so on the excavation, i mean you know, i thought about this d.r. long time, probably longer than i should have. the amount of excavation that occurred, would that have tripped up the need for an e.i.r. based on ceqa? >> i don't think that would have triggered an e.i.r. it would have triggered a more robust cat x. and a submittal her preparation of a geotechnical review. it would have been improved by environment all staff. >> that is one of the interesting things that when mr. kern came on july 18th i asked whether there was a geotech report and he said there was, but in the packet that he gave us, there wasn't. are you aware of any geotechnical report? >> i have not seen one. i have talked to the sponsor about if one was prepared. >> project sponsor do you have a geotechnical report for this project? >> please speak in the microphone. >> the subcontractor has, i believe. we don't have it with us for this meeting. the permit that we brought for the open excavation would have taken a proximally six to eight weeks to get. we would have to submit for

a one story vertical addition and excavating a portion of the basement floor. it is within the residential transit district. the arthe proposal will increasm four to six residential units on 1990 square foot lot. existing two-story noncomplying structure is at the rear of the lot. the front and rear buildings are separated by an inner courtyards. this would increase square footage from 1615 square feet to 3052 square feet to create two bedroom residential units on the proposed basement and third floor. no changes to the rear of the building. as far as issues for consideration. the project sponsors conducted a pre-application project. there are no letters or phone calls in opposition to the project. we recommend approval with conditions. the zoning administrator will consider the variance for rear yard open space for this project. this concludes my presentation. thank you. >> thank you, commissioners. i am here on behalf of the project sponsor. i propose the 10 new dwelling units, one in the basement and one on a partial third story addition to the building. cur

i don't want to excavate to make it less affordable. did you consider other ways? >> good afternoon, commissioners. the option was to raise the building but unfortunately those front stairs are going to extend further to the building and would wipe out some of the existing unit's square footage. >> i am okay with it. commissioner, did you want to say something, commissioner fung. >> i can support it as it is i move to accept with conditions proposed by staff. >> second. >> did you want to say something? >> can we have that additional foot? i see the project sponsor saying yes. since there are four of us, we all have to agree. i accept the amendment. >> i second. >> that is taking a foot off the top, the front of the top floor one foot further. >> very, commissioners. a motion seconded to approve with conditions as amended setting back the top floor one foot. (roll call). >> so moved. that passes unanimously 4-0. >> i will close the public hearing and take the matter under advisement to explore the exposure and variance for the basement level unit. >> very good, com

there have been concerns about excavation on his site. we have taken those seriously.we have been working on our plans, and we are putting a very high percentage of the parking spaces in either stackers or tandems, and i would estimateted based on the plans we would be further to reduce excavation from what was in the plan by 50,000 square feet, over an acre, more in cubic yards. we are looking at when we think about parking for this project very compact parking solutions. how those are adapted in the future is open. you have mechanical systems that can be used for storage, they can potentially be used for other uses that are currently don't require windows so it is not habitable spaces. the other thing i would just note, and i think you touched on this. we have spent over four years working with the community, and really made a commitment to the community we would push for one-to-one parking, not above one-to-one, but one-to-one parking. while we have done, and i think commissioner richard knows well, we have done projects with less parking along transit corridors. we

the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the superior courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no will there's no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country are still wedded in a poisonous pact. through full to be dozens and dozens of other places like this around ireland a full investigation into the scale of what happened across all the countries mother and baby homes would be explosive and could destroy the reputation of the church hardly a surprise then the survivors think the government would rather bury the truth than dig up the past. in ireland. all the news of course on our website there what is on your screen the address al jazeera dot com. have a quick check of the headlines on al-jazeera votes are being counted in israel 2nd election and on the 6 months according to exit polls both prime minister benjamin netanyahu has liquid party

the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the supreme courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no will there's no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country is still wedded in a poisonous pact. through thought to be dozens and dozens of other places like this around ireland a full investigation into the scale of what happened across all the countries mother and baby homes would be explosive and could destroy the reputation of the church hardly a surprise then the survivors think the government would rather bury the truth than dig up the past lawrence lee al-jazeera chim in ireland activists with hong kong's democracy movement have made a direct appeal to the u.s. congress for support. of the means ho urged a congressional hearing to adopt hong kong human rights and democracy act if it's passed in washington on kong will have to prove every year

