zachary shipman were both charged with one count of assault in the third-degree. 48-year-old richard roberts, the other suspect at the time was already in custody. >>> and phillies pitcher michael lorenzen threw a no-hitter against the nationals. it came in lorenzen's second start with the team since being traded to philadelphia last week. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> it's thursday, august 10th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." island inferno. deadly wildfires sweep through the hawaiian island of maui where historic communities have been reduced to ash. we're going to have an update. [ gunshots ] >>> ecuador assassination. a presidential candidate is shot and killed during a campaign event. >>> fantastic finish. pitcher michael lorenzen makes history for the philadelphia phil the deadly shooting of a utah man during a raid on his home. agents are attempt -- were attempting to serve an arrest water yesterday after the man allegedly threatened to kill president biden and several others. ed o'keefe report

zachary shipman were both charged with one count of assault in the third-degree. 48-year-old richard robertsspect at the time was already in custody >>> and phillies pitcher miking lorenzen threw a no-hitter against the nationals. it came in lorenzen's second start with the team since being traded to philadelphia last week. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with wildfires in hawaii that have people fleeing for their lives. the fast-spreading flames have engulfed entire towns on the island of maui, ripping through historic tourist destinations, burning everything in sight. hundreds of homes and businesses are feared destroyed as winds from hurricane dora have turned small brushfires into raging infernos. a state of emergency has been declared, and officials are preparing to ask for federal funding as soon as they get a better idea of the scale of destruction. fema and the military have been called in to help. at least six people have died and 20 ar

the suspects thus far have been identified as richard roberts, white male, 48 years old, with two outstandingarrants for assault, third degree. allen todd, white male, 23 years old, one warrant for assault, third degree. and zachary shipman, white male, 25 years old, one warrant for assault, third degree. we have instructed those individuals to turn themselves into law enforcement and at this time one is secured and in custody, the other two are set to turn themselves in within the next hour. we are also asking for mr. reggie gray, the black male, 42 years old, who was seen wielding that folding chair to contact the moebt ntgomery police depart for further interviews and as part of this investigation. as the man said a minute ago, this investigation is ongoing and more charges are likely. we want to thank the public and the media for supplying the much needed evidence and video surveillance that we have received and that helped us to determine the facts as they happened. keep in mind, when the incident took place, when it initially took place, the police department didn't have the luxury of t

warrants have been issued for 3 met richard roberts, alan todd and zachary shipment all facing warrants for assault in the 3rd as the crowd grew saturday, video of the brawl shows one man identified as reggie gray wielding a flexible chair. police are asking him to contact them for an interview when asked whether hate crime riot charges may be added a at this time based on the way the statues reading with a lot >> we are unable to present inciting a riot, all racial racially bias charges at this chief albert says more charges may be added, though, as the investigation is ongoing. >> noelle bellow kron, 4 news. coming up. >> the date announced for the new iphone release. why tech experts are saying it is the sleek against virginia. >> and why greece is limiting the amount of visitors are going allow a one popular going allow a one popular tourist destination. oh ms. flores, what would we do without you? leader of many, and pet wrangler too. you report to your boss, every afternoon. so beautiful. so becoming a student again might seem impossible. but what if a school could be there for al

: for now, confront police issuing arrest warrants for three of the white boater, 48-year-old richard roberts shipman for misdemeanor assault. >> in the state of alabama, this third degree assault is, in fact, a smooern charge. it does carry jail time up to one year. i can only surmise it's being charged as a misdemeanor because of the nature of the injuries. >> reporter: they also want to interview a fourth man, 42-year-old reggie gray, seen in this video swinging a folding chair. >> probably 60 people fighting. that's a massive amount of people fighting. i don't know if you know who's fighting who, at that point. >> reporter: the very site of the attack has a racially charged past. >> that particular dock was the site of slave trades. montgomery, alabama, has a very rich and negative history as it relates to the treatment of african americans. the brutality that african americans have suffered in montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: police say while there isn't enough evidence for hate crime charges at this point, the case is ongoing. >> hate crimes are very difficult, however, to prove by pro

