about howard university and the public history site. i was so determined to go to law school, even though i enjoyed the class and it opened up new avenues, my professor at howard always said i should work for the park service. to lunch one day and it turned out she was dropping me off for an interview with the nps. that was 19 years ago. i was an intern at the national park service for two years before heading off to graduate school at the university of washington. , the national park service was expanding its documentation of desegregation of public education, and they were looking at a national study around the country. ,o the washington state office support office for the national park service needed researchers to go out and document some of the history on desegregation in the pacific northwest. i was a graduate student there and had worked with the park service on that study and ended up working there. >> so you were a researcher? did you become a ranger? ranger.: i was not a that is one of the positions i have not had, which is in

dominic graduated from howard university in 2008.university in 2008. i was told that i had a bachelor ‘s degree andi told that i had a bachelor ‘s degree and i could do anything we said. that she found there were no jobs. to come back and not be able to... to come back and not be able to... to land the jobs that you feel like deserve and feel like that, you know, you worked hard academically to get this, it was hard. but it is not all bad news. eric thinks the economic finance —— crisis taught our generation an important lesson to those of us are graduated in 2008 learned the hard way that you need to be patient and stay humble when you think about your career. for a generation once described as selfish and self absorbed, ten years on from the financial crisis, when we ask what the biggest change has been, the answer mayjust be asked. —— asked. —— us. let's go to asia now and the us has invited china to restart trade talks according to the white house's top economic adviser. that has raised hopes that the escalating trade war can be

. >>> howard university isaking aighly regarded best list of colleges and universities. what the howard president said that made all the difference. >>> plus, more rncoming. when we'll start to see the impact of hurricane florence. al everything baldwin was about haleytl bed win's nt engagend he said they have to spend a lot of time together. and wed ding crashers starbeoul face thind bars for the dui charge in the summer. the trial is upcoming. >>> 20 actors ttle.l tonight y see including the first underwater challenge. if no one completes the course, the person who goes farthest the fastest wins. >>> september is fille with festivals and fairs to help celebrate the change of seasons. you can get that fall feeling no matter where you've lived. there are events this week in virginia and maryland and the di rict. and we're working for you to give you the best fall festivals. >>>ne charges and tears. >> this week, the women's op open -- what went down on that court.ed and something to change now. >>> and guys, of course, we are focusing on hurricane florence. we'll show you

taking the public history courses at howard university.>> how so? >> i grew up in savannah and some national historic land scott -- landmarks which is run by the national park service but i did not understand what it meant and i did not understand there was an entire agency that is dedicated to preserving american history. preserving the spaces for herstory -- where history happens pick it was a revelation for me to learn that i can do history and to be a history major and do not have to go to law school or go teach and so many career options opened up for me to the public history class and it was taught by two national park service staff who were visiting.>> do you remember their names? >> barber and cecil pick >> to they still work? >> cecil actually retired from the park service but barber is still there and is the superintendent of horseshoe bend national historical park pick >> have you chatted with them since becoming the chief historian? >> yes i have barber on speed dial. she is a mentor to me. she is a person that stood up at multiple parks

. >> this sorority was founded at howard university on january 15, 1908. we have been servicing the entire world since -- for 110 years. we have what we call the 20 pearls. which means we have 16 counters and for incorporators or for women who incorporated our illustrious organization. since our inception we have been doing several things globally. you are going to edit this part, right? we have been servicing our local communities with our mississippi health project as well as several other initiatives to encourage people to vote. we had also catered to women and children who are in need of -- who are in need. >> i mentioned earlier you met in houston with 30,000. >> currently and apologies for sounding wonky earlier. we have 300,000 members in our sorority as a whole. i believe it is more than that. each four years we have a different program or area of focus. we met in houston for what we call our [ inaudible ] our international convention. at that point our new international president was installed and she shared a new program that we will carry out in

