my name is roger smith i have the pleasure of serving as a volunteer and i am delighted with your participation. the book festival is presented by several friends. we would also like to thank our wonderful members and individual donors' contributions have made and continue to make saturday at the book festival of free of public event. 90% of the revenue comes from donors like you. it is a great pleasure to thank you for your support. please allow me to go over some housekeeping details. immediately following the presentation our author will be at the book signing venue where he will be glad to talk with you further into sign books you have purchase. a couple of technology reminders, take a moment to make sure your cell phones and other devices are turned off so that we will not have electronic interruptions. if it is your intention to take photographs please make sure your flash is turned off during the question-and-answer portion i ask that you raise your hand if you have a question give one of our ushers a few seconds to get to. it is important that you're holding a microphone otherwise viewe

my name is roger smith and at the pleasure of serving as a volunteer for the savanna book festival and i'm delighted with your participation. the savanna book festival is presented by georgia power, david and nancy st. john, the sheehan family foundation and the american pet suing. we would also like to thank our wonderfuler literati members as well as individual donors whose contributions have made in the past and continue to make saturday at the savanna book festival a free and public event. inueor fact, 90% of the revenuer the book festival comes from donors just like rs you. it's a great pleasure to thank you for your s support. before we get started, let me to go for housekeeping details for you. first of all immediately following the presentation are author, trained to come will be the book signing venue where he will be glad to talk with you a little further into stine books you have purchased the savanna book festival. please take a moment right now to make sure that your cell phones and other electronic devices are turned off or in the silent mode so that we won't have electro

my name is roger smith. i am honored to serve as a volunteer for the 11th annual savannah book festival i'm so gladoo you all are participating in the festival. it is presented by georgia power, by david and nancy citroen, the sheehan family foundation and mark and pat. would like to thank our members as well as individual sponsors and donors who have made and continue to make saturday at the book festival a free event. 90% of the revenue comes from donors like you. we are excited to have a savannah book festival app available this year. please look in your program if you would like information on downloading the app to your telephone. before we get started, a couple housekeeping notes. immediately following this presentation our author will be signing festival purchase copies of her book. if you intend to stay in this venue for the presentation i will follow please move forward in the space so we make room for people who are coming in to the big front door. a couple technology announcements, we ask you take

my name is roger smith, and i have the great pleasure of serving as a volunteer for the book festival, and i am delighted with your participation. the savannah book festival is presented by georgia power, by david and nancy, by the sheehan family foundation and by mark and pat sue jn. we would also like to thank our wonderful literati members as well as donors whose contributions continue to make saturday at the savannah book festival a free and public event. in fact, 90% of the revenue for the book festival comes from donors just like you, so it's a great pleasure to thank you for your support. before we get started, please allow me to go over a few housekeeping details for you. first of all, immediately following the presentation our author, ben blum, will be at the book-signing venue for the authors out in telfair square where he'll be glad to talk with you further and to sign books that you have purchased at the savannah book festival. m a couple of technology reminders, please take a moment right now to make sure that your cell phones and other electronic devices are turned off o

like a cd or dvd, but i will also be at the show this spring at the gardens theater with roger dewitt and barry smith who is known from malcolm x and do the right thing . a phenomenal talent. he has a wonderful one-man show that he did and it was just surreal and incredible, i feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with him, this will be in april at the urban buena garden theater, it will be an amazing show. >> it is amazing that you are committed to the art and not just the income, but whether or not you are getting paid, you will be there because it is your gift. >> these days, if i'm not getting paid, i will not be there. [laughter] i always tell the young people, i mentor young people and i used to act and coach people like laura hayes when she was on martin, but the young people that i work with now, i do not charge, i just say, all that i want is for you to be successful. there is still stuff that i do to give back and for love life, a lot of this is volunteer work if you will, but when it comes to the business itself, one of my first mentors told me, the word business is bigger than the

aaron rogers today talk about the deal sending allis smith to the redskins. >> here we are both of us going to the 14th season, pretty special. he had a fantastic year last year. tough situation obviously they drafted a kid. but for him to get an opportunity to play place that wants him paid him the right way i'm happy for him. >> after losing last night in pittsburg no rest for team teal. the sharks skating in detroit tonight. trying to sflap a three game skid. they got the arena in the detroit that replaced the little sess ar arena. no score in third. he doesn't realize the puck under the pad. right leg and now in the net pushed in. 1-0 red wing that's a detroit stick on the ice. kevin le bank takes advantage. over-the-tide at 1. hurdle has to score to keep the sharks alive and the backhand is denied. red wings win 2-140 straight losses for team teal. if you watch a fair amount of nba basketball then you almost certainly have seen the halftime performer known at red panned aifr. turns out he you flew in sfo somebody stole the 7-foot uni cycle. she has had this for 30 years and toure

