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lee does not. grant is by nature an optimist. lee is not. all of those factors would argue the things all of being equal, would probably have the better chance of bringing you victories. that is no guarantee. collects you said that when he came to his religion, grant was silent. in your opinion, was grant an agnostic? >> the question was grant an agnostic? probably not. my guess is he might have been a social christian. i don't know. after the war, when he is in illinois, 1860, and 1851 until he goes off to work, he forms a close friendship with the local methodist minister. i have forgotten the man's name. they will remain friends for years through the war and afterward. grant, as president, will occasionally attend methodist services in washington. fromd, on his way back attending church, grant gets pulled over with his carriage and given a speeding ticket. grant likes speed. he likes fast horses. he does attend a methodist service thereafter. whether that was to keep julia -- heor he really had felt some spiritual investment in it, again,
lee does not. grant is by nature an optimist. lee is not. all of those factors would argue the things all of being equal, would probably have the better chance of bringing you victories. that is no guarantee. collects you said that when he came to his religion, grant was silent. in your opinion, was grant an agnostic? >> the question was grant an agnostic? probably not. my guess is he might have been a social christian. i don't know. after the war, when he is in illinois, 1860, and 1851...
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lee. >> well, of course, if we're actually in the moment, then lee's the only one to consider because grant is an unknown leather worker out in ohio. and indeed of course lincoln will actually offer command of the eastern army -- not of all armies but of the army to be built in washington to lee with yet another promotion to brigade general. i mean lee has hit the time. that's the pinnacle of his career. but of course he couldn't accept it. if you're asking who's the better general, happily, in almost a year since my book came out, no one has yet asked me that question. and it had to happen here. there's no basis for making a fair or valid comparison between them because their experiences are not the same. you can take a car and measure it against another car at certain speeds and you can determine with repeated experiments which one is the better. but there's never a moment in which grant and lee face exactly the same circumstances with the same resources at hand, and even if there were,
lee. >> well, of course, if we're actually in the moment, then lee's the only one to consider because grant is an unknown leather worker out in ohio. and indeed of course lincoln will actually offer command of the eastern army -- not of all armies but of the army to be built in washington to lee with yet another promotion to brigade general. i mean lee has hit the time. that's the pinnacle of his career. but of course he couldn't accept it. if you're asking who's the better general,...
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lee lost 1665. lee actually lost more troops killed at chancellorsville than hooker. and yet we talk about it as a masterpiece because of what we talked about. >> a masterpiece with huge ramifications for the future. that is another topic we can get into, did lee use his troops in the best way? did he preserve his troops or pitter them away over a period of time? >> i know the personalities are very interesting to talk about. i've walked the battlefield, and it's difficult to see where anything is. it is the same as the wilderness battlefield, difficult to see. i wonder how much there is a pattern of operational failure when the union army is on the offensive. same type of terrain, difficult to see where anything is. there is a total effect that happens there at the river as well. >> one of the things we just take for granted, that everybody knew where everybody was during the civil war. most of the time they did know -- didn't know where they were, in particular i think you're right, in that wilderness area, the confederates knew that terrain better than did the unio
lee lost 1665. lee actually lost more troops killed at chancellorsville than hooker. and yet we talk about it as a masterpiece because of what we talked about. >> a masterpiece with huge ramifications for the future. that is another topic we can get into, did lee use his troops in the best way? did he preserve his troops or pitter them away over a period of time? >> i know the personalities are very interesting to talk about. i've walked the battlefield, and it's difficult to see...
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lee's greatest victory. initially, union general joseph poker plan to envelop the confederate army, but chose to retreat instead. the resulting victory temporarily tipped the balance of war in favor of the confederacy, despite the fatal shooting a general jackson. the new york historical society hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening. it's great to be back at the new york historical society. it is hard to believe that there actually is a battle this trio has yet to cover in our ongoing series great we have at least .ne more battle we thank you for joining us. as you heard, the subject is the battle of chancellorsville. there, we have to cover a little bit of the terrain. it is a neglected battle in an audit self. it has so many links to what came before and what came after that we wanted to do some context. you, thestart with by quite apreceded few months of quiet in the winter of 1862, 1863. changed, as i will show you here. recruitment of african-americans for the union army begins following the eman
lee's greatest victory. initially, union general joseph poker plan to envelop the confederate army, but chose to retreat instead. the resulting victory temporarily tipped the balance of war in favor of the confederacy, despite the fatal shooting a general jackson. the new york historical society hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening. it's great to be back at the new york historical society. it is hard to believe that there actually is a battle this trio has yet to cover in our...
