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but in buying a railroad he bought the rights to extend the railroad all the way to daytona beach. this was even before he had completed his hotels and st. augustine. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler, and later on some we asked him that question. did you envision an empire that would expand all the way to miami and key west? and flagler said yes. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. and the question is what impact and flagler have on florida history and on the future of florida. and would florida have developed the same way they did without flagler? well, we don't know but i suppose you could guess that yes, florida would have developed pretty much the same way but flagler certainly accelerated the process. so much of the east coast of florida was essentially wasteland until he build his railroad. you simply couldn't develop an area like palm beach or miami until you had secure rail transportation to the outside world. so flagler realized that he was pioneering, that he was opening up of these areas to development, and it surprised even him in h
but in buying a railroad he bought the rights to extend the railroad all the way to daytona beach. this was even before he had completed his hotels and st. augustine. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler, and later on some we asked him that question. did you envision an empire that would expand all the way to miami and key west? and flagler said yes. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. and the question is what impact and flagler have on florida history and on...
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until he built a railroad, you simply couldn't develop a railroad like palm beach or miami until you have secured rail transportation to the outside world. and so he realized that he was pioneering and that he was opening up these areas to development. and in his old age he always says i didn't appreciate how quickly this would happen. >> from warren information on the many cities we visit with our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org last local content. and here's a look at some of the books being published this week. a series of sexual assaults or discuss that took place at the university of montana. fox news contributor and press secretary share stories from years in the white house in her book. and this nobel prize winner says that america is the most unequal advanced country in the world and give solutions to create what he sees as a fair economy. and this journalist investigates the increasing use of black tar heroin in america and the drug's popularity. .. >> as we speak, alaska has just legalized general recreational use. and public opinion has shifted very much in that d
until he built a railroad, you simply couldn't develop a railroad like palm beach or miami until you have secured rail transportation to the outside world. and so he realized that he was pioneering and that he was opening up these areas to development. and in his old age he always says i didn't appreciate how quickly this would happen. >> from warren information on the many cities we visit with our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org last local content. and here's a look at some of...
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amelia courthouse you can see runs along the richmond railroad and then crosses the south side railroad at burkeville. that is what he hoped to have supplies waiting for him. when he gets to amelia courthouse he expects to find ration trains waiting for him there through some mixup they are not there. lee decides to spend a day in that area asking his troops to go out and ask the local people if they have any surplus food items if they could provide for the confederate army. because he spends the day here he loses the one day's lead he had on grant's army, which does not pull out of the richmond petersburg area until the next day. after those two cities fell. by losing that, when he pulls out of amelia, he begins his movement. his goal was to follow the danville railroad and crossover to north carolina and to join up with general joseph johnston's army. that was the immediate goal at that point, to continue down like this. had his wishes taken place and burkeville supplied, he could have continued his continuous march. by losing that one day lead the union army swings around to the sout
amelia courthouse you can see runs along the richmond railroad and then crosses the south side railroad at burkeville. that is what he hoped to have supplies waiting for him. when he gets to amelia courthouse he expects to find ration trains waiting for him there through some mixup they are not there. lee decides to spend a day in that area asking his troops to go out and ask the local people if they have any surplus food items if they could provide for the confederate army. because he spends...
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a small railroad bridge. .he highbridge, a section of that is -- by leaving that smaller wagon bridge under it, union forces will use that and crossover to the north side of the river. what is happening then strategically is that lee's next point of destination is over here at appomattox station. there are more foods and supplies located there. his next point is to march through the town of appomattox which appomattox station is currently the town of appomattox. that is where the next point of contact or supplies could be had. while heading in this direction on the north side of the appomattox river, two union corps army follow him. as that is 38 miles from here to here, with this line of march from here to here, it is only 30 miles. with lee making this move to the north river he has left a short road open to the union army. in the military, there is a movement called a pincers movement. that is what is happening here. now the union cavalry are moving around and getting in front of lee's army on the station at
a small railroad bridge. .he highbridge, a section of that is -- by leaving that smaller wagon bridge under it, union forces will use that and crossover to the north side of the river. what is happening then strategically is that lee's next point of destination is over here at appomattox station. there are more foods and supplies located there. his next point is to march through the town of appomattox which appomattox station is currently the town of appomattox. that is where the next point of...
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>>> southern pacific railroad once dominated the railroad service. and the bay area was the heart and soul of sp. >> here is the city of san francisco, hopelessly blocked by snow. >> a massive storm leaves hundreds of passengers passengers shivering for days. a look inside the carolands estate. all that and more straight ahead on a second look. hello everyone i'm frank somerville and welcome to a second look. sp trains crossed the country and came to dominate development in the golden west over the next century. in 2001, george watson took a look at southern pacific and how it changed the bay area. oakland incorporated as a city in 1864 but would remain a sleepy city until 1869 when the train came. the side of sps western terminus. the steam locomotive would forever alter the concept of time and distance. now the power of steel and steam forcing over track late across endless prairie through seemingly impossible would altar the course of a nation. here in california, especially in the bay area, by the beginning of the 20th century, the southern pacif
>>> southern pacific railroad once dominated the railroad service. and the bay area was the heart and soul of sp. >> here is the city of san francisco, hopelessly blocked by snow. >> a massive storm leaves hundreds of passengers passengers shivering for days. a look inside the carolands estate. all that and more straight ahead on a second look. hello everyone i'm frank somerville and welcome to a second look. sp trains crossed the country and came to dominate development in...
