. >> andrew thomas is standed by in maui. some disappointment from not having any agreement at all. >> well at the beginning of the week the idea was the press conference would announce a deal in principle. that has not happened. talk about meaningful progress. at the end of the day, no deal. leaving it up in the air. there's an u.n. official deadline it's the start of an election that gets under way at the beginning. of next year. unclear what the candidates make of the t.p.p. deal. once it gets into the realm of the politics. it mudies the waters. a complex team as you say, it's not the dairy industry it's the truck industry, the sugar cane market all the competing interests come together. when one thing goes on the table, there's knock-on effects. lots were pleased the deal did not go through. it could have been bad for consumers around the countries, there are health advocates saying if a deal went through, it would have lengthened time for pharmaceutical companies. they could have kept the copyright longer. you could see

let's go live to our correspondent in sydney, andrew thomas. first of all, this is a very unusual kind of deal, isn't it, with cambodia, that involves australian paying cambodia for each person that volunteers to go to cambodia. ledge are only four people so far as i understand it have agreed to this arrangement. but what is the status of it? >> reporter: absolutely very complicated deal and expensive for all, a 40 million u.s. dollars so far australia's government has paid cambodia's to resettle refugees and you say only four refugees in the year owe so that the scheme has been up and running have agreed to go. so a huge cost per refugees. almost $10 million u.s. dollars per refugees. the idea was that 10s if not hundreds of refugees would be transferred from the holding camps for refugees trying to get to australia by boat. they are accepted to third countries to process their claims, australia says they will not end up in australia they will be sent to other countries a key part that have was to themed to cam bode ya. just four refugees in a

andrew thomas, al jazeera, singleton. >>> still to come here on al jazeera . . .anon's cabinet holds an emergency meeting after a trash pileup turns into a political mess. plus -- >> reporter: i'm in venezuela where the president has recently closed the border with neighboring columbia, granting fears that things could get worse. ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. eight police officers have been found guilty of the murder of a taxi driver in south africa in 2013. the 27 year old was videoed struggling with police and then tied on to the back of a van and dragged him behind it. >>> the u.n. has called for europe to come together to deal with the refugee crisis. over 3,000 are expected every day in macedonia. >>> china has cut interest rates again, in an effort to boost its faltering economy. the shanghai stock exchange closed nearly 8% down following losses on monday. lebanon's government says it will invest $100 million to solve a waste crisis that sparked large anti-government protests. six ministers walked out of the emergency cabinet meeting

andrew thomas, al jazeera. maui. >> arab's largest economy china was not part of those talks rob mcbride explains why china will be happy the talks have stalled. >> the satisfaction and glee is almost palpable. in beijing this has been more than trade. it is the significance of the pact fashioned by the united states with their allies on this side of the pacific seeming to stifle the ambitions of the world's second economy in what it is considered it's own backyard. as america struggles with its grand plan china has been busy with its own trade families. as the tpp is further delayed it seems it's very relevance is being brought into question. >> debris that could be from missing malaysian flight 370 has arrived in the french city of toulouse for testing. it washed up on island reunion in the indian ocean. it brings a breakthrough on a crash that has baffled aviation experts for a year. al jazeera's charles stratford has more from toulouse. >> this is the french ministry of defense establishment where the inves

andrew thomas, al jazeera, maui. >> well, harry fawcett reports on japan's interest in the negotiations. >> japan's prime minister shinzo abe is keen to get this deal done on a visit earlier this year he said that the tpp represented an awesome opportunity in terms of progress in japan's neighborhood but he's not in the position to bet the entire farm on it because the farming industry in japan is extremely protected very powerful they're worried about the impact of 12 countries suddenly having these liberalized trading relationships, and what that might have on their livelihoods. the hint coming from the minister in hawai'i is that they're worried about new zealand's demands that it's dairy products be give freer rein to be imported in places like japan. >> well, so far arab's largest economy china has not been part of the talks. rob mcbride talks about about why china will be happy that the talks have been stalled. >> for china this deal has been about far more than just trade. it's a pact fashioned by the united states with their allies on this side of the pacific seemingly to stifle

