Daily shows roy wood jr. And before the speeches over the next couple of hours, were going to cover the biggest stories driving the week. Setting the stage for our coverage, and of course of this iconic d. C. Event. That also includes mike pence testifying before the special counsel reinjury, to e. Jean carroll trial, newly incriminating sound that could come up in the future lawsuits against fox, the firing of Tucker Carlson, the ethical lapses of Clarence Thomas, neil gorsuch, and the conservatives on the Supreme Court. But lets talk about some of the characters who are certain to play a prominent role at tonights event, perhaps in the remarks as well. This week President Biden officially kicked off his Reelection Campaign. In his First Campaign ad, biden cast himself as a warrior, fighting for the freedom of the American People. Part of the president strategy here is to frame the gop as a quote, extreme movements bent on overturning fair elections, restricting access to abortion, an
First of all, imagine for a moment someone tells you that theyre giving you a gift worth 237 million. I mean, thats enough money to make you want to shout. Write this, start making plans, telling everybody you know but then you find out that the actual value of that gift could be zero well, thats what happened this week on an historically black college, black University Campus in tallahassee, florida this would have been the largest donation ever to an hbcu and we know how these schools have been so underfunded, right . This one has had some very public financial challenges, especially but to understand this massive collapse, lets go back one week, to may 4 thats the de of florida a m universitys Commencement Gregory Two Rami is introduced as the ceo of better sun farms corporation. He gave a speech that ended with the Surprise Announcement along with a huge ceremonial check hundred and 37 million and bad away the money is in the bank all the cheering there. Did you hear the background
Jumped the track. There were wines. A local mayor wanted us to weeks ago about the dangers of this in an accident was almost inevitable. They have the details on that. This is why we must upgrade infrastructure. He is now getting ripped for what democrats had been saying for years. Even though her dash make his speech echoes the prior democratic president. The tax cuts, Christmas Eve not a single democrat voted for them though. And the president is assigning the media again. He would fire special counsel Robert Mueller. We have the latest on the russia probe coming up an allstar guest lineup. The americans for tax reform president grover norquist. They are all here all tonight. Welcome to risk and reward. Im elizabeth mcdonald. The dow ending a hundred 20 points and just shy of 24792. The russell 2000 all in the green. More on that in a moment. Ntsb now investigating that horrific amtrak derailment. That left at least six dead and dozens injured. Two weeks ago that local mayor in washi
Mr. Clerk, can you call item no. 1. Item no. 1, ordinance amending the downtown support special use district to authorize a monetary contribution to satisfy required onsite open space requirements, exclude certain features from the Floor Area Ratio and gross floor area calculations, and dedicate the monetary contribution for light and safety improvements at victoria Manalo Draves park. Thank you very much. With the request of the project sponsor, the ordinance sponsor, i should i say, were going to entertain a motion to continue this item until march 20th. But before that, colleagues, if no questions, i would open up for Public Comment. Anyone wishing for comment on item 1, seeing none, Public Comment is closed [ gavel ]. Supervisor tang. Ly make the motion to continue to march 20th. Yes. 2017. Motion by supervisor tang and seconded by supervisorpisckin taken without objection. Mr. Clerk, please call item no. 2 please. Item no. 2, ordinance amending the commerce and industry element of
Ms. Zaragoza thank you please join me in the allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Item a approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of of february 14, 2017, is there a motion please. You move adoption of minutes. Second interest vote ms. Casco thank you ms. Eng ms. Zaragoza and mr. Cook mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase ms. Norton and mr. Sanchez president walton thats 4 is. Thank you as been announced at the past few weeks complete a speaker card and present it to the executive assistant. Speaker cards will not be accepted if an item is already before the board presentation to the board of education. Importantly according to the board rules speaker cards are not accepted on items before the board presentation to the board of education superintendents report superintendant lee. Thank you president walton good evening, everybody tonight i would like to start my remarks a little bit differentl