years later alvin law learned how horrified his natural parents were when he was born ultimately it was the perturb grandmother who didn't want to have anything to do with us she said you're not going to bring that devil baby home with you ease he's deformed because of a curse. the armas baby wasn't taken home after doctors warned he would never lead a normal life but after six weeks an elderly couple jack and hilda law who had already raised their own children volunteered as foster parents and got their first look at al and took one look and i thought no wonder nobody wanted. and the next i went to see him personally had a bath and dressed and hid and looked perfectly. well although in favor of taking him oh boy. but. it was a baby with nobody wanted i'm sure we're going to. turn out ok. my life story shifted the moment that sophie and peter my first father gave me up. that that that is a profound chapter shift in my life because i went to live with the laws my life became this life. back. in cincinnati ohio and deeply religious roman catholic couple with six children were expecting an

there's a reason why -- it's because alvin ailey told the truth in his work, right?ou don't have to question the truth -- it just is. and so i think this is where the company means the most in times like these. >> mm-hmm. is there a better pipeline today for american dance? obviously, alvin ailey created this as a space to start highlighting the fact that african-american dancers could exist and choreographers could exist, right? where are we now, versus where he started 60 years ago? >> because he started 60 years ago, we have so many dancers that have come through the company as dancers or through the ailey school, you know, that are teaching now or whatever it is they're doing, or just patrons of the arts. when i think of the arts and education programs that we have, one of them is called "aileycamp" that alvin ailey started 30 years ago. this was one of the last programs he implemented before he died. he started it in kansas city, and now it's in about 10 or 11 cities for young people who are, you know, sort of underserved in their communities to have access to t

over the years alvin will make appearances on telephones across the country. one thing going to. look live look not better than other people. because a lot of helicopters to kill people get it wrong i think you look at alvin law and thank god it's tremendous how you can do things with his feet well i suppose if you look at your feet it's tremendous but these are my feet these are my hands too and i have been doing it forever these are not tremendous feet is the only thing that i've got so when i pick up a cup and i have a drink you know. wow what a thrill what it is i do think live thank you i thought and i was going to have to be a nine. i didn't think that i was going to go on dates i didn't know what was going to happen and that that's not how it happened i had a great high school run i mean you know i had a lot of fun i had my friends i had too much fun and if you're like me and my friends you drive around and look for holes and you go skinny and that's both we did for entertainment. i have a problem with girls i could always get very nice girls beautiful girls intelligent gi

over the years alvin would make appearances on telephones across the country. one thing. not better than other people. because i'm not a handicapped person. or people get it wrong. they look at all the law and they think god it's tremendous how you can do things with this. well i suppose if you look at your feet it's tremendous but these are my feet these are my hands too and i have been doing it forever. these are not tremendous faith is the only thing that i've got so when i pick up a cup and i have a drink you know. wow what a thrill it is but i do think. i thought and i was going to have to be a nine i didn't think that i was going to go on dates i didn't know what was going to happen and that that's not how it happened i had a great high school run i mean you know i had a lot of fun and i fancy i had too much fun and if you're like me and my friends you drive around and look for hotels and you go skinny and that's both we did for entertaining. the crowd with girls i could always get very nice girls beautiful girls intelligent girls but they couldn't get the stupid on

tonit loved ones held a vigil for alvin smith. aimee cho has their emotional f pl closure. >>> those who knew alvin smith say no matter what you were doing, theul he drop everything if he will needed help. tonight his friends and family gathered to pay their respects. >> this is what a family and community is about. reporter: to honor a life well lived. alvin friends say he was all about doing yard work and picking up trash. >> he's the community's handyman. >> in a small community like there, everyone knows his name. >> he's going to missed. you don't find many young men they've is well respected and has respect. >> reporter: among the crowd, angela dau kips who says he was like a son to her. >> he would always how is mama doin abecause ple just looked me like a mother. >> reporter: a park ranger spottedou him on 1 tuesday night. when he went to help, he saw a vehicle run him over. thendriver stopped and took off. smith may have been hit by another car, too. >> what you miss most about him? >> hisss kind his smile and just my dai

