When whittling down the list. There was so much to choose from. The way we did it was first we discussed the medium of the object we wanted. Photograph, painting, documents, relics. Then we wanted to represent every year of the civil war. First the year leading up to it, then 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865. By the time we went through the criteria, we had more than 50, but when we had 50 that represented both of those requirements. It was truly an embarrassment of riches. It was hard to whittle them down. That is definitely true. Tonight, we will be discussing two objects considered technology in the civil war. We can see the images of those. From circaipher key 1861. And a half model of the uss monitor from 1862. Lets consider the cipher key. Ofs is in the papers Alexander Robert chisholm, born in 1834, died in 1810. He was a stockbroker, a merchant, railroad investor. He died during the gilded age in new york city, where he had also grown up. Theis equally glamorous on confederate side
Welcome to the program the u. S. Supreme court has blocked congress from obtaining president trumps financial records the court sent that decision down to. The Congressional Democrats plan to have his record released before the november elections in a similar case the justices ruled that a new york prosecutor have access to the president s financial records. And hands District Attorney called the decision a tremendous victory for the u. S. Justice system but a lower court will also have to decide whether or not those records will be made public. Lets join our Washington Bureau chief told we can now walk us through whats going on oh well so one of the Supreme Court rulings today against the president talk us through that decision from the justices. Well phil the big news i think is really the checks and balances are still in place here in the United States some people already started to write so the major decision is that a sitting president that a president is not immune against crimin
Would be the, quote, toughest decision that he will ever make. And thats coming from a guy who once had to fire meatloaf. It couldnt have been easy for trump to fire a guy named after food during a Coronavirus Task force press briefing on friday, President Trump said that he was already thinking about dates for reopening the country from the coronavirus lockdown, but added that he would defer to experts experts . Or as most people call them, pillow salesmen. Trump administration is reportedly expecting and planning on reopening the country on may 1st, as in the coronavirus will eventually die out, but you may first alex bays wrote that cheeryouupper. According to reports, President Trump threatened to veto the 2 trillion coronavirus economic package if it bailed out the Postal Service oh, my god, would you just, i dont know, put him on a stamp or something tell him its for the Postal Services ode to hotties oh, yeah, no, in that case give them whatever they need. Who else got a stamp a
Saying the president was shaped by a father who was a, quote, high functioning sociopath claiming trumps own sister called him a clown after he announced his run for president. The white house fires back this morning. Supreme court scare. The court revealing chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month after falling and injuring his head. What were learning about his condition. Breaking overnight, Mary Kay Letourneau passes away, the teacher who made National Headlines convicted for sleeping with her sixth Grade Student. Then she married and had two children with him. Her story this morning. Protests erupting over this disturbing case in indiana. Viral videos appearing to show a pair of white men attacking a black man. Let him go, dude. Crime investigation. Also, the new developments t the amy crefusi to cooperate. And an abc news exclusive. As the nba arrives in orlando to enter the basketball bubble, were taking you inside the magic kingdom. Your first look at disney world
Exclusive. Maybe i can sound a bit crude but this is 100 bull [ bleep ]. Democrats and republicans demanding answers today. On capitol hill. Summer scorcher. The first major heat wave of the season taking hold from the midwest to the east coast. Record highs expected in the south. The full forecast straight ahead. Firing back. The st. Louis couple who went viral for aiming guns at protesters. Get the hell out of my neighborhood now defending their actions. Coming right at the house. Why they say demonstrators left them with no other choice and the investigation into the confrontation caught on camera. Game off. Just one day before Training Camps reopen, the star players who wont be a part of baseballs return. Why they say theyre opting out. Those stories, plus snap, crackle, pop. A surprise Fireworks Show lights up the new york city skyline as macys kicks off its annual fourth of july display with a series of sec retoshows. Today, tuesday, june 30th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this