andrew thomas al jazeera. maui. >> china in asia but not big in these talks. tpp seen as part of u.s. president's so-called pivot to asia to counter increasingly asserted economic moves by beijing. that's the fear in china. rob mcbride tells us why china is going to be happy things have gone rather wrong. >> the cents of chinese satisfaction even glee is almost palpable for beijing. this deal has been about far more than just trade. it is the strategic significance of a packet fashioned by the united states with their alleys on this side of the pacific seem to go stifle the ambitions of the world's second biggest economy in what it will consider to be its own backyard. as america struggles with its grand plan so china has been busy with its own trade agreements far less ambitious but agreements have been signed and put into effect most recently with south korea and australia as the tpp is further delayed, it seems it's very real relevance has been brought into question. >> the deby which investigators think could be from flight 370 has arrived in the french ci

andrew thomas is on hand for us. >> the hope had been that this press conference would be to announce at least a deal in principle. that hasn't happened. there was a lot of talk about not quite reaching the landing zone. that was a phrase that came up a few times from the ministers on the stage. each group mexico, the trade minister from that country was talking about the auto industry, and japan autos as well. they haven't finalized those areas as well, there is considerable amount of area to go as well, and no date set for further talks. that will get underway january february of next year, once the prierms start not clear what the teech deal, and domestic politics so really muddy deal. no >> u.s. president barack obama's pivot to asia to count increasingly assertive moves by beijing. rob mcbride explains why china will be happy that talks have stopped. >> the severance of satisfaction even glee is almost palpable. for beijing this deal has always been about far more than just trade. it is strategic significance of a pact fashioned by the united states with their allies on this side

andrew thomas spoke with him in sydney. >> reporter: peter greste has just finished his press conference to the rest in sydney. >> a positive sign in as much as we need to keep public attention, public awareness about our case and its gross injustice. remember i'm absolutely convince they'd one of the main reasons why i'm here today one of the reasons i was deported was because we had so much public support because so many people around the world were aware of the injustice in our regional trial and made it almost impossible for the egyptian government to continue to hold me there. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. and so the media attention that we've been getting is absolutely vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go from here? what are the elements of it? >> obviously there is a legal aspect to this. we'll be looking at every possible option for appeal. we will also be looking to president sisi to issue a pardon. he did say several times before he would pardon us if we were ever convict pend the world's attention is focused on this particular

andrew thomas, al jazeera, sing singleton. >>> markets in europe shrugged off the stocks in china anden in early trade and london was 2.9% higher, frankfurt was up 3.3%, so was 40 in paris. much more here on the news hour, lebanon's cabinet hold emergency meeting after a trash pile up turns into a political mess. and wildfires in the united states are burning into the record books and we will tell you why the bad boy of tennis is on his final warning, details coming up, with joe in sport. ♪ marathon talks north and south korea reached a deal to end a tense military standoff, south korea turned off antipyonyang off with the north and expressed regret for a blast that injured two south korean soldiers and harry faucet is life from seoul. >> reporter: not the most natural looking group but after sessions of talks totaling 43 hours it had a significant moment and one relayed by state t.v. to its people including a rare expression of regret. >> translator: north korea expressed regret over resent land mine incident on the south side of the de-military and demarcation line that wounded the

andrew thomas reports from maui in hawai'i. >> this was supposed to be the moment to announce the biggest trade deal in history. the summit in hawai'i lasted four days but over all negotiations have been going on for more than five years. the ministers claims of meaningful progress rang hollow. >> this was supposed to be the make or break summit for these talks. are you disappointed not able to. announce a decision in principle principle. >> there are issues that need to be resolved but i feel gratified by the progress that has been made. >> each country had its own priorities. >> so obviously mexico has a deep interest. soso excuse me putting myself to the front to push the interest in the country. >> with a deal as complex as tpp deadlock in one area prevented progress in others. production for specific industries were in play along general discussions in common regulations not just trade but production. that's where critics are concerned. big business would be given more power over consumers. the were posed lengthening of copyright... for medicines banning generic drugs exciting compet