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lee goes in. grant, when he shows up in the early afternoon, has brought a retinue of staff officers, generals along to witness. they step in. it's a very sharp contrast. a lot of people have made much of the contrast between lee dressed sharply, and grant coming in muddy with only some of his stars on his shoulders. the contrast of those two personalities and what that symbolizes. i think there is something to that. i want to talk about something i think is important. is not so much how they look but what they bring into the room with them. both men bring a lot of things into the room with them. i want to spend a little bit of time developing that thought even more. both men are exemplars for what they stand for. the end of the war is the beginning of the peace. the actions of the leaders at the end of the war sets the tone for the beginning of the peace. grant understood that he sat at the intersection of politics, economics, and the military by virtue of his position as commander in chief. robe
lee goes in. grant, when he shows up in the early afternoon, has brought a retinue of staff officers, generals along to witness. they step in. it's a very sharp contrast. a lot of people have made much of the contrast between lee dressed sharply, and grant coming in muddy with only some of his stars on his shoulders. the contrast of those two personalities and what that symbolizes. i think there is something to that. i want to talk about something i think is important. is not so much how they...
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how much snow is expected at lee canyon.. and what you need to know before heading up to check out the powder. and the night before grease live aired... one of the actresses loses her father to cancer. her emotional tribute. and leo won best actor at the sag awards.. does that mean he may finally get an oscar? we have highlights from one of hollywoods biggest nights. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 10. local. las vegas. thanks to we had today... mt charleston is experiencing one of their busiest winter seasons... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg headed up the mountain today to check out the snowfall... she just made it back... and joins us now live.... elizabeth... its drizzling down in the valley... but up on mt charleston... it was really coming down. we got up there just after four... and thats when the storm really started to hit... take a look. daytime sunday lee canyon saw about snow.... jim seely marketing director lee canyon - more than 800 people came up today to enjoy the beginning of th
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lee con -- lee county down to maysville and across 401. if you are in this segment, this section of south carolina now is a good time for about 15, 30 minutes until the worst is gone. it is along the front of the boundary to go ahead and get in safest possible place in your house. it could be the bathroom on the floor. if you have a basement, that's your best place. closet, bottom floor, no windows. if you are sumter up to bishopville, the tornado warning has been extended. this line has had a history of producing spin up gust tornadoes and it is moving to the east now at 40 miles per hour. tracking it we will start with this last frame here and drag pull it out to 40 miles per hour. the time now 3:30 into heartsville within 10 minutes. into sumter within 15 minutes. darlington within the half hour and then continuing on to the pd and 4:15 to 4:30 this afternoon. let me emphasize this is not the type of tornado that will be on the grown very long at -- on the ground very long at all. it could be a couple minutes or it could be five to 10 m
lee con -- lee county down to maysville and across 401. if you are in this segment, this section of south carolina now is a good time for about 15, 30 minutes until the worst is gone. it is along the front of the boundary to go ahead and get in safest possible place in your house. it could be the bathroom on the floor. if you have a basement, that's your best place. closet, bottom floor, no windows. if you are sumter up to bishopville, the tornado warning has been extended. this line has had a...
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right, lee? - absolutely. and he's the guy i always talk to and you have all this beautiful fresh produce. and when you come in here, it looks like it's to buy giant quantities of stuff. we're talking about quality stuff. - quality stuff. a lot of things. you can come in and grab dinner. - [david] yeah. piece of fish, steak, some vegetables. - [david] i love them! fish counter here. things about it. just two portions. you don't have to get too much. there are great steaks. which is killer. which is hard to find. you can't find it aged. - [david] yeah. - [lee] prime angus reserve, as well. - okay, now i'm not gonna be so generous as i'm gonna have prime aged steaks at my oscar party. we're gonna do something that's a little different a little smaller. and i see, we've got a lot of things here we could pick up. we got all the little cheeses and such. we have mashed potatoes. we're not having mashed potatoes. we're gonna have more like appetizers. you like that idea? - absolutely. everyone does. put
right, lee? - absolutely. and he's the guy i always talk to and you have all this beautiful fresh produce. and when you come in here, it looks like it's to buy giant quantities of stuff. we're talking about quality stuff. - quality stuff. a lot of things. you can come in and grab dinner. - [david] yeah. piece of fish, steak, some vegetables. - [david] i love them! fish counter here. things about it. just two portions. you don't have to get too much. there are great steaks. which is killer....
