the demonstrators in the american city of charlottesville. atue of the confederate general robert e lee. in february, cha rlottesville city robert e lee. in february, charlottesville city council in de vrij yan voted to remover statues that marked confederate leaders from the american civil war. a small village in the cotswolds has been taking part in a landmark dna study to trace their family histories — with some surprising results. more than 100 villagers from bledington were tested as part of the genetics experiment, asjeremy stern reports. everyone seems to know each other in bledington, but it turns out that people in this tiny cotswolds village are even more close—knit than they thought. brenda found out herfriend graham is also her fourth cousin. definitely a surprise, yes. i mean, i had no idea. all of them were surprises because we have only been here 12 years. and they said i was the most related person in the village. the link was made through dna taken by a company which maps family histories. saliva samples were provided by 120 r

what is the future of the american city? >> that is a good question.one of the things i took away is the status quo is not an option. a particular recipe which is more of a thought experiment, we need to make some serious consideration this for fundamental change and there are three reasons for that. one is in the era called the triumph of the city economic results have been terrible in america. richard -- the rise of the creative class in 2002, released -- foretold the rise of superstar cities powered by hack account, densely clustered in transit oriented walkable neighborhoods, 15 years later he has written a book called the new york crisis talking about the problems, the downside that followed from some of that. he saw the positives but not the negatives. since 2000, economic growth has been terrible. barack obama was the first president since herbert hoover to go to 3% gdp. george w. bush was just about as bad, his economic growth, in the 1980s in 1990s job growth in america averaged 1.9% per year. since 2000 we have been averaging 1/2% per year an

chief environmental correspondent anne thompson to pay that city a visit. >> reporter: an all-american citying to move beyond its past. today's pittsburgh gleaming on three rivers. the city president trump highlighted to justify withdrawing from the paris climate agreement. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: a shoutout pittsburgh's mayor took as a cheap shot. >> he's representing an old image stereotype of pittsburgh, an old image stereotype of a city that we're very, very proud of, that's part of our heritage, but is also part of our past. >> reporter: he should know. the mayor was born here, in the shadow of the steel mills and the coal mines that powered them. >> both of my grandfathers worked in the mills. my grandfather died at the age of 50 at the jones and lockland mill. >> reporter: is president trump being nostalgic or unrealistic? >> if the president wants to see an example of how a city that was knocked out, left for dead, was told that its days are gone, can come back and be able to retake its position on a global stage, all he has

homelessness across the country in nearly every american city a jump in rent prices almost guarantees an increase in the area's homeless population that's according to a new study from zillow using its own data and figures from the u.s. government but the scope of the impact varies depending on the city for example if there are five percent in new york almost three thousand people will become homeless as a result and los angeles almost two thousand will pursue moller cities like houston or tampa the number is far less because of one key factor in areas that have a greater rental vacancy rate a spike in rent prices is less likely to push people into homelessness in order to maintain that vacancy rate both houston and tampa approach affordable housing and shelter head on but those efforts could stall in two thousand and eighteen budget cuts proposed by the white house would remove seven point four billion dollars from the department of housing and urban development that would be new lumination of two hundred fifty thousand rental assistance vouchers that renters often rely on to avoid h

which pushed up rental prices which then impacted the growing rate of homelessness and several american cities in some ways the u.s. housing market never fully recovered from the two thousand and eight recession potential home buyers into renting instead which explains why the rate of home ownership is still below its pre-crisis peak and that explains why rental prices continually rise and are starting to affect homelessness across the country in nearly every american city a jump in rent prices almost guarantees an increase in the area's homeless population that's according to a new study from zillow using its own data and figures from the u.s. government but the scope of the impact varies depending on the city for example if there are five percent in new york almost three thousand people will become homeless as a result in los angeles almost two thousand well first of all are cities like houston or tampa the number is far less because of one key factor in areas that have a greater rental vacancy rate a spike in rent prices is less likely to push people into homelessness in order to maintain t

