Service. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today is going to be talking about james garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington d. C. I wont say too much more, i dont want to steal his steam, please join me in welcoming matt. applause thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years. It was caught up in congressional infighting, and replace it with another. A powerful lobby behind the memorial had chosen this site, the designer, the design criticize in the press. The site was very close to the capital on maryland avenue. If the years 1887, not 2017, and the memorial was one to president garfield and not president eisenhower. James garfields death was a national shock. He is been a compromise candidate for the presidency and had won the closest election in american history. It was a difficult life but his rise up was the rags to riches story.
Because we know that not all immigrants were welcomed into the country. Not all immigrants were able to achieve their american dreams. But rather, we picked and sifted and chose which immigrants to let in and which immigrants to let out. Or keep out. And many times, this really was dependent upon an immigrants race, ethnicity, gender, class, this idea of who is fit to become a citizen and who is not. And this is the history that is best exemplified through immigration through angel island. This is in the San Francisco bay. It is that other island, not alcatraz, but that other island in the San Francisco bay that is now a california state park. So, the immigration station on angel island was open from 1910 to 1940. We primarily think about it as an entry point for immigrants from china and japan. And two thirds of the immigrants who did come through angel island were from those two countries. But as you can see, there are over 80 countries represented for the immigration stream that cam
To sway your vote. Its turned ugly. The night over who gets to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, this is the u. S. Senate debate, North Carolina. Welcome. Im your moderator. Here tonight republican incumbent thom till else, and Cal Cunningham, gentlemen, welcome. Our debate is airing statewide, and we are livestreaming on nexstar. Along with myselfsh are moderators bob buckley, and angela taylor. 30 seconds for rebuttals, and 30 seconds for followup questions. We will be using this bell. You we begin with opening remarks. Senator tillis, you won the coin to say. We begin with you. I grew i worked my may up through business. My opponent has been running for he i believe you deserve results, not empty promises tonight im going to work hard for your vote. You now have 30 seconds. I know the value of public service. I learned it growing up in lexington, church, boy scouts, in iraq and afghanistan serving with the army. Tonight senator tillis will try to tell you something im not. The f
Airline industry. How it could impact the future of flying. Deadly disaster. Even more wildfires explode in california. The death toll and damage growing by the day. Its beautiful here, but thats being stripped one fire at a time. This morning, the devastation facing thousands of homeowners, left with nothing to return to. And a new warning about the fire danger still to come. Opening day. This morning, the iconic Washington Monument welcoming back its first guests since the start of this pandemic. Wow. That view is right there the minute you get out of the elevator. It is absolutely spectacular. Tom costello there live from the very top. Those stories, plus, delay of game. That coronavirus outbreak inside the Tennessee Titans forces the nfl to postpone its first game of the season, but it is full steam ahead for the nba finals. Drives, its inside, finds davis for the slam. And the major leagues postseason. And the braves have won it. Today, thursday, october 1st, 2020. Announcer from
Chair clyburn good afternoon. The committee will come to order. With out objection, the chair has authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. For anecognize myself opening statement. This morning, we heard the president in his own words, recorded in february, described the coronavirus as deadly stuff. Recordingo heard a from march, in which he admitted quoted again i wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because i dont want to create a panic. DidTrump Administration play down the pandemic, refusing to level with the American People about the known danger and refusing to develop and implement a National Plan to stop the spread. As a result, more than 190,000 and thes have died coronavirus is continuing to kill hundreds and in fact tens of thousands every day. Weeks,e next eight americans will be casting their votes in the midst of this ongoing crisis. Holding a free, fair, and safe election under these circumstances is a challenge. But let there b