I am the associate director for Public Programs and exhibitions. Thank you for joining us for tonight news conversation with eric eight washington is an independent scholar and author denies book, gretz. The live of James H Williams and three cats of Grand Central terminal. This program is an ongoing series of programs hosted in conjunction with current exhibition about the harlan. If you have not had a chance to take those look at the exhibition, it will be up through the end of december. And very much there all of these things inside of that exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight. And also my own historical knowledge about how harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century. Offering views of residents and institutions committed to Community Animation education, and different Political Engagement and coastal affirmation global perspectives, and creativity. They highly includes the brotherhood of of car porters, which the first union for black wo
Amazon big quarter josh lipton live in san francisco. Besides the bottom and top obviously investors concentrate on the q 4 guided are guidance light. Between 86 and 86. 5 billion. Obviously for investors thats critical q 4, the Holiday Quarter dy just have a call with amazon cfo brian osafe ski. There are onetime items he mentioned weighing on q 4. He mention add consumption tax kicking in japan, from 8 to 10 . That created prebuying in september having a net negative impact in q 4. But the central question for investors is going to be the bottom line guidance well below what the street was looking for. On the call he fielded a lot of questions about that is it all oneday shipping he made it clear they are in investment mode and do believe where they need to be. They believe there is cost in the short run. He believes thats where amazon needs to be and there is evidence he says its paying off. Good increase in purchase behavior from prime members. Theyre buying more products, more oft
Capital. High level u. S. Delegation is on its way to tacky to meet president russia type at 0 on hoping to convince him to call off an offensive in northeast and syria Vice President mike pence and secretary of state mike pompei or will try to broker a cease fire deal between turkey and Kurdish Armed groups but other one has insisted his forces will not stop until his objectives are met meanwhile heavy fighting continues between Turkish Forces and kurdish fighters in the border town of russell line which is considered a Strategic Point for both well child stratford is in jail and which is close to the scene of fighting in the attack hes border with syria but fast we go to sin and. Im sorry were going to come back to cinema shortly but right now charlie im going to ask you a little more about the fighting that youre just a few kilometers from talk us through what youre seeing there now. Well this morning there has been heavy turkish artillery bombardment of understand s. D. F. Turkish
Coming up well talk with authors based here as we fir learn how the city was chosen as the states capital, and anyone 15 minutes the story of re olds and the auto company he founded in lapsing and then later well take a driving tour of the citys downtown. We begin our special feature as hear about james turner and the found offering lansing. The founding of lansing. James turner was pioneer. It wasnt until the state legislature designated this area as the new capital that he came with these other folks and helped build the capital. State had a slightly more expected, i sincible proven but we daytona that. We had nothing here. There was no transportation. They had several months to build the capital city. That was the very interesting, exciting and unique story of lansings beginning. The legislature established a state in about 1836, about a year before we became a state. They designated detroit as the capital but they were fearful that detroit could be easily attacked from the lake eri
Michigan to learn more about its unique history and literary life. For eight years, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the book seen to our viewers scene to our viewers. You can see more on cspan. Org citiestour. A pioneer. S it wasnt until the state legislature designated this area camee new capital that he with these other folks and helped build the capital. More states had a slightly sensible approach. We did not do that here. There was no transportation. Was the interesting and unique story of lansings beginning. Established the 1836, a year before it became a state. They designated detroit as the capital, but they were fearful detroit could easily be attacked by lake erie, and they should move the capital inward, but they could not decide where. They put in the constitution that the first session of the legislature of 1848 should be held in the new capital, which should be inland. So, they had 10 years to decide. They waited until they had 10 months left. Statelittle town