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thompson: so many. but i want to be clear, we didn't learn them -- it was very deliberate that we did not learn them. when the state of new york stands outside of this prison and tells the world that the prisoners have killed the hostages, one cannot express what an important moment this is. because leading up to that in this country, we were actually considering more community corrections, we were thinking about ways in which to humanize prisons. there had been lots of lawsuits to challenge brutality in prisons. indeed, on the eve of attica, i looked at a lot of the polling, and people were sympathetic to the idea that guards needed more training and idea theic to the prisoners were deserving of human rights. not to put everything on this moment, but this moment was a pivot. overnight, right? prisoners are barbaric -- they are animals. they should get the death penalty for what they did at attica. meanwhile, it was law enforcement that had carried out these deaths. yet, that was where the nation's sent
thompson: so many. but i want to be clear, we didn't learn them -- it was very deliberate that we did not learn them. when the state of new york stands outside of this prison and tells the world that the prisoners have killed the hostages, one cannot express what an important moment this is. because leading up to that in this country, we were actually considering more community corrections, we were thinking about ways in which to humanize prisons. there had been lots of lawsuits to challenge...
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from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. in miami today, rescue workers e working around the clock to reach victims crushed by the pedestrian bdge collapse at orida international university. today, they managed to pull out the first flattened vehicles from underneath tons of concrete. at least six people arenown dead, and authorities say there are no more survivors. it has been exceedingly difficult to reach the victims. >> there is nothing that we can use to lift it because it's too much weit and right now some of the pieces are unstable, so it's just gonna break apart. rht now we're just chipping away trying to lift, a combination of things. >> thompson: the cause of the collapse is under investigation. today, the university said that just hours before the bridge collapsed thursday, engineers and the state's department of haansportation were meeting to discuss cracks thabeen detected on the bridge, and the lead engineering firm concluded there were no immediate safety ncerns. united states attorne
from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, megan thompson >> thompson: good evening and thank you for joining us. in miami today, rescue workers e working around the clock to reach victims crushed by the pedestrian bdge collapse at orida international university. today, they managed to pull out the first flattened vehicles from underneath tons of concrete. at least six people arenown dead, and authorities say there are no more survivors. it has been exceedingly difficult...
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the hearts of erin thompson's family, too, had toughened.stine, who showed up in an almost child like polka dot hair band certainly didn't look the part of an accused killer facing as many as 200 years behind bar, but there she was. with the two families just a few feet away, she watched investigators testify with certainty that it was justine's pontiac grand am that crossed the center line. >> here you can see all this initial debris. >> slamming into erin's subaru so hard it was driven backward into the highway barrier and crash reconstructionists agreed. >> justine winter' car encroached into the northbound lane striking mrs. thompson's vehicle. >> but what evidence was there that justine had had done it, as the law says, purposefully? >> investigators pulled the so-called black box out of justine's vehicle and found another sign tt pointed to suicide. she had taken offer seat belt. the black box also recorded speed, acceleration, braking and found -- that justine was accelerating, flooring it, so to speak, in the five seconds before the
the hearts of erin thompson's family, too, had toughened.stine, who showed up in an almost child like polka dot hair band certainly didn't look the part of an accused killer facing as many as 200 years behind bar, but there she was. with the two families just a few feet away, she watched investigators testify with certainty that it was justine's pontiac grand am that crossed the center line. >> here you can see all this initial debris. >> slamming into erin's subaru so hard it was...
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well, hugh thompson, talking about the helicopter pilot, warrant officer hugh thompson. as i said when i made my remarks a couple of minutes ago, thompson was up in an observation helicopter with two crew men. he saw what was going on on the ground. he was so upset, he went down, landed the helicopter between some fleeing vietnamese and pursuing soldiers and stopped at least that particular event. he went back and informed his squadron commander what he had heard. watke said he thought he was overdr overdrama advertising the event. he told this to the chaplain, creswell, said i can't believe this happened. and creswell said don't worry, mr. thompson, i'll take care of it. i'll make sure it's reported. so really in the end, no one paid any attention to thompson and in fact he became sort of a black sheep for many years thompson was ignored. it wasn't until 1995 that because of efforts by historians who knew about thompson that the army finally came through with a soldiers medal for him, the highest award for noncombat heroism a soldier can receive, so i think the truth ab
well, hugh thompson, talking about the helicopter pilot, warrant officer hugh thompson. as i said when i made my remarks a couple of minutes ago, thompson was up in an observation helicopter with two crew men. he saw what was going on on the ground. he was so upset, he went down, landed the helicopter between some fleeing vietnamese and pursuing soldiers and stopped at least that particular event. he went back and informed his squadron commander what he had heard. watke said he thought he was...
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hugh thompson, march16th, 1968, 36 years have gone past.ar in your mind are the memories of that day? certain things too clear. other things not clear. what is clear? when you shut your eyes, what do you see? a lot of pain and suffering by a lot of people. i remember the first girl getting killed after i asked help for her. how was she killed? medina walked up and blew her away. this is one of the commanding officers on the ground? commanding officer. he shot her at point—blank range? yes, sir. you saw it in front of your own eyes? yes, sir, we asked for help for her. and we were just kind of in shock because, by that time, we had already questioned what was going on, or what we had seen happen or seen the aftermath of what had actually happened. but when you landed your helicopter, it started all over again and was still going on? mm—hm. on two different occasions. and then we asked for help and i got a girl killed. and then we asked for help again and we got a bunch of people killed. so it was kind of obvious that asking wasn't getting th
hugh thompson, march16th, 1968, 36 years have gone past.ar in your mind are the memories of that day? certain things too clear. other things not clear. what is clear? when you shut your eyes, what do you see? a lot of pain and suffering by a lot of people. i remember the first girl getting killed after i asked help for her. how was she killed? medina walked up and blew her away. this is one of the commanding officers on the ground? commanding officer. he shot her at point—blank range? yes,...