would notat mayors said he the streets of america safe is to condemn american city -- condemnities american cities as holes, an tell police officers the way to peace is to better suspects. that is not a prescription for success of anyone that understands law enforcement, for war and peace. us,ou want to engage, help work with us to fulfill a common obligation to keep the streets of america safe, when you can do is make sure the resources and the homeland security department are directly focused, that you actually help us find more law enforcement through the dea, atf , better trained, better supervised, understand constitutional pleasing, and fully understands local law enforcement is the tip of the spear. they are at the scene first irrespective of what the impetus of the cause is. if it is a terrorist threat, like in boston or new york, maybe what you saw in orlando or not, if it's a public safety threat were homeland security threat, you know who is their first? local law enforcement, local trauma centers. as opposed to making hostile relationship with cities, do you have an 800,000 stro

chief environmental correspondent anne thompson to pay that city a visit. >> reporter: an all-american cityrying to move beyond its past. today's pittsburgh gleaming on three rivers. the city president trump highlighted to justify withdrawing from the paris climate agreement. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: a shoutout pittsburgh's mayor took as a cheap shot. >> he's representing an old image stereotype of pittsburgh, an old image stereotype of a city that we're very, very proud of, that's part of our heritage, but is also part of our past. >> reporter: he should know. the mayor was born here, in the shadow of the steel mills and the coal mines that powered them. >> both of my grandfathers worked in the mills. my grandfather died at the age of 50 at the jones and lockland mill. >> reporter: is president trump being nostalgic or unrealistic? >> if the president wants to see an example of how a city that was knocked out, left for dead, was told that its days are gone, can come back and be able to retake its position on a global stage, all he ha

and actually, ms-13 is not an old american city. it's only in some big cities, especially in l.a., in some cities in virginia and new york. i will say that less than 1,000 cells. host: what do they do? what are their crimes? guest: well, these are as i said before, this is a youth gang. in the case of central america, they tend to be a very violent and brutal gang. maim,- these people kill, rape, criminal activities. basically, they get most of their money from extorting the population from trafficking drugs at their neighborhood level. but the main source of their money is ex storgs. and they basically establish these networks of extortion against the population, especially against the poor population where the communities, they control in honduras, guatemala, el alvador. kay came here in the united states is a little bit different. in some part, it is very brutal, very violent. but they have not been able to establish the control in american cities in the way they have in el salvador or in honduras. host: what does the m.s. stand f

one of the reasons why he is not better known today. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring tacoma, washington. c-span's citiesaff recently visited many sites showcasing its history. located approximately 60 miles northwest of mount rainier, tacoma has a population of about 198,000 people. learn more about tacoma all weekend here on american history tv. ms. iyall: we are at a really beautiful place here in the puget sound. this is nisqually homeland, also known as leschi country. to "placee translates where you get your spirit power." we're looking out over the nisqually refuge. pe nisqually

the twister tearing apart an american city. more than two dozen injured. plus, the hit to the high rise. the shredded skyscraper. where the storms are headed now. >>> nationwide manhunt. the rape suspect in shackles, overpowering a deputy, stealing the officer's gun then vanishing. >>> not a vacation. president trump defending his time outside the white house. his team scrambling on the russia investigation and a front page report about a republican challenger in 2020. >>> model abducted. the terrifying account. the 20-year-old kidnapped, drugged, and handcuffed. found stuffed inside of a bag. the young woman allegedly put up for auction on the so-called dark web. >>> growing emergency. a massive sinkhole getting bigger. two more homes condemned. can they save this neighborhood? >>> and, daredevil dive. the thrilling b.a.s.e. jump -- and flight -- through a waterfall. you'll see how just one wrong move could be fatal. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with the severe weather threat and a surprise torna

