Pictures from galveston, texas. The entire coast of the Lone Star State is bracing for who is expected to be a major hurricane heads to shore. Right now a category two but that is expected to change as the hours pass. The big story is the latest developments on Hurricane Harvey a storm that has the potential to be the strongest hurricane to hit the u. S. Main land in the past 12 years. The storm from the International Space station looks incredible. The National Weather center warn that harvey is growing, its getting stronger as it sits and churns in the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. And expected to become a category three hurricane. An peers to be taking direct aim at the coast of texas and people are heading the warning to evacuate their homes for safety and long lines are seen on the roads heading inland and people are boarding up the windows and filling the sandbags to protect their homes. Preparation not panic we have been through these before. Donald trump is keeping a close
Successfully relocated. Childrens health evacuated their nicu there. In houston americas fourth largest city the governor is recommending residents go north. To give you a perspective harvey is expected to make landfall as a category three hurricane, the last time we had those in the United States they were named wilma and katrina. Reporting from houston, lana zak channel6 action news. All right, lana thank you. As the storm gets closer we are watching and waiting to see if the many Oil Refineries in the gulf will be damaged. Now here in our area aaa midatlantic is keeping a very close eye on what happens there because it could affect our gas prices here. If production pipes were so heavily damaged that our region were to send gasoline to texas to help them recover, that would put the squeeze on our gasoline supply and then our prices may go up. Something to keep in mind. Gas prices are expected to jump up soon regardless of the hurricane. Thats because we are close to the time when ga
The third event in our 1980 president ial forum series. This series is part of a very Important League tradition providing the public with nonpartisan election information about issues and candidates. Tonight i am particularly pleased to be evil to tell you the league of women voters is going to continue on with that tradition. We announced we are going to sponsor the 1980 president ial debate. A series of debates that will be held next september and october. The enthusiastic response of the public to the 1976 debate and to our current series provides evidence of the fact that americans will expect candidates to participate in facetoface debates next fall. Now, on with tonights event and our moderator, the distinguished howard k smith. Thank you. Good evening. We are pleased tonight to have two candidates for the republican nomination for the presidency of the United States. Former ambassador george bush of texas, former governor Ronald Reagan of california. Before we begin in response
He is assistant professor of history at texas university. Texas christian university. He received a phd in history university. And he has a forthcoming book. He will discuss his just about to be released book. Entitlediscuss. Lue texas [applause] thank you for that wonderful introduction. And for having me here again today. It is a real honor. It is especially an honor since the book is not yet out. Since like some of my esteemed colleagues it got , delayed, it will be out in august. It deals with the to condo oovement with the chican movement. It is also good to be here and that my work, is a relational multiethnic study. That is an important part of the field and i am glad to be here doing that part. There is my cover, new title. Im excited about it. Im going to give a quick overview of the book. On august 20 8, 1963, much of america nervously watched the march on washington. Nearly a thousand demonstrators gathered in texas to march towards the state capital in 102 degrees heat. Fro
The city. Scott, coauthor of buildings of the district of spoke at a e symposium at the White House Historical association, u. S. Society and rical James Madisons montpelier. Hour. Poke for about an thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker will be pamela scott, and pam is an old friend. I have known her for many, many years, and she is, i think, the authority on the history of public buildings in washington, d. C. She has been an architectural historian here in washington specializing in the architectural landscape and planning histories of the city and i have learned a tremendous amount from her over the years. Some of her books include the temple of liberty, buildings of the district of columbia, designing the nations capit capitol, and the fortress of finance, and pam is going to talk about Benjamin Henry latrobes work at the capitol. And, of course, latrobe is also the architect of Decatur House and st. Johns across the square, and so hopefully youll learn a great deal about this arc