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the speaker pro tempore: on this on this vote the yeas are 351, the nays are 4. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from texas, mr. ratcliffe, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5389. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to encourage engagement between the department of homeland security and technology innovators and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by th ....
jim thompson discussing his new who is billy lee, george washington s mulatto man. toward acquired, in his words, 1767.atto man, in he was well-known known to washington s staff, including lafayette. thompson presents an analysis of washington s complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. mr. thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginia s aristocracy and thomas jefferson s enlightenment. after his presentation, there will be a q&a and mr. thompson will be happy to sign copies of his book. please take the opportunity to explore our library and museum with its new exhibition, remembering the american resolution. we also have 31 period rims detecting life in early america. resources are free and open to the public. o, pleaseurther ad welcome jim thompson. [applause] mark, for the, fine introduction, and thank you all for coming today. i appreciate you joining me and ....
you re watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history dues. history news. william lee, known as billy lee, was short washington s personal slave. washington granted billy lee land and freedom in his will. next, author james thompson discusses his theory explaining why washington may have taken this action. the daughters of the american revolution hosted this one-hour event. today, we are pleased to have jim thompson discussing his new book, who is billy lee, george washington s mulatto man. toward acquired, in his words, my mulatto man, in 1767. he was well-known known to washington s staff, including lafayette. thompson presents an analysis of washington s complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. mr. thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of vi ....
numerous times, they said to him, if you tell us it s an accident, we ll believe you. like, was this an accident. like, what the hell happened out there? we re confident there is sufficient evidence to prove the crime and we look forward to trial providing justice. those are the two attorneys in the case. lopez sanchez s next court appearance is september 18th. if convicted, he could face 43 years to life in prison. happening now, the holiday weekend traffic jam. we ll show a live look at some of our traffic cams, east bay shows backups, ooh, both in emeryville and oakland. but traffic is moving along without any major problems on the peninsula, and in the south bay. b.a.r.t. s closure of the transbay tube might jam up traffic. the shutdown happens at 10:00 tonight. they need to replace the rails. there will be no service between the west oakland b.a.r.t. station and the embarcadero station in san francisco. b.a.r.t. is running everywhere else. commuters we spoke ....
it s difficult to get into when you re in an uncontrolled spin. this kite surfer was not able to get out of a bad situation and ended up in traffic and was hit by a car. police say drivers involved in the accident are cooperating with investigators. i want to give you perspective here. you can see, take a look at the ocean. lots of white caps. it is very windy out here. you can see it s not that far from the great highway. the southbound lanes of the great highway are once again open and that kite surfer is at the hospital with life-threatening injuries. thanks, jean. let s get right to jeff ranieri on the gusty winds. they re gusting as high as 36 miles per hour across our coastal waters. and then across san francisco, sustained winds right toward ocean beach, as high as 24 miles per hour. we expect it to stay this windy through tonight and for tomorrow. exactly where the accident did occur, our top wind gusts that i could find today on the forecast was 42 miles pe ....