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i'm talking with joshua norton also known as emperor norton. >> he is a character who is as popular todays in the 1800s. joe rows toe jr. shows us how the city is paying tribute. >> reporter: every city has them. >> declare and proclaim myself emperor of these united states. >> reporter: the characters, the accent contribution, the square pegs in the round hole of life. today the king of san francisco's characters was actually a sort of emperor, a failed businessman named joshua norton who in 1859 proclaimed himself emperor norton. >> from that day on he is norton i, emperor of the united states and protector of mexico. >> i make my money by investing -- >> reporter: joseph plays emperor norton as a tour guide in san francisco where the emperor was not only tolerated, but embraced. >> he would eat for free in restaurants, he had the best seat in the theater. >> reporter: norton was born in r in south africa. in9 andtf[úeau> amassed a fortune i he lost everything a6xprn reinvented himself as an emperor. >> what represents the spirit of san francisco better than somebody who rose from the a
i'm talking with joshua norton also known as emperor norton. >> he is a character who is as popular todays in the 1800s. joe rows toe jr. shows us how the city is paying tribute. >> reporter: every city has them. >> declare and proclaim myself emperor of these united states. >> reporter: the characters, the accent contribution, the square pegs in the round hole of life. today the king of san francisco's characters was actually a sort of emperor, a failed businessman...
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richard norton smith lays it out like an 18th century c-span. in patriarch, smith said, quote, in truth, washington's whole life, up to the first inauguration, had been a mo montessori school in the management of men and events 15 years as v virginia burgess, plus eight more as soldier enthralled to a bulky congress in his own lively conscioence survived abundant political training. our speaker knows so much not only about george washington and the office of the presidents butsome of the presidents who followed washington. twice a year, richard norton smith and eric nelson host history tours in the spring and fall. this year, it's called inventing america. and there are still some places left. it offers the opportunity to experience history firsthand and will be in virginia from may 15 to 22nd. the timing and subject coincide beautifully with our lecture series. for any of you who might like to go, because not only is richard norton smith a brilliant scholar and historian, he is an amazing tour. richard organized a trip two weeks before 9/11. ex
richard norton smith lays it out like an 18th century c-span. in patriarch, smith said, quote, in truth, washington's whole life, up to the first inauguration, had been a mo montessori school in the management of men and events 15 years as v virginia burgess, plus eight more as soldier enthralled to a bulky congress in his own lively conscioence survived abundant political training. our speaker knows so much not only about george washington and the office of the presidents butsome of the...
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1859 proclaimed himself emperor norton.from that day on emperor the first of the united states and protector of mexico. he plays a tour guide in san francisco where he was not only tolerated but embraced. lives for free in restaurants. norton was born in england and went to south africa. but in the attempt to corner the rice market he lost everything and re invented shhimself as emperor. says he was born in 1819. but researchers have since uncovered records that place his birth more likely in 1818. >> a piece in the daily california from 1865, on february 4th, wish him happy 47th birthday. so that math gets you february 4, 1818. >> so this sunday will mark his 200 birthday setting off a month of tributes in the city he loves. >> bond from 1851 and original name on it. >> reporter: among the tributes is a exhibit in the library. california pie neaoneers. >> this is only portrait he sat for during his lifetime. >> reporter: while so much of san francisco has changed, his memory survived. from the plaque on commercial street m
1859 proclaimed himself emperor norton.from that day on emperor the first of the united states and protector of mexico. he plays a tour guide in san francisco where he was not only tolerated but embraced. lives for free in restaurants. norton was born in england and went to south africa. but in the attempt to corner the rice market he lost everything and re invented shhimself as emperor. says he was born in 1819. but researchers have since uncovered records that place his birth more likely in...
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we look towards emperor norton's bridge, temperatures cooler than today.umping up again on tuesday. a little bit of take and give in the weather but one thing that is not happening, no rain for awhile in the pay area. tomorrow morning off to a chilly start and a warm finish. off shore flow that will drive the temperatures into the lower 70s again for tomorrow. future cast just going to be warm all week this week with a strong high bringing us record temperatures for the bay area. future cast does show that we got a few high clouds floating in over the bay area midday tomorrow. really not much to effect the temperatures or the amount of sun. there will be plenty of high temperatures, warm temperatures i should say and plenty of sun tomorrow. clear and cool again tonight. sunski warm. dry weather through the -- sunny skies, warm. dry weather through the 20th. nothing come being in. snowpack, at the beginning of the month only a quarter average. overnight lows, 40s, day time highs will be as much as 15 degrees above average. in parts of the bay area, south ba
we look towards emperor norton's bridge, temperatures cooler than today.umping up again on tuesday. a little bit of take and give in the weather but one thing that is not happening, no rain for awhile in the pay area. tomorrow morning off to a chilly start and a warm finish. off shore flow that will drive the temperatures into the lower 70s again for tomorrow. future cast just going to be warm all week this week with a strong high bringing us record temperatures for the bay area. future cast...