they face charges of third degree assault richard roberts was already in custody. the arrests come after a group of men were seene seen atting a dockworker the police say they expect to bring more charges >>> the date is set for the manslaughter c manslaughter trial stemming from the fatal shooting on the set of "rust. this is tied to the accidental shooting of halyna hutchins. actor alec baldwin was holding the revolve ver. hannah gutierrez reed faces up to three years in prison if convicted. >>> yesterday marked 100 days since hollywood writers dropped their pens for picket signs. they are doubling downfor demands on increased pay and better residuals and more. hopes at the negotiating table were dashed last week after an answer didn't emerge about when talks would resume it's the first time hollywood has seen two unions on pause since the is 1960s angie lassman is tracking how much rein isain is on the way. >> we're dealing with a couple more spots that could see stronger storms and soggy conditions we've got a couple showers focussed through parts of the northe

to police headquarters for questioning >> reporter: the trio of men facing misdemeanor charge, richard roberts, allen todd and zachary shipman. one person has already turned himself in with the others expected to. it's drawn national outrage. >> i don't think you can judge any community by any one incident >> reporter: the man seen tacked in the video is the rive riverboat co-captain he spent 40 minutes trying to get them to move the boat via a p.a. system. >> he was trying to move the boat just enough to where the cruise ship could park >> reporter: this new video shows other men coming to picket's aid, as the altercation escalates. the unfolding fight largely along racial lines, fueling que there's no evidence that would the ftandard for that >> there was no stone unturn we examined this over riod of timeth. not on tnight t since that night we werunableo present any racially-biassed charges at this >> reporter: those who witnessed it felt t help husband what helpless. >> you never know how people are going to react these days. >> reporter: they hope the investigation delivers justice sam bro

. >> reporter: police say the three suspects have been identified as 48-year-old richard roberts, 23-year-old allan todd, and 25-year-old zachary shipman. >> those guys who parked there were told not to leave it there. >> reporter: authorities say the brawl started when this river boat cocaptain, identified by authorities as damien pickett, tried moving a pontoon boat in the designated spot for a cruise ship on its way in. >> the cocaptain was doing his job. he was simply trying to move the boat just enough to where the cruise ship could park safely, in its identified location, however, it quickly escalated into fisticufs. >> reporter: in these now viral videos, part of the police investigation, you see a shirtless man confront the cocop tan cocaptain. a fight breaking out. several people jumping in, outnumbering the captain. that's when, all of sudden, black eyewitnesses who were watching decided to jump in and help the captain, running, even swimming up to the scene. beating back the people who attacked the man. one of them using a folded chair to hit someone over the head. tonight,

richard roberts was already in custody. officials say a fight broke out after the boaters were asked to move out of the way for a riverboat. >>> and a court ruling made public on wednesday has revealed that the office of jack smith executed a search warrant earlier this year for the twitter account of former president trump. the ruling said smith's office was searching for evidence of criminal offenses. the warrant's existence was made public in a decision by a federal appeals court holding the social media giant known now ag as x as not immediately complying with the request posting on truth social wednesday, trump accused the justice department of secretly attacking his twitter account. >>> just hours before president biden landed in ute e ute wedneut federal officials shot and killed a man who made threats. >> reporter: the fbi says its agent agents had a deadly confrontation with a man who had threatened to kill him a suspect, craig robertson, who they say was approximately 70 to 75 years old >> there was a big boom. th

at one of the people allegedly at the center of the riverfront brawl in montgomery, alabama, richard roberts is one of the three men now facing assault charges, along with alan todd and zachary shipman. police were waiting for todd and shipman to surrender overnight, an event that certainly was avoidable. the brawl erupted when a riverboat coach captain tried moving a pontoon boat parked in the designated spot for a commercial ship coming in. >> the co-captain was doing his job. he was simply trying to move the boat and just enough to where the cruise ship can park safely. and it's and it's identified location. however it quickly escalated into a fist. you can come in these videos that are part of the police investigation in a shirtless man confronts the co-captain and a fight breaks out. >> several people then jump in, outnumbering the captain. moments later, witnesses who happened to be black rushed in to help the worker running, even swimming to the scene. oh my god. beating back the people who attacked the man. one used a folding chair to hit someone over the head. police say that man wi