andrew thomas spoke to him in sydney. >> peter greste finished his press conference to the australian media in the center of sydney. a big crowd of journalists there, i'm pleased though say peter joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign in as much as we need to make sure we keep public attention and awareness about the case and the gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons i was deported was because we had to much public support. so many around the world were aware of the injustice and made it almost impossible for egyptian governments to hold me. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. so the media attention that we've been getting is vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go on here. >> well, we'll have to look at options for appeal. and abdul fatah al-sisi to issue a pardon. he said he would pardon us if convicted. now the whole world's attention is it focused on the trial to see how committed egypt it, the rule of law, d

andrew thomas spoke to him in sydney. >> reporter: peter finished his press conference. a big crowd of journalists there. i'm pleased to see that he joins me now. peter, there is still a lot of interest in this. that's a positive sign. >> it's a positive sign. we need to make sure we keep public attention, public awareness about our case and this gross injustice. i'm convinced that one of the main reasons why i'm here today, one of the reasons why i was deported is because we had so much public support. because so many people around the world were aware of the injustice in our original trial and made it almost impossible for the egyptian government to continue to hold me there. we need to make sure that that noise doesn't die away. the media attention we have been getting is vital. we need to keep it going. >> where does the campaign go from here? what are the elements of it? >> there is a legal aspect to this. we are going to look at possible options for an appeal and look to the president to issue a pardon. he said several times before that he would pardon us if we wer

andrew thomas reports from singleton in new south wales. >> reporter: until recently, it was the wonder down under. that's changed. commodity prices have collapsed. the downturn is felt in towns like singleton. restaurants have closed and shops are empty. this car dealer is still in business, but has seen a 30% drop in sales and has been laying off staff. >> it's belt tightening for us. we have had 30, 40 people. now it's 25 people to keep the business afloat. >> the economy is tied into the coal industry. the price has tumbled, down by more than half in four years. this is the hunter valley north of sydney. just a few years ago it was booming. no longer. existing mines are cutting back on production. thousands are seeing cuts to wages or losing their jobs intirely. coal is australia's second biggest export. the biggest, iron ore, used to make steel, has seen its prices down. robert was being flown to remote copper mines where he works repairing machinery. he was told he lost his job by text message. >> my family is in shock. we are on a single income. start back over, getting out resum

andrew thomas has been following those talks in maui and now reports of what, if anything, happens next. >> this was supposed to be the moment to announce the biggest trade deal in history. the summit in hawai'i lasted four days but over all trans-pacific partnership negotiations have been going on for more than five years. claims of meaningful progress rang holy. >> this was anticipated to be a make or break summit for these talks. it's disappointing that you're not able to announce a deal in principle. >> there is a limited number of difficult issues that require additional attention to be resolved, but i feel very gratified about the progress that has been made. >> each country has its own priority. for australia and new zealand it was access to markets for agriculture. for vietnam clothing. for japan and mexico, their motor industries. >> i'm sure you're aware that the auto industry in mexico is the seventh largest in the world and fourth largest exporter. so obviously mexico has an interest. so probably you can accuse me is putting myself to the front to really push the interest of

. >> reporter: and al jazeera andrew thomas has more. >> reporter: a spokesperson for cambodia's interiortry told a cambodia newspaper the country has no plans to take any more refugees from the island to cambodia. australia's government denied that is the case and says the deal is still on but either way almost a year after it was signed, just four refugees have been resettled from the holding camp effectively in naro to cambodia at a cost of $40 million u.s. dollars that australia paid to cambodia to take refugee, hugely expensive so far and it's for refugees is the sum total than stupid and expensive all in the context of a hugely controversial refugee resettlement program that australia is supposeds to have for those who come by boat to australia to be first of all in holding camps in new guinea or naroo and refugee claims assessed and resettled or not as is the case so far in other countries and it's hugely controversial and a report published on monday detailed some allegations of abuse in the naroo camp and the report recommendations are australia speeds this up and makes it transp

they've been talking with andrew thomas. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching for news from cairo by post on social media from journalists in the courtroom. >> the verdicts when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> you just heard the news. what is your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i'm finding it very hard to find the words to describe what i'm feeling at the moment. we always knew there would be a danger of conviction because the authorities placed so much and have so much at stake in this and invested so much in this case, but i'm absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. you know, i won't be going back to prison. i'm not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will, and i know what they'll have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families this they're going to be leaving behind. it breaks my heart to know what they're going to have to go through. >> what are the opposites from here for you and the others? well, there are two operate paths. the others still have the option to appear before the court of concession. we'll have