didn't have a right to any of this excavation. no, no, no, or that. no one's -- yeah. so the inspector comes out and says, yeah, site visit revealed rear concrete retaining wall has been replaced and floor systems that ten days it goes away. i guess he had an explanation for it, but i don't see how a senior building inspector looks at a rear retaining wall and says, that's an unsafe building, floor systems bad, ten days later when i'm not looking, it gets amended out. and this is the planning p.m.i. website for the first permit john burton had in 2016. you can't access it now. it's gone missing. and also in plans the fake foundation that they drew in there that they wanted, you can't find that in the plans. it's gone missing. and 50 sussex is not 2,248 square feet. it's 3500 square feet at least. that top floor is not on the tax records. that's a free floor not on tax records. >> mr. burdick, your time is up. >> thank you all. thank you, alex, for my e-mails. ms. rosenburg, i'm sorry. >> okay. thank you. we will now hear from the burtons. >> i would like to address you

>> i'm not going to do excavation work. the issue i have is excavation work. i think doing excavation work with jack hammers seven days a week at odd hours is quite disruptive. putting in drywall is like mr. wong has said, normal construction noise. >> okay, thank you. >> thank you. >> we will now hear from mr. wong, the permit-holder. >> thank you. first of all, i am a native san franciscan. i went to school here. i went to college here. i work for the fire department. i am a fire department retiree, 9/11, big day for me, but i have to be here, but thank you for being here with me. i plan to be occupying this building. this citizen that said, why do i need four bathrooms and three bedrooms? i have boomerang kids. i am 58 years old. i have adult kids who are boomeranging back after college. if you need to know, why did i condo the building, perhaps one day i would like to convey the unit to my kids. i don't know why she's kind of grouping me in with a rogue developer, building a wing or the tajmahal. this is adding a residential unit so i can house my family.

we have new details and now know the culprit was an excavator which hit a major feeder line. >> live from that location in the dog patch neighborhood. you were affected by this. >> definitely. 7:58 a.m. and made me think many times we take things for granted. such as lek tlisty. running water. so power was fortunately restored. before noon. and right now you see behind me they are striing to quickly fix that line. >> it was this excavator that hit a power line. the construction company doing work near 22nd and illinois street. when that kind of work is done, companies are supposed to call pg&e 811 line. >> we confirmed that the construction company contacted 811 and did a review. it's unclear what happened after that. >> anvil said the crews never found a designated marked spot from pg&e. where they were digging. when the operator hit the feeder line, it affected equipment inside this substation near the site. the distribution center. this outage impacted some metro stations. my favorite bookstore was in the dark. >> when i got to work i noticed whole foods was closed. i thought some

it was discovered in 2010 but archaeologists were only able to excavated when a drought caused water levels to drop but now it's submerged once again we are now on top of the city of kimono fishermen here have been telling us about the erratic water levels that they have seen in many years the water went to the lowest level a few months ago now at its highest. dentists just have lived here for centuries he says it's hard to know when the area may suffer a drought or a flood. i saw the ancient city of commune early this year i'm one of the guards assigned to look after it normally during summer time the water levels will decrease and the city would appear only to be submerged during winter this summer it's quite the contrary. archaeologists such challenges are making it hard to carry out their work properly in addition to climatic changes being recorded by aid agencies in the area there's limited money available. nowadays we wait for the water levels to decrease so that we continue excavation we call on international community to help support us in order to continue our work in the ci

in addition to a number of small excavations, they had a large excavation on north point that is continuing, but is expected to wrap up in october. and they have demolished, as part of their work, three buildings -- three vacant buildings, including a fire-damaged building that was inside of a controlled area on the west side. and that completes my report. >> president tsen: thank you. any questions by the director? bob, would you just for the public sake, tell us again the columbus day fleet week, what dates are those? >> that's the weekend of the 12th, 13th, but the columbus day is actually the 14th. but the blue angels typically go through rehearsals on thursday and friday. that is the 10th and 11th. and they do their performances on the 12th and 13th. >> president tsen: of october? >> of october, right. >> president tsen: and the community garden it's great to see the products of the hard work of people who have been active in the community garden. you said they're holding a celebration as well. >> yeah, from 9 to noon on the morning of the 21st. >> president tsen: great, thank you so m

