Moonshot. A hunk of the moon to hold in your hands could be worth a billion dollars. Big companies are risking big bucks in the new race for outer space. Question begin with new nationwide protests. They follow a new york grand jury decision not to indictment a white Police Officer in the death of an unarmed black man. Looking at live pictures from times square where protesters, some were arrested tonight. They have shut down highways to the Brooklyn Bridge, the west side highway and protests continue in new york at this hour. Protesters in washington. They chanted in front of the Washington Monument while others marched in boston n oakland, california, minneapolis, pittsburgh and denver. This, as u. S. A. Reports tonight, the officer who putteric garner in a chokehold had been sued three times in connection with the arrest did of three other black people. New york city is getting ready to retrain its police force. Paul beban joins us live from new york. Paul . John, i am downtown in f
The anger, the anguish, the calls for justice. In the choke hold death of eric gardner. This is the scene in new york, large groups moving through different parts of the city. These are live pictures and the mispresence is enormous. Thousands are expected to gather on boston commons thats where the cities end will Christmas Tree lighting is being held tonight. The crowd then headed to city hall. And in washington, d. C. , protestors gathered, handed, marched to landmarks including the washington monument. But we begin in new york, paul is in Lower Manhattan with more, paul. Good evening john, i am here in folly square, this is the heart of new york citys municipal government familiar to people if you watched nypd but you have seen a lot of scenes here, just minutes ago, this scene was with packed with thousands of protestors, who then moved from here, escorted by police, toward the brooklyn bridge, this square competely emptied out, and the vast majority of those people proceeded peace
Coming up next on American History tv, the National Archives posts independent researcher john emond as he reads letters from civil war soldiers, placing the letters in the context of the war as well as the soldiers daily lives, defined by personal hardship disease, and death. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. I think we are all settled in. Welcome. I work in the National Archives. I work i welcome you to this program. We have an ongoing lecture series to teach you about the records of the National Archives and how to use them for historical research. We are pleased to have john emond here with us today. The title of the event is civil war voices. A bit more about the know your records program, we also do researcher newsletters, if you provide your email address i will send you that newsletter automatically. It we do a genealogy fair and wheels of have a Genealogy Program taken place at the National Archives building in washington dc. That happened several times a month. So, with
And how to use them for historical research. We are pleased to have john emond here with us today. The title of the event is civil war voices. A bit more about the know your records program, we also do researcher newsletters, if you provide your email address i will send you that newsletter automatically. It we do a genealogy fair, and wheels of have a Genealogy Program taken place at the National Archives building in washington dc. That happened several times a month. So, with that, i will turn give the biography for mr. Emond. He retired in 2011 at the 30 years in government. Most of it in contract Technology Transfer and project management at nasa. He is a member of the Maritime Committee with the Maryland Historical society. He is a collector of historical artifacts from the American Revolution and civil war. Including several civil war soldiers letters which he will refer to in this presentation. A program that will be approximately one hour long. We will take questions and answer
Quarter mile visibility for san jose and halfmile for santa rosa, 2. 5 in napa. Throughout the Morning Hours with the cloud cover maybe a few light sprinkles and by the average we are hazy again. Temperatures seasonal. We will talk about some changes which include rain in the sevenday outlook. Thats coming up. Carolyn. Lisa, thank you. The longest closer in the histories of the Golden Gate Bridge continues this morning as workers install a new median barrier system. Take a live look right now at the bridge from the marin county side. The closer began at midnight friday. The span is scheduled to reopen in time for tomorrow mornings commute. I cant feel 7 News Reporter nick smith is with us from the Golden Gate Bridge with the latest. Good morning there. Good morning carolyn. I was wondering if i ran on to the middle of the highway there if you would see me from the marijuana bridge camera. But you know what . I thought the better side of me said just stand here. The sane behind me reads