Randolph during the 1780s and 1790s. Through these relationships, they seek to more clearly understand the first president s leadership style. This hourlong program was hosted by mount vernon. And i arer jeanne delighted to be here at mount vernon this evening with you all, especially. It is always a treat to come back here. Visit the home of George Washington, which is a monument to him. And a tribute to the mount vernon ladies association, hoover 162 years have preserved his memory by preserving his home and maintaining the ground on which he walked. It is always a pleasure to be in the company of good people. Who are dedicated and diligent. And the good people here at mount vernon combine that admirable trait with gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. Smoothed theod has edges, logistical edges, of our journey here. In the book, we acknowledgment thompson, who is one of the historians here on the staff for her invaluable insights and great sch
Life in the u. S. And serving on the front line during world war 1. We begin tonight with grim details of or the temperature d intimidation. The leaks Senate Intelligence committee report, offers new insight into the cias use of enhanced interrogation techniques on terror suspects on the wake of the september 11th attacks. The harsh methods may have been illegal even under the definition of torture set at the time. Water boarding, sleep deprivation, confinement in a cramped box, slaps and slamming detainees into walls. Dianne feinstein hints at what was reported last week. Stands in stark contrast to our values as a nation. It chronicles a stain on our history that must never be allowed to happen again. Reporter the washington based mcclatchy news service, report more than 6,000 pages long. Are gaining cooperation from detainees. It goes on to say the agency misinformed the public, the Bush Administration and congress about the necessity of their tactics. Wrongfully detaining others. O
Well start with the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Part of successful white government that kept Nelson Mandela in jail and then served for mandela. As u. S. Ambassador and then foreign minister it was his task to defend the continued imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and other political opponent. But privately he long lobbied for mandelas release. I submitted a memorandum, due to the effect that mr. Mandela ought to be released that were bringing a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison, and that his international aclaim and status would be growing to an extent that we would not be able to hand it will any more. Unfortunately, it continued on. Here we have a man 27 years in prison. The day he was released he displayed the acumen and attitude of an american who has been a president before. Amazing. Amazing what insight he had into the minds of people. And for that matter into world affairs. And central to the success of the negotiation process that led to a peaceful transfer of powe
They also addressed concerns over private equity firms and Real Estate Companies buying properties and low income communities, which could push out long term residents. The finance Committee Meets this morning to discuss housing. This comes at a time when americans are getting clobbered by climbing rents and home prices. Key drivers of inflation. Data released last week showed that rents increased in june, that the fastest rate since 1986. Buying a home is getting more expensive. Many young people who have modest incomes and big Student Loan Debt feel like the dream of Home Ownership has slipped out of their reach. The root causes, the United States isnt building enough housing. Its bill in that way for decades. And the shortage is affecting citizens and cities all over america. For example, my hometown of portland is skyrocketing rents and low supplies suitable housing. Its also an issue, though, in central oregon. Southern oregon, and eastern oregon, where they cant build enough hous
And never really saw that at all from him. I dont think he was genuine but that he will say otherwise and that is not going to change my impression of him or what he did to us. Joining me is nbcs ron mott. Were hearing a lot of reactions. And henry boarguard said he was happy tsarnaev made the statement. What are you hearing from other folks and what they may think . Reporter i think a lot of people are going to talk about what tsarnaev didnt say. He never renounced terrorism in his apology. And his apology as you heard there started out about allah and seeking forgiveness from his god and some of the victims were obviously offended by that. But over the past two years the victims have been split really whether they a wanted to hear from him and b whether the Death Penalty was the way to go here. Martin richards the 8yearold who died his parents pinned an op ed saying they thought the best course here would be to sentence him to life in prison without parole. And we just heard they mad