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one is the south side railroad. i goes out towards western virginia and the all important salt works that con fed rats have there. but arguably the most important railroad coming into petersburg supplying the con fed rats is the one that goes south. the petersburg and weldon railroad whose southern term is wilmington north carolina. why wilmington north carolina you say? well wilmington has not been successful in taking wilmington. and so with that, wilmington is now the window to the world. and all manner of goods and materials brought from around the world can be brought into wilmington, placed on a rail car and then taken up to petersburg. now union army, of course, hampered that somewhat and the summer of 1864 when they cut the weldon railroad and the two battles that take place there the assaults on the weldon railroad on august 18th 19th and 21st and then further to cut the railroad to the battle of ream station on august 25th. but the confederate still maintain the tror a point into virginia where they would
one is the south side railroad. i goes out towards western virginia and the all important salt works that con fed rats have there. but arguably the most important railroad coming into petersburg supplying the con fed rats is the one that goes south. the petersburg and weldon railroad whose southern term is wilmington north carolina. why wilmington north carolina you say? well wilmington has not been successful in taking wilmington. and so with that, wilmington is now the window to the world....
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and that breaks down the assault on the railroads. because, as this wave of confederate soldiers reaches these camps, little by little, the confederate force breaks away to pillage through, finding for their own needs. and with that, eventually, you -- union soldierws will form a pocket behind this breakthrough, they will end up pressing the confederates back through the fortification at fort stedman and will send them then back across the open field to their own entrenchments. lee is going to lose on march 25, 1865, over 3500 soldiers in this fight at fort stedman. those are 3500 men lee could ill afford to lose at his defense at petersburg. if you think about it, by the calendar, march 25 is just one week to the beginning of april and only two weeks before april 9, 1865. so with the failed assault on fort stedman, lee is now going to be forced by a union assault. it figures of lee could assault but that many men from the east of petersburg, he must've weakened his line somewhere, and so he orders his other units to probe and the uni
and that breaks down the assault on the railroads. because, as this wave of confederate soldiers reaches these camps, little by little, the confederate force breaks away to pillage through, finding for their own needs. and with that, eventually, you -- union soldierws will form a pocket behind this breakthrough, they will end up pressing the confederates back through the fortification at fort stedman and will send them then back across the open field to their own entrenchments. lee is going to...
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when you get into upstate new york the underground railroad was completely open. the key key activist there germane mogen himself a fugitive advertise in the newspapers. he said on the head of the underground railroad come anyone knows anything about this fugitive slave send them to me. he had fund-raising parties at his house. authorities were anti-slavery. they didn't bother so depending on where you were it was more or less secret and more or less open. in new york it was pretty secret because new york was a place with close ties to the south and a lot of public officials who are happy to help with the fugitive slaves. it wasn't as public as in syracuse are open-air places like that. >> host: let's talk about that for a minute. this pro-southern sentiment in new york trade slavery and to new york in 1827 but there is a strong sentiment in favor of the south for a long time after that. why is that? what is this connection with new york and the southern states? >> guest: this is something not emphasized. i'm a new yorker as you well know and they don't emphasize
when you get into upstate new york the underground railroad was completely open. the key key activist there germane mogen himself a fugitive advertise in the newspapers. he said on the head of the underground railroad come anyone knows anything about this fugitive slave send them to me. he had fund-raising parties at his house. authorities were anti-slavery. they didn't bother so depending on where you were it was more or less secret and more or less open. in new york it was pretty secret...
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runs along richmond and danville railroad and goes on through here and crosses the south side railroad right here at burkville. remember that is what lee had hoped to have supplies waiting for him at burk vim as early as february. when lee gets to amelia courthouse while army reconcentrating expects to find ration trains waiting for him there. through some mix-up they aren't there, so lee decides to spend a day in that area asking his troops to go out and asking local people if they have any surplus food items they could provide for the confederate army. consequently because he spends the day here he loses the one day's lead he has on grant's army which does not pull out of the richmond petersburg area until the next day after those two cities fell. when he pulls out of amelia, his movement, tracy said his goal was to follow the richmond and danville railroad down to danville and then from there cross over into north carolina and to join up with general joseph johnston's army. that was his immediate goal at that point continue down like this. had his wishes taken place supplies continu
runs along richmond and danville railroad and goes on through here and crosses the south side railroad right here at burkville. remember that is what lee had hoped to have supplies waiting for him at burk vim as early as february. when lee gets to amelia courthouse while army reconcentrating expects to find ration trains waiting for him there. through some mix-up they aren't there, so lee decides to spend a day in that area asking his troops to go out and asking local people if they have any...
