and hempstead plains was the only naturally occurring prairie east of the alleghenies. it was flat, there were no trees, very few farms. the grass was soft and spongy. the undercarriages of the planes at that time were very delicate. you had to be able to bounce up and down a little bit. otherwise you would break and crash. in 1926, 1927, there were three airfields which were right next to each other on hempstead plains. mitchell and curtis fields were not really available to private flyers. roosevelt was the best kept, it was the longest and it was the one where all of them took off. ok. this is renee funk, who came over from france and said he was going to be the winner. he was the greatest living ace world war i. he had 75 official kills to his name. remember the red baron had more, , but he had not survived. he was known as the ace of aces. he came across an american consortium that was starting to build a plane, thinking about or -- thinking about going for the prize. and kind of presented himself and said, i want to do this. and as famous as he was, the americans

ncicap.org] >> also, district maps and a look at congressional committees, the cabinet, federal agencies, hempstead governors -- and student governors. -- and state governors. announcer: each week, reel america brings you archival films that provide historical context for policy issues. this is your police department is a 1951 film documenting the selection, training, and first months on the job of a rookie in the detroit police department. this promotional film made for the police department ends with the annual field day event, to raise funds to supplement insurance for police officers. ♪ [begin video clip] i will protect, to tuebor. the armor will defend their walled cities against invaders. today, there are no walled cities. but the word tuebor is still the living word for the guardians of your city. the men of the detroit police department. here there are men experienced in every phase of police work, men familiar with the working of the law, men who are proud of their heritage. to the detroit police department tuebor has deep significance. 365 days a year, rain or shine these are the men who

. >> reporter: officials at the hempstead school district in new york say they are overwhelmed by 1500 new students many of them undocumented forcing them to spend $6 million in emergency funds. >> we need more space we need more teachers we need more social workers, we need more staff. i would plead with the federal government and state department of education to come up with a cohesive plan with the school districts so we could work together so we can do what's right for the students. >> reporter: a quarter of the unaccompanied children living in just five counties. in houston, los angeles, miami and new york. at miami jackson high school in florida, they are finding a way, teaching 150 unaccompanied minors 38 of whom have graduated over the last two years. >> they're coming to a place where teachers know how to work with our students. most of our population the demographics here have changed a lot. and most of our students are at one point were an esl student. >> reporter: the department of education does not know how many unaccompanied children are in our schools, but they reiterat

. >> reporter: officials at the hempstead school district in new york say they are overwhelmed by 1500 students many of them undocumented forcing them to spend $6 million in emergency funds. >> we need more space we need more teachers we need more social workers, we need more staff. i would plead with the federal government and state department of education to come up with a cohesive plan with the school districts so we could work together so we can do what's right for the students. >> reporter: a quarter of the unaccompanied children living in just five counties. in houston, los angeles, miami and new york. at miami jackson high school in florida, they are finding a way, teaching 150 unaccompanied minors 38 of whom have graduated over the last two years. >> they're coming to a place where teachers know how to work with our students. most of our population the demographics here have changed a lot. and most of our students are at one point were an esl student. >> reporter: the department of education does not know how many unaccompanied children are in our schools, but they reiterate th

ncicap.org] >> also, district maps and a look at congressional committees, the cabinet, federal agencies, hempstead governors -- and student governors. -- and state governors. announcer: each week, reel america brings you archival films that provide historical context for policy issues. this is your police department is a 1951 film documenting the selection, training, and first months on the job of a rookie in the detroit police department. this promotional film made for the police department ends with the annual field day event, to raise funds to supplement insurance for police officers. ♪