alvin york is another outcome. alvin york was involved in the action that liberated the lost battalion, again 82nd all- american division. he and other soldiers with him capture 132 germans in the action that actually liberates the lost battalion. he receives the medal of honor. he returns home and is treated, particularly by his native state of tennessee, you can look in his eyes, too, and see what he has experienced. as a celebrity and a hero, he knows it. he is a simple farmer. if you have seen the movie, you know the story of his trying to come to terms with fighting in this war and his personal, spiritual experiences in it. but, what york tries to do is very specific. he understands what is going to happen to him. he does not like it. he wants to go up to east tennessee back to his farm and return to his family. he decides to transfer that celebrity into serving the less fortunate. he founds the alvin york institute in east tennessee, with all the money that he gets from his celebrity, he puts it into the inst

like sometimes life can really be rough on people i understand that i get it i've been in real life alvin law is a motivational speaker who's influenced audiences in north america and australia with his message of hope is specially to more than two million youngsters who heard his top speaking is the best thing i could have ever cited here you're helping kids and they need to have somebody come in and tell them that it's going to be ok but i get such tremendous joy out of doing it there is nothing in my life that makes you happier than speaking to kids nothing and the next time you're ready to give up or quit or back again well if it helps even a little bit remember the goofy looking guy that played the drums with his feet but remember the words i live by every day. there's no such word as can't. thanks. allen travels over one hundred thousand miles a year on his own but after thirty years on the road his body is starting to where it takes its toll career and that stuff around i mean you know my body may not last as long as normal bodies do because of what i'm putting it through i mean as

alvin york also struggled with a lot of trauma. into takingfocus it his celebrity, using all the money that he received to the less fortunate. and he found some peace that way. about thatething shows us that each story is individual. and as we see in this film, we seemen, we see women, we individuals from different backgrounds, whether ethnicities, faiths as the case may be. all together.them there's some that are notably absent. about african-americans being absent from this. women are very carefully relegated into a domestic role that womenn't show had an active role as well that they played. so there are certainly it.tations to a lot of limitations. but it's also a forward-looking film i think. shaking your head, you say yes? anjuli: i absolutely agree with that. capture yout does think that period? anjuli: in terms of the filmmaking itself i would say it's the type of film that you would expect to see in theaters at that time. absolutely. brian: never in finer company, the latest book by edward lengel ed, thank you very much fo

alvin has been here to talk about just tow much we cane in, right? >> definitely. and we also need to highlight the special coverage that we have because of this month on both telemundo and here on channel >> beatrice castro is with us. delighted to have you. you let me try on your tiara earlier. >> delighted to be here. >> tell us about miss d.c. and your reign. >> every single year all the couture hpanic get together toe celebr everything hispanic. >> and you graduated from? >> george mason? >>annd what's one thing you us to take away from the whole celebration? >> i think the best thing we it take out of this is we are a huge community and when we get it together we can do and great things. >> beautiful and great things. do you agree with that? [ cheers and applause ] >> i do want to thank the peruvian brothers. they started fixing up this beautiful dish here, mario and giuseppe. >> we bring a little bit of our culture whah little hats tt are hand woven by women in the mountains of peru, straight to you. >> the festival, the parade is tomorrow. so many things go

alvin smith known by his nickname a-1.s say he was out and about in dumfr picking up trash and doing handiwork. >> he's going to be missed because you don't find many young men like that that's well respected, that has respect. >> reporter: among the crowd, angela dawkins who says smith was like a son to her. >> he would say, how's mama doing? because h looked at me like a mother. >> reporter: police say a park ranger spotted smith is lying on route 1. when he went to hawp he sve a cle run smith over. the driver stopped then took off. police say an autopsy revealed smith may have been hit by anher car, too. what will you miss most about him? >> his kindness, his ile, my daily hug. >> as smith's friends and family search for answers, they have a message to the hit-and-run drivs. >> be a man or woman and come forward. s the community mourns its loss, police say they're looking for alue vehicle as well as a jeep grand cherokee. if you have information, you're asked to call police. in dumfries, amy cho, news 4. >>> i want to t

others flocking to the area, like alvin, and efforts to help. they want to do what they can.nt trace gallagher has more on those. good morning now to you, trace. >> good evening. the wind often gets the headlines but history shows the water is the biggest threat that florence is becoming the water event, which is concerning for people on the outer banks in the carolinas who have chosen to ride this thing out. including jim, who owns a few rental colleges in meg said, north carolina. using a borrowed line from the 1970s sitcom, "alice," he has a much foot for hurricane florence and a method for those who thinks he is crazy. locked. >> kiss my grits. as part of living in the outer banks. we deal with it as it comes and we have seen direct hits, and we have seen near misses and now this. >> still, it appears mr. rose is the exception, not the rule. it appears most people know hurricanes hurricane zone have decided to head headlong toward friends, families can more shelters, like a high school in raleigh-durham about 165 miles into the coast. listen. >> it would be tough to start

