Im very happy about that. So where are we going to go . Lets talk quickly about the lincoln conspiracy. We all know john wilkes booths store, how he ended abraham agains life and his presidency and this is the first secret plot to kill Abraham Lincoln is at the start of the presidency, before it begins. Why does it happen . When abraham i can is going to raise his right hand and become the sixteenth president of the United States the only way he can do that is take a train from his home in springfield and go to washington dc. He goes to washington dc and the only way to get from illinois to dc is on any train, you have to go through baltimore and baltimore was a slave state. The plot of the book is very simple. A secret society is planning to kill Abraham Lincoln, and ambition when he comes to baltimore in and his friend is presidency before it begins. That is the setup but what i think is interesting is the action, just where it begins. We open on this train and it is speeding through
Then they go out they do research and find the resources to tell them the story but also try to figure out the significance of their topics in history. They are going into archives, into museums, into libraries, and sifting through primary sources, secondary sources, and they are thinking critically about that and why their topic was important in history, as related to an annual theme. This year, the theme is triumph and tragedy in history. So we have had conflict and compromise, taking a stand, all kinds of different angles and perspectives for kids to look at, but this year it is triumph and tragedy. They have been choosing topics that range from indian treaties to world war ii, to helen keller, partition of india, you name it. They are choosing really fascinating, interesting topics. Then they present their findings in different formats. Of course, one of the categories you see behind me, that is the exhibit category. Then there is also paper category, and dramatic performance, docu
They are going into archives and into museums, into libraries and sifting through primary sources, secondary sources and thinking critically about that why their opic was important in history. We have had conflict and compromise, taking a stand. All kinds of different angles and things for kids to look at. This year it is triumph and tragedy. They have been choosing topics tra range from indian treaties helen keller,i to partition of india. You name it. They are choosing really fascinating and interesting topics and then they present their findings in different formats. So of course one of the categories you see right behind me and that is the exhibit category. And then there is also paper categories and there is dramatic performance, documentary or website. So history gives kids an opportunity to be creative in the way in which they present their information. And then they enter at a local level competition. Students move up to the state level of competition and then the winners come
Sources, secondary sources, and they are thinking critically about that and why their topic was important in history, as related to an annual theme. This year, the theme is triumph and tragedy in history. So we have had conflict and compromise, taking a stand, all kinds of different angles and perspectives for kids to look at, but this year it is triumph and tragedy. They have been choosing topics that range from indian treaties to world war ii, to helen keller, partition of india, you name it. They are choosing really fascinating, interesting topics. Then they present their findings in different formats area of format. S. Of course, one of the categories you see behind me, that is the exhibit category. Then there is also paper category, and dramatic performance, documentary, or website. History day gives kids an opportunity to be creative in the way in which they present their information. Then they enter at a local level competition. Students who win move up to the state level of com
Ambassador. It happened during the president s meeting with the russian leaders at the white house. The post says the information disclosed by the president to the russians jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State. The post also said senior white house officials took steps to contain the damage from the intelligence release placing calls to the cia and National Security agency. It must be noted it is not illegal for the president to release intelligence and does he have the authoritytown classify such information. But there could we political and diplomatic consequences from all this. Were going to talk to a legal expert to learn more. Now to the cameras that will be installed along two freeways in Contra Costa County. Our Crime Reporter henry lee first told you last week about the state funding for this project. He joins us live from hercules about learning more. Henry. Reporter heather and ken, we heard from local and state officials at a News Conference tha