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. >> then, out of the blue, in 1912, the local courthouse contacts maurice's father, walter person. > were just cleaning out the vault there, and they had this bible. >> not just any bible. they say it's the personal copy of nat turner, which had been locked away in the evidence room for the past eight decades. >> they knew that since walter person had ties to nat turner, they said, "here. would you like the bible that nat turner left behind?" >> walter person not only accepts, he displays the bible in the living room, on the family piano, for the next 30 years. some people would be shocked that the bible was given not to nat turner's family but to a white family who wasn't the only family that lost people. >> right. >> didn't you ever feel you should give it to the turner family? >> well, the times were very different. slavery's still a very sensitive issue. >> walter dies in 1945. that's when his son maurice inherits the old, tattered bible. unlike his dad, maurice moves it out of plain sight. >> it just sat in a closet in the dark, wrapped in a cotton towel. >> was it because he wa
. >> then, out of the blue, in 1912, the local courthouse contacts maurice's father, walter person. > were just cleaning out the vault there, and they had this bible. >> not just any bible. they say it's the personal copy of nat turner, which had been locked away in the evidence room for the past eight decades. >> they knew that since walter person had ties to nat turner, they said, "here. would you like the bible that nat turner left behind?" >> walter...
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the city it was three months ago when we left it, we are doing a programme called without walter, giving personthout walls, giving pubs the ability to buy furniture. we are closing two streets in the city down completely from traffic and creating areas outside where people can enjoy their food and atmosphere in the brilliant little weather. it will be gorgeous this week, that is for sure. so instead of parking bays outside these places, people can sit ta bles outside these places, people can sit tables and chairs? we are creating a different part of the restaurant outside, one of the main streets in the city, bold street, they will be sharing those spaces in a collegiate matter, they are tiny, individual and independent, we need to give them a chance to make a go of it for themselves and for the city.” them a chance to make a go of it for themselves and for the city. i know bold street very well, i spent three yea rs bold street very well, i spent three years in the city, most of it on that street! 0ther years in the city, most of it on that street! other public ready to get back into restauran
the city it was three months ago when we left it, we are doing a programme called without walter, giving personthout walls, giving pubs the ability to buy furniture. we are closing two streets in the city down completely from traffic and creating areas outside where people can enjoy their food and atmosphere in the brilliant little weather. it will be gorgeous this week, that is for sure. so instead of parking bays outside these places, people can sit ta bles outside these places, people can...
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. >> that's fbi agent this charge john bennett announcing that walter wong is the latest person to faceharges in a sweeping san francisco corruption scandal. wong, a long-time permit expediter, appeared in court today at a closed-door hearing. where the u.s. attorney says he acknowledged charges of fraud and money laundering. this is wong with the san francisco public works director, the city official at the heart of the current corruption investigation. wong's lawyer did not get backtous. back the to us. agents had searched offices as they investigated his free trip to china, paid for by a chinese billionaire developer, who wong also worked for. today, court documents allege the criminal activities likely date back as far as 2004. and the u.s. attorney says wong's just part of a massive conspiracy they're still trying to unravel. >> the fraud conspiracy that we alleged today is disturbing in this duration and scope. >> reporter: while wong could get 40 years in prison, he will likely get leniency for his health and had stark advice for other conspirators they believe are still out ther
. >> that's fbi agent this charge john bennett announcing that walter wong is the latest person to faceharges in a sweeping san francisco corruption scandal. wong, a long-time permit expediter, appeared in court today at a closed-door hearing. where the u.s. attorney says he acknowledged charges of fraud and money laundering. this is wong with the san francisco public works director, the city official at the heart of the current corruption investigation. wong's lawyer did not get...
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same year 2015, walter scott in my hometown of north charleston, running away from the police gets shot five times in the back. i sponsored legislation then and i don't remember a single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle helping to push forward bold legislation on body cameras. but today, this is a token piece of legislation. because i think it's important that we stand up and be counted and make sure that we have more resources available for every single officer to have a body camera because as we saw in georgia, with mr. arbery, had it not been caught in video, in walter scott's case, had it not been caught on video. in george floyd's case had it not been caught on video, we might be in a different place. but on the other side, there is wanting to race bait on tokenism. while this legislation would provide resources for body cameras, for anti-lynching, for deescalation training, but, no, we can't concern ourselves with the families i sat with at the white house yesterday and in my office yesterday. instead, we want to play politics because this is 2020 and we're far more concerned about winning elections than we are having a serious conversation on ref
same year 2015, walter scott in my hometown of north charleston, running away from the police gets shot five times in the back. i sponsored legislation then and i don't remember a single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle helping to push forward bold legislation on body cameras. but today, this is a token piece of legislation. because i think it's important that we stand up and be counted and make sure that we have more resources available for every single officer to have a...
