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with a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraska's largest city. th the help of our cox communications cable partners, in the next hour we'll explore the history of this mid western city. coming up, we will hear about mority air force base, once home to the strategic air command, which controlled intercontinental miss aisles during the cold war. >> the might and strength of the military at that time which controls all the bombers now moved to omaha and made omaha a national site on the psyche of the cold war. announcer: later, how omaha and the railroads helped take -- overtake chicago as the stockyards. >> south omaha was basically the stockyards much the city was incorporated in 1884 and it was called the manley city because people literally thought it bloomed overnight. announcer: first up, we will visit the durham museum, housed in the former union train depot. it tells the story of a once-thriving industry in omaha. >> we're standing in the main room of the union station in omaha. e architect, william stanley underwood, wanted to make a statem
with a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraska's largest city. th the help of our cox communications cable partners, in the next hour we'll explore the history of this mid western city. coming up, we will hear about mority air force base, once home to the strategic air command, which controlled intercontinental miss aisles during the cold war. >> the might and strength of the military at that time which controls all the bombers now moved to omaha and made omaha a national...
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chance of having a railroad if they have a city on the opposite side of the river, already established and ready to go. it worked. council bluffs didn't think omahaould it bigger than council bluffs, because that was an established city. union pacific is one of the premier railroad companies of america. it was founded in 1862 with the pacific railway act, signed into law by abraham lincoln. it combined several railroad companies to make union pacific, and there were charged with building that transcontinental railroad. they started here, moving west, and central pacific started on the west and moved east. they met in omaha. that is what propelled us farther. we became that point of moving west, one of the gateways of the west. to helpility came about rail travel, all of the passengers coming through omaha. the first station reached capacity. they needed a new modern station. it was a brand-new, art deco building, a different style. the first one was neoclassical. art deco was in vogue in 1931, so they decided to build this new one, and show the nation that omaha had arrived as far as architecture. at the height of rail travel, it was 1946, about
chance of having a railroad if they have a city on the opposite side of the river, already established and ready to go. it worked. council bluffs didn't think omahaould it bigger than council bluffs, because that was an established city. union pacific is one of the premier railroad companies of america. it was founded in 1862 with the pacific railway act, signed into law by abraham lincoln. it combined several railroad companies to make union pacific, and there were charged with building that...
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railroad if we have a city on the opposite side of the river already established and ready to built that's where they the railroad, and it works. council bluffs didn't really think that omahaould get better -- get bigger than council bluffs. cities on the west side of the river tended to move west. union pacific is one of the premier railroad companies of america. it was founded in 1862. it combines several railroad companies to make union pacific and then they were charged with building the transcontinental railroad that would connect the east and west coast. on the west here coast and were moving east and they met up with utah. what propels us even farther, we become that point of moving west, one of the gateways to the west. that's what the railroad is for omaha. this facility came about as the second union station to help realm travel, all the passengers coming to omaha. the first union station has reach capacity so they needed a new and modern station. it was heralded as a step forward for omaha. the first one was neoclassical. the art deco style was invoked in 1931. they decided to build this new thatand show the nation omaha had sort of arrived as far as architectur
railroad if we have a city on the opposite side of the river already established and ready to built that's where they the railroad, and it works. council bluffs didn't really think that omahaould get better -- get bigger than council bluffs. cities on the west side of the river tended to move west. union pacific is one of the premier railroad companies of america. it was founded in 1862. it combines several railroad companies to make union pacific and then they were charged with building the...
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omaha, nebraska, in 1898. up next on the c-span cities tour we take a look at photographs and other items from the exposition. >> the light -- late 1890's, home ome -- omaha is going to be holding an exposition, the trans-mississippi and international exposition that will be happening in omaha june through october of 1898 and this is sort of omaha's opportunity to unveil itself to the rest of the nation and the world as we have now arrived. 're no longer a backwater, clapboard houses on unpaved streets. e have a very large exposition dedicated to the trans-miss. some of the so you have iners you would find, a model of the grand court -- you get a feel of what it would have been like to be be in omaha during that time and some artifacts of things that were entered for competition and that won an award. some of those things are on display as well. really just kind of trying to give people a flavor of what it was like to be here at that time. it was a several year process to get exhibition to omaha and it was really conceived by business leader in an -- by tion calls nebraska spelled backwards. they said we want
omaha, nebraska, in 1898. up next on the c-span cities tour we take a look at photographs and other items from the exposition. >> the light -- late 1890's, home ome -- omaha is going to be holding an exposition, the trans-mississippi and international exposition that will be happening in omaha june through october of 1898 and this is sort of omaha's opportunity to unveil itself to the rest of the nation and the world as we have now arrived. 're no longer a backwater, clapboard houses on...
