News writer thomas frank discusses how clean and the army corps of engineers are responding. At 9 50, representative danny davis of illinois on the pandemic in the state. Host good morning, this is washington journal for april 3. We are showing you footage from d. C. Terryton , Cherry Blossom festival last year. We want to know how you are responding to the covid19 outbreak, particularly in positive ways. Maybe there is a search of volunteerism in your community, or assisting others who are desperate and needy during this time. Tell us your story on two lines this morning. 202 7488000 for the eastern and central time zones, and 202 7488001 for the mountain and pacific time zones. If you want to tweet us, it is 202 7488003. Make sure you put your name, city, and state if you text on that line. You can tweet us at cspanwj and post on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. Even in these dire times, there are several positive stories in the papers across the United States. Just a couple
A 9yearold in nevada created his own version of the awardwinning movie baby driver. He took his moms car for a sixmile ride on a las vegas highway sunday. 9 years old. An adult driver trailing him recorded the video and tried to keep him safe. There were some close calls but no one, amazingly, was hurt. The boy took the car while his mom was showering. No charges were filed. Just 9. Wow. The wife of shark tank star kevin oleary is facing charges in that deadly boat accident in canada. Linda oleary was charged with careless operation of a vessel for her role in last months crash. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Reporter hes been one of the stars of the abc show shark tank for 10 seasons. There has to be a better way. Reporter Kevin Olearys wife is facing serious charges after a boat she was piloting on lake joseph in ontario, canada, last month slammed into another. Two people on that boat died including 48yearold Suzanne Brito from ontario, three others were injured. Police charged 56yearold l
For that generous introduction. The phrase beyond my wildest dreams is kind of a throwaway phrase in our culture. But i thought maybe one day i write this book and people notice it, maybe one day the mayor of charleston will be holding it in front of an audience. [laughter] it tells the story of reconstruction and im going to read some passages from it some of which deal with the Police Department and some of which deal with the charleston mayor as the police chief and current mayor here is plain and poignant. We are all errors to something. We have no say we are born where we are and we have no say of what we inherit and what we dont. All we have control over is what we do with it. We are going to recount some of the triumphs of the city and the greatest tragedies so it is for all of you moving on from the tragedy of 2015, youve created this group. You decided intentionally to create this space where difficult issues in the community could be discussed. It would have been easy and hum
A los angeles man is being held without bail in connection with the death of rapper mack miller. Miller died from an accidental overdose of cocaine, alcohol and fentanyl. Prosecutors say Cameron Pettit sold miller fake opioids laced with fentanyl two days before he died. Pettit is not accused in having a direct role in millers death. Turning to new details in the car accident that seriously injured comedian and actor kevin hart over the weekend. Were hearing newly released 911 recordings from that night. Will ganss has the latest. Yeah, the calls paint a much more clear and graphic picture of the dangerous car accident on sunday morning. Take a listen to this. Hes not coherent at all. He cant move. Reporter this morning the chilling 911 calls from kevin harts home released following the car wreck that left the comedian seriously injured. Theres something on his back is pulling out on his spine. Reporter an unknown female calling for help sometime after the accident at 12 45 a. M. Sunda
This audience really merits it. I thought maybe one day if i write this book and people notice it maybe one day the mayor of charleston will be holding it in front of an audience, a packed house. This is what happened one week after the book was released. Its truly beyond my wildest dreams. The book tells the story of reconstruction and im going to read some passages from it some of which you will see from the Police Department some that deal with the mayor and the current mayor here. The point is we are all heirs to something. We have no say. We are born where we are and we have no say in what we inherit and all we have control of his will he do with it. We can recount some of the triumphs and some of the greatest tragedies but i think moving on from the tragedy of 2015 you created this group. You decided intentionally to create the space word difficult issues in the community could be discussed. It would have been easy and very human to say the murder was not from charleston, you hav