one was with the writer lilian smith. >> oh, yes. >> who -- who -- >> wait do you know who lilian smithis? >> no. >> lil smith was a native southerner born in georgia. wrote killers of a dream. strange fruit -- thank you, now. [laughter] which is perhaps the best known in most important work at what was early ally of martin luther king and black rights that young generation of that era in the 50s and 60s never left the south. worked there. started a -- a literary journal which published one of polly's first journals but that journal wases first poem, and was a really important mentor and supporter to polly. and was one of the persons who read various chapters of proud shoes, and was very encouraging so she was important. and -- was a lesbian. [laughter] and the second person who comes to mind is a professor of history caroline ware who taught at howard a white woman, social historian a person who hasn't gotten her dues. social and cultural historian was, bill a friend of polly when polly enrolled at howard in law school, and polly decided to audit caroline wares, american constitutional

smith went to costco. it was not to buy food or household supplies, but she purchased video cameras for her embattled jail. lilian kim is live in san jose with the story. lilian? >> the sheriff used her own credit card to buy $700 worth of security cameras, and she insists this is not a publicity stunt. workerses at the santa clara county jail are installing new security cameras, a dozen bought at costco for $60 each. she bought them herself after she learned the county's plan for a $20 million system is going to take two years. >> if there are allegations against a staff member we will see it. if there is assault we can see it and have evidence for court. it is something we should have done all along and i wanted it done now. >> new cameras comes four months after the beating death of an inmate. three correctional deputies are accused of his murder. the cameras are being installed in one housing area, but if it works out well the sheriff plans to buy more. >> we will have captains and lieutenants that can view this. it is an interim solution. it is not a $20 million solution. it is $700 for this pod here. it is

smith went to costco. it was not to buy food or household supplies, but she purchased video cameras for her embattled jail. lilian kim is live in san jose with the story. lilian? >> the sheriff used her own credit card to buy $700 worth of security cameras, and she insists this is not a publicity stunt. workerses at the santa clara county jail are installing new security cameras, a dozen bought at costco for $60 each. she bought them herself after she learned the county's plan for a $20 million system is going to take two years. >> if there are allegations against a staff member we will see it. if there is assault we can see it and have evidence for court. it is something we should have done all along and i wanted it done now. >> new cameras comes four months after the beating death of an inmate. three correctional deputies are accused of his murder. the cameras are being installed in one housing area, but if it works out well the sheriff plans to buy more. >> we will have captains and lieutenants that can view this. it is an interim solution. it is not a $20 million solution. it is $700 for this pod here. it is