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thank you. >> commissioner sanchez and then commissioner norton? >> thank you, vice president cooke. i want to commend all the students that came out tonight. i think we have, obviously, amazing drama programs going on in our schools, and other programs that are producing excellent talent, so i'm very proud of that. i do wish -- i want to echo some of thoughts of my fellow commissioners. commissioner merase bringing up the thought that maybe we don't have really strong programs on the west side or on the east side of town because we're not hearing from them. i urge those communities to come out, as well. i want to ensure we have being ses for all of our students and at least be able to attend our performances and not have to worry about the financial aspect. i agree with other comments that this is linked to financing in california education. we are 46th in the nation in perpupil funding, and that means we can't afford to do the things we'd like to do all across the board. prop 13 needs to be revised, so that's one thing that we have to deal with,
thank you. >> commissioner sanchez and then commissioner norton? >> thank you, vice president cooke. i want to commend all the students that came out tonight. i think we have, obviously, amazing drama programs going on in our schools, and other programs that are producing excellent talent, so i'm very proud of that. i do wish -- i want to echo some of thoughts of my fellow commissioners. commissioner merase bringing up the thought that maybe we don't have really strong programs on...
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norton at 11. -- 15 degrees. norton at 11. mostly sunny, partly cloudy if you are along the coast. you can get some rain otherwise that looks to be the main focus. 50s on the temps. we are in a pattern that looks cool for awhile. we could use some rain. there looks to be more opportunities next week going into early march is looking promising. >> okay. >> a lot of clouds and a lot of cool. >> hold on to that hope for rain, thank you, steve. >>> 4:18 is the time right now, state senator scott wiener introduce add bill to ease housing crisis by allowing taller complexes. increasing building height limits to 85 feet and 55 feet for areas within a half a mile of a major transit stop. some people expressed concern that allowing 5 to 8 story buildings would destroy the neighborhood feel of areas such as the sunset, the richmond or castro districts. supervisor wiener says it's important to encourage public housing near transportation. >>> a woman is suing the state of california for not protecting californians from bigfoot. 46-year-old claudia ackley is suing claiming she has encountered
norton at 11. -- 15 degrees. norton at 11. mostly sunny, partly cloudy if you are along the coast. you can get some rain otherwise that looks to be the main focus. 50s on the temps. we are in a pattern that looks cool for awhile. we could use some rain. there looks to be more opportunities next week going into early march is looking promising. >> okay. >> a lot of clouds and a lot of cool. >> hold on to that hope for rain, thank you, steve. >>> 4:18 is the time right...
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thank you, commissioner norton. we would like to hear from the students first. >> point of order, everybody registered to speak will be granted two minutes if they so choose. >> no, i'm telling you that i want to wrap this up in 25 minutes, so you will not be given a full two minutes, but you can coordinate. i think some of the students will say a couple of words. so aerial, jennifer, jacob. i'm going to stop there for now. if you can get lined up and come on up and state your name. go ahead. >> hi, i'm from abraham lincoln high school, i belong to the drama club and would like to tell you about our amazing club. we put on two shows per year. they're amazing. we have an amazing community that helps support us in terms of family and relationships outside of school. we do all the work ourselves. we are a cast and audition and we rehearse religiously and it means so much to us. last year we put on a show called sweet charity. i did all the costumes for the entire show and we had what, 32 kids that were cast, each with
thank you, commissioner norton. we would like to hear from the students first. >> point of order, everybody registered to speak will be granted two minutes if they so choose. >> no, i'm telling you that i want to wrap this up in 25 minutes, so you will not be given a full two minutes, but you can coordinate. i think some of the students will say a couple of words. so aerial, jennifer, jacob. i'm going to stop there for now. if you can get lined up and come on up and state your name....
