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Podcasts. Sarah polk was very up on diplomacy and her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. She made no bones about the fact she really took an interest in politics. And that she was her she grew up in a political household in tennessee. Her father was a local politician, so she grew up loving politics. She married james after he won a seat in the legislature because she would not have married him if he had been content to be a clerk. Unfortunately for james k. Polk, he di...

Her father was a local politician, so she grew up loving politics. She married james after he won a seat in the legislature because she would not have married him if he had been content to be a clerk. Unfortunately for james k. Polk, he died just three months after leaving the white house, and sarah began a 42year widowhood. Polk place became something of a shrine to her husband, and she would invite anyone who wanted to to come for a visit to see the objects they had collected through their lon...

She was not happy that her husband had been elected president. She was not looking forward to being the first lady. The problem was of course, that he died only one month into his presidency, and she never made it to washington. In 1836, when john tyler resigned from the United States senate, he and his wife laetitia and her family moved to williamsburg. It is right here that laetitia tyler suffered her stroke in 1839 and john tyler learned that he was elected as Vice President William Henri har...

At 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Later in the week debate on the Police Reform bill introduced by South Carolina republic and senator tim scott. Now live to the senate floor on cspan2. Senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, the source of our joy, were grateful that you still speak to us. Continue to communicate with our lawmakers through the voice of conscience. Enable them to maintain a clear conscience before you and ...

Y 911. What they came up with though was all Police Officers if they witness a Police Officer committing elite illegal act they pledge to arrest that officer. So the black Police Association in the 1970s and 19 80s pass that resolution among themselves that they would do that whether or not it was sanctioned by the department are not. I think that something that ought to be discussed is one of the remedies of others. Guest Robert Woodson of theer Woodson Center joining us for this conversation. ...

It was hot yesterday, just wait until this afternoon. It gets even hotter with plenty of sunshine. We will talk about the heat advisory in just a moment. It is a mild warm start to our day. We are in the 50s and 60s under clear skies and the heat advisory is in effect for most of the bay area except for the coast and immediate shoreline from 11 am until 7 pm, not just today but also for wednesday and thursday due to this very hot temperatures. Well above average for this time of year. 82 in San ...

[indistinct chatter] chatter]nd chairman graham good morning, everybody. For those watching on television, it is 28 degrees in here. [laughter] is that what it is . Chairman graham i do not know, but let it be said the air conditioning in the senate works. Thank you all. We are going to have a hearing today about all things crossfire, hurricane, and the Robert Mueller investigation. We will have fiveminute rounds. As usual, i will try to make sure you are able to finish your thought in five minu...

Months that have led and culminated in this tension boiling over. And we saw what happened in minnesota, in minneapolis. Unfortunate unrest. But today were seeing what appears to be a largely peaceful statement and demonstration playing out right now on 101 in san jose. My partner dan ashley joins me here now for abc7 news at 4 00. Dan . Kristen, good to be with you. Remarkable to see whats happening on 101, southbound 101. We can only hope that it will continue to end as peacefully as it looks ...

On our streets. It has been a very tough week, but to watch how saturday and sunday played out, a thank you to our Public Servants out there on many different fronts. National guard, state patrol, police department, sheriffs departments, as well as those who are out there making sure we maintained utilities and Everything Else. Also speaking of, watching yesterday, the whole nature of why we do these things is to allow for that peaceful expression. We saw large peaceful protests focusing on the ...

Suspending programming in person through april that we have a virtual programming go to Commonwealth Club. Org that is updated regularly you can watch while sheltering in place. This is to address the impact of covid19 on our society also part of the future of democracy theories with that Zuckerberg Initiative and then others will follow that example. Im thrilled to be talking to two experts with the effect of covid19 and the effect it is having around the us and around the world the corresponde...