Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
Conference that hoped to save his job, the labor secretary is out. Well have the latest on his departure. And a gift from the angels. In their first home game since a teammates passing, one teams major league tribute gets an ending straight out of hollywood. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. What were seeing eis a slowmoving tropical system. Whether or not its a hurricane or Tropical Storm, it doesnt matter, folks. The gulf coast braces for barry. Were asking folks to just stay inside tonight and see what this weather is going to do. We hope were going to miss a big storm but we know the worst is yet to come over the next 24 to 48 hours. I was deeply moved to see the care. Vice president mike pence went to the southern border and made allegations that migrants are being held in squalid conditions. We are not a terrorist. We are not criminals. The house voted overwhelmingly to renew the 9 11 Victim Compensation fund. This is necessa
Polluted with trash. And on a buzz life. Is welcome to overover. President trumps anticipated roundup of undocumented immigrants got underway from coast to coast. The president vowed that immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would make millions of arrests. The department of Homeland Security later downgraded that number to thousands. And now officials a the i. C. E. Say they wont be releasing the arrest numbers. Jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. Reporter President Trump promised a wave of federal raids, duh so far immigration sources tell cbs news they have been limited to new york city where federal agents were seen knocking on doors. They wouldnt confirm nor deny the reports. I wont when we conduct any enforcement operation is the safety and security of our officers conducting the operation and the public. In a statement i. C. E. Said they prioritized the skpairs removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to Public Safety and border security. But many politician
Watching aljazeera live from doha also coming up a car bomb in one of the last rebel strongholds in syria has killed twenty five people and injured many more french president dominion mccall arrives in china for a state visit with trade and security expected to top the agenda plus. Your love for the war because this market. Will tell you how something so tiny moon so launched in the eyes of detroits homeless. Faced with diet conditions back home thousands of nigerians each year try to make their way to europe but once they get to the main transit point many find themselves trapped in subjected to slavery torture and abuse now the Nigerian Government is stepping in frying five hundred migrants stranded in libya back home. Traveled with some of them heres his exclusive report. A cramped office in the center of tripoli is the only decent place these nigerian teenagers have seen in years. They left home with promises of a life of opportunity and comfort nothing prepared them for what follo
Local agencies can cooperate with ice agents. Advocacy groups believe the president is trying to pool all immigrants into one pile. Were not criminals. This is some sort of scare tactics. Scaring americans to be afraid of us. But americans are human beings like us and we live around them in our everyday lives. And they know that the majority were decent people that believe in america and were working for that. I believe immigration is an issue in america that needs a real solution. I think the president needs to work on a real solution instead of demonizing us and trying to scare people. Its not clear how serious the president is about actually doing this. But immigrant groups now want to empower themselves by learning even more about their rights. Steve. Steve. Their rights. More about learning even themselves by empower want to groups now but immigrant this. Actually doing is about the president how serious its not clear scare people. Scare people. Its not clear how serious the presi