With each discussion we will conclude with time for your questions and if you have a question for our speakers at any time, click on the q and a button at the bottom of the screen and we will get through as many as time allows. Ill send a link to donate in support of this series. Your purchases and financial contributions events like tonight possible and help ensure the landmark bookstore. Thank you for tuning in in support of our authors. We sincerely appreciate your support now and always. Finally as you may have experienced virtual gatherings technical issues may arise and if they do we will do our best to resolve them and we thank you for your understanding. Im so pleased to introduce tonights speakers, professor martha s jones, professor of history at Johns Hopkins university and copresident of the brookshire conference of historians. Her work has been recognized by the organization of american historians, American Society for history and the National Committee center and she hold
Good morning andwelcome to nes 4 midday. Right now in charlottesville, the clselfpromed white upremacist accused of killing heatherheyer is being sentenced. Yer was a counter protester when james fields jr. Plowed into the crowd with his car, killi heyer and injuring others. Fields attorney had argued that because hes 22 years old and had had a traumatic childhood, he doesnt deserve life in prison. Julie carrie is at todays sentencing. Look for updates on twitter and on the nbc washington app. Maryland is honoring the five peoe killed in the capitol gazette shooting one year ago today. June 28th will now be knowns as freedom of the press day in maryland. Aunman opened fire at the newspaper last year. This is a live look at the new Memorial Garden ceremony thatwi l be dedicated to the five journalists who died in annapolis. Chris van hollinsngis amo the speakers at this mornings dedication. The gazette was alsowarded a special post surprise for its commitment to covering the news during
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Front of San Francisco i. C. E. Offices. Reporter this rally is just about to begin. You can see dozens of people here on the sidewalk. This is an Interfaith Group mainly jews speaking out against potential i. C. E. Raids. The Trump Administration unveils a new plan tying daca protection to the border wall. The Trump Administrations plan would put 1. 8 Million Immigrants brought to america illegally by their parents on a path to citizenship. In exchange the white house wants 30 billion in Border Security funding, 25 of that for a wall. That plan is a campaign to make America White again. Reporter House Minority leader nancy pelosi spoke about it this morning at the National Conference of mayors. They bring a tear to the eye of the statue of liberty and fear into the hearts of people who are here playing by the rules. Reporter senator harris tweeted the immigration plan is a nonstarter pitting 700,000 people against immigrant families runs counter to the values of our country. But many