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agents of the underground railroad. so much of this is in secret. maybe a thousand slaves he year got out of slavery to the north and canada in the 30 years before the civil war. 30,000 people come a substantial number. there were 4 million slaves, so so this is not destroying the institution of slavery but 30,000 people gaining their freedom with the assistance of white and black activists is something i i think we can look back on with pride in history. >> you speak of the underground railroad as a quasi- public institution. what do you mean by that? >> yes, the people involved were abolitionists and involved in the movement. on the one on the one hand they are engaged in secret and illegal activities sheltering and assisting escaped slaves and on the other hand there going to public meetings petitioning the legislatures of the states. in some places actually holding bake sales he might almost college fairs bazaars to raise money to help fugitive slaves. when you when you get to upstate new york it is completely open. the key activists there adver
agents of the underground railroad. so much of this is in secret. maybe a thousand slaves he year got out of slavery to the north and canada in the 30 years before the civil war. 30,000 people come a substantial number. there were 4 million slaves, so so this is not destroying the institution of slavery but 30,000 people gaining their freedom with the assistance of white and black activists is something i i think we can look back on with pride in history. >> you speak of the underground...
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the federal railroad administration.ose government agencies that we never got rid of from the 1800s, right? it's not as ancient as it sounds and it's supposed to make sure what happens on the rails across america is happening safely. which in the 21st century is now turning out to be a really freaking urgent concern. because this is what's been happening on the rails around our country with increasing regularity over the last few years. this san oil train that derailed and exploded in glean thatalena, illinois, last month. 100 tanker cars filled if oil and when it derailed, the cars exploded and the fire could not be put out for days. a few weeks before that mt. carbon west virginia 109 car oil train came off the tracks. the cars full of oil exploded. it turned that area of west virginia into the and a few months before, lynchburg, virginia, a train packed with crude oil derailed and the cars full of oil blew up in that city of 75,000 people along the banks of the james river. this wasn't out in the middle of nowhere. th
the federal railroad administration.ose government agencies that we never got rid of from the 1800s, right? it's not as ancient as it sounds and it's supposed to make sure what happens on the rails across america is happening safely. which in the 21st century is now turning out to be a really freaking urgent concern. because this is what's been happening on the rails around our country with increasing regularity over the last few years. this san oil train that derailed and exploded in glean...
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and the answer to that question is in part the federal railroad administration.nistration that sounds like an old fashioned agency but it does things like crashing train cars into calls in colorado to see how to make them safer. now what we need are rules how to make the bomb trains safer. next month we expect new rules from the obama administration to tell them what they got to do to prevent more of this from happening across the country. this is a fight that is going on for months now. largely behind closed doors. i'm desperate to know what they are going on to come with up. i want to know if it's enough to make news shows from action movies about the end of the world. >>> we have scored our second great interview tonight. the woman who is now in charge of making sure that trains are safe, including the oil trains that seem to be blowing up around the country. she joins us live in the studio in a momentum. i'm so looking forward to this. please stay with us. . it feels like that brick's on your face? try zyrtec®-d to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relie
and the answer to that question is in part the federal railroad administration.nistration that sounds like an old fashioned agency but it does things like crashing train cars into calls in colorado to see how to make them safer. now what we need are rules how to make the bomb trains safer. next month we expect new rules from the obama administration to tell them what they got to do to prevent more of this from happening across the country. this is a fight that is going on for months now....
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it was very difficult -- the richmond railroad was not a strong solid line. that was the only supply line lee could have used, because the petersburg and weldon railroad was long ago cut off. i think logistics, not necessarily numbers, or intent, but i think logistics would have probably rendered that an impossible strategy. but the idea was to try to defeat sherman first. and then come back and confront grant. >> i was happy to hear your reference to the homerratic proportion, in terms of one of the petersburg engagements. my question is this. looking at homer we looked at the cities in the war. lee would have known, at any point in 1865 or prior, would lee have fought without some aid, not from persians, but from someone else that would not be any chance of victory? certainly we know that the spartan lead without the persians, i mean, there would have been no naval victory against athens. so in hindsight, i know we can all gauge, but in your opinion, do you think that lee, with his knowledge of these prior wars, might have foreseen a defeat prior to 1865 wi
it was very difficult -- the richmond railroad was not a strong solid line. that was the only supply line lee could have used, because the petersburg and weldon railroad was long ago cut off. i think logistics, not necessarily numbers, or intent, but i think logistics would have probably rendered that an impossible strategy. but the idea was to try to defeat sherman first. and then come back and confront grant. >> i was happy to hear your reference to the homerratic proportion, in terms...
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it was very difficult -- the richmond railroad was not a strong solid line. that was the only supply line lee could have used, because the petersburg and weldon railroad was long ago cut off. i think logistics, not necessarily numbers, or intent, but i think logistics would have probably rendered that an impossible strategy. but the idea was to try to defeat sherman first. and then come back and confront grant. >> i was happy to hear your reference to the homerratic proportion, in terms of one of the petersburg engagements. my question is this. looking at homer we looked at the cities in the war. lee would have known, at any point in 1865 or prior, would lee have fought without some aid, not from persians, but from someone else that would not be any chance of victory? certainly we know that the spartan lead without the persians, i mean, there would have been no naval victory against athens. so in hindsight, i know we can all gauge, but in your opinion, do you think that lee, with his knowledge of these prior wars, might have foreseen a defeat prior to 1865 wi
it was very difficult -- the richmond railroad was not a strong solid line. that was the only supply line lee could have used, because the petersburg and weldon railroad was long ago cut off. i think logistics, not necessarily numbers, or intent, but i think logistics would have probably rendered that an impossible strategy. but the idea was to try to defeat sherman first. and then come back and confront grant. >> i was happy to hear your reference to the homerratic proportion, in terms...