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this new technology the norton bomb site. during tests it was able to hit targets on the ground with a precision of fifty meters from an altitude of four thousand six hundred meters. the idea was to be able to bomb from altitudes beyond the reach of german flak. but the reality was different. the northern wasn't always as accurate as talented and it was susceptible to a variety of influences including bad weather that limited the nortons usefulness. moreover the u.s. air force had hoped to be seventeen's would be able to fly missions without armed escorts. that proved to be a miscalculation. in just three months the eighth air force lost more than three hundred brand new bombers. gen henry h. arnold commanding general of the u.s. army air forces was dismayed the u.s. military couldn't afford to keep losing aircraft at that rate. newcomers to bombing warfare the americans had botched the end from c. . but u.s. bombers would prove their destructive potential in other campaigns in other places . in july nine hundred forty three
this new technology the norton bomb site. during tests it was able to hit targets on the ground with a precision of fifty meters from an altitude of four thousand six hundred meters. the idea was to be able to bomb from altitudes beyond the reach of german flak. but the reality was different. the northern wasn't always as accurate as talented and it was susceptible to a variety of influences including bad weather that limited the nortons usefulness. moreover the u.s. air force had hoped to be...
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oh but wait, when norton thought she had the job, she said the times editors quote made it clear they weren't going to be put off by a little weird as for how weird, well, that's for them discover and discover they did. the editors rescinded the offer based on quote new information that you have to wonder, don't they have google? how did much of twitter find this stuff so easily when they couldn't? but norton to her credit wasn't upset tweeting as i said so many times to the new york times no harm, no foul. that's it for this edition of mediabuzz. i'm howard kurtz thanks for watching. check out our facebook, give us a like. post a lot of my daily columns and videos there. if you want to e-mail us, media buzz @ foxnews.com. if you have other plans on sundays, you can dvr the show. all a way of continuing our coverage of media. what a packed week it has been. sometimes we have to get everything into just 60 minutes. see you here next week with the >> the white house said president trump is backing push to improve federal background system. >> we lost 17 lives and our community took 17 b
oh but wait, when norton thought she had the job, she said the times editors quote made it clear they weren't going to be put off by a little weird as for how weird, well, that's for them discover and discover they did. the editors rescinded the offer based on quote new information that you have to wonder, don't they have google? how did much of twitter find this stuff so easily when they couldn't? but norton to her credit wasn't upset tweeting as i said so many times to the new york times no...
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and also to all my wonderful colleagues at live right and norton, and i don't know what i'd do without you because they are my family. but most significantly, i feel mortgaged to all the writers i've worked with both in this room and out there who have succeeded through their words in reclaiming truth and in redeeming, to a large part, the world we know. so i'm very humbled by this award, and i speak well in short sleeves rolled up, so please forgive me. so thank you -- [laughter] i was asked to write a speech which i titled biography as reclamation, and it might surprise you a little because it's -- they're all different meanings, as annette suggested, of biography. so why did you become an editor? this is a question i frequently get asked. the honest answer is i just don't know. but i can assure you with utmost certainty that i'd never thought of becoming a book editor. that is until i was 22 and had just resign my first job with as a social studies teacher, and i was thinking that i might go to law school. as a high school student, i had imagined myself as a history teacher, giving
and also to all my wonderful colleagues at live right and norton, and i don't know what i'd do without you because they are my family. but most significantly, i feel mortgaged to all the writers i've worked with both in this room and out there who have succeeded through their words in reclaiming truth and in redeeming, to a large part, the world we know. so i'm very humbled by this award, and i speak well in short sleeves rolled up, so please forgive me. so thank you -- [laughter] i was asked...
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norton. >> mr. sanchez. >> yes. >> mr. wallton. >> we now present the initial proposal for united administrators of san francisco at sfusd. mr. lee, do you have anything? >> yes, still chief of labour relations carmelo scarletto. i would like to read the initial proposal from the united administrators of san francisco to the san francisco unified school district. the sunshining article. >> we have public comment on this item. richard mcgee, you have two minutes. >> well, happy fat tuesday everybody. i'm sure you want to finish this meeting so you can go celebrate before the ashes come early tomorrow morning. i want to remember our brothers and sisters in new orleans and our labour partners there who are still going through a lot of katrina issues. just like them, we are a laboringization and we want to bargain in good faith. we submitted our proposal as required by the policy of the school district. we're looking forward to negotiating a fair wage settlement and working conditions and i was a little put upon by some of the
norton. >> mr. sanchez. >> yes. >> mr. wallton. >> we now present the initial proposal for united administrators of san francisco at sfusd. mr. lee, do you have anything? >> yes, still chief of labour relations carmelo scarletto. i would like to read the initial proposal from the united administrators of san francisco to the san francisco unified school district. the sunshining article. >> we have public comment on this item. richard mcgee, you have two...
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whether he resigned to norton knight, the anc is prepared to bring in a new president by friday. 50 whether he likes it or not, he will be allowed by the end of the week. that's right. if the anc sticks to their guns. the president, he has survived a number of motions of no confidence brought against him in the past, seems at the end of his rope at the moment. the key difference with this one, is that it would be brought by his own congress, ever be the first time that the anc votes against him in parliament, so he is really expose that this moment. he has been dogged for many years with allegations of corruption, but he has done a television interview today saying there is nothing i have done wrong, i don't think it is fair, i think it is unfair. he is still defiant. that's right. it was quite a bizarre interview. he went into quite a lot of detail, nearly an hour, explaining he had done nothing wrong. he came across to me as a school principal who was given a lesson on how politics should be handled, which give a sense of the tone of the conversations he has been having behind closed door
whether he resigned to norton knight, the anc is prepared to bring in a new president by friday. 50 whether he likes it or not, he will be allowed by the end of the week. that's right. if the anc sticks to their guns. the president, he has survived a number of motions of no confidence brought against him in the past, seems at the end of his rope at the moment. the key difference with this one, is that it would be brought by his own congress, ever be the first time that the anc votes against him...
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capehart: right, and you mentioned earlier that congresswoman eleanor holmes norton is the one who put forth to be u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, and then you were nominated by president clinton... holder: yep. capehart: and confirmed in 1993, and it was during that period you also became close with the late ron brown. holder: i did. capehart: you considered him a friend and a mentor. holder: and a mentor. he's a guy who, uh, i owe a great deal to, who i miss on--on a daily basis, and one of the darkest days in--in my life as u.s. attorney was the day of the plane crash. capehart: now, a year after ron brown's death, uh, 1997, president clinton nominated you, or appointed you, to be deputy attorney general of the united states under attorney general janet reno. holder: yeah. capehart: you were confirmed 100-0. [laughter] i mean, that's unhear-- that would be unheard of today. holder: no. that--yeah, exactly. 100-0? no. no. that--that-- that--that's virtually impossible. i mean, a--a noncontested, um, conformation vote now would be, like, 90-10. you'd have to figure out, "n
capehart: right, and you mentioned earlier that congresswoman eleanor holmes norton is the one who put forth to be u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, and then you were nominated by president clinton... holder: yep. capehart: and confirmed in 1993, and it was during that period you also became close with the late ron brown. holder: i did. capehart: you considered him a friend and a mentor. holder: and a mentor. he's a guy who, uh, i owe a great deal to, who i miss on--on a daily basis,...
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abraham got another before the break and norton not long after the interval.utledge struck the six it equalled swa nsea routledge struck the six it equalled swansea ‘s record margin of victory in an fa cup tie that didn't stop there with tom carroll sending swa nsea there with tom carroll sending swansea into 7/7. and on debut 20 old substitute danjames made it a night few would forget. next up sheffield wednesday who parted company with carlos carvalhal on christmas eve. one thing is important is that we finished the game with three boys from the academy. it is important also because we are looking to the boys also. we never know if we will need them during the season. and other replays rochdale one and will face totte n ha m replays rochdale one and will face tottenham or newport county next and huddersfield beat birmingham after extra time, tom innes setting up a home tie against manchester united. there were two games taking place in the scottish premiership tonight. rangers got the better of partick thistle in a glasgow derby. when does and taverner on th
abraham got another before the break and norton not long after the interval.utledge struck the six it equalled swa nsea routledge struck the six it equalled swansea ‘s record margin of victory in an fa cup tie that didn't stop there with tom carroll sending swa nsea there with tom carroll sending swansea into 7/7. and on debut 20 old substitute danjames made it a night few would forget. next up sheffield wednesday who parted company with carlos carvalhal on christmas eve. one thing is...
