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Region to do more of the fighting and more of the balancing for you. Woodruff and, San Franciscos libraries help homeless patrons who seek refuge among the stacks. I look for people with a lot of bags or people who are asleep. Hey brother, youre not allowed to sleep in the library ok . Im sorry. Thats alright. Hey heres a place where you can sleep during the day. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by mo...

In the beginning of september, we are live from the Nations Capital for the National Book festival celebrating its 15th year. This is on book tv. Announcer tonight on cspan, q a with Michael Witmore regarding the Folger Shakespeare library. Then, progressives and campaign 2016 and a look at republican president ial primary tactics. Announcer this week on q a, our guest is Michael Witmore director of the witmore of the Folger Shakespeare library. Brian lamb Michael Witmore director of the Folger ...

Director witmore it was hard to escape shakespeare, because politicians, whether they know it or not, are using and often saying shakespeares words. It is something that allows politicians to connect with audiences, and when they quote shakespeare, it gives the politician a certain kind of weight and heft. Brian lamb you said that robert byrd was probably the greatest senator to use the words of William Shakespeare in the senate. Director witmore yes, robert byrd was the cicero senator, and he u...

Emphasis on at all. Is that fair . Director witmore well, i think that politicians are using shakespeares words, whether they know it or not. He invented a lot of words. For example, he invented the word bedroom. So they are going to use a lot of words on the senate floor. I think that shakespeare is kind of in the bloodstream of our culture, and we often get him wrong, but we are close enough that people can hear that connection. Brian lamb we found this fun video on youtube. We dont who the ma...

But ill tell you what, in a couple of hours, it is getting to feel so uncomfortable and very cold. Even agent bit of sunshine coming out here after the rain pushing off to the east. 47 degrees. Notice the winds. Theyre picking up and the strong northwesterly winds are going to ush near a lot of usher in a lot of cold air. A lot of rain to the west of 95, germantown and south of frederick, its pretty light. Not a lot is reaching the ground. Its farther south, east of 95 some good heavy rain pushi...

And when my daughter and i flew over to taipei to bring him and his personal items home, we were looking through his things and there was a couple of objects that we were all, sydney and my daughter heidi and i were looking at. What do you think this does . I dont know. Then it had screws on either end and it was a ball with a center in it. Im going, hmm. We finally figured out that it was for someone who couldnt hold a pencil, but they can hold a ball. But i thought, great. Anyway, i want to en...

L. A. And was a speaker or was always organizing, always sharing his experiences, always getting new ideas for things. And when my daughter and i flew over to taipei to bring him and his personal items home, we were looking through his things and there was a couple of objects that we were all, sydney and my daughter heidi and i were looking at. What do you think this does . I dont know. Then it had screws on either end and it was a ball with a center in it. Im going, hmm. We finally figured out ...

Around the bay and in the mid40s coastside. By noontime well into the 60s, low to mid60s bay and inland. The coast not far behind. Today the warm effort day out of the next seven with potentially low 70s around the bay. Quick cooling tonight and the potential for a freeze watch as soon as tomorrow. Details on that. And the blustery conditions headed our way. Carolyn. Thank you, lisa. Familily members of a bay area man held captive in north korea are happy to see the 85yearold korean war vet is i...

Glamorous. Parties saw were the and the greeting people. I have got to tell you, i have never worked harder in my life. Nancy reagan was Ronald Reagans fiercest protector. She was active in key staff decisions and in campaigning. She had a signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Let me introduce our two guests. Judith woodruff is the coanchor of cbsnews hour. She coproduced a documentary about the first lady. Thank you for being wit...

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