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taylor is going to come down the railroad line with one aid on a railroad hand car being pushed by two slaves. they will meet at the house and very quickly agree to terms. this is the mcgee house. this is the only original surrender location anywhere. it's the only one that survived. it's the original house in the original location with the original furniture inside. those are the chairs and the table. it's a private home. it was open as a museum but didn't have enough visitation to keep open. i got to meet the owner and he took me inside. the problem that we have though is just like we sherman and johnston, once news of lincoln's a assassination gets out, everything has to stop. the cease-fire will expire. taylor and camby will have to meet again. back to my map. the second meeting will take place just a little to the north in the town of citonelle which is also on the railroad line. this time they get there the opposite way. taylor comes down on train. camby leaves mobile on train but the tracks are broken up and they can't get any further. the confederate train will have to go down
taylor is going to come down the railroad line with one aid on a railroad hand car being pushed by two slaves. they will meet at the house and very quickly agree to terms. this is the mcgee house. this is the only original surrender location anywhere. it's the only one that survived. it's the original house in the original location with the original furniture inside. those are the chairs and the table. it's a private home. it was open as a museum but didn't have enough visitation to keep open....
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how do you incentivize 9 railroads? how do you put any expectations in place such as a zero tolerance policy for anything that happens on a crude route? comprehensive thinking for new problems and new thinking for old problems. >> and that takes all of us at the table to do that in partnership. >> and actually sarah brings up a point i'd like to reiterate, too. you know, we've tried very hard under this administration and secretary foxx has made it a key point in the beyond traffic framework that was put out there. we have to stop thinking about ourselves in just our little modal boxes and as a transportation system. and safety is one area where that really does come to bear. secretary foxx has done an enormous amount of work emphasizing bicycle and pedestrian safety. in transit mode that's very critical for us because a lot of people get to our system walking or biking or will leave our system walking and biking. similarly, in sarah's world we can take about a grade crossing. this is the interface between our particula
how do you incentivize 9 railroads? how do you put any expectations in place such as a zero tolerance policy for anything that happens on a crude route? comprehensive thinking for new problems and new thinking for old problems. >> and that takes all of us at the table to do that in partnership. >> and actually sarah brings up a point i'd like to reiterate, too. you know, we've tried very hard under this administration and secretary foxx has made it a key point in the beyond traffic...
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how do you incentivize the railroads.how do you put expectations in place such as zero tolerance as far as anything that happens on a crude route. comprehensive thinking and new thinking for old problems. >> and that takes all of us at the table to do that in partnership. >> actually sarah brings up a point i'd like to reiterate, too. we've tried very hard under this administration and secretary fox has made it a key point in the beyond traffic framework that was put out there. we have to stop thinking about ourselves in just our little boxes and as a transportation system. safety is one area where that really does come to bear. secretary fox has done an enormous amount of work emphasizing bicycle and transit safety. in the transit mode, that's critical because a lot of people will get to or leave our system walking or biking. we can talk about a grade crossing. this is the interface between our mode of transit and cars or pedestrians in the case of trespassing and the challenges associated there. this whole notion again
how do you incentivize the railroads.how do you put expectations in place such as zero tolerance as far as anything that happens on a crude route. comprehensive thinking and new thinking for old problems. >> and that takes all of us at the table to do that in partnership. >> actually sarah brings up a point i'd like to reiterate, too. we've tried very hard under this administration and secretary fox has made it a key point in the beyond traffic framework that was put out there. we...
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particularly easter railroads like csx and that is a head wind. but the good news is despite that we did see overall volume increase and see other types of goods moving across the rail network and the stronger prices and that is why the earning beat for csx. and they are the first to report for q did they do better than expected or are we going to see this play ought across the other railroads. and we saw others warn earnings on monday night so it could be an play in terms of what the earning look like and how much the coal effects these. and morgan will keep us updates. morgan raiding the rails. >>> and we begin tonight's market focus. two companies in discussions over a deal to create a networking behemoth and a potential merger for noka tell. shares of nokia off to 7.$96 and alta tell off to 4.$93. avon considering a sale and exploring strategic alternatives. the beauty products company canceled the analyst meeting because they are looking at their structure. today at 9.$15. an executive at jcpenney accidentally e-mailed information to an analy
particularly easter railroads like csx and that is a head wind. but the good news is despite that we did see overall volume increase and see other types of goods moving across the rail network and the stronger prices and that is why the earning beat for csx. and they are the first to report for q did they do better than expected or are we going to see this play ought across the other railroads. and we saw others warn earnings on monday night so it could be an play in terms of what the earning...
