The Smithsonian Associates and the International Spy museum cohosted this 80 minute event. Good to see all of you here. I am a historian and curator. Some of you i know, some of you i am meeting for the first time. I would like to welcome all of you to the spy museum and spy seminar, where we focus on the spies of the American Revolution. The first two weeks centered on wellknown personalities. You have the , which has an entire tv show dedicated to it now, and ben franklin is of course ben franklin. Next week, we will look at the most infamous spy in u. S. History, Benedict Arnold. The relative obscurity of James Lafayette is what will make this morning so interesting. He is someone we should know more about. His impact on World History is well known. Historians are just now beginning to piece it together to find out new information and understand his impact on the revolution and figure out how he sits among the great heroes and villains of american intelligence history. Katherine egn
Tomorrow will be the best time to see the orionid meteor shower. The cosmic phenomena occurs as the earth moves through debris left by halleys comet. Its not related. Its as if you were having a big dinner party, and this strange, nonfamily member showed up just before things got underway. The best time to see it will be after midnight and before dawn. Just a reminder to all drivers. The san mateo bridge is closed this weekend for repairs and earthquake retrofitting. Youre looking at a live picture of the bridge where work began last night. Its going on around the clock. 12 30foot sections of the san mateo bridge will be replaced. The work stems from a crack found on the bridge during a routine inspection two years ago. The bridge is expected to reopen 5 a. M. On monday morning. Drivers may want to take either the bay bridge or dunbar bridge as alternate routes. Head to our website, cbssf. Com, and click on current traffic conditions on the front page for more information. Governor jer
Michelle rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we cant have that. This is the nations capitol of the United States of america. We shouldnt have the worst School System. We should have the best. Are you ready . All right. Almost everyone expected fenty to choose a seasoned veteran to turn the schools around, but he chose a virtual unknown. Good morning. Rhee began by introducing herself to students. Im excited to be here today. And teachers, giving them a glimpse of her forthright style. I am Michelle Rhee. I am the new chancellor of the dc Public Schools. And just in case there was any confusion, i am in fact korean, i am 37 years old, and, no, i have never run a School District before. Although rhee had never run a Sch
Michelle rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we cant have that. This is the nations capitol of the United States of america. We shouldnt have the worst School System. We should have the best. Are you ready . All right. Almost everyone expected fenty to choose a seasoned veteran to turn the schools around, but he chose a virtual unknown. Good morning. Rhee began by introducing herself to students. Im excited to be here today. And teachers, giving them a glimpse of her forthright style. I am Michelle Rhee. I am the new chancellor of the dc Public Schools. And just in case there was any confusion, i am in fact korean, i am 37 years old, and, no, i have never run a School District before. Although rhee had never run a Sch
Maybe. But i can point to dozens of schools where there were dramatic gains that were maintained. The education of Michelle Rhee. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. And by the frontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. Additional funding for this program is provided by Michelle Rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young pe