Of the republic from 1789 until 1791. George Washingtons Mount Vernon posted this and 20 minute event. This is new york in 1789. We are standing in front of federal hall looking towards these river of new york. And the city even then, although the buildings were four or five stories high has some of the bustle and teaming qualities that its had for the last 200 years. Federal hall, even though the appearance i will show you look very classical, it is here. This is another image of new york and it may be somebody in this audience i would bet a who knows this house is standing at the manhattan end of the hall and tom. Holland tunnel. It is not there anymore. This is where Vice President john adams rented for the two sessions when the congress met in new york. This is to convey some sense of how rural and be collect manhattan was in 1789. The city ended about where New York City Hall is today. If you went beyond city hall you are going out of town. And this stood this building stood appro
He reads passages from his book and discusses the leading men the earlysed republic. Mount vernongtons hosted this hour and 20 minute event. In 1789. S new york we are standing approximately in front of federal hall looking toward the east river of new york. Even though the buildings are high,our or five stories they have some of the bustle it has had for the last 200 years. Federal hall, even though the image i will show you in a minute looks very austere and classical, it is here. This is another image of new york. It may be somebody in this audience, i would bet a buck probably not, knows that this house standing at the manhattan into the holland tunnel it is not there anymore. This was the house Vice President john adams rented for the two sessions the First Congress met in new york. Why am i showing it to you . To convey some sense of how rural manhattan was in 1789. The city ended about where New York City Hall is today. If you went beyond city hall, you were going out of town. ,
Of the action is taking place. It is on wall street. The coffeehouse, the scene that. Showed first, is behind us we are looking in the direction of the hudson river. Congress, despite the significance, the First Congress has generally been treated as an convention. R the the government the constitution outlines, thats what it was, and outline, spurring fullgrown from the document. It did not. It took two years of creative and sometimes twofisted down and dirty politics to accomplish the job. That job was creating the institutions of government, henry, whoat patrick may have been referred to once or twice later on, referred to as the crazy machine of government. That is what these men are doing in federal hall. In the First Congress gathered in new york, march and april of 1789, two months . It took more than one month to get a quorum. Everyone who showed up on time, in looting James Madison, was in a blind panic that not enough people would show up to make a congress. In their letters
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. Chicago police will explain today how they plan top hire a new superintendent. That one day after mayor rahm emanuel called for far reaches reforms. Demonstrators are this morning holding a diein over the shootings deaths of Laquan Mcdonald and ronald john within, demanding that the mayor and top prosecutor resign. I should have given voice to the publics growing suspicion, distrust and anger. Rahm emanuel said he should have done more to change policies that tie his hands on how he is allowed to respond to police shootings, specifically that Police Videos cant be released while an investigation is ongoing. I own it. I take responsibility for what happened, because it happened on my watch. Earlier in a rare address to the chicago city council, rahm emanuel gave a slow angry burn of a speech saying the City Residents deserve answers and corrective action and will get both. He said restoring broken trust will take a long
[ gunfire ] at least 27 iraqi soldiers have been killed today trying to push i. S. I. L. Out of ramadi. As the u. S. Calls for help in the fight gains the group. Welcome to your world, im stephanie sy. And im del walters. The pentagon wants others to step up. Lawmakers question the wisdom of a campaign focused on the air. Dictry Ash Carter Says hes been working to form a larger coalition. I wish that the sunni arab nations of the gulf would do more. They are willing to do so. I had lengthy conversations. So have i. Lets go live to imran khan. Iraqi forces, as we have been forting out fighting to take control. How closer they . What they are is theyve taken over the southwest of a key neighbourhood. That is a number of bridges taken directly to the center of ramadi and the stronghold of i. S. I. L. Fighters and surrounded the city on three sides. This is key. One of the big ways that i. S. I. L. Had to defend, and in ramadi. They had a bridge that was collecting them. Once the Iraqi Sec