high in florida, after getting a tip, the school resource officer found the gun and helped arrest alvin chen. they say this is why you need a school officer. >> you want to feel they're in a safe environment. >> the most challenging job in all of law enforcemept. >>ter: don bridges is past president of the national association of school resource officers, which recommends every school has an sro, and one officer every 1,000 idstudents. s says that contributes to one on one relationships with the kids and ensur quicker responses to emergencies. >> they need positive properly trained, properly selected sros. >> reporter: the news 4 i-team reviewed our largest local school districts to see who is meetin standard. and we found about 40 high hools in arlington, fairfax,rg prince ge's and montgomery counties that have more than 2,000 students per officer. washington lehigh wit o officer. chantilly in fairfax county, about 2700 students. high point high in prince george's, about 2600. and montgomery blair, more than 3, each with one sworn officer. >> the reality is we need so many more of thes

lorida, after getting a tip the school resource officer found the gun and helped arrest 18-year-old alvin chen who later pleaded guilty a firearms charge. she says this is why schools eed a police officer on the beat. >> you want to feel t in a safe environment. >> officers have the most challenging job in all of law enforcement. >> reporter: don bridges is past president of the national association of schoo resource officers, which recommends every school has an sr and one officer for every 1,000 students. bridges says that contributes to one-on-one relationships with the kids and ensures quicker responses to emergencies. >> they need positive, properly trained, properly selected sros. >> reporter: the news4 i-team reviewed our largest local schoo dtrict to see who's meeting that standard, and we found about 40 high schools in arlington, fairfax, prince george's and montgomery counties that have more than 2,000 students per officer. in arlington, washington lehigh with an estimated 2,200 students and one officer. chantilly about 2,700 students, high point high 2,600 and montgomery blair

over the years alvin will make appearances on telephones across the country. going. live. a. lot better than other people. because a lot of havoc of course. the people get it wrong. they look at all the law they thank god it's tremendous how you can do things with his feet well i suppose if you look at your feet it's tremendous but these are my feet these are my hands too and i have been doing it forever these are not tremendous faith is the only thing that i've got so when i pick up a cup and i have a drink you know. oh wow what a thrill that's what it is i do think. i thank you. i thought that i was going to have to be a nun i didn't think that i was going to go on dates i didn't know what was going to happen and that that's not how it happened i had a great high school run i mean you know i had a lot of fun friends i had too much fun and if you're like me and my friends you drive around and look for holes and.

alvin smith, known by his nickname a-1.always about in dumfries doing a yard work picking up trash. >> he's the community's handyman. a small community like this, everyone knows his name. >> he's going to be missed. u don't fin many young men like that, that's well respected, that s respect the y he was raised up. >> reporter: among the crowd, angela dawkins who says smith was like a t sher. >> he would always say how's mama doing? because he just looked at me as like a mother. >> reporter: police say a park ranger spotted smi lyi on route 1 tuesday night. when the ranger went to help he saw a vehicle run smith over. the driver stopped then took off. police say an autopsy revealed smith may have been hit by another car,too. what will you miss most about him? >> his kindness, his smile and my daily hug whe i wouldee him. >> reporter: as smith's friends and family search for answers, they have a message to the hit-and-run drivers. >> be a man or wan and come forward. stand up forhat youdid. >> reporter: as the community mourn

wednesday, alvin smith's loved ones brought flowers to the spot where he died. >> that's somebody's son, somebody's father. you just left him there like he was nobody, like he didn't have anybody. >> police say it's possible the driver of the blue vehicle didn't know he hit a peon. itsn't clear why smith was lying in the road. >>> ten minutes after the hour now. there are new details about the supreme court confirmation controversy. the lawyer for the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault wants additional witnesses to testify as well. right now only two people are set for monday's hearing. judge kavanaugh and his accuser, dr. christine blasey ford. ford's lawyer says multiple witnesses whose names have should beublicly included in any proceeding and that the rush to a hearing is unne fssary. drd has also asked for an fbi investigation into the alleged assault before testifying. missouri democratic senator clare mccaskill says she plans to vote no on jud kavanaugh. >>> it's 4:11. president trump promises federal help as the carolinas struggle to bounce back from hurricanefl en

