achievement award arkansas professor of the year the carnegieit foundation d a finalist for the robert fosterward for the nations best college teacher. we think he's the nations best for sure. subject of tonight's talk is the american west and the age of expansion. this is a monumental synthesis -- that's my take. monumental synthesis based on decades of research in the american west also says a lot about the country as a whole. in boulder, colorado to study the american just received his commission changed because this book needs to bring together the threads of american civil war east and west to rethink american history. i will warn you, i am a european specialist. if i had read this one is a college student, i think i would be in a different field today. join me in welcoming professor elliott west. [applause] >> thank you. you can hear me, can't you? >> thank you -- my hearing aid. oh, if i take them off, i won't hear myself. [laughter] say again, please. just kidding. [applause] >> thank you for having us here discussed. thank you for all contributed to the kennedy lecture. a privilege a

professor of the year recognition from the carnegie foundation, he was also named a finalist for the robert fostery award for the nations best college teacher. we think' each he's the nat college teacher, for sure. this latest book the subject of tonights talk is "continental reckoning: the american west in the age of expansion" here this is, i read it over the breaker this is a monumental synthesis, that's my take, okay, monumental synthesis based on decades of research on the american west but it also says a lot about the country as a whole. the elliott west who arrived in boulder, colorado, to study the american south has at last received his wish, i guess because this book, this book aims to bring together the narrative threads of westward expansion at the american civil war east and west to rethink the place of the west in american history. i hopell you will be inspired to pick up a copy for more friends at pearl's books after. i will warn you, i am a european specialist by training, but if i read this book when i was a college student i think i would be in a different feel today. it's very i

robert smith is an oakland police officer who grew up in foster care.has been with the program for eight years and now oversees the oakland chapters. >> we have a lot of young men who elect to go into trades. >> the success of the program has taken it national, there is still work to be done. >> if specifically focused on that, then we are in trouble. stephanie: it is great to see that impact in the community. san francisco hosted its first ever asian community cookout. they came together for a celebration of culture and food. local artisans and marriott she banneds bands were there. happening now san francisco crews are helping to battle multiple wildfires burning along the calif the smith river complex is made up of 12 fires covering the six rivers national forest. the national -- the service said several ligning strikes have hit the area, which led to several fires being ignited. you can track all of the fires burning in our state right now. th create its own electricity service. san jose power would not be the same as san jose clean energy, which st

acellus gold has helped our school create an environment that fosters excitement and enthusiasm for learning. >> i'm -- bi john robertsship with the audience where they look at us for with the real deal is when it comes to politics. they trust us. they believe that we are going to tell the story and that we will give them the tools that they need to make a decision about where this nation's future should go. >> laura: all right, i can't believe it is already back-to-school time. so let's check in on what are those our kids are reading. in texas, when father is getting a lot of attention for a book that he found available in a public school library. he read some excerpts and the nerve of him at the round rock's school board meeting this month. i have to warn you, it is a little graphic. >> the book i will be reading from his "all boys aren't blue." he went into giving me head. i enjoyed it as i could tell he was, too. he came up and asked if i wanted to try it on him. i said, sure. i began and he said, watch your teeth. and then later in the book, he says, i remember the condom was blue and flavored like cotton candy.

robert smith is an oakland police officer who grew up in foster care. he's been with the program for eight years and oversees the oakland chapter. >> several young men go to college, a lot of young men elect to go to trade. we have a few young men that have military service. reporter: there is still work to be done. >> 6% of the population accounting for more than 50% of homicides. if we cannot have something specifically focused on that, we are in trouble. stephanie: canada, major evacuations are underway in british columbia is more than 1000 wildfires burn across the region. this footage was shot at a lake where locals escape from their homes. residents escape the deadly flames using boats and kayaks while some people had to swim across the lake to safety. >> i think it is -- it h become evident that this event is going to leave a long, lasting scar on our community. stephanie: canada's armed forces has been helping people escape the region and flying them to safer areas. san jose power may soon have a new name. it depends if the city of san jose ends

and why was a couple denied application to foster or adopt in the state of massachusetts. i'm john robertsr "america reports." >> oh, i got bills to pay. richest university in the world is now encouraging grad students to apply for food stamps. the school has a massive endowment, $53 billion and community members believe the school should be giving graduate students maybe a better stipend. how about that. instead of tapping into the funds and lending students a helping hand, they put out this flyer that reads fuel your body and stock your pantry. did you know grad students may qualify to receive assistance, paying for food and groceries? how about a little assistance from your alma mater there. >> yeah, my alma mater. exactly, hey, they did advertise this when i was there, i don't know what's in the drinking water these days at harvard, this is crazy. and student loans, tuition is artificially inflated and now they are saying wait, let's go back to government and get more money, this time to feed the students. it's a vicious cycle. >> this is essentially a college that is masquerading as a