. >> that was the australian prime minister and andrew thomas is there a correspondent following developmentsm sidney. >> a spokesperson for cambodia's interior ministry told a cambodia's newspaper the country has no plans to take any more refugees from naroo to cambodia and they denied the case and says the deal is still on but either way almost a year after it was signed just four refugees have been resettled from the holding camp effectively in naroo to cambodia at a cost of $40 million u.s. dollars they paid cambodia to take refugees and it's hugely expensive and four refugees is the sum total and prohibitly stupidly expensive and all in the context of this hugely controversial refugee resettlement program. australia is supposed to have for those who come by boat to australia to be put first of all in holding camps in new guinea and resettled or not as the case is so far in other countries. these camps hugely controversial. a report just published on monday has detailed some of the allegations of abuse in the naroo camp, the report recommendations are australia speeds up processing in the

andrew thomas has more from sidney. >> reporter: australia's stock market index was down 2% first thingmonday, delayed response to falls in the united states on friday. but when china's stock market opened australia followed suit falling lower, down another 2% and 4% in the day over all, the worst one-day fall in four years and august is shaping up to be a horror month for the stock market here, the worst since october 2008. and the currency is under pressure as well. 1% down on the u.s. dollar. all this because australia's economy is so closely tied to china's. china is the main customer for exports like coal and iron ore and the prices have been tumbling in the past few months and the bottom may be reached and could fall further hitting australia exports even more. >> this is the director and economist for ihs global inside and says beijing has to do more to prop up the economy. >> i think the steps of the chinese policy makers have been taking are very piecemeal and not substantial enough to reinsure investors. one of the problems is they are directing a lot of their efforts to try t

andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: the standingoff here has been chiefly about timing. company that wants to develop this site said they would build affordable housing only once they finished shops, offices, and student ak a couple a decision. but indigenous people who have lived here for years said that wasn't commitment enough. they feared that meant housing for them could be a decade or more away, perhaps never and they wouldn't leave. court cases have gone against the protesters, and it looked as though they could be forcibly evicted. now the government has stepped in, and committed $4 million to stop the building of affordable housing at the same time as the commercial buildings. the pressure is now on them to agree meaning a peaceful end to this protest is likely. this camp has been manned continuously for 14 months. the organizer told me she was proud. >> extremely proud. i mean i'm -- these are the people that give me hope for the future of the country. the black and white community, they can see what the truth is, and are prepared to show their support, physica

andrew thomas, al jazeera, maui. >> china, the biggest economy in asia, just wasn't part of this. the tpp seen as parts of u.s. president's barack pivot to asia to counter increasingly assertive economic moves by beijing. rob mcbride on ideal china will be happy it's gone wrong. >> the sense of chinese satisfaction, even glee is pal. for pay jing this has been about more than trade. it is the strategic signifcancer of a packet fashioned by the united states with their alleys on this side of the pacific seeming to stifle the ambitions of the world's second biggest economy in what it will consider to be its own backyard. as america struggles with its grand plan, so china has been busy with its own trade agreement, far less ambitious but agreements that have been signed and put into effect most recently with south korea and australia as the tpp is further delayed, it seems its very relevance is being brought into question. >> zimbabwe's fafk force says the brother of cecil the lion now also being killed. deaths have let me to tighter restrictions on hunting in areas surrounding the c

andrew thomas has this update from sydney. >> reporter: australia's stock market index was already downt thing on monday a delayed response to falls in the united states on friday. but when china's stock market opened australia followed suit by falling even lower down about 2%, about 4% on the day overall. the worst one-day fall in four years. august overall shaping up to be a horror month for the stock market here, the worst since october 2008. and the currency is under pressure as well. about 1% down on the u.s. dollar. all this because australia's economy is so closely tied to china's. china is the main customer for australian exports like coal and iron or research. the prices of those have been tumbling in the last few months and the fall in china may not be done falling. it may hit australian exports everybody more. >> adrian brown is live for us in beijing. so aid returning the market have just closed there and it's been another tough day for investors. despite the government's efforts. >> reporter: that's right. shanghai stock market remains a very, very scary place. within minut