. >> i'm excited to be here as look forward chatting with you to tell you the story of american cities. >> thank you, steve. i'm excited to be here as well. some people might ask why are mayors in washington talking about cities like health care and health care. why are you talking about issues like health care and tax reform that are local issues, why are you messing around with our business? let us take care of things. said all politics are local. we are here to say amen to that. tip o'neill said all politics are local and we're here to say amen and remind people of that. we're street level politicians. we have the luxury of occasionally riding along with our public safety personnel and police and fire and seeing at a street level what health care and tax reform and infrastructure mean. here to model the behavior to our congressional colleagues. i am registered as a republican, but i was elected in a nonpartisan election. i'm registered as a republican but elected in a nonpartisan election and is the environment in which i govern. when i was in law school i served as an intern for th

person has died and at least 19 others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in the american citynother two deaths linked to clashes. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. the pakistani military said the explosion targeted an army vehicle and several vehicles were set alight. the biggest star in world athletics, usain bolt, of jamaica, has competed in his last major championship. bolt led his team in the ax100m sprint relay in london, but he pulled up injured in the final straight. great britain won the gold, and silver went to the united states. now on bbc news, it's dateline london.

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further knowledge was a military necessity, relevant to the defense of american cities.ursts reduced fallout. we will consider land surface bursts. the sea water involved in this fireball did not alter radiation levels or fallout. fallout history begins with the scores of millions of tons of earth vaporized by such a detonation. this material, which rises with norfireball has neither original radioactivity of either consequence. during condensation, traps radioactive bomb products, significant for intense gamma emissions. in the first few minutes, the visible fat will become 60,000 in the first few minutes, this will read from 60,000 to feet or more for 100,000 multi-megaton bursts with a span over five miles in diameter. follow-up of the radioactive particles inside the visible specter now begins. the operation of gravity, rainouts and other mechanisms. the active airborne particles move downwind, causing significant fallout for a period of 10 hours or more. it reaches ground and is reasonably represented as the long chain. starting back at the time of burst again it is

american cities as holes, an tell police officers the way to peace is to batter suspects. that is not a prescription for success that anyone that understands law enforcement or war and peace, general patraeus or anybody else, is a way to go. what mayors will say, if you us, help us, to philadelphia a common obligation to keep the streets of america safe is to make sure the resources in the homeland security department for cities are directed and focused, that help us find more the copscement through program, through the d.e.a., trained, better supervised, understand policing, and understand that local law enforcement is the tip of the spear. they are at the scene first irrespective of what the impetus of the cause is. if it is a terrorist threat, like in boston or new york, maybe what you saw in orlando or not, if it's a public safety a homelandit's security threat, you know who's there first all the time? local law enforcement, local e.m.s., local trauma center. rather than creating a hostile relationship with cities as places where you can't go, you have 800,000 strong f

person has died and at least 19 others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in the american city deaths linked to clashes. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. witnesses said the blast had occurred in a high security zone. a statement by the pakistani military said the explosion targeted an on—duty vehicle and set several other vehicles on fire. the biggest star in world athletics, usain bolt of jamaica, has competed in his last major championship. bolt led his team in the ax100m sprint relay in london. he pulled up injured in the final straight. great britain won the race. the unite union has warned that strike action by refuse workers in birmingham, which has left waste piling up in the streets, could continue until christmas.

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hate on the streets of this southern american city. and violence erupted after a planned protest by white nationalists. there were figures from the ku klux klan and neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off, as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving, and outright brawling. this event has been declared an unlawful assembly... the rally was cancelled before it even began. the police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this. a car ploughs through protesters. one person was killed. a state of emergency has been declared in cha rlottesville, and a curfew is in place. later, a police helicopter crashed near a golf course, leaving two officers dead. it appeared to have been monitoring the protests. many fear the alt—right have become emboldened by donald trump's rise in the white house. the us president said the violence is notjust one—sided. we condemn, in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on m