so our sorority was founded at howard university in 1908. so we have been services the entire world for 110 years. >> okay. >> and we have, what we call the 20 pearls, which means that we have 16 founders and we have four women who incorporated our organization. and since our inception we have been, oh, doing several things globally and you are going edit this part, right? >> oh, no no. go ahead--oh no, no. go ahead. >> we have been servicing our communities to encolonel people to vote--encourage people to volt and we also kate tore women--also waiter to women and children who are in need--we also cater to women and children who are in need. >> i mentioned earlier that you met in houston recently with 30,000 or so. >> yes so, currently, apoll eyes for sounding weird earlier, we have about 300,000 members in our sorority as a whole. >> i believe it is more than that. and each four years we have a different program, or area of focus. so we met in houston for our international convention. and we, at that point, our any internationaidenwas insta

howard university in the top 100 poclined 21 from last year. number 89 here. that's on top of the 14 spot decline the year before. the rankings are based on 16 measures of academic quality and nsider more than 1,600 four year colleges and universities u.s.s the >> that's a good showing for our region. how about that? >> redskin fans should be feeling good this morning as the team heads home from i first week one win since 2012. >> right. i can't believe the last time. memory. like a distance our season opener. i heard you say that. thank you very much. another part of trip to arizona you may be hearing about doesn't have anything to do with the athletes. instead, a lot af people still talking about cindy mccain'sap arance. >> american hero and long time senator from here in arizona, john mccain. cindy mccain one of the captains today. >> senator john mccain's widowr se as honorary captain. she participated in the coin toss. she was giving a hug to larry fitzgerald. he became a friend of the mccains and gave one of his eulogies. >> we are going to continue to d

attending 270 events with the locus being howard university.ut 200 some events around the country. i believe the result was that we , the cancer moonshot, went from a goal as i said this morning, to a national international movement. i really mean that. it has been two years since we held that summit. something remarkable has happened in my life and in jill's life. jill has been an educator her whole life. i joke with her, teaching is not what she does, it is who she is. she and i come and i have been in public life and a public official since i have been 26 years of age, and up until now, when people have importuned us at the diner, grocery store, the train, in another city or country, they have tended to ask us about what we have been engaged within all of our lives. her about education and opportunities, me about foreign policy or constitutional issues, or women's rights. the things i have been engaged in. and, -- but something has changed. it was only late in my career, to be exact, four years ago, when our beautiful son was diagnosed with

, you know, my wife has been teaching me since she was 1 and i w 19 and we met each other at howard university. she still teaches me. i come home and tell her abo what i doing as county executive, the frustration, the challenges. and inow her so well that i can hear her talking back to me. so it's a challenge. it is a challenge, one that reminds me every day that i go to work that there are a lot of people in my situation have the support system i have, and i have an opportunity to make their lives better. ur you've taken your challenge andd it into advocacy. there's so many people who have been inspired by and strengthened by and encouraged by your story. >> we're really pleased. thent c has been amazing. prince george's has stepped up to the plate, working with the alzheimer's association to bring a chapter to prince george's county, to put together a walk to raise ney, to raise awareness, to make the county a dementia friendly county and o of the few in the united states. and so this is part of, as a family, what we've dedicated our lives to because that's what my wife would do. >> we're go

qudomigraduated from howard university in 2008. >> i was told, y have a bachelors, you can take it and do anything with it, rig? kim: she found there were no jobs. >> to come back and not be able to land a job you feel like you deserve and feel like i workedmi hard acally to get this. gosh, it was hard. kim: it is not all bad news. eric thinks the financial crisis taught our generation an important lesson >> i think those of us who graduated in 2008 really learned the hard way they need to be patient, they need to stay humble, when you are thinking about your career. kim: for a generation once described as selfish and self absorbed, 10 years on from the financial crisis when we asked what the bigbest change has , the answer might just be us. kim gittleson, bbc news, cambridge.ja : and i am jane o'brien. thank you very much for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed tor work around yo lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from select