it was discovered in 2010 but archaeologists were only able to excavated when a drought caused water levels to drop but now it's submerged once again we are now on top of the submerged city of kimono fishermen here have been telling us about the erratic water levels that they have seen in many years the water went to the lowest level a few months ago now at its highest jihads ancestors have lived here for centuries he says it's hard to know when the area may suffer a drought or a flood very very. i saw the ancient city of cameroon early this year i'm one of the guards assigned to look after it normally during summer time the water levels would decrease and the city would appear only to be submerged during winter but this summer it's quite the contrary. archaeologists say such challenges are making it hard to carry out their work properly in addition to climatic changes being recorded by aid agencies in the area there's limited money available but no care no nowadays we wait for the water levels decrease so that we continue excavation we call on international community to help support

since a local historian uncovered the scale of what happened here and the government has promised to excavate the site. a preliminary investigation discovered skeletons lined up in rows since the entrance is very narrow it's led to the suspicion that the nuns got the children to carry the bodies of dead babies down the pit after these photos were taken the whole site was covered over again the government minister responsible for all this declined an interview but the government's own interim reports suggest that they don't trust the testimonies of surviving nuns and they think that local people might know more than they've been prepared to admit in the meantime though the detective work is being done not by the police but by the survivors of choom and their families the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it's so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the spirit of courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is n

the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the supreme courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no will there's no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country are still wedded in a poisonous pact. thought to be dozens and dozens of other places like this around ireland a full investigation into the scale of what happened across all the countries mother and baby homes would be explosive and could destroy the reputation of the church hardly a surprise then the survivors think the government would rather bury the truth than dig up the past lawrence lee al-jazeera chim in ireland. hundreds of demonstrations have taken part in running one person protest outside russia's presidential administration there posing jail terms for political activists detained at unauthorized rallies in july and august and it follows one day's sentencing of 23 year old actor

the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the supreme courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no will there's no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country are still wedded in a poisonous pact. through thought to be dozens and dozens of other places like this around ireland a full investigation into the scale of what happened across all the countries mother and baby homes would be explosive and could destroy the reputation of the church hardly a surprise then the survivors think the government would rather bury the truth than dig up the past lawrence lee al-jazeera chim in ireland. had an al-jazeera in spalls the double grand slam champion aiming to make a winning start a guy home town for the month thanks. thanks . thanks.

an excavator hit a major feeder line. >> were you affected? >> oh yeah. i was blow drying my hair and that sounds a little frivolous. it is true. this is where is it started. this construction site doing a little bit of work. pg&e says 22,000 customers were in the dark. we know that number is a lot higher because two or three people maybe living in a home. >> that's the excavator that hit a 12,000 volt power line and the construction company doing work near 22nd and illinoi >> prior to doing digging or under ground work we have the customers call 811. a safety line. we'll send out a crew to make sure there's no under ground hazards. >> the company had contacted them. and said the crews never found a designated marked spot from pg&e. when they were digging. when the operator hit that feeder line it affected equipment inside this substation near the site. the distribution center. this outage impacted some metro stations. my favorite bookstore was in the dark. >> when i got to work, i noticed whole foods was closed. i thought something was off. we had to reb

reporter: is there no other excavation for that action? speaker pelosi: it only happened that one time, but my understanding is it happened before. explanationsr aere might be, also is a cover-up. and the president has been engaged in cover-up all along. reports ruleding in our favor to release information about the deutsche bank and his records there. taxes, the records there. a lot of it still contributes to the idea that the president feels he is above the law, the lobbying the constitution of the state's. he is asking a foreign government to help him in his election. , sometimes the conversations have a level of confidentiality that is appropriate. it is not the role of the president to shake down foreign leaders for his own purposes, withholding taxpayer money to do so. reporter: do you anticipate the committee calling witnesses from the white house? speaker pelosi: i cannot speak to the committee. that will be up to their decision. reporter: what sense do you have from the white house regarding cooperation? speaker pelosi: speak trut

