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My name is nancy widen, i am the owner of the strand along with my dad, fred bass, who usually can be found in the buying desk on the main floor. Ninety years ago my grandfather, benjamin bass, founded the strand on fourth avenue, right around the corner. It was an area that was known as book row. It ran from about the 1880s to about is about the 1970s, and at its height there were 48 bookstores. Today were till run by my family. Were the sole survivor of decades of big box stores, amazon, ebook...

My name is nancy widen, i am the owner of the strand along with my dad, fred bass, who usually can be found in the buying desk on the main floor. Ninety years ago my grandfather, benjamin bass, founded the strand on fourth avenue, right around the corner. It was an area that was known as book row. It ran from about the 1880s to about is about the 1970s, and at its height there were 48 bookstores. Today were till run by my family. Were the sole survivor of decades of big box stores, amazon, ebook...

Forbes contributor. Samantha is the editor of the New York Times anthology torn, a recognized speaker on women and work, a contributor to women at forbes, the Huffington Post and disney interactive. Please join me in welcoming Heather Cabot and sam that wall raven. Thank you so much. [applause] thank you. Wow, we really appreciate you coming out on a rainy night like this x this is a super exciting moment for us because, first of all, were in the same city, which we rarely are. I live in new yor...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight i have the pleasure of introducing samantha as they join us to discuss the new book by former news correspondent adjunct professor at Columbia University grad school of journalism and a woman at forbes contributor. And Disney Interactive so please join me in welcoming heather and samantha. [applause] thank you. We appreciate you coming out on a night like this this is an exciting moment for us because we are in the same city but this is the evening befo...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight i have the pleasure of introducing samantha as they join us to discuss the new book by former news correspondent adjunct professor at Columbia University grad school of journalism and a woman at forbes contributor. And Disney Interactive so please join me in welcoming heather and samantha. [applause] thank you. We appreciate you coming out on a night like this this is an exciting moment for us because we are in the same city but this is the evening befo...

I have been there for 33 years, so i have known seems like ive known you for at least 20 years. It does. It feels that way. It does feel this way. [laughter] but it doesnt feel ld to. It just feels like were in our living room. Yes, i9 does. [laughter] so leigh is my closest friend at fortune, so full disclosure but she can still ask me tough questions. This is not going to be that edgy or challenge, its up to you to ask the challenging questions, the really tough questions. So i was very flatte...

Dave clark. Im pam cook. Thank you for joining us. It aint no sunshine when youre gone. Thank you. We want to check in with steve. I know you are watching this hurricane. That sounded like a different version to me . That was the original. I will be very busy today. But not as busy as the meteorologist in Corpus Christi and houston and anyone else in texas. They probably did not go home last night. Hurricane harvey is now a cat 2. 110 miles an hour. 145 miles southeast of Corpus Christi. There i...

Foy. Conflict zones are not clear cut, and the government of assad is still the governing authority there. While we take every precaution to ensure that no assistance, mind you, no assistance benefits this brutal regime, lines are continually shifting, and we need to make allowances for activities that could touch the government on controlled areas. So i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady has the only time remaining. Ms. Lee...

Foy. Conflict zones are not clear cut, and the government of assad is still the governing authority there. While we take every precaution to ensure that no assistance, mind you, no assistance benefits this brutal regime, lines are continually shifting, and we need to make allowances for activities that could touch the government on controlled areas. So i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady has the only time remaining. Ms. Lee...

Homes on this street, causing 59 residents to evacuate on their own and 49 others to escape using trucks and boats. Sky 7 provides a clear sense of the scope of the flood as the nearby Pacheco Creek turned into a river, quickly threatening houses. This family was first urged to evacuate and then ordered to get away from the advancing floodwaters. She escaped on someones back. Piggyback ride. My little sister got a piggyback right. It wasnt that deep, i had boots on, but it was pretty bad. Report...