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i'm megan thompson. thanks for watching. have aood night. captioning sponsoredy wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. mi the cheryl and philitein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- nd designing customizedidual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by cont bstation from viewers like you. thank you. female announcer: today's show is brought to you by: pure encapsulations, dedicated for nearly 3 decades to delivering hypoallergenic nutritional supplements free frofigluten, gmos, and aral ingredients to help all people achie optimal health. and by natural factors. dr. mark hyman: is at body confused about w eat? raise your hand. i want to
i'm megan thompson. thanks for watching. have aood night. captioning sponsoredy wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. mi the cheryl and philitein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- nd designing...
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thompson. mr. thompson: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and stice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. without objection. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the girl scouts of the united states as it celebrates its 106th birthday. positive impact that scouting can have. i have been involved with the boy scouts of america my whole life. lowe h 12, 1912, juliet founded the first girl scout troop. the girl scout program reaches 2.6 million members. girl scouts help girls lead in their own lives and positions them to become tomorrow's leaders by encouraging them to dream big and work hard to achieve their goals. they ensure all girls to develop to their full pot
thompson. mr. thompson: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and stice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. without objection. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to...
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thompson: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise in support f h.r. 4227, the vehicular terrorism prevention act of 2017. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, terror groups have urged their supporters to carry out acts of violence by any means necessary, including by ramming a vehicle into a crowd. in fact, both isis and al qaeda have published propaganda encouraging such vehicle-based terrorist attacks. sadly, over the past few years, vehicle-based terrorist attacks have been carried out at home and abroad, taking the lives and injuring too many innocent people. one of the most shocking attacks was carried out on july 14, 2016, when a truck plowed into a crowd celebrating france's independence day, which resulted in the death of 86 people and injuring nearly 500. more recently, in october, 2017, a driver took the lives of eight people when he purposely karined his truck truck - careened his into a crowd in n
thompson: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise in support f h.r. 4227, the vehicular terrorism prevention act of 2017. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, terror groups have urged their supporters to carry out acts of violence by any means necessary, including by ramming a vehicle into a crowd. in fact, both isis and al qaeda have published propaganda encouraging such vehicle-based...
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house democrats also filed the discharge petition perhaps you saw that thompson bill that has a high number of signature ises as well as the background closing loophole that allow someone like the charleston shooter even though fbi had not completed the background check. well it is really -- i spent time on this because there's specific legislation of that would be very helpful to save lives. and we -- we have an opportunity to public support for or the children are so -- young people are so eloquent about this. and they ask the question, why can't we do this? i know that xrens comprehensive bill came on the floor it would win so we're just saying to speaker give us a vote. give us a vote. again, all of this has bipartisan support and that is really important. so you know when -- people ask me all the time three most important issues facing congress i always say the same thing our children, u our children, our children. their health, education, economic security of their clean and safe environment to thrive a world of peace in which they can reach their fulfillment just all about the
house democrats also filed the discharge petition perhaps you saw that thompson bill that has a high number of signature ises as well as the background closing loophole that allow someone like the charleston shooter even though fbi had not completed the background check. well it is really -- i spent time on this because there's specific legislation of that would be very helpful to save lives. and we -- we have an opportunity to public support for or the children are so -- young people are so...
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thompson was also questioned about his views on assault style weapons. >> i'm a gun owner. i support the second amendment and i don't think that civilians need assault weapons. they -- military should have them. cops should have them. civilians don't need them. >> thompson's bill would ban the federal government from creating a national gun registry too. >> he said he has been trying for five and a half years to get just a hearing on a background check expansion bill but that one has never happened. back to you. in washington the man who shot himself just outside the white house this morning has died. the secret service says he pulled out a gun and fired several rounds outside the north fence of the building. none of them appears to be directed at the white house. no one else was hurt. president trump and first lady melania were in florida at the time of the incident. >>> 27-year-old cardell waters was arrested during a swat raid in reno when dooeks ran his name through the system. they found an outstanding warrant for 17 counts of murder. waters is allegedly a member of an
thompson was also questioned about his views on assault style weapons. >> i'm a gun owner. i support the second amendment and i don't think that civilians need assault weapons. they -- military should have them. cops should have them. civilians don't need them. >> thompson's bill would ban the federal government from creating a national gun registry too. >> he said he has been trying for five and a half years to get just a hearing on a background check expansion bill but that...