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and the answer to that question is in part the federal railroad administration.inistration that sounds like an old fashioned agency but it does things like crashing train cars into calls in colorado to see how to make them safer. now what we need are rules how to make the bomb trains safer. next month we expect new rules from the obama administration to tell them what they got to do to prevent more of this from happening across the country. this is a fight that is going on for months now. largely behind closed doors. i'm desperate to know what they are going on to come with up. i want to know if it's enough to make news shows from action movies about the end of the world. more people buy and buy again. wow! that's a four-cylinder? i thought it was a six. i definitely feel the ecoboost in the ford escape. that's like a sports car. i just opened my trunk with my foot. i prefer, without a doubt, the escape over the cr-v. take the ecoboost challenge at your ford dealer. for a limited-time get an escape with up to two-thousand total cash back plus seven-fifty conquest
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that was rockefeller family money in that railroad. that's why there were all these itinerants living in taft because of that railroad. but those sparks caused many of those fires. you look in the book you will see some pictures of his. they were huge trust souls -- trestles they built. not all of these tunnels, but these huge timbered trestles. when the fire was happening on saturday night, august 20, 1910, a lot of people fled by train. it was like the scene in the titanic in one way. women and children first. the whole town was being evacuated and they said that men had to stay behind and fight for their homes, but the women and children could not leave on the last train out of town. well that last train out of town was not necessary going to get you to missoula, because all these trestles were burning as well. so there are these harrowing accounts of the train essentially going out to the edge and then sending someone out to look if the fire was burning on the council and then nestling another mile. you will see the pictures in the
that was rockefeller family money in that railroad. that's why there were all these itinerants living in taft because of that railroad. but those sparks caused many of those fires. you look in the book you will see some pictures of his. they were huge trust souls -- trestles they built. not all of these tunnels, but these huge timbered trestles. when the fire was happening on saturday night, august 20, 1910, a lot of people fled by train. it was like the scene in the titanic in one way. women...
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they cut across lee's path down the railroad and consequently general lee decides not to do battle but to begin what would be three night marches in a row in other words starting from amelia until appomattox the confederate army will march day and night until they get to appomattox courthouse. and so not fighting at jetersville, lee in his night march comes to a resort called amelia springs. while he is at amelia springs his commissary general informs him that there are 120,000 rations waiting here in farmville for his army. it would be located at the south side station south side railroad station part of which is the art gallery that dr. coles mentioned that is part of the passenger station and not that many years ago. when i was going to school here the original freight depot where supplies were located was there and has been torn down. lee decides he thinks if he makes a night march he can move around the union army, get ahead of it get to farmville get the supplies issued to his men and head south from here towards keysville and at keysville he would reintersect the railroad going
they cut across lee's path down the railroad and consequently general lee decides not to do battle but to begin what would be three night marches in a row in other words starting from amelia until appomattox the confederate army will march day and night until they get to appomattox courthouse. and so not fighting at jetersville, lee in his night march comes to a resort called amelia springs. while he is at amelia springs his commissary general informs him that there are 120,000 rations waiting...
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common carriage is a vestige of the english common law was originally applied to railroads and to truckinges and then to airlines but it has been repealed for all of those industries going on from 30 years ago because it imposed new cost on consumers and delay deployment and slowed innovation and really chilled investment. >> we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. that's an important thing to start with. but we do disagree with a lawsuit. we have been supportive of the rules that the fcc and acted -- and acted -- enacted and now have become a force of law and we believe that after a decade of working towards a way to have net neutrality rules that could hold up in court that this is the strongest set of net neutrality protections we have seen in the three different attempts at the agency to ensure that the internet remains open. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span two. >> this morning, the hill staff writer has the latest on negotiations between house and senate budget conference committee members and previews there monday meeting. then a repre
common carriage is a vestige of the english common law was originally applied to railroads and to truckinges and then to airlines but it has been repealed for all of those industries going on from 30 years ago because it imposed new cost on consumers and delay deployment and slowed innovation and really chilled investment. >> we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. that's an important thing to start with. but we do disagree with a lawsuit. we have been supportive of...
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>> according to the texas railroad commission, xto energy a subsid riz subsidiary of exxon mobile, ownsll. asked mayor stokes about the increased confident. >> no beating around the bush. they are causing this activity. the more horizontal fracking and drilling we have the more problems the more waste water the more injected into the ground we're doing and it's opening fault lines that aren't open at the moment. >> in a prepared statement xto the company that owns this disposal well told "techknow" based on an analysis of the data to date, xl does not believe its well caused any of the seismic events. it's a sensitive issue. when the mayor took us to the area, a driver began taking pictures of us on a cell phone. residents of reno and azel are taking action. >> the quake started recently and it woke me up. i thought a 747 landed on my roof. >> at a round of hearings at the texas state capital, citizens voiced their complaints, the railroad is a state agency that regulates the gas and oil industry including drilling and disposal wells located throughout the state. >> how would you like i
>> according to the texas railroad commission, xto energy a subsid riz subsidiary of exxon mobile, ownsll. asked mayor stokes about the increased confident. >> no beating around the bush. they are causing this activity. the more horizontal fracking and drilling we have the more problems the more waste water the more injected into the ground we're doing and it's opening fault lines that aren't open at the moment. >> in a prepared statement xto the company that owns this...
