Michael. Hi there. I am thrilled to join these three amazing authors today. You see them on the screen. Latest book our man, richard and the end of the American Century and susan lasser and peter baker who spoke just out this fall, the man who ran washington, the times of james and baker the third period two brilliant books about to complicate and fascinating men. They were born a decade apart, baker in houston in 1930, holbrook in manhattan in 1941. Baker, republican trained as a lawyer. Holder of Foreign Service officer, democrat. Student of Foreign Policy, there lives to very good trajectories but they both ended up in washington where they became major power players. Picking up on that, this is a man with great ambition and even before he came to washington. Part of the family of aristocracy, he would expect to do great things. Very dominating father who departed on him the legacy of the family, youre meant to do big things. The one thing they were not meant to do was politics. Its
Im jamie colby here in port orange, florida, just south of daytona beach. Im here to meet a retiree who had a curious relic hidden among the rafters of her home in West Virginia. When her grandson finds it, hes convinced its a valuable piece of history. My name is betty bland. For more than a century, a strange inheritance collected dust in the attic. My husband and i thought it was worthless, until our grandson john surprised us all. Im john buell. I knew my greatgreatgrandfather was a Famous Artist renowned for his epic murals of texas battles. I had no idea id end up solving a mystery surrounding one of them. I meet betty and john at the family home, where they explain that the benefactor in this strange inheritance tale is born in belfast, ireland, in 1836. His name is Harry Mcardle. As a child, harrys a whiz with a paintbrush or sketch pad. Would we describe him as a prodigy . I mean, probably. He was a very prolific painter. As a teenager, he immigrates to america and attends the
Mr. Secretary, please call the roll. [laughter]. Thank you, madame chair. Prior to calling roll, i would like to note that julie chang is sitting in as director. With that i will now proceed to call roll. Directors, please respond when i call your name. Chang present. E. Forbes present. M. Hursh present. B. Lipkin present. J. Tumlin present. Vice chair gee present. Chair sesay present. Secretary directors, we have a quorum. Chair sesay and secretary, if i may just a point of clarification, this is a regular meeting, not a special meeting, just a point of clarification for the record. Chair sesay thank you, i appreciate that. Secretary thank you. Directors, the next item, item 3, is communications. Wed like to provide further instructions for the Public Comment process. To provide Public Comment, callers should dial into the published number, 18552826330, and enter access code, 126 729 5295. Then pound and pound again and listen to the meeting. As they wait for Public Comment to be anno
Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, fortune, or dishonor. George who goes by his middle name, ed has invited me to his home. Hi, ed. Hi. You must be jamie. I am jamie. How are you today . Im good. When the 59yearold isnt working as a surfing instructor, ed enjoys doing yoga and playing guitar. Its a far cry from his famous greatgreatgrandfather who fought at gettysburg. Growing up, did your family ever discuss that you had a connection to that battle . Well, i knew about it. It was discussed briefly. I was not really that intereste
They dont seem sure about where to begin. The Police Officers Association Says its officers are looking for a new chapter for the city and the department we see it as an opportunity move the department forward in a new direction, Philip Hoffman is a Union Representative says officers are on board with modern policing policies that would improve the department they position us as somehow an impediment to change and reform and to the contrary. We have reached out on numerous occasions to get the ball rolling on these reforms offices of recommendations from 2 City Commission studies are on the table. But so far none of them have been implemented. He says as crime rises across the city, the biggest need right now more officers on the streets. The department though has been plagued with several scandals in controversial shootings in recent years in just the last 6 months the department has faced the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa an investigation that was launched after evidence in that