Museum. My name is dana anderson, and i have the pleasure of serving as the executive director of the ham Historical Society, whose home here is abraham heritage museum. And what a treat to welcome you all tonight, at the sold out program. Id like to thank on the behalf aboard a director and our small staff, i would like to thank you all for making us a part of your week. Id also like to thank gerard excuse me, are dusty for traveling across the country to be with us tonight. Id like to thank cspan, for filming us. So that others who cannot be with us, can see us on a later date. And thank you to the Abigail Adams Historical Society, and their board of directors, who offered us this wonderful opportunity and to partner with them as we did last year with their speaker edith gelles. Abigails rich history in this region inspires us every day. Thank you. The hang in Historical Society is focused like never before on its history. To understand all voices. We currently are in the midst of a
Association hosts a panel entitled, does the west matter . About thears talk west geographically, politically and socially, and discuss the broader role of regions when discussing the past and president of the United States. This was part of the organizations 2019 annual meeting. Afternoon. Im the president of the wha. Tois my great pleasure welcome you to the president ial plenary session. Does the west matter . The future of regionalism in American History. There are 150 sessions taking place at the wha, but the president ial plenary brings us all together in one place. Introducing this panel, i want to take advantage of our and invitepresence, the immediate past president of the wha, from Arizona State university, to open the session with a native lands acknowledgment, a statement that feels crucial to who we are as a Historical Organization that cares deeply about the past, and is particular about the past of this part of the world. And in particular about the past of this part of
Another big call for all the networks. All of the networks . The official clincher for joe biden and the case that his momentum is pointing in the right direction. Every single penny will go to the number one and only job of the rnc. That is electing donald trump. The hallowing out of the american political party. And the front runners infatuation with strongmen. Good evening from europe. It is Election Night in america. President biden just clinched his partys nomination. We cannot project that joe biden is the Presumptive Democratic nominee for president in the year 224. And within a few minutes of proposed closing, he has secured enough votes to cross the threshold for his partys nomination of 1968 delegates. It is apparent that it would be a rematch between donald trump and joe biden. And that will become official when both candidates cross the Threshold Set by the parties. Donald trump needs 1215 delegates. He should make that number later tonight. Steve kornacki is at the big boa
[indiscernible] good morning everyone, welcome to brookings. By michael him up Foreign Policy program and behalf on my good friend and colleague richard bush and others and all of us here, welcome. Happy new year. I am happy to get a chance to discuss an issue that will be when important in the new year and we hope with positive developments. Were all on edge about the north korea crisis. We are fortunate that in todays discussion, which by the ways you can see his thing telecast a cspan and also has japanese translation. In todays discussion, we going to begin with some polling that in the United States and japan, respectively, with various other organizations in support. This is looking at United States and japanese attitudes towards the north korea crisis on a range of issues. We will begin in a moment. Then we will convene a Panel Discussion at which time we will able with mr. Kudo being to offer thought he has to further understand and embellish especially the japanese dimensions.
Hurricane irma. 20 people confirmed dead from irma so far. Devastation on many fronts, Mother Nature showing her impact embracing over the weekend in florida. It is almost our part of the world is being attacked by Mother Nature. First harvey and irma and katia in the gulf. Here in the bay area we cant complain which is the heat wave which is nothing. Lets start with the newest story we are talking it is that massive earthquake. It has left at least 32 people. Magnitude 8. 1. An update on the damage to mexico and parts of Central America. That earthquake hit just before midnight off the Southern Coast of mexico. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and collapsed. We have been monitoring out of mexico, guatemala, and el salvador. Now that quake centered in the Pacific Ocean south of the state of chiapas. Hundreds of buildings have been collapsed or damaged. More than 600 miles away buildings were knocked out. Translator i had never lived through anything like that. I never heard the walls