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today, alvin smith's loved ones brought flowers to the spot where he die >> that's somebody's son. somebody's father. just left him there like he was n'nobody, like he d have anybody. >> reporter: police say it's possible the driver of the blue vehicle didn't know he hit a person. it i't clear w smith was lying in the road before he was run over. >>> dozens of police cruisers swarmed a montgomery county apartment building tonight. chopper 4 zooming in on an officer by a dumpsterhi pointin riving towards the building. police say the call came out as shots fired on l stewarte in white oak. officers staked the please oace but eventually learned the caller was mistaken. >>> dum truck overturned and scattered everything in it along the beltway during the evening rush hour tonight. there were reports that the driver of the truck was trapped inside. you can see the damage is extensive. still working to get an update on that driver's condition and what caused the crash. >>> we want to go back live toy muriel bowser's pre conference. >> we want to give you a briefing on the very significant

. >> how you doing, alvin? >> hi, dr.table. >> reporter: ...cliff huxtable's son-in-law for five seasons, now working as a cashier in clifton, new jersey, stirred people this labor day weekend. starting with the customer who snapped these photos and sent them to a tabloid. "from learning lines to serving the long line," read the headline. "wow," added the picture taker, "you ended up as a cashier." actually, these pictures tell us almost nothing about where mr. owens "ended up," or where his long acting career may be headed now. but the reaction to these photos tells us a lot about what we think of hourly work in this country, and it turns out a lot prouder than you might expepect. thousands of fans and fellow actors rallied to owens' defense. "a fantastic, hilarious actor," tweeted director judd apatow. "a fine man willing to work," added fellow actor james woods. people defended not only owens the artist, but owens the laborer. "a man working," as emerson collins put it. "family ties" star justine bateman called his cas

he played bill cosby's son-in-law alvin. pictures went viral, actors have been coming to his defense and posting other jobs they've taken to pay the rent. >> so, donna lynne champlin is a successful broadway actress and has appeared on tv. her job list includes gym janitor, secretary, telemarketer, temp, envelope stuffer, usher, and even a christmas tree. >> a christmas tree? >> uh-huh. >>> movie theaters are going crazy for "crazy rich asians." >> "crazy rich asians" topped the box office again this weekend making $22 million. now on pace to set a labor day weekend record. record. ♪ never drop to your knees, ♪ look into the sky for a momentary high, ♪ ♪ you never even tried till it's time to say goodbye, bye ♪ ♪ everybody fights for a little bit of light, i believe. ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. (sigh) (crunch) babybel: that snack just sounded boring. babybel: coming through. no photos, please. babybel: bye bye, bland. babybel: helloooo, delicious. vo: rich, creamy, 100% real cheese. vo: with mini babybel

. >> he played alvin on the show and was recently photographed bagging groceries at trader joe's in whatan attempt to job shame him, but now after appearing on "good morning america," he's been offered a new job from tyler perry who tweeted that he respects people who hustle between gigs. during that "gma" interview owens proudly wore his trader joe's name tag. >> i hope what doesn't pass is this idea that people are now thinking this rethinking about what it means to work. you know, the honor of the working person and the dignity of work. so no one has to feel sorry for me. i'm doing fine. >> geoffrey owens, ladies and gentlemen. >> so, owens has also taught acting at yale university. he says that he took the job at trader joe's because he wanted some flexibility to go on auditions. makes sense. >> not too bad. >>> and how would you like a free trip to tahiti? well, united airlines is offering one, but there's a catch. >> yep, you have to be a hard worker. the airline is running a contest called time off in tahiti for the hardest worker in america. >> to nominate someone you have to wri

mentioned the 1950s, the consciousness that ralph ellison or james baldwin or lorraine hansberry or alvin ailey, in terms of this embodiment of expression kept alive. it was like a surge towards the civil rightsmovement . so one other example would be senegal, he was part of the movement in paris and went on to become president of senegal when it became independent so we have lots of examples of artists who have really emboldened the consciousness of a larger population to make change. >> that raises an interesting question of the relationship between thequality of the work of art and its political impact . because the people you mentioned are all very considerable assets. it might be said, maybe i'm wrong but that history, harriet beecher stowe perhaps had more of an influence on people then baldwin at the time. and sometimes it's mediocre works of art that have the greater political impact. there are lots of great books but probably the one thing that changed most minds was the soap opera holocaust and i think the reason for that is that people can identify with characters in a soap ope