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it is the home of harper lee. tell us what you find there. >> guest: you find a little landlocked town in the back town of alabama. it hasn't changed much from "to kill a mockingbird." watch out for the arm difficuad. there was a time when they were going to tear down the court house because they built a 1960 one and thought they didn't need the old one. now it is restored and like a church. it is an shine to american literary culture. that is probably the best thing about that town. there is still no museum. there is still no reconstructed home of capote or where his home was. it is just -- >> >> host: it is just a square. there is a plaque out front, then a yard, and it is next to the house where the walk-in dairy is. >> guest: right. and the rock stone walls separating the properties that truman turned cart wholes on is still there. it is perfectly preserved and it it is extremely night. macomb still is scuffy around the corners. >> they are doing opponents on the square and monroe has none of that atmosphere.
it is the home of harper lee. tell us what you find there. >> guest: you find a little landlocked town in the back town of alabama. it hasn't changed much from "to kill a mockingbird." watch out for the arm difficuad. there was a time when they were going to tear down the court house because they built a 1960 one and thought they didn't need the old one. now it is restored and like a church. it is an shine to american literary culture. that is probably the best thing about that...
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billy lee was basically washington's number two.ne story i found especially interesting, a group of southerners and a group of northerners looking ahead to the civil war years in advance got into an argument in a revolutionary war camp. billy lee and washington hear about this argument which is about to break out into a fight. and washington grabs his horse that billy lee brings him and he gallops into the middle of the argument. right there behind him is billy lee on his horse. even when all of these battles are going on and george washington is out there, billy lee is right there next to him. if something happened to washington's horse, billy lee would have to give him his horse and follow along on his feet. when washington woke up in the morning, billy lee was there. when he went to bed at night, it was his job to take off the wig and the clothing. make sure that washington had the food he needed and the bible. it was his job, he was basically washington's number two, to make ,ure that everything around him washington did not hav
billy lee was basically washington's number two.ne story i found especially interesting, a group of southerners and a group of northerners looking ahead to the civil war years in advance got into an argument in a revolutionary war camp. billy lee and washington hear about this argument which is about to break out into a fight. and washington grabs his horse that billy lee brings him and he gallops into the middle of the argument. right there behind him is billy lee on his horse. even when all...
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bush presented lee with the medal of freedom. (pres. bush/ no font needed) "all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee." (clapping) but for most of her life, she one of the few interviews lee ever granted, she offered a glimpse into her thoughtsa& saying:"i want to do the best i can with the talent god gave me... all i want to be is the jane austen of south alabama." nats - one of the most widely anticipated books of...in 2015, the literary world was stunned by the discovery of a second harper lee manuscript titled "go set a watchman" would be published.completed in 1957, watchman was actually written before to kill a mockingbird - and features scout and atticus some twenty years later.nats - "this is really the publishing event of the decade."nats - "whoo hoo!" that excitement lit up the small town where harper lee grew up and lived in her twilight years.(mos) "to ve another book? we are charmed!" but many fans were disappointed in the portrayal of the characters they knew and loved.(pa
bush presented lee with the medal of freedom. (pres. bush/ no font needed) "all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee." (clapping) but for most of her life, she one of the few interviews lee ever granted, she offered a glimpse into her thoughtsa& saying:"i want to do the best i can with the talent god gave me... all i want to be is the jane austen of south alabama." nats - one of the most widely anticipated books of...in...
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. >> nineteen -year-old at lee porter was never the kind of girl to let anyone anything get her down. >> she was funny growing up in pueblo colorado lee and her big brother mask or more than mass, more than siblings they were best friends we've always had the same kind of close-knit and friends unlike other brothers and sisters were pretty close and we have went off to college in the little town of trinidad lee went there to at first everything was great but lee suddenly changed after her brother graduated and she broke up with her boyfriend. >> i didn't know what was going on with her and i told her lee i'm scared for you i'm scared that you're going to do something that you're not telling me and i don't want to help you. >> mom would later learn her daughter had started using heroin then chose to drop out of college and move somewhere new lee's world had suddenly fallen apart so she decided to start over right re in denver where an old high school friend that name to christopher wade offered her a place to stay and find solace but it would not turn out the way lee had expected the n
. >> nineteen -year-old at lee porter was never the kind of girl to let anyone anything get her down. >> she was funny growing up in pueblo colorado lee and her big brother mask or more than mass, more than siblings they were best friends we've always had the same kind of close-knit and friends unlike other brothers and sisters were pretty close and we have went off to college in the little town of trinidad lee went there to at first everything was great but lee suddenly changed...
