furthest to the west from the confederate forces. and they end up running into these fellas. we saw this pick dhur last night. he has with him two divisions which are white troops. and two brigades2 corps, united states colored troops. they cover between 30 and 35 miles. that is an incredible field of marching. and when the confederates see this federal infantry approach fitz is aware of the infantry approaching. he does not like the idea of having his men surrounded and possibly going to prison camp and losing their horses. the bullet strikes a young staff member of his staff, lieutenant charles from richmond, his father is the episcopal minister at st. paul's church. that's where jefferson

welcome to april.construction season on the roadways much there is construction galore out there. this morning we're looking at quiet conditions here along 95 in tinicum township delaware county. don't forget nearby the researches connecting 95 with 291 eastbound and bartram avenue remain closed. that wasn't supposed to last this long but they're still working on the emergency repairs there. and some new milling and paving work begins today along a really long stretch of ridge avenue. they're going to start working in andorra near northwestern avenue shifting some of the manholes around, working during the mid days and the overnights so don't say i didn't warn you about that one. another one you need to be warned about starts in just about an hour and 10 minutes. lenape road, route 52 is closing in pocopson for work on the bridge there. that's going to last until friday afternoon closed around the clock so 926 street road gets you around that. starting even before that in just about 10 minutes here in

that is not april fools.om highway pour it will take you 12 minutes to 24 junk, and the san mateo bridge, look at that, it is packed house. as you make it in the westbound direction, eastbound traffic is blocked off and a couple of lanes forced the paving work preparation and the problems in san jose and all the details straight ahead. >> a different keep of problem in san jose five security preaches in less than a year and that is the harsh reality at mineta san jose international airport and after a woman got on to the tarmac. >> now the reaction this is sparking. matt? >> breaches have been an issue here over the past couple of hours we have seen security drive beyond this on the southwest corner of the airport and yesterday they missed the woman would climbed and jump over the fence and paid her way on the tarmac. she was crossing the air field when an employee noticed the woman and stopped her. this was in the cargo area of the airport. police say she resisted arrest and was taken into custody. this is t

barker's big home coming is part of the annual april a fools joke. the long time game show host hosted from 1972 through 2007, withdrew taking over for hosting duties after his retirement. april fools pranks over the the years also have included ridiculous showcase west models breaking prizes and phony trips. >> that is just mean. >> it has been just great, working with him. anytime you get a chance to work with the tv legend, do it, that is my advice for anybody in show biz. >> it is great working with him. he is as good as a host and guest as he is with the audience. >> doing double duty, drew carry will make a special appearance on let's make a deal with wayne brady. >> great to see him back. >>> catness fans will experience district 12 for themselves, according to variety lionsgate is planning to build several hunger games attractions a at a theme park in dubai. it will be in our favor starting october 2016, this news comes just months after plans for a live hunger games show, were announced. that show will debut in london next year. >> wow. >> p

it must be just april fool's day. what it is. it must be just april fool's day.ething's not right. woman: my first symptoms were... man: constant tingling in my toes. woman: i had double vision. man: they said "you have multiple sclerosis." man: i kind of had to get a grasp on reality. man: i had to adapt and change very rapidly. woman: i had to lear how to drive with my hands -- yeah, that was interesting. man: a symptom may cause you not to be able to do that anymore, and at one point i was able to do any of those. man: since i've been cycling it's definitely helped my walking. woman: it's a fantastic opportunity to be working together with a common goal of curing ms and sharing is the key. >>> this morning on "world news now" they are fixing it. the governor and indiana lawmakers working overnight to amend the religious freedom act. but with growing boycott and bans, has the damage been done? >>> quick case. dzhokhar tsarnaev's defense takes only hours after the prosecution rested in the boston bombing trial. how they hope to convince the jury that tsarnaev wa

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we take a closer look at how the media is treating april 1, april fools' day. but first our top stories. ♪ anchor: the ceo of lufthansa and the head of germanwings have visited the site of last week's plane crash. andreas lubitz apparently deliberately crash the plane into a mountain last tuesday. lufthansa's ceo made a short statement after laying a wreath of flowers, promising to help the victims families. >> we are learning more every day about the cause of the accident. i think it will take a long time for everybody, all of us, to understand how this could happen. we are very sorry that such a terrible accident could have happened in lufthansa, where we put so much focus on safety. we are sorry for the losses. there are no words to express this. anchor: he refused to answer questions from reporters. many questions do still remain. lufthansa admitted that the pilot had suffered from an episode of severe depression before he finished his flight training six years ago. we have more now from our correspondent in berlin. reporter: a very difficult story. and inc

as late as april 4th, april 4th, davis had issued a proclamation expressing renewed faith in the confederacy's ultimate triumph. it would be unwise wrote the president, even if it were possible to conceal the great moral as well as material injury to our cause from the occupation of richmond by the enemy. it is equally unwise and unbothy of us as patriots engaged in a most sacred cause to allow our energies to falter our spirits to grow faint or our efforts to become relaxed. we have now entered upon a new phase of the struggle. the memory of which will endure for all ages. and to shed any increasing luster upon our country. relieved of the necessity of guarding cities, with the army free to move from point to point, nothing is now needed to render our triumph certain but our own unconquerable resolve. i will never consent to abandon to the enemy one foot of any of the soil of the states of the confederacy. virginia with the help of the people and by the blessing of providence shall be held and defended and no peace ever made with the infamous invaders. so spoke lee's boss. so, after testing g