. >> alvin savage is here with what we have learned from a news conference. >> reporter: there are a of questions but what we know is workers discovered a crack in a large 6.5 inch tall still being that help support us -- portion of the rooftop park and bus rack. here is a live look. this is the bill streetside of the new center and you can see that there is caution tape at the scene. the road is shut down in this area along with a number of other streets that are closed as a result of the situation. the facility is shut down and commuters are being sent to the temporary transit center. is located at main street and howard street. those who want to catch a bus will need to francisco, the direct of the transbay joint powers authority has apologized for the inconvenience. >> it is disappointing to inconvenience the public. it is a safety issue and we take it seriously and we cannot take any chances.>> reporter: workers installing ceiling panels discovered the cracked beam at around 10:00 a.m. on the third floor. salesforce transit inspectors took a look and decided to evacuate that por

alvin, i'm not sure the pronunciation [inaudible]. thank you, alvin. disaster services director. alvin your organization supplies all types of physical goods to people who are affected by florence. are you running out of supplies at this point? >> not at all. we been staging up for this operation and set in charlotte, north salina gathering up forces. we are uniquely positioned to help those and disaster volunteers to deploy and preparing and providing food and hydration and clean up kids and hygiene supplies and more portly emotional and spiritual . stuart: that's the point. the salvation army is to provide for those who are just leaning of physical things that they need but i know you better as someone who provides spiritual assistance and that's what you're doing here, isn't it? stuart: budget. >> absolutely. we want to meet the physical needs first but then we want to be able to listen and hear what they need to provide those services as soon as possible. stuart: heavy deploy people to the area specifically and deliberately? >> we are in the area a

. >> he played bill cosby's son in law, alvin.e lost money from the cosby show residuals after several dropped the show. >> what they did was appealed to the worser natures in people and i think they were surprised to find that better natures of people totally triumphed in this case. >> he said tyler perry called him with a roll on the "halves and have notes." he will play a senator in a role written by tyler himself. there's just one problem. he's actually never seen the show. >> this is going to sound funny. i'm not a tv watcher. never have been. >> he's no longer working at the new jersey trader joes and the woman who took the photo publicly apologized. saying i just kind of did it on impulse and it was a bad impulse. >> i wish those guys no ill will and i kind of feel sorry for them and i hope they've learned a less on. >> i support him and i'm happy that inthis has turned into be such a warm, feel good story. >> they haven't seen each other in more than a decade and "e.t." it made this foreign minister facetime call. >> there

i'm mary alvin fullerton, to welcome all of you to brooklyn law school today and to the reading room which you are sitting in, and it's one of the multiple sites for brooklyn book festival programs going on throughout the day. i would also like to welcome the audience of c-span's booktv which is broadcasting today's panels live here it's a particular pleasure for brooklyn law school does to host a veryl day of brooklyn book festival programming. since the fso started in 2006 it's grown by leaps and bounds each year. almost a decade ago brooklyn law school opened its doors and invited festival events inside, and we're so glad we did. each year being an integral part of the festival helps us be an integral part of the intellectual -- the goes on here in the heart of brooklyn. this is one of america's premier book festival, the largest free literary event in new york city. more than 300 authors, more than, actually i don't know, hundreds of publishers, sorry. didn't do all my research there, and thousands of readers, coming together for encounters that are spirited, engaging and thought

george mcmurtry and alvin york were also there. tormentedabout that him.he turned to george during the entombment of the unknown soldier and said, i should not have come here, george, i can hear the cries of my men. he climbed on board actually. he watched the movie the night before he ended his own life. you have to imagine what he was thinking when he was seeing this. he climbed on board a steamer that was going to cuba and he stepped overboard and ended his life, great tragedy. [end clip] >> watch the entire world war one film tonight on reel america . you are watching american history tv. every president would confirm that experience. i'm going to tell this guy off. i will get him. then they go in there and there is something about the office itself and the respect most americans and foreigners have for that office where you don't feel like rolling out the president or taking him on the way you told your colleagues you were going to do. washen he was in china, he eventually called back to run the cia, something he did not want to do because he thought