so it's very, very interesting to see the council leader of hertfordshire, richard roberts, has saidsigns put up in hertfordshire saying you're entering a ulez zone. he says to do so would be to would be in fact to condone sadiq khan plan any trouble. whether it is if you drive across the border and get fined £12.50 you could argue you hadn't been warned, but i understand what richard roberts is trying to do now. i've got wilfred back on the line . wilfred back on the line. wilfred, as ever , the farming wilfred, as ever, the farming and politics are very close together. there are stories we've had from the netherlands where you've just been we're getting from ireland that actually, as part of our effort to combat climate change, farmers are going to be asked to make big reductions in livestock. do you believe that to be true? >> well, i don't know whether it's true or not, but i think it's true or not, but i think it's going to be a mistake. and i think the thing that we all have to learn is the lesson that the ukraine and russian conflict has demonstrated is that if you think you'r

ongoing, and more charges are likely >> reporter: the trio of men facing misdemeanor charges -- richard roberts, allen todd, and zachary shipman. police say one person has already turned himself in, with the others expected to tonight. the incident that's drawn national outrage >> i don't think you can judge any community by -- in one incident co-captain damien pickett. police say the cap >> reporter: the man seen attacked in the video is river boat co-captain damien pickett. police say the captain spent about 45 minutes trying to get the pontoon boat owners to move using a p.a. system before pickett untied the boat >> the co-captain was doing his job. he was simply trying to move the boat just enough to where the cruise ship can park >> reporter: this new video shows other men coming to pickett's aid, as the altercation escalates. the unfolding fight, largely along racial lines, fuchfueling questions about possible hate crime charges. though the chief says there's currently no evidence that would meet the fbi's standard for that >> there was no stone unturned we examined this over a period of

so it's very, very interesting to see the council leader of hertfordshire, richard roberts, has saidsigns put up in hertfordshire saying you're entering a ulez zone. he says to do so would be to would be in fact to condone sadiq khan plan any trouble. whether it is if you drive across the border and get fined £12.50 you could argue you hadn't been warned, but i understand what richard roberts is trying to do now. i've got wilfred back on the line . wilfred back on the line. wilfred, as ever , the farming wilfred, as ever, the farming and politics are very close together. there are stories we've had from the netherlands where you've just been we're getting from ireland that actually, as part of our effort to combat climate change, farmers are going to be asked to make big reductions in livestock. do you believe that to be true? >> well, i don't know whether it's true or not, but i think it's true or not, but i think it's going to be a mistake. and i think the thing that we all have to learn is the lesson that the ukraine and russian conflict has demonstrated is that if you think you'r

police say he was attacked by several members. 48-year-old richard roberts turned himself in chargedo counts of assault. several people jumped in to defend the black cocaptain. police say this was not a hate crime. >> based on the way the statutes read and the laws are crafted, we were unable to present any incitement to riot or racially biased charges. >> the montgomery police chief says the investigation continues and more charges are likely. they specifically want to speak to the black man who hit a white woman in the head with a folding chair. trace. >> coming up, update on major new york beach that shut down after a shark attack. and later, bath time for this little dog turned into a rescue effort by emergency responders and a driver gets creative to beat the traffic. but the cops said no, not this time. the day's best viral video's coming up and live look at sedona, arizona. it's down to 100 degrees now. if you've never been there, it's nice. e game is played. now's the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. my frequent heartburn had me taking a

