Americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. In 1817 known as the father of west point. The general boost academic standards. With the country just a few years old at the time. There was an emerging need for engineers. West point catered to that need becoming the First Engineering school in the united states. Graduates would build much of the nations early infrastructure. After world war i the c
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So please welcome Salman Rushdie back to this program, the act claimed author of looks like midnight children, and the latest called the golden house. Salman rushdie, good to have you back on the program. Always good to be here. Glad to have you. Im hearing, you can correct me if im wrong, but im hearing you are getting a little annoyed by the character in your book who has green hair in your book, to another guy whose hair is sort of orange. You have written the book no, no, that is on purpose, a deliberate satirical idea, there is one character in the book that says what is happening in america is the dc, comics is taking over d. C. , washington, so there is the character of the joker who has very, very white skin and really likes that. And green hair, and he is running for president. So that is that stuff im not you know what im saying is its a minor character, in the background of the story. The story is abo
Peterson later apologized and reimbursed the money. Its all well and good to apologize, but obviously the repercussions continue. Reporter aaron defer said that they take a no vote in peterson. They hold individuals accountable who have broken the law, having the head of a Law Enforcement agency, let alone the head of a Contra Costa County das office having broken the law. Those two statements are contradictory. It is my understanding that the court will appoint a special prosecutor, or a District Attorney from an adjoining county to bring the case forward a, and if it comes to trial, there will be a jury trial. Reporter if convicted, peterson would not face a criminal penalty, but would be removed from office. Hackers exploiting data from the nsa conducted Cyber Attacks in 12 countries. Officials report more than 45,000 attacks. Many received this ransomware message, it required 300,000 in bit coin in order to gain access to their networkses. The National Cyber Security Center is work
Their reports recommend Mark Peterson be removed from office. Kate larsen is live with a look at how rare that request is, kate . Reporter the jury foreperson whom youre going to hear from, says he doesnt believe another case exists like this in Contra Costa County. A Prosecutor Says he told marks peterson to his face that his employees have lost confidence in him. But hes still showing up here and still planning to run for reelection next year. A contra costa grand jury accused the District Attorney of will testimony or corrupt conduct, recommending that he be removed from office. Reporter jim millander said in december, peterson admitted to spending 66,000 dlrsz in Campaign Funds on personal items including meals and theater tickets. Peterson later apologized and reimbursed the money. Its all well and good to apologize, but obviously the repercussions continue. Reporter aaron defer rarry said that they take a no vote in peterson. They hold individuals accountable who have broken the
The back its beginning to move in and some of it has really lit up and especially san mateo. It has begun and there are some very cold air coming up behind as well. In the north coast the system is beginning to swing in and you can get a good look right there. That is an extremely cold for their 40s and 50s really the temperatures are moot point because they wont go very far. All sorts of warnings out for snow out winter storm warning trust even down to Southern California for which weather advisories. The breeze will really start to crank up out of the south. Some areas are looking at gusts in the Higher Elevations most locations will have about 25 to 30 miles per hour. Morning rain takes us to cold and breezy this afternoon with highs in the 50s. Hello steve got you just be the rate. I did. I saw that i could tell wanted just went outside and it had iterating the are dry spots under cars. That means hasnt been raining for a long time. Hopefully it will be a light commute and we wont