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their members who attended the meeting joined with mike thompson putting out a statement last night. that was mike thompson of california chair of our task force to prevent gun violence joined by connecticut who had new town and her history and stephanie murphy in orlando area and of course ted deutch affected most recently. their report was that what they heard the president say agreed that we should fix next and so cdc can research the public health crisis. that is the bill of stephanie murphy and hopefully that will be incorporated in whatever we do going forward. we need to band bump stocks. he thinks he can do it by executive order. i don't think so. i think it needs to be done legislatively but we agreed that they should be banned. embracing the idea of a restraining order which empower law enforcement to intervene when someone is a threat to themselves or to others is again common sense. the president stated unequivocally that we should drop concealed carry reciprocity from the fix nics bill and he made a commitment to take action on about round checks. once again the presiden
their members who attended the meeting joined with mike thompson putting out a statement last night. that was mike thompson of california chair of our task force to prevent gun violence joined by connecticut who had new town and her history and stephanie murphy in orlando area and of course ted deutch affected most recently. their report was that what they heard the president say agreed that we should fix next and so cdc can research the public health crisis. that is the bill of stephanie...
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without curry, thompson or green... host the lakers... we will have an update... and the 49ers... busy on day one of n-f-l free agency... gary will tell who who they got... and who they lost... coming up next at 8 new next at 8 new incentive to get to the gym. as a new study reveals a link between exercise and lower risk for certain health disorders. (steve) new tonight at 8. your stamina during exercise could be tied to your risk for dementia according to a new study.(pam) the study found... women with high cardio- vascular fitness or high stamina... had an 88- percent lower risk of dementia.. than woman who were moderately fit. this was published in the medical journal neurology. the study looked at about 200 swedish women for nearly five decades... tracking their fitness levels.... and cognitive function. researchers found, the average age of dementia onset was 11- years later in the "high fitness" group... than in the medium fitness group. and the highest risk reduction for dementia was in those who exercised the most. however, researchers say, more work is ne
without curry, thompson or green... host the lakers... we will have an update... and the 49ers... busy on day one of n-f-l free agency... gary will tell who who they got... and who they lost... coming up next at 8 new next at 8 new incentive to get to the gym. as a new study reveals a link between exercise and lower risk for certain health disorders. (steve) new tonight at 8. your stamina during exercise could be tied to your risk for dementia according to a new study.(pam) the study found......
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. >>> want to turn to john thompson. he was director for the u.s. census bureau until last year and had been with the census bureau for three decades. he is the executive director of the council for professional associations on federal statistics. help us understand what this concern is, the fear of under counts here. the conversations that i've had, specifically in sort of mixed status families they may see this question exist on the census and say simply we're not going to participate. >> sure. so, first, i think it's really important to understand what the census is used for. so the census is used for reapportioning congress, it's used for ensuring fair districts, it's used to allocate over $600 billion a year in federal funds. it's also used to ensure the accuracy of virtually every other federal and private data collection activity in the united states that produces information from the people. so it's what makes something called the mesh community survey accurate. it makes the american population survey which produces statistics accurate. >> r
. >>> want to turn to john thompson. he was director for the u.s. census bureau until last year and had been with the census bureau for three decades. he is the executive director of the council for professional associations on federal statistics. help us understand what this concern is, the fear of under counts here. the conversations that i've had, specifically in sort of mixed status families they may see this question exist on the census and say simply we're not going to...
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representative mike thompson hosted a town hall meeting to... answer questions about a bill he co-authored on gun violence prevention. kron four's spencer blake reports from vallejo... where some people pushed the congressman to go even farther with his proposed legislation. (looklive)democratic congressman mike thompson invited people here to the vallejo high school gym to learn more about house resolution 42-40...which he says will save lives.(pkg)the basic concept behind h-r 4240 in congress is simple:"it would expand background checks to include background checks for all commercial sales of firearms. so if you're at a gun show, an internet sale, a newspaper advertisement - someone that you don't know - you would have to have a background check." representative mike thompson, chair of the gun violence prevention task force, explains the bill would also provide reasonable exceptions to background checks for gun transfers between family members, for example.as he took questions at a town hall meeting, some people expressed that, though they sup
representative mike thompson hosted a town hall meeting to... answer questions about a bill he co-authored on gun violence prevention. kron four's spencer blake reports from vallejo... where some people pushed the congressman to go even farther with his proposed legislation. (looklive)democratic congressman mike thompson invited people here to the vallejo high school gym to learn more about house resolution 42-40...which he says will save lives.(pkg)the basic concept behind h-r 4240 in congress...
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i'm very proud of the work of bennie thompson and ranking member thompson and ranking member brady of the house administration committee, ranking member thompson of the homeland security committee for the work that was done, coming up with this, house and senate democrats sent a letter to speaker ryan and leader mcconnell urging them to have additional funding to protect our elections. -- 14 months later, nothing. we had leadership of the committees of jurisdiction say what they askeder that chairman to do. but nothing has happened. you have to ask yourself why would they not want to protect the integrity of our elections? that's so fundamental. everybody cares about that. in any case, on to -- i wanted to just say another thing here that is happening this week. this week we have the sixth being the 14 months, and first day of new elections, this weekend, march 5 marks the end of the time frame that the president gave to produce a bill that protects dreamers. that was september 5 he issued his rescission of the obama daca and other provisions. at the time, the national conference of c
i'm very proud of the work of bennie thompson and ranking member thompson and ranking member brady of the house administration committee, ranking member thompson of the homeland security committee for the work that was done, coming up with this, house and senate democrats sent a letter to speaker ryan and leader mcconnell urging them to have additional funding to protect our elections. -- 14 months later, nothing. we had leadership of the committees of jurisdiction say what they askeder that...