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of bobby lee. he ends up saying that billy lee was probably the second best horseman in the country behind george washington simply because he had to be to keep up with him. when you start talking about body servants, these were the men who were entrusted with the day-to-day care and keeping of the president. they got their clothing. they got their wigs. they made sure that they got to bed at night. they made sure they got up in the morning. most of them lived in the same room with the president. brian: you were telling a story in front of one of our cameras back in 2010. years ago on a book you wrote called "black men built the the capital." i want you to see this. [video clip] jesse: once the lees had left arlington house, the union forces crossed the potomac and took over the land. one union general decided he never wanted robert e. lee to ever return to arlington house. the way he ensured that this would not happen was he began burying union and confederate soldiers in robert e. lee's front yar
of bobby lee. he ends up saying that billy lee was probably the second best horseman in the country behind george washington simply because he had to be to keep up with him. when you start talking about body servants, these were the men who were entrusted with the day-to-day care and keeping of the president. they got their clothing. they got their wigs. they made sure that they got to bed at night. they made sure they got up in the morning. most of them lived in the same room with the...
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[sot-lee]"it's like there's a new layer to the world."rich can feel electricity and magnetic fields with the tip of his finger... [sot-lee]"i'll just do this on the bar top and it will catch somebody's eye. they'll go, whoa how are you doing that? and i'll go, i don't know!."his ears are also wireless headphones.[sot-lee] "pretty much any device that is bluetooth enabled i can interface with it. so i can listen to music on my phone, i can take phone calls."a forearm to rich... is also a thermometer. [sot-lee]"i can scan it with a scanner and it wil tell me my temperature." and a chip in the web of his hand... capable of sending messages to his phone. [sot-lee]"here we go. "thank biohacking exists mostly on the web... a virtual think tank where grinders connect from all over the world. [sot-lee]"our community is pretty tight knit and it's grown a lot.""grindhouse wetware" is based in pennsylania... the biotech startup is currently in trials and will begin selling implantable devices this year... here's ryan o'shea. [sot-ryan o'shea/grindho
[sot-lee]"it's like there's a new layer to the world."rich can feel electricity and magnetic fields with the tip of his finger... [sot-lee]"i'll just do this on the bar top and it will catch somebody's eye. they'll go, whoa how are you doing that? and i'll go, i don't know!."his ears are also wireless headphones.[sot-lee] "pretty much any device that is bluetooth enabled i can interface with it. so i can listen to music on my phone, i can take phone calls."a...
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nelle harper lee was born on april 28th, 1926 lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration for her book's civil rights hero. following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel, "in cold blood." their unique friendship played out on the big screen in the award- winning movie, "capote." nats - "you're the only one i know with the qualifications to be both a research assistant and a personal body guard." lee's first novel, to kill a mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize. in 2007, president george w. bush presented lee with the medal of freedom. "all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee." but for most of her life, she stayed out of the spotlight. in one of the few interviews lee ever granted, s
nelle harper lee was born on april 28th, 1926 lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration for her book's civil rights hero. following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel,...
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. >> nineteen -year-old at lee porter was never the kind of girl to let anyone anything get her down. >> she was funny growing up in pueblo colorado lee and her big brother mask or more than mass, more than siblings they were best friends we've always had the same kind of close-knit and friends unlike other brothers and sisters were pretty close and we have now all the time after max went off to college in the little town of trinidad lee went there to at first everything was great but lee suddenly changed after her broke up with her boyfriend. >> i didn't know what was going on with her and i told her lee i'm scared for you i'm scared that you're going to do something that you're not telling me and i don't want to help you. >> mom would later learn her daughter had started using heroin then chose to drop out of college and move somewhere new lee's world had suddenly fallen apart so she decided to start over right re in school friend that name to christopher wade offered her a but it would not turn out the way lee had expected the new way from high school he had become friends with me
. >> nineteen -year-old at lee porter was never the kind of girl to let anyone anything get her down. >> she was funny growing up in pueblo colorado lee and her big brother mask or more than mass, more than siblings they were best friends we've always had the same kind of close-knit and friends unlike other brothers and sisters were pretty close and we have now all the time after max went off to college in the little town of trinidad lee went there to at first everything was great...