he has been speaking with al jazeera's andrew thomas. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching the news from cairo via post on social media from journalists in the courtroom. the verdicts when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> you just heard the news. what is your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i'm finding it very hard to find the words to describe how i'm feeling at the moment. you know, we--we knew that there was always a danger that we would be convicted simply because the authorities had placed so much--they've got so much stake in this, invested so much in this case. but i'm just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. i won't be going back to prison. i'm not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will. i know what they have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families that they'll be leaving behind and it breaks my heart to know what they're going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and the others? >> there are two separate paths. they have the option to appeal once more to the court of concessio

failing to come to an agreement on talks on what is called the trans-pacific partnership team andrew thomas explains why. >> reporter: this was supposed to be the moment to announce the biggest trade deal history. the summit in hawaii lasting four days, but overall trans-pacific partnership negotiations have been going on for more than five years. the ministers claims of meaningful progress rang hollow. >> this was certainly anticipated to be a make or break summit for the talks. are you, therefore, disappointed that you are not able to announce at least a deal in principle? >> there are, of course, at the end of the day, a limited number of difficult issues that require additional attention to be resolved. i feel very gratified about the progress that has been made. >> each country had its own priorities. for australia and new zealand it was access to markets for agriculture, vietnam, clothing, japan and mexico - motoring industries. >> i am sure you are aware that the auto industry in mexico is the seventh largest producer in the world and the fourth largest exporter. obviously mexico has

peter greste was deported in february and retried in absent that andrew thomas was with him in australia heard the verdict. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching for news from cairo via a post on social media from journalists in the courtroom. >> oh, my. >> the verdicts when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> what is your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i am finding it very hard to find the words to describe how i am feeling at the moment. you know, we dmoour there was always a danger because the authorities have faced so much. they have got so much at stake in this, inverted so much in this case. but i am just absolutely devastated for my colleagues in particular. you know, i won't be going back to prison. i am not going to go to egypt. but my colleagues will and i know what they are going to have to go back to. i know the prison conditions. i know the families they are going to be leaving behind. it breaks my heart to know what they are going to have to go through. >> what are the options from here for you and for the others? >> well, there are two separate p

andrew thomas explains why. >> this was supposed to be the moment to announce the biggest trade dealn history. the summit in hawai'i lasted four days. the minister claims of meaningful progress rang hobble hollow. are you disappointed that you'ree to announce at least a deal in principle? >> there are, of course, at the end of the day a limited number of difficult issues that require additional attention to be resolved. but i feel very gratified about the progress that's been made. >> each country has its own priority. for australia and new zealand it was access to markets without agriculture. vietnam, clothing. japan and mexico, then motor industries. >> i'm sure you're aware that the auto industry in mexico is the seventh largest production and fourth largest exporter. what you can accuse me putting myself to the front to really push the interest of my country. >> with a deal as complex as the tpp deadlock in one area prevented progress in others. power productions for specific industries exporting from specific countries were in play along side general discussions on common regula

andrew thomas, al jazeera, singleton. >>> u.s.have bounced back after posting steep declines on monday due to global economic fears. the dow jones industrial opened with a strong advance after china cut its key interest rate. investors also welcomed news that u.s. consumer confidence rebounded this month. the united nations high commission for refugees has called on europe to come together to deal with its refugee crisis. she says up to 3,000 refugees are expected each day in macedonia alone, and continuing violence in iraq and syria means the influx of people will continue, she said, for months. from macedonia, many people head north to serbia. andrew simmons is on the serbian side of that border. >> reporter: this is described as a one-stop center, the entrance into serbia for these people. so many of them, more than 10,000 passing through here in less than five days. they are intent on getting to hungary, an e.u. member state that has registered a hundred thousand people so far this year. that's more than double the entire amou