each month as we explore the history of selected american cities. this weekend we are airing highlights from a view of the -- few of the places we have visited this year. >> it is 602 feet tall, one -- two thirds of allow from one into the other. 883 feet thick, thicker than it is tall. so when we look at the dam, we get the idea of how massive shasta dam is. it is like a 60 story building standing in front of us. it weighs 15 million tons. today, we are standing at shasta dam, the second-largest concrete dam in the united states. it was built in 1938 to 1945 and forever changed the state of california and beyond. the central valley of california runs right here from redding, california, 450 miles to bakersfield. it is about 50 miles wide and it is a big, flat valley. historically, century after century we had some very wet years and dry years. in the wet years, we get about 75% of the state's precipitation right up here. all that rainfall and snow melt when washed down into the valley and cause massive flooding. the native americans that lived here

a man has been charged with murder after a car was driven into a crowd in the american city of charlottesville killing one woman and injuring 19 others. the attack followed a day of violence in the city involving white nationalist protesters and anti—racist demonstrators. president trump has been criticised for failing to explicitly condemn far—right and nationalist groups. caroline hawley reports. late last night a vigil for the victims of what opticians are calling an act of domestic terror. there's been cross—party done in straight —— condemnation, notjust of the attack but of the president's response to it. it came after a day of disturbances sparked by one of the biggest far right rallies in the united states in recent years. they brought with counterdemonstrators and then this... a car turned into a deadly weapon. this was the moment the vehicle ploughed into antiracism protesters. one woman was killed, 19 others injured. the attack has shocked not just charlotte all but the country. the car hit some people and then it backed up so that it could gain momentum so it could go faster and it

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steve is here to talk about his book "refinery town: big oil, big money, and the remaking of an american city" about richmond, california. it is exciting to see good, well researched, deep dive into what works in organizing. one of the problems with our media landscape is could find 1700 pieces on what the president put out on twitter yesterdat

american men and women would eventually serve in uniform. the influx of manpower changed the tide of the war, bringing it to a close in 18 months. next, we travel to kansas city to learn about the national world war i museum and memorial built to preserve the history of what was then called "the great war." and to honor the americans who served. >> it was soon after the 1919 arm assist that a group of business leaders gathered and said let's do something to honor the war heroes of kansas city and create a tribute to peace. what you see behind me is that. the fundraising campaign that lasted only two weeks that raised more than $2.5 million, the equivalent today of $40 million. the people gathering on the side in 1921 where the five allied commanders. a city of about 250,000. the remarkable memorial being constructed and opening in 1926 with president calvin coolidge. the people of the community gathering here. at that time about 150,000 people, said to be the largest crowd that a president of the united states had spoken to up until that time. i think the outpouring of honor for those who had served in world war i across the nation. also, a yearning for peace

becomes a way americans can blame black people for the decline of cities. cities declined because black people write it, rather than appreciating much longer history of urban development in decline. before, some people use these as a real organizing tool to revisit some of these issues, to study them very honestly and passionately. some people on the liberal side, some more radical people. i think there is a way in which 1967 leads to a bifurcation in american cities, in understanding the course of american history for the rest of the 20th century. market mentioned some of the positives that resulted from the rebellion. one thing i look at when we were talking backstage about my memory of the newark riots. -- i remember and see it into my consciousness -- i lived in new york city at the time. a couple of years after that, i remember feeling -- when ken gibson was elected mayor of newark, the first african-american mayor's in the northeast of the united states. even though i did not fully understand what was happening, it felt like a type of victory to me. i

crime is rise nothing many american cities and republican governors are taking action.to a missouri >> laura: after two decades of decline violent crime is rise nothing american cities. in st. louis the murder rate tripled and levels not seen since the early '90s. the state's republican governor is taking action. and sending state troopers there so local police can focus on the highways. we have don here joining us. we talked about the old days in university of virginia and soft ball days. oh, to be back there again. what is happening in st. louis today? >> sure. >> laura: i am seeing a collaboration tweep the republican governor and democratic mayor of st. louis. she is womaning state troopers to come help relieve the new bottle neck on violent crime. where do you come down on this? >> more police on the street even in the form of highway patrol men and women is not a bad matter. it is not getting to the root of the issue. crime is on the rise. it is not a partisan issue. it is because opportunities have left the city. it is because of poverty. and highway patrol is go

