deegan has always been important to paul laurence dunbar and paul laurence dunbar has always been a beautiful adjunct to the possibilities in vegan because paul lived in eight locations, he managed to travel and was like a sponge. he learned very early in life to absorb from his environment, to absorb from his contact, to learn and grow. this is the paul laurence dunbar melting hole. this is something he learned when he was in england. when he returned from england he situated his study in a similar fashion that he created for himself his own loafing hole, a place to loaf. this is where he would sit in his chair, and reply and rests his eyes, sometimes putting a blanket over him. dunbar enjoyed his daybed. always kept a cover on it and he would cover himself. he could lay here and look out at the world passing beneath him. he enjoyed his desk. it was at his desk that he kept all important references all of his treasure was this particular book case. dunbar kept his book's hero although he had so many books. he had collected all of the contemporary african-american writers of his time, and he

eva sykes came back and taught at dunbar high school.went there and told me they had teachers who were phenomenally educated people. and they also. had people that went out to be teachers. it was doctor, lawyer, preacher, teacher. that was an important job in the black community. and the people that came out of dunbar were so dedicated to making sure these students, these children that many people in washington thought were morally inferior, socially inferior. no, no, that's not the case. they are going to go out and make things better. >> it's a historic place now for people all over the country. i did the march on washington anniversary there in 2010. >> and you spoke at the commencement. >> i spoke there, yeah. and it's quite a place 60 years later. it has become a landmark and a bedrock for so much achievement. >> it's so important, i think, for the students that are there now. i've gone and spoken to a lot of students in washington, d.c. for them to understand that education is part of black history. and what is possible and what a

we are standing in the paul laurence dunbar -- a term that dunbar learned while he was in england. and when he returned from england, he situated his study in a similar fashion that he created for himself. it's a place to love. this is where he would set in his chair and recline and rest his eyes. sometimes putting a blanket over him. dunbar enjoys is a david. he always kept a cover on it, and he would cover himself. he could later and look out at the world passing beneath him. he enjoyed his desk. it was at his desk that he kept all the important references. although his treasure was this particular bookcase. dunbar kept his books here, although he has so many books around his walls. he had collected all of the contemporary african-american writers of his times. and he had a collection of the classics. that would rival any library collection. he kept pictures of his friends, because friends were, all of his friends were renew -- were new to pictures. photography was a new and recent attainment, and he enjoyed exchanging pictures and getting pictures. dunbar wrote many books, and h

so watch the trend as it continues toward the bay 80 and crossing over san mateo and dunbar ton bridgesdo watch that, because we see the traffic coming in, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> new controversy brewing over the ever popular norad santa tracker. a child advocacy group is coming out against this year's tracker saying it ininjects military into christmas. the norad tracker gives second-by-second updates on santa's whereabouts as he makes his way around the world. this year, norad added two fighter jets escorting santa's sleigh. norad says fighter jets escorting santa, nothing new, and have been doing it since the 1960s. >>> time right now, 5:25. the president gets ready to sit down with silicon valley tech leaders, expected to be a heated conversation on everything from nsa surveillance to health care. >>> plus, a new court challenge to sunnyvale's controversial gun law. the lawsuit supported by the nra. >>> and a live look right now at redwood city, one of the big stories of the morning. smoke just keeps pushing up into the sky over the peninsula. people now being

using the image of sochi olympics and i want to quote you something that's your call except rachel dunbar of the deputy director for europe and central asia for human rights watch just published an opinion piece on your website calling on readers to quote brace yourself for what could come after international spotlight leave sochi and i wonder what are you bracing yourself for do you see in her cost members will be rounded up again people will be able lynched on the streets mall how they're close circle law says that she is not going to go back to russia because he does nor knew what a huge would really mean a dream own if he is on russian soil this and i was it. does he really had to live up to russia and unless he gets very small that security. this is not what he said he said that as of now he doesn't have guarantees of him being able to leave russia for our foreign countries for example for germany he needs to visit that country for example because of his mother that he isn't afraid of traveling to russia because he's afraid that does anyone actually if you are listening you know you

using the image of sochi olympics and i want to quote you something that's your call except rachel dunbar of the deputy director for europe and central asia for human rights watch just published an opinion piece on your website calling on readers to quote brace yourself for what could come after international spotlight leave sochi and i wonder what are you bracing yourself or do you think that our koskinen pussy riot members will be rounded up again people will be able lynched on the streets mall how their close circle law says that he is not going to go back to russia because he does nor knew what hugh would remain a dream own if he is on russian soil this and i was. as he will have to live up to russia and unless he gets very small that security. this is not what he said he said that as of now he doesn't have guarantees of him being able to leave russia for our foreign countries for example for germany and he needs to visit that country for example because of his mother that he isn't afraid of traveling to russia because he's afraid that does anyone actually if you are listening you kno