with the 270 events locus being howard university. but 200 some events around the country.lieve the result that we the cancer moonshot, went from a goal as i said this morning, to a national international movement. i really mean that. it has been two years since we held that summit. something remarkable has happened in my life and in jill's life. joe has been an educator her whole life. i joke with her, teaching is not what she does, it is who she is. she and i come and i have been a public -- have been in public license i have been 26 years of age, and up until now, when people have importuned us at the diner, grocery store, the train, in another city or country, they have tended to ask us about what we have been engaged within all of our lives. her about education and opportunities, me about foreign policy or constitutional issues, or women's rights. the things i have been engaged in. and, -- but something has changed. it was only late in my career, to be exact, four years ago, when our beautiful son was diagnosed with a death sentence of stage for glioblastoma. she and i

how many palestinian kids education is a possible to dignity here we have the howard university the best. you know we have we have say she's going to graduate she's become a study or. something i mean you know here you are two people who share exactly what i'm talking about an education is possible and yet we have a government one of our major. excusable. did not in this house. let's go to. chris let's talk practicalities i want to get to two residents of gaza who are wondering how are they going to money inch if there's so much less in the budget haven't listen to what they have to say. fifty supplies are stopped that means you destroy palestinian families because we are refugees we live off this un more than seventy or eighty percent depend on this coupon and there is no income for palestinians gazans are in permanent unemployment there is no work or life and when i work we all count on under a how can they cut the aid and deprive us those children who go to school how they buy notebooks pens bags and school outfits their parents can barely afford pencils some days they go to school wi

thomas is also an alumnus of howard university. you know. bison. bison forever. regina jacobs. there she is. regina jacobs is chief equity and member service officer at the national school boards association. she provides leadership and management over educational equity programming, content and research. before joining, she was a chair of the board in the prince georges county public school system and she was president of the maryland association of sports of education and she chaired the council of urban force board of education. she knows boards. she knows urban. she's a go-to. alton, alton fraley. so glad to see him. he's the past president and served for almost a decade as superintendent of katy isd in texas and has more than 70,000 students. he retired from katy and then e he -- his hometown of nacogdoches, texas. he says he's interim but i bet you he's going to stay. he's also a member of the urban academy experience. and donna, hi, donna harris aikens is director of education policy and practice at nea. national education association. she works with a variety of partner

he joins the nonviolent action nicc affiliate at howard university in the 1960's, and becomes one of the most courageous civil rights activists. he is a freedom rider, gets arrested in jackson, mississippi, and spends 49 days and the penitentiary. secondmes the congressional district leader of the mississippi freedom democratic party. he is good friends with martin luther king jr. he knows malcolm x and is by him. i 1965, stokely is one of the -- by 1965, stokely is one of the leading graduates, he helps organize sharecroppers in alabama who become a freedom organization, who are nicknamed the black panther party, and when we think about the black panther party for self-defense, the county becomes -- provides the first sign of the symbol of what becomes the black panther party in 1966. it is stokely carmichael who calls the black power in 1966 during the meredith march in greenwood, mississippi, and becomes this huge icon post assassination of malcolm x. carmichael is named honorary prime minister of the black panther party, initially field marshal and by executive order from hearing

. >>> a broken pipe means a lot of cold showers for students at howard university. tomorrow night hot wer will be cut off to most of the buildings on campus so crews can repair a ru rupture. it will remain off until monday morning. not the first issue for howard. the campus was closed for several days after freezing temperatures caused widespread failures in the system. >> reporter: a man allegedly women usingce a gro basket and a cell phone. next, a story that will have you rethink the surroundings next time you're strolling the grocery aisle. >>> and we're dry out there ni t. but rain chances increase over the weekend. the weekend. and a close he is look. i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifr, wexton, and as a pro and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. congress, i'll stand up pr. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as imp

he went to amherst in 1915 and ended up teaching at howard university.e would compare -- it becomes obvious that america might be going to war, there's a debate within the american -- african- american community on whether to fight or not. there's the jim crow south and then even in the north they are not free of discrimination. they were not getting equal rights. they are very active in these colleges to push for an officers training program.they wanted to be officers. so we have the community of 100 -- committee of 100 of civil rights leaders in the african- american community. they are pushing for the officer training camp. in the end, baker wilson will only go as far as creating a segregated officer training camp in des moines, iowa. charles hamilton houston is desperate to get in. he really wants to be there, he believes like web dubois that it will demonstrate the right to citizenship. obviously they were -- hamilton houston is too young though so they are aiming at older african-americans. so he goes up to the governor and talks to the administrat