the american revolution put richmond on the map as a new capitol city for a new commonwealth. then in 1861 the american civil war put richmond on the map as a new national capitol for the confederate states of america. and virginians took a long time to decide whether or not to secede from the union and subsequently join the confederacy but we're standing in the room with virginians ultimately changed their minds and voted to secede in the union. once that decision was made, the confederate congress was brought to richmond from alabama and for the next four years, between july of 1861 through march of 1865, the virginia state capitol was multi-tasking. it hosted not only the on going meetings of the virginia general assembly, and the activities of our state governors, but it also hosted simultaneous meetings of the confederate congress. the american civil war came to a dramatic end in virginia right here at richmond in spring of 1865. the confederate government decided on the 2nd of april to evacuate the city and the virginia state government made the same decision and they bot

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byproduct -- bipartisan effort but in the '60s was jacobs author of the death and life of great american cities successfully stopped the lower manhattan project from going right through those dense urban neighborhoods although they couldn't save bin station but now there is an effort to try to rebuild that great space so the neck step in the movement after this initial reaction some people began to engage not just in the reaction to what was happening but work to create a positive agenda in a way that could rediscover those older or more humane ways places for people to live and work and that movement they just celebrated 25 years of success with new development in restoring the places that people actually want to live whether it is the suburbs in the larger cities but those who have been working on this project that they are generally happy to have conservatives with those fellow travelers in the movement so a few years into this with the new urbanism initiative american conservative is the only outlet to take this environment very seriously and to publish with our print magazine basically we

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so what does this say about some american cities? it's become fashionable to remove civil war statues that are reminders of our nation's past. for example, statues were torn-down in new orleans; st. louis; orlando; and frederick, maryland. face similar threats in annapolis, maryland and charlottesville, virginia. removal of historical statues is shortsighted. clearly, there have been ugly chapters in american history. but ripping down statues and similar imagery doesn't alter that history. instead, they should serve as important reminders of our past. to help guide our behavior going forward. the soviets thought they could alter history by airbrushing photos. but it was a fraudulent attempt to pretend people and events never existed. let's not repeat that behavior. we're better than that. to comment, go to behind the headlines dot net. i'm mark hyman. happening now in orlando, florida.. heartbroken after their 3 year-old son is left in a hot day care van. the boy not discovered for almost 12 hours. and now police say the driver who w

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reacting to a hate filled political speech in an american city, he recalls how similar speeches led to nazi persecution of minority groups and the eventual destruction of german society. this is just over 15 minutes. ♪ >> henry got on the train with $200. he couldn't see any harm in a friendly game of cards. what if the other men were strangers. and take joe collins, he's got a nice wife at home but he met this girl at the bar and she looked, after the first couple of drinks. ♪ ♪ >> there's a good old fashioned word for people like this. we call them suckers. and there are other people, people who stay up nights figuring up thou takehow to tak what they've got. there are all kinds. take mike for instance. he's got everything. he's young, healthy, got a job. and he's got plenty of food. big factories to make things a man can use. big cities to do the business of a big company and people, lots of people. enough to work the farm and build the factories, dig the mines with, run the business, all kinds of people. people from different countries with different religions, different colored sk

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he is the only african-american city counselor and has been leading the opposition to the robert e leetue in the city. wes bellamy, welcome. push tout your original have the statue taken down, and what you ultimately got that is not talked about as much, which of funds for reparations? nearlyis all startedwes: a year and have a go in march of last year. i received phone calls, emails, there was a petition from a local student in the area about an effort to remove the statue of robert e lee. people have been talking about this for some years, but last ye there was a bill that was vetoed at the state has by the governor that essentially said, if you want to move the statues, it is a local issue, so you have the right to do so. my colleague and i both decided to push hard. we held a press conference where there were about 150 people who came out. people were for moving the statue, about 40 sons and daughters of the confederacy who came with their large flags, very upset that we were doing so. since then, a lot of things have transpired. ofave received all kinds death threats, have been ca