Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. So i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of . And what is missing . S
Where he also had figures such as this but in his case, its peace rielding in ayuchlful chariot. You can see the peace in the center. The partially nude female figure crowned riding the four horses and golden victory figures off to each side. Well, this is what mills had in mind for George Washington. They were thinking of it for George Washington that transposed him from the human, from the everyday, from a general to now a super human almost godlike figure. And so when construction, which had been halted on the Washington Monument for about 20 years in the 1860s and 70s, when construction was started up again, the engineer, thomas casey, who really loved modern inventions, elevators, electric lights, decided no were not going to put that temple at the bottom. He wanted the Washington Monument to stay that would represent america. Moving forward into the 20th century. And so he now saw it as a sleek monument of american ingenuity. So it was his decision, essentially, not to create the
San mateo county and other bay area counties by the registrar of voters in that county. This however is not an official drop box nor is this. Theyve been discovered in la orange and fresno counties the problem here is with starters unknowingly delivering their ballots to an unofficial mislabeled and misrepresented as an official drop they do not know who it is theyre surrendering their ballot because the impression they have with the word of this well top boxes that theyre surrendering to a county official and thats not the case and now Californias Republican Party says they own these collection boxes and authorized an official ballot drop boxes are not permitted by state law in the state of and to misrepresent unofficial boxes as official further misleads voters erodes public trust at a News Conference late monday afternoon. The secretary of state and the attorney general made it clear these boxes are illegal. And they filed a cease and desist order against the cal gop requiring they
Conditions are expected to return in the next couple of days, heres a live look at downtown San Francisco right now. The windy weather is expected to return wednesday morning, causing increased fire danger. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, lets get right to our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow with more on the dangerous winds expected in the days ahead lower, yeah guys historically this is that time of year right where weve seen some of though. Worst fires in the bay area because of those gusty winds and going to see that northerly wind really kicking in over the next 48 hours here right now were starting to see the effects as reaches way all the way to the surface but weve got nice clear skies in the San Francisco, no fog to speak of and just a beautiful weather outside now this ridge of High Pressure that city across the west coast, fairly flat right now you see a cold front up here in the gulf of alaska to watch happens here. This front is going to kick to the east be
Official vote. One week later that was set up a final confirmation vote on the full senate floor the week of october 26 tonight, California Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein is alling grahams move unprecedented senator find side tweeted is another example of republicans ignoring rules and tradition so they can rush this nominee through before the election and in time to supply a vote to strike down the Affordable Care act today was the day of Opening Statements from barrett, herself and senators democrats unified their message on the Affordable Care act, joe khalil reports from washington dc. The truth, the whole truth. And nothing but the truth so help you God Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett played out her judicial philosophy in the first Senate Hearing of her confirmation process i believe americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our constitution and laws as they are written barrett described herself as a textualist who strictly inte