also founded and made to 11 at howard university. and so he was sort of in this group of blacks drivers. the first african-american congressmen in the 20th century representing chicago is one of the classmate me thinking i'm going to be about terror, but as i said, chester really started dealing with some rebellion and rebelliousness and also, he's still sort of getting his pain medication said he received a compensatory siphon from the ohio industrial commission. so he was also like a super wealthy freshman in college. this is at the same moment that josephine baker and ethel waters are wowing and tantalizing audiences with this new music and these new dances in the strong sexuality of the 1920s also was right there for chester. it's a great picture. this is -- this is the earliest picture where you have a close-up of his face. this is chester about 17, 18. nice-looking young man. he flunked out of school and returns to cleveland for his parents have divorced. they've sold the elegant home in the jewish neighborhood. they are consta

phil enrolled at howard university. he experienced what it was like to be a minority. it strengthened his empathy for those that faced bigotry and injustice. phil returned to his beloved season fran and immersed him in the anti-war movement. phil became a project director at the new mobilization to end the vietnam war, organizing a demonstration in 1959, which brought 250,000 people to golden gate park. he continued to organize events and built friendships with many performers. and many of them were clients of his, leading him to be called the san francisco rock 'n' roll lawyer in the local press. in 1970, he opened his law practice, specializing in criminal defense and entertainment law. over the next 37 years, he developed a high-profile practice and was often in the limelight as much as the movie stars, public officials, sitting judges, authors, rock stars and sports figures that he represented. in the courtroom, he cultivated a flamboyant style and was a master storyteller, who strongly believed that whatever attorney told the best story would produce wins. phil to

. >>> a mural that's beenart of howard university's collection is heading to new york to be part of an exhibit at the museum of modern it's entitled five great american negros. it was the first public american mural created by charles white. it was paint in the 1940. it features five of the most nprominent african-ameri leaders at that time. white served as a resident artist and later a distinguished professor at howard. passing away in 1979. more than 100 pieces of his art will be featured in the exhibit. >>> on wall street, shares of tesla tumbled tod in part because of the ceo of the company in this video. >> how does that work is this tobacco and marijuana in there. >> that's musk in an appearance on the joeoguen podcast show last night. it's been a bizarre month for tesla, that included high profileresignations. musk tweeted about the taking the company private. tesla announced a new president for the automotive. >> joe roguen certainly got a lot of second-hand smoken that. in most communities the idea of adding aay sidewalk is as welcomed, adding o safety tour neighborhoods right

howard university's game has been postponed, but here at mcclain, the ndhighlanders eagles will be kicking it off in 20 minutes. wendy, back to you. >> they look good out there on the field, thanks, chris. >>> this just in, virginia's governor says evacuation orders will remain in place for the tidewater area and hampton roads area in stheast virginia although the track sihirted south. for breaking news alerts and updates on florce'sen >>> now to the search for amazon's second headquarters known as hq2. speculation close o in our area because jeff besos and amazon's board of directors are reportedly in town. nitomorrow t, he'll sit for an interviewosted byhe economic club of washington on september 19th, he'll be the speaker at an air force conference at national harbor, a and his company, blue origin, intends to compete for pentagon contracts. on friday, he visits "theash post," he owns the paper, but he told post reportersl he wil not answer questions about blue origin or the new headquarters. >>> in the ameantime,zon is taking aim at a holiday tradition. the onlineil re giant changed so