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omaha stops being that center. the stockyards are unely -- unfortunately not there. the only piece present is the livestock exchange building, and that was pretty much a mini city when it was conceived. it had everything in it from barber shops to hotel shops, hotel rooms, administrative affses, ballrooms. it was a kind of one-stop shop for south omaha and pretty much anything you needed to do with the stockyard exchange would be there. it's now apartments and pedro martinez happen in the ballroom for a local high school. that's the only thing that's left in south omaha of this booming industry. the beef industry in omaha is still going strong. we have companies that still ship meat to and from and around the world. people still associate omaha with beefment you still want to get an omaha steak when you visit. so things like that are still ery prevalent in the city. 79 case, standing bear v. crook, the united states recognized native americans as people under the aw enforcement in the next discussion, hugh reilly tells sued ut the plaintiff who the mrmar -- army general. hugh reilly: all of the indian wars fought in the region were kind of directed out of this area.
omaha stops being that center. the stockyards are unely -- unfortunately not there. the only piece present is the livestock exchange building, and that was pretty much a mini city when it was conceived. it had everything in it from barber shops to hotel shops, hotel rooms, administrative affses, ballrooms. it was a kind of one-stop shop for south omaha and pretty much anything you needed to do with the stockyard exchange would be there. it's now apartments and pedro martinez happen in the...
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. >> c-span cities tour will be nebraska to learn about omaha. it will start on friday at 6:00 p.m., eastern. >> our congressional series -- inues with mike cost bost. welcome congressman mike bost. i see that there is a marine corps flag on your pin. you are a former firefighter and a beauty shop owner.
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tuesday, to omaha, almost to chicago. kansas city included. late night storms for you, kansas city.day and wednesday, we could get isolated tornadoes out of this. wednesday, chicago, detroit, all the way down through indianapolis, cincinnati and st. louis. so, again, severe weather is the big story this week. but also the heat, betty. 93 in d.c., new york and boston. there's a good chance this will probably be the hottest day we see until next summer. i'm hoping. >> let's hope we get through this quickly. >>> the country has lost one of its strongest voices for justice and equality this weekend. civil rights leader julian bond head of the naacp died at the age of 75. more on his life from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: for many, julian bond was more than just a hero of the civil rights movement. he was a vital link to the past. >> like many of you, i was privileged to be here 50 years ago and, like many of you, i am the grandson of a slave. >> reporter: from his early college days, the tennessee native was out front at civil rights protests. when bond was elected to the georgi
tuesday, to omaha, almost to chicago. kansas city included. late night storms for you, kansas city.day and wednesday, we could get isolated tornadoes out of this. wednesday, chicago, detroit, all the way down through indianapolis, cincinnati and st. louis. so, again, severe weather is the big story this week. but also the heat, betty. 93 in d.c., new york and boston. there's a good chance this will probably be the hottest day we see until next summer. i'm hoping. >> let's hope we get...
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just north of kansas city. omaha and southern iowa. this is where we could see strong storms.damaging wind gusts and possibility of tornadoes. >>> a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. another weekend winner. looking so nice today. sunny and warm, 83 to 86. a little breezy, though, at the beaches. keep that in mind as you head out today. once again tomorrow, 86 degrees, lots of sunshine, monday, that's when things begin to change. we'll bring back cloud cover, a chance for a shower, possibly a storm, 85. tuesday, mostly cloudy, chance for showers and storms. wednesday, the sunshine returns. another comfortable day, 85. looking good on thursday, by friday, breezy, partly sunny. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. an incredible if not unbelievable who done it has gotten the rich and famous abuzz in the south of france. the mystery involves a race car driver and beautiful wife and tens of thousands of dollars in bling and what they say is gas that knocked them out in their vacation home. we have janet shamlian with m
just north of kansas city. omaha and southern iowa. this is where we could see strong storms.damaging wind gusts and possibility of tornadoes. >>> a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. another weekend winner. looking so nice today. sunny and warm, 83 to 86. a little breezy, though, at the beaches. keep that in mind as you head out today. once again tomorrow, 86 degrees, lots of sunshine, monday, that's when things begin to change. we'll bring back cloud cover, a...
