And also told was a great great great great grandfather. And thats my ancestor. And always remember you are a madison you come from african slaves and the president. What does that mean to you as a child . That sets of clear expectations i was reminded and that also i have slaves said my family and there is a lot to live up to. And your mother carried stories of the lineage told by her father before both were enslaved eight generations going back to the african woman kidnapped from her home country about to the United States this is a tradition tell me about that tradition and the role of the families. The tradition goes back thousands of years, probably before christ. And those that maintain entire cultures and their values forever. But primarily it is a tradition of oral history. So this is carried on for your family and your mother, she told the story there was a slight presentation she gave to organizations in the eighties called the black madisons lecture circuit in the fact she d
Could take days before Water Service is normalized. Suez water, formerly called united water, had a break which took place sunday. In an effort to repair that break, they had to turn on a valve. That broke on the on position at 80 . That impacted a 36inch transition line. Special equipment is needed to make that repair. For now residents of hudson, southern Bergen County are being told to conserve water. City leaders say they want to alert everyone early so there are no surprises as we head to thanksgiving. Basically that valve break needs to be repaired first and its a complicated process and needs to be repaired before they can do the repairs in hoboken. So were trying to make hoboken residents aware that the timeframe for full restoration could potentially be after the thanksgiving holiday. We will know more within the next 24 in and make the repairs. We also understand theyre having water problems in Newport Center right over in jersey city. Many areas, both hoboken and jersey city
Officials say cherif and said kouachi exchanged gunfire. The brothers reportly called a french tv station saying they were commissioned by alqaeda defending the prophet mohammed. We also a know alqaeda release add video today confirming that they are taking responsibility. Meanwhile inside a kosher supermarket east of Paris Police Say another accused terrorist Amedy Coulibaly killed four hostages. He called the same television station saying he synchronized his attack with the kouachis and saying he was a member of isis. He also murdered a Police Officer in a shootout yesterday. At least 10 hostages they fled for safety today and amidst the chaos the female suspect is thought to have escaped with them. Today president obama sent his condolences to those who were killed and said america stands with france against the terrorists. The world has seen once again what terrorists stand for. They have nothing to offer but hatred and human suffering and we stand for freedom and hope and the dig
Policies brought stability to the economy five years after the financial crisis and progress is being me. We will stick to this economy this morning and get your Economic Situation five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent market crash. What is the economy like for you . You can send us a tweet or post your comments on facebook and you can also email us. We will begin with Financial Times this morning and their story. They say this is the Washington Times this morning. Host president obama was interviewed on George Stephanopoulos show this week and he was asked about the situation five years after the financial crisis. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] thing lets think about what we were. The economy was on the verge of a great depression. In some respects, the Economic Data and the collapse of the economy was worse than what happened in the 1930s. In, stabilize the situation. We have now had 42 straight months of growth. Seven and a half million new jo
All of you here tonight. I am nancy stats. I manage Education Programs at James Monroes highland. We are delighted to be doing the program of general jackson, president and roe, and the florida territory tonight. In partnership with Andrew Jacksons hermitage in nashville, tennessee. Now, a little bit about how this program came to be. We are delighted to have aaron adams with us tonight who is the director of education at the hermitage. Youll be hearing a little bit more about her in just a moment. Highland was fortunate to open new exhibits this past september. These exhibits for the first time in history interpreted the building into that you see the photograph as a guest house built during monroes presidency by two enslaved carpenters named peter in georgia. Prior to we thought this building to be part of the main house. This is a really significant recuration to now have this building curated as it was as a guest house. In one of our exhibit goals, it was to really anchor this buil