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thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. mr. thompson: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. trot. --mr. trott. mr. trott: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. black, is recognized for one minute. mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. it is my honor to welcome minister jeremiah tatum from cookesville, tennessee to our nation's capital. in congress we begin each day thanking the lord for his provision and asking for continued guidance, protection, and wisdom. it is a great privilege to have a feder
thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. mr. thompson: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. trot. --mr. trott. mr. trott: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of...
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thompson says he was impressed by the showing of high school students."it makes me feel good.t makes me feel good about today and about tomorrow. this is our future. these kids get it." (reporter)thompson, who is a gun owner himself, also explained he thinks high- capacity magazines should be banned.in vallejo, spencer blake, kron four news. (justine) members of the california air national guard based at moffett field... took part in a dangerous rescue mission today. guardsmen from the 129th rescue wing departed this morning. they went to save the life of a seriously ill 54-year-old croatian man on-board a container ship from panama. the operation took part 676 nautical miles off the california coast. here is the hawk rescue helicopter arriving at san jose regional medical center today... to get the man medical care he needed. (justine) heavy winds brought by the nor'easter storm made it difficult for this southwest plane to land... so much so that the airline pilot had to abort the landing. this video was taken by an observer near reagan national airport yesterday. you can se
thompson says he was impressed by the showing of high school students."it makes me feel good.t makes me feel good about today and about tomorrow. this is our future. these kids get it." (reporter)thompson, who is a gun owner himself, also explained he thinks high- capacity magazines should be banned.in vallejo, spencer blake, kron four news. (justine) members of the california air national guard based at moffett field... took part in a dangerous rescue mission today. guardsmen from...
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brian: why hunter thompson? tom: i met him a few times and we would watch monday night football at the jerome hotel bar in the mid-1970's. he was a character. that movie was a total flop, although johnny depp had a pretty good performance. but the movie had too much juvenile pranksterism. in las vegas. vegas road trip. but my students put me onto hunter thompson. kept urging me. you have to read it. they read it with me. it took me three times to read that book to find there is -- and my publisher encouraged me to include that book in it because it's a cult favorite. there are political themes in that book. he celebrates freedom and individualism. like rand and abbey and jack kerouac, they were all fierce proponents of freedom and liberation. one of the themes of american politics is rugged individualism and liberation, privacy. hunter thompson has many themes. the subtitle of that book "fear and loathing las vegas" is "a savage trip into the heart of the american dream." it's a complicated book. it's a prominen
brian: why hunter thompson? tom: i met him a few times and we would watch monday night football at the jerome hotel bar in the mid-1970's. he was a character. that movie was a total flop, although johnny depp had a pretty good performance. but the movie had too much juvenile pranksterism. in las vegas. vegas road trip. but my students put me onto hunter thompson. kept urging me. you have to read it. they read it with me. it took me three times to read that book to find there is -- and my...
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they -- military should have them, cops should have them -- civilians don't need them. >> thompson's bill would ban the federal government from creating a national gun registry too. he said for the past five and a half years he has been trying to get a hearing on a background check expansion bill and that one has never happened. back to you. >> in florida lawmakers held an eight hour debate on gun restriction. in a rare saturday session state senators voted down amendments to ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. a bill did advance that would raise the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21 create a waiting period for purchases. >>> the manhunt is over in michigan for a young man accused of killing his parents in his college dorm. >> the police department is responding to a report of shots fired. >> the deadly shooting at central michigan university happened inside a residence hall early friday morning triggering a campus wide lockdown. >> please shelter in place. >> a student shot this cellphone video as police searched for the suspected gunman. he has been identified
they -- military should have them, cops should have them -- civilians don't need them. >> thompson's bill would ban the federal government from creating a national gun registry too. he said for the past five and a half years he has been trying to get a hearing on a background check expansion bill and that one has never happened. back to you. >> in florida lawmakers held an eight hour debate on gun restriction. in a rare saturday session state senators voted down amendments to ban...
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hunter thompson has many themes.he subtitle of that book is "a savage trip into the heart of the american dream." it is a complicated book, is a prominent example of gonzo journalism or fiction, where he puts himself in the story and makes himself central to what is going on. so it is disarming, it is not like a steinbeck book. brian: you mentioned this in your book, who gave him the name gonzo journalism? tom: i think it was an editor at the boston globe. i don't know which one it was. in boston, the last person standing at a drunken beer party was referred to as a gonzo for some reason. so this editor described him as gonzo journalism, gonzo writing. thompson liked it and appropriated it. and there were others who put themselves in their narratives earlier. walt whitman and jack kerouac talked about themselves. but i think in our time, in the recent generation or two, hunter thompson becomes known as the godfather of gonzo writing. brian: we started talking about your time as a white house fellow in the johnson whi
hunter thompson has many themes.he subtitle of that book is "a savage trip into the heart of the american dream." it is a complicated book, is a prominent example of gonzo journalism or fiction, where he puts himself in the story and makes himself central to what is going on. so it is disarming, it is not like a steinbeck book. brian: you mentioned this in your book, who gave him the name gonzo journalism? tom: i think it was an editor at the boston globe. i don't know which one it...
