Recognized we were only telling half of the story. And so with the determination and courage and perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th century community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally, they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions were going to have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th, where we will look at current programming that focuses on africanamerican stories. And also on october 18th, where we will be focusing on the future. And our panelists at that discussion will be helping us to think about how do we continue to tell this story . For as mitchell said, its really all of our story. I know our panelists well. And they have plenty to share with us. So please let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career here at Colonial Williamsb
The rain shafts coming through this thunderstorm. Theres a nice little lightning bolt right there. That was chopper 4 about 20 minutgo that. Same storm. Take a look at it on storm team 4 radar has really declined and decdased in intensity, an what its done is sent out this boundary, so were seeing other storms form in parts of fauquier and Fairfax County and Prince William county. Lets go in and zoom on it. Lets show you in through Fairfax County nd greatfalls, the heaviest of which coming towards quantico. Strockest storms now, ba into Jefferson County west virginia. A lot of lightning with this one and a ne forming back towards thisn our way moving t through evening. On the hot side. 91 so far today, leon and well go higher tomorrow. Ngouve been talki about the chances of a 12day long heat wave. Are we still on track for that . The one day were really watching would bemo nda 8y. 9. That would take us out of the heat wave, but if were looking at 89 to give us some relief, you know wev
re-entered the marketplace, i should say the work force in one month. they are now drawing a paycheck, 183,000 new workers in one month. look at the market reaction. can t quite explain this. it s muted after a series of big gains, we will retrace a little at the opening bell. now, in the news this morning, a phone call between president trump and china s leader xi jinping. the president says xi is sharp, strong and powerfully focused on leading the counter-attack on the coronavirus. and the president says mr. xi will be successful. that s what the president says. at home, a cruise ship docked in new jersey this morning with 12 chinese nationals on board. they have been quarantined. all the passengers will be screened. for investors, we are talking about the virus, the question is how long and how much of china will be locked down and what impact that has on their economy and ours. that s the question for investors about the virus this morning. big show coming up. 9:35, j
It is a tremendous pleasure to come to work here every day. Often times in the day to day routine, it is easy to forget the historic significance of the institution we work for, the legacy we are part of, and the people we serve. A small step and preserving the history of the building and the legacy of service and inclusion at treasury. I want to start off by recognizing someone. It was his idea that we name the Treasury Annex the freedmans bank building, and im delighted this idea came to fruition. [applause] thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to Financial Inclusion for all americans. We are also honored to be joined by liberty bank ceo Alden Mcdonald, and the man who needs no introduction, and ms are young. Ambassador young. Professor William Spriggs could not be with us today, but since his warmest regards. Be first speaker today will mr. Alden mcdonald junior, president and ceo of liberty bank and trust, a position he has held since the bank inception in 1972. H
Here comes the flight crew now. Ron mcnair, followed by mike smith and greg jarvis. 30 years ago, january 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, taking the lives of the seven crew members pictured here. Next on reel america, a nasa report detailing the causes of the disaster. The conclu