robert smith is an oakland police officer who grew up in foster care. he has been with the program for eight years and now oversees the oakland chapters. >> several young men go to college. we have a lot of young men who elect to go into trades. we have a few young men that have military service. >> the success of the program has taken it national, there is still work to be done. >> if we cannot have something specifically focused on that, then we are in trouble. stephanie: happening now, the eastbound portion of highway 80 is closed between the cities of hercules and crockett. it is expected to open back up at 5:00 a.m. monday. it is for major pavement repair work by caltrans. this with the last weekend for the eastbound section shut down. work for the westbound side is scheduled for the labor day weekend. san francisco crews are helping battle multiple wildfires burning along the california-oregon border. the smith river complex is made up of 12 fires covering the six rivers national forest. take a look. the u.s. forest service says about 150 lightnin

roberts spoke with him in 2009. >> i've never really had a faeg father figure. >> what about your mom? >> she went around too much. >> reporter: age 11, he went into fosterhomeless at times before several friends helped him with places to crash. a neighborhood mentor helped oher get into a memphis private school. just before his senior year, he met the tuohys. >> leanne, she's the first one who ever told me she loved me. i never heard that before. >> you look at him, think of him as your son? >> he thinks i birthed him. it's gotten to the point where i think i birthed him. he takes great offense if people don't think that he's a part of the family. >> reporter: the tuohys are very open about their desire to make owe her an official family member. >> i think after several months, i just said, michael, why don't you just -- do you want to move in, honey? do you want to stay here? then it just, after five or six months, it was just like he was never not here. and i looked at my husband one night and i said, i think we need to legally adopt him. >> reporter: but oher says that never happened. oher went on to have a successful career, earning over $34 million

and chief roberts responded with a condescending letter that said allow me to correct m misperceptions. they like to blame the media for fostering misperceptions. and he says we consult with, we're not bound by, but we consult with various sources. and it was just this blowoff. and you wonder why people have no faith in them. >> you mentioned that the late justice bes have also taken tri but they were disclosed. but the other question, yes, they may not have had cases before the court, but they ran huge companies in huge industries that had interests in the outcome of other court cases that would set the law that would affect their industry. >> that is a really important point. these are massive industries. they worked in oil, energy, international shipping. mergers and acquisitions kind of define a lot of their empires. so the idea that they d be totally separated from what is happening in the supreme court is not true. just because they didn't have a direct case. >> and david sokol used to work for warren buffett, he was seen as the heir a parent before he left. in act he gave a speech where he criticized president biden's stu

foster, bbc news. two former royal marines have described being shot at by pirates while attempting to navigate the amazon in a world record attempt. john bathgate from edinburgh and ian roberts attacked in peru, close to the colombian border. john bathgate was shot twice, but they managed to fend off the attackers with a rowing oar, before paddling to safety in a peruvian village. he's been reflecting on that experience. what i would like to get through to people is that this does not define peru. these were two individuals who, probably due to lack of options, not having much and seeing, you know, us rich westerners going by with all this equipment, it does not excuse what they did but, you know, their actions don't define the people of peru. they're both now safely back in the uk, but hope to return to peru within a year to finish the expedition. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. we do seem to be having a summer, finally! fist we do seem to be having a summer, finall ! �* ., .,, , we do seem to be having a summer, finall!�* ., , �*, ., finally! at long last but it's not entirely plain _ finally! at long last but it's not entirely plain sailing. - finally! at

robert jenrick. so i believe we now have gb news political correspondent catherine foster.eed. this big split in the home office unsurprising, perhaps, but it's interesting to get a bit more detail on what exactly is going on in there . exactly is going on in there. >> yes , it is, isn't it? of >> yes, it is, isn't it? of course , suella braverman, the course, suella braverman, the home secretary, and robert jenrick, the immigration minister, come from very different wings of the party. suella braverman really is on the right . rishi suella braverman really is on the right. rishi sunak kept her largely her support was part of the deal to get him into number 10, although in some ways they'd like to move her on. it would be pretty much a nightmare for rishi sunak if she was making trouble on the backbenches. so they need to keep her. meanwhile, the immigration minister, robert jenrick , is minister, robert jenrick, is very much a loyal supporter of rishi sunak and it has emerged in the papers today that there's pretty much civil war in the home office. three camps suella brav

foster parents ends in heartbreak for a catholic couple who say the state of massachusetts rejected their application over religious beliefs and now they are suing the commonwealth over it. i'm john roberts, welcome to wednesday. >> gillian: nice to be here on a beautiful blue sky day. >> john: what a picture. >> gillian: i'm gillian turner in for sandra smith. kitty and mike burke say they were turned down because of adherence to catholic teachings, a letter says they would not be affirming to a child who identified as lgbtqia plus. >> comes as they struggle to accommodate 1500 children in the foster care system. chief religion correspondent lauren green has been looking into all of this and joins us from new york. >> the issue is, can a secular government prevent someone from participating fully in a community because of their religious beliefs. now, the supreme court has actually ruled in favor of religion in a similar case about two years ago. but the burkes say this has been devastating for them, saying massachusetts would rather children sleep in the hallways of hospitals than let them welcome children in their home. in a complaint, they said they went through 30 hours of training