one of them facing charges is identified with richard roberts charged with three counts of third-degree criminal defense attorney joey jackson. counsel, there's a lot of video here. >> yes. what will decide this case? >> i think you just mentioned it, john. i think the video, of course is determinative, your eyes can't lie and as a result of that you will examine, prosecutors are what they see and as a result of what they see they will see if it rises to criminality and they were three charges so far against the three looking for one other and those charges at this point are assault in the third degree and it means intent to cause physical injury to another person. it's not first or second degree and the distinction being serious physical injury, if it was first degree it would involve a weapon. they're assessing, investigators and they have these three and we'll see what others get embroiled in this and are charged appropriate to what their behavior was. >> the police chief says they looked into hate crimes or charges related to inciting a riot, but said that the evidence doesn't meet

richard roberts, alan todd and zachary shipment all facing warrants for assault in the 3rd as the crowd grew saturday, video of the brawl shows one man identified as reggie gray wielding a foldable chair. police are asking him to contact them for an interview when asked whether hate crime riot charges may be at this time based on the way the statues reading with a lot >> we are unable to present inciting a riot, all racial racially bias charges at this chief albert says more charges may be added, though, as the investigation is ongoing. >> noelle bellow kron, 4 news. well, from triple digits to 80's, a roller coaster ride of tips ahead. we have a heat up coming in to tell you what you need to know and how to plan for. coming up. less than 15 minutes. >> happening now, letter, sir, hanging over san francisco's chinatown after a series of storms tore through dozens of them earlier this year really delightful. there was a special event to celebrate months of successful fundraising to replace to replace those iconic red lanterns. >> our car for sarah stinson has the details. >> the red lant

one of those men charged now as richard roberts, he is now facing three counts of third-degree assault for more on this is montgomery city councilwoman marshe johnson. thank you so much for coming in. police say arrests -- more arrests are highly likely, i think is how the police chief said it last night. what more do you hear could be coming? >> yes, we do know that we have two more outstanding warrants for other individuals. there are several addresses listed for those men, so we know that they will be turning themselves in, which should have happened last night and they would have -- will be transported from the selma police department to montgomery. >> do you think more people are going to face charges or do you think these three are going to be the extent of it? >> i believe these three will be the extent of it because this was the onset of that brawl. everyone else that got into that altercation and that incident was going in as a protective measure and as a defense measure for the co-captain that was attacked that day. >> the police chief said that they looked at possible hate c

richard roberts is facing two charges for misdemeanor assault. there are two others, allen todd and zachary shipman. turned the in yet and the mayor is hoping they will do so by the end of the day. more charges could be possible as police investigate, but we do know that witnesses on the boat that was trying to dock tell nbc news, these pontoon owners are being asked for some 45 minutes over the p.a. system to have ma. they say this was entirely preventible and avoidable. it appears also that this brawl was divided among racial lines. we know the mayor who has said that there are allegations that racial slurs were being used. they say they're investigating. right now, they say the evidence that they have doesn't meet fbi standards for a hate crime. here's what else he told msnbc today. >> it is certainly disappointing from everyone's view to see someone who is just doing their job, get attacked for doing their job. and i think the next few days of the investigation will tell us there was more to it than what we just saw in the video. >> the mayor

richard roberts, he's facing two assault charges.and zachary shipman, each facing one count thus far. they have yet to turn themselves in. the police chief says they expect to do that today. police are also asking for another man, reggie gray who is seen wielding a folding chair to contact police. we're looking at video of the brawl that unfolded over the weekend. none of the men pleaded yet. you see here the brawl is divided along racial lines. we're going to get to that component in a moment. we're also hearing from that coa moment. witnesses are telling msnbc news that captains were yelling over the pa system for some 45 minutes asking the pontoon owners to move their boat. the witnesses say that was entirely preventable and they were ignoring the calls. police say they have reports that racial slurs were being used. they're investigating that right now. the information they have doesn't rise to what the fbi defines as hate crimes. when asked by ana cabrera on msnbc whether more charges were pending, the mayor of montgomery says m

