The students in washington dc, are among the latest to join the weight of demonstrations and solidarity. We kind of started a sweeping across the United States. The quoting for an end to as well as one goes, i tend to cut ties with supporters of israel for funding the universities. Hundreds of students. So gathering thats George Washington university in the us capital. Most students from georgetown university, much across the city to join the template, pronounced a few hours. Theyve been confrontations with Police Searching for a universe in atlanta. And wednesday, more than 200. 00 students were arrested in boston for essentially its in austin, texas. Its just over a week since students at columbia reversed in new york began that protest them on an end to any further funding from company. Second, best of israel students at harvards georgetown mit and most recently, George Washington university on demanding the same process have spread across the country to campuses in several differen
America where people do not elect a full Voting Member of congress, yet they have to pay federal income tax and that is here in the district of columbia. So for that reason, i filed a bill, because they had tried to get a full Voting Member of congress, but to do that you have to have a constitutional amendment. And everybody knew that and agreed to that back in the late 1970s. The proponents of having a full voting representative got it through the house. Got it through the senate. But they never did get the requisite number of states to sign on. O it failed without ever being ratified by enough states. And i feel sure that would be the case if that were attempted again but it does require an amendment. And since that doesnt appear its going to happen any time soon, then i believe in each of the sessions of congress ive been, i filed a bill that would correct that injustice, because it truly is an injustice for the people that live in the district of columbia. And its very simple. It
Get my steps in. Thank you guys also much for coming. Thank you for coming to wasnt center through the snow, sleet, whenever it is doing and on star wars day. Really appreciate it. I had the distinct pleasure of welcoming you to the Woodrow Wilson center and a lunch of the book designing reality. Launch. My name is Elizabeth Newbury and of the director for the Gains Initiative here at the Wilson Center in the science and Technology Innovation program. This means when im not introducing world famous authors i Transit Research ideas into one most dynamic mediums we have public engagement, gains. As alan might agree, games are one of the best tools we have for translating complexity into an accessible, and there i say fun, format. Translating complexity something we specialize in here for the science and Technology Innovation program from diy bio labs and makers basis for help innovation to science fighting zika to cybersecurity laws for congressional staff. We specialize in being the bri
The secret service as conservatives conservators. Soft kind and gentle are not often words attached to president nexen, but his highness was known to those who knew him. One individual was a white house doorman by the name of Freddy Mayfield. He worked the Evening Shift in film and night and was an added crash an ardent fan of the local baseball team. Freddy and president nexen had long conversations about baseball. The president was also a great fan and he loved their talks. After returning to the executive residency one spring afternoon, following his trip to the baseball game, the president got in the elevator, he was throwing his ace ball up and baseball up and down. Freddy asked if he could look at it. After becoming close to freddy the president tossed the ball to him and said, keep this, it will be a memory of our baseball discussions. On president nixons last day in office, i was working at the police center. Members and demonstrators in the vicinity of the white house where a
Climbing. The storm is blamed for at least seven deaths. Abc News Reporter lana zack is live in the area with the very latest. Lana . Reporter hello, as you can see. The rains continue to fall here in houston, just in Harris County we now have an updated total. 1 trillion gallons of water. To put that all into perspective, thats enough to fuel Niagara Falls for 15 days. Historic flooding has brought Southeast Texas to a standstill. President donald trump and the first lady had a touched down in Corpus Christi where they will see firsthand the devastation harvey left behind. There was of epic proportion, nobody has ever seen anything like this. Reporter just northeast rescuers are rescuing residents trying to stay above water. Lifeanddeath moments playing out over hundred of square miles. They have saved more than 6,000 so far, but thousands more are still waiting to be rescued, and the flooding is only getting worse. I didnt even imagine that it was going to be this catastrophic like t