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thompson suffered immediately, by the way.ay, you have no idea how extraordinary it is to land a chopper. and it's a chopper with two machine—guns, a guy named larry colburn was there and i got to know him very well. the kids at my lai, i saw them a year later, they were all working nightjobs with no people around. they were broken, in a way. the us soldiers who came back were broken men? those who killed and those who didn't kill, because those who didn't kill because they were afraid of getting a bullet too. thompson came back and by the afternoon, every officer was on his ass, if you will. don't report this, we will give you a break, we won't court—martial you for this. he was doing the right thing in the wrong place at the wrong time, i guess. i don't think he did, i think he did the right thing in the right place but they went nuts trying to stop him from carrying on. you are a reporter now in your 81st year, i think i'm right in saying, and you've seen a lot of warfare, you've seen a lot of conflict, you've studied what
thompson suffered immediately, by the way.ay, you have no idea how extraordinary it is to land a chopper. and it's a chopper with two machine—guns, a guy named larry colburn was there and i got to know him very well. the kids at my lai, i saw them a year later, they were all working nightjobs with no people around. they were broken, in a way. the us soldiers who came back were broken men? those who killed and those who didn't kill, because those who didn't kill because they were afraid of...
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you will see the name of charles thompson. he's a very first secretary of the continental congress. he authorization for robert aikins to print the bible. so he himself would produce the first english bible translated in america from the greeks. this would make charles thompson not only the first secretary of the continental congress, but he was also the signatory that show the authorization of john hancock signature on the declaration of independence. and then he would become the very first united states citizen to translate a bible in america. a pretty interesting fellow he was. journey,continue our we look at several of our screens. these on -- these take on various debates in history. >> one trader would trade with a kiss. there should be even 12 judah since that betray their country for a few paltry pieces of silver. >> the government was an institution of god itself. government weyed disobey god. >> this one deals with the concept of submission and the trail. he was a big topic during that time when america was paving their own course. which way are we, i we submitting to the
you will see the name of charles thompson. he's a very first secretary of the continental congress. he authorization for robert aikins to print the bible. so he himself would produce the first english bible translated in america from the greeks. this would make charles thompson not only the first secretary of the continental congress, but he was also the signatory that show the authorization of john hancock signature on the declaration of independence. and then he would become the very first...
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in addition to the census bureau, thompson has held multiple other positions. he served as president and ceo of norc at the university of chicago. it was a member of the committee on national statistics. as part of his work, he served on two panels related to the 2010 senate. he participated as a member of the step panel and design of the 2010 census program and all the panel reviewing the 2010 census. carrion lowenthal served 14 years as a congressional aide, including eight years in 1987 through 1994 as director of the house census and population subcommittee. since leaving the hill, terry and has remained engaged in this issue. she served on the obama presidential transition team that and advised on statistical activities. philanthropy, civil rights advocates, stan local governments, and business data users. she is an alumna of georgetown university law. let me say, welcome back. rofessor group to his club -- gupta serves as an adjunct professor of law. the co-author of "counting everyone in the digital age." which can be found on the tables outside and onli
in addition to the census bureau, thompson has held multiple other positions. he served as president and ceo of norc at the university of chicago. it was a member of the committee on national statistics. as part of his work, he served on two panels related to the 2010 senate. he participated as a member of the step panel and design of the 2010 census program and all the panel reviewing the 2010 census. carrion lowenthal served 14 years as a congressional aide, including eight years in 1987...
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in association with thompson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by price waterhouse coopers llp. (ethnic music) turkey was once the seat of the powerful ottoman empire. which for centuries, spanned parts of north africa, europe, and the middle east. (explosion) after world war i, brought about the collapse of that empire, turkey sought to reinvent itself. - in direct aftermath of world war i, turkey was trying to rebuild. it had lost a huge portion of it's population,
in association with thompson reuters. funding for great decisions is provided by price waterhouse coopers llp. (ethnic music) turkey was once the seat of the powerful ottoman empire. which for centuries, spanned parts of north africa, europe, and the middle east. (explosion) after world war i, brought about the collapse of that empire, turkey sought to reinvent itself. - in direct aftermath of world war i, turkey was trying to rebuild. it had lost a huge portion of it's population,
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no thompson or no curry.>> reporter: you're right, julie.iors are regrouping and maybe replay towards rising -- reprioritizing. it's a big deal when the lakers are in town. it's one of the most storied franchises in history. they have a core of good young players and taking them lightly would be a mistake that the warriors are shorthanded. look at a picture just before the all-star break, this is the warriors big four all-stars as they got ready to go to the game. kevin durant, steph curry, klay thompson and draymond green, three of those guys will not be in the lineup tonight this is what happened to klay thompson on sundays game he swiped at the ball and that's when that fracture of his thumb occurred. the warriors announced thompson will be out at least two weeks. we've known about steph curry with his tweet of the right ankle several times, we knew he was recovering and the word is it will be another week before he is reevaluated. draymond green will not be in the game with an injured shoulder. adding david west has been out and the warr
no thompson or no curry.>> reporter: you're right, julie.iors are regrouping and maybe replay towards rising -- reprioritizing. it's a big deal when the lakers are in town. it's one of the most storied franchises in history. they have a core of good young players and taking them lightly would be a mistake that the warriors are shorthanded. look at a picture just before the all-star break, this is the warriors big four all-stars as they got ready to go to the game. kevin durant, steph...
