Up next on American History tv, the Treasury Department hosts a ceremony to rename the Treasury Building to freedmans Bank Building. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i have the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and i
Anniversary of the freedmans bank. Incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the postcivil war era. Up next on American History tv the Treasury Department hosts a , ceremony to rename the Treasury Annex building to freedmans Bank Building. This was built on the original site of the bank. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Financial inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic signi
This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of Financial Inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans
Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. Privilege tondous come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for acretary loop lew, tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of and the people we serve. , today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans Bank Building. And im delighted this idea came to fruition. [applause] Brodi Fontenot thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to Financial Inclusion for all american
Joining us. Lets get things going with julie watts. Its looking fantastic, guys. Good. Another day with above normal temperatures. It is sunny and 70 and it wont stick around forever. Lets take a look outside and we do have blue skies over the south bay and a little hades. A little 49 49 degrees in concord, 48 san jose, 46, stanhope santa rosa. Cool start with light winds. Clear and cool to start and sunny and mild and we will see winds in increasing. Winds 10 to 25 miles an hour so coming up just a bit we will talk about what to expect for your Easter Sunday. I will tell you changes begin just in time for the easter egg hunt. It wont be quite as beautiful and more significant changes on the way but not a washout spoiler a work not a washout a lot of people have outdoor plans. Thanks, julie. An 8yearold boy is shot in a driveby shooting right now Concord Police are searching for man they say is responsible. This happened last night around six on the cell near carmel drive and the boy w