Virtual podium over to you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all for joining me on a friday afternoon or evening depending on what time zone youre in. I want to give a special. Thank you to dr. Paul quigley and dr. Carolyn newhall for creating this event and inviting me to speak to you all. So before we kind of get into the bulk of my talk, i wanted to kind of lay the foundation and kind of set us all on the same page. A lot of what were going to talk about today is what happened in the civil war during the along the Mississippi River and usually when we think about the Mississippi River and the civil war we start with general Winfield Scotts famous anaconda plan, and im sure some of you have seen the map with the giant snake on it kind of highlighting the two Component Parts to the anaconda plan where hes going to blockade the confederacy along the Atlantic Coast and the gulf of mexico and then theyre gonna gain complete control of the Mississippi River and the Mississippi River is the
War. And of course thats what tonights talk is going to draw upon. I think thats all i need to say. So now i want to encourage you all to join me and giving a warm welcome to dr. Davis to the virtual podium over to you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all for joining me on a friday afternoon or evening depending on what time zone youre in. I want to give a special. Thank you to dr. Paul quigley and dr. Carolyn newhall for creating this event and inviting me to speak to you all. So before we kind of get into the bulk of my talk, i wanted to kind of lay the foundation and kind of set us all on the same page. A lot of what were going to talk about today is what happened in the civil war during the along the Mississippi River and usually when we think about the Mississippi River and the civil war we start with general Winfield Scotts famous anaconda plan, and im sure some of you have seen the map with the giant snake on it kind of highlighting the two Component Parts to the anaconda plan w
Oclock im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis hundreds of people took to the streets in in demonstration tonight. Our first Jonathan Mccall is live in marin county to bring us up to date jonathan. That is you mentioned that effort is growing here at the base of all saints is draped statues spoke charge and say can see where people have left him sign saying dont friends way. This is slave traders and that is pretty much the message here tonight in Orange County so its definitely want to try and get the sculpture torn down and they also want his name removed some streets and other buildings in so this is what will take a look at some video that shot it in demonstration misses when those protesters moved further along us walk by chp from getting onto these lanes of 5. 82 as we mentioned hundreds of people are coming out for this demonstration today saying that they do not support the idea of having the sculpture up supporting a man who they say was a slave trader its many of have already si
Look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media oakland mayor libby shaft says there were reports of several nooses found on trees around the lake police say they found 5 ropes on tuesday afternoon all of which have been removed one person told police he put them up for exercise months ago the mayor says that does not excuse their torture us in terrorizing effects we have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes. We cannot take these actions lightly. We have to take them seriously. And again if theyre proven not to be that will then exonerate that person but that does not exonerate the fact that we cannot have symbols in our public spaces that guy. Cole but this robot there. He said it was for a mind you ive never seen a swing set. Resembles a dose. You know it looks like mostly of like most about it was a hoax information came in that this was exercise equipment. Some of it may have but s
Those people who broke in still inside the home as we speak they have the swat trucks here they have the merge unit personnel and hostage negotiators are on scene attempting to convince those suspects to exit the home and to not injure anyone else or touch, anyone just get out safely they want this to be a safe situation they dont want this to escalate in any way, but this has been going on for hours doesnt seem like its going to wrap up any time soon so be here live providing you the latest of course very tense well send it back to the studio. All right. Thank you well check back with you a little later. Now lets go ahead get a check of the Weather Forecast for this thursday mornings looks beautiful as we start the day jet dave yeah, it is a good morning. A there marty good morning everybody and how about this to the shot from u c berkeley getting some color and their 2 little bit of orange is off to the distance as the sun joins us behind our shoulders from this Vantage Point up over