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lee shortly after the publication started to decline. so alice's argument and her nickname is a bear, ba are, i think that is well-chosen but she is tired of all the business connected with family life and harper lee success. one of her sister came down to the shoulder the burden. their friends will tell you that once you're inside the curtain that we talked about, once you are in the in room, but outside of that alabama seem to me was also striking me as an affection for the book. it came out in 1960, how could the state how could she write the book but not be a change by. >> when he flying to the airport in montgomery you go right by there. all of the stuff that came right after that, the bombing of the birmingham church, it's a state that reveres the lessons in this book but did not learn from them. realize that tequila mockingbird was not -- until 1984. >> you're making that up. >> notes true and i talked to the english teacher. she had to buy classroom copies. and i asked her, why was this not on earlier and she said because it offe
lee shortly after the publication started to decline. so alice's argument and her nickname is a bear, ba are, i think that is well-chosen but she is tired of all the business connected with family life and harper lee success. one of her sister came down to the shoulder the burden. their friends will tell you that once you're inside the curtain that we talked about, once you are in the in room, but outside of that alabama seem to me was also striking me as an affection for the book. it came out...
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where does that come with harper lee? >> harper lee had a wonderful sense of her own self. and stubbornly refused to be interviewed, at a certain point and so she stopped in 1964. i mean you read all the time she was a recluse. she wasn't hold up like boo radley, like a lot of people she said she wanted the book to speak for itself and she really left it that way. >> she had another book she never published but why didn't she make this a career of books that went on for a generation? >> without being able to ask her directly it's very hard to know. i know from my own research the writing of "to kill a mockingbird" took many, many years, there were two years of rewriting with her editor, it was a big struggle, a painstaking process. you know some of those people weren't around as she sat down to do other things. her life intruded. there was family to take care -- you just -- it's very hard to weight all the things that happened and know what the actual answer is. >> you interviewed a couple that gave her money, and write the book, what did they say about this? >> you know it
where does that come with harper lee? >> harper lee had a wonderful sense of her own self. and stubbornly refused to be interviewed, at a certain point and so she stopped in 1964. i mean you read all the time she was a recluse. she wasn't hold up like boo radley, like a lot of people she said she wanted the book to speak for itself and she really left it that way. >> she had another book she never published but why didn't she make this a career of books that went on for a...
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harper lee was 89 years old.te her fame, lee did not bask in the limelight but, rather, lived the quiet life in the southern u.s. anderson cooper has more on the life and career of harper lee. >> you never really understand a person until you consider seeing it from his point of view. >> reporter: a life listen delivered by the fictional lawyer in the film "to kill a mockingbird," looking at the racial injustice of the 1930's through finch's daughter, scout. these were first brought to light by harper lee in a novel that became a classic for all generations. nell harper lee was born april 28, 1926 am the small town of monroeville, alabama. her father was a lawyer and served as her book's. she studied law and became editor of the school's literary magazines. she abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there she reunited with her childhood friend tryman capote and helped him on "cold blood" and played out on the big screen in "capote." lee's first novel "to kill a mockingbird" was published in 1960
harper lee was 89 years old.te her fame, lee did not bask in the limelight but, rather, lived the quiet life in the southern u.s. anderson cooper has more on the life and career of harper lee. >> you never really understand a person until you consider seeing it from his point of view. >> reporter: a life listen delivered by the fictional lawyer in the film "to kill a mockingbird," looking at the racial injustice of the 1930's through finch's daughter, scout. these were...
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i'm sarah hoye, speaking with producer, director and actor spike lee. we've been talking about his new film "chi-raq". >> one of your biggest critics was the mayor of chicago himself, rahm emmanuel. >> well, i wouldn't say he was the biggest critic. the mayor only... i mean look... and... look, we... we had a difference, but in no way did mayor rahm emmanuel say, "spike, i don't want you to make this film". he never said that. he said, "spike, i like your films". he said, "my problem is is that i don't like the title," which i didn't come up with. the term chi-raq came off local chicago rappers who thought, and i think rightfully so, where they live... southwest... west... on the southwest side of chicago, is a war zone. >> and the numbers confirm it. >> yes. the dubious numbers. and then he also said that this film will hurt tourism and economic development. well, i would like to tell you this. while we were filmin' chi-raq in chicago, nfl commissioner roger goodell had the nfl draft. >> just a little event. >> 250,000 people were in grant park for the
i'm sarah hoye, speaking with producer, director and actor spike lee. we've been talking about his new film "chi-raq". >> one of your biggest critics was the mayor of chicago himself, rahm emmanuel. >> well, i wouldn't say he was the biggest critic. the mayor only... i mean look... and... look, we... we had a difference, but in no way did mayor rahm emmanuel say, "spike, i don't want you to make this film". he never said that. he said, "spike, i like your...