no problems on the dunbar ton bridge as you head over towards the peninsula. through livermore and pleasanton it's looking good into castro valley with just a little bit of slow traffic for construction. nothing major on 880, 238 or 982. 4:31 let's go back to the desk. >>> happening today, supervisors in sonoma county are expected to create a special task force on officer involved shootings. this comes in response to the deadly shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa in october. ktvu's alex savidge joins us now from santa rosa with more on what's happening today. >> reporter: later on this morning the sonoma county board of supervisors will begin assigning that task force which will be made up of members of the public and law enforcement. it's a 21-member panel that will come up with an independent review process for officer involved shootings. some of the options could be a citizen review board or an independent citizen auditor. under the current system, the district attorney investigates officer involved shootings and decides if a crime was committe

the latest fatality was this accident on the westbound lanes of highway 84 on the dunbar ton bridge. a man was hit by a car and died. >> it is not okay to stop in a lane and exchange information with someone. the most important thing is your safety and the safety of your passengers. >> the chp declared the thanksgiving day weekend a maximum enforcement period. >>> a 2-year-old vallejo boy is in critical condition after he fell into the water during a fishing trip with a family friend. the fire department rescued the boy from the water, a popular fishing spot near the solano county fairgrounds. he was taken to kaiser hospital, vallejo. >>> the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman and her husband is a murder-suicide. a relative who went to check on the couple discovered the bodies this afternoon in their apartment on union avenue. the names of the couple have not been released. >>> officials in solano county have identified the suspects involved in a shooting yesterday. one of the suspects tried escaping on a boat. 58-year-old starzoff from american canyon and 52-year-old wayne willia

al qaeda had strong base out of dunbar province area. >> roy hallums residence for the next ten months is this underground bunker, seen here in photos, later taken by the fbi's evidence response team. the conditions, inhumane. >> i was always tied up. always had a blindfold. when they shut the door it would be totally black. if you tried to stand up, you had to bend over, because it was so short. i was like that 24 hours a day. >> i've been in law enforcement 30 years. i've never heard of such a horrendous environment for someone to be in. >> on close up this morning, american hostage roy hallums. he was snatched in baghdad nearly two months ago. on tuesday a video showed up of hallums pleading for his life. >> i'm please asking for help because my life is in danger. >> proof of life video is just that. it's going to show anybody who is interested, whether it be family, whether it be law enforcement, that we have this person and he's alive. >> they take the mask off. on my left there's a man with an ak-47. he puts a piece of paper like right here. hesation "you read it." my worst thoug

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dunbar was a gift to his people.ough 72, who came so much difficulty and managed to rise to such great heights and be an inspiration to all americans. he was a writer. he wrote every form of the language and wrote it well. he was a speaker. he was the first person in his family born in freedom. both of his parents were ex slaves. so he became a voice for his people. he did so by writing about human dignity. he actually wrote most of his work focused on the dignity of all people. and in particularly, the humanity of the black man in america. >> i was a donor to martha's table, like so many of your viewers, michael and i would do the annual consideration of the things that we care about because they were important to us as we grew up. issues that we cared about because they match our broader beliefs. but also the players in our community that we saw doing good work every day. and martha's table delivered hot meals to the little park outside the bill and melinda gates foundation d.c. offices. mcpherson square. and i wou

we see some slowing coming off the dunbar bridge out of fremont.ned off. that's good news. >> we'll be back in half an hour. hope to see you then. have a good friday morning. >>> welcome back today fray, december 6th, 2013. a big crowd on friday, i'm willie geist along with al roker and jenna bush-hager in for natalie. we have a study to tell you about. >> right off the bat -- >> we don't believe it. >> note to the trending group, okay, we don't buy this but let's go. >> it's completely unscientific and a bunch ofnonsense but here it comes. an iphone app says it can gather infoation about a local city by location by analyzing millions of photographs pted on on instagram. >> they look to see if people are smiling. >> is this a fake smile? >> happy to be here. >> or is this real? you'll never know. >> so based on smiles like this one. >> yeah. >> jet pack decided what the happiest city in the cntry was and came up wit st. louis. >> which probably is. >> i've been there. i don't know that it has anything to do with this. >> no, of course it doesn't. >

lowenthal: climate scientists like ron dunbar are warning us that global sea levels will rise from one to seven feet by the end of this september try. let's take a four-foot rise in global sea level. global ld devastate communities and would devastate properties, causing billions of dollars worth of damage. as someone who represents a coastal report, this rise in sea level will cause a tremendous amount of infrastructure needs. we have to take action now to cut greenhouse gas emissions and stop the harm caused by rising sea levels. if we turn our back, we are causing harm to this entire planet. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada seek recognition. >> permission to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i want to congratulate the lions football team over mountain view christian for the division 3 nevada state title. they were undefeated throughout the season finishing 11-0. this just wasn't one title game. it was a year of proving they are really the best. and it's not just any state title for this s