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more on here and now. one righteous man: samuel battle and the shattering of the color line in new york is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new york city police officer. now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. joining us today pulitzer prize-winning journalist and the author of one righteous man, arthur browne. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. thank you for having me, sandra. i appreciate it. this book really is a walk-through history, through new york city history, in a lot of ways and even the country s to a smaller extent. what drew you to sam battle s story? okay. in 2009, an amateur historian had known about sam battle and known that he d been the first cop on the new york city police force, that he d broken in in 1911. he persuaded new york city to place a sign up on the intersection of lenox avenue and 135th street. the d ....
he has three books to his credit including after gettysburg, lee retreats and another. he lives with his wife, chris. thank you. [applause] my wife kris is here in the audience tonight. welcome, everybody to the book talk about my latest book called after gettysburg. the great radio commentator always talked about the rest of the story, so this is kind of the rest of the story. a lot of people come here to learn about the three-day battle of gettysburg. we talked about that battle, but this book attempts to answer the question what happens after the three days are over? the story is pretty well known. the story after is not as well-known. you might remember the battle was a three-day battle on july 1, 2, and 3 just outside this building. 160,000 soldiers for three hot days, then there would 151,000 or missing.unded, it was a bloodbath. it was a turning point in the civil war, and this is where ibrahim lincoln gave the most important speech in his abraham lincoln g ....
four times yesterday, while she was in the dental chair,. other patients say there are cameras and the exam room, but the defense attorney is not commenting on that, saying he is bound by hippa loss, but he is making it clear that the doctor is denying the allegations. he is saddened by these allegations that the patient has made, and of course, the charges are serious, we take them ri after posting $1000 bail.he is ordered not to have any contact with the victim. so far, no public comments from dr. patel. president obama: i think the republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. i said so last week, and he heather: pretty clear president , obama not mincing words today. the president again calling donald trump unfit to be president. ed: he says trump s criticism of a gold star family is the latest evidence that he is unfit to lead america. here s newscenter 5 s maria stephanos. reporter: he did, ed and heather. the president, actually challenged republican leade ....
goler is monitoring the situation and the american reaction. and isis fighters moved through iraq s anbar province, they were headed in the direction of baghdad. but administration officials downplayed their prospects of actually taking the city. iraqi security forces in and around baghdad are strong, they re under constant assessment. the embassy remains open and we continue to comfortable business. reporter: president obama s aides remain clear that he is sticking by his decision not to put boots on the ground. the president s own advisors think it s going to take somebody s boots on the ground, but in they still could cause a problem in baghdad. it s not so much the american presence that is there, it s the government that s there. reporter: in syria, isis pushes farther north to the town of kobani. appearances can be deceiving, overall the syrian county of kobani looks pretty peaceful now, but we have been hearing a battle royal coming from the center of t ....