I was invited by my colleague here, karen stone, who has done an amazing job of continuing to tell the story and to kind of bring this story out from the darkness and into the light. A little bit about karen. The director of the news seems division of saint marys countys government. She oversees three sites in that county, is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, creating partnerships like this overseeing like this one, overseeing Museum Operations and more. This is exciting. Love this article she recently published an article about this disaster in American Civil War magazine potomac peril on the. Thank you for joining us on zoom this afternoon. Himn i am glad to tell people the story. The incident actually took place ago. , april 22, 155 years a great day for us to be talking about it, and there are a number of connections. Between our two institutions. The incident took place off of colts point, the site of one of my museums in maryland. That is why i am involved. It is n
Cans fear they will soon be homeless. More than 4 million renters in a state said they were unlikely to make august rent. Many some extended eviction moratoriums, but the statewide halt an eviction proceedings could end august 14th. We could see a massive weight of eviction begin within a day or days of that order being rescinded. Reporter david chu offered one of the hand full of bills moving through the legislature to prevent evictions. He hosted a News Conference about the possible health impacts. Health officials warned that kicking people out of their homes could lead to an increased spread of covid19. The already catastrophic crisis of Affordable Housing in california have left those in the black, latino communities disportion atly affected. Reporter caa is kepticle of some of the legislation, and is calling for direct cash help. Were hoping for legislation that would provide financial sis stance to landlords and tenants. Reporter the governor said he is working to find Common Gr
Might do. We were consult . Ed they would try to frame us as race its. Reporter he said they are black head organization, they are targeting the superintendent not because of race but because of policy. The time is long overdue. She is in charge of our School District, and she has failed to prepare us for this school year. Reporter some of the demands include full ppe and testing in place at schools, accessible online learning, and federal dollars to help get through the crisis. Meanwhile, the Oakland Education Association and the Oakland Union mid School District are still at issue over hours of live instruction and access to technology. Our families, students, and community, you know, deserve just to have some direction and to know how the school year will begin for their students. Reporter i asked the Union President , keith brown, if they dont reach a deal, if there is any plan to strike. We dont have an agreement by august 10th, monday, we are prepared to move forward and teach wi
The officers shot him. His sisters showed me this text message they received 40 minutes before he was killed asking them to suh is port a position. Their brother didnt deserve to die. A life is not replaceable. While i was speaking to michelle. F0 iz have so much anger and she received word the officer feel the fire that ive to that shot her breather was identified. Fight for my brother. He has shot his gun while on she says her brother was kneeling when he ot and duty three times. And now my brother is the killed by a Police Officer fourth. The sisters describe a close firing from in his car. Relationship. He was an artist, loved to theres increased scrutiny in the wake of George Floyds drive and was supposed start case. This will be part of a review. A job friday. That had so much potential. Amber lee with the message. You tonight i spoke with two that the sisters are calling on police to release body cam video. They want the officer charged with killing their brother. The police uni
But this goes much deeper than that. As you can see video of attorneys for dewayne johnson. Comments made in closing arguments about monsanto lawyers, quote, popping champagne in the boardroom if they win the sxas comparing monsanto to big tobacco against the wishes of the judge. Law professor david levine on what he saw today. The question is did the plaintiffs have sufficient evidence to demonstrate not just the product could cause cancer but it caused this mans cancer. And thats what was in dispute. And then the second issue would be the question of whether the 33 million was an appropriate amount to award. Reporter and the 33 million was part of compensatory damages. That could also be reexamined too. The judge has asked for briefs from both sides by close of business on friday, and the judge has to decide what to do very quickly because she has 60 days from the verdict of this trial to act and the verdict was on august 11th. So that is coming up very quick l. And this will impact