Please join me in giving the speakers s a round of applauser their outstanding job. And today, we are looking at the bibles influence on the nations founding. Thank you to those who have submitted questions. I want to randomly go through them for the speakers. Well start with are dr. Kidd. Franklin quoted god helps those who help themselves, and can you put that into context in your remarks of franklins belief e . Well, that is an example of franklin, that Poor Richards al almanac was full of aphorisms that sounded like proverbs and they were full of proverbs. That type of philosophy of god helps those who help themselves is an excel will lent exlent ex tu, re virtue and morality and franklins vision of religion and morality, but there is a way in which, and i mean it that statement in particular i think that it sort of desencenters g in a way that his calvinist forebearers would not have wanted the do. His parents wanted god not only thele help you now, change your life. And what need
Unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Hello, and welcome to landmark cases. This is the first of 12 Historic Supreme Court cases well be looking at this season. Mcculloch versus maryland, our case tonight. And for the next 90 minutes well learn more about this significant case, and the people and issues behind it, and why its so important in our American History process. Later on well take your calls, well also take your questions on facebook and twitter, and make you a part of this conversation. We have two guests at the table tonight to help us understand what mcculloch versus maryland is all about. Let me introduce them to you, farah peterson, and mark killenbeck. The first question, of course, why does this belong on the list of landmark cases . Well, one of the most dominant controversies in the interpretation of the
Still make. Welcome to landmark cases the first of 12 we are looking at this season. Mcculloch versus maryland is the case tonight we will or more about this case and the people and issues behind it and why it is so important in American History process later well take your calls and questions on facebook and twitter to make a part of this conversation. Two guests are at the table to help us to understand what this is all about. Teaching at the law school and was working with the Justice Stephen breyer and from university of arkansas author of a book about this case mcculloch v. Maryland welcome to both of you. The first question is why is this so long on the list of landmark cases . One of the most dominant with the interpretation of the constitution then and now whether we should read the limitation on government or if it grants power. With this landmark case chief Justice Marshall intervened with the controversy. First he held the federal government and congress is not limited to th
The street. Hopes on greece fueling another big up day, not to mention another up day in china overnight. Bob pisani is at the nyse. Right now theyre holding, 21 advancing to declining stocks. The s p 500, really all the gains were frankly overnight around 3 00 when we got word that a deal was in the making. At that time s p futures moved 15 points. We have held most of the gains from the open. Tech Consumer Discretionary materials and industry good day for techs. Facebook set a new high. Buvlg bunch of tech stocks hitting 52 week highs. The greek etf everybody watches was positive and moved into negative territory. Largely the belief that it is going to be a tough sell for tsipras and this deal is a long long way from being done. More on that in a moment. Metals and mining have been strong. This is a separate story because china rallying in the last several doors has put a floor under these stocks. The steel stocks all the mining stocks are up again today. Whats not participating is s
Apparently the 12yearold son got in an argument with the 17yearold neighbor. Itcalated and ended in the i a apartment where she was shot. The son is hospitalized. Jonathan coming up in the 4 30 half hour we will talk about the riot and the killings in the city. Hear why the unchron believes the dismantling is contributing to the rise in the gun violence. Kimberly now breaking news from the national zoo. The veterinarians believe the giant panda mei xiang is pregnant. Look at the picture from the ultra sound from this morning. Based on the size of the fetus she could give birth early next week or early september. She spends more time in her den and the other behaviors consistent with the pregnancy. Abc7s tom roussey following this. Live report coming up tonight at 5 00. Jonathan one of goldsborough in bethesda is closed. We have been following the progress since the water main broke. Quite a site. Crews had to cut out a section from the broken water pipe. This is a typical situation whe