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[inaudible conversations] if i can have your attention please we will get started. thank you everyone. i am pleased that you are okay. i am the president of the manhattan institute. [applause] thank you. it is a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. as most of you know jason is a senior fellow at the manhattan institute. a regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. in his new book, false black power? , jason office critique of civil rights leaders and their prioritization of pure political power. which he argues has failed to produce significant results for african-americans. the book also includes responses to jason s arguments from two leading black intellectuals. it is a slender book. but it packs a powerful punch. as one blogger noted, what makes the book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of his writing style. just as fred astaire made it look easy to dance, so does riley express his mastery through e ....
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and dumped rain and hail across several parts of the valley. there was even a big lightning show. some intersections were flooded in just minutes.. several drivers choose to go through the water anyways. but some did play it safe and turn around. the clark county fire department responded to at least four swift water rescues last night no reports of injuries./// and this video was posted to our 8 news now facebook page by one of our viewers.. thanks to starr rivera for sending this to us! remember- you can always post your weather video to our facebook page or send it to p-i-x at las vegas now dot com./// sherry, how s the weather? the northeast side of town but everyone got a taste of the lightning and even some rain. we could still see a shower before this area of low pressure completely moves out today. .... there is still plenty of moisture out there and a little trailing energy to trigger a shower or even a thunderstorm early this morning then getting on with so ....
arrested friday morning after police say he robbed two fast food restaurants and a walgreens in just 15 minutes. a few hundred dollars was taken during those heists. metro says he is responsible for at least 7 other robberies as well. a police report says ross told police he needed the money to pay his hoa fees and he was behind on his bills. he also asked to call his father. councilman steve ross.. for advice. the ross family released a statement saying shane has been battling addictio cooperate with police./// ((michelle mortensen)) lightning lit up the valley skies last night.. putting on quite show. but on the roads . the rain caused quite a mess. drivers plowed through flooded intersections like this one at lake mead and civic center. it was a similar scene at durango and ann. both flooded in just minutes after the rain started to fall. ((michelle mortensen)) and while we all know the motto . turn around don t drown . many drivers took their chances rescues. in ....
(( last year at this time, in the beginning of the school year, the first full week. our traffic officers responded to 25 collisions in school zones. 14 of them involving a pedestrian, and 11 involving bicyclists. )) ((michael stevens)) the most recent complete data shows in the 2014-2015 school year, from september 1st through june 15th, there were three pedestrian deaths and two bicyclists. involving kids between the ages of 6 and 18 years old. also on the rise. 35-percent higher than the same time last year. as we ve been saying all morning. police and safety advocates are really taking this time to tell parents to be aware. slow down. and leave yourself plenty of time so you re not in a rush. ((christianne klein)) meantime. other agencies around the valley are teaming up to make sure parents and students are staying safe on the road. nhp. commission have partnered in an effort to raise awareness for bus safety. police want drivers to be aware that they must st ....