. >> andrew thomas reporting from sydney. >>> the u.n. calless is a war crime. isil blew up another sight. they set off an explosion at the bell temple. they blew up another site a week ago. they took control of pa myra in may. >>> next door in iraq isil is having a tough time holding john to some areas and the diala province. they cleared the group earlier in year, but new problems have emerged. we report on the growing tensions between the area's ethnic communities. >> reporter: these people are demanding to go home. their town was cleared of isil ten months ago. officials from the iraq government tell them to wait for the roads and facilities to be rebuilt, but they believe the kurdish forces who recaptured the area want to make it part of the region they govern in the north. >> translator: the kurds are destroying our homes and want to change the demographics so arabs won't be the majority there. >> reporter: the representatives of the town's 90,000 sunni arabs are seeking help from head of the provincial council who is from the town. but he says that the au

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thomas jefferson and andrew jackson were slave holders but they views went beyond simple slavery to aw of the united states as a racially exclusive republican. >> last month connecticut, georgia and missouri voted with arkansas, new hampshire and south carolina to follow suit. joseph ellis is a pulitzer prize winner who finds these decisions silly. >> it's a mentality not comfortable with paradox and seek to find answers in the past that confirm their own convictions in the present. you're going to drop jefferson out of the party. he's the author of the most important words in american history. i think they're losing more than they realize. >> several democrats cited as their impetus last month's removal of the confederate flag from the south carolina state house. but clashes over political correct edness have dominated with the president himself weighing in on whether a private company, the washington red skins should change their name to avoid offending native americans. >> if i were the owner of the team, i wow think about changing it. >> alexander hamilton is being kicked off the

thomas jefferson and andrew jackson, they were slave holders to be sure. but i think their views went beyond simple slavery to a view of the united states as a racially exclusive republic. >> reporter: last month connecticut, georgia and missouri voted to jettison jackson and jefferson and others follow suit. joseph ellis is a pulitzer prize-winning historian of early america who finds these decisions silly. >> it's a mentality that's not comfortable with irony and paradox, and that seeks to find answers in the past that confirm their own convictions in the present. you say you're going to drop jefferson out of the party, i mean, he's the author of the most important words in american history. i think they're losing more than they realize. >> reporter: several democrats cited as their impetus last month's removal of the confederate flag from the south carolina state house. but clashes over political correctness have dominated our discourse in recent decades, with the president himself weighing in on whether a private company, the washington redskins, shoul

thomas jefferson and andrew jackson, they were slave holders to be sure.hink their views went beyond simple slavery to a view of the united states as a racially exclusive republic. >> reporter: last month connecticut, georgia and missouri voted to jettison jackson and jefferson and others follow suit. joseph ellis is a pulitzer prize-winning historian of early america who finds these decisions silly. >> it's a mentality that's not comfortable with irony and paradox, and that seeks to find answers in the past that confirm their own convictions in the present. you say you're going to drop jefferson out of the party, i mean, he's the author of the most important words in american history. i think they're losing more than they realize. >> reporter: several democrats cited as their impetus last month's removal of the confederate flag from the south carolina state house. but clashes over political correctness have dominated our discourse in recent decades, with the president himself weighing in on whether a private company, the washington redskins, should change

the dinner is named after president thomas jefferson and andrew jackson who owned slave and jackson haseen called out to remove native americans from the south. are they trying to white wash history in changing the name? >> first of all, it is there organization and their fundraising and they have the right to call it what they want. but i think there have disturbing things. this is america's history. it certainly has warts on it as any country does. i don't like to walk away from the history. that is just a matter of principle. i want everybody to understand what was right and wrong about it. at the end of the day, they have a right to name the fundraiser what they want. >> i think this is a great thing. and a couple months ago i asked democrats on twitter to change the name because hillary clinton went to one of these dinners and attacked the republican party at the same thime -- time for the confederate flag. it was nicky haley to took the flag down, but democrats are so demanding on everybody on the right get right with race. democrats have a really sorted, seedy past. they are part

