Now by himself as he comes into the home straightaway. The first ever olympic gold medal for a womans wrestler in u. S. History. Bolt comes off with a lead and now hes really working. Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from Rio De Janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our last special split edition of today during the summer olympics. Im matt lauer along with hoda kotb on copacabana beach. Savannah is back in new york city. Take a look down from the chopper above. Some of our athletes from team usa spelling it out for us here on the beach. Including or included in that group, seven Medal Winners from thursday that pushed u. S. Total to 100 medals, including ashton eaton, the worlds greatest athlete times two, winning the decathlon yesterday. By the way, thats a beautiful sight from up above, isnt it . Very nice. Dont get me wrong, i am looking forward to goi
That atlanta has and the priorities you have, how do you strategize on the investments in your people and where you are really putting the massive effort. Mayor we try to perform along the lines of excellence. What we are doing right now is trying to make sure that we have the bench strength to execute while knowing that the city is one of the biggest multipliers for the economy. Is ayou want in a city fair referee and someone that runs a city so that a city does the thing it should do well. Exciting time in the life of atlanta. I have about 9000 employees, 8000 on any given day. What youre having is youre having all of the amazing employees who have done the good and noble work of Public Servants for years, but you have a new generation of individuals interested in Public Service, and who may have had a wonderful private sector career, but because they actually wanted to spend time in Public Service doing transformational work, folks like you are joining a government. What i am trying
Up next on American History tv, the Treasury Department hosts a ceremony to rename the Treasury Building to freedmans Bank Building. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i have the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and i
Anniversary of the freedmans bank. Incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the postcivil war era. Up next on American History tv the Treasury Department hosts a , ceremony to rename the Treasury Annex building to freedmans Bank Building. This was built on the original site of the bank. This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. Financial inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic signi
This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of Financial Inclusion. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy that we are a small part of, and the people we serve. Today, we take a small step in preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing john brian. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans