And thats chp assisting with getting that vehicle cleared. In the meantime, this is westbound direction on the right and thats the moving right at the limit. So no delays at this point but you may encounter some slowdowns once if that has to require a tow truck out there. Over at the bay bridge toll plaza, things are backing up in those cash lanes. If you have fastrak, youre good to go in the green heading across to San Francisco. Back to you. Thank you. Memorial events begin today for San Francisco mayor ed lee who died suddenly this week. Flowers, cards and candles lining the steps of San Francisco city hall. And flags there continue to fly at halfstaff. Today mayor lees body will lie in repose in a closed casket in the city hall rotunda. The public viewing will be from 8 a. M. To 7 p. M. Then on sunday there will be a memorial celebration starting at 3 p. M. A swimmer was attacked by a sea lion in bay waters off San Francisco and is being treated for injuries. He was pulled from the
He worked in washington, d. C. , lives in annapolis with his two dogs, and is known for his wellreceived book, intrepid sailors. That was named a notable book in 2012 by Naval Institute proceedings magazine. Lets welcome chip reid. [applause] mr. Reid thank you everybody. It is a pleasure to be back here again. Its a real honor to be here as part of the marine corps. I am both an army and marine corps veteran. I saw the light in 1982 and decided to become a man. [laughter] lion and the bay is a joint work. They approached me two years ago about taking on the manuscript which was incomplete. He had passed away prior to getting to what i call the meat of the 1814 campaign, the British Landing at benedict, maryland, the battle for fort mchenry and so on. It had incomplete accounts of joshua barneys flotilla. We will talk about that in a little bit. Most of all, what he did have, which folks in england have suddenly recognized is one of the most detailed accounts of royal Marine Operations
Injured infamous prisons and the one who never returned. He reports how they were held in solitary confinement and faced repeated torture. This was recorded at the National Aviation museum in 2014. It is 45 minutes. Good morning and welcome to all of you. Today for our discovery saturday series we have a special at guest, an author who has written four books and he is going to discuss the latest of those four books. I have it here in my hand. Its entitled defiant the pows who endured vietnams most infamous prison, the women who fought for them and the one who never returned. Hes going to tell us about his book and then hes going to answer some questions and then he will be available to autograph copies of that book if you would like to see them. Now we are privileged in the course of his presentation to also have some of the pows that are mentioned in the book with us here today. We have ross. Who is sitting right over here, sir. We have Ralph Gaither who is sitting over here and Scott
And cold war veteran. That about covers it all. Thats pretty cool. He has cover the wars in iraq and afghanistan, as well as baseball, International Soccer and international piracy. He worked in washington, d. C. , lives in annapolis with his two dogs, and is known for his wellreceived book, intrepid sailors. Int was named a notable book 2012 by Naval Institute proceedings magazine. Ets welcome chip reid [applause] mr. Reid thank you everybody. It is a pleasure to be back here again. Its a real honor to be here as part of the marine corps. I am both an army and marine corps veteran. The light in 1982 and decided to become a man. [laughter] lion and the bay is a joint work. They approached me two years ago about taking on the manuscript which was incomplete. He had passed away prior to getting to what i call the meat of the 1814 campaign, the British Landing at benedict, maryland, the battle for fort mchenry and so on. It had incomplete accounts of Joshua Barneys flotilla. We will talk
It has to do with the role of congress during the civil war, and in the decade after. During the civil war, there was a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of africanamericans, and wanted to create a society in the south after the war that was a multiracial society. These were radicals in the house like thaddeus stevens, the chairman of the ways and means committee. A very powerful leader. Also people like henry winter davis, eliza washburn. In the senate, people like Charles Sumner and benjamin wade. And they really drove the agenda and pushed the Lincoln Administration not only to prosecute the war more vigorously, but to have a reconstruction after a war that was not so lenient toward Southern States and was going to ensure that Political Rights were extended to africanamericans. Ms. Elloitt the war ends in 1865. I have you get to be first africanamerican members of congress . It does not happen right that day. Mr. Wasniewski it did not happ