Also the search for a hit andrun driver who hit a cyclist on the peninsula. The police and friends of the woman who were hurt. Thousands of women are suing and saying a driver actually abuse them. Why this may take a while to be resolved. News at 5 30 starts right now. Thanks for joining us. Tonight families are fighting to keep a middle school open in their neighborhood. The school board is meeting at this hour to talk about relocating more than 100 students at a special k8 middle school. Embassy bay area explains why. The future is fated to be decided by the school board tonight but not without Public Comment first. You can expect them to be very emotional. Families of aptitude communities to the complaints to the street outside the middle school before facing school board tonight. Aptitude was redesigned as a district dependent charter about 12 years ago when it was decided to close the elementary for many of the reasons being applied now. Mainly declining enrollment and lack of sta
There also is this big news out of nebraska. Regulators have approved the construction of the keystone xl pipeline through that state. We want to get your reaction to it. If you support the keystone xl pipeline, called 202 7488000. If you oppose it, call 202 7488001. You can weigh in on social media at cspan to vijay for our twitter handle and you can post a comment on facebook. Com cspan. Heres the headline one more time. It is from the omaha world herald. It is approved, but hurdles likely remain. That is out of omaha. Joining us by phone right now is ellen gilmer, illegal reporter there. A legal reporter there. Guest thanks for having me. Host explain what regulators and nebraska decided and what it all means. Guest regulators decided that keystone xl can build its pipeline across the state. Trans canada, the company that backed the pipeline, did not get what it wanted. Trans canada had a certain route it wanted to build on and state regulators said you can build, but you need to bu
For the next hour we looks for the history and literary culture of this historic city. Also known as the Horse Capital of the world. What people dont realize is kentucky nearly lost the horses at the highest levels at one time and this was after the civil war for generation when it went out east. It was a case of there have always been forces here. In fact thoroughbreds and kentucky bred breds the highest number but the one big money went up north to new york and new jersey after the civil war because thats where the finance and the stock market was. It was a crazy and are one people were making fortunes. There was no income tax and they were getting rich and they were displaying their wealth with racing stables. Coming up we will travel with author carl rays as he highlights historic landmarks and shares a history of maysville road a u. S. Highway that played an Important Role in kentuckys economic development. That first author Tracy Campbell talks about the rise and fall of one of t
And please do mince the road is one section of a much larger highway that is going to cannot pittsburgh area with new orleans on the one side and the literal interpretation of what the constitution is calling for him the other side. We in the center of the village is about 14 miles south of the ohio river. It is a logical stopping point far enough south of the ohio river so stage coaches might want to water their horses or change horses. This is an important farming area of the richest land in the state of the kentucky mason county where we are right now. We are going to be on a section of the road that probably dates the 1920s and 30s. Fred decides the road is another small section of the langston trade. It is called an alley now and it runs right in front of a couple houses well below the level of the growth. There used to be many businesses on the road. 15 to 10 taverns along the road. The tavern was built about 1806 is a rest stop from a tavern, overnight stay for people moving alo
Announcer and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. John alpert was often the first reporter last reporter out while documents war around the global but perhaps his magnum opu is the documentary cuba and the cameraman which is 45 years in the making, featuring unprecedented access to the cuban leader, fidel castro. Film premiers november 24th near a a year after castros death. Now a clip from cuba and the cameraman. Fidel, i broke the blockade, brought you the best beer in the United States. Im bricking the blockade. There you go. Very strong [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ laughter ] he wants us to solve the social and economic problems in the United States. He wishes us success with that. Que . Im translating. You used to speak english remember. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. How how did you develop that rapport with castro . I guess i broke all the rules. Yeah. You know theres normal protocol for dealing with him. Youve met him. Uhhuh. You sit in a c