Met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains one of the most controversial efforts of any first lady. Good evening and welcome to cspans continuing series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight the story of the Wilson Administrations two first ladies ellen and edith and we have two terrific guests here to tell you about this two interesting women and the times in which they lived. Kristie miller i
That is a moral travesty. Juan im wondering if you could talk about your decision to resign as the work carolina head of the naacp to focus more and the poor people, on a new Poor Peoples Campaign . Withwas invited to join dr. Harris, codirector at the seminary. We are cochairing the Poor Peoples Campaign. We believe we need a systemic sustained moral push back that challenges the immoral Public Policy direction with the moral vision. I like to call it restoring moral dissent, moral dreams and moral defibrillation of this nation. We have to go at the heart. And not just one rally or you know, but a sustained movement. We need to focus on systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy. And our whole moral narrative. It is amazing to me that we are not dealing with these issues health care, poverty, racism, as moral issues, not democrat or republican, left versus right. We have begun a 15 state tour organizing because it has to be from the bottom up. It has to be l
Will suspend a bill that would make gun silencers widely available even as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell rejects calls for new gun control laws. We will look at how australia changed its culture of gun violence and its laws after a massacre 20 years ago. About 11 times higher than in australia and up to 15, 20 times higher than in a other developed countries. In terms of massacres, the u. S. Has a larger number of massacres, even in countries in the developing world are countries in conflict. Amy than this weekend, hundreds will gather in raleigh for the North Carolina naacp state convention, the last one that will be presided over by reverend dr. William barber as president of the state conference. Barbara announced his resignation from his post earlier this year to focus on his work with repairers of the breach and the launch of the Poor Peoples Campaign. Quite we have to have a sustained movement. I believe what we need is a Poor Peoples Campaign, a National Call to moral r
Of the nearly 3. 5 million residents remain without electricity. President trump visited the island and tossed rolls of paper towels into the crowd. Then in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in las vegas, House Speaker paul ryan says he will suspend a bill that would make gun silencers widely available even as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell rejects calls for new gun control laws. We will look at how australia changed its culture of gun violence and its laws after a massacre 20 years ago. About 11 times higher than in australia and up to 15, 20 times higher than in a other developed countries. In terms of massacres, the u. S. Has a larger number of massacres, even in countries in the developing world are countries in conflict. Amy than this weekend, hundreds will gather in raleigh for the North Carolina naacp state convention, the last one that will be presided over by reverend dr. William barber as president of the state conference. Barbara announced his resignation from his
Good afternoon, im kenny choi. Im anne makovec. Chopper 5 was giving us a like at the damage that residents face. You can see evacuees digging through debris where houses once stood. Kpix 5s Jessica Flores reports. Reporter im on jenna place in coffey park where we found some of the original homeowners of this community. They spent the last three decades here and vowed to build their homes here once again. All right. Save that. All right reporter for john and jody, its the small things keeping them going after they escaped the flames that tore through their santa rosa community. We jumped into the car in robes and slipper, didnt have time to grab anything. Reporter the city is letting them back in coffey park for the day to sift through the ash for personal items. Must have been the hinge to the medicine cabinet. Reporter they are hoping to find a grandmothers ring. So the chances are one in 1,000 that well be able to find it. Reporter down the street a neighbor remembers what once was