Will speak with local authors about the citys history, starting with its link to booker t. Washington. And in about 20 minutes, the Chemical Spill that contaminated charlestons water system and then in 50 minutes, theWest Virginia teachers strike. We begin with booker t. Washington. Booker t. Washington was for 20 years the spokesman and leader of African Americans in america and at the time we had horrible jim crow race notes in the south, that didnt happen here in West Virginia. It was a different sort of Race Relations and what he observed with his heroes was the building of a black middle class and that became his path, his career path as he went from dusky to being a National Celebrity. Booker was born in a place called hales ford south of roanoke virginia, 220 miles from here and in those first nine years he was a slave boy. He didnt have pants. He wore a slave boys shirt, shoes were two wooden slats with a piece of leather across each toe across thetop. He wanted very much to go
So you can buy the book in the tent adjacent to us and go get it signed in the next tent. A portion of every book sold today supports the texas book Festival Mission at all of this is courtesy off bookpeople. Joining me today are two of the authors of this book. Want to start on my far right, michael shear covers President Trump, a veteran Political Correspondent before comingo to the times in 2010, he spent spent 18 years writing about local state and National Politics for the Washington Post what hear is also part of the pulitzer prizewinning team that covered the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. To my right is Julie Hirschfeld davis, the congressional editor at the new times and deputy washington editor. Washington for 22 years, she joined the times in 2014 as White House Correspondent after bloomberg news, associated press, Baltimore Sun and congressional quarterly, she won the 2009 mckinley award for distinguished reporting of congress, please join me in welcoming our two guests t
Good afternoon, welcome to todays discussion of an important book called border wars, the president s assault on immigration. My name is Carlos Sanchez and im a Senior Editor with Texas Monthly magazine and im based along the word near the rio grande valley. Before we dive into this topic, please remember to silence your cell phones and please share your experience on social media using the tx book fest. Also remember that after this conversation the authors will be signing books in the booksigning tents, two tents over, you can buy the book and get it signed to the next tent, a portion of every book spent supports mission and all courtesy of book people. Joining me today are two of the authors of this book, i want to start with my far right, michael, White House Correspondent in the washington bureau. Police call correspondent before coming to the times in 2010, 18 years writing about local, state and National Politics at the washington post, it was part of the pulitzer team that cove
Jueves noticioso conocera esta historia que solo vera en telemundo 48. Es que imaginese usted despertarse entre el humo, las llamas y en cuestion de minutos perderlo todo. Pues eso que escucha es la pesadilla que una Familia Mexicana en san leandro vivio cuando la cochera de su casa acabo en llamas. Ya han pasado 5 semanas de ese siniestro y desde entonces no lo han tenido facil. Por eso Jessica Gallegos los ha visitado en la casa donde ocurrio el incendio. Hablo con esta familia afectada . A mi me despierta mi esposa me dice que se esta quemando la casa. A ella la despierta mi hermana, que la despertaron las alarmas el 25 de marzo, alrededor de las 12 y 50 de la manana. Jose y su familia despertaron y vieron como la casa que hace 6 meses habian comprado junto con sus hermanos y mama en san leandro, se prendia en llamas algunos segundos mas y no hubieramos alcanzado salir. Jose explica que esa madrugada todos lograron salir a salvo, excepto por sus 3 patos y gato que murieron sofocados
The maryland state fire marshals. Services for him are going on right now in rockville. Wolf was a special agent with an 11 year tenure at the federal bureau of investigation. Friends and family are gathering now at the church of the redeemer in gaithersburg. Wolf was involved in a minor crash and was pulled over on i 260. Cohen pulled over to help. A driver struck and killed both of them while trying to avoid a traffic back up. State flags will be flown at half staff to honor them. Now first alert weather rated d. C. s most accurate forecast. Probably reaching a high for today temperatures into the mid 40s. Colder air moving this afternoon. A little disturbance last night with some flakes. This morning a few flurries and this next disturbance clouds along with it. A mix of sun and clouds but the winds are bringing in colder temperatures. We were 44 hours ago and dropped down to 41. The mid 30s in german town and least burg and closer to 40 from north beach it doesnt feel like that it