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independent because it was a nonpartisan race and i wanted to send a message that omaha's problem, omaha is a big citylly in a relative sense and their problems are not partisan problems. i chose to become a democrat primarily because of some of the social issues that i've been engaged in for many years. gay rights, issues i worked on, immigration issues. issues that i felt the democratic party had a more positive policy response to, and so i didn't change parties with any idea of running again for anything. it just -- i felt more comfortable ending what i thought would be ending my career in that regard. >> your first year here in congress, finish this sentence, the state of congress today in the house of representatives specifically is what? >> sad. i'm very sad about it. i came from a nonpartisan sort of place by constitution and so it's surprising to see all the dysfunction that's built around partisan politics. maybe i expected that, but sort of the inability to deal with the great issues of our time. in nebraska, we've dealt with immigration. as best we could. you know, we've dealt with some of
independent because it was a nonpartisan race and i wanted to send a message that omaha's problem, omaha is a big citylly in a relative sense and their problems are not partisan problems. i chose to become a democrat primarily because of some of the social issues that i've been engaged in for many years. gay rights, issues i worked on, immigration issues. issues that i felt the democratic party had a more positive policy response to, and so i didn't change parties with any idea of running again...
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omaha over the years. look atr: now, highlights of the c-span cities were, as we learn about the history of cities and towns across america in cooperation with our cable partners. to learn more about the stops on our 2015 tour, visit --pan.org/citiestwo-hour c-span.org/citiestour. ♪ >> we are standing in the kindergarten room of the monroe school into peaked, kansas, and this was one of the four african-american schools operating into peak of in 1951 .- in topeka the browns the board of browhnon please -- the piece wasf education part of the naacp struggle to overcome discrimination in public education, so they were thatpting to file cases would end up reversing cases, ferguson,ssy versus which allow the state of louisiana to segregate railcars by race, and once the supreme court made the decision that that was constitutional, what you saw was an explosion of loss, and the south, specially, which prevented segregated facilities in all sectors of public life, so the naacp was attempting to overturn that and they knew they could try to do that case, and they began to file cases to begin to chip away at that p
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. >> c-span cities tour will be nebraska to learn about omaha. it will start on friday at 6:00 p.m., eastern. >> our congressional series -- inues with mike cost bost. welcome congressman mike bost. i see that there is a marine corps flag on your pin. you are a former firefighter and a beauty shop owner. mike bost: it was a situation where i was not happy with obamacare. i had been in the trucking business for many years, i came home from the read core -- the marine corps and ran for many years. family, took a lot of prayer and decision-making, i could have thrown my hands up and said i am done with politics, but i decided to make things better. >> when did you decide to run for the house? for your seats in congress. >> it would have been in february of 2000 -- 2014. right after the election i was thinking about it. your race in 2014, you defeated the democrat in one of the most expensive races. >> it was. , theave the southern part paducah kentucky market, that is not as expensive. in terms of advertising. but in st. louis, it is more expensive.
. >> c-span cities tour will be nebraska to learn about omaha. it will start on friday at 6:00 p.m., eastern. >> our congressional series -- inues with mike cost bost. welcome congressman mike bost. i see that there is a marine corps flag on your pin. you are a former firefighter and a beauty shop owner. mike bost: it was a situation where i was not happy with obamacare. i had been in the trucking business for many years, i came home from the read core -- the marine corps and ran...
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just north of kansas city. omaha and southern iowa. this is where we could see strong storms. large hill and damaging wind gusts and possibility o >>> good morning everyone. lots of sunshine to start your weekend. you can see no rain on storm tracker. hardly any cloud coffer ver. all sunny skies as you start. pleasantly warm. back to 80 near lunchtime. 84 degrees making it a perfect day to hang out by a pool, maybe the beach. more clouds for sunday and it stays dry. next chance of rain monday night in the 70s. forecast. >> dylan, thank you. an incredible if not unbelievable who done it has gotten the rich and famous abuzz in the south of france. the mystery involves a race car driver and beautiful wife and tens of thousands of dollars in bling and what they say is gas that knocked them out in their vacation home. we have janet shamlian with more. >> reporter: involving a formula 1 driver and model wife. but it is how it may have happened that has everyone talking. it is a hot spot for celebrities and wealthiest. the french riviera. button and his wife were robbed. jessica's fi
just north of kansas city. omaha and southern iowa. this is where we could see strong storms. large hill and damaging wind gusts and possibility o >>> good morning everyone. lots of sunshine to start your weekend. you can see no rain on storm tracker. hardly any cloud coffer ver. all sunny skies as you start. pleasantly warm. back to 80 near lunchtime. 84 degrees making it a perfect day to hang out by a pool, maybe the beach. more clouds for sunday and it stays dry. next chance of rain...