>> i'm not sure why they are not there was geotechnical observations during the excavation and per the permits we pulled, that was reviewed by d.b.i. >> thank you. i appreciate it. i look at this and i go, you know, this was supposed to answer all the questions i had last go around and it didn't. it actually raises more questions. you know, you look at the sidewall and you look at the back walls, you are about 100 cubic feet short on the tests. the fire issues and -- i'm just like, well, i'm overwhelmed. i would love to see a summary on everything not just handing all the reports and raw data. this doesn't make any sense. it doesn't. i like where it is going, i'm just not prepared to prove this today because it is not enough -- we are not there yet. >> commissioner fong? >> question for staff. the bigger issue from that last discussion here at the commission was changing a two unit building to three units, admittedly it didn't quite happen in terms of replication of the original flats. staff has not given the recommendation, but in staff's opinion, there is a creation of three viable u

. >> reporter: they wan the workers to excavate and transport the soil away. that would cost more than $100 million. >> it is our will it be cleaned up before people are put at risk. >> reporter: the majority of the city council agreed with the developer and state scientists. because the toxins can be airborne, they believe the removal process could harm neighbor. >> this is an example where it is not a perfect solution. i don't want the risk of a truck getting into a car accident. getting on the freeway at bay view. >> reporter: councilman dale myrick said he made the decision to cap the site not because the developer promises to give $50 million to benefit the city. he says it's the safer option. >> i would rather people be mad at me now the way they are than be mad at me the way huntington beach residents are angry. >> reporter: neighbors say they are getting sick from the excavation soft a contaminated site in huntington beach. in richmond, i'm da lin, kpix5. >>> senator kamala hs is in san francisco tonight. we have video of her at an event in chinatown.

it is the excavation of deep and often painful things that we would rather not speak of. one of the themes in the book is the extent to which the enslavers are themselves actually enslaved by their inability to remember and recall. while i would not tell anybodody how to read the book, i would cecertainly say there's someme amount of allegory in t that in today and how even those who are in power and are governors are enslaved by their inability to remember painful things that folks would rather forget. amy: you mentioned harriet tubman. she is a real figure in your fictional book "the water dancer." talk about why you imbued her with this power and how significant she is for you. >> the thing to understand is, first of all, i from baltimore, maryland, harriet timon was from maryland. she was probably my earliest notion of a superhero. it really was -- there were these tales they would tell us. some of them exaggerations. but even when i got to reading, they were these incredible tales. i can remember when i was reading biographies when i first started getting the idea to

her excavations and thoughts in the rearview mirror about some of those thoughts. to me, one of my favorite parts about this book was the personal chapters and i want to spend some time talking about that. friday and at is historic newsweek, i want to talk about the developments this week with the ukraine and the houses actions on opening impeachment inquiries. then give us some time to talk about the book. have closely followed everything that has happened this week. the transcript and the whistleblower complaints. i guess i'm curious to space on the information that is not publicly available. what would your next set of questions be? what do you want to know that we don't know yet? >> -- susan: thank you for doing this. good afternoon, everybody. i am delighted to come back to the texas festival. and thank you for that very generous introduction. what a week and what a set of revelations. i think the most striking thing from my vantage point is that this is yet another particularly stark indication that we have a president who cares nothing for the national inter

it's a model 320 medium-sized caterpillar hydraulic excavator. not the blue thing, the yellow thing. we, the american taxpayers, are getting one of these to play with. plus about $5 million in cash. because, if it turns out you were only able to obtain all that cash and all of those things, that surprisingly large boat and the small dozer and all the rest of it, if you were only able to get all of those great things because of your crimes, specifically in this case because of your bribery of the main official charged by the trump administration with overseeing the rebuilding of puerto rico's infrastructure and power grid after hurricane maria, well, then if you are, in fact, convicted of those crimes for which you are now accused, you will have to give up the fruits of those crimes. you will have to give up the loot, the cash, the amazing medium-sized hydraulic excavator and the very fast 40-foot long catamaran and the boat and the trailer and the truck and all the rest of it. in any other presidential administration, after 3,000 americans were k

since a local historian uncovered the scale of what happened here and the government has promised to excavate the site a preliminary investigation discovered skeletons lined up in rows since the entrance is very narrow it's led to the suspicion that the nuns got the children to carry the bodies of dead babies down the pit. after these photos were taken the whole site was covered over again the government minister responsible for all this declined an interview but the government's own interim reports suggest that they don't trust the testimonies of surviving nuns and they think that local people might know more than they've been prepared to admit in the meantime though the detective work is being done not by the police but by the survivors of choom and their families the campaigners think the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that a full excavation would do that it is resisting it so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will be resolved is through an order of the supreme courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no wi

