Plan publicly. Pres. Obama announced his latest promise, and close the Guantanamo Bay in cuba. Our fight against terrorist propaganda in efforts to recruit. There are 91 prisoners still being held. The plan is to transfer 35 of them to other countries. The remaining 56, including the 9 11 mastermind will be moved the administration is looking at 13 different locations, including prisons in South Carolina, kansas, and colorado. Speemac i do not want to pass this onto the next president , whoever it is. Speemac the white house says moving the prisoners to the continental us would save as much is 85 million a year. But it would take a onetime year. But it would take a onetime cost of up to 475 million to implement the planned planned which means getting the approval of congress and that appears unlikely. Speemac it would be illegal foreign terrorist at guantanamo into the us. Speemac congressman matt thornberry, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Call the more of a pr move
So, tonights program is james madison, father of the constitution, and it is part of series incture American History. I wouldnt you think carl mingus for all of his support and his evaluation he is a valued member of the new york society. Trustee carl, thank you. [applause] i would also like to recognize and thank trustees von , and allally sternberg the chairman with us for their great work as well. Let us give a hand. [applause] an program tonight will last hour and include a question and answer session, and there will be a formal book signing following the program. Our speakers books can be found in our museum store, and he will be signing on the Central Park West side. We are thrilled to welcome richard brookhiser, renowned historian and author, back to New York Historical society. Is a seniorer editor of National Review as well as columnist for American History. In 2004 he acted as history and curator for New York Historicals exhibit, alligator hamilton, the man who made water in
And for all he does as a valued member of the New York Historical Society Board of trustees. Carl, thank you. [applause] i would also like to recognize and thank trustees jacobs, sally sternberg, and all the chairman with us for their great work as well. Lets give them a hand. [applause] the program tonight will last an hour and include a question and answer session, and there will be a formal book signing following the program. Our speakers books can be found in our museum store, and he will be signing on the Central Park West side. We are thrilled to welcome richard brookhiser, renowned historian and author, back to the New York Historical society. Mr. Brookhiser is a Senior Editor of National Review as well as columnist for American History. In 2004 he acted as historian and curator for New York Historicals exhibit, Alexander Hamilton, the man who made water in america. And in 2003, he received the national communitys metal. He has written numerous books on revolutionary america, in
Iraq, and in an interview with charlie rose, the president makes a bold prediction about a key battle ahead. Mosul will eventually fall. Pelley and she survived the boston bombing. Reporter are you still angry . Yes, i am. Pelley now shes turned anger into energy on the dance floor and at todays marathon. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley houston filled up like a bathtub with a stuffed drain. A relentless foot of rain fell in texas. Today folks waded the higher ground. More than 1,000 homes flooded, and one man clung to the side of a truck. Big rigs struggled before two interstates were closed. Omar villafranca is in houston. Reporter with water quickly rising, residents of this apartment complex in neighbors helping neighbors, deploying rafts and small fishing boats, some using whatever they could, from air mattresses to emmy refrigerators. Were just trying to rescue as many people as we can, just trying to get them from places they can
In texas. Today folks waded the higher ground. More than 1,000 homes flooded, and one man clung to the side of a truck. Big rigs struggled before two interstates were closed. Omar villafranca is in houston. Reporter with water quickly rising, residents of this apartment complex in houston had to rescue each other. Neighbors helping neighbors, deploying rafts and small fishing boats, some using whatever they could, from air mattresses to emmy refrigerators. Were just trying to rescue as many people as we can, just trying to get them from places they cant swim. Reporter houston mayor Sylvester Turner admitted water was rising so fast, First Responders had trouble keeping up. Some areas of city have ten inches of water. Some areas have 15. Theres water all over the place. Its very difficult to even get the red cross workers to get to their shelters. Reporter 120,000 residents lost power. This time lapse at a houston underpass showed the flash flooding as it was happening, water rising sev