Found the washington, everything Martha Washington did likewise. It was a business relationship, but not without affection. I think they had deep respect and affection for each other. She was as close to her hometown and she would get. She owned most of this whole block going back a couple of acres, which means she owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman, what that means an 18th century is now what it means today. When she marriage George Washington, she brings with her to mount for then 12 house slaves and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. It would take her ten days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage with her slaves and this was a difficult journey. Marthas experience had prepared her to become the first first lady. Born in virginia in 1731, Martha Washington was 57 years old and 1789 when she and George Washington, once again, l
Good wednesday morning, everyone. And we start with the sobering headline. More americans have died from the coronavirus than were killed on 9 11. More than 4,000 people have now lost their lives. Heres a map showing the states with the highest death tolls. More than 800 people died in the last 24 hours, new york is stuffering the most but you can see new jersey, michigan, louisiana and Washington State have also been hit hard followed by california and georgia. Experts say the peak of this crisis could be more than two weeks away. The white house is warning americans to brace for more than 200,000 deaths. Hospitals are desperately trying to prepare. The mayor of los angeles is once again stressing the need for more ventilators. But there is some good news. Doctors say social distancing is working even though some areas have been slow to accept it. I want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. Reporter a grim warning from President Trump. Were going to start se
Houston, we have a problem, when that message was received in control, it was Katherine Johnson who crunched the numbers to get our folks home. This was at a time when everything was going wrong and she had a cool head and ined ed incredibly brilliant mind to put this complex data together. This is not hoping the computer spitz out the right information spits out the right information. This is the long work that we all dreaded as a kid when it was simple math, and this was of the longest, most complex nature, the type of math that they had to do highly quickly. These Women Deserve the Congress Gold medal. They deserve this recognition. I support this bill and i urge my colleagues to pass this piece of legislation. And with that, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from guam is recognized. Mr. San nicolas thank you, madam speaker. I yield five minutes to the gentlewoman. The speaker pro tempore the gentl
To be suffering from both dementia and alzheimers, allegedly sexually assaulted, and the complaint filed is now raising serious questions about one of the largest nursing home operators in the state. These are bruises on cheryl doe, a 79 year old former patient at Windsor Health care center of oakland. She and her son, robert , allege the injuries are a result of a Sexual Assault that was swept under the rug. Robert says he admitted her here with hopes to keep her safe as she battles alzheimers and dementia. But he says the real battle happened inside the facility. The first time was a rape assault, and i didnt find out until two days later after it initially happened. This is the voice of cheryls son robert, who was kept anonymous to protect his familys privacy. Robert says his mom was raped by another resident living in the facility in august last year. He says a certified nursing assistant told him not management. She said your moms been getting raped in this facility and they know
Filed a 1500 page brief with exhibits asking for a new trial based on what it claims is evidence withheld from petersons defense team. The defense was entitled to those at the time of trial. Mr. Peterson has been waiting 20 years to find some of these Police Reports and audio recordings and video recordings that should have been provided, Court Records show. The la Innocence Project is focusing on this van, found torched a mile away from the peterson home the day after laci disappeared, with a mattress that tested positive for blood. That sample appears not to have been compared to laceys blood. Several witnesses who claim to have spotted laci talking to the occupants of that van, seen near a burglary across the street from her home, and the other witnesses who claimed to have seen laci alive in the hours after scott left for a fishing trip the morning of christmas eve, 2002, the original prosecuting attorneys from the peterson trial are back to handle this appeal, asking for more time