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it is emperor norton's birthday. the emperor would have been 200 today. he arrived in the city in 1849. he was a businessman who lost all his money. eventually he began calling himself the emperor of the united states. in typical san francisco fashion, most people just played along. in part because he often espoused really good ideas like the concept of building a bay bridge. >> it was the idea that there should be a bridge from oakland to the island to telegraph hill. that was his original idea. so he conceived of the idea. i mean, the idea was in the papers at the time, but he's the one who really sort of vaned it, pushed it and it's seen as the great idea. >>> here's the tower glowing gold for the 200 birthday celebration. >> i think there was actually an effort to name the bay bridge after emperor norton because he did say gee, we should build a bridge and the rest is history. not that that was not an obvious thing. it would occur to just about anybody. that is one of the most difficult bridges in the world to have built with such deep water out there
it is emperor norton's birthday. the emperor would have been 200 today. he arrived in the city in 1849. he was a businessman who lost all his money. eventually he began calling himself the emperor of the united states. in typical san francisco fashion, most people just played along. in part because he often espoused really good ideas like the concept of building a bay bridge. >> it was the idea that there should be a bridge from oakland to the island to telegraph hill. that was his...
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. >> commissioner norton. >> well, you know i think we're going to just go around and everyone is going to thank you because we're all, i think we're all grateful for your time at klw. and i want to say you know, i think it takes tremendous courage, really, to sort of decide that it's time for someone else to take the stage and particularly after a very successful tenure at klw. i want to commend you for that. inform you to see maybe there needs to be a new leader to take it to the next level. i have really appreciated working with you and particularly just the close relationship between our schools and the station and i'm always amazed that people who don't have any connection to the school district will say oh, yeah, i heard you on klw the other night during the meeting. it's amazing to me that people would listen to our meetings that didn't have to. apparently they do because they love klaw and their car radios are tuned to it. i just want to ask if you have any thoughts, i mean, you know, my concern in looking at the financial statement are that there's been a deficit the last coupl
. >> commissioner norton. >> well, you know i think we're going to just go around and everyone is going to thank you because we're all, i think we're all grateful for your time at klw. and i want to say you know, i think it takes tremendous courage, really, to sort of decide that it's time for someone else to take the stage and particularly after a very successful tenure at klw. i want to commend you for that. inform you to see maybe there needs to be a new leader to take it to the...
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. >> an accomplished airplane pilot on the graham norton show he revealed he got his chopper license i got my license. i trained on air ro ba ticks. we're flying very low. >> the stunt was shot one month before tom broke his ankle leaping from one building to another. >> that's what i want. >> how is that? >> very upsetting here. >> what could be even more extreme? how about hanging from the chopper. tom was also in the cockpit for this scene where the chopper is on a collision course with a truck on the ground. the aircraft was suspended on a plane. >> this is probably the largest practical action film ever shot. >> how about in your next movie stay in one position the whole time, tom. mission impossible fall out hits theaters july 27th. >>> a different action movie opening on friday, "fifty shades freed." cameron is back with us in pa s paris. >> yes i'm hanging out in a 150-year-old opera house in paris. stars dakota johnson and jamie dornan happy to be back in paris. >> welcome back. how tough is it to say good-bye to this character? >> it doesn't feel tough. it feels pretty grea
. >> an accomplished airplane pilot on the graham norton show he revealed he got his chopper license i got my license. i trained on air ro ba ticks. we're flying very low. >> the stunt was shot one month before tom broke his ankle leaping from one building to another. >> that's what i want. >> how is that? >> very upsetting here. >> what could be even more extreme? how about hanging from the chopper. tom was also in the cockpit for this scene where the...
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norton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i want to thank both sides for the bipartisan way in which this true to what it is in this country, bipartisan. today the house is doing no more than bringing itself in line with what we have long required of private employers and other federal agencies. when i started working, we -- sexual harassment wasn't recognized as employee harassment in drawing the sexual harassment guidelines it never occurred to us that congress ould set different standards for themselves, preference rble to members and prejudicial to employees. the current process creates multiple steps and time frames that exhaust complainants and deter resolution. it takes courage to file a sexual harassment complaint because most are unwitnessed and they're difficult to corroborate. the most important provisions of this bill, i believe are the provisions from assistants to complainants which members have long had and personal liability for harassment liing with the member, not the taxpayers. this bill marks the
norton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i want to thank both sides for the bipartisan way in which this true to what it is in this country, bipartisan. today the house is doing no more than bringing itself in line with what we have long required of private employers and other federal agencies. when i started working, we -- sexual harassment wasn't recognized as employee harassment in drawing the sexual harassment guidelines it...