it was discovered in 2010 but archaeologists were only able to excavated when a drought caused water levels to drop but now it's submerged once again we are now on top of the submerged city of kimono fishermen here have been telling us about the erratic water levels that they have seen in many years the water went to the lowest level a few months ago now at its highest jihads ancestors have lived here for centuries he says it's hard to know when the area may suffer a drought or a flood very very. i saw the city of kim early this year i'm one of the guards assigned to look after it normally during summertime the water levels will decrease and the city would appear only to be submerged during winter this summer it's quite the contrary. archaeologists such challenges are making it hard to carry out their work properly in addition to climatic changes being recorded by aid agencies in the area there's limited money available. nowadays we wait for the water levels decrease said that we continue at excavation we call on international community to help support us in order to continue our wor

to that level and we want to allow ourselves extra time just in case we really had to do further excavation now that the wrapping up early travelers can expect less hiccups ultimately we get that a lot of people were affected by this and we apologize for the inconvenience officials say they chose this. >>year to shut down the runway so that they wouldn't affect those summer and holiday travelers at sfo noel bellow kron 4 news. >>over to the peninsula now a man is in the hospital and in critical condition. this morning after he was hit by a police car in redwood city. so police say went rogue it's where a fact actor in the crash. we do have some surveillance video take a look at that you see that car spinning out that said and nearby store the crash happened on el camino real near james avenue. this was just before 10 o'clock on wednesday morning. police say that an officer was responding to a home invasion robbery before she lost control of her car. she struck the center median hit man that was walking across the street. the patrol car that continued into the opposite lanes of traffic and t

there were two items excavated from early 17th century plantations. it is typical for what types of items angela probably worked with. hoe, that grub would have been used for gardening and a cooking pot. we also see this extraordinary gourd fiddle. it's much later than angela's lifetime, this fiddle dates to the 19th century. but it represents the impact , that african culture has had on american culture. particularly american music. this fiddle was made out of a , it's a traditional kind of instrument used in west african cultures for centuries and centuries. musical african traditions were brought to american shores by the captive africans were brought here. they ended up having a profound impact on american music and other cultural forms. such as foodways, language, and so forth. this fiddle is meant to represent the beginning of the influence of african culture on the development and creation of a unique and mixed american culture. a culture that derives from european, native american, as well as african traditions. at angela's display we also hav

it was discovered in 2010 but archaeologists were only able to excavated when a drought caused water levels to drop but now it's submerged once again we are now on top of the city of kimono fishermen here have been telling us about the erratic water levels that they have seen in many years the water went to the lowest level a few months ago now at its highest. have lived here for centuries he says it's hard to know when the area may suffer a drought or a flood very very. i saw the ancient city of commune early this year i'm one of the guards assigned to look after it normally during summer time the water levels will decrease and the city would appear only to be submerged during winter this summer it's quite the contrary. archaeologists such challenges are making it hard to carry out their work properly in addition to climatic changes being recorded by aid agencies in the area there's limited money available. nowadays we wait for the water levels decrease said that we continue. we call on international community to help support us in order to continue our work in the city they excreti

to evoke what their experiences would have been like with related objects and there are two items excavated from early 17th century virginia plantations. they're typical of what probably in captain william pierce's household and what types of items angela worked with. there was a hoe used for gardening and also a cooking pot. it will see the extraordinary gourd fiddle. it's much later than angela's lifetime. the fiddle dates from the 19th century, but it represents the important impact that african culture had on american culture, particularly american music. this fiddle is made out of a gourd. that is a traditional kind of instrument that was used in west african cultures for centuries and centuries and west african musical traditions were brought to american shores by the captain africans who were brought here. and they ended up having a profound impact on american music and other cultural forms. this is meant to represent the beginning of the influence of african culture of the development and the creation of the unique and mixed american culture. in angela's display, we also have some i