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the railroads are established by the union during the war.power and tool to build its wealth, the pinkerton detective agency is highered to guard the cargo. for jesse and frank the trains are a perfect target if they don't get caught. >> the pinkertons were the first real detective agency, almost the precursor of an fbi. their goal was to rundown criminals. >> hands up. easy. >> there's no reason for a man to do anything when the experienced robber is there. give the alarm or resists he will die. >> your purse. >> that pretty little broach. >> we are warriors for the working day. that's shakespeare. >> who among you fought for the rebel cause? you, sir, you paid your debt. >> thank you. >> let's go, frank. >> news of the james brother's holdup spreads quickly. the robbery is a blow to the northern railroads and embarrassing the pinkertons. >> allen pinkerton, their founder who had been a spy for the union during the civil war takes it personally upon himself to bring jesse to justice. >> the nation's most powerful private security force is no
the railroads are established by the union during the war.power and tool to build its wealth, the pinkerton detective agency is highered to guard the cargo. for jesse and frank the trains are a perfect target if they don't get caught. >> the pinkertons were the first real detective agency, almost the precursor of an fbi. their goal was to rundown criminals. >> hands up. easy. >> there's no reason for a man to do anything when the experienced robber is there. give the alarm or...
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common carriage as a vestige of the english common law was originally applied to railroads and then to trucking companies and then to airlines but it's been repealed for all of those industries going on over 30 years ago because it proved to impose new costs on consumers, it delayed deployment, slowed innovation and really chilled investment. so we would be supportive of the open internet standards but not pursuant to a reclassification of the industry services as being common carriage. >> host: christopher hill -- christopher lewis, sorry about that with public knowledge, vice president. mr. lewis, what do you think about u.s. telecom and its members filing their lawsuit? >> guest: well, i think, you know, first we start with where we degree. we both agree that net neutrality protections are important, and that's an important thing to start with. we do disagree with the lawsuit. we've been very supportive of the rules that the fcc enacted and have now become force of law. we think that after a decade of working towards a way to have net neutrality rules that could hold up in court, th
common carriage as a vestige of the english common law was originally applied to railroads and then to trucking companies and then to airlines but it's been repealed for all of those industries going on over 30 years ago because it proved to impose new costs on consumers, it delayed deployment, slowed innovation and really chilled investment. so we would be supportive of the open internet standards but not pursuant to a reclassification of the industry services as being common carriage....
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to get manage of the railroads to bring them there, the transcontinental railroad. it was an explosion of settlement, and with the states the territories becoming states, they were added to the republican party, mostly. that is another reason why the republican party was not as committed to ensuring african-americans presence in the southern states, making the southern states a place where black people could vote as well as white people. they didn't need the south anymore. prof glymph: one of the problems , you have this settlement, but not rapid transition from territory to state. actually, it takes 36 years, 46 years, 45 years for these new territories to become states. what we see is the u.s. learned a very important lesson in making the south, breaking it off into five military districts. how to remake the nation. part of that remaking of the nation was transferred to the west. these states, we make them wait decades before they can come in. >> is worth mentioning there are multiple different narratives going on. there are things created by the end of the civil
to get manage of the railroads to bring them there, the transcontinental railroad. it was an explosion of settlement, and with the states the territories becoming states, they were added to the republican party, mostly. that is another reason why the republican party was not as committed to ensuring african-americans presence in the southern states, making the southern states a place where black people could vote as well as white people. they didn't need the south anymore. prof glymph: one of...
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common law was originally applied to railroads covert truck is -- railroads, trucking companies, and airlines. it delays deployment, slowed innovation, and it really chilled investment. crist for lewis: we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. we do did -- we do disagree on the rules that the fcc enacted and have now become force of law. we think that after a decade of working towards a way to have these economies this is the strongest federal protection we have seen. >> monday night on the communicators on c-span's here. >> each week american history tv visits museums and is for places. you are looking at peterson house and washington, d.c. where president abram lincoln passed away -- abraham lincoln passed away. up next, the boarding house across the street from ford's theatre where abraham lincoln was shot 150 years ago. >> at about 10:00 10:15, ford's theater opened. people came out screaming. i first they thought the theater was on fire. then they heard that the president was shot. that got the attention of the members of the boarding house. torch frances liv
common law was originally applied to railroads covert truck is -- railroads, trucking companies, and airlines. it delays deployment, slowed innovation, and it really chilled investment. crist for lewis: we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. we do did -- we do disagree on the rules that the fcc enacted and have now become force of law. we think that after a decade of working towards a way to have these economies this is the strongest federal protection we have seen....