one of the guys-there are 6 guys and one name is thomas hann bill, paris mauft, andrew vudue, jason thomasthony hundredther, marks carter. these nameerize all on my sons file at 850 bryant. i wanted to bring that up also. i want to also bring up former mayor gaven nusem said in his news letter he knows who killed my son and he says i know quhoo killed your son. the da anyhow who killed your son. the police know who kill you son. the point is, if everybody knows who killed my son why is my case not solved? we talk about public safety. our children are public safety too. my son went to school-he has a father and mother who raised him well. public safety includes him also. everybody know who killed my son. when i went to go view my sons files these names are on my sons files. it is perpetrator. my son wasn't the intended target but he was the victim. we talk about public safety, we need to include everyone. all lives matter, all lives matter and as i said before, i shouldn't have to do this. but this is something i'll be doing for the rest of my life. who ever will hear me. we don't want this

andrew jackson is on several notes, thomas jefferson, lincoln, madison is also on a large sized $5,000 note. mckinley is on the $10 bill. in today's smaller notes, he was on the $500 bill. here is a new president popping up, james monroe on this $100 silver certificate of 1878 through 1891. george washington appears the most on currency. he appears on 10 different types of large sized banknotes, five different denominations. then he appears on all of these fractional banknotes. washington was a very popular figure in this day and of course today on the one dollar bill. do we need to keep going here? oops. the portraits vary quite a bit on the notes of this period. these are all portraits of alexander hamilton that appeared on different banknotes. this is probably the most familiar portrait. here are a couple of notes that are only a few years apart. he looks a lot more fleshy here than he did in this portrait. here is an entirely different view of him in the first issued banknote, the 1861 demand note. here is a couple yet different engravings of alexander hamilton on other banknotes.

a century democrats have named for the men they recognize as the founders of the party, thomas jefferson and andrewl jefferson/jackson day dinners are organized by state branches of the democratic national committee and they draw political candidates and activists to help raise money to fund state and local elections. but recently the democratic party has realized that celebrating two men who were slave holders and one of whom spearheaded the trail of tears to remove native americans from lands desired by the expanding nation, is inconsistent with its values of exclusiveness and diversity. state by state the party has begun to abandon the names of jefferson and jackson in association with the annual events. last weekend the iowa democratic party joined three other states that have already changed the name of the dinners and five other states have been considering a change since the june massacre at a black church in charleston, south carolina. but a question is, is changing the name of an event most voters know nothing about enough? shouldn't the party also address some of the more systemic beefs t

thomas: i look at musical history, we have a great tradition of andrew lloyd webber of the antagonistthe story. that was immediately where i went. lin: that set up the difficult task of figuring out who it aaron burr is. he is known as the villain. him --: using more of but you think more of him. lin: i do. gore wrote a historical fiction novel. one of the things i learned about burr is he is an early minister. his daughter received an education better than any man. he was close with his wife and daughter. he was on the society with alexander hamilton for the evolution -- abolition of slaves. there are redeeming characteristics to this guy. -- myto find my we and way in because every biography is defensive or vilifies him. burrie: on one hand aaron was cautious, careful, laid-back. alexander hamilton wanted to charge forward. lin: hamilton left behind 21 volumes of written work. left two. -- burr the tragedy of the show is, at the moment when burr is reckless and let's go, and hamilton is cautious and throws away his shot, one kills the other. that is how they are remembered. thomas:

thomas cromwell. this is the single best biography i've ever read of napoleon. it's called napoleon by andrew and in one volume is a stupendous read and very accessible read about who napoleon was and his triumphs and his failures. he won almost all of his battles but in fortune the ones who lost her pretty dispositive. he was a brilliant statesman, a brilliant manager, a brilliant general but the kind of toward the end i think maybe because of hubris kind of lost sight of his own techniques, his own lessons learned and ultimately they were turned against them. but this is a great read and a reappraisal, reassessment of the importance of the point even down to modern history. great read a street. a. scott berg wrote this wonderful out of it woodrow wilson, also a bit of a reappraisal. wilson had this mix of incredible progressive record in the white house, especially in his first term. statesmen during world war i but also certainly a retrograde attitude towards race relations in america. but it's a great balance to read and ultimately one that appreciates sort of that progressive moment that