Right now i am in washington for the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference while the Harris And Trump campaigns are fanned out over the Battleground States as the president ial campaign enters into its next phase after this weeks debate. Vice president harris running mate, governor Tim Walz is making the stop in Superior Wisconsin as we speak. Trumps vp pick, j. D. Vance, was in North Carolina earlier today. In the meantime in springfield, ohio, members of the haitian community are scheduled to hold an Emergency Meeting at this hour after their small town was thrust into the national spotlight. It was at the debate on Tuesday Night. While more than 67 Million americans tuned into the night, trump claimed without evidence that migrants were eating the towns cats and dogs, repeating races rumors amplified by his rightwing followers, including right Wing Influencer lower Laura Loomer who has been traveling the trump for days. As a result haitian parents are fearing their child
This second part into the fire has just been published. This second part into the Fire Hasjust been published. The report now runs to 1,700 pages. We arejust about report now runs to 1,700 pages. We are just about to hear from the chair. Let us listen in. My the chair. Let us listen in. My report on that series of events was published on the 30th of october 2019. In the second phase of the inquiry, the panel has been investigating the underlining causes of the fire, with a view to identifying when mistakes were and our terms of reference, and partly because, as our investigation has progressed, we uncovered many more matters of concern than we had originally expected. As we discovered, it is not possible properly to understand the causes of the fire without understanding the way in which knowledge of the materials and methods of construction employed in the Refurbishment Development over the course of time. But the government and others learned about them, and how the regulations and g
Were elected through back channels, small party conventions. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates through the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it. President Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968. This initiated a freefall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which who was very popular was unfortunately dead by august of 1968. That was robert kennedy. He was a peace candidate. He had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. That is one thing lying behind the convention in august of 1968. The kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey, Lyndon Johnsons Vice President had become the nominee by august. There was another peace candidate, mccarthy who had delegates like kennedy who showed up in chicago in august. It is something of a freeforall where the delegates are concerned. It is
To see nowadays. Before 1972, there were few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions, republicans and democrats, were elected through as we call it back channels, small party conventions, back room meetings, among various politicians. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it now. Ly Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968, which initiate ad a freeforall between a number of conditions. One of which was dead by august of 68. That was Robert Kennedy who had been a peace candidate, who had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. Thats one thing thats lying behind the convention in august of 68 when people arrive there, the kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey had become the nominee, the Party Nominee by august as vicepresident. There was another p
With ships and tugs. The Cuyahoga River as it reaches lake erie after a 100 mile journey from its headwaters is an exhaustive stream, abused and misused by man and his machines. Without the cuyahoga, cleveland and akron would not exist. The river was the reason for originally settling this portion of the western reserve in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio. And so man came and continued coming. Until today, nearly two Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a navigable stream, a water supply, and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epitaph or the cuyahoga . Joining us from the cleveland area is David Stradling. He is a professor of history at the university of cincinnati and the coauthor of where the river burned carl stokes and the struggle to save cleveland. Let me begin,