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omaha over the years. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring highlights from c-span's cities tour when we go on the road to learn about american history. learn more about the cities at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on cspan3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. institute for policy's study and into were activist phyllis bennis on u.s. foreign policy since 9/11, the recent negotiations with iran, and the war on terrorists. >> who is isis? what do they believe? why are they so violent? all those questions are important and i address them in the book. what is more important because it is something we can do something about is, what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? can we go to war against terrorism? wrong or is the war it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all? i think those are the questions that
omaha over the years. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring highlights from c-span's cities tour when we go on the road to learn about american history. learn more about the cities at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on cspan3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and...
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today it's across parts of iowa, maybe omaha, nebraska, getting up through sioux city. some damaging winds as these clusters of thunderstorms begin to develop along this front. a little wave developing across parts of north dakota and this cold front will mix up with the warm front a little bit and create some thunderstorms. also a little cool front trying to get to the northeast. we don't really -- you know, it's a cool front but it's weakening and i don't expect to see a whole lot of thunderstorms but there's a slight chance especially upstate new york and parts of new england. this is hurricane guillermo, which is about a thousand miles away from hawaii. it is almost a category 3 storm. right now a category 2 with 105-mile-an-hour winds and it will be heading in the general direction of hawaii. these are -- it's difficult to get all the way there, but it's going to make a go at it. it should weaken by the time it r >> this weather forecast brought to you by flonase. the new flonase, allergy relief. >> i need some sort of relief right now. my allergies are killing me.
today it's across parts of iowa, maybe omaha, nebraska, getting up through sioux city. some damaging winds as these clusters of thunderstorms begin to develop along this front. a little wave developing across parts of north dakota and this cold front will mix up with the warm front a little bit and create some thunderstorms. also a little cool front trying to get to the northeast. we don't really -- you know, it's a cool front but it's weakening and i don't expect to see a whole lot of...
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rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to madison, >>> good morning.eorologist bill henley. another beautiful day on tap. get your sunglasses ready. bright sunshine. the humidity just like yesterday stays low as the temperatures climb into the 80s this afternoon. another beautiful day for tomorrow. another cool start in the morning. 61 degrees. up to 85 in the afternoon. and the humidity stays low on saturday. but sunday, it's a different story. 92 degrees. steamy conditions for monday. tuesday we could see some showers and thunderstorms. another hot one wednesday. have a great day. >> get the weather any time you need it go to weather dhanl on cable, weatherchannel online. >>> coming up the one thing you can do every morning to change your life for the better. >> all right. >>> and coming up next the suspect takes the stand in the suspect takes the stand in the high profile rape trial. we don't need that many bags. ♪ ♪ eat some more pasta. certainly. low prices. every day. on everything. for whatever you put your heart into. my psoriatic arthritis i'm
rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to madison, >>> good morning.eorologist bill henley. another beautiful day on tap. get your sunglasses ready. bright sunshine. the humidity just like yesterday stays low as the temperatures climb into the 80s this afternoon. another beautiful day for tomorrow. another cool start in the morning. 61 degrees. up to 85 in the afternoon. and the humidity stays low on saturday. but sunday, it's a different story. 92 degrees. steamy conditions for...
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rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to it 1, gorgeous everywhere in th tristate. 60 in shelton, 61 in stratferred as we head on out to poughkeepsie, 68. and 60 in trenton. gorgeous day today, plenty of sunshine for everyone. a high of 82 degrees. and high humidity and thunderstorms tuesday. there's your forecast. >> get the weather any time you need it go to weather d anl on cable, weatherchannel online. >>> coming up the one thing you can do every morning to change your life for the better. >> all right. >>> and coming up next the suspect takes the stand in the high profile rape trial. we don't need that many bags. eat some more pasta. certainly. low prices. every day. on everything. for whatever you put your heart into. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. psoriatic arthritis cangused joint pain. just like y moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor saidr joint pain from ra can be a sign of existingt joint damage that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. en sbreltmay lower your a
rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to it 1, gorgeous everywhere in th tristate. 60 in shelton, 61 in stratferred as we head on out to poughkeepsie, 68. and 60 in trenton. gorgeous day today, plenty of sunshine for everyone. a high of 82 degrees. and high humidity and thunderstorms tuesday. there's your forecast. >> get the weather any time you need it go to weather d anl on cable, weatherchannel online. >>> coming up the one thing you can do every morning to change your...
