samuel sewall and cotton mather, two judges, were contemporaries. sewall was the only salem witch trial judge to make a public apology for his role. he seemed to have been a reflective sort who did not always go a long with the status quo, even if it was popular. she took a separate stance relative to slavery. dissenting from the notion that the bible condoned slavery. there were slaves in the bible. so the slaves in the commonwealth were not seen as an a a antima. they were viewed as items for purchase. sewall was a do unto others as you would have them do unto you kind of guy. publishing is in 1700. the controversial pamphlet referenced the biblical story of joseph and his brothers. when salmon hit their land, they traveled to egypt where grain was available. by that point, joseph had risen from captivity to power and he was kind to the brothers who had been unkind to him. sue sewall began to think enslaving members of the human family was wrong. by the case of a slave named adam safin who sued his owner john safin for brief of contract. adam safi

went to the high school and the roofs blew off the high school, the in, we lost a lot of trees, r sewallot out, went out, and we had to get a loan. host: how did the government respond to you and your neighbors? caller: they really did not do anything. we are self-sufficient people, we took care of ourselves, but when there was a disaster, they would be there to help the people. before, and the governor said all been very, very good about helping the people. host: we will look at another tweet from president trump responding to tropical storm harvey -- great coordination all levelsncies from of government. rain and flash floods are being dealt with. thousands rescued. president trump talking about the ongoing storm and texas and louisiana causing catastrophic flooding. marshall calling from austin, texas. austin,a calling from texas, what are you hearing? caller: we are getting a lot of rain here. but i am a p a, so i am ok. i used -- but i am up here, so i'm ok. i used to work for the government for first responders and one thing people think about our tax cuts. costsirst responders to

grand avenue and sewall and stations will be closed until august 20. crews will be replacing rail ties. running free shuttle buses to and from naylor road. it will be open this weekend and through the week, but it will be closed next weekend and the following weekend. let's head to the red line. buses will replace trains between friendship heights and the gross station medical center and bethesda will be closed. metro was testing a water sealant to keep water out of the tunnels, which has been a problem for decades. blue, and, silver, yellow will have regular weekend service. live outside the metro station, ryan hughes. larry: from arizona, monsoon like rains in phoenix. boat through a walmart parking lot. once the weather cleared, the lot looking more like a lake. shopping.t even when the parking lot was pulled in ands out of spots like nothing was going on and people continued going about their day. nothing keeps folks from their walmart. amazing. this is stuff going on across the country. here, no different. it has been about the storms. they have b

our island is disappearing, but it's because of erosion and not sea level rise, and unless we get a sewallill lose our island, but back to the question, why am i not seeing signs of the sea level rise? >> what do you think the erosion is due to, mayor? >> wave action. storms. >> has that increased any? >> not really. i mean -- >> so you're losing the island even though the waves haven't increased? >> yes. this erosion has been going on since captain john smith discovered the island and named it. >> well -- >> it's got to our doorstep now and we focus on it more. >> arguments about science aren't necessarily going to be of any comfort to you and i'm sorry for what you're going through and your neighbors on tangier island. i read about you in the paper. there was an article in the "washington post" i believe after president trump called you up and won't necessarily do me any good to tell you the scientists do say the sea level is rising in the chesapeake bay and you lost about two-thirds of your island already over a longer period of time and the forecast for the future is another two feet o

here with decorating tips is amy sewall, found inner of shop with style. -- founder of shop with styleyou head to campus. check with the school to see what's in that room. is there furniture that can be moved? you also want to to check the size of the belled. and, of course, also check with your roommate and see what they're going to bring, that way you're not buying extra things that you have to return. abby: the biggest thing i remember from college is trying to get a good night's sleep. your bed's going to be tiny, but how do do you make it affordable and comfortable? >> the good place is with this memory form mattress topper. it'll give you a nice cushy layer. we have it right down here, it's a nice 3-inch thick memory foam. then just a mattress protector to wrap that in is always a good first layer. and a bed in a bag or comforter set the set the style of the room. this is $99.99 for this swire set, so it's a nice way to set the tone. fur is a huge trend year. you see all the faux fur accessories -- abby: it's cozy and comfortable. >> when you're away from home and you're a new st