fortunately this district court j uj in tacoma washington held these regulations violated the first amendment. we continued to represent these pharmacists on appeal. itted to end but saying there are many other threats out there to religious freedom. many are documented through the right of american freedom document thwere demonstrated today. others include attempts to scrub out all references to religion in the public square. and others also include redefinition of anti-discrimination laws that lack robust protections to religious freedom. i hope you see the threats are growing in intensity and severity but we're confident the rule of law will continue to stave off these attacks to our precious religious freedom. thank you very much. >> thank you for the presentation and all the good work that you and ohs at the beckett fund do. donald landry is chief of medicine and physician in chief at columbia university presbyterian hospital. you can read a little bit more about john landry in the conference brochure. if you're sitting in front of the computer and you google him and have about a half ho

. >>> police near tacoma washington got an inusual 911 call this afternoon.homeowners reported seeing a tiger in their backyard. animal control officers were called to the scene to look for the wild animal. from witness accounts the animal appears to be a bengal tiger. it's not clear where the animal could have come from. >>> san francisco court workers have authorized a strike. the union representing the workers say 95% of its members voted in favor of a strike. some of the key contract issues include permanent pay cuts, lay offs and furloughs. no strike date has been set. the union says it's hopeful me -- negotiations can resume. it's proposing cutting jobs. >>> several dozens protesters were at the club claiming to be from lundgren sacramento area district. after a long walk through the club they gathered on a porch. >> the group said lundgren should make himself available to his own residents and not be traveling for fundraisers. >>> et era y tedeske was under fire for leaking documents. he said he would not comment because anything he said would be quote

. >>> police near tacoma washington got an inusual 911 call this afternoon.owners reported seeing a tiger in their backyard. animal control officers were called to the scene to look for the wild animal. from witness accounts the animal appears to be a bengal tiger. it's not clear where the animal could have come from. >>> san francisco court workers have authorized a strike. the union representing the workers say 95% of its members voted in favor of a strike. some of the key contract issues include permanent pay cuts, lay offs and furloughs. no strike date has been set. the union says it's hopeful me -- negotiations can resume. it's proposing cutting jobs. >>> several dozens protesters were at the club claiming to be from lundgren sacramento area district. after a long walk through the club they gathered on a porch. >> the group said lundgren should make himself available to his own residents and not be traveling for fundraisers. >>> et era y tedeske was under fire for leaking documents. he said he would not comment because anything he said would be quote ugl

. >> a known danger to humans, only keepers who had trained cindy when she arrived from a tacoma, washington, zoo are allowed to get close to the animal. newcomers always use the matriarch elephant, nita as a shield. for two years he keeps his distance from cindy. but on that day in january, he notices she's a little too close for comfort. >> cindy was next to the gate. i needed to get her moved. in the process i opened the gate and should have closed the gate behind me. >> but david doesn't close the gate. a mistake that will almost cost him his life. just moments later he senses he's in trouble. >> i just had a feeling that she was going to come after me. so i yelled for help. hey bob! and right when i yelled hey bob, she ran after me. she knew the terror in my voice. >> with 10,000 pounds of angry elephant heading straight for him, david lunges for the quickest escape route. >> the fastest way was diving underneath the belly of another elephant so i could have a buffer in between me and her. i did that, she hit the side of that elephant and i was able to go through the fence. >> at this m

host: from tacoma, washington. caller: thank you. would like to make a couple of quick points, they are sort of philosophical. i totally support the tea party. it is the best thing that has happened in my life. the tea party came when a blue dog democrat was painted as a conservative. the nation started to spin out control. a philosophical point, back in history, the republican party was founded as a split from the waist. the whig party was very rhino. they would not push the issues. would you agree the parallel between the tea party is a split from the republican party? on "washington journal," you hear the words "para chair" constantly. it is an oxymoron. -- you hear the words "fair share" constantly. it is an oxymoron. so, i am saying the whole concept of "fair share" doesn't work. thank you, c-span. host: the tea party is a split from the republican party? guest: i am not sure that it is. just last night in kentucky, you saw a tea party candidate to win the republican primary. i do not expect to see a third party emerges out of t

the district court judge in tacoma, washington, held that these violations violated the first amendment. we continue before the ninth circuit on appeal. there are many other threats to religious freedom. many of them are documented in to the rising threats of american freedom. some of them include restrictions on the use of private property by churches, synagogues, and mosques. either include the tens to scrub out all references to religion in the public square. others include redefinition of anti-discrimination laws that lack robust protections for religious freedoms. i hope you can see that our distress is growing. we are tempering much of it in the course of law and the rule of law will continue to stave off these attacks to our precious religious freedom. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, hannah. our next speaker, donald lander, is chief of medicine and a physician in chief at columbia university presbyterian hospital. to hear more about -- you can read more about him in the conference brochure. if you are at the computer and you google him coming you can read the rest o

fortunately, the district court court judge in tacoma, washington, held that these regulations violated the first amendment. we continue to represent these pharmacists before the ninth circuit on appeals. and i just want to end by saying that there are many other threats out there to religious freedom. many are documented in the rising threats to american religious freedom document that you have in your materials that were distributed today. some of them include restrictions on the use of private property by churches, synagogues and mosques. others include attempts to scrub out all represents references to religion in the public square. and the antidiscrimination laws that lack protections for religious freedom. i hope you can see from the list, threats are growing in number and intensity and severity. we are fighting many in the rule of law. we are confident that the rule of law will continue to stave off attacks to religious freedom. thank you very much. clap[applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i think you very much, chennai, for the publication. our next speaker, donald lan

and that-- it's the tacoma narrow bridge in the state of washington. well, look at the size of those girders. very strong steel. and here we are on opening day. what were you guys doing in 1940? and here we have dignitaries coming across the bridge, opening day. look at the strength of that bridge. big steel girdles, concrete pavement, a mighty bridge, a very strong bridge. but one thing, very elastic. and here you see some of the evidence of that elasticity. turns out the bridge undulated. we called it galloping gertie. especially in the wind, it would kind of a move around a little bit. look at these vibrations, evidence of the elasticity of steel and even the concrete pavement. people coming over the bridge, some were reluctant to do that and they took alternate routes. galloping gertie. whoop, let's look at this. look at this. in a slight gale one day-- whoop, i shouldn't say gale. when the cat was released on this bridge one day, look what happens here. there is an evidence of resonance. see those bushes moving around a little bit? a little bit of

fortunately, this district court judge in tacoma, washington held that the regulations violated the first amendment. we continue to represent these pharmacists before the ninth circuit on appeal. i want to veto by saying that there are many other threats out there to religious -- i want to end by saying there are many other threats out there to religious freedom, many of them documented in the materials distributed to you today. some of those include restrictions on the use of private property by churches, synagogues, and mosques. others include attempts to scrub out all references to religion in the public square. others also include redefinition of anti-discrimination laws that lacked robust protections for religious freedom but i hope you see that the threats are growing in intensity and severity, but we're confident that the rule of law will continue to stave off a tax to our precious religious freedom. thank you very much. [applause] >> back now live here in washington. you saw some of the remarks from earlier today. another panel is about to get under way. they will talk about legis