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with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we visit omaha to learn about the literary culture of nebraska's largest city. >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in new hampshire tonight and we'll cover live a town hall that he's holding at 7:10 p.m. eastern time in hampton. >>> c-span is in des moines nor the iowa state fair and road to the white house coverage of presidential candidates. our live coverage is on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak at "the des moines register's" campaign soapbox. saturday, rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee at 12:30 and senator bernie sanders at 3:00. on sunday afternoon, republicans ben carson at 5:00 and george pataki at 5:30. c-span's campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. >>> now, google vice president vint cerf, also known as a co-founder of the internet on the future of the web. he talks about the importance of adopting new technologies to ensure internet security, the net neutrality policy an
with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we visit omaha to learn about the literary culture of nebraska's largest city. >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in new hampshire tonight and we'll cover live a town hall that he's holding at 7:10 p.m. eastern time in hampton. >>> c-span is in des moines nor the iowa state fair and road to the white house coverage of presidential candidates. our live coverage is...
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rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.rt to the day and temperatures around the mid 60s for most of the bay area. a high of 75 degrees can be expected in san francisco, a lot of sunshine, but the inland areas will be heating up. 80 in the east bay, the tri-valley up to 99 degrees, peninsula 85 degrees and the north and south bay will be in the lower 90s. we will have some high heat today, but temperatures come town in time for tomorrow as well as the weekend. >> get the weather any time you need it go to weather dhanl on cable, weatherchannel online. >>> coming up the one thing you can do every morning to change your life for the better. >> all right. >>> and coming up next the suspect takes the stand in the suspect takes the stand in the high profile rape trial. we don't need that many bags. ♪ ♪ eat some more pasta. certainly. low prices. every day. on everything. for whatever you put your heart into. my psoriatic arthritis i'm caused joint pain.o golfer. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was wor
rainfall amounts from kansas city, omaha, to >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.rt to the day and temperatures around the mid 60s for most of the bay area. a high of 75 degrees can be expected in san francisco, a lot of sunshine, but the inland areas will be heating up. 80 in the east bay, the tri-valley up to 99 degrees, peninsula 85 degrees and the north and south bay will be in the lower 90s. we will have some high heat today, but temperatures come town in time for...
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this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we visit omaha to learn about the history and lit air culture of nebraska's largest city. >> c-span is in des moines for the iowa state fair. our live coverage is on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak. here is the schedule. saturday, republican rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee at 12:30 and senator person i sanders at 3:00. on sunday afternoon, republicans ben carson at 5:00 and george pet tacky at 5:30. c-span's campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in new hampshire and will cover live a town hall he's holding at 7:10 p.m. eastern in hampton. >>> courts washington correspondent steve levine and jeffrey chamberlain with the joint center for energy storage research, talk about the development of next generation lithium ion battery technology at a forum hosted by the atlantic council. >>> well, welcome everybody and good afternoon. welcome to the atla
this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we visit omaha to learn about the history and lit air culture of nebraska's largest city. >> c-span is in des moines for the iowa state fair. our live coverage is on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak. here is the schedule. saturday, republican rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee at 12:30 and senator person i...
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today we visit omaha, but the history of the largest city in nebraska. after that at 17 p.m.onald trump holds a town hall meeting in new hampshire. live coverage at 17 p.m. on c-span. tonight at eight eastern on c-span2 its booktv in primetime. >> the national urban league held its annual conference late last month in fort lauderdale. in the opening session education secretary arne duncan, fcc commissioner mignon clyburn and a panel of young professionals discussed education, jobs, justice, and the future of civil rights. this is one hour 20 minutes. >> this is about looking into the opening plenary, the 2015 national urban league conference. it's my honor to get to preside over this session. once again be of great importance. to identify the core of the next generation of leaders. we always have to be prepared to pass the torch, but who in our ranks have the ability, fortitude, intelligence and commitment to move the platform and agendas most important to all of our communities, to the next level. is a conversation worth having? do you agree? so we'll start this discussion a
today we visit omaha, but the history of the largest city in nebraska. after that at 17 p.m.onald trump holds a town hall meeting in new hampshire. live coverage at 17 p.m. on c-span. tonight at eight eastern on c-span2 its booktv in primetime. >> the national urban league held its annual conference late last month in fort lauderdale. in the opening session education secretary arne duncan, fcc commissioner mignon clyburn and a panel of young professionals discussed education, jobs,...