two quarterbacks are friends and today rogers talked about the deal that will send smith to the redskins>> both of us going into our 14th season. he had a fantastic year last year. they drafted a kid. but for him to get an opportunity to a place that wants him, paid him the right way. i am happy for them. >> no rest for the sharks. they got a new arena. little caesar's arena. no score here. barkley good -- and the steal saved by more razzic. martin frv. if you watch a fair amount of nba basket, you probably have seen red panda. flew into sfo and somebody stole her unicycle. has had it for 30 years and toured the world for it. $2,000 reward for her unicycle. people, what are you going to do with a seven-foot unicycle. give her her unicycle back. >> join us tonight at nine clock kofy-tv. >> then at 11:00, when the north bay fires, the grateful community saying thank you tonight. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. we appreciate your time. i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze for the entire news team, good night. >> see you tonight at 11:00. audience

back in in in two quarterbacks are friends and today rogers talked about the deal that will send smithedskins. >> both of us going into our 14th season. he had a fantastic year last year. they drafted a kid. but for him to get an opportunity to a place that wants him, paid him the right way. i am happy for them. >> no rest for the sharks. they got a new little caesar's arena. no score here. barkley good -- and the steal saved by more martin frv. if you watch a fair amount of nba basket, you probably have seen red panda. flew into sfo and somebody stole her unicycle. has had it for 30 years and toured the world for it. $2,000 reward for her unicycle. people, what are you going to do with a seven-foot unicycle. give her her unicycle back. >> join us tonight kofy-tv. >> then at bay fires, the grateful community saying thank you tonight. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. we appreciate your time. i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze for the entire news team, good night. >> see you tonight at 11:00. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestan

rogers, fitzgerald, johnson, gretzky, jordan spieth, phil mickelson, rory mcilroy, alex smith and steve young, they are all teeing off in the two-hour window between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. that's where you want to be. now, the tournament began as a party with bing crosby and his friends and according to jordan spieth, some of that frivolity lives on. >> i'm looking over and jake's, like, grabbing two beers off some lady over to the side that is at a party and he is just, like, bringing back one to the tee and drinking one while he tees off. this isn't just a normal golf tournament, is it? >> he is talking about the country music star. >>> the warriors might be struggling. man, the cavs are in a complete fee fall until last night. >> to the frontcourt. >> here's lebron james, it's in! he did it! [ applause and cheers ] >> lebron james wins it for cleveland! >> he did that and more. 37 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds a triple digits for lebron james. and more importantly a much- needed win for the cleveland cavaliers. >>> golf round one all the highlights tonight and reaction on the 6:00 news

rogers, fitzgerald, johnson, gretzky, jordan spieth, phil mickelson, rory mcilroy, alex smith and steve they are all teeing off in the two-hour window between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. that's where you want to be. now, the tournament began as a party with bing crosby and his friends and according to jordan spieth, some of that frivolity lives on. >> i'm looking over and jake's, like, grabbing two beers off some lady over to the side that is at a party and he is just, like, bringing back one to the tee and drinking one while he tees off. this isn't just a normal golf tournament, is it? >> he is talking about the country music star. >>> the warriors might be struggling. man, the cavs are in a complete fee fall until last night. >> to the frontcourt. >> here's lebron james, it's in! he did it! [ applause and cheers ] >> lebron james wins it for cleveland! >> he did that and more. a triple-double for lebron james. and more importantly a much- needed win for the cleveland cavaliers. >>> golf round one all the highlights tonight and reaction on the 6:00 news. i'm dennis o'donnell. have a great day.

smith: i want to thank roger marshall for yielding me time on his bill, h.r. 4675, research se radiation act of 2017. this re-authorizes a low-dose radiation research program within the biological and environmental research program at the department of energy. this basic research is part of the science committee's continued effort to ensure america remains a leader in foundational science and innovation. the d.o.e. low-dose radiation basic research program will analyze and seek to determine any health impacts of low levels of radiation, providing critical knowledge to our nation's researchers, industry, health care community and military as they handle nuclear material, maintain the nation's nuclear weapons program, provide medical treatment and dispose of nuclear waste. low-dose radiation research can benefit regulate agencies that set nuclear safety standards for the public. this will enable federal emergency response agencies to more accurately set areas of evacuation for radiological incidents. the research is also particularly of importance to physicians who rely on a thorough level

smith allwright case, marshall's reputation had spread, and while touring texas, jazz great duke ellington cancelled his concerts and paid his band, so he could sit in court and watch history being made. rogermarshall became, particularly in the black community, asuper hero very quickly. he was a celebrity. and that did an enormous amount for the naacp. they had this star lawyer who was legenday for his courage. it took the organization to a different level. marshall really made the second coming in the naacp from the mid-40s on. narrator: as the cause moved forward through the 1940s, the u.s. entered world war two. marshall was now faced with one more distraction from the education strategy, as he was forced to defend black soldiers who were victims of discrimination in the segregated services. roger wilkins: i think the war really changed things, because these guys came back and some were dead and some didn't have arms or legs or whatever. and they were fighting for freedom in the usa and the american way. they were fairly young men and they had lives to live, and, you know, and they would stand up for themselves in ways that black people earlier had not done. jose anderson: they had been