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game against the lakers, >>> klay thompson has joined steph curry on the injury report.oing to miss at least two weeks with a fractured thumb and with draymond green out against the lakers, it left kevin durant, golden state's only help you all-star. first have golden state up 30- 26. high off the glass, he scored 13 points on 6-8 shooting. 3rd quarter, curry's replacement quinn cook walks -- knocks down the three. >> and he's a good speller. >> thank you. 4th quarter up five, casspi drives in for the second foul. he scored 15 on the bench. they won 117-106. and opening up the nyt against byu, cardinal up 67-58. also 14 rebounds, and stanford is the winner 86-83. the cult the first four, and arizona state is taking on syracuse. it's a go ahead three. syracusans pretty quickly for arizona state much to the disappointment of that young fan. just one team left in the -- in the tournament being arizona. on the first day of the nfl free agency running back carlos hyde signs a reported three- year deal with the browns. he rushed for over 2700 years -- 2700 yards. to replace hi
game against the lakers, >>> klay thompson has joined steph curry on the injury report.oing to miss at least two weeks with a fractured thumb and with draymond green out against the lakers, it left kevin durant, golden state's only help you all-star. first have golden state up 30- 26. high off the glass, he scored 13 points on 6-8 shooting. 3rd quarter, curry's replacement quinn cook walks -- knocks down the three. >> and he's a good speller. >> thank you. 4th quarter up...
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great britain's katarina johnson thompson is the woman to beat in the women's pentathlon in the absence of the olympic champion nafissatou thiam. after a slowish start in the 60 metre hurdles, she was sixth, but kjt then performed well in the highjump, to move her into top spot and she then produced a personal best in the shot put — which is her weakest discipline. she now looks to seal a medal place and potentialy a gold in this evening's events, which are two of her stronges. first the long jump which has got under way in the last half hour. she posted six metres 50 in herfirstjump, the best of the field so far. the 800 metres is the final event later tonight. well, sir mo farah is of course away from the track these days, and will be purely on the road as he aims to make his mark over the marathon distance.
great britain's katarina johnson thompson is the woman to beat in the women's pentathlon in the absence of the olympic champion nafissatou thiam. after a slowish start in the 60 metre hurdles, she was sixth, but kjt then performed well in the highjump, to move her into top spot and she then produced a personal best in the shot put — which is her weakest discipline. she now looks to seal a medal place and potentialy a gold in this evening's events, which are two of her stronges. first the long...
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if you look at this particular authorization, you will see the name of charles thompson. to me he is one of america's unsung heroes. he is the first secretary of the continental congress. he signs the authorization for robert aitken to print the bible. when charles thompson retires -- he was a greek scholar himself -- he would produce the first english bible translated in america from the greek. this would make charles thompson not only the first secretary of the pot no congress, he was also the signatory that show the authorization of john hancock's signature on the declaration of independence. seallped design the great of the united states and he would become the first united states citizen to translate a bible in america. a pretty interesting fellow, he was. journey,continue our you are looking at several of our screens. these take on various debates of history. >> there was among the 12 apostles one trader who betrayed with a kiss. thatould be no wonder among so many thousand true patriots as new england contains , there should be even 12 juices ready to12 judases bet
if you look at this particular authorization, you will see the name of charles thompson. to me he is one of america's unsung heroes. he is the first secretary of the continental congress. he signs the authorization for robert aitken to print the bible. when charles thompson retires -- he was a greek scholar himself -- he would produce the first english bible translated in america from the greek. this would make charles thompson not only the first secretary of the pot no congress, he was also...
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congressman mike thompson was there to answer questions about gun control. he explained how his bill in congress aims to expand the background check system to include all gun sales, whether in person, online, or at a gun show. the bill would also provide grant money to states to help them submit information to the background check system. thompson says he was impressed by the number of people who showed up. <"it makes me feel good. it makes me feel good about today and about tomorrow. this is our future. these kids get it.">( marty )thompson, who is a gun owner himself thinks high-capacity magazines should be ( marty )coming up on the kron 4 weekend news... it's been 5-years since concord police officers shot and killed an antioch man. the city has reached a settlement with the victims family. we'll hear from family members. ( marty )plus... a sacramento neighborhood is on edge as the search for an alleged puppy killer continues. we have the lastest on the investigation. ( marty )and...uber is rolling out a new service. how the company plans to help you get
congressman mike thompson was there to answer questions about gun control. he explained how his bill in congress aims to expand the background check system to include all gun sales, whether in person, online, or at a gun show. the bill would also provide grant money to states to help them submit information to the background check system. thompson says he was impressed by the number of people who showed up. ( marty )thompson, who is a gun owner himself thinks high-capacity magazines should be (...
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katarina johnson thompson has won gold in the pentathlon. produced a dominant display in birmingham, capitalising on the absence of a favourite. she had a two second advantage going into the final day and that she did not need it, winning the event —— the race and thus the event. i can't believe it. i have dreamt of this for so long and then to come here and do this, i'm so happy. my family are here and that does not normally happen. ijust wanted my are here and that does not normally happen. i just wanted my family to see me achieve something so i am happy they are here and witnessed this. something that i still can't believe. this is her first world title. coming after disappointment in london at the outdoor world championships last year and much of her career has been hampered by injuries but she will be hoping that a first injuries but she will be hoping that afirst in injuries but she will be hoping that a first in doors championship will launch towards gold at the commonwealth games. her teammate is going for a second medal in birmingh
katarina johnson thompson has won gold in the pentathlon. produced a dominant display in birmingham, capitalising on the absence of a favourite. she had a two second advantage going into the final day and that she did not need it, winning the event —— the race and thus the event. i can't believe it. i have dreamt of this for so long and then to come here and do this, i'm so happy. my family are here and that does not normally happen. ijust wanted my are here and that does not normally...