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telecom service regulated as a common carrier pursuant to railroad regulations. it imposed new cost on consumers and delayed improvement and chilled investment. we would be supportive of the open internet standards but not pursuant to reclassification of the industry services being common carrier. >> christopher lewis what do you think about u.s. telecom and the members filing a lawsuit? >> first you start with where you agree. we agree anita haidarynet neutrality regulation regulations are important. we have been supportive of the rules the fcc enacted and now become force of law. we think that after a decade of working toward a way to have net neutrality rules that could hold up in court this is the strongest set of net neutrality protections we have seen in the three different attempts at the agency to ensure the internet is open. we are hopeful and supportive of the rules and expect they will have a strong chance of holding up in court. >> host: why is public knowledge believing net neutrality rules are necessary at this point? >> guest: so the internet devel
telecom service regulated as a common carrier pursuant to railroad regulations. it imposed new cost on consumers and delayed improvement and chilled investment. we would be supportive of the open internet standards but not pursuant to reclassification of the industry services being common carrier. >> christopher lewis what do you think about u.s. telecom and the members filing a lawsuit? >> first you start with where you agree. we agree anita haidarynet neutrality regulation...
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. >> the people who work on the railroad and maintain the stations it's a lot of work. look at the size of this. >> reporter: that's a big wrench. it's all necessary to maintain super sensitive super secure giant utility tums. >> have you ever walk this tunnel? >> i've walked most of it. not all the way through. >> this one runs almost 20 blocks. it crosses over the schuylkill river, too. septa says don't even try it so-called urban explores are who manage to get into, tag document or try to get into these tunnels. these are philadelphia conrad benner. >> lock up, chain is lock so people can't get access to it at all. dan nor treat is talking about the forbidden platform. >> homeland security wants it very much secured. >> reporter: they have their reasons. >> this is a place that you don't want everybody knowing
. >> the people who work on the railroad and maintain the stations it's a lot of work. look at the size of this. >> reporter: that's a big wrench. it's all necessary to maintain super sensitive super secure giant utility tums. >> have you ever walk this tunnel? >> i've walked most of it. not all the way through. >> this one runs almost 20 blocks. it crosses over the schuylkill river, too. septa says don't even try it so-called urban explores are who manage to get...
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a bay area congressman is pushing for legislation to prevent a disaster on bay area railroads. congressman john garamendi and the head of the federal railroad administration want tougher rules on bakken crude. two years ago, a train carrying crude exploded and killed 47 people in canada. and this past february in west virginia, railcars carrying the same crude are passing through the bay area communities. >> we're not going to shut down the transport of crude oil but, by god, that crude oil is not going to be explosive if my legislation is adopted. >> reporter: congressman garamendi and the head of the federal railroad administration are pushing for legislation -- >> and garamendi says the solution is removing explosive vapors and volatile materials before the bakken crude is shipped from the oilfields in south dakota. >>> city of san jose unveiled its newest plan to combat traffic and take a look. it's a new transportation management center. it begins in 10 -- it brings in, rather, 10,000 sensors and 250 traffic cameras all in real time. the biggest deal here, the ability to c
a bay area congressman is pushing for legislation to prevent a disaster on bay area railroads. congressman john garamendi and the head of the federal railroad administration want tougher rules on bakken crude. two years ago, a train carrying crude exploded and killed 47 people in canada. and this past february in west virginia, railcars carrying the same crude are passing through the bay area communities. >> we're not going to shut down the transport of crude oil but, by god, that crude...
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. >> their main targets are the railroads, the life blood of the union advance.n september 27 1864 bloody bill and 80 of his soldiers hijack a train. but instead of supplies they find something even more valuable. >> this train has aboard a number of union forces on their way home and they are unarmed. they really pose no threat but they have fallen to bloody bill anderson and his band. >> all you will die like dogs. >> bloody bill wasn't afraid to send a message. and it could be pretty brutal. we are talking about cut out tongues scalps, desecrateing dead bodies. bloody bill anderson had a very deep effect on jesse james because he was something of a mentor to jesse. james was involved in a lot of imitated behavior doing what bloody bill did. >> the bushwhackers killed 22 union soldiers and four civilians. >> jesse and frank james ride with bloody bill. until its ambush by samuel cox and his men. >> turned military leader and so he trailed and tracked bloody bill. >> jesse, we got to get him out of here. >> with bloody bill dead the union army begins hunting dow
. >> their main targets are the railroads, the life blood of the union advance.n september 27 1864 bloody bill and 80 of his soldiers hijack a train. but instead of supplies they find something even more valuable. >> this train has aboard a number of union forces on their way home and they are unarmed. they really pose no threat but they have fallen to bloody bill anderson and his band. >> all you will die like dogs. >> bloody bill wasn't afraid to send a message. and it...
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common carriage is originally applied to railroads and then to trucking companies and then to airlines. but it has been repealed for all those industries going on over 30 years ago. and really chilled investment. >> we believe no neutrality is important. we have been very supportive of the rules. and have now become a force of law. we think after working towards a way to have net neutrality rules that would hold up in court and you will news came that pearl harbor had been bombed and i can remember my grandfather lucas describing the exact field, the exact row that he was picking cotton in in december of 1941 when one of the neighbors stopped and said have you heard? my father could tell you exactly the moment walking down the street in elk city, oklahoma when he walked up to a crowd staring into a store selling televisions because everyone's mouth was down, everyone was aghast of the news in dallas. in many ways, the experience of two minutes after 9:00 a.m. on april 19, 1995, has had the same mark and the same effect on not only myself, my colleagues in this delegation but our commun
common carriage is originally applied to railroads and then to trucking companies and then to airlines. but it has been repealed for all those industries going on over 30 years ago. and really chilled investment. >> we believe no neutrality is important. we have been very supportive of the rules. and have now become a force of law. we think after working towards a way to have net neutrality rules that would hold up in court and you will news came that pearl harbor had been bombed and i...