as late as april 4th, april 4th, davis had issued a proclamation expressing renewed faith in the confederacy's ultimate triumph. it would be unwise wrote the president, even if it were possible to conceal the great moral as well as material injury to our cause from the occupation of richmond by the enemy. it is equally unwise and unbothy of us as patriots engaged in a most sacred cause to allow our energies to falter our spirits to grow faint or our efforts to become relaxed. we have now entered upon a new phase of the struggle. the memory of which will endure for all ages. and to shed any increasing luster upon our country. relieved of the necessity of guarding cities, with the army free to move from point to point, nothing is now needed to render our triumph certain but our own unconquerable resolve. i will never consent to abandon to the enemy one foot of any of the soil of the states of the confederacy. virginia with the help of the people and by the blessing of providence shall be held and defended and no peace ever made with the infamous invaders. so spoke lee's boss. so, after testing g

tuesday night, april 14 beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on sunday, april 19 at 8:00 a.m.3. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent look at our visit do tulsa, oklahoma. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. woody guthrie: i got started in oklahoma. that is where i was born. the population is one third indian, one third negro, and one third white people. i hit the road when i was 12 years old traveling and working , on jobs. that is where i picked up these songs. ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island. from the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ >> woody guthrie's most famous for his writing of "this land is your land," but he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 in oklahoma. we are proud to have this work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for people who were migrant workers during the dust bowl era who found them

it is still chilly on this april 1st. but will it be much brighter today? sue serio will have your full forecast. developing overnight the heir of the getty fortune found dead in his california home, the likely cause of death. >> good day everybody, it is wednesday, april 1st 2015. sue serio i understand, we have a big birthday to celebrate. good day turns 19 years old today. >> right we're still a teenager, just the last year of being a teenager until we turn 20 next year. and you can see, there is quite a breeze blowing here this morning. now, it is april fools day but i have learned through the years you don't fool around with people's weather and tell them something weird when it is not going to be that weird because weather is weird enough. so we're not going to fool you with 36 degrees, and 14-mile an hour winds and sunrise at 6:45. the good news is the rain is gone. in fact, there is hardly a cloud in the sky. we see few clouds here on our satellite picture but there is the last of the rain. it has moved far off shore so yes, we do have a brighter da

1st is april fools day. >> yes. >> april 2nd is mike apologize day. so everyone knows on april 2nd, mike is going to apologize, do something bad on april 1st. >> i never would do that to the city i love become your mayor, coy not do that to you. you know deborah norville, she contacted me yesterday too. is this true? no, it is not. >> maybe you should run for president. >> apparently there may be a senate job opening in new jersey soon. >> oh, my gosh. no no, no. so bad. >> apparently it comes with a lot of perks. >> i'm in the going to -- i'm not saying anything. >> so, then we found this sent in by three kids who wanted to vote for me. >> we wrote this. on behalf of this family, hi, you all. >> high. >> we love you mike. >> i love you right back. beautiful family. >> it is a beautiful family. of course they have to wait ten, 15 years before they can vote. >> good news, people said they would register to vote, kids saying i want to go vote now. maybe you inspired people to get out there and vote. >> there is an election may the 19th. >> you can be a

good afternoon i'd like to take roll order of the regular meeting of public works today is tuesday, april 28, 2015 my daughters birthday roll call commissioner president caen commissioner courtney commissioner moran we have quorum arrest thank you before you commissioner have you the minutes of the meeting of april 14, 2015 additions, deletions, or changes to those minutes? >> i'll move approval. >> second. >> public comment is closed. on the minutes of april 14th seeing none, call for questions all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed the motion carries the next item is general public comment the comment of any item not on today's agenda and do we have a speaker card for you oh, thank you. >> i put down my organization it i drink water i dw mistake was suggesting i dw an acronym my name is dick morton i'm here to suggest to the commission you as commissioners the public and staff require a spreadsheet too much imaginations or things don't get follow-up action before this commission you know they slip along and all of a sudden years have passed example 2008 jacobs to your knowledge poor capt

we'll be live on april 9 and april 12 as historians including the university of richmond's errors reflect on the last battles and explore the aftermath and legacy. we will also bring you reenactments and open our phone lines to take your calls. the surrender at appomattox -- live april 9 and 12 here on american history tv on c-span3. >> the most memorable moment of this week for me was on hearing senator gardner at our lunch yesterday say, "you need to be firm in your principles but flexible in the details," because i think it really reflect the solution like the harsh polarization we see in our country and the methodology that if all the senators, all the congressmen and women and all the state legislatures can adopt , we can really come together and solve many of our pertinent issues. >> my favorite quote came from the secretary of the senate. she said "remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic because the people you meet on the way up, you will need them again on the way back down." >> we have a lack of true statesman. as much as i may disagree with him, senator john mccain di