Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brangham congress is getting back to work with only a few days left before the year ends, and taxes are tops on the agenda. But it was clear today that lawmakers also have to reckon with the issue of sexual misdeeds. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. I am tremendously sorry. Desjardins for minnesota democratic senator al franken, a public step, a news conference, his first since being accused of groping and Sexual Misconduct by four different women. This has been a shock and extremely humbling. I am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. What im going to do is im
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brangham congress is getting back to work with only a few days left before the year ends, and taxes are tops on the agenda. But it was clear today that lawmakers also have to reckon with the issue of sexual misdeeds. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. I am tremendously sorry. Desjardins for minnesota democratic senator al franken, a public step, a news conference, his first since being accused of groping and Sexual Misconduct by four different women. This has been a shock and extremely humbling. I am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. What im going to do is im
Lovely young men are. They are both named mark. Mark mario, distinguished president of the National Urban steiner, who is a brilliant journalist and a former and current activist in social justice. You will hear a lot more from him. They will be joined by more people you will see shortly. Started, i would like to bring to the podium one of my favorite people at the smithsonian. He is a distinguished leader of this institution. His official title is the Elizabeth Mcmillan director of the Smithsonian National museum of American History. He is part of our top collaborators in the work that we do, particularly with the exhibition space we have at the american museum, john. [applause] good morning, it is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the interNational Museum of American History. If ever there is a time in america when we need historic understanding, as well as museums that present history in theireople can understand role in democracy, it is today. It shows you the prime example we ha
Intelligence in something as simple as your music playlist or your netflix queue. Those are all using technology that does Machine Learning, to figure out what movies you love to watch and what music you like to listen to. It can be in your internet emails system, filtering out spam. That Automated System is not a algorithmt a computer using Technology Like deep learning. Then on the other and you can have Artificial Intelligence powering selfdriving cars. It uses vision and Machine Learning to help a car navigate a busy street. Announcer watch the communicators monday night on cspan2. Announcer American History tv is on cspan3 every weekend, featuring museum tours, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. Heres a clip from a recent program. I just want to say, it has been extraordinary for a lot of reasons, one thats a singly explains where we are in september of 1787, always very useful to have a short document to demonstrate. We cant go without unders
And he looked up at my name tag and he said, westmore. He said are you any relation to the general . I said yes, im his wife. He said, you know, maam, ive always wondered what generals wives did when their husbands were overseas. Well im bathing you. Must have been quite an experience for you being over there. It was. It made me feel more useful. You can watch this and other American History programs on our website, for all of our video is archived. That is announcer National Museum of african American History and culture recently opened an exhibit looking at the 1968 Poor Peoples Campaign, which Martin Luther king jr. Organized to shift the focus of the Civil Rights Movement to Economic Issues. Reverend king was assassinated before the campaign got underway in washington, d. C. A panel of activists and Smithsonian Museum staff look at this legacy. This is about one hour. It is our pleasure to welcome you to this meeting events for city of hope. You are in for a wonderful discussion fr