Romanticism, and rebellion, as well as this book examined. A dangerous stir fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion, and it is already sold out in our bookstore behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume is a volume that needs to stand alongside eric boehners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark summers has the task to frame the reconstruction era for us. He is going to raise the Big Questions of this period, and it is my pleasure to introduce professor summers. [applause] dr. Summers. Dr. Summers thank you very much, peter, and thank you very much, allison, for the great work that you and the others have done to put this together. All of you need to synchronize your watches. The last applause was at 20 minutes until 7 00, so at exactly 20 minutes until 8 00, somebody raise my hand if i am still talking, and we will start applauding. I am uneasy, i have to say, on here
Thank you. Real america revealing the 20 reconstruction an the president. The national air and space museum. The celebration took place in july with the Current Museum director retired general jack daley and a look at exhibits on the start of aviation and into space exploration. It begins tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan 3 as the National Park service prepares to celebrate its 1 00th anniversary, well take a look at the development of californias national and state parks. Saturday night at 10 00 eastern on real america the 1935 u. S. Interior Department Film the land of the giants documents the efforts of the civilian conservation core and the daily life in the work camps. Clearing dense undergrowth from the big red woods for Fire Prevention and freer growth provides lumber for practically any kind of construction job which may be desirable. The conservation core boys make everything from heavy bridge timbers to park signs. Sunday m
We had to leave the boat behind, he is a little bummed out right now. It has been a difficult and intense fire to fight in part because it is burning in steep terrain and all the vegetation is very drive from the drought it is serving as fuel for the fire. Calfire has been using 11 Fire Fighters helicopters. There is nearly 900 fire personnel. The crews will be meeting for a briefing at 7 am. We will hopefully well have more information about what direction the fire is burning and if it has grown overnight. Thanks janine dela vega. Four homes were destroyed. Eight more damaged when a spark on the edge of highway 101 in petaluma spread into brush and ignited a row of eucalyptus trees. Two people were injured. Calfire dropped water from a helicopter on the dry trees to help stop the flames from spreading even further. Coming up at 5 30 we will go live to petaluma to find out how the neighborhood is doing. The weather is key to all of those stories. Dave larson is life with your forecast.
Keep his job. This is al jazeera america. Live in new york city. Im del walters. It is a big day for the republicans boths on the campaign trail and in congress. G. O. P. Are gathering in colorado for their next debate and House Republicans are meeting behind closed dors on capitol hill. They are there trying to choose their next speaker. The likely choice is wisconsin congressman paul ryan but conservatives are already asking him to stop boehners budget deal. Libby casey has more from washington. Reporter after initial reluctance and then some helping and hawing, congressman paul ryan agreed to offer himself up as the next House Speaker. This wasnt a job he went after, but last week we got the green life from enough of the coalition on capitol hill that it tooks likely he will emerge today as the next speaker of the house. Here is what happens. Republicans go behind closed doors, and when they emerge we expect them to have chosen paul ryan as their next speaker, and tomorrow he goes b
Terminal classic. Not without a blupder that brought the game to a halt it is a big day in american politics. In washington and in the race for president. Welcome to your world this morning. Im richelle carey, in for stephanie sy. And im del walters. We are expecting two big plans out of capitol hill. Outgoing House Speaker john boehner should have the votes to paush through a bipartisan deal. And in 90 minutes, republicans go behind closed doors to choose a success sore, expected to be wisconsin paul ryan tonights big story could be in the president ial debate in collingwood r there could be a new front runner. Michael shure reports from bowled ir. Reporter since the republicans last debated at the Regan Library the group got smaller. Ill smnt my campaign. The rhetoric is the same. Bush has no money. Fooes meeting hes meeting with mummy and daddy. Reporter they have shown up on someones enemy list. Probably the republicans. Reporter this time the candidates are set to debate in boulde