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this group is from east norton. what are you most looking forward to at the day? >> just being there amongst everything, soaking it all in with all the kids. >> reporter: you had a big party at your house sunday for the game. >> we did, all tyler's friends were there. >> reporter: you waited a long time. >> a long time. >> reporter: it's finally here. >> ladies what are you looking most forward to today? >> seeing famous people? >> reporter: like the eagles. there will be a couple of million people out there. anybody else have anything to say you're mildly under control. >> let's go eagles! >> e-a-g-l-e-s! >> reporter: they have already gone, folk you've been in the back taking picture, come forward, dear. you've been an allegation fan all your life? >> yeah i have. i'm not going today i have bad legs i'm the driver picking them up and dropping them off taking them back an dropping them off. i'll be watching them on tv. >> reporter: matter lady. >> i'm old. >> reporter: you be careful down there, make sure you don't get pick pocketed there could potential problems
this group is from east norton. what are you most looking forward to at the day? >> just being there amongst everything, soaking it all in with all the kids. >> reporter: you had a big party at your house sunday for the game. >> we did, all tyler's friends were there. >> reporter: you waited a long time. >> a long time. >> reporter: it's finally here. >> ladies what are you looking most forward to today? >> seeing famous people? >> reporter:...
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norton was a gold rush era businessman who lost his fortune.own as the self- proclaimed emperor of the united states and protector of mexico. he was one of the first people to suggest it might be a good idea to build a bridge between san francisco and oakland. >> they did that. >> yes they did. >> uber is being hit with a $2 billion lawsuit. >> there is a court case. >>> that and more coming up after the break. stay with us, we'll be right back after this short break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the gig-speed network that powers the dreams of america's businesses is now doing the same for america's olympic and paralympic athletes. dream gig. comcast business. >>> say hello to boston. >> i love boston. >> it looks cold there. >> it is cold and cloudy. 40 degrees this morning. look at the water. >> that is the charles river. >>> there is a thursday deadline to approve a budget. congressional leaders say a shutdown will not happen but neither will a four-year budget deal. a short-term bill could be written to fund the government through march 23. democrats say the is
norton was a gold rush era businessman who lost his fortune.own as the self- proclaimed emperor of the united states and protector of mexico. he was one of the first people to suggest it might be a good idea to build a bridge between san francisco and oakland. >> they did that. >> yes they did. >> uber is being hit with a $2 billion lawsuit. >> there is a court case. >>> that and more coming up after the break. stay with us, we'll be right back after this short...
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norton: if you buy elephant ivory, you may be part of a criminal gang.a gang of ruthlessss killers.. [gunshot] a a gang of smugglers. [gunshot] and corrupt officials. and d because yoyou're p paying, thatat makes you the boss. when the buying stops, the killing can, too. narrator: wild aid features celebrities like chinese basketball legend yao ming to educate the chinese public about ivory. knights: well, the chinese government has been very supportive. we've been very lucky that cctv, which is the main govevernment run tv station inin china, h has run ourur messages in prime time. hutson: when they're surveyed, up to 70% of chinese consumers say they didn't know that for them to buy an i ivory trinketet means that an elephant actually has to die. and once they learned that fact, , most of them say they will no longer bubuy ivory. narrator: must africa's elephants go extinct? saving them calls for a multifaceted solution. hutsonon: have to l look at the demand side, at the supply side. we have to cooperate internatioionally. wewe have to involve busines
norton: if you buy elephant ivory, you may be part of a criminal gang.a gang of ruthlessss killers.. [gunshot] a a gang of smugglers. [gunshot] and corrupt officials. and d because yoyou're p paying, thatat makes you the boss. when the buying stops, the killing can, too. narrator: wild aid features celebrities like chinese basketball legend yao ming to educate the chinese public about ivory. knights: well, the chinese government has been very supportive. we've been very lucky that cctv, which...