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spike lee. >> oh snap! >> we gonna make sure these fools put down these guns. >> lee's new film "chi-raq" tacklesgang warfare in chicago - and the idea that a "sex strike" could help quell it. while it's a satire based in one inner city, gun violence is an epidemic. >> how long will be... will we... will we bow down before the tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket? >> the director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter - but emphasizes that black-on-black crime cannot be ignored. >> we're killin' ourselves. >> recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modern-day black cinema. that didn't stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. >> it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and talking about the president, one of lee's most iconic films "do the righ
spike lee. >> oh snap! >> we gonna make sure these fools put down these guns. >> lee's new film "chi-raq" tacklesgang warfare in chicago - and the idea that a "sex strike" could help quell it. while it's a satire based in one inner city, gun violence is an epidemic. >> how long will be... will we... will we bow down before the tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket? >> the director...
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lee retired to her home... in monroeville, alabama. harper lee... was 89-years old. thousands are paying their last respects to the late "justice antonin scalia"... many are visiting the supreme court... where his body is lying in repose... president obama and the first lady arrived this afternoon ...to see the flag draped casket... surrounded by his former law clerks... scalia's body arrived hours before ... then scalia's son ... "father paul scalia"... led a service inside the court chamber. visitors came from across the country....although many say they didn't agree with admired his work: ----- "i'm a lawyer so i really respect the justices and the offices they hold. he really, i thought, did a lot for bringing the public into the court." ----- "president obama" is unable to attend the funeral service tomorrow morning. the white house is sending "vice president biden"... to represent the administration... because he has a personal relationship with the "scalia" family. some people...needing help... paying their heating bills...haven't been able to get federal assi
lee retired to her home... in monroeville, alabama. harper lee... was 89-years old. thousands are paying their last respects to the late "justice antonin scalia"... many are visiting the supreme court... where his body is lying in repose... president obama and the first lady arrived this afternoon ...to see the flag draped casket... surrounded by his former law clerks... scalia's body arrived hours before ... then scalia's son ... "father paul scalia"... led a service inside...
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[sot-lee]"it's like there's a new layer to the world."rich can feel electricity and magnetic fields with the tip of his finger... [sot-lee] "i'll just do this on the bar top and it will catch somebody's eye. they'll go, whoa how are you doing that? and i'll go, i don't know!." his ears are also wireless headphones.[sot-lee]"pretty much any device that is bluetooth enabled i can interface with it. so i can listen to music on my phone, i can take phone calls."a forearm to rich... is also a thermometer. [sot-lee]"i can scan it with a scanner and it wil tell me my temperature." and a chip in the web of his hand... capable of sending messages to his phone. you for watching."the world of biohacking exists mostly on the web... a virtual think tank where grinders connect from all over the world. [sot-lee]"our community is pretty tight knit and it's grown a lot.""grindhouse wetware" is based in pennsylania... the biotech startup is currently in trials and will begin selling implantable devices this year... here's ryan o'shea. [sot-ryan o'shea/grin
[sot-lee]"it's like there's a new layer to the world."rich can feel electricity and magnetic fields with the tip of his finger... [sot-lee] "i'll just do this on the bar top and it will catch somebody's eye. they'll go, whoa how are you doing that? and i'll go, i don't know!." his ears are also wireless headphones.[sot-lee]"pretty much any device that is bluetooth enabled i can interface with it. so i can listen to music on my phone, i can take phone calls."a...
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lee, born in monroeville alabama in 1926. childhood friends with truman capote she traveled with him to help him do research on in cold blood. she moved to new york, worked as a bookstore, and as an airlines reserves clerk. the short stories became "to kill a mockingbird." lee shunned publishers until last with the release of "go set a watchman." today, oprah winfrey said: and from stephen king who wrote: the best quote is from lee herself who in 1964, had this to say about writing. john siegenthaler, al jazeera. >> i'm antonio mora. thanks for joining us. for the latest news at any time, you can head in to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is next. have a great night and a great weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ there comes a time in every republican candidate's debate when the state of the u.s. military comes up. and thus becomes a candidate to candidate serial lament over how bad it is ill equipped, demoralized, weak, in need of a lot more money a lot more stuff. the audience applauds but is it true, is american military decline in absolute terms or
lee, born in monroeville alabama in 1926. childhood friends with truman capote she traveled with him to help him do research on in cold blood. she moved to new york, worked as a bookstore, and as an airlines reserves clerk. the short stories became "to kill a mockingbird." lee shunned publishers until last with the release of "go set a watchman." today, oprah winfrey said: and from stephen king who wrote: the best quote is from lee herself who in 1964, had this to say about...
