grusheski: philadelphia was the first american city to develop a water system and to take on as a municipal responsibility water delivery to all of its citizens. when william penn laid out the city, he actually chose a spot of land that had a lot of groundwater. however, by 1730, 30,000 people lived within the first seven blocks of philadelphia, next to the delaware river. well, 30,000 people caused filth in the city and polluted their water sources. the groundwater was not potable. and in one year, 1/6 of the population died of yellow fever. now, they didn't know at the time that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes. but the health issue was major in that first movement to build a water system. narrator: so they set out to find the cleanest source of water. although the majority of philadelphia's water now comes from the delaware river, early engineers found that development along the waterfront was causing pollution. so their search led them to the nearby schuylkill river. philadelphia developed technologies to pump water from the river into the city. these technologies established engi

first in our city's history. three years ago, district 3 elected the first chinese- american to the board of supervisors, and immediatelyer he was sworn in, history was made again as he was sworn in as the board president. please welcome supervisor david to come here on behalf of the sentences go board of supervisors -- david chiu. >> aloha. it is an incredible honor to be here with you tonight. after 163 years, this is a glorious sight. i have spoken with mayor lee about the history of our community and we talk about what happened in 1870's with the first anti-asian exclusion acts. we talk about what happens after the 1906 earthquake when chinese residents were fighting not to be moved to a different part of the city. we talk about the japanese- american internment in the 1940's and we talk about the anti-communist purge of the asian-american communities here in san francisco in the 1950's. moving along to 1977 and the fall of the international hotel. our friends, we have come a long way. [applause] i have to tell you the most amazing moment of the year of 2011 was the first meeting of the board of supervisors this yea

republic of china and to be, of course, celebrating with our citizens here to be the first asian american mayor in the city. this all comes together the same year. we were talking about is so many times the past few weeks as we were getting excited about this visit, to really have the athletes that were here and perhaps some of the athletes and representatives that were here 40 years ago. or looking at each other, wondering what history would be, what relations they would be. two of the most important countries of the world and finding out what we can do to open a relationship and a dialogue, and it took this for of being wrong. today, we were thinking it could be anything -- baseball, track and field, golf, for that matter. if you have heard about golf in china, you know that is going extremely fast. 40 years ago, it took a couple of players. eventually allowing the president of people between them to open up a dialogue in this relationship. that is historic. that is what caused me to not only steady china, to study my own roots, my family, but to make a commitment as i can do my best here as one in in ad

american soldiers and the buffalo soldiers to our country, continuing today are never forgotten. among his accomplishments, he is happy to be another part of the city's history, the owner of the first african-american taxi company. in 1948 he wrote about african- americans in the horse cavalry. we wanted to invite him here today, because very shortly he will be celebrating his 94th birthday and we want to honor you on behalf of the board of supervisors. is there anything that you would like to add? >> thank you for joining us this afternoon. it is a pleasure to stand before you in this great chamber. if it was not for your dedication and your commitment to serving, i may not have been able to be here today to serve. and i would like to thank all the veterans and soldiers for their dedication and commitment to the country. i also have a certificate of honor to present to him. thank you. >> good afternoon. the great san francisco supervisors. the knowledge and the physical capacity to speak to you, i have lived in this city, one of the greatest cities in america for 60 years. i have never been as honored as i am are today. i have lived long enough to be here and i will not give you t

kind of support from the board who made the historic vote to vote in the first chinese american mayor in the history of this city. i recognize that as part of this tradition. so i want to read a couple of things out to you here. it's worth reading. whereas 33 years ago a group of local musicians, artists and residents eager to bring the spirit of latin america and caribbean culture to san francisco, created carnaval. and ever since this celebration has been one of our city's most spectacular traditions. and whereas the san francisco carnaval is produced by the san francisco cultural arts tradition, a nonprofit that strives to make multiculturalism a -- tangible reality by uniting people in celebration with music, dance, artistry and food and these endeavors continue to be a significant contribution to the vitality of our communities. whereas the theme of this year's san francisco carnaval, live your fantasy, i think that's what i'm doing, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california's largest annual m

american history." his first book, "city of courts," won the distinguished prize awarded by the historical association for the best book on any aspect of american history and the cromwell prize. dr. willrich received his ph.d. from the university of chicago. before that he worked for several years as a journalist in washington, d.c. writing for the washington monthly, city paper and other magazines. please dwi doctor will -- please give dr. willrich a very warm welcome. >> i've got so many wonderful public programs going on right now bringing the history of medicine and disease which are so important to our national history to people not only in functions like this, but over the internet and through publications. so it's a real honor to be here, and i want to thank carrie for inviting me and being such a gracious host. well, as everyone in this room knows, vaccines long hailed as modern medicine's greatest invention have lately become the summit of a bitter -- subject of a bitter public controversy. according to a 2010 report from the centers for disease control and prevention, 40% of american participant

americans that i know of. he was the first african- american that was granted a pardon in the state of illinois. we need that in our community. we need to go into the inner city colleges and direct programs. teach these to our young children and ignite their passion so that we can deal with the overwhelming volume of mail that i receive. it is more than i can answer. my dream is to bring these young students and allow them to enter these letters, allow them to assimilate information that can be most helpful to the people behind bars. that is the greatest thing that i can do for them. i have yet to begin to live my life. i want to be married, i want to have a family. i do not have those things. but i cannot allow it to rob me of that dream. >> i took him to a downtown restaurant. i took him to the white sox baseball season. we went to the museum. all of this -- his youth was left in those walls. he is trying to catch up with himself. it set the precedent. >> it is my case that allows everyone in the state of illinois to have dna testing. except me. >> his case is the case that set the precedent for dna. tavis: i am trying to process what you just said to me. e