. >>> nbc nightly news anchor lester holt with a keynote address at howard university's opening convocationarks the beginning of the academic year at howard and challenged them to step outside of ideological comfortnd zones support a free and independent press.il lesterbe right back to work on nightly news coming up here on nbcbo 4 inut ten minutes. >>> a lot of sad faces for the redskins after their loss to ths colts week. >> see how they're putting that one behind them with the packers stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier ... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> all right. after week one the team was going to the playoffs. after week twollhe sky was g and all was lost for the season. sound familiar? two weeks and we have seen the highest of high and lowestf low. losing a

college park, eun, tied at 63 virginia tech and american university came in at number 76 and , howard university also in the top 100, climbing 21 spots since last year to number 89. that's on top of th 14 spots i climbed the year before. >> i think it's awesome. and it's going to keep climbing. >> yeah. >> if rankings are based on 16 measures ofmi aca quality and consider more than 1,600 colleges that are fyears. >> wow. >> and that's across the u.s. so congratulations to all of those schools. making us look good. >> george mason, you're always in my heart. we don't need no numbers. but, no, he was a local kid, he made waves on social media. ok, this is tirst time i saw this morning. >> oh -- >> hilarious! >> he was crushingt outthere. >> he was killing it on the cruise ship and it hit the internet and took o from there. >> take a look for yourself. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> so that's with the nae nae but with his own flair. 10-year-old ryan stots from dunkirk, maryland took part in a dance competionon and and today he's appearing on ellen. >> you didn't know that someone was filmi that and t

he told student groups i believe howard university was one, rebukeed them for not permitting certaine supported the idea that conservatives should have free speech on campus. repeatedly stuck his neck out. so i don't really think there's any comparison on that point. >> that does not -- is not my recollection of the eight years under president obama. including he blamed many bad things in the country on people watching fox news. he claimed it was on every bar in the country why democrats were hurt. he tried to freeze out fox news in multiple instances. he spied on reporters. one of the worst when it comes to action when it comes to the media. . donald trump speaks against free do. press -- specs against the press in a way that does not live up to what we want to hear. but when it comes to actions taken against the mediate obama administration was bad and the media didn't care. when donald trump lightly consider it sideses the press -- >> of course the media cares. >> they boycotted him, they freak out about the press dinner. it is that difference in how they rereacted to president ob

the howard university speech. bobby kennedy's ripples of hope, al gore's concession speech. he devoted his life to public service. he was 86 years old when he died and he was watching he said what was going on right now. he realized that his long life, he had seen the turns and was in american history. like me, he said the end of america has moved many times before.america is not as fragile as we think. so he wanted to write a book that showed people politics and public service can be an honorable vocation. want to make young people believe once again that they could enter public life and have a fulfilling time. he hadn't quite finished the book. the book kept going. it was so incredible to watch that he wanted to live not just for the book but because he was happy. there was nothing i could care about more that this man that i've been married to for 49 years. he went through surgery and they thought they got the cancer. he went to radiation, they told him they got it and we had champagne with the doctors. then he came home and two months before he died in may, it came back

how many palestinian kids and on the right education is a possible dignity here we have the howard university the best. we have we have it's a mistake she's going to graduate she's become a study or. something i mean you know here are two people who share exactly what i'm talking about an education isn't possible and yet we have a government one of our major donors. excusable. did not in the past. from let's take. let's talk practicalities i want to go to two residents of gaza who are wondering how are they going to money inch if there's so much less in the budget haven't listen to what they have to say . fifty supplies are stopped that means you destroy palestinian families because we are refugees we live off this un coupon more than seventy or eighty percent depend on this coupon and there is no income for palestinians gazans are in permanent unemployment there is no work or life and when i work we all count on under a how can they cut the aid and deprive us those children who go to school how they buy notebooks pens bags and school outfits their parents can barely afford pencils some days

dominique graduated from howard university 2008.re nojobs. anything with it. but she found there were no jobs. to not be able to land the job that you feel like you deserve and feel like, you've worked hard academically to get this, it was hard! but it is not all bad news. the financial crisis taught our generation an important lesson. those who graduated in 2008 really learned the hard way that you need to be patient and you need to stay humble when you're thinking about your career. for a generation once described as selfish and self—absorbed, ten years off in the financial crisis, when asked what the biggest change had been, the a nswer the biggest change had been, the answer just might be the biggest change had been, the answerjust might be off. —— us. about the 30 to 39—year—olds in the uk are earning now last been 30 to 39—year—olds would have earned ten yea rs 39—year—olds would have earned ten years ago. it is i think tommy can find more on live pictures coming from cape fear. in north carolina, this is even before hurricane