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they tell me. >> next, harper lee. have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was even proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a clinical trial - without the need for regular blood tests. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is the only oral blood thinner other than warfarin with a specific reversal treatment to help your body clot normally again. pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke or blood clots. ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before any planned medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, and sometimes, fatal bleeding. do
they tell me. >> next, harper lee. have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was even proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a clinical trial -...
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carrie levine, lee fong and alexis goldsteen are with me.n we were working from the known to the less known. we visited the website to look for wayne berman's bio and it was there. then when we contact ed blackstone for a comment on this story and trying to clarify the role of wayne be berman his bio suddenly disappeared from the website, the blackstone group. if this is all on the up and up why would they be interested in effacing that link? >> well, i think marco rubio has tried say on the campaign trail he's in favor of community banks, he doesn't want to help the biggest banks, he's against too big to fail but in association with a large financial firm like blackstone or like goldman sachs as you covered earlier he's had another advisor work for goldman sachs, it contradicts the rhetoric he's trying to achieve in the campaign. i think there's also been a lot of talk about candidates across the preliminary spectrum about closing the carried interest loophole which allows warren buffett to play olower tax rate than his secretaries. one of
carrie levine, lee fong and alexis goldsteen are with me.n we were working from the known to the less known. we visited the website to look for wayne berman's bio and it was there. then when we contact ed blackstone for a comment on this story and trying to clarify the role of wayne be berman his bio suddenly disappeared from the website, the blackstone group. if this is all on the up and up why would they be interested in effacing that link? >> well, i think marco rubio has tried say on...
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at lee county. to hear the concerns of the people there are far from the people of power. gabriel elizondo is there. >> in a smokey kitchenout back, harold jones let's the pork slowly cook for hours getting ready for the morning rush of people who crave his barbecue sandwiches. he has run jones barbecue restaurant for over 30 years, a family business passed down four generations from his great grandfather. jones' barbecue is the place where everybody knows your name, a bright spot in the town of mariana in lee county, arkansas, a county with lots of problems. >> more than half the population in lee county lives below the poverty line and jamie jones, a retired state worker says many can't even afford the basics. >> we have a lot of problems trying to get money to do different things. our daily needs. from buying groceries to buying medical. >> and it doesn't help that jobs in lee county are scarce. >> there is just no industry here, but when we had it people didn't want to work. so i, you know, people don't come back. they don't stay. but there is no reason to stay. >> 85-
at lee county. to hear the concerns of the people there are far from the people of power. gabriel elizondo is there. >> in a smokey kitchenout back, harold jones let's the pork slowly cook for hours getting ready for the morning rush of people who crave his barbecue sandwiches. he has run jones barbecue restaurant for over 30 years, a family business passed down four generations from his great grandfather. jones' barbecue is the place where everybody knows your name, a bright spot in the...
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they tell me. >> next, harper lee. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke or blood clots. ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before any planned medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, and sometimes, fatal bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding. and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk a bleeding condition, or take certain medicines. side effects with pradaxa can include indigestion, stomach pain, upset or
they tell me. >> next, harper lee. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking...
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the following year, lee won the pulitzer prize. last year, mockingbird's sequel "go set a watchman" was published. michael: back here at home, expect some lane closures this weekend on interstate 85. tonight one lane of traffic in in both north and southbound lanes will be closed between my marker 63 and 67. that's between the exit for highway 290, and highway 129 in spartanburg county. the road work will continue through sunday afternoon. drivers should expect delays and are encouraged to take another route if they can. carol: less than an hour to go before the greenville swamp rabbits take on the south carolina stingrays. and tonight's game has two special themes, "heroes night" and "celebrate greenville" at the bon secours wellness arena. heroes night, where local heroes are recognized got pushed back because of wintry weather. celebrate greenville, recognizes local leaders and businesses. the players will also have one of a kind jerseys auctioned off and the money will be given to , charity. the game starts at 7:00. >> now your
the following year, lee won the pulitzer prize. last year, mockingbird's sequel "go set a watchman" was published. michael: back here at home, expect some lane closures this weekend on interstate 85. tonight one lane of traffic in in both north and southbound lanes will be closed between my marker 63 and 67. that's between the exit for highway 290, and highway 129 in spartanburg county. the road work will continue through sunday afternoon. drivers should expect delays and are...