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city and drifting north wards. there's a flash flood warning in effect for manhattan expiring in ten minutes. a lot of heavy rain chicago, outside ho outsiout omahare weather action this afternoon. >> i wish you would tell me that before i come to work without an umbrella so i don't get drenched in rain. >> you want your own personal forecast? >> text me the night before. help a brother out. >> i charge a dollar a text. >> we can put it on the corporate card. bill karins, thanks for that. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, stevie wonder announces the final tour dates by performing pop-up concert miss three major cities. >>> tracey morgan set to return to the stage for the first time since the accident that killed his friend and nearly killed him. he'll be among friends and family. "way too early" is back in a moment. (vo) what's your dog food's first ingredient? corn? wheat? in new purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. watch as these magnificent creatures take flight, soaring away from home towards the promise of a better existence. but thes
city and drifting north wards. there's a flash flood warning in effect for manhattan expiring in ten minutes. a lot of heavy rain chicago, outside ho outsiout omahare weather action this afternoon. >> i wish you would tell me that before i come to work without an umbrella so i don't get drenched in rain. >> you want your own personal forecast? >> text me the night before. help a brother out. >> i charge a dollar a text. >> we can put it on the corporate card. bill...
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omaha, st. louis, down to woodward. kansas city, 8 million people at risk.ble tornadoes in iowa and missouri. rainfall amounts, the heaviest up into the upper mississippi river valley. two to three inches of rain before it's over. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy start this morning. starting off with low clouds, they won't last. hazy sunshine, another hot and humid afternoon, into the 90s again today. the heat wave continues today but tomorrow it should come to an end. 88 degrees, the high temperature. scattered showers and possibly some thunderstorms on wednesday. become more likely and widespread with the potential for heavy rainfall later thursday and into friday. by this weekend, though, storm should take a break. with sunshine we'll be in the 80s. have a great day. >>> get your weather any time you need it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you so much. coming up on trending, here is a question for you. what's up with the size of the gap on public restroom doors? someone is r
omaha, st. louis, down to woodward. kansas city, 8 million people at risk.ble tornadoes in iowa and missouri. rainfall amounts, the heaviest up into the upper mississippi river valley. two to three inches of rain before it's over. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a steamy start this morning. starting off with low clouds, they won't last. hazy sunshine, another hot and humid afternoon, into the 90s again today. the heat wave continues today but tomorrow it should come to...
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omaha, st. louis, down to woodward. kansas city, 8 million people at risk. possible tornadoes in iowa and missouri. rainfall amounts, the heaviest up into the upper mississippi river valley. two to three inches of rain before it's over. >>> more heat heading our way. expecting a hive 90. if we get there, that would be four in a row of 90 or better. also one isolated storm, some thunderstorms could pop in the city north and west late this afternoon. warm and muggy tonight. down around 75. patchy cloudy tomorrow, more humid, 86. scattered showers and thunderstorms from late thursday, we'll have them around friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. highs generally lower 80s. it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you so much. coming up on trending, here is a question for you. what's up with the size of the gap on public restroom doors? someone is raising the issue this morning. let's talk about it. >> drive mess s me crazy. >>> and the shame game. are airlines guil binge eating disorder or b.e.d. isn't just over-
omaha, st. louis, down to woodward. kansas city, 8 million people at risk. possible tornadoes in iowa and missouri. rainfall amounts, the heaviest up into the upper mississippi river valley. two to three inches of rain before it's over. >>> more heat heading our way. expecting a hive 90. if we get there, that would be four in a row of 90 or better. also one isolated storm, some thunderstorms could pop in the city north and west late this afternoon. warm and muggy tonight. down around...
