at the end of the war the bank was in receivership. many of the things that happens during the civil war took place here. in may of 1861 the capital of the confederate states of america moved to richmond virginia. we had supply stores and we had cotton stored here. we don't really know how many bales of cotton. the yankees were coming. that was wilkins raid which left huntsville in july. they scoured through the whole area. the destroyed the university of alabama. what is left is the former capital of the confederacy. the unionists began moving toward montgomery. there was great anxiety. todon't know if we are going be punished tremendously because we were the founding site of the confederacy. all that cotton was stored in the warehouse. they decide there is no way they can take on wilson's raters. leave but before they do they agreed to burn the cotton. this great conflagration takes place. on april night. and the wind is blowing off the river. the sparks were blowing all around. it happened in other towns as well. there was a black v

of emergency manager and it said this, this, the emergency manager shall have broad powers and receivership to rectify the financial emergency and assure the fiscal accountability of the local government, local governments capacity to provide or cause to be provided necessary government services, essential to public health, safety and welfare. have i read that correctly? >> that is correct sir. >> do you agree as emergency manager you had broad powers? >> yes sir. >> once you issued an opinion it was law. it says, in order issued under this section is binding on the local elected and appointed officials and employees, agents and contractors. have i read that correctly question that. >> yes sir. >> you use those broad powers to cut about $18 million from the budget by moving away from the detroit water to the flint river and this was the agenda from governor snyder's office to save money. that was the emergency referred to in emergency manager. it was an emergency in the environment or in public water or drinking supply. it was an emergency about money. it was a money emergency manager that