Steve dryden as our speaker whos going to be telling us about john burrows who was a young man became to capitol hill during the civil war and introduced the nation to the Natural Beauty of washington and became one of the countries leading and wellknown net treat natures essay is but i suspect that burrows would have appreciated the career path of our speaker. He o started with the b. A. In Political Science from duke and a masters in International Affairs from f columbia. And those with steve to almost 20 years as a reporter and editor for an evening newspaper both here and abroad. Steve has focused on a very local founding of the rock creek songbird which is a Habitat Restoration project and many years as the a executive directr of the mill. It digs deeper into the history and Natural Resources of the very area that John Burroughs knew and loved years ago. Theres a second reason im delighted to bego introducing te speaker on this topic. For almost 20 years now the lecture room the o
Indicted again. Former President Donald Trump now facing felony charges accused of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, hes set to appear in court tomorrow. The response now from his legal team the political upheaval and what it all means for 2024. Credit crunch, downgrades the Credit Rating of the United States. What it can mean for your bottom line. Sentenced to death. Jurors hand down their verdict to the suspect who killed 11. Could one of the hollywood strikes be ending . As they prepare to start restart negotiations. We begin this hour in washington, d. C. Zblshgs in just about 24 hours from right now, former President Donald Trump expected to appear in court after being indicted for a third time. This time a federal grand jury indicted the former president on four felony counts. All are connected to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Prosecutors say he spread lice about winning the election and pointed to six unnamed and unind
Brandnew hour and fox news alert. Former President Donald Trump staring down four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel jack smith investigation into january 6th. Im sandra smith in new york. A brandnew hour of America Reports starts right now and it is a treat to have you here today. Hello, rich. Rich great to be here, sandra. Thanks so much. Im rich edson, john roberts has the day off. The former president is expected to be arraigned in Federal Court In Washington tomorrow. Sandra many think the latest indictment will do that again. Rich aishah, what are lawmakers saying . Rich, congress is still on its august recess, but we are already seeing House Republicans begin to strategize on what actions they might take next in response to this latest indictment of the former president , including pulling on the purse strings, that is congresss power. Republican firebrand matt gaetz and Marjorie Taylor greene are calling to defund Special Counsel jack smith. Some folks are eyeing the
To author clay risen, here is his book. It was 60 years ago, june 11, 1963 when jfk gave his noted civil rights address. What was happening in the country then . Guest a couple of things had happened in the weeks before hand. That summer, that spring, you had the birmingham protests led by Martin Luther king trying to integrate retail and lunch counters in birmingham, alabama. Most people have probably seen the videos of Police Officers and firemen turning hoses and dogs on children. This is in everyones mind. They are copycat protests around the country. Just that morning in alabama and test colusa tuscaloosa, the governor had made his famous stand in a schoolhouse door where he tried to prevent black applicants were black students from entering the law school at the unersity of alabama. The Deputy Attorney general went down there with federal soldier to confront George Wallace and force him to stand aside. Civil rights was not just an issue people caredbout, it was an issue on the fr
Federal debt ceiling the federal debt limit. Our Republican House friends care about that sporadically with republican paired president s passing huge for the corporations adding trillions to the debt. More than 7 trillion of debt was added under President Trump and almost 3 trillion added under president george w. Bush. The last two republican president s. They seek to cause chaos. They seek to cause chaos. Not coincidentally, the eccentric and secretive billionaires and polluting industries who are the Republican Partys funders whose stated goal is to destroy the socalled administrative state, the agencies that protect regular people against powerful polluters and special interests. The parties funders, chief among them, the fossil fuel industry, demand rewards. 275 out of 315 pages of the dirty default on america bill are devoted to giveaways to the fossil fuel industry. 275 out of 315 pages. What is the history here . Since bill clinton took office 30 years ago, congress has raised