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omaha, st. louis, on down to woodward, kansas city, 8 million people at risk.e tornadoes in iowa and missouri today. rainfall amounts the heaviest up in the upper mississippi valley. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are around 60 degrees to start out the day and some slow clearing with the sun starting to come out. it will be 86 degrees today in . san francisco, 72. 88 degrees in the north bay. still hot in the tri-valley with a high of 96. and 92 in the south bay. in the peninsula today, expect a high of 85 degrees. but it will continue to cool as we go throughout the rest of the workweek. have a great day. >>> don't forget, get your weather anytime you need it, dpe to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up on trending, here's a question for you. what's up with the size of the gaps on public rest room doors? someone is raising that issue this morning. >> drives me crazy. >>> next, the shame game. are airlines now guilting you into buying costly upgrades? >>> first, these messages. airl binge eat
omaha, st. louis, on down to woodward, kansas city, 8 million people at risk.e tornadoes in iowa and missouri today. rainfall amounts the heaviest up in the upper mississippi valley. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are around 60 degrees to start out the day and some slow clearing with the sun starting to come out. it will be 86 degrees today in . san francisco, 72. 88 degrees in the north bay. still hot in the tri-valley with a high of 96. and 92 in the south bay. in...
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near rapd city, down into parts of the western kansas and also in this area in the midwest. omahae could see the strongest storms today. large hail, damaging wind gusts, >>> a bit of misty skies at times around san francisco. 61 degrees and some low clouds out towards the tri-valley this morning. those will break up around mid to late morning, temperatures later on mid to upper 70s. san francisco should be the temperatures in the upper 60s a little cool with drizzle to start around, and closing in on 70s as we go through the afternoon. in the north bay and tri-valley numbers in the low to mid 80s tomorrow warmer with around 90 in livermore for sunday. >>> and that is your latest forecast. sflo sflool. >>> an incredible, if not unbelievable who dun it has gotten the rich and famous abuzz in the south of france. the mystery involves a well-known race car driver, beautiful wife, tens of thousands of dollars of bling and what hay they say was gas pumped into their vacation home that knocked them out. janet is in london. good morning. >> sounds like something out of a movie. a high sta
near rapd city, down into parts of the western kansas and also in this area in the midwest. omahae could see the strongest storms today. large hail, damaging wind gusts, >>> a bit of misty skies at times around san francisco. 61 degrees and some low clouds out towards the tri-valley this morning. those will break up around mid to late morning, temperatures later on mid to upper 70s. san francisco should be the temperatures in the upper 60s a little cool with drizzle to start around,...
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omaha. flooding overnight, more storms today. i think if we're going to get the worst of the severe weather, it will be down towards kansas city to a few tornadoes late this afternoon. almost like a springtime setup, downpours locally, ohio valley to the southeast, and one more sticky hot day in the northeast and then rain should be cooling you guys off also. new york city had heavy rain early this morning, just to add some ugly mugginess to the air mass we already have. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. the lincoln summer the invitation is on.ere. get exceptional offers on the mkz sedan... the luxury small utility mkc ...the iconic navigator. and get a first look at the entirely new 2016 mid-size utility lincoln mkx. your choice of mkc, mkz gas or hybrid for $369 a month with zero due at signing. no student's ever been the king of the campus on day one. but you're armed with a roomy new jansport backpack, a powerful new dell 2-in-1 laptop, and durable new stellar notebooks, so you're walking the halls with varsity level swagger. that's what we call that new gear feeling. you left this on the bus... get it at th
omaha. flooding overnight, more storms today. i think if we're going to get the worst of the severe weather, it will be down towards kansas city to a few tornadoes late this afternoon. almost like a springtime setup, downpours locally, ohio valley to the southeast, and one more sticky hot day in the northeast and then rain should be cooling you guys off also. new york city had heavy rain early this morning, just to add some ugly mugginess to the air mass we already have. you're watching...
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very important industry for omaha, south omaha as a city and then eventually for the city as a whole. >> cattle marketing centers are strategically located and omaha serves a large western area. its holding pens have handled more than 100 million cattle since its founding more than 80 years ago. here's our livestock train, right on schedule, early morning arrival. >> the livestock industry begins in 19 -- 1887 as a fattening station. a place for cattle to get fed before they head to a stockyards to be slaughtered, and eventually this turns into the stockyards as we know the omaha stockyards in the 1880's. 1883 is the start of what we call the union stockyards. that is the beginning of this industry here. we have eight omaha city leaders who purchase just shy of 2,000 acres of land and devote it -- 250 of those acres to livestock pens and the livestock exchange building and things like that. so they're developing this strirks starting -- starting it off in 1884. omaha had an existing railroad here with owen pacific and the union station, and so we definitely wanted to have, just use wh
very important industry for omaha, south omaha as a city and then eventually for the city as a whole. >> cattle marketing centers are strategically located and omaha serves a large western area. its holding pens have handled more than 100 million cattle since its founding more than 80 years ago. here's our livestock train, right on schedule, early morning arrival. >> the livestock industry begins in 19 -- 1887 as a fattening station. a place for cattle to get fed before they head to...
