Senate continues for the day. Lawmakers vote whether to official work as a fiveyear Aviation Administration programs bill. Mo are than 80 amendments have been filed to the legislation, including policy riders unrelated to aviation. Current f. A. A. Programs expire on may 10th. Youre watching cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, be our rock of protection, for we place our confidence in you. Give the members of this body the power of your wisdom. In all their duties, strengthen them to be loyal to you, obedient to your precepts, and grateful for your loving providence. Lord, give our senators faith to believe that youre willing to help them solve the problems they face. Lead them into the paths of loving service, as they strive to honor you. Open their eyes to the many things they can accomplish for the glory of your name. And, lord, bring peace wherever there is con
I would like to invite you up to meet rita and we do have copies of the book available for purchase as well. Thank you very much. [inaudible] interested in American History . Watch American History television on cspan three. Every weekend, 48 hours of people and events that help document the american story. Visit cspan. Org history for more information. And now on afterwards, former congressman Patrick Kennedy. He discussed living with Mental Illness and addiction. He is interviewed by congressman Jim Mcdermott of washington state. Good morning, good afternoon. Im. Im Jim Mcdermott and im here interviewing Patrick Kennedy. Patrick has written a book what you see on the screen, i have to tell you patrick i have a whole shelf of books written by politicians, yours is the only one i have read front to back. So i read it and i thought to myself, he could have written a history of Mental Health parity question or he could have written his own memoir. He put them them both in the same book,
Down the ravine almost into lake merced. The mazda pickup hit and killed a pedestrian. Sfpd closed the street for hours to investigate. Several witnesses. I was hit five years ago and the fact two to three people roughly everyday are hit is intolerable. Reporter the lake merced crash comes a week after this procession in San Francisco. A day of remembrance to bring attention to the 800 people in the city hit by cars every year. Like this young electrician killed on his bicycle. Mowed down by a garbage truck. No family should have to go through the devastation my family has. Or seriously injured with brain damage. Never the same. She was such a different person. And we lost her. San francisco is progressing with the vision zero plan by 2024 with a mix of street engineering, education, and enforcement. There are no skid marks. No signs the truck that killed the woman tried to stop or swerve. The speed limit is 25 miles an hour. Someone hit at 20 miles an hour has a 90 chance of survival.
And a warden who wants to reform his isolation unit. Im not interested in burying you. Im already buried, though. Narrator the story of six months in solitary. Try to be normal again. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The wyncote foundation. And by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and Additional Support from james worth. My names todd michael fickett. Im here for arson, in prison for arson. Down here, its
Street journal publisher karen elliot house talking about saudi arabia from our College Series at pepperdine university. Former u. S. Representative james rogan discusses his newest book, and actor danny be glover is part of a panel on the black power movement. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on cspan2. Booktv, television for serious readers. Ron capps, a combat veteran and founder of the veterans writing project, talks about his experiences in several different war zones and the damaging effect war has had on him. This is about an hour and ten minutes. [inaudible conversations] hi, folks. Welcome to the half king tonight. It is a to see so many of you all here a pleasure to see so many of you all here. We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming mr. Ron capps here tonight. He has written just an incredible memoir, and id like to start by thanking Scott Manning of manning and associates, and the shatner press for having the wisdom to publish a wonderful and meaningful book. I t