As we bring events in the city, and know that we have partnerships throughout the communities, i think, there is a lot more confidence about what were doing and its exhibited by the people who tap into our sf72. Org. You remember that . [laughter ] , as well as the very enthusiastic support we have for our nert program. And for the ongoing resiliency programs that a number of people have had, and to our resiliency officer, who is helping dem and city administrator think through things around the corner that we need to Pay Attention to. There are a couple of things that i also want to do. Let me say thank you to all of you who have also helped in the lake county sonoma, napa and butte areas in their disaster and maybe a quick moment in our own minds and hearts about the lost livethere. I think its appreciated. And i also want to give particular thank you to our Fire Department, and our firefighters, who over the past week have not only gone up there in as many volunteer hours as possibl
And living in the tech age on booktv we have eye gods how technology shapes our spiritual and social lives and on cspan 3 more on the civil war specific sale the batter of crater in virginia. That starts at 8 eastern. Here is highlights for the weekend. Friday we will visit important sites in the history of had civil rights movement. Saturday night a biologist panel. And indepth in the evening. And ben carson is on afterwards. And Lawrence Goldstone talks about the competition between the Wright Brothers and curtis to be the predominant man in flight. Then a look at hollywoods portrayal of slavery. And former white hose chief of staff discusses how president s make decisions. Find the schedule a week in advance on our website. And let us know what you think about the programs you are watching or email us. Join the cspan conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. A house science and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing focusing on s. T. E. M. Education initiatives develo
Armed forces has recently, in a line of cases and their progeny, cast doubt as to the constitutionality of this provision as applied in a criminal setting. The court of appeals has, in a rather expansive dicta, said that notwithstanding the plain text of the military rule of evidence, which requires the judge to do this balancing test, that the privacy interests of a victim, the danger of unfair prejudice to a victims privacy interests, will never trump the introduction of evidence that is material to the defense and favorable to the defense at trial. That is, the constitutional right to present a defense will always trump the victims privacy interests. This case, United States versus gaddis, found in volume 70 of the military justice reporter, beginning, i believe, at page 248, and the court, although divided in that opinion, is united in its skepticism toward the applicability of this provision and whether the victims privacy is ever relevant to the admissibility of evidence in a cou
It could do for millions of americans. And far far away. A festival inspired by star wars. Many africanamericans in ferguson missouri, have accused the Police Department of excessive discrimination and force. That was before the killing of Michael Brown. This time, its coming from the Justice Department. Usher has more. Weeks of protest followed the shooting of Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri. Attorney general, eric holder promised a thorough investigation. And now data of the Police Reports over the last two years, and they showed that the police unfairly targeted blacks. They make up 60 of the population, and they accounted for 96 of all arrests. And blacks were twice as likely to be searched as whites and less likely to have drugs and weapons. 84 of the time force was used against blocks. The department of justice looked at statistics, which quoted a disproportionate number of blacks were subject to prostitution, jaywalking charges, and 92 of disturbing the peace charges. The st
Tenets of working make a lot of rules work. Let alone the super vision and the capacity to ensure they do. So what are the priorities . In my opinion, first theyre finalizing the orderly liquidization authors. And the thirty paper takes a hard look at this to see if it is a robust end too big to fail. To whatever piece is the right to the agency that it can be resolved. If it too complex, doddfrank tells the agencies can you go come you tell the same complex banks. No more crossborder bridges. Structures often subsidiaries that are more easy to resolve. We need to hold regulators accountable for acting on living wills said the big bang sorry so i requires make more resolvable, not step away if it wont happen, lets do Something Else from which no one agrees than few specifics are getting hand. Orderly resolution they think is important and vital. New capital rules, new liquidity rules and a keen eye to Operational Risk management, all of which can be best insured, not only by new rules,