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omaha, for several reasons. the people in bellevue and other cities were upset they had not gotten the capital. they wanted out of omaha but one of the other features they were looking for was someplace close to the center of the population. so the requirements were drawn by thomas kinard, the first secretary of state of the state of nebraska. he true it so that he ultimately was on the capital commission along with the first governor of the state of nebraska and the first auditor. they made it the official commission and they are the ones that made the decision to move it here. the legislature stipulated they wanted, if they were going to move it, they wanted to move it once and for all, as far west as anybody lived in the state of nebraska. spanish and french mapmakers and historians, travelers and explorers had designated the better part of the northwest portion of nebraska as the great american desert. one had written on his map that west of this line, which is the west edge of current lancaster county, west of this common no man will ever live and nothing will ever grow. that was the great
omaha, for several reasons. the people in bellevue and other cities were upset they had not gotten the capital. they wanted out of omaha but one of the other features they were looking for was someplace close to the center of the population. so the requirements were drawn by thomas kinard, the first secretary of state of the state of nebraska. he true it so that he ultimately was on the capital commission along with the first governor of the state of nebraska and the first auditor. they made it...
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with a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraska's largest city. th the help of our cox communications cable partners, in the next hour we'll explore the history of this mid western city. coming up, we will hear about mority air force base, once home to the strategic air command, which controlled intercontinental miss aisles during the cold war. >> the might and strength of the military at that time which controls all the bombers now moved to omaha and made omaha a national site on the psyche of the cold war. announcer:
with a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraska's largest city. th the help of our cox communications cable partners, in the next hour we'll explore the history of this mid western city. coming up, we will hear about mority air force base, once home to the strategic air command, which controlled intercontinental miss aisles during the cold war. >> the might and strength of the military at that time which controls all the bombers now moved to omaha and made omaha a national...
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omaha really started out as a frontier town, a typical frontier town. they decided they wanted to found the cityn this side of the river, and it was established, and everybody knew there was going to be a transcontinental railroad. they just did not know where, and they said we have a better chance of having this railroad if we have a city on the opposite side of the river, already established and ready to go, and that is where they will build the railroad, and it works. that was the founding city, but cities on the west side of the river tend to develop, because it is easier to move west. union pacific is one of the railroad companies of america, founded in 1862 would be pacific railway act signed into law by abraham lincoln, so it combines several railroad companies to make union pacific, and then they were charged with building the transcontinental railroad that would connect to the east and the west coast, so they volunteered, and the central pacific, they started on the west coast and were moving east. and that is really what propelled us even farther. become that point of moving west, one
omaha really started out as a frontier town, a typical frontier town. they decided they wanted to found the cityn this side of the river, and it was established, and everybody knew there was going to be a transcontinental railroad. they just did not know where, and they said we have a better chance of having this railroad if we have a city on the opposite side of the river, already established and ready to go, and that is where they will build the railroad, and it works. that was the founding...
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attract people to your city to grow your population, you have to show that you have some amenities that they want. so having this exposition here is going to show the rest of the world, omaha is a good place to come to, it's a place you can live, that has something to offer. all the tourists coming is a great economic boon and is going to help businesses that are already here. that's why they were beating out places like denver and sacramento for this trance pacific exposition. that's why it was to coveted, bauds you would be on the world stage, people would be talking about omaha far and wide. you would be on the map. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] nouncer: the enola gay and another were built at the martin plant just outside omaha, nba -- nebraska. up next, a look at the strategic air command and intercontinental miss aisles built in nebraska. >> from this location four stories underground, the endless tivets s.a.c. are monitored and controlled every day. run this who facility provide the link between the s.a.c. commander and the strongest, most ready military force ever conceived. >> here
attract people to your city to grow your population, you have to show that you have some amenities that they want. so having this exposition here is going to show the rest of the world, omaha is a good place to come to, it's a place you can live, that has something to offer. all the tourists coming is a great economic boon and is going to help businesses that are already here. that's why they were beating out places like denver and sacramento for this trance pacific exposition. that's why it...