Years of donald trump. The economy front and center this final weekend, ahead of the president ial election. This is a live look at newtown, pennsylvania. This afternoon. Where President Trump is about to speak to reporters. Were told he landed moments ago. We will take you there as soon as he begins. The early voting totals continue to shatter records. Nearly 87 million americans have now cast their ballots with three days to go until election day. Hello, everyone, im sandra smith here for a special saturday edition of americas news room. Good afternoon to you, trace. Good afternoon to you, im trace gallagher. This is going to be a whirlwind day on the trail. Both candidates and running mates on the ground focusing on on pennsylvania and North Carolina, biden event in michigan and florida. And the race is tightening and joe biden leads by 8 points compared to 10 earlier this month. Fox Team Coverage for you on this saturday. A and from flint, michigan, Kristin Fisher in newtown, penns
Carmen like to introduce. He is the Vice President and the head of the virginia program. He is the head of the National Union and the local chapter. This is a Service Union with more than 120,000 members. Thank you. All right. All, congressman, it is always a pleasure. First of all, i want to say thank you. You be spending your day in virginia. Spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] spanish] commemorating the 50th anniversary of the margin washington. The march on washington. He said something very important. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, and virginia, we agitate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Spanish] [speaking spanish] [applause] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] ok. [speaking spanish] [applause] [speaking spanish] si, se puede. Si, se puede. [indiscernable] coming up on cspan, first. Adies features ida mckinley talks aboutkerry chemical weapons in the spanish civil war in this year in it
Opportunity in education swung open so their daughters and sons could imagine a life for themselves beyond washing someone elses laundry or shining someone elses shoes. Because they marched, City Councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed. Eventually the white house changed. [cheers and applause] because they marched, america became more free and more fair. Not just for africanamericans, but for women and latinos. Asians and native americans. Catholics, jews, and muslims. For gays, for americans with disabilities. America changed for you and for me. The entire world drew strength from that example, whether it be young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall, or the young people inside south africa would eventually end the scourge of apartheid. [cheers and applause] those are the victories they won. With iron wills, and hope in their hearts, that is a transformation that they brought with each step of t
Militaristic to the legislative with a panel that includes a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian annette gordonreed and james mike pearson. Its about one hour and 20 minutes. Over the new years weekend 9100 people visited the abuilding for the proclamation. Some were sitting by for hours for the time to read the words forever free and to see Abraham Lincolns signature. Although it didnt end slavery in america it fundamentally changed the character of the war. Overnight the union became a war for human liberation. For the nearly 4 million it was a symbol of hope. That hope of freedom was finally realized in the amendment to the constitution which abolished slavery in the u. S. Jurisdiction these landmark documents of the freedom reside here at the National Archives but they are filled with documents that tell the story of the emancipation of the individual level. The letter from a black soldier to the enslaved wife assures her theres a present National Difficulties are great yet i look forw
And after the war. Some talk of choosing a name tabare as a free person and others describe the long searches to reunite their families. Milestones denied to and enslaved population, marriage, going to school now become popular for free people and our tremendous holdings that contains stories of the struggles and achievements. Historians on the panel looked at the records and as other Research Institutions and the investigations we are lucky to have them with us tonight. Leading the discussion tonight is annette gordonreed a Pulitzer Prize winner and the professor of history at harvard law school, the professor of history at harvard is university and a professor at the Radcliffe Institute for advanced studies. Joining her james mcpherson, a Pulitzer Prizewinning historian and professor at princeton university, edward, the civil war historian, author and president of the university of richmond, a historian, author and professor of history at columbia university, and james stifel that Ci