Political life. It is a somber Tuesday Morning in the city by the bay. The great city of San Francisco. Mayor ed lee died at 1 11 this morning at Zuckerberg San Francisco general. The mayor, a fighter for Affordable Housing for civil rights for the homeless. Someone who helped create the tech boom that the city is going through right now. A true innovator, bringing innovators to the city of San Francisco. Flags at halfstaff outside of city hall. Mayor lee also took a lot of pride as an international beacon. He is a true leader. This morning, San Francisco mourning the loss of its first asianamerican mayor. With that, we welcome you to the 9 on this Tuesday Morning. Just woke up this morning for myself at 4 00 and we heard the word shock a lot from willie brown and now from libby schaaf. Thats what it was for me. That was the case for so many. It is really important for us to think back to what San Francisco was in 2011. We had just come out of the recession. The mayor said to me that h
Body was transported from the hospital to the medical Examiners Office. We begin with allie rasmus who was at San Francisco city hall where acting mayor london breed had condolence and heartfelt praise for the late mayor. Reporter the new acting mayor, london breed, spoke at length about her colleague. She explained the flags at city hall and across the city will be at half staff for the next 30 days for this period of mourning, marking the unexpected passing of ed lee. A visible sign of his passing along with small bouquets that have been left at the front steps of city hall. You can see a small gathering of people at city hall gazing at some of the halfdozen or so flowers, candles in handwritten notes that have been left on the steps starting around 8 am this morning. The memorial continue to expand and grow in number as the morning goes on. 24 hours ago, london breed was the board of supervisors president. Mayor ed lee pastor raed passed away around 1 30 am and moments later she was
Its twenty one thirty g. M. T. Im debbie navigator in thirty minutes christians in the holy land will be holding a Midnight Mass on this Christmas Eve we take you on a journey of where it all began in one of the oldest cities in the world a cradle of three major religions one thats been fought over for centuries jerusalem it now stands at the heart of the most intractable conflicts of modern time a city thats a powerful symbol of the arab israeli conflict and a place considered sacred to christians muslims and jews in all corners of the world and this aljazeera news special will examine why this moment when donald trump unilaterally recognized jerusalem as israels capital pitted america against some of its own allies and why the palestinians now say the u. S. Can no longer have a role in the Peace Process its a move thats made millions of people demand the u. S. Reverse its decision from asia to Europe Africa to the middle east a feeling of unity and resistance and on the ground in the
Angela hudson, an associate and soon to be full professor at texas a m university, an expert in American Indian history, representations of American Indian and popculture as well as intersection of American Indian and africanamerican lives. She received her phd from yale held fellowships at the American Philosophical Society and the rare book and manuscript library, among others. Her first book was called indian settlers and slaves and the making of the american south. Her most recent book is, real native genius how an exslave and a white mormon became famous indians. It was just published from the university of North Carolina press. She is a dear friend and occasional mentor to me. I will dispense with any embarrassing stories and say it is an honor and pleasure to welcome her here today. [applause] thank you for that introduction. Thank you for coming this morning. I will tell you a story today about real native genius. Two of them actually. Like most stories it is unbelievable and h
Soon to be full professor at texas a m university, an expert in American Indian history, representations of American Indian and popculture as well as intersection of American Indian and africanamerican lives. She received her phd from yale in 2007 and has held fellowships at the American Philosophical Society and the rare book and manuscript library, among others. Her first book was called indian settlers and slaves and the making of the american south. It was published in 2010 area her most recent book is, real native genius how an exslave and a white mormon became famous indians. It was just published from the university of North Carolina press. She is a dear friend and occasional mentor to me. I will dispense with any embarrassing stories and say it is an honor and pleasure to welcome her here today. [applause] angela thank you for that introduction. Thank you for coming this morning. I will tell you a story today about real native genius. Two of them actually. Like most stories it