how many palestinian kids education is a possible to dignity here we have the howard university the best. you know we have we have say she's going to graduate she's become a study or. something i mean you know here you are two people who share exactly what i'm talking about an education is possible and yet we have a government one of our major. excusable. did not in this house. let's. let's talk practicalities i want to get to two residents of gaza who are wondering how are they going to money inch if there's so much less in the budget haven't listen to what they have to say. fifty supplies are stopped that means you destroy palestinian families because we are refugees we live off this un more than seventy or eighty percent depend on this coupon and there is no income for palestinians gazans are in permanent unemployment there is no work or life and when i work we all count on under a how can they cut the aid and deprive us those children who go to school how they buy notebooks pens bags and school outfits their parents can barely afford pencils some days they go to school without an all

. >> it's been less than a month since classes have en under way at howard university and the year haslready gotten off to a strong start. according to "u.s. news and world re" latest rankings for the best colleges across the country,d how university ranks 89, jumping 21 spots from last year. thversit w helped by the change in the formula used to rank schools. now the success of graduates and pell grant recipients are factored into the rkings but university presi wayne frederick sayshere w factors th at the end of the day this is the vindication i've seen in the frederi says he and his staff have increased the minimu credits students are taking each semester to 15. >> that alone has moved. our retention rate has gone from 82% to 96%. >> the success howard is enjoying came despite alt tuus end of the last school year. auditors fou universy employees misappropria financial aid fundinlya decalo six ees were fired and students occupied the administration building with the list of demands but this year many students admit they've started to see progress. frederick says the university has mo

the howard university speech. bobby kennedy's ripples of hope, al gore's concession speech.he devoted his life to public service. he was 86 years old when he died and he was watching he said what was going on right now. he realized that his long life, he had seen the turns and was in american history. like me, he said the end of america has moved many times before.america is not as fragile as we think. so he wanted to write a book that showed people politics and public service can be an honorable vocation. want to make young people believe once again that they could enter public life and have a fulfilling time. he hadn't quite finished the book. the book kept going. it was so incredible to watch that he wanted to live not just for the book but because he was happy. there was nothing i could care about more that this man that i've been married to for 49 years. he went through surgery and they thought they got the cancer. he went to radiation, they told him they got it and we had champagne with the doctors. then he came home and two months before he died in may, it came back a

>> hello, i am a freshman at howard university, and i had a question about what she was saying aboutng people not voting anymore. my question is, what would you say to somebody like me who is interested in politics and wants to get involved? how do i inspire my classmates? that makes me lose hope. i want some inspiration. >> good morning. i am a recent graduate from virginia state university in the bronx, new york native. i just came back from field organizing for cynthia nixon. my question is, a lot of millennials feel like people do not want to vote because nobody is speaking for us, the message is not worded toward millennials. how can we make sure that message is worded toward millennials, and how can we ensure millennials are inspired to want to vote, because people were inspired to vote for ayanna pressley, but when they do not speak to our values, we do not want to vote anymore. how do we make sure our votes matter and we are not a backend voter? >> good morning. i am from new york city. i want to find out, i am late to the party, do you utilize, organize labor and political a

my name is nia anderson and i'm a freshman at howard university and i just had a question about whatople not really voting any more. so my question was what do you think -- what would you say to somebody like me who is really interested in politics and wants to get involved, how do i inspire my classmates, because sometimes that makes me feel -- makes me lose hope. so i want some inspiration. >> thank you. yes. >> good morning. my name is brittany mccoy. i'm a recent graduate from virginia state university. i'm also a bronx new york native. and i just came back from field organizing for cynthia nixon and jam annie williams. and my question is a lot of millennials feel like people don't want to vote because nobody is speaking to us or the message isn't worded toward millennials so how can we ensure that we make that message worded toward millennials and how can we ensure that millennials are inspired to want to vote because people are really inspired to vote for andrew gillum and to vote for eye anna pressley but when we don't have candidated that speak to our values, we don't want to