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thompson. he's the executive director of the council of professional associations on federal statistics also known as copas. director thompson has more than 30 years of experience working in statistical and ethical positions at the u.s. census bureau including at its top posts. from august 2013 to june 2017, he served as the censusbureau's director. he served the people for 27 years from 1975 through 2002 in various positions at the census bureau. including as associate director. in addition to his career at the census bureau, director thompson held multiple other positions of distinction. he served for five years as president and ceo of norc at the university of chicago. he was a member of the committee on national statistics at the national academy of sciences. as part of his work on the committee, he served on two panels related to the 2010 seven suss. he participated as a member of the cn stat panel and design of the 2010 census program of evaluations and experiments and on the panel review
thompson. he's the executive director of the council of professional associations on federal statistics also known as copas. director thompson has more than 30 years of experience working in statistical and ethical positions at the u.s. census bureau including at its top posts. from august 2013 to june 2017, he served as the censusbureau's director. he served the people for 27 years from 1975 through 2002 in various positions at the census bureau. including as associate director. in addition to...
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miss thompson was a post doctoral fellow. at the political institution. she has been the recipient overheard ten fellowships in grants. for the best dissertation in american politics. tonight miss thompson will be joining us to discuss her latest book. opting out of congress. the polarization in the decline of moderate candidates. her work shows that they are less likely to run for it remain in congress than those in the extreme. the future of bipartisanship in congress will depend on the encouragement following their remarks well have a reef question and answer. ladies and gentlemen please welcome daniel thompson. good evening everyone. thank you for having me. before i start i want to thank everyone for inviting me here. for making all of the arrangements. i'm really glad to be here. so i will be presenting from my recent book manuscript that came out this year called opting out of congress. just about a decade ago after the 2006 congressional election. it was the new place to be. the numbers tell a different story. since then virtually all of the moder
miss thompson was a post doctoral fellow. at the political institution. she has been the recipient overheard ten fellowships in grants. for the best dissertation in american politics. tonight miss thompson will be joining us to discuss her latest book. opting out of congress. the polarization in the decline of moderate candidates. her work shows that they are less likely to run for it remain in congress than those in the extreme. the future of bipartisanship in congress will depend on the...
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congressman mike thompson was there to answer questions about gun control.d how his bill in congress aims to expand the background check system to include all gun sales, whether in person, online, or at a gun show. the bill would also provide grant money to states to help them submit information to the background check system. thompson says he was impressed by the number of people who showed up. <"it makes me feel good. it makes me feel good about today and about tomorrow. this is our future. these kids get it.">( james )thompson, who is a gun owner himself thinks high-capacity magazines should be banned. ( james ) for the third straight week... the movie "black panther" topped the box office charts. it is now the third fastest film to make over half a billion dollars. it's such a hit, warriors center javale (jah-vail) mcgee helped 150 east bay children watch the movie for free on sunday. kron 4's ali reid has the story from grand lake theatre in oakland. lets have fun guys! woooo finding their seats ... enjoying tasty treats ... and watching a movie that's
congressman mike thompson was there to answer questions about gun control.d how his bill in congress aims to expand the background check system to include all gun sales, whether in person, online, or at a gun show. the bill would also provide grant money to states to help them submit information to the background check system. thompson says he was impressed by the number of people who showed up. ( james )thompson, who is a gun owner himself thinks high-capacity magazines should be banned. (...
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so many people who are now, have gone on, tanni grey—thompson, elepha ntine people who are now, havegrey—thompson, elephantine and olympic medallist seeing how much he inspired her when she was growing up. the interesting thing about the story is that it's a lens through which we can see how much sport has changed, you talk about the casually he went about it but there was not a lot of sponsorship or training pressure on him which is what is expected of athletes these days. just look at issues, very low—tech but it didn't stop him. they have become iconic sporting motifs which are imitated throughout the world. the way it works. let's look at the oscars. that is happening tonight in hollywood. here we have a picture of margot robbie nominated for her petrillo tonya harding. you have seen petrillo tonya harding. you have seen that film, issue worth the nod. definitely, in 2010! interviewed her oi'i definitely, in 2010! interviewed her on the set of neighbours, we all said she has got it, whether she does next she has got it and who she is on the oscars red carpet with the best actress
so many people who are now, have gone on, tanni grey—thompson, elepha ntine people who are now, havegrey—thompson, elephantine and olympic medallist seeing how much he inspired her when she was growing up. the interesting thing about the story is that it's a lens through which we can see how much sport has changed, you talk about the casually he went about it but there was not a lot of sponsorship or training pressure on him which is what is expected of athletes these days. just look at...
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please welcome daniel thompson. [applause] >> it evening and thank you for having me. i want to thank the professor inviting me here in and for helping to make all of the arrangements. i'm glad to be here. a present from my recent book manuscript that came out which was called opting out of congress, and the decline of moderate candidates. but a decade ago after the 2006 congressional election, time magazine suggested that it was the new place to be. the numbers tell a different story. virtually all of the moderates have retire. one of the most recent is charlie dent. he announced his retirement last year citing the increase polarization rigidity that leads to chaos. as lauren mccurdy how political science at princeton recent wrote, what is remarkable about the story is how odd remarkable dues. these have become a staple on every notable retirement. virtually no moderates have entered in their place. no ideological overlap between the two parties in congress and the middle has disappeared. this graph shows the sharp decline in moderate since the mid- 20th century. mode
please welcome daniel thompson. [applause] >> it evening and thank you for having me. i want to thank the professor inviting me here in and for helping to make all of the arrangements. i'm glad to be here. a present from my recent book manuscript that came out which was called opting out of congress, and the decline of moderate candidates. but a decade ago after the 2006 congressional election, time magazine suggested that it was the new place to be. the numbers tell a different story....
