American story. Visit cspan. Org history for more information. We traveled to the Minnesota Historical society and hear about the 1920s and 30s gangster era. Bank robbers were seen as kind of anti heroes who were evening the score after the depression which is totally untrue. They were killers who wanted money, but the public saw the gangsters and a more romantic light. And you knew as you drank with them that they wouldnt kill you because they all had the deal between the cops and crooks. We start with a look at the influence st. Paul had on f. Scott fitzgeralds. You want to understand the modern world and where we are today there is no better place to start them looking at f. Scott fitzgerald because he was so complex, dealing with the complexity of American Life and that still resonates today. St. Paul, texas, a huge impact on fitzgeralds and he had an impact on st. Paul. St. Paul was the most important town of adam Scott Fitzgeralds legacy. He lived all over the world but the vast
I tried to grab him but he ran. I chased him a little bit and he got away. Reporter that is when the kids father came down the street. She started hugging me. I walked towards her dad and they reunited with the father. Reporter minutes later lee spotted the suspect near the metro station. He called police. Luckily an offduty Police Officer was nearby and helped detain him until police arrived. All the credit and our thanks go to this Good Samaritan who did a phenomenal job. God put me in the right place at the right time. Reporter coming up at 6 00 this man was not the only one to see what was happening on the corner but was the only one to act. As for mr. Lee he is being held on attempted kidnapping charges and also Assault Charges as well as impersonating a Police Officer on 50,000 bond. On tracee wilkins, news 4. A Big Development with gay marriage in virginia. The commonwealths attorney general is calling a ruling on samesex marriage a victory for equality. A threejudge panel ruled
Gay and lesbians in the state still cant get married until the case is resolved. Virginia now has 21 days to decide if it wants to appeal the case. The states attorney general has already said he wont defend the ban. He just spoke at a press conference. Today is yet another victory for the principle of equality that is so central to the American Experience and i am proud that the commonwealth of virginia is leading on one of the most important civil rights issues of our day. He believes it will be decided by the supreme court. A federal Circuit Court made a similar ruling in oklahoma. The governor there said she will appeal. Right now in richmond jury selection is underway in the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell and his wife. Lawyers are going through a jury pool of 150 people. Before today the potential jurors had to fill out questionnaires. They are accused of taking more than 150,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman. Prosecutors say they did so