there was a period where my niece graduated from howard university and i had mentioned judge kavanaugh that i may come out and he arranged for 20 of the members of my family to tour the west wing and it showed up on a saturday witha couple of his aides . that's the sort of person he is so i understand the concerns but the man i know is generous with his time and thoughts and i love the discussion aboutprocess .ve he seems to not be influenced one of the most prepared, s thoughtful people i know. >> i will end with mister cramer. i, not being a lawyer but i can assume what public defenders do here dealing mostly with defendingpeople that don't have resources at all and in fact, that maybe 100 percent of your clientele . you've heard several days at my colleagues from new jersey as has expressed concern about people that can defend themselves in court, the jury system not working the way it traditionally works and mandatory minimums and all that. can you give people of low income that you represent, maybe other problems that reassurance that they're going to get. their concerns addressed

i played lbj's speech before howard university's commencement in 1965.t point, we had 60 62-parent families. host: you just went through that but thank you for the call. oregon, democrat line. caller: hi there, i just wanted to make a big shout out to the workers in this country and happy labor day. with this democrat discussion, i see myself as a then anf faith first, american, and then a democrat. when we are talking about values, we really need to look at the values as human beings, not as republicans and immigrants. also, as a person of faith, i have been involved in nonviolent , peaceful vigils at the local headquarters. friday, we had 200 people led us and clergy supported us. and it was nonviolent. coming up end of this month is going to be a seven-day march from sheridan which is one of the detention facilities. again, that is going to be nonviolent, peaceful, and moral pressure. thank you and have a great day. host: thank you from oregon. michigan, republican line. pat. good morning. caller: morning. i am calling because of a caller you had from

there was a period where my niece fraughted from howard -- graduated from howard university, and i had mentioned to judge kavanaugh that i may come out. and he arranged for 20 of the members of my family to tour the west wing. and he showed up on a saturday with a couple of his aides. that's the sort of person he is. so i understand the concerns, but the man i know is generous with his time and thought, and i love the discussion about process. he seeks to not be influenced by people outside, and he's one of the most prepared, thoughtful people i know. >> i will end with mr. kramer. i -- not being a lawyer, but i can assume what public defenders do, you're dealing mostly defending people that don't have resources of their own. in fact, that may be 100% of your clientele. you've heard several days tata my colleague from -- that my colleague from new jersey has expressed concern about people that can't defend themselves in court, the jury system not working the way it traditionally works and mandatory minimums, all that. can you give people of low income that you represent, maybe other pr

that's according to marketing professor howard combs at san jose state university. >> he's really tweeted that are very strange and then went on this show and basically smoked weed which is not a big deal except when you combine it with the other things he's been doing. it doesn't create the right image for the company. >> reporter: there was concern after musk did an emotional interview about his long work hours and problems sleeping. then he tweeted about taking tesla private and faced several lawsuits. he made headlines again after calling a diver who helped rescue boys trapped in a cave in thailand a pedophile. >> if the investors begin to bail and it's down 10% today, that's not a good thing. >> reporter: several top executives have quit at tesla and the company's stock has dropped. it was down 6% when the market closed today. we reached out to tesla for a comment but have not heard back. meanwhile, elon musk sent an e-mail to all employees about management changes, but made no mention of stock prices or executives leaving the company. reporting live from fremont, nbc bay area news.

civil rights speeches, that incredible we shall overcome speech, the great society speech, the howard university speech, the ripples of hope speech, al gore's concession speech, but more important than the speeches is that he devoted his life to public service. he was 86 years old when he died. he was watching he said what was going on right now, and he realized that through his long life, he had seen the turns and the twists in american history. and like me too, he believed -- he said that the end of america has loomed many times before, america is not as fragile as we think. he wanted to write a book that would show people that politics and public service can be an honorable vocation, wanting to make young people believe once again that they could enter public life and have a fulfilling time. and he hadn't quite finished the book. he got cancer this last year, but the book kept him going. it was so incredible to watch that he wanted to live, not just for the book, but because he was happy and there was nothing i could care about more than knowing that this man who i have known for 45 years, ma

university. mr. speaker, mrs. howard taught for nearly 30 years as a first rade teacher in new york city. while there she worked in the new york city american negro threater which helped launch the careers of the likes of sydney poitier, harry bell fonty, ozzie davis, ruby dee andester roll. there she honed her acting and directing and writing talent, finding her voice through her art. mrs. howard's off broadway play, the passing of a dinosaur, is still performed today in local schools. upon her retirement, mrs. howard returned to her beloved wilson, north carolina, where she became an active member of st. john african-american methodist episcopal zion church which the church had just sell britted its 150th anniversary this past weekend and i had an opportunity to speak for that program. she led the christian education department. and the church honor roll to encourage academicence lens among the youth in her community. among other projects she founded youth enrichment program with my good friend, dr. joanne woodward in 1989, focusing the program on lasting scholarship, a commitment to th

that's according to marketing professor howard combs at san jose state university. >> he's really tweeted some things that are very strange and then went on this show and basically smoked weed, which is not a big deal except when you combine it with all the other things that he's been doing. it just doesn't create the right image for the company. >> reporter: there was concern last month after musk did an emotional interview about his long work hours and problems sleeping. then, he tweeted about taking tesla private and faced several lawsuits. he made headlines again after calling a diver who helped rescue boys trapped in a cave in thailand a pedophile. >> if the investors begin to bail, and it's down 10% today, that's not a good thing. >> reporter: meanwhile, several top executives have quit at tesla, and the company's stock has dropped. nbc, bay area news. >> it's just shy of 7:12 right now. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." >>> coming up, years after the new bay bridge was unveiled, today it will shut down for a bit as the last piece of the old bridge will be imploded. we'

howard had been a small piece from the university of virginia law school on the 350th anniversary of the magna carta. my law clerks, i have quite a -- my formerm, and law clerks and -- with a please stand? [applause] -- would they please stand? thank you, all. aboutis a fascination going back -- they are intellectually curious. talked about them being intellectually curious. all of them are. so we go back and look at these things, and magna carta is where it begins. that is the beginning. is to again, point the whole notion is to protect and reassert individual liberties, where else would you start but the sort of first assertion of that in our tradition. asked, what person cultural ideas or cultural experiences might have influenced you to start thinking about the direction of your judicial philosophy? was it things in your life that informed you about that? justice thomas: i think it was segregation. whereou live in a system the government tells you you cannot walk across the park, you can't drink out of a particular water fountain, you can't vote, you can't do this, it begins your

you know, it'ss, interesting, dick howard ad written a small piece, sort of an explanation from the university of virginia law 350th anniversary carta, and my law clerks, i've got quite a number here, ormer law clerks and maybe, you know -- >> make them stand up. would my former law clerks please stand. [applause] judge jones talked about -- being curious, all of them are. at these and look things, the magna carta is where it begins. the s the beginning, and whole point is to, again, the protect and reassert individual liberty else would you start? first in our tradition, the first assertion of that. person asked, you know, what cultural ideas or cultural experiences might have to start thinking about the direction of your judicial philosophy? things in your life that kind of informed you about that? think it was segregation. live in a system where the government tells you, you an't walk across the park, you can't drink up of a particular water fountain, you can't vote, this.n't do that begins you thinking, certainly for me in the 1960s, to a certain library, you can't go to a school, you begi

state college, niclas at yale and suzanne goldberg at columbia and james comey at howard and the president of universityown camilla foster and american university canceled the panel on feminism and yet, he speaks very broadly about this alleged parade about speakers who are spewing, in his words, divisive racist ideas that they are spewing hate speech and i don't know who he is referring to but the provocateur praise may apply to milo in annapolis and i suppose and culture but the people who have been put under the hate speech category are people like bennett shapiro and completely mainstream academic and a meat wax of the university of pennsylvania law school who will speak at the next panel and one of the most respected legal scholars in the country and these are not and me, i'm not defending or playing the victim but i.c.e. began about minoritis support for the police in high crime neighborhoods and i don't think this is hate speech. i think that even to give validity to that rhetoric that somehow campuses are experiencing this parade of people spewing racist ideas is already part of the problem. he