richard roberts, alan todd and zachary shipment all facing warrants for assault in the 3rd as the crowdhim to contact them for an interview when asked whether hate crime riot charges may be added a at this time based on the way the statues reading with a lot >> we are unable to present inciting a riot, all racial racially bias charges at this chief albert says more charges may be added, though, as the investigation is ongoing. >> noelle bellow kron, 4 news. 7.41. >> is the time we're going to take a break. but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, giants tried to go for the win against the angels. a little short. we'll take a look at the highlights. the travel gadgets that make life easier but will add a lot of bulk to your bag. some rich demuro. that's coming up in tech. smart. and we are looking at some cool conditions near the coastline with some 60's out there for your daytime highs near the coast. it's that breeze continues. >> well, inland areas, 70's to 80's a break from the heat. talk about the (swords clashing) -had enough? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full

as far as the charges are concerned, one of the people being arrested, richard roberts, he is white,arrants for assault. allen todd, 23, also for assault. zachary shipman, 25, also for assault. police said they detained at one point, 13 individuals and there are many charges pending. we also found out from law enforcement that the co-captain of the harriet ii, the river boat that was supposed to be parked where the pontoon boat was instead, spent some 45 minutes on the pa system trying to reach the owners of the boat before that happened to tell them please move your boat, we have to bring it here based on the size and length of the river boat. he got a ride from a 16-year-old who's also described as a victim in this case, white, who took the co-captain to the dock where that unfolded. people on the harriet ii took videos. one of the questions, would there be any charges regarding racially based behavior, hate crimes or inciting a riot. police said despite the fact there were obscene gestures, words, taunting, it didn't meet the threshold according to fbi standards of montgomery poli

richard roberts, alan todd and zachary shipment all facing warrants for assault in the 3rd as the crowdy, video of the brawl shows one man identified as reggie gray wielding a foldable chair. police are asking him to contact them for an interview when asked whether hate crime riot charges may be at this time based on the way the statues reading with a lot >> we are unable to present inciting a riot, all racial racially bias charges at this chief albert says more charges may be added, though, as the investigation is ongoing. >> noelle bellow kron, 4 news. well, this morning, the future of cal and stanford athletics remains pretty unclear after last week's shakeup in the pac, 12, the conference is now down to just 4 teams. there are reports that other conferences, including the acc shown interest in count stanford this point, nothing is imminent. regardless of things end up. appears to be the end of the pac 12, which is a really sad thought for many who some deep ties to the conference. you know, my brother was a walk on. >> football player or the my mom was a coup and dad was a husky. yo

warrants have been issued for 3 met richard roberts, alan todd and zachary shipment all facing warrants for assault in the 3rd as the crowd grew saturday, video of the brawl shows one man identified as reggie gray wielding affordable chair. police are asking him to contact them for an interview when asked whether hate crime riot charges may be added a at this time based on the way the statues reading with a lot >> we are unable to present inciting a riot, all racial racially bias charges at this chief albert says more charges may be added, though, as the investigation is ongoing. >> noelle bellow kron, 4 news. >> i want to see and that was 10. 20 is the time the homeless man accused of attacking the former san francisco fire commissioner has been arrested once again. it was back in april that derrick was accused of beating don chairman johnny with a metal pipe in the marina neighborhood. that's what you see here was captured on security video. the former fire commissioner was hospitalized with a skull fracture because of that attack. now doty was initially taken into custody but then re

one is in custody, richard roberts, facing misdemeanor assault charges. two other men, allen todd and zachary shipman have yet to turn themselves in, each facing a charge of assault. of course, police and the mayor, they say they're still investigating, and more charges could come. we're hearing from witnesses also, who tell nbc news that the captain of the river boat asked the owners of the pontoon boat for some 45 minutes over the p.a. system to move. they say this was entirely preventable, the pontoon owners had ample opportunity to move which we also see in this video appears divided among racial lines. the mayor told msnbc today, this was an isolated incident among bad actors who weren't from this area. when it comes to the racial component, this is what he said. >> we've heard information that racial slurs and epithets were used. we're trying to follow up to, you know, confirm that. from my standpoint, understanding that the history of being born and raise ds here, it's a level of sensitivity that may seem different. to see something like this in ou