willrich we talking about his book, "pox: an american history" published earlier this year by penguin press. dr. willrich's first book "city of courts" one for dissing bush john h. dunning prize awarded by the american historical association for the best book on any aspect as u.s. history and the william nelson cromwell prize for legal history. dr. willrich received his ph.d in history from the university of chicago. before that he worked for some years as a journalist in washington, d.c. writing for the "washington monthly," city paper, "the new republic" and other magazines. please give dr. willrich a very warm welcome. [applause] >> the thank you so much for that lovely introduction and thank you all for coming out this evening. it's terrific to be in this place. a beautiful building. and it's got so many wonderful public programs going on right now, bringing the history of medicine and disease which is so important to our national history, to people not only in functions like this but over the internet and through publication. so it's a real honor to be here, and want to thank you for inviting me. as everyone in this r

. >> reporter: the richmond rockets will be the city's first-ever pro team. a part of the americanasketball association. on par with san francisco's freedom the rumble. players may feed into the nba or international pro teams. but even more than that -- >> my players will reach out to the community. we will walk with this community at events. we will stand with this community hand in hand. >> reporter: the founders hope the rockets will be role models for a generation of young people, a source of pride for a community that desperately needs it. >> when i look at the news hear news of richmond, typically i only hear the bad news. >> reporter: dogged by stereotypes, locked in a seemingly hopeless cycle of violence, this may be richmond's shot at making good news. >> our challenge is to bring a town that's in need of our help and bring it to a standard that the world can be proud of. >> reporter: there is more information on our website, cbssf.com, on how to try out for the richmond rockets. as far as that homicide, allen, we still don't have any suspects, police tell us, and it's sti

americans. that is why when i came into office, i said one of the first things i want to do is introduce the said francisco city hall times, and we have done so since then. i notice that it is growing and growing in importance. next week is the death and assassination of dr. martin luther king. the principles that the practice, the compassion, the vision, the perseverance, are all those same kind of values and principles that i know are being practiced within the iranian american community today as well. whether you want to see a green iran or whether you want to help participate in the civic process in california or in your own city, this is what is very heartwarming, by us coming together on a night like this. i very much appreciate all the dedication that has been applied in making these nowruz events as special as they are. i also would like to say that we would like to have -- we like to have fun. it is really the best part of introducing what nowruz means. that is why over the last six years, we have had art shows in my office. we would have exhibits down here, supported by the mayor, and introduce it to

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effect is newark new jersey a symbol of lots ahead for other american cities if so it may help wall street thanks. it's thursday july twenty first four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz out there watching our team. well i want to start this afternoon by talking about the role of journalism in our society journalists that live in america are supposed to be the ultimate form of checks and balances the buck stops with us right now i can tell you when i was in j school getting my masters at a very prestigious university knowing for being one of the best journalism schools in the country we heard words and phrases like fourth estate public service government. well it turns out when it comes to the mainstream media journalists seeking truth telling are defecting as the caliber of some of these networks continues to crumble r.t. correspondent lauren lister looks at the formula that is driving networks racing to the bottom now to talk about some of today's biggest quarterly stories it's the story behind the story no editorial mission driving the mainstream news cycle and i just kind of sat back i was like wow this is it this is

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it has been just over a century since the first wave of the great migration barack african-americans to harlem in large numbers. it was then termed a city within a city. a city of refuge as harlem renaissance short story writer rudolph fisher termed it in that wonderful story that appeared in the landmark volume of the new negro in 1925. city of refuge. now so many of those refugees are in another generation returning south. harlem has ridden the cycle for the harlem renaissance followed by a punishing depression in a hard period and now an unsettling period where it is today. social taboos have evaporated harlem real-estate, becoming a boom. demographics are shifting and the economics of remaining in harlem are unsettling residents who go back generations. the challenge today is whether harlem can both prosper and be a community of opportunity for african-americans and at harlem goes so goes the nation. whether it can will depend on large measure on the education it offers students of color. will it offer them the education they need from preschool through college to build their careers, support their families and give back to their co

he served 20 years in the city council and was the first appointed mayor african-american mayor of the city of memphis. he was the leader in his church and he cared about his community, he cared about jazz. he cared about his fellow man. he was low key, sincere, down to earth and a leader whom memphis will miss. he did much with the communities that he was given through his father and his family and his city in politics and in other areas. he was the jurisdictional bishop for the tennessee headquarters, the head of the penacostal temple of god and christ and did much. i will miss him and so will the city of memphis and all the saints. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? >> mr. speaker, i present a privileged report for printing under the rule. the clerk: the clerk will report the -- report to accompany h.r. 2434, a bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the

. >> 100 years ago, an american historian claimed to have discovered a city high up in the andes. most experts now agree that he was not the first to rediscover it. a peruvian explorer had been there a decade earlier. >> it was not this undiscovered world, terribly difficult and dangerous to get to, no. he was taken on a very good path by people who knew the place and told him that there was an archaeological site. >> the story of the discovery may have been romanticized, but peru is still celebrating the anniversary. the expedition made the unknown wonder of the world famous, and that changed the way peruvians looked at themselves. >> it marked a turning point in peru's vision of its native past. it did not change overnight, but it marked the beginning of a new phase of peru's modern history, where people began to look at the incan passed with different eyes, with admiration instead of contempt. >> thousands of artifacts will go on display nearby. a century after that visit, peruvians are happy to share the place with the world, but they also claim machu pichu as their own. >> before we go, there is one more tradition we wanted