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. >> their main targets are the railroads, the life blood of the union advance.n september 27, 1864 bloody bill and 80 of his soldiers hijack a train. but instead of supplies they find something even more valuable. >> this train has aboard a number of union forces on their way home and they are unarmed. they really pose no threat but they have fallen to bloody bill anderson and his band. >> all you will die like dogs. >> bloody bill wasn't afraid to send a message. and it could be pretty brutal. we are talking about cut out tongues, scalps, desecrating dead bodies. bloody bill anderson had a very deep effect on jesse james because he was something of a mentor to jesse. james was involved in a lot of imitated behavior doing what bloody bill did. >> the bushwhackers killed 22 union soldiers and four civilians. >> jesse and frank james ride with bloody bill. until its ambush by samuel cox and his men. >> turned military leader and so he trailed and tracked bloody bill. >> jesse, we got to get him out of here. >> with bloody bill dead the union army begins hunting do
. >> their main targets are the railroads, the life blood of the union advance.n september 27, 1864 bloody bill and 80 of his soldiers hijack a train. but instead of supplies they find something even more valuable. >> this train has aboard a number of union forces on their way home and they are unarmed. they really pose no threat but they have fallen to bloody bill anderson and his band. >> all you will die like dogs. >> bloody bill wasn't afraid to send a message. and...
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it is a blow to the northern railroads and a blow to the pinkertons.ally upon himself to bring jesse to justice. >> the nation's most private security forces on the hunt for jesse james. and the attention he receives as an leader of an outlaw gang is an ambegz. >> jesse's ambition to continue the sieveul war is reenforced with the ego. he captures the imagination of defeated confederates and that recognition escalates his violent rebellion. in kansas city, the jam jesse james catches the eye of a former major turned newspaperman. >> john edwards was a former confederate callary man. >> it is one of the first and for john edwards it elevates jesse james a herostatus and rallied the disgrunteled confederacy. >> edwards wanted to so them take their political future in their own hands and he thought the james' gang would inspire them and he wrote positive reports. he made them the legends that they were. newspaper readers across the country buy in the robin hood myth. and while in truth, he is a greedy vicious killer and now clearly in the seats of the pin
it is a blow to the northern railroads and a blow to the pinkertons.ally upon himself to bring jesse to justice. >> the nation's most private security forces on the hunt for jesse james. and the attention he receives as an leader of an outlaw gang is an ambegz. >> jesse's ambition to continue the sieveul war is reenforced with the ego. he captures the imagination of defeated confederates and that recognition escalates his violent rebellion. in kansas city, the jam jesse james...
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when the war is over and are no more fugitives to assist, the agents of the underground railroad and members of the vigilance committee we channel their efforts so to speak and they try to ensure equality for the newly emancipated. given the role why especially given the role of african-americans, the role that advocate americans had played in the union why was this a difficult for these people to convince white americans that african-americans were entitled to more than just freedom that they were entitled to equality as well? >> guest: well you know, lydia berea child, the great abolitionist and the first woman to edit a political newspaper, she was the editor of the anti-slavery standard before sending howard gay took over the post, she said right at the end of the civil war something to the effect that she said the problem is that slavery was abolished because of a miserable military necessity, not a moral we awaken. the abolitionist movement that called on people to in south to have this moral transformation to understand, admit that slavery was a sin and a crime and then wants
when the war is over and are no more fugitives to assist, the agents of the underground railroad and members of the vigilance committee we channel their efforts so to speak and they try to ensure equality for the newly emancipated. given the role why especially given the role of african-americans, the role that advocate americans had played in the union why was this a difficult for these people to convince white americans that african-americans were entitled to more than just freedom that they...
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a severe storm blew railcars right off a railroad bridge. that's coming up next. use the medicine that pharmacists use most for themselves. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare victory. so cvs health provides expert support and vital medicines. make a fist for me. at our infusion centers or in patients homes. we help them fight the good fight. cvs health, because health is everything. look like this. feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their soft cushioning support means you can look like this. and feel like this. dreamwalk. >> pelley: stormy weather toda >> pelley: stormy weather today forced the coast guard to suspend its search for four missing sailors off of alabama's coast. they were competing in a sailboat race saturday when a sudden storm kicked up near hurricane-force winds. several of the boats capsized. any hope that they survived is fading this evening. at least two other sailo
a severe storm blew railcars right off a railroad bridge. that's coming up next. use the medicine that pharmacists use most for themselves. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare victory. so cvs health provides expert support and vital medicines. make a fist for me. at our infusion centers or in patients homes. we help them fight the good fight. cvs health, because health is everything. look like this. feel...