in police custody this morning, richard roberts, two other men, alan todd and zachary shipman are expected to turn themselves in. all of them facing misdemeanor assault charges. none of the men have pleaded in the case yet, and nbc news hat not been able to reach them for comment. >> it definitely should never have even gotten physical to begin with. >> reporter: for witnesses who watched for a riverboat that was attempting to dock like leslie may horter, the 45 minutes the police say the captain spent asking the pontoon owners to move their boat was clearly in vain. >> could you hear what these guys were shouting back? >> i could not hear what they were shouting back. the attitude they exude was the fact that you're not going to tell us what to do. we were here first. >> there's no doubt they were notified. they knew they were being asked to move. >> they had ample opportunity to move their boat. >> reporter: when asked about possible use of racial epithets or names, the police chief said the evidence they have does not currently meet the fbi standard for a hate crime. >> there was a lot

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in police custody this morning richard roberts and two other men are expected to turn themselves in. to reach them for comment. >> it definitely should never have gotten physical to begin with. >> reporter: from witnesses who watched from the river boat that was attempting to dock, the 45 minutes, police say the captain spent asking them to move the you are not going to tell boat over the p.a. system was clearly in vain. could you hear what these guys were shouting back >> no. i could not hear from my perspective of what they were shouting back. the attitude was the fact that you are not going to tell us what to do we were here first. >> reporter: but there was no doubt they were notified when asked about possible use of racial epitaphs or names, police said it does not meet the fbi standard for hate crimes. >> there was a lot of obscene finger gestures and comments and innuendos made working with the local fbi, we did examine if it was enough to file hate crimes charges on this case. >> reporter: it is important to note that police right now are still soliciting videos from the publ

gone viral after the incident was caught on several cameras from multiple angles. 48-year-old richard roberts-year-old alan todd and 25-year-old zachary shipman are all facing third degree assault charges. >> we're better than that. we are a fun city. we don't want this type of activity to shed a dark eye on what this city's all about. >> reporter: eyewitnesss say the dispute began when a black boat captain tried to move a pontoon boat. it was parked in a spot meant for the city's river boat. a group of white people attacked and overwhelmed the city employee. that's when a number of bystander, a majority of them black, jumped in to defend him. >> working with the local fbi, we did examine if there was enough to file hate crimes charges on this case. we've also looked at what it takes to elevate this to a riot, inciting a riot. i did fit the criteria for that. >> reporter: authorities also want to speak with this man believed to be reggie gray, the man seen swinging a folding chair and making contact with two people involved in the fight. investigators are also asking for the public's help wit

my good friend richard said, read robert alter and so-and-so and i was trying to teach myself about the hebrew prophets. the prophets douglas was so adept at not just quoting but paraphrasing and using. i came to realize, particularly from reading abraham, the great jewish theologian who wrote a book called the prophets, among other books, that a prophet is sometimes that person in our society and our lives, perhaps from the religious world, sometimes may be more from the political world, sometimes from both at the same time, who sometime speaks in octaves the rest of us can't quite hear. but we have recognition from it anyway. or is he also said, the prophet is often that writer that spokesperson who has been shattered by some cataclysmic experience and therefore can shatter others. and douglas had a terrible shattering in his 20 years as a slave, and experience that was burned into his soul, and i think scarred him psychologically. i can't prove that, but i can suggest it. all you need to do is dip into one or another or many of his various great speeches. take fourth of july speech.