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klay thompson will miss at least a week with a franctured right thumb...ccurred late in the 2nd quarterof sunday's loss to minnesota... thompson swiped at the ball and caught the thumb on the dribbler he continued to play... scoring 21 points and playing 40 minutes... he will get re- evaluated by team doctors next thursday, ruling him out for at least four games thompson will be one of four warriors who won't play tonight against the lakers... the others being steph curry, draymond green, patrick mccaw and david west the injuries mounting for the warriors... curry at pracitce today.. but not participating as he continues to heal from his sprianed right ankle one player they will get back is andre iguodala... who still has his shooting wrist taped also back is rookie jordan bell... coming off an ankle injury of his own curry is celebrating his 30th birthday today... last night his wife ayesha surprised with a birthday party today curry talked about the party... and gave a status update on his ankle(sot: curry on party and ankle) "it sucks tha
klay thompson will miss at least a week with a franctured right thumb...ccurred late in the 2nd quarterof sunday's loss to minnesota... thompson swiped at the ball and caught the thumb on the dribbler he continued to play... scoring 21 points and playing 40 minutes... he will get re- evaluated by team doctors next thursday, ruling him out for at least four games thompson will be one of four warriors who won't play tonight against the lakers... the others being steph curry, draymond green,...
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and katarina johnson thompson goes for gold at the world indoor championships in birmingham. when we and more success for britain at the track cycleling. good evening, plenty to come, including news on sir mo farah‘s future plans, but we start with the club farah is so fond of — arsenal. because it's been a terrible week for the north london club — back to back defeats to manchester city in the efl cup final and the premier league mean questions are once again being asked over the future of manager arsene wenger. patrick gearey looks at what's been another difficult season so far. arsenal's seasons seems stuck on a loop. for the second time in five days it was manchester city for the second time in five days it was 3—0. the sight, the feelings, the noises echo. especially in a half empty stadium. arsenal have lost seven matches since the start of this year. they are 30 points behind city in the league. the manager says the problems are temporary but the rumours are he might be too. nothing is permanent in life, especially apart from a judgment, who are a lwa ys apart from a j
and katarina johnson thompson goes for gold at the world indoor championships in birmingham. when we and more success for britain at the track cycleling. good evening, plenty to come, including news on sir mo farah‘s future plans, but we start with the club farah is so fond of — arsenal. because it's been a terrible week for the north london club — back to back defeats to manchester city in the efl cup final and the premier league mean questions are once again being asked over the future...
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. >> congressman mike thompson heads the house gun violence prevention task force. dozens of people came out seeking answers about what's being done to protect students and teachers in the wake of the deadly florida shooting. >> i'm a gun owner. i support the second amendment. and i don't think that civilians need assault weapons. the military should have them, cops should have them. civilians don't need them. >> thompson recently announced that he has 200 cosponsors from both parties on a bill that would strengthen background checks for gun buyers. >>> there is a lot that has been done, there's a lot more that needs to be done. it's why it's so important we elect the right people. >> that was the husband of congresswoman gabby giffordss. you'll remember giffords was of course seriously injured in a mass shooting back in 2011. giffords and husband marklemark praised wicks for her work on national gun control reform. wicks ran former president barack obama's grassroots campaign in 2008 and 2012. >>> new at 11:00, not just tuxedos and dresses tomorrow night. stars of
. >> congressman mike thompson heads the house gun violence prevention task force. dozens of people came out seeking answers about what's being done to protect students and teachers in the wake of the deadly florida shooting. >> i'm a gun owner. i support the second amendment. and i don't think that civilians need assault weapons. the military should have them, cops should have them. civilians don't need them. >> thompson recently announced that he has 200 cosponsors from both...
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if you look at the particular nameorisation, you see the of charles thompson. he's the first secretary of the congress, and signs authorisation for robert to present the bible. he, himself, would produce the first english bible translated from the septusion or the greek. thompson theharles first secretary of the continental congress, but was signatory showing john hancock's signature on the independence. he designed the great seal, and would become the first united states citizen to translate a america.n he was an interesting fellow. so as we continue our journey, you are looking at of our screens. debates ke on various history. >> there was, among the 12 apotles. one trader, traded with aities. should be no wonder that there many thousands, should be judizists that betray of ir country for pieces silver. >> saint peter and saint paul, when they speak of the civil government and what we owe to it. it mutts christians in mind was the il governments order and institution of god itself. legal government. we disobey god. one we were the just at deals with the conce
if you look at the particular nameorisation, you see the of charles thompson. he's the first secretary of the congress, and signs authorisation for robert to present the bible. he, himself, would produce the first english bible translated from the septusion or the greek. thompson theharles first secretary of the continental congress, but was signatory showing john hancock's signature on the independence. he designed the great seal, and would become the first united states citizen to translate a...