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semantech is behind products like norton anti virus. the cyber security solution ises was offering members of the national rifle association packages issued right on its website. semantech issued a statement saying it has stopped it's discount program with the rifle association. no more is said. other names were made public on social media. breaking that association with the nra was enterprise holdings, which owns enterprise and national car rental. today hertz did the same. the decision to bail out was made shortly after pierre made a speech yesterday defending gun rights. >> they want to take away our second amendment rights. >> scott jackson is a member of the nra in the bay area. >> there's plenty of people that want to be partners with the nra. plenty of people. >> reporter: california's american seller's wine club that describes itself as the nra wine club. we reached out to the company, but they never returned our call. san francisco supervise jeff e shehee says boycotts often bring about change. >> i led one myself against unite
semantech is behind products like norton anti virus. the cyber security solution ises was offering members of the national rifle association packages issued right on its website. semantech issued a statement saying it has stopped it's discount program with the rifle association. no more is said. other names were made public on social media. breaking that association with the nra was enterprise holdings, which owns enterprise and national car rental. today hertz did the same. the decision to...
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but when producer charles norton was given an old morecambe and wise episode there was a problem.d the british film institute have a look at the film and essentiallyjudged it to be irrecoverable, due to the advanced decomposition and they were, effectively it was going to be thrown out. the pictures inside that film, they're still there, they're still printed on the plastic, but they're all locked inside this permanently fused block of immobile gunk, which, sooner or later, will just rot away to soup. so charles brought the film to queen mary university's dental department to use their x—ray machine to see through the lump of decaying film to be precious pictures within. but now they had another problem. the film was too big to be x—rayed. the only thing you could do would be to cut the film into little pieces and scan one piece at a time. i didn't expect him to say yes to cutting up the film, but given the alternative was watching this just rapidly disintegrate, he said, yeah, let's do it. we were using an infrared laser, it generated a lot of heat, occasionally there were flames
but when producer charles norton was given an old morecambe and wise episode there was a problem.d the british film institute have a look at the film and essentiallyjudged it to be irrecoverable, due to the advanced decomposition and they were, effectively it was going to be thrown out. the pictures inside that film, they're still there, they're still printed on the plastic, but they're all locked inside this permanently fused block of immobile gunk, which, sooner or later, will just rot away...
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it had been offering a price reduction on norton anti-virus and malware protection for members of that group. as some investors reevaluate their gun stock positions investment firms and pension funds have to prepare for a potential shakeup in their portfolios. just how easy is it too that? and what's the cost? joining us to talk about this is craze aleman, the chief executive officer of the world's larnest educator pension fund. chris, thank you for joining us tonight. er thank you, bill. it's good to be >> now, we all know about socially responsible investing. you invest in what you support. often it's environmentally friendly companies. you avoid wout oppose. often it's tobacco or alcohol or even firearms. your mandate is simply to make money to sustain an enormous pension fund. do you already consider yourself a socially responsible investor? >> bill i'd actually say,e are not. no. as hard as that sounds. we are long-term sustainable vestor. if we think an industry does not have long term gs, isn't going to survive like tobacco or particularly some of these firearms products then we
it had been offering a price reduction on norton anti-virus and malware protection for members of that group. as some investors reevaluate their gun stock positions investment firms and pension funds have to prepare for a potential shakeup in their portfolios. just how easy is it too that? and what's the cost? joining us to talk about this is craze aleman, the chief executive officer of the world's larnest educator pension fund. chris, thank you for joining us tonight. er thank you, bill. it's...
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talented and it was susceptible to a variety of influences including bad weather that limited the nortons usefulness. moreover the u.s. air force had hoped to be seventeen's would be able to fly missions without armed escorts. that proved to be a miscalculation. in just three months the eighth air force lost more than three hundred brand new bombers. gen henry h. arnold commanding general of the u.s. army air forces was dismayed the u.s. military couldn't afford to keep losing aircraft at that rate. newcomers to bombing warfare the americans had botched to and from c. . but u.s. bombers would prove their destructive potential in other campaigns in other places . in july nine hundred forty three the war entered a new phase the landing of allied troops in sicily launched a ground offensive and ground troops expected support from bombers. for the u.s. air force this was a second chance italy was less well defended than germany. bought it a day it was like a china shop almost all the italian industrial sites were located near architectural treasures. how could the allies even in the name of l
talented and it was susceptible to a variety of influences including bad weather that limited the nortons usefulness. moreover the u.s. air force had hoped to be seventeen's would be able to fly missions without armed escorts. that proved to be a miscalculation. in just three months the eighth air force lost more than three hundred brand new bombers. gen henry h. arnold commanding general of the u.s. army air forces was dismayed the u.s. military couldn't afford to keep losing aircraft at that...