near the alvin drive exit on in south frist. the fire delayed commuters for hours. sfo piotr aer owns the bus. everyone was off safely and another bus picked them up. the company has not said what sparked the fire in. >>> a cal report highlights the dangerous of fighting fires. a pilot killed on the ground was flying too low. wayne freedom has the details. >> reporter: we all remember the some ber send i don't have of battalion chief matthew burr kmet, honor guard, salute his his body returned. and there were questions about what happened. we already knew that burr chet died and three others were injured during a supertanker drop while fighting the mendocino complex fire. this plane may have been involved though not this pass. a new report from calfire reveals the plane came in too low at 100, not 200 feet as prescribed due to the unseen rising hill. here is the deputy chief scott mcclain by phone. >> the echlgs changed significantly as the aircraft was coming in. hard to determine due to the vegetation broegt. >> the chief died when the plane knocked over the dougl

also ahead, the alvin ailey dance theater, born out of the civil rights movement, celebrating the african-americanperience for 60 years now. our hari sreenivasan sits down with the artistic director, robert battle. ♪

police believe alvin rodriguez and one other person were standing in the street arguing one a woman ranh her car. she later died the hospital. >> for some reason or other to get into her car run over then there was banging to stop her from doing that she just went forward. she just ran her over, she just ran her over. >> you may have remembered rodriguez was honored at the state of the union and invited as an advocate for families devastated by gang violence. the driver stated she fled the scene and a witness called 911. they rolled on the connection between ms 13 and rodriguezà second the death of rodriguez. >>> a major announcement from president trump this week. what they may put in place. >>> welcome back, live look at san francisco, waking up with mostly cloudy skies, you can see them against the coastline this morning. the rest of us, partly cloudy, mostly clear and cool. a lot cooler than yesterday for some, i am a look at the temperatures for your neighborhood coming up. >>> there are reports the trump administration plans to announce more news from china in the next few days. t

but in the meacham discussion there was a mention of alvin burleson and i have to bring him up, because maybe it is microhistory, but it is an interesting story. you may remember that ellen wilson who preceded edith wilson and when burleson is the postmaster and does all of the things to sort of shutdown the press and the post, and ellen pointed out that she was concerned about the fate and the plight of the workers in the government, because they were not in safe conditions. she pointed out that many of the women who worked in the national postal office in washington were getting tuberculosis, and she pointed it out to the colonel howe, and said to tell through burleson to wilson, and it did not carry on, because it was dismissed and did not seem important, but on the seed of inclusivity and finding the places that we can explore, we need to draw on all of the things that you are talking about with the archives and in the future, how would it look if we didn't care about the working women, and the african-americans and african-american working women, and all of the questions that have

>> reporter: he played the ever optimistic alvin, cliff and claire huxtable's dutiful son-in-law. >>didn't think you did that kind of thing. >> what kind of thing? >> reporter: getting big laughs for putting his foot in his mouth. >> serve whom? >> serve him. >> reporter: infamous for wearing his emotions on his sleeve. >> contraction. >> reporter: but this morning, 26 years after "the cosby show" went off the air he is going viral all because a woman shopping at trader joe's snapped photos of him working at a new jersey grocery store. outlets pounced posting the pictures accompanied by headlines like "cosby show" actor geoffrey owens spotted bagging groceries at new jersey trader joe's. many on social media are seeing it as a form of job shaming and coming to owens' defense. actor turned actor terry crews writing, i swept floors after the nfl. if need be, i'd do it again. good honest work is nothing to be ashamed of. patricia heaton who hit it big on "everybody loves raymond," tweeted, why is this news? when i worked on "thirtysomething" i was also summarizing depositions to pay my

caller: this is alvin. host: go ahead, you are on. caller: ok. i am for judge kavanaugh. am a democrat. aneally think there is understood -- misunderstanding. this woman should've come out earlier. men better start standing up for their rights. thank you. host: for someone who is not sure, jenny is in michigan. hello. caller: good morning, pedro. good morning, america. i have three points, if i may. the reason why i am withholding my judgment. why theunderstand hearing is only going to be between the accuser and the accused. i think there are witnesses that should possibly be subpoenaed. i always thought that was the way the system worked. rushcond point is with the to hopefully see to this guy -- seat this guy by the first of october when we only had 8 supreme court justices for over a year before gorsuch was nominated and put into his position. thirdly, because i am a fiscal conservative, i don't understand why the republican senators are -- because i assume this will be with taxpayer dollars, why are they going to hire someone to ask their questions? we are paying them