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same year, 2015, walter scott and my home town of north charleston, running away from the police gets a shot five times in the back. i saw legislation then and i don't member single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle to push forward more legislation on body cameras. but today, this is a token peace of legislation. because i think it is important we stand up and be counted and make sure we have more resources available for every single officer to have a body camera. aucause as we saw, in georgia, had mr. operate not been on video and walter scott case had not been caught on video. in george floyd's case had it not been caught on video, we might be in a different place. but on the other side this is called tokenism. when this side of legislation once have body cameras, antilynching, de-escalation training. but no we cannot concern ourselves with the families i sat with at the white house yesterday and in my office yesterday. instead we b wanted to play politics because this is 2020 we are far more concerned about winning elections then we aren't having a serious conversation of reform in this w country. no we would rather have a conversation about tear
same year, 2015, walter scott and my home town of north charleston, running away from the police gets a shot five times in the back. i saw legislation then and i don't member single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle to push forward more legislation on body cameras. but today, this is a token peace of legislation. because i think it is important we stand up and be counted and make sure we have more resources available for every single officer to have a body camera. aucause...
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for me personally, really, since the killing of walter scott in south carolina, i can no longer listenhe pain, the killing of yet another african-american who, depending on the circumstances, was just living while black. you fill in the activity. that's what they were doing. it has made it really painful in the last few -- the last few months to just be, to just exist, for the fear that i might rub a karen the wrong way or i might rub a law enforcement somebody the wrong way. i live in washington, d.c., that probably has more law enforcement officials than any jurisdiction in the country, given washington, d.c.'s metropolitan area, but also the federal law enforcement that's around here. that is no way to live. so i hope that yet another video of an unarmed african-american man getting killed by police will add to what looks to be a pivot point in the conversation in this country about what is means to be black, what it means to be african-american and just to try to live your daily life unmolested. >> i want to give all of our panelists a chance to express what they feel. mydwin, give
for me personally, really, since the killing of walter scott in south carolina, i can no longer listenhe pain, the killing of yet another african-american who, depending on the circumstances, was just living while black. you fill in the activity. that's what they were doing. it has made it really painful in the last few -- the last few months to just be, to just exist, for the fear that i might rub a karen the wrong way or i might rub a law enforcement somebody the wrong way. i live in...
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person they want one black this and one black. eric garner michael brown look while mcdonald to me are rights walter scott freddie gray to mark clark. sterling the land-o. castille step on clark i'm john rionda taylor and george lloyd. say their names remember their names they're more than just hashtags and their lives mattered police brutality is so ingrained in american society that it deserves its own strike on the us way. despite calls for justice from blacks who've been treated as 2nd class citizens for hundreds of years in the land of the free in the home of the brave those in the highest places fail to listen and blacks are fed up tired of being hunted in our own communities targeted because our skin dared to be millan made it but even with all the facts many across america fail to fully grasp the least violence that permeates this country protest over george floyd's murder has now gone on for over a week protesters have been met by curfews police officers in riot gear armored tanks in the streets and all of the fixings of a militarized zone though the cop seen with his neil floyd's nick has been arrested and charged the 3 o
person they want one black this and one black. eric garner michael brown look while mcdonald to me are rights walter scott freddie gray to mark clark. sterling the land-o. castille step on clark i'm john rionda taylor and george lloyd. say their names remember their names they're more than just hashtags and their lives mattered police brutality is so ingrained in american society that it deserves its own strike on the us way. despite calls for justice from blacks who've been treated as 2nd...
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person who is talking aces hey how you doing. and that's where he came from. host: what voices he supposed to represent. walter: what he represents is now the african-americans, is one of the voice and the choir of america. host: did you sent out to use him as a vehicle for social commentary. walter: any good novel, delivering a great novel, but it any good it talks about any character, us to talk about that how that character is anchored in the culture and politics. if you don't do that, then you don't have a real character. it seems to me that everybody does that. what is different is not alone people were doing it with black male heroes. in doing it black male heroes, because of very strong cultural and social commentary. not necessarily because that was my intention but it is because i was the only person doing it for quite a while. host: one review of your book rises about easy rawlins, once a black man's feelings are being honestly expressed in an detective literary form. walter: yup, that is true. as a traditional form. as this black character. i'm not trying to take anything away from either of those t
person who is talking aces hey how you doing. and that's where he came from. host: what voices he supposed to represent. walter: what he represents is now the african-americans, is one of the voice and the choir of america. host: did you sent out to use him as a vehicle for social commentary. walter: any good novel, delivering a great novel, but it any good it talks about any character, us to talk about that how that character is anchored in the culture and politics. if you don't do that, then...