and so by a combination of the match will prove this is and human excavation the island can literally disappear. one of the most stunning and packs of the trade is the disappearance of some of the islands off the coast of indonesia which have literally vanished when we use that sand. our life. once an island disappears the international maritime boundary changes all is required to these become geopolitical issues as well as simply commercial and resource issues. 25 indonesian islands have already disappeared. like coal and gas sand is now on the frontline of the world's hunger for raw materials. scarcity and dangers local communities and sets governments against each other. as demand builds the circle only becomes more vicious. morocco's gentle climate has been welcoming tourists for years. but its famous beaches have also been attracting some strange 4 legged visitors a constant stream of men and donkeys descend on the beaches 7 days a week. in search of. sand. for men on the donkeys have taken so much sand that some beaches now look like the surface of the moon. rock has been experi

squatters find the remains of 3 people buried beneath a bathroom dozens of people are helping to excavate the site to see if there are more they said investigating whether the remains belong to some of the estimated 400 people who were killed or disappeared under store sleeze regime. united states is holding immigration hearings on the border with mexico inside tents and away from the public eye as part of the jungle ministrations tough new policy to quickly deal with a record surge in central american asylum seekers. reports. when orlando wakes up he is steps from the united states he does his washing in the rio grande river which separates matamoros mexico where he stands now and the u.s. on the other side he can't cross a scar marks the place where he says a loan shark in panama stole his kidney that's why he fled i don't want to. millionaire i come here because i want to save my life about 45000 asylum seekers are currently waiting in mexico for their turn to see an american immigration judge these border cams in mexico are the result of a troubled ministrations policy to deal with th

lots of soil was excavated. new infrastructure, streets, sidewalks, now landscaping was involved, so the top of the hill was kind of cutoff. we also know that some of that soil or a lot of that soil was push today the boundary and -- pushed to the boundary and created the steep slopes. we did survey the slopes and some of which were inaccessible to us. we did not find any other r rao -- radio active material other than what we described. we concluded there's no health and safety risk to the residents of parcel a-1. okay. so a-2, we wanted to decide if anybody on the site right now would be exposed to high levels of radio activity of man made materials, and we wanted to investigate any anomaly that we detected. the project began october 22, 2018. here is a visual of parcel a-2. it's approximately 25 acres. the green area is where we did a walkover survey, and the blue area is where we did the towed array. we divided up the site into 66 major survey units. same situation as parcel a-1 where the surface could be gr

them become painters and the government is so frightened of the damage to the church that the full excavation would do that it is resisting it's so they're threatening court action i think the only way in which this will result this through an order of the spirit courts of this country i can't see any other way because there is no will there's no wish there is no appetite church and state in this country are still wedded in a poisonous pact. polls close in afghanistan's presidential election after a day that seems several attacks. in a very unforgiving this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. protests in hong kong to mark the 5 year anniversary of the umbrella movement into another chance to send a message to china. zimbabwe's former leader robert mugabe is to be buried shortly after a dispute about where he should be laid to rest. i don't know major sporting shock minister pat upset one of the world's best bump is world cup. polls close in afghanistan's 4th presidential election voters have had to brave violence to cast their ballots at least 5 explosions were reported a polling cen

in early years they launched an excavation to find the foundations for the first assembly met. although amateurs their careful notes provided clues to marianna hartley, the senior archaeologist to in 2006 teen led the second archaeological investigation of this church. she and her team peel back the layers of concrete and brick to find evidence of the 50-20 foot timbered framed 1617 church and its foundations. one evening the team stood back , the realization that they were looking at the footings of the cobblestone that represent the foundation of democracy. the team on earth the very spot where they first assembly met. the very base in which we set. historic jamestown and all of our preservation virginia programs, we embrace a belief that historic places offer singular opportunities to connect present and future generations. standing where history happened, offering experiences that are inspiring and thought-provoking. are preservation efforts capture the complexity of our history as a teenage girl the budget remains of angela, and angolan woman who was brought to jamestown o

in the early years, three women launched an excavation to find the foundation where the first assembly met. their careful notes provided clues to marianna hartley, jamestown rediscovery's senior archaeologist who, in 2015, led only the second archaeological investigation of this church. they carefully peeled back layers of concrete and brick to find evidence of the 16th 17 church and its foundation -- evidence of the 1627 church and its foundation. there were looking at the cobblestone that literally an representsguratively the foundations of our democracy. iny unearth the various part that assembly. at historic jamestown and all our programs, we embrace the belief that historic places offer singular opportunities to connect present and future generations with all the aspects of our complex history. standing where history happens offers experiences that are thought-provoking. our preservation efforts strive to capture the complexity of our history and tell the stories of the widely known fingers -- widely known figures john smith, chief powhatan, governor yardley, and indian women who