richard dreyfuss say now? - [announcer 1] firing line with margaret hoover is made possible in part by: robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foundation, the tepper foundation, the asness family foundation, the mckenna family foundation, charles r. schwab, and by the rosalyn p. walter foundation, and damon button. - richard eyfus. - hi. - welcome to firing line. [dreyfuss laughing] - it's been years. i've wanted this for so long. [dreyfuss and hoover laughing] - you have portrayed notable american figures from vice president dick cheney to secretary of state alexander haig to ponzi scheme scam artist bernie madoff. and you have often said that you would like to play ulysses s. grant. as a student of american history, are there other uncommon americans you would like to portray? - aaron burr. - why? - because i don't think he ever did anything wrong. and i think he's- - go on. - no, he was a very remarkable man. and he said things that were adorable. like he once said to a bunch of lawyers, "never write anything down because someday someone may read it." and i think that's great. - but at t

we are joined by a number of members, the board of directors of the richard nixon foundation, ambassador robert o'brien, chairman of the board, charlie jiang, treasurer everett alvarez, who i know you all know. larry, happy. ken kat chow again, maureen and our great former governor, the state of california governor pete wilson wilson. i'd like to welcome senator carper, the only vietnam war veteran serving in the united states senate, from whom we will be hearing a bit later in the evening. thank you for being here, senator. i would be remiss if i didn't acknowledge the major sponsors, supporters of this 50th anniversary homecoming celebration. and you're now going to be able to see them on screens beside me. but i'd like to thank our major supporters, the air power foundation and american airlines. and randy lingers here this evening, who manages all the military affairs. the gary sinise foundation, in and out, sara and ross perot jr in honor of ross perot, senior. thank you for what you've done and thank you for being here. and of course, ling and jiang were underwriting the dinner this eveni

the same time as richard palmes with john adams and anchem and franklin robert townsend's older brother solomon was there to. they know it seems hard to believe but he was there also meeting with benjamin franklin and get this and oath of allegiance to america. so solomon with this oath and hand came back in the same convoy is captain richard palmes back to america. meanwhile two years it gone by before robert found out he was in charleston and when he finds out he and brother solomon frantically write demands that they believe will care about the antislavery movement and will help them by elizabeth in new york. these letters which i discover at the east hampton library going to incredible detail about the man who helped bring lists back to new york. the antislavery group that robert had joined had succeeded in passing one law, a law of the importation of slaves into new york from other states. so liss's return was illegal. it's incredible but i do believe liss did get back to oyster bay. this is a church record from 1789 with samuel townsend listed as a member of the baptist church and

one thinks of george weigel, michael novak, george robert sirico, and perhaps especially of richard john neuhaus. their influence upon saint john paul. the second became unmistakably in the great pope's 1991 encyclical letters a.z. moss, which was simultaneously celebration of leo the 13th groundbreaking rare novarum and a thoughtful consideration of the of 1989. in the course that letter, john paul enthusiastically endorsed the market economy and form of liberal democracy that obtained generally in the west. now if we look more deeply into the arguments presented by this school of thought, refer today's fusion ist since it appreciates the tight connection, catholicism and political modernity. we notice a number key themes. first, the insists that the liberal democratic emphasis upon the dignity of individual is unintelligible from biblical assumptions. thomas jefferson implied much when he said in the prolog to the declaration that all people are quote endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. if rights are granted by the state. they can be withdrawn when it's convenient

among his impressive books are, biographies of edward bennett williams, robert kennedy, john paul jones. dwight eisenhower. richard nixon and sandra day o'connor. and he's got a new book coming out just next week called road to surrender, which is a narrative about the last of world war two in japan. and i guess also because he likes to get out of washington now and then he's taught writing and journalism at harvard and princeton and on top of everything else. so please join me in welcoming lanny jones and evan thomas thomas. thank you, brad is now politics and prose the greatest bookstore of all. yes. so, lanny, tell us about your book. oh, i've well let's see here. before i do that, let me thank you for for a grander ground and give me some tough questions and thanks, brad, for for inviting and thank all of you here. now, the weather was so good. i can't wait. there's more of this outside somewhere. i have so many friends here and some and also some writers and editors. i wanted to say a few words to sort of stir the pot about the sort of basic themes in my book. and then we're going to get to the data gretel. a