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person service nordstrom, macy's and sax opening doors as much much as the u.s. is gradually reopening. for more on what we can expect from the reopening is walteripal at stonewall. nice to see you, walter. is this it is that the high water mark in terms of sales and business for groceries and essential retailers as the country reopens? >> well, i think the reopening is the metaphor still applies. we're building the bridge as we drive over it. it varies by geography and format, small business, large business but i think we have seen the peak at grocery at 30% and most groceries are at 15% to 20% as the restaurants start to recover a little bit >> within the grocery, walter, have we seen the peak of online delivery versus people going to stores >> if we rook at the numbers between 3% and 10% of that is digital growth:so the penetration and so it's hard to say. i don't think we're going to stop any time soon the question is, when the sales surge slows down as restaurants pick up steam, does the percentage drop back i think probably so. >> what's going on with prices, walter we've seen some historic increases and not just for me, we know about the
person service nordstrom, macy's and sax opening doors as much much as the u.s. is gradually reopening. for more on what we can expect from the reopening is walteripal at stonewall. nice to see you, walter. is this it is that the high water mark in terms of sales and business for groceries and essential retailers as the country reopens? >> well, i think the reopening is the metaphor still applies. we're building the bridge as we drive over it. it varies by geography and format, small...
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person for the job. thank you. >> operator: next caller please. next speaker. >> hello. >> operator: yes please continue. >> my name is catherine walter and i live in district 10 san francisco. i'm an epidemiologist and i understand police violence as a major public health issue. it affects all humans. it affects our black residents most of all. it is a public health issue that is entirely preventable. [indiscernible] the police commission. i ask you to please vote no. now more than ever we need independent commissioners who will advocate for policy sies that will protect vulnerable community s communities nancy tung has a history of supporting policies that increase the power of the police department at the expense of our health and safety of our residents. one issue in particular is her past support of proposition h that removes the powers of the police commission. she has not clarified her stance nor has she clarified the commitment to reign in these powers and take powers away. tasers are lethal weapons. in the u.s. more than 1,000 people have been killed by police tasers according to a reuters report. it has been demonstrated that tasers do no
person for the job. thank you. >> operator: next caller please. next speaker. >> hello. >> operator: yes please continue. >> my name is catherine walter and i live in district 10 san francisco. i'm an epidemiologist and i understand police violence as a major public health issue. it affects all humans. it affects our black residents most of all. it is a public health issue that is entirely preventable. [indiscernible] the police commission. i ask you to please vote no....
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senior in 2015, walter scott in my hometown of north charleston running away from the police gets shot five times in the back. i sponsored legislation then, and i don't remember a single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle about helping to push forward more legislation on body cameras. but today this is a token piece of legislation. because i think it's important that we stand up and be counted and make sure that we have more resources available for every single officer to have a body camera, because as we saw in georgia with mr. arbery, had it not been caught on video, in walter scott's case, had it not been caught on video, in george floyd's case, had it not been caught on video, we might be in a different place. but on the other side, they are wanting to race bait on tokenism, while this legislation would provide resources for body cameras, for anti-lynching, for de-escalation training. but no, we can't concern ourselves with the families i have sat with at the white house yesterday and in my office yesterday. instead, we want to play politics because this is 2020 and we're far more concerned about winning elections than we are about having a serious co
senior in 2015, walter scott in my hometown of north charleston running away from the police gets shot five times in the back. i sponsored legislation then, and i don't remember a single person saying a single thing on that side of the aisle about helping to push forward more legislation on body cameras. but today this is a token piece of legislation. because i think it's important that we stand up and be counted and make sure that we have more resources available for every single officer to...
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he's the sixth person to be charged in the pay to play case. prosecutors say walter wing loic wong conspiring to launder money. he was accused of trading favors with nuru. they were arrested back in january. >>> well, today, advocates plan to defund youth incarceration. this is in alameda county. the free our kids coalition. they plan to rally outside of the county's administration building at 10:30 this morning. the county plans to spend more than $51 million on facilities as part of its budget. >>> well, let's head back out to the east bay looking at walnut creek this morning. getting started with this thursday. you know what, this could be another hot day out there. many parts of the bay area. we've been talking about that and, kari, you said some places are envious of the cooler places and the cooler places are envious of the warmer places and at least we're not having bad storms. >> right. you know, that's what they're experiencing in other parts of the country right now. as we look at our weather pretty quiet here. just a wide range in temperatures. let's start
he's the sixth person to be charged in the pay to play case. prosecutors say walter wing loic wong conspiring to launder money. he was accused of trading favors with nuru. they were arrested back in january. >>> well, today, advocates plan to defund youth incarceration. this is in alameda county. the free our kids coalition. they plan to rally outside of the county's administration building at 10:30 this morning. the county plans to spend more than $51 million on facilities as part of...