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harper lee died at age 89. lee submitted her manuscript for "to kill a mockingbird" back in 1957 and was asked to rewrite it. in july of 1960 the novel was published and defined racial troubles of the deep south. the following year, lee won the pulitzer prize. it's sequel "go set a watchman" was released last year. the famously reclusive lee never married or had any children. for three decades justice antonin scalia served inside the halls of the supreme court... today his remains lie in repose as the nation pays its respect to one of the most controversial, supreme court justices. pete williams has more from outside the supreme court... justice antonin scalia will lie in repose the rest of the day in the great hall of the supreme court building. his casket arrived here earlier today, carried inside by supreme court police officers, as nearly 100 of justice scalia's former law clerks stood on the marble steps -- acting as honorary pallbearers. president and mrs. obama will be here later today to pay their respe
harper lee died at age 89. lee submitted her manuscript for "to kill a mockingbird" back in 1957 and was asked to rewrite it. in july of 1960 the novel was published and defined racial troubles of the deep south. the following year, lee won the pulitzer prize. it's sequel "go set a watchman" was released last year. the famously reclusive lee never married or had any children. for three decades justice antonin scalia served inside the halls of the supreme court... today his...
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lee. the rest of the evening format will be opening remarks, a conversation with replies to inquiries, questions from the audience that you wrote down as you entered the theater and then joint prize. this podium will soon belong to the author of the hottest book in america. we just found out about two hours ago in view of the 1st now that it will debut this sunday when theon the new york times bestseller list at number four. blogs, tweets many of you might quite a few of the reviews we have seen have an opinion before you read the book. we ask that thoughtful literati reserve judgment until you are the presentation answers to the questions posed. we hesitate to take anymore of the speaker's time for much of an introduction as the media has done that job for us. we will share of the georgetown graduate whose pulitzer prize, marvelous sense of humor in the respectful, gentle manner that will be apparent as soon as you meet her. even though she spent quite a bita bit of time in our state and
lee. the rest of the evening format will be opening remarks, a conversation with replies to inquiries, questions from the audience that you wrote down as you entered the theater and then joint prize. this podium will soon belong to the author of the hottest book in america. we just found out about two hours ago in view of the 1st now that it will debut this sunday when theon the new york times bestseller list at number four. blogs, tweets many of you might quite a few of the reviews we have...
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lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration.wing in her father's footsteps, she studied law and became editor of the humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23, she's abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her chide friend and fellow writer, assisting him in the research that led to his breakthrough nov novel, "in cold blood." >> you're the only one with the qualifications to be the assistance and a personal body guard. >> lee's first novel "to kill a mockingbird" received a pulitzer prize. in 2007, president george w. bush presented lee with a medal of freedom. >> filled with admiration, for a great american and lovely lady named harper lee. [ applause ] >> but for most of her life, she stayed out of the spotlight. and one of the few interviews lee ever granted, offered a glimpse into her thoughts saying i want to do the best i can with the talent god gave me. all i want to be is the jane austin of south alabama. >> one of the most widely anticipated books -- >> in 2015, the world wa
lee's father was a lawyer and served as inspiration.wing in her father's footsteps, she studied law and became editor of the humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23, she's abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her chide friend and fellow writer, assisting him in the research that led to his breakthrough nov novel, "in cold blood." >> you're the only one with the qualifications to be the assistance and a personal body guard....
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later on "sunday morning." >> osgood: anna werner looks back on the life of harper lee. ben tracy has questions for comic actor b.j. novak of television's "the office." former cia director michael hayden surveys the front lines of the fight against terrorism with david martin. and conor newton is on the trail again this time in the tunnels at kentucky's ma'am@cave national park. first headlines the 21st of february. 2016. hillary clinton withstood a surge from bernie sanders to win yesterday's did he have did he have democratic caucus. donald trump won south carolina jeb bush finished a distant fourth has dropped out. here is major garrett. >> donald trump barreled into south carolina repeatedly labeled ted cruz a liar, called pope francis disgraceful and walked away the undisputed front runner for the republican nomination. >> we will never, ever forget south carolina. >> trump garnered more sport than cruz among christians a large and influential voting block. cruz and marco rubio w surged as the primary approached finishing a vertical tie for second well behind trump.
later on "sunday morning." >> osgood: anna werner looks back on the life of harper lee. ben tracy has questions for comic actor b.j. novak of television's "the office." former cia director michael hayden surveys the front lines of the fight against terrorism with david martin. and conor newton is on the trail again this time in the tunnels at kentucky's ma'am@cave national park. first headlines the 21st of february. 2016. hillary clinton withstood a surge from bernie...