also an archaeologist is tose run projes and now i do and my job is also to make sure he's happy excavating because for years and years he had the hat that i wear now and i appreciate it so much more. it's hard work and it's not hugely fun or glamorous but i gets to be on the trail and remember what it was like and that is a good reminder people don't remember his half said the [inaudible] the movement we are often caught up in the terrible things that the internet has brought it really is something that wouldn't have been possible. i wonder if we can talk a little the history of the remote because once upon a time was filmed. canisters of film. >> district over 100 years ago. the first remote sensing of an archaeological site happened in 1908 around stonehenge. the british lieutenant put a camera on a tethered balloon and what he noticed was staining in the field around the site. people were taking pictures of. i said wait a minute, you can take pictures of things from airplanes? we can use this to spy on the bad guys were the people they said were the t bad guys. archaeology started the f

also the federal government could make it easier for localities to begin excavating some of the otheroptions, whether it be allowing for the fentanyl tested or supervising consumption. there's a lot of discussion in various cities across the united states about setting up some this supervising consumption sites. people will walk into this facility, have access to clean needles and the would be a medical official there so if they do overdose can administer naloxone. philadelphia is pushing this. so san francisco and other places but the department of justice is arguing the supervising consumption sites would violate substance control it. there's a court case going on in philadelphia no. from the federal perspective there a couple things they could do legislatively. you could pass a law explicitly excluding consumption sites if you want to let localities experiment with it or you could pass the budget writer indicating that a resources could not be used to enforce the law and that's what was done with medical cannabis before. it doesn't require legislation. remember happen after washing

require talking about the painful stuff, but also enabled me to go back and spend time dissecting and excavating some of these chapters in my life, going back to my childhood and my parents' divorce in particular. through torushed excelrying to strive and and do my best. it was a painful divorce, violent and terrifying. and it shaped me in many ways because i was a little seven-year-old trying to mediate between my parents and protect my little brother. i had wonderful parents. and -- and i had wonderful parents. these were highly devoted people highlyhey had accomplished, brilliant, devoted, who gave me and my brother everything we could hope for, but they had no business being married to each other. they broke up in a bitter way and put us through that experience in a very bitter, public custody battle and out of that, not only did i learn, for better or for worse, a little something about mediation and conflict resolution, but i learned that, you know, i could take a hit and keep going. i wouldn't let something that painful that early get me down. that was very valuable also down the road. yo

how is the hammering, the excavation, the drilling, all that noise, all that disruption , the trucks, when they are beeping to back up, the backhoes, how will that -- will that be two years lost on 170 students' education who are trying, despite learning needs and differences, to prepare themselves for college? they are paying, in some cases, $60,000 a year to attend riordan for this specialized care. that is all going to be distracted for two plus years? that is unacceptable to us. we need more detail on this. the other thing is, we are worried that firetrucks are going to be able to get to our school in case of a fire. there's not been enough detail or clarity about the location. they delayed that meeting. we're supposed to take -- it was supposed to take place that -- this week. it has been delayed until september 30th. i need more clarity on the impact to transportation on our school. the other thing is, there's not nearly enough detail about the blockage of light into our building. it was designed to have natural light coming in to warm the building, to enhance the culture of lea

in early years with annie gault launched an excavation to find the foundations where the first assembly met. although amateurs their careful notes provided includes to heartily, senior archaeologist who in 2016 led only the second archaeological investigation of this church miss hartley and her team peeled back the layers of concrete and brick to find evidence of 15 to 20 foot timbered framed church and its foundations. one evening the team stood back in the realization that they were looking at the footings that literally and figuratively represent the foundations of our democracy. the team unearthed the very spot where the governor, his counselors and 22 met in that first assembly. that we commemorate today. the very place we sit. in historic jamestown and all of our preservation virginia programs, we embrace the belief that historic places offer singular opportunities to connect present and future generations with vital lessons about all facets of our complex history. standing where history happens offers experiences that may be sobering, inspiring and thought provoking. our preserva