henry brown carved in marble those images i have just mentioned. and planned for the pediment of the building an even more elaborate or symbolism of the political economy of this state. in the pediment of this building over the columns on the front, which of course faces north. henry brown planned images of slaves working in the rice and cotton. henry brown's skull churl composition i find tremendously moving. because it represented the will of the political elite on the one hand, and the horrific servitude of black enslaved fru agricultural labor on the other hand. the figures were produced by destroyed just as the system was destroyed when columbia was burned in the civil war. when the sculpture was destroyed, it was never replaced. and today, the pediment is blank. and has always been so. the state house itself was a stone and brick building. it had no roof, and no floor. when the city burned. and so the building itself did not burn. but all the materials that were stored on the ground in wood sheds were destroyed. beginning in the 1820s, people

henry kirk brown's sculptor composition i find tremendously moving because it represented the will of the political elite on the one hand and the horrific servitude of slavery on the other hand. the figures were produced but were destroyed just as the political and economic system was destroyed when columbia was burned in the civil war. when this sculpture was destroyed, it was never replaced. and today the pediment is blank and has always been so. the statehouse itself was a stone and brick building. it had no roof and no floors when the city burned and so the building itself did not burn but all the materials that were stored on the grounds in wooden sheds were destroyed. beginning in the 1820s, people responsible for public buildings in america decided to build fireproof and permanent reflecting the permanence of the government they hoped to create so this building was planned to be absolutely fireproof with no structural wood. in the 1850s, that meant masonry, stone and brick. so the building was planned with 10 to 12-foot thick granite and brick walls and it was build that way in

brown. there is, of course, "to the window, to the wall, to the sweat drop from my ( bleep )," yep, i think that's in henrybreach. >> right before st. crispin's day. "she was bleeding out of her eyes, she was bleeding out of her whatever." >> stephen: shakespeare. it wasn't shakespeare. it's-- it's-- it's vladimir putin. that's who it was. >> stephen: that's exactly right. >> or somebody who works for him. >> stephen: you also have "friends from college," your series on netflix you were talking about before. i understand you brought a clip here today and it's all people who have gotten together after-- >> ten or 15 years. since they graduated in college, they're either 40 or right on the cusp of 40 and all living together back in new york city, and the clip we're about to see is a clip with me and fred savage. i play an author, my character, ethan turner plays an author, and fred savage is his agent and they're trying to brainstorm ideas for a new y.a. novel and they're speaking to a young lady who's part of the demographics, what would appeal to you. >> stephen: okay. jim? >> i'm ( bleep ) frankenstein. >

brown, we appreciate your perspective and your time today. thank you so much. >>> what happened in charlottesville had people worried about two planned rallies in the bay area. henry lee is live at crissy field with more on the potential violence. >> reporter: in san francisco officials are upset that the national park service issued a permit for a rally here at crissy field. even though it is federal property, the mayor says the city should have been consulted first. crissy field in san francisco, a breathtaking spot for tourists, families, children, but not for hateful speech by the far right. that is according to san francisco mayor and lee, and house minority leader nancy pelosi. there blocking the decision by the national park service to issue a permit. >> we're not all coming this group and to san francisco to promote tate. we think that the national park service, without adequate evaluation and conditions would do just that. and will increase opportunities for violence. >> reporter: they are asking that the permit be revoked, the cause they believe it will be similar to violent protests, where a man drove a car into a car. >> these promote hate, they promot

henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >> solana county agreed to stop suspending the drivers license of those who can't afford to pay their fines. civil rights groups sued saying it criminalizes poverty. governor browns suspending licenses hurt low income people because without a license they could lose their jobs. >>> our time is 5:56. president trump was up early and tweeting about the nation's nuclear arsonal. latest on a threat from north korea and how the united states is responding. >>> and closer to home, san francisco's police chief addresses concerns in the department's body camera policy. >>> good morning. north korea reportedly considering air strikes, nuclear strikes against guam. new this morning, what secretary of state rex tillerson is saying about that threat. >>> and san francisco's police chief has a message for officers wearing body cameras. how he's addressing an issue with current policies. mornings on 2 continues. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us on mornings on 2, wednesday morning. august the. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. >> how are you doing? >> well and you? >> the weather is nice as well. >> if you like fog -- there we go. smooth. >> fog out in the throat. >>

brown: for his part, billy bragg has continued to write his own songs while also working within traditions of the past. his most recent album, "shine a light," with the american singer-songwriter joe henryound the u.s. ♪ ♪ and at the birchmere concert, bragg offered a beautiful version of a woody guthrie song. ♪ ♪ but when i asked about his own coming-of-age, skiffle-style moment, he turned to his punk rock roots. >> the clash. >> brown: the clash? >> saw the clash when i was 19, me and some friends of mine had been really interested in bands like dr. feelgood and the jam, it was stripping it back. and it seemed to, it's one of those watershed moments. it's like when the skifflers heard donegan and had that it's that sort of ability to make your own culture that came with punk rock that really keeps me going. that's why i thought i could sit down and write a book about skiffle, rather than wait for someone to ask